The question struck Liora hard, leaving her a bit dumbfounded. They wish to know her name? That was the last thing she was expecting, but of course, she wasn't just going to give it to them—not to this psychopath.
"I'm not telling you that," Liora said, her tone serious.
"I see..." The Beast Tamer murmured to themselves, chuckling a little under their breath.
The Beast Tamer then casually shrugged their shoulders as they spun around on their heels, much to Liora's confusion. "I'll be seeing you again, soon enough," the Beast Tamer said as they reached into their pocket and pulled out a Paper Talisman, this one a deep black, with purple writing on it, pulsing ominously.
"Wait, that's..." Liora's eyes widened slightly as she gazed at the Paper Talisman the Beast Tamer was holding, watching it ignite in dark flames.
"Wait, don't!" Liora shouted as she ran up to them, leaping toward them and reaching out her hand to grab them. But the Beast Tamer just laughed as they disappeared into the darkness, their creepy voice vibrating off the walls of the Boss Room.
"Damn it..." Liora cursed under her breath, letting out an irritated sigh. She scanned the Boss Room, looking at the corpses of the bosses, all littered around the floor.
Liora then walked up to Ax's corpse, her face turning to one of disgust upon seeing his disfigured form. It was enough to make her puke, but she held it in. She looked at the two golden axes beside him, their blades shining brightly, covered with a bit of his blood—but that didn't make their worth any less.
"Let's see..."
Liora muttered as she picked up one of the golden axes, the system popping up next to her as it gave her information about the item:
[Rare Item Acquired: Blaze Axe]
[Description: A powerful axe wielded by the dungeon boss of a high-ranked dungeon, Ax.
The axe is a powerful weapon that boosts the user's raw strength by 30%. The user can envelop the axe in powerful flames by channeling their magic into the axe, allowing for explosive power.]
"This is great!" Liora exclaimed in delight, grabbing the other axe as well.
Her arms slumped down with the weight of both Blaze Axes, finding it quite difficult to hold.
"This is so heavy..." Liora muttered as she tried to swing both axes in a vertical chop, almost stumbling and falling on her face.
Liora realized that she wouldn't be able to use the axes immediately, as they were quite heavy at the moment. She opened her status window, deciding to use her Stat Points.
[Status Window]
[Name: Liora Rohart] [Race: Human]
[Profession: Grand Beast Master] [Level: 37]
[Talents(S): Nature's Gift, A Master's Blessing]
[Stats]
[HP: 340] [MP: 340]
[Strength: 340] [Defense: 340]
[Agility: 340] [Intelligence: 340]
[Skills]
[Summon Lesser Beast-Lv2] [Tame-Lv1]
[Blood Contract-Lv1] [Golem Summoning-Lv2]
[Misc]
[Beast Points: 660,000 (+550,000)]
[Stat Points: 180 (+180)]
[Exp: 20,000/280,000]
Liora's eyes gleamed at the ridiculous amount of Beast Points she managed to earn through this dungeon. The sheer amount was baffling, to say the least. Excitement coursed through her veins, a grin forming on her lips.
"System, how many points will I earn if I trade all of these points for Stat Points?" Liora asked.
[The Host Will Earn Up To 6600 Stat Points If You Decide To Convert All Beast Points To Stat Points. Would You Like To Convert Them To Stat Points?]
[Yes] or [No]
"That's insane... With that amount, I'd undoubtedly get much stronger, and wielding these axes will be a breeze!" Liora thought, nodding to herself.
"Yes!" Liora confirmed, and the system chimed in response.
[Liora Has Received +6600 Stat Points!]
Liora quickly distributed her Stat Points, smiling in satisfaction at her new stats.
[Status Window]
[Name: Liora Rohart] [Race: Human]
[Profession: Grand Beast Master] [Level: 37]
[Talents(S): Nature's Gift, A Master's Blessing]
[Stats]
[HP: 1580 (+1100)] [MP: 1580 (+1100)]
[Strength: 1580 (+1100)] [Defense: 1580 (+1100)]
[Agility: 1580 (+1100)] [Intelligence: 1580 (+1100)]
[Skills]
[Summon Lesser Beast-Lv2] [Tame-Lv1]
[Blood Contract-Lv1] [Golem Summoning-Lv2]
[Beast Domain-Lv1]
[Misc]
[Beast Points: 0]
[Stat Points: 0]
[Exp: 20,000/280,000]
Liora closed her status window, closing her eyes as she felt the power of her new stats coursing through her veins. She tightened her grip on the Blaze Axes and started to practice swinging them.
To her delight, they were much lighter than before, almost as light as her sword. She swung the axes over and over again, moving gracefully as she practiced her attacks.
Liora then jumped into the air, going up much higher than she ever could. She channeled her magic into the Blaze Axes, flames erupting to life and crackling fiercely. With a fierce roar, she crashed the blades into the ground, creating a huge crack and explosion of flames, spreading out around her.
"Haha!" Liora laughed with excitement, her heart beating faster and her breaths quickening. She felt on top of the world—a powerful adventurer in her own right.
But she knew this development mustn't be seen so soon. It would be very suspicious if she were to advance to a much higher rank, especially since she was still recognized as an F-Rank Adventurer.
"I'll just have to take it slow and rank up over time. Sure, it will make it harder to find stronger monsters, and that will affect leveling up greatly, but it's much safer this way."
Liora said to herself as she rose from the ground and coughed a little from the dust clouds. She gazed at the Great Goblin Brutes still in the room. The [Berserk] Skill had worn off, and they were idly waiting for Liora's next order.
Liora thought about taking these guys home with her, but her family and the Royal Capital—not to mention the guild—wouldn't allow it. She sighed in disappointment, as she would have to kill them as well.
For it wasn't allowed to take a Blood Contracted monster with you; many people feared that the monster might break free from the spell, even though many Beast Tamers had proven they could keep their monsters in check.
Liora deactivated the [Blood Contract] Skill, the red mark on their foreheads disappearing. The Great Goblin Brutes clutched their heads as a sharp pain rang through their minds, making them feel disoriented. Their great strength left their bodies, returning them to normal.
When the pain subsided a little, they scanned the room, locking their eyes on Liora, who clutched her Blaze Axes tightly, just in case.
"You!" the first goblin shouted in anger. "How dare you Blood Contract us!?"
The goblin scanned the room for a moment.
"Where are the goblins!? Where's the Beast Tamer!? And what did you do to the other monsters!?" the first goblin asked again, seething with rage.
"She killed them!" the second goblin joined in, moving toward her with hatred in his eyes. "You must die!"
The second goblin roared as it charged toward her and swung its club, but Liora swiftly dodged the attack, jumping into the air and retaliating with a powerful strike of her own.
Using her 30% buff from the Blaze Axes and the powerful flames, she crashed both axes onto the chest of the goblin, cutting deep into its flesh and causing severe burns over its chest, making it cry out in pain.
The goblin stumbled back, clutching the wound. It growled as it was about to use its [Berserk] Skill, but before it could, Liora followed up with another attack and swiftly severed its head from its shoulders.
[Liora Has Slain A Great Goblin Brute! +2000 Beast Points (x10), +2000 Exp (x10)]
"You bastard!" the second goblin yelled, activating [Berserk] as it charged toward her with great speed.
Liora reacted quickly and summoned a Rock Golem in front of her. The goblin smashed its club hard into it, breaking it.
Liora took this opportunity and delivered another slash across the neck, but one of the axes got stuck inside its neck, which was much harder thanks to the defense increase.
the goblin winced it pain for a moment, before reaching out to grab Liora with it's hands, she quickly jumped back.
And with all the strength she could muster, and a large amount of magic poured into the Blaze Axe, Liora threw the axe hard into the skull of the Great Goblin Brute, killing it as the blade smashed it's skull and exploded on impact.
[Liora Has Slain A Great Goblin Brute! +2000 Beast Points(x10),+2000 Exp(x10)]
"Phew!" Liora breathed a sigh of relief, wiping the sweat that was forming on her forehead.
She quickly moved and withdrew the axes from the goblins body, turning around and walking towards the exit of the Boss Room, "Talon! Let's go." Liora said and Talon flew toward her swiftly, landing onto her shoulder.
It gave one last glance at the Boss Room, before returning it's gaze on the path ahead.
It was time to head back home.