Actually just came from checking the Ghoul Dungeon whether it had already reset or not.

It’s been 3 days since he had successfully conquered the Ghoul Dungeon and he was going there checking the Ghoul Dungeon every day whether it had reset or not… but sadly, the Dungeon still hadn’t.

Other than one to three Ghouls that had respawned, the Dungeon was mostly empty. Even the Treasure Chests doesn’t have anything…

He had seen the Bald Axe Guy training there but he ignored him and didn’t disturb him, much to the guy’s displeasure.

“What are you doing here?” Sara asked coldly but her voice lacked power.

Lemuel beside her was clutching his great sword tightly, his back filled with cold sweat. He still remembered that youth’s overwhelming power… that even Ali Mahsid had started to fear him, constantly evading him.

“Why are you so cold… I didn’t kill you, right? I didn’t steal your skills either…” Allen smiled calmly while eating the Lime. “That should amount to something…”

“Steal the skills?” Sara looked at Allen in a daze. She suddenly remembered his words back then,

“Be thankful as I will not take them… leaving it on you anyway is far more useful for me. I will just take this as a child’s argument, but there will be no next time. If you still act dumbly and stupidly in the future, I’ll do you a favor and take them from you, I think those abilities would be far more useful in my hands…”

Don’t tell me…

“You… you can take skills from others?”

This realization struck Sara dumb silly. A cold breeze swept her back… No way…

Lemuel who hears Sara’s words was stunned. His eyes widened in shock.

“Of course, I can… you want to try?” Allen jumped down and landed on the ground. “But the stolen skills will not be return again…”

Allen’s lips turned in a boyish grin.

Those who have seen it will be enamored and bewitched as Allen possess a devilish charm, only possess by charm demons such as Succubus and Incubus…

No, it could be said that his charm was almost similar to an Incubus!

Sara felt her body trembled and her face instantly flushed. But along with Lemuel, she stepped back in fear.

“I’m kidding…” Allen smiled as he approached the fallen werewolf. “I won’t take skill unless it’s from my enemies… besides, I told you before, you having those skills are far more useful for me than hoarding them myself…”

“What do you mean by that?” Lemuel asked.

“You will know in the future…” Allen flashed an enigmatic smile. He then raised his hand and with [ Pierced ], his hand pierced through the werewolf’s chest. “Just don’t die…”

“What are you doing?” Sara asked vigilantly.

Allen pulled his hand out, this time a crimson colored gem was in his hand.

Allen smiled, “You’re in luck… Judging by the size of the core, this monster is on the verge of becoming a Lv5 monster…”

Allen took the Monster Core. He had felt some mana coming from its body so he was certain that the monster had a Monster Core.

“What is that?” Sara frowned and looked at the stone.

“You’re really are unlearned…. Here,” Allen throws the core to Sara. “You’re the one who defeated it, so you deserve it.”

“What is this?”

“It’s called a Monster Core…”

“A Monster Core?”

“Lv5 monsters and above possess cores called [ Magic Cores ]. That is the source of their mana. We, on the other hand, called them [ Monster Cores ] for easy identification.” Allen explained as he sits on the werewolf’s body. He didn’t mind the gory and just sat there as if it was nothing.

“Well, of course, there was some exception. Some Peak Lv4 monster that was on the verge of leveling up can create a core inside their body… Though that was a very rare case, and that means they are extremely strong… slightly above the monster of their level.”

“… …”

“Judging from the size of that core, it was Peak Lv4, not yet Lv5 so it’s a bit weak… but it's fine.”

Allen pointed at the core in Sara’s hands. “That thing is very rare… Since it’s not yet completely formed, there’s almost no impurity in that one and it means, it’s almost pure quality…”

“Quality? What do you mean?”

“Stop asking questions and listen…” Allen snorted.

Being scolded, Sara immediately shut up. She glared at Allen hatefully but she didn’t say anything.

Apart from her fear, she was actually interested about this gem… This core or whatever he calls it…

“It was called Magic Cores for a reason… because it could be used in creating magical items and weapons, giving those qualities greater than normal ones. You know, Magic weapons, like that great sword he was using…”

“Is that true?!” Lemuel jumped in disbelief. Magic Weapons can be created?!

“Not only that,” Allen spoke. “That simple-looking gem can increase a human’s power.”

!!?

“That small thing is one of the humanity’s means of evolution. It could help you increase your strength, agility, intelligence, perception, and et cetera.”

!!

“Good stuff, isn’t it?” Allen grins widely.

“Are your words real?!” Sara and Lemuel asked in shock.

“Yeah, but consuming monster cores should be done moderately. Impurities will gather in your bodies and might cause you death or insanity… so you should consume it moderately; of course, I’m not talking about eating… how will you eat it? That’s like eating rocks…”

“If you can use mana, insert your mana through it and the mana inside the stone will be attracted towards you. As for those who can’t use mana or even perceive it, pound it into dust and mixed it with water and drink it… easy as that…”

Sara’s gaze was once again attracted to the Monster Core. It was small, looked like an inch or two sized pebbles. Is this thing really that great?

Lemuel too was attracted. His eyes shone in greed.

Allen looked at him and his eyes narrowed. “That Monster Core is for Sara, after all, she was the one who defeated the werewolf…”

He seemed like he was speaking to himself, but actually, he was giving a warning to someone…

Sara’s gaze subconsciously went towards Lemuel, and then to the people around her… they were indeed eyeing her Monster Core…

Her fist clenched.

Lemuel took back his vision and coughed, awkwardly.

Allen ignored them and continued, “As I have said, consuming too much is extremely dangerous. If you feel that you can’t consume anymore then don’t… only cultivators have the power to cleanse themselves from impurities every level up so they’re fine but Superhumans will only be cleansed when they broke through a realm… that is the boundary of Superhuman and Hero, and Hero then King…”

“Superhuman… Hero, and King?”

“You will know it later on…” Allen bit into his Lime. “If you can reach it, anyway, tell that idiot leader of yours, war is coming in your city… some monster is planning something, and I bet 100 gold coins it’s not smart…”

!!?

“What?!”

“What you said is real?!”

Mentioning about a war caused Sara, Lemuel and the other people present to feel their scalp went numb.

“Didn’t you feel the rising monster activities? That’s the cause…” After giving them this information, Allen dusted himself and stood up. He turned around and started walking towards the forest.

His destination was, of course, the Spirit Falls ( Allen named it ) which had become his second home in this place.

“Where are you going?” Sara called out.

“Going home, of course…” Allen answered with his back turned towards her. “I’m tired and sleepy,”

Allen let out a yawn.

“Won’t you, won’t you help… us?” Sara bit her lips and finally managed to ask those words.

Lemuel didn’t say anything. It seems like he thought about the same thing with Sara.

“… Who knows…” Allen responded.

Allen’s response caused Sara and Lemuel to feel disappointed. After all, Allen’s power is incredibly and unbelievably high. Although they didn’t know how high but they know that it was far above them…

Are Superhumans outside this country that powerful?

Are they really like Frogs in a Well?

They started to dread the Superhumans living outside their land.

“I will consider it…”

Allen’s voice resounded once again. This time, it was playful and a hint of teasing mixed in.

When they turned their heads at his direction, he’s already gone…

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Hunting was a calm, peaceful task.

With the persistence of a snake, agility of an eagle and the silence of a spider, Allen waited for a chance to come.

He was currently training his skills. For example [ Invisibility ], [ Skill Armament ], and [ ShapeShifter ] by hunting monsters inside the forest.

With his invisibility, he moved within the darkness of the forest.

He was the shadow, an entity the enemy couldn’t notice, moving between the trees, aiming to cut off the enemy’s breath.

The game that he was staring at was rare. A twin-headed Tiger.

A mutation like this didn’t just appear. It was considered a rare monster... of course, it was strong.

And this kind of monster, even if one has the ability to become invisible, it would still know where they are through, smell, feel, hearing and most of all, Instinct.

A beast instinct is something that couldn’t be underestimated!

Therefore, Allen needed to become extremely careful. Become a hunter…

Leveling up skills isn’t just constantly using it, and increasing its levels.

In that way, you will one day hit a threshold, stopping you in increasing its level even further. Only a few people know of this… only those people who managed to level their skills higher, above Lv5.

In that sense, only those who can be truly experts and powerhouse…

The higher the level the harder and arduous it got to increase it again.

One good method is to know and understands the essence of the skill.

In that way, one will be able to increase the skill’s level quicker and faster compared to the normal. In addition, it will also give you the possibility to make your skill reached the highest possible level, the Maximum!

In the previous world, Allen heard about several people who have managed to level their skills to its Maximum, giving them even more powerful and improved skills – though only one or two skills they own.

As for Allen, he couldn’t reach that even at least one skill… he learned too late and his skills highest level was up to Lv7!

Therefore this time, he was training to reach that level!

Allen’s mouth distorted. He tries his best for all his skills to reach Maximum, and he wouldn’t miss it this time.

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