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Chapter 6 - Bull's Island

Essim's floating island continued to move through the clouds, moving slowly but steadily. The cool wind brushed past Essim's face, invigorating him as he took in the view.

Beside him, Aisha stood tall, her expression unreadable. Whatever thoughts occupied their minds at that moment were known only to the two of them. Two hours in the Mystic Realm had given them a sense of rebirth, as if they were newborns navigating an unfamiliar world. Several times, Aisha felt a pang of loneliness, having seen no other humans besides her brother. It was hard to believe this wasn't just a vivid dream.

Essim continued to reassure her; he was quite satisfied with how their adventure started, and his initial worries were slowly dissipating. Everything will be alright.

After seven long minutes, their island came to a stop, colliding gently with another foreign island.

[Muscle Bull Tribe Island]

Area: 4900 square meters

Defense: Easy

Strength: Medium

Level: 6

Bull Island was fortified with a fence made of wood, standing 1 meter high. Several guard towers loomed above, their watchmen alert and ready for action. More than 20 bull warriors stood firmly in front of the fence, prepared to face any threat from Essim's island.

[Muscle Bull]

Level: 6

Attributes: Strength 16, Agility 12, Intelligence 8, Resilience 14

(Hammer Boom): For 10 seconds, the attack deals a blast effect around, increasing damage output.

"Brother, this time it seems like it will be difficult. They are prepared and have defensive structures," Aisha said, her voice laced with concern.

Essim looked at her with a bemused expression.

"You speak as if you aren't aware of your own status," he replied casually.

Indeed, their abilities had significantly improved thanks to the equipment they had obtained from the silver chests.

[STATUS]

Name: Essim

Level: 3 (40%)

Attributes: Strength 38, Agility 31, Intelligence 9, Resilience 42

Equipment: (Vampire Sword), (Fiber Shoes), (Combat Cloak), (Rough Fiber Gloves), (Hard Rubber Helmet)

Talent: (Infinity Duplicate - EX)

Features: Market, Chat, Friends

Essim's main weapon had changed; he now wielded a unique red sword with remarkable abilities.

(Vampire Sword +5)

Strength +10 (+2)

(Blood Energy): Every time you kill an enemy, the enemy's blood is absorbed, increasing Strength by +2 for each stack. Maximum 10 stacks, lasting 5 minutes after the last absorption.

"Eheheh…" Essim chuckled, admiring the red sword in his hand. He could even feel its dark aura pulsing.

Moreover, he had forged the Vampire Sword to +5, boosting the weapon's status and damage by an additional 5%. Although the process consumed a significant number of energy crystals and white stones, it had been well worth it. A weapon forged to +5 emitted a brilliant white light that enhanced its sharp aura.

Seeing her brother's confident demeanor eased Aisha's nerves. Her status was only slightly below Essim's, and her weapon was equally formidable, matching the power of the Vampire Sword.

(Corpse Stick +2)

Intelligence +10

(Temporary Life): Resurrects all corpses that have been killed, transforming them into Warrior Lords for a maximum of 10 minutes, granting them 50% of their attributes while alive. (Corpses cannot use skills.)

"Now," Essim began, but before he could finish, he charged toward the group of bull men across the island.

The bull warriors were caught off guard by Essim's aggressive advance. They raised their swords and maces, rushing to meet him head-on.

From the watchtower, flaming arrows were fired—ten aimed at Essim, while the rest were directed toward Aisha, who lingered at the back.

Shahhh...

[Kills Muscle Bull, EXP +9]

[Kills Muscle Bull, EXP +12]

With a single slash, the head of a muscular bull fell effortlessly to the ground, blood splattering everyone nearby. The moment the blood touched the surface of the Vampire Sword, a red aura enveloped the weapon.

Essim felt a surge of strength course through him, his muscles tightening with renewed energy.

But there was no time to relish the victory; a sword came slicing through the air beside him. Essim quickly ducked and sidestepped, then retaliated with a swift slash at the nearest bull.

Like slicing through a sponge cake, the bull's body split open, collapsing limply.

Arghhh... Aghhhh…

The remaining muscle bulls were furious, their attacks failing to connect with Essim. They thrashed wildly, hitting the ground in frustration.

Boom... Boom...

"Dangerous," Essim thought silently as he dashed away.

"Brother, watch out!" Aisha shouted from a distance, raising her wand, which was now pulsating with concentrated black energy at its tip.

With a wave of her wand, a massive ball of dark light floated and shot toward the enraged bulls.

Duar...

The black energy exploded, releasing a wave of darkness. The grass beneath vanished, replaced by a pool of black blood. From that blood, monstrous forms resembling the muscle bulls emerged, but they were entirely black. The newly risen creatures looked around and then charged at the remaining muscle bulls.

Fear gripped the eyes of the bull warriors.

What they had thought would be an easy battle—two young humans—had turned into a nightmare. Not only were they losing, but it seemed these humans were intent on annihilating them.

One by one, the warriors outside the fence fell to the onslaught, and Essim, alongside the reanimated corpses, broke through the wooden fence.

Inside the enclosure, over 100 bull warriors stood ready for battle, while the civilians of the Muscle Bull Tribe cowered inside their homes, watching in horror.

Seeing this scene, both Essim and Aisha hesitated, realizing they must appear as ruthless villains.

"Why did you attack our tribe?" one of the leaders called out.

They spoke in a strange language, but somehow Essim and Aisha understood his words.

Essim's dreamy gaze sharpened at that moment. Without intending to answer the bull leader's question, he charged forward, slashing with all his might.

"Attack!" the bull leader shouted angrily.

Shahh... Tsangg...

The sound of the blade cutting through flesh echoed around them, the distance making it feel as if Essim were walking on shallow water.

[Kill Muscle Bull, EXP +10]

[Kill Muscle Bull, EXP +12]

He decided to eliminate the muscle bulls without hesitation, aware that they wouldn't have the strength to defeat him. Though he felt a twinge of regret for the bull tribe, he refused to be hypocritical about it.

Every ten seconds, Aisha unleashed a blast of her black magic, raising the fallen monsters to continue the fight.

The fierce battle concluded swiftly in just five minutes, leaving only a few dispersed muscle bulls alive.

After the fight, Essim and Aisha conferred and decided to let the corpses summoned by Aisha's magic finish off the remaining warriors.

The resurrected corpses understood Aisha's intentions and rushed into the houses, dispatching the last of the muscle bulls.

As was customary after a battle, Essim and Aisha began the extraction of the bull corpses.

[Muscle Bull Corpses, Extraction?]

"Yes."

[Extraction of Muscle Bull Corpses Successful; Obtaining...]

Hard Skin x2

Bull's Tooth x1

Energy Crystal x2

The materials gathered from the bull corpses mainly consisted of various parts of their bodies. Occasionally, they would also drop equipment blueprints or energy crystals.

The extraction process and collection of the fallen materials took a total of ten minutes.

Next, Essim and Aisha scoured the entire Bull Island area for additional materials and hidden treasures.

Another ten minutes passed, and at last, Essim and Aisha returned to their tower after successfully taking over Bull Island, thereby expanding the size of Essim's floating island.

"Brother… let's rest for a bit. I'm tired and hungry," Aisha said, her posture bending with fatigue.

"Yeah… I'm tired too. Let's take a break," Essim replied.

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