"Mortals! I will remember this transgression!" The voice of Skeleton King descends from the sky as the figures of the two undead turn into lights and fly back to their lord.
After sensing the decline of death energy, together with the fact that his servants were unable to cause that much death, Skeleton King finally decided to retreat for now, but he will continue to stay in this realm in his avatar. He will return stronger than ever as long as the number of deaths continues to increase.
The city lord was unable to stop him as he is also exhausted after a battle that lasted more than half a day. Those from Daniel's group all lie down on the ground, completely devoid of energy. Especially Maverick, he had to go all out and even use his vitality just to barely hold back the undead. He is not worried that this would impede his future, as he has Liliaghant to help him recover. In fact, everyone heavily relies on her as she has two skills, both for vitality and healing. Even if your limbs are cut off, she is still able to grow them back, and you would not need to worry about adapting as she has another skill specifically learned to hasten vitality recovery.
The city lord descends from the sky and looks at Daniel with a complicated expression. He did not expect that his victory heavily relied on a bronze ranker. Inwardly, he becomes more determined to protect Daniel. Skeleton King is still at large, and if he returns with greater strength, he doubted that he can take him on. Other than assigning a guard for Daniel, he also decided to contact the human alliance for support.
Daniel, unaware that his importance in the eyes of the city lord has shot up sky high, was blissfully sleeping. Now that the entire estate is covered with thriving plants, it becomes one of the most beautiful places in the city. Unfortunately for the civilians, they were asked to leave after the whole ordeal, and most of them are reluctant to leave. Not only is the estate beautiful, but it is also extremely safe, together with a healer that can tend to you. For the commoners, it was paradise.
The estate was locked down because of Daniel's condition, and even the beastmasters are now forbidden to enter. Everyone was now rushing to meet Daniel. The scene where he transformed into a different form continues to play in their minds.
In his room, Daniel was in a state of emptiness. He does not feel anything, but at the same time, he feels everything. It is a confusing state that he himself drowns upon. This is the only time that he feels totally relaxed.
[Host mind and body has now stabilized.]
Upon hearing this, he returns back to reality as his consciousness becomes active. As he opens his eyes, his face crunches up as he feels multiple people lying besides and atop of him. In his chest was Lisa sleeping peacefully. Besides him was Rangi, hugging his face tightly. On the opposite side was Ashley, she might look like a beautiful and valiant female, but the way she sleeps is similar to most men. He inwardly sighs as he summons Bless and slaps Richard's face. He was just sleeping near the bed in a chair.
Sensing someone slapping him, Richard wakes up feeling angry. He scans the room but does not see anyone.
PAK! He was slapped again. He was stunned. He then turns his head down and sees Bless' vine. It was pointing at Daniel. Richard freezes. He slowly turns his head towards the direction and sees his friend wide awake, staring at him.
"He is awake!" His shout shocked everyone. The girls start waking up, confused as to why he was causing commotion.
Suddenly, multiple people barge inside the room with excited expressions. Seeing that he was truly awake, all of them cheer.
Seeing their reaction, he was confused. He cannot help but ask, "How long have I been sleeping?"
"A week!" Hearing this, he was shocked. He quickly told himself to be careful of the state of emptiness. If not for the system's alarm, he might have indulged himself in the feeling of freedom forever.
~Growl~ His stomach starts protesting. Hearing this, everyone smiles as they all expected this. The ladies immediately went to the kitchen to prepare some food.
"It seems that all of you have not been slacking in your training," he states with a smile. They might not have leveled up, but they had grown stronger by tempering their bodies with physical exercise and cultivation.
"Yeah, we have nothing to do, and since we can't just leave you here now that your presence has become too bright for the two churches, we can only train to kill time," Bryan explains.
"Hmm, training is good, but I think that we should just rest for now. We need to give our body some time to recover," he thought as he recalled the system's notification earlier.
"Rest?" They are confused. For them, they should not waste a single day.
"Yes, rest, just for three days. Of course, we can still cultivate, but we will not temper our body with the world's neutral energy," he explains.
"Yeah, the past few weeks has just been so hectic. I think a rest is a great plan," Tsuki said.
Everyone turns to each other and finally agree to his suggestion. For them, he is both their leader and their master.
"For now, for us, the beastmasters, we should let our partners play with each other to become more familiar to our family and partners."
They all left the room with relief. Seeing just how beautiful their home had become, Daniel was shocked.
"What happened!?" Seeing his reaction, everyone is startled.
"Don't you recall? This is all your doing," Bryan said.
"I am responsible for this? How?" He is confused.
"You transformed into a different form and release a bright light that destroyed the undead knight you are fighting at the same time, helped all the plant in the estate grow rapidly," Maverick explains.
"I what? Destroyed the undead?" The influx of information causes him to go blank.
Everyone stares at each other. They finally realized that he has no recollection of his last fight.
"What do you recall?" Richard asks.
"I know that I released a vitality powered strike towards my enemy, but I do not have any memories of transforming," he explains.
The rest smiles wryly. In fact, they all wanted to know what move he used in his last attack.
"Fusion! Your state in your last battle seems to be similar to mine," Mira suddenly said.
"Now that you said it, during his transformation, Lil Lilia suddenly disappears," Tsuki added.
"No, I saw it clearly. Lil Lillia did not just disappear, she turns into a green flash of light that went inside Daniel's body," Hina confidently said.
"Fusion," Daniel mumbles as he summons Liliaghant. He scans her, but she has no additional information written on her status. He is having a headache as he truly wishes to know where he got that powerful ability.
Richard pats him in the back. "Shouldn't we rest and relax? Stop mulling over your skill for now and let us lie down on the soft grassy bed that you made."
He exhales and smiles. "You are right. I think that we should rest for now. After all, we had suffered enough. Oh, by the way, call the children here to play."
Frank raises his thumbs as the orphans opted to stay near the training area or in the underground. They relish every second where they gain an ability that earns them money. Most train to become stronger.
The rest lies down on the grassy patch together with Daniel.
Daniel's stomach once again rumbles, causing the others to laugh.
"You are quite an insatiable glutton. Just wait for the meats to be cooked," Teased Richard.
"Yeah, Richard is fat, but you eat more than him," Bryan added.
"Fck you! At least I am not a lanky btch that has a pathetic monster pet!" Richard cursed.
Bryan's expression turns glum. He is not angry being called a lanky b*tch as this was one of the most common insults Richard would say to him. It was the one pertaining to his monster pet. He can't deny that it was pathetic.
"Oh? Bryan, it seems that you dislike your partner, but it is still young. You just need to continue pushing it to train alongside you," he suggested.
Then with a serious expression. "Our initial monster pet as a beastmaster is quite important to our growth. Do not give up no matter what."
Bryan exhales. "Thanks Daniel. I needed that. I truly detest her attitude, but hearing you say this, I think that I should just continue believing on her."
"Why don't you reward her with treats every time she trains and forbid her from eating if she becomes lazy. Of course, you should also give her time to rest," he suggested.