Souta prepared a room for Bryan and Brando in his house. They protected Lumilia and Cluster so they were quite tired. He let them rest so that they could recover a bit of their strength.

Cluster went to Yuko and played with her while Lumilia was guarding her.

Souta walked outside and sat beside Lumilia who was watching Yuko and Cluster. He didn't say anything as he simply watched Yuko.

After a few seconds, Lumilia opened her mouth and asked, "How are you?"

"I'm fine. I'm just tired as I exhausted my mana and stamina." Souta replied to her.

"Then, what about Brando and Bryan?" Lumilia asked.

"They...? Bryan's injury was grave so he needed the rest the most. I'm surprised that he could even talk with that kind of injury." Souta explained to her Bryan's condition.

He let Bryan drink some of his recovery potions to speed up his recovery. But he only used low-level potions, not the medium-level potions, so it would take a few days maybe a week before Bryan recovered. If it was a medium-level potion then Bryan would be jumping and laughing right now. Well, Souta wouldn't use it for something like this. Those medium-level potions of his were reserved for emergency use for Yuko and him, not other people.

"I see..." Lumilia nodded at him and she waited for him to explain about Brando. She will buy potions or pills later to help the two recovered.

"Brando... Hmm... I've got to say that his condition is worse." Souta said as he looked up in the blue sky.

"Worse?" Lumilia glanced at Souta as she couldn't understand why Brando's condition was worse than Bryan.

How was Brando's condition worse compare to Bryan who almost died?

"I can see it. He's trembling, he's scared, and he's afraid. I can see all of it in his movements." Souta said as he closed his eyes but he still continued explaining, "His face is pale and he's holding himself back not to puke. He's physically better than Bryan but mentally. It's his first time seeing people brutally killed in front of him."

With regard to this kind of thing, Souta thought that Bryan was used to seeing that scene. Even Cluster was better than Brando. Well, after they experience the calamity in the Desolate Woods who wouldn't toughen their mind. This was the reason why Souta concluded that Bryan and Cluster's background was deeper than Brando.

Then, what about him? Souta doesn't know what he's like in the earth as he could only remember vague images up until now. Right now, if Souta was to say it he would admit that he's cold-blooded. He felt nothing when he massacred those bandits and he even used their soul to strengthen himself. All the people he killed would lose the chance to be reborn again as their soul became a nutrition in his body.

Souta opened his mouth and added, "If he couldn't come up with himself then his mind will break."

Souta shook his head in response to her question. "Nothing, he himself needed to do this."

"Souta, how did you get so strong?" Suddenly, Lumilia asked this question out of nowhere.

Souta looked at her and wondered why she asked that. He recalled before that she needed the Mystical Light Cherry to increase her strength. It seems that some internal fight was happening in their family.

"I don't know, I just didn't give up to any challenges that I face," Souta replied to her questions.

Actually, he didn't know how he would reply to her question, luckily something came in his mind.

Only he knew the real answer and the reason why he's strong was because of the system. If he didn't have the system then he was sure that he was still in the Undead Sanctuary. That's why he's trying his best to learn combat arts and spells without the help of the system so that there's a skill that he could call his own hard work not the work of the system.

Souta shook his head and he stood. "I'm going inside the house. If there's anything you can ask me. I'm in the first room on the second floor."

Without waiting for her reply, Souta went inside the house.

"Okay." Lumilia nodded and she gazed at his retreating back.

...

Souta went to the last room on the first floor. This room was the room where he placed the potions and pills that he collected throughout his journey. He also bought some of these potions and pills for emergency use.

He approached the red potions that were stock in the cabinet. He got these potions from the money he got from selling the monster orb.

He reached out his hand and picked one of the middle-level potions. He opened the lid and drunk it without hesitation.

After a few seconds, he felt warm energy circulating inside his body. He noticed that his wounds were healing rapidly. The healers that the city guard brought only used [Light Heal] to him and the rest of the victim. If he wanted to completely heal his wounds it would cost money.

That's the same in the institute. They would only use healing spells until they were sure that they will survive from the injury the received. That's why Souta, Bryan, Brando, and the rest of the students weren't completely healed after the special test.

Points were needed if they wanted to fully recover.

"Hmm... It's good. If someone attack us right now. I could probably repel them." Souta said and hope that someone attacks them. Well, it will trigger another quest and that's what he wanted. That's why he didn't let Lumilia leave quickly. Since she was the target he wanted her to stay by his side in case someone attacks her.

"Hahaha, what a lucky girl. She already gave me a lot of quests. I will squeeze out all the quest that I could trigger from her." Souta laughed before he stood up and locked the door.

After he locked the door, Souta sat in the center of the room. He closed his eyes and looked at the system.

"I guess it's time to promote my class."

He had 11 skill points in total and he only needed 10 skill points to level up the [Shadow Bind] spell to level 10.

Without hesitation, he used 10 skill points to level up his spell. As soon as the [Shadow Bind] spell hit the level 10, a system prompt sounded in his mind.

*Ding!*

[You've fulfilled the requirements for promoting the Mage Class!]

[Do you want to rank up you're class to Rank 2? Yes/No?]

'Yes...' Souta said in his mind without hesitation.

[Processing information...]

*Ding!*

[You've successfully rank up to Rank 2 Mage!]

[Intelligence attributes have increased by 30!]

[Strength, Agility, Dexterity, and Vitality attributes have increased by 20!]

[Mana pool increased by 80!]

[Magical resistance increased by 100%!]

[Mana recovery increased by 15!]

[Spell power have increased by 100℅]

Souta felt the increase in his stats and mana. It was a pleasant feeling knowing that he got stronger.

He checked his stats.

Name: Souta Ieshi

Race: Goblin Corruptor(2nd Evolution)

Level: 24

Class: Rank 2 Mage - Darkness

Health: 596/596

Stamina: 348/348

Mana: 790/790

Strength: 314(254+60)[+]

Agility: 403(203+200)[+]

Dexterity: 390(190+200)[+]

Intelligence: 300(240+60)[+]

Vitality: 248(238+10)[+]

Free attribute point(s): 74

Skill(s): [Dash] Level 3, [Stab] Level 4, [Sword Mastery] Level 4, [Mana Manipulation] Level 3, [Cat's Speed] Level 2, [Air Walk] Level 2, [Triple Muscle Strengthening] Level 2, [Pet Bestowing Skill] Level 2

Spell(s): [Fireball] Level 1, [Ice Shot] Level 1, [Light Heal] Level 1, [Agility Boost] Level 1, [Strength Boost] Level 1, [Mud Slide] Level 1, [Shadow Bind] Level 10, [Shadow Spike] Level 1, [Shadow Ball] Level 1

Trait(s): [Extraordinary Body], [Night Vision]

Trait skill(s): [Corruption]

Blessing(s): [Blessing of the Great]

Equipment skill(s): [Harvester of the Soul]

Skill point(s): 1

Next, to promote to Rank 3 Mage he needed one of specialty to reached level 10. He decided that he will use the [Shadow Ball] spell to promote to Rank 3 Mage.

He would be able to cast multiple shadow balls at the same time if he levels it up. It would help him a lot of he could teleport to many different shadows. It would also help him divert the attention of his enemies that knew the effect of this spell.

Souta lifted up his hand and silently casted the [Shadow Bind] spell. The floor turned into pitch black color and several shadows that look like tentacles sprouted.

The atmosphere of this spell was entirely different when it was level 9. Souta was sure that even the top 1 ranker of the first year Gyron wouldn't be able to escape this binding spell.

Before in the special test, Gyron was just wiping his [Shadow Bind] spell easily. The assassins too did that. But now Souta was sure that this spell would be able to bind Gyron for several seconds.

Even though it's a tier 1 spell, it's still a level 10 spell. Plus, all of his spells were one hundred percent more powerful than before because he became a Rank 2 Mage. Its effect was closer to a tier 2 spell.