Finished with the spider and the traitors, the place was all destroyed, as if a big fight had happened: the floor was stained with the blood of both the monster and Erik and the others, a crater and huge rocks scattered everywhere.
Once she finished inspecting the place, Violet was still shocked, she could hardly believe that they had defeated the boss monster and that both of them had come out almost unharmed.
"Well, what do we do now?" he asked, his eyes roaming the place.
"Let's pick up the bag with the mana stones and get the hell out of here,"
Erik replied, heading towards where Thomas' bag was. He felt a chill in his stomach as he registered the spider's attack.
'I need armor to prevent this from happening again.'
At this moment, he understood the importance of wearing armor.
If not for completing the mission, he would now be lining up to erase his memories and go through the reincarnation cycle as a completely new person.
On the other hand, Violet couldn't believe how calm he seemed to Erik. 'How could he be so calm, he had just killed the son of the president of a growing guild!'
'How could he be so calm, didn't he realize that he was now the enemy of an entire guild?'
"How can you be so calm? You're now the enemy of an entire guild?"
Violet couldn't help but ask.
It seemed as if she was unaware of the seriousness of the current situation, which was not good at all.
Erik stopped and looked straight at her with a neutral expression.
"How will they know it was me who killed him if there are no cameras in the dungeons? There's no point worrying about it now."
Erik pointed out something obvious, how will they know it was him who killed the Luminis guild president's son if there are no cameras in the dungeons.
Moreover, he is fully aware of the problems involved in killing by killing. There is also the possibility that what he said is a lie.
And to avoid that, the best option is to kill him.
Violet nodded in agreement because it was true, but that was not important at that moment.
"... You still don't seem to get it. As I just said, that guy's father is the 'President' of an emerging guild. It would be easy for him to get information about your son's movements. So it would be It would be easy for him to find out that you were in the same dungeon as his son and that you are alive while his son doesn't return," Violet explained.
"Violet, you seem to be forgetting something important..."
"What am I forgetting?"
"You and I are in the same boat. So relax and focus on getting stronger before problems arise."
He emphasized a crucial point: he was not alone in this; the two of them were in the same situation.
The guild president would not ask, "Was it you who killed my dear son?"
It was obvious that he would eliminate the two survivors. Given his power and influence, Erik and Violet had only strength left before he learned of his son's death.
"...."
Violet was silent as realization dawned on her. She hadn't realized that she too was involved in this problem.
"Shit, how did I not realize that before?"
She exclaimed in frustration as she realized that she was now fully involved in this matter.
But now there was another problem: how could they defend themselves against an entire guild when they were barely E-rank hunters?
"And, how will we defend against them if we only have rank E?"
Erik responded with another question, "How do hunters get stronger?"
"By hunting monsters and absorbing mana stones, which are like their core, where the magical energy is contained," Violet explained.
"There you have the answer to your question. We need to get stronger by absorbing the mana stones, so we won't be caught off guard when trouble arises."
'Besides, I have a system that helps me become stronger and faster than a normal hunter.'
But he didn't say that out loud.
"...."
Violet was silent again. She acknowledged that the answers she was given were correct, but she felt she was losing her intelligence to these people.
"Phew... Yeah, you're right, but how are we going to do it? You know it's not easy, since most of the dungeons are guarded,"
Violet pointed out, the problem of how to become stronger.
"That's true, but now the association is very overwhelmed by what happened in the testing area. They need to clean the dungeons regularly to avoid a collapse,"
Erik said as he extracted a mana stone from the huge spider.
"We can also use this to enter various dungeons and get stronger!"
He added, tossing the mana stone to Violet.
"¿?"
Violet caught the stone with a confused expression. She didn't understand Erik's intention to give the mana stone to the boss monster.
"Why are you giving it to me?"
"So you can absorb."
Erik shook himself and ordered the bag full of mana stones Thomas had picked up on the way to the boss's lair.
"But are you sure?"
Violet hesitated.
"Violet now is not the time to hesitate. If you don't absorb it, you'll die, since you won't be able to defend yourself. And if you're worried about money, we have this bag full of mana stones."
Violet, realizing that she was right, did not hesitate any longer and pressed hard on the mana stone, which filled the entire lair of the boss with mana particles of many colors.
She closed her eyes, adopting the lotus position, and began to absorb all the particles inside.
Erik watched all this like a small child watching fireworks for the first time.
Her eyes could perceive how the particles slowly moved harmoniously as if they were dancing as they entered Violet's body.
The mana particles, as they entered Violet's body, transformed into magical energy. Since she was a magician, all that magical energy was concentrated in her heart, which was her core.
In the case of hunters who specialize in melee combat, their core is located in the lower abdomen.
It is very similar to how Murim martial artists add "Ki" to their dantian. However, for mages, healers, and the like, its core is in the heart.
Realizing that Violet would be a while, he decided to look at the notifications.
[You have unread notifications]
"Well, let's look..."
Tti-ring.
[You have completed the 'promotion mission'!]
[The Fenrir Store is now available!]
[You have obtained Resistance to Runic magic!]
[Your rank has increased!]
[Level up!]
[Level up!]
[Level up!]
[Level up!]
[Because you rank up for the first time all your wounds will be healed, and your limbs will be regenerated!]
[The proficiency of your current skills has increased!]
[The rewards for completing the promotion mission have arrived!]
[Would you like to confirm?] (Y/N).
After reading them all, a big smile lit up his face as he discovered all that he had won. Without a second thought. "Confirm."
[You have received the following rewards.]
- thirty Fenrir points
- Fenrir System Upgrade
- Flames of Helheim Attribute
- Sword
[Starting the Fenrir system update... 1%... 5%... 8%... 13%... 20%... 25%... 33%... 38%.. .45%... 55%... 69%... 78%... 88%... 97%... 98%... 99%... 100]
Tti-ring.
[Fenrir system updated perfectly, say 'Status window to see the changes'!].
As the notification windows finish appearing in Erik's hand, a sword appears, seemingly shrouded in eternal darkness.
He looks at this in amazement, but quickly puts it away in the inventory, so that when he gets home he can get a good look at it and says excitedly:
"Status window."
[Fenrir System (updated)]
Name: Erik / Age: 20
Title: Incarnation of the End, Chosen by the legendary beast Fenrir.
Affiliation: Apocalypse
Level: 15
Attribute(New): Flames of Helheim
[Abilities]
Savage regeneration, Curse of enchainment.
[Stats]
Strength: 30 | Stamina: 21 | Dexterity: 20 | Vitality: 21 | End Energy: 26
[Fenrir Points: 30]
[Fenrir Store (available)]
[Missions]
Erik was completely paralyzed at the sight, although the window did not change much, its contents did.
Now he knows his affiliation. Also, there was something new called 'Attribute' and the Fenrir Store is now available.
But what surprised Erik most was its affiliation, although he was expecting something similar to his titles, and reading it directly was very different from thinking about it...
'Then, I will bring the End'.
With this thought, a smile appeared on Erik's face. He liked the idea of destroying.
Did he care if humans were affected?
Of course, he didn't!
Another thing he realized was that he no longer saw himself as human after the wolf roared in his mind.
'But why did they give me a sword now?'
This was what confused him. Now he didn't understand why he was being given a sword, but he decided not to think too much about this and concentrated on the reward that said 'Flames of Helheim'.
Erik closed his eyes and summoned the flames. A black fire with purple tones appeared in his hand, but instead of emitting heat, it was completely cold.
'How strange it is that a fire feels cold and that instead of burning it freezes.'
This surprised them a little, and as he tried to continue looking at what he had obtained, he felt Violet open her eyes.
He closed all the windows in front of him and walked towards her.
"How are you feeling?"
Erik stopped in front of her.
"I feel pretty good, though I'm a little short of moving up to D rank,"
Violet replied, a little disappointed. She was about to move up in rank, but she wasn't going to complain, as this mana stone was very useful.
"And how close are you to the next rank?"
"I think I'm three mana stones short, at most."
Erik pulled five mana stones out of his bag and handed them to her.
Violet squeezed them without much thought and began to absorb them quickly. As she absorbed the mana, she felt her bones strengthen and her core expand.
Sweat beaded on her forehead as she absorbed what she lacked. After a few minutes, Violet opened her eyes again and felt her body brimming with magical energy.
'Wow, I didn't expect the difference to be so great,'
"Shall we go?"
Erik asked.
"Yeah, let's go."
Violet got up from the floor and shook her body a little.
Then they started to leave the dungeon to go sell the mana stones.
....