Clarence was a little thrilled when he watched that battle. He still remembered that a few days ago, just as he was in a dangerous situation, he had taken out his gun and killed the monkeys before even trying.
However, there was a difference in that there were people here who could have saved the teen if something went wrong, whereas Clarence was alone at that time.
For the next few weeks, Clarence went around battling in the jungle. In the subsequent battles, never once did he use the weapons. He was able to defeat his opponents by using various tricks.
When he was fighting a beast, the teen came across and stood there watching the entire battle. The teen had a clear look of disdain in his eyes after the fight, but said nothing and went his own way.
Towards the end of the month, Clarence was able to easily defeat rank two beasts regardless of the situation he was in. Learning two new techniques and a new spell also contributed to the ease with which he defeated the rank two beasts.
As he meditated on a daily basis, the true demon sutra's effects began to manifest in the form of a significant increase in his mana quantity. He already possessed the same amount of mana as a normal rank two.
This was the advantage given by top class meditation scriptures. Almost all the higher echelons practiced such top class meditation scriptures.
Throughout the month, he also didn't miss a single day of workout, resulting in his body becoming more robust.
On his last day on the mountain, a teen sat cross-legged, meditating inside a cave. You could hear rumbling sounds coming from the body of the teen, indicating that he was about to make a breakthrough.
A few minutes later, the teen's eyes flickered open, his golden blue eyes full of vitality and joy. The teen, who was obviously Clarence, stood up and clenched his fists.
'Rank two, finally. But my authority didn't increase. I was looking forward to it the most after the simulation feature was unlocked the last time it increased. Did it only increase because I had awakened?'
He internally called out "System".
The same apathetic voice sounded out in his brain along with a crystal blue display.
[ Welcome back to the System Of Order ]
[1. Stats]
[2. Shop/exchange list]
[3. Simulation]
He didn't click on any of the options, but instead asked, "How can I increase my authority?"
[Host, there are two ways to increase your authority]
[1. When you reach rank five, then later at rank nine.]
[2. Not authorized to reveal]
When Clarence saw this, he was a bit pissed knowing that he didn't even have the authority to know how to increase his authority. But anyways, he at least now knew that one of the methods is to raise his rank.
He closed the system and got up to exit the cave he was residing in. Today he wanted to battle a rank three beast, and he didn't think that he was biting more than he can chew as he could already defeat a rank two beast with incredible ease when he was a rank 1.
*****
A teen was battling a rank three cheetah while wielding a sword in a relatively empty space. His entire body was riddled with claw marks, with few even being dangerously close to his vital points.
Some of the wounds were so deep they were affecting the movement of the teen. Opposite to him, the cheetah wasn't faring any better. You could even say it was in a worse condition.
It was limping as it only had three limbs intact but colored in red. The area where the fourth limb was supposed to be instead had a clean cut with blood dripping out of it with the beast's every movement.
Its rest of the body had various sizes and depths of cuts, with the most noticeable one being near its neck. It was the biggest one and also the deepest one, as you could literally see its bone from the outside.
After exchanging a few more moves, the cheetah was the first one to fall to the ground. It longer had a head attached to it, looking at the body, you could guess that it was attacked at the wound near its neck, easily allowing the sword to cut through it resulting in the beast getting beheaded.
This was the same teen that had crossed paths with Clarence multiple times.
*****
In a certain cave on the mountain, at a considerable distance away from the teen's battle scene, lay another teen panting heavily while tending to his wounds.
"Huff, huff, huff, It was a tough fucking battle, rank three beast, huff, huff, I defeated it hahahaha. That badger, I keep getting small animals, a snake, then monkeys, then a badger. Good thing I incapacitated it first thing to slow down its speed; otherwise it would've been much more difficult."
The teen, Clarence, continued applying ointments to his wounds while thinking this. You could see that his wounds definitely weren't in any way less severe than what the previous teen had.
Clarence bandaged all of his wounds and put on some clothes after he finished applying the ointments. He then walked out of the cave and began descending the mountain, thinking about how his parents would react if he told them about his adventures, even though he didn't think they were particularly noteworthy except for the system part, which he had decided to keep hidden for the time being.
After he had exited the mountain, he walked towards the nearby town to look for groups with Alascor city as their destination or at least as a stopping point so that he could join them.
*****
In a certain corner around the mountain, a blonde man walked out of the surrounding shadows. He waved his hands and three bodies emerged out of shadows, which he tossed away randomly and disappeared.
*****
A teen with a sword was making his way down the mountain while muttering,
"Ah, finally, rank two, I even defeated a rank three beast. It's nearly time for the academy, I hope I get worthy opponents there. That young man of my age, whom I met several times, was undoubtedly a formidable opponent as well. I hope he will be there in the academy too. Hahaha, fun times are coming."
As soon as he was out of the mountains, he whistled loudly as if calling for someone and, as expected, a humongous eagle appeared in the sky out of nowhere with a man sitting down cross-legged atop it.
As soon as the eagle was at a suitable height, the teen jumped onto its back and the eagle, along with the man and the teen, disappeared without a trace.