With the surrendering of Gracie marking the end of the training camp from hell, we finally could relax. While we laid on the ground, recovering the stamina from all the chasing and attacking that we did, Raoul spoke out.

“Well, the three days doesn’t really seemed like a lot of time now that we looked back at it. It was such a different case when we were undergoing the training though, believing that an eternity had passed since the start of it.”

“Yeah. It’s also shocking how much we had improved over the past three days. This kind of improvement that we went through would have taken other adventurers years to achieve!”

Aston added in to what Raoul had said. Chris did the same soon after.

“Only if we’re talking about normal adventurers though. If there are other people out there that are like Gracie…”

“Then what huh?”

“Nothing!”

Gracie interrupted Chris with a taunting tone, making Chris broke out in cold sweat. Although it is true that the differences between our individual strength and Gracie had been reduced by a fair bit, our mind still holds close the memories of how scary Gracie could be.

With the completion of the training camp, not only did our levels spiked due to the amount of experience we obtained, we also obtained multiple stats boosting titles.

Spoiler :

StatusName:Cliff Blakesh(Jess Arlie)Title:Sandman(World Changer)Race:Human(Parasite)Gender:Male(Male)Level:34(16)Experience:63%(24%)Stats points:0(0)Class:Shadow(Spores Master)Health:748/748Mana:888/888Health regen:14.8/sMana regen:17.7/sStrength:41(145)Intelligence:50(25)Dexterity:58(103)Wisdom:13(74)Vitality:30(68))Willpower:30(68)Attack:82-174Defence:15(40)

Skills

Class Tree

Assassination[Level 37]

-Backstab[Passive]

-Gouge[Active]

-Sneak[Passive]

-Lacerate[Active]

Shadow Manipulation[Level 25]

-Blend In[Passive]

-Shadow Movement[Active]

-Shadow Mutilation[Passive]

Spores Controlling [Level 38]

-Spores Emission[Active]

-Spores Detection[Toggle/Passive]

-Spores Identification[Passive]

-Spores Sense[Toggle/Passive]

-Spores Mind Reading[Toggle/Passive]

-Spores Suggestion[Active]

Other Skills

Information Processing[Unique Passive][1500]

Night Vision[Level 15][Passive]Additional Bonus

+1 Health/Vitality(Zombie)

+1% of max health to health regen(Zombie)

+20% max mana

+1% of max mana to mana regen

+10% to all stats(World Changer)

+10 Strength(Speed Demon)

+40 Dexterity(Speed Demon)

+35 Vitality(Tragic Child/Punching Bag/Living Hell/Zombie)

+35 Willpower(Tragic Child/Punching Bag/Living Hell/Zombie)

+25 Defence(Punching Bag/Living Hell/Zombie)

StatusName:Chris BleufostTitle:NoneRace:ElfGender:MaleLevel:32Experience:42%Class:SwordmanHealth:630/630Mana:150/150Health regen:6.3/sMana regen:1.5/sStrength:70Intelligence:25Dexterity:57Wisdom:15Vitality:33(63)Willpower:15(40)Attack:45-84Defence:15(40)

Skills

Class Trees

Swordsmanship[Level 24]

-Sword Mastery[Passive]

-Slash[Active]

-Stab[Active]

-Parry[Active/Passive]

-Counter[Active]

Other Skills

Night Vision[Level 15][Passive]Racial Skills

One with Nature[Passive]Additional Bonus

+1 Health/Vitality(Zombie)

+1% of max health to health regen(Zombie)

+50% Health regen in forest(One With Nature)

+50% Mana regen in forest(One With Nature)

+30 Vitality(Punching Bag/Living Hell/Zombie)

+25 Willpower(Punching Bag/Living Hell/Zombie)

+25 Defence(Punching Bag/Living Hell/Zombie)

+50% Parry Chance

StatusName:Aston RedhillTitle:NoneRace:DwarfGender:MaleLevel:32Experience:44%Class:BerserkerHealth:960/960Rage:0/100Health regen:17.2/sRage decay:1/sStrength:108Intelligence:12Dexterity:20Wisdom:11Vitality:30(60)Willpower:34(76)Attack:16-129Defence:20(45)

Skills

Class Trees

Berserk[Level 25]

-Rage Control[Passive]

-Rage Cleave[Active]

-Pure Rage[Active]

-Pain Suppression[Passive]

Other Skills

Night Vision[Level 15][Passive]Racial Skills

Iron Heart[Passive]Additional Bonus

+6 Health/Vitality(Iron Heart/Zombie)

+1% of max health to health regen(Zombie)

+1% Strength for each % of missing Health

+50% Willpower(Iron Heart)

+30 Vitality(Punching Bag/Living Hell/Zombie)

+25 Willpower(Punching Bag/Living Hell/Zombie)

+25 Defence(Punching Bag/Living Hell/Zombie)

StatusName:Gracie StrunrmTitle:Iron MaidenRace:ValkyrieGender:FemaleLevel:35Experience:88%Stats Point:0Class:Weapon MasterHealth:1050/1050Mana:80/80Health regen:10.5/sMana regen:0.8/sStrength:75(132)Intelligence:10(8)Dexterity:37(74)Wisdom:10(8)Vitality:60(108)Willpower:38(70)Attack:59-158Defence:52(62)

Skills

Class Tree

Sword Proficiency[Level 33]

-Sword Mastery[Passive]

-Shortsword Mastery[Passive]

-Longsword Mastery[Passive]

-Rapier Mastery[Passive]

-Sabre Mastery[Passive]

Shield Proficiency[Level 45]

-Shield Mastery[Passive]

-Buckler Mastery[Passive]

-Kite Mastery[Passive]

-Heather Mastery[Passive]

-Scutum Mastery[Passive]

-Tower Mastery[Passive]

Blunt Weapon Proficiency[Level 29]

-Blunt Weapon Mastery[Passive]

-Mace Mastery[Passive]

-Club Mastery[Passive]

-Morningstar Mastery[Passive]

Polearm Proficiency[Level 14]

-Polearm Mastery[Passive]

-Spear Mastery[Passive]

-Halberd Mastery[Passive]

Other Skills

Night Vision[Level 15][Passive]Racial Skills

One Who Battles[Passive]Additional Bonus

+50% Strength(One Who Battles)

+20 Strength(Moving Fortress)

+20% Dexterity(One Who Battles)

+30 Dexterity(Moving Fortress)

+50% Vitality(One Who Battles)

+15 Vitality(Moving Fortress)

-20% Intelligence(One Who Battles)

-20% Wisdom(One Who Battles)

+20% Willpower(One Who Battles)

+25 Willpower(Moving Fortress)

+10 Defence(Moving Fortress)

StatusName:Raoul RiveraTitle:NoneRace:HumanGender:MaleLevel:31Experience:87%Class:Martial ArtistHealth:770/770Mana:120/120Health regen:15.4/sMana regen:1.2/sStrength:50Intelligence:13Dexterity:65Wisdom:12Vitality:40(70)Willpower:30(55)Attack:40-60Defence:15(40)

Skills

Class Trees

Unarmed Combat[Level 23]

-Stone Fist[Active]

-Iron Body[Passive]

-Redirection[Active/Passive]

Other Skills

Night Vision[Level 15][Passive]Additional Bonus

+1 Health/Vitality(Zombie)

+1% of max health to health regen(Zombie)

+50% Health regen in forest(One With Nature)

+50% Mana regen in forest(One With Nature)

+30 Vitality(Punching Bag/Living Hell/Zombie)

+25 Willpower(Punching Bag/Living Hell/Zombie)

+25 Defence(Punching Bag/Living Hell/Zombie)

+50% Accuracy(Precision)

StatusName:Slyvie RiveraTitle:NoneRace:HumanGender:FemaleLevel:30Experience:93%Class:HealerHealth:550/550Mana:700/700Health regen:11/sMana regen:7/sStrength:15Intelligence:55Dexterity:20Wisdom:70Vitality:20(50)Willpower:25(50)Attack:12-18Defence:15(40)

Skills

Class Trees

Saint[Level 22]

-Healing Touch[Active]

-Healing Light[Active]

-Cleanse[Active]

-Healing Aura[Passive]

Other Skills

Night Vision[Level 15][Passive]Additional Bonus

+1 Health/Vitality(Zombie)

+1% of max health to health regen(Zombie)

+50% Health regen in forest(One With Nature)

+50% Mana regen in forest(One With Nature)

+30 Vitality(Punching Bag/Living Hell/Zombie)

+25 Willpower(Punching Bag/Living Hell/Zombie)

+25 Defence(Punching Bag/Living Hell/Zombie)

+50% Heal amount(Priest)

With our updated status, it no longer seemed like a far fetched ideal for us to fight against the bats. Although it is true that he is still level fifty nine and we are all only thirty plus, I’m sure that with the six of us working together, we can make it work.

With plenty of rest from the time spent on eating our fill of lunch, we proceeded back towards the cave where Camazotz rest.

With the sun setting behind our backs, we entered into the cave a second time. This time we were fully prepared. We would strike through Camazotz’s children of the darkness and get to him. With the hellish training that Gracie put us through, the bats that attacked us in swarm didn’t seemed like much compared to when we first fought them. It is a fact that the average levels of the bats are higher than those of the trolls that we trained on, they are also more agile as they could fly, but they are also weaker at the same time.

Even before our hellish training, we were able to strike down a bat with each hit while we were at full strength. That was something which we couldn’t succeed in doing with the trolls, with the only exception being Aston, which only happened after all the training we went through. With the strength we had now, an almost casual swing of my weapon struck down multiple bats. The ease we had as we moved deeper into the cave made it seemed like our previous entrance into the cave was just a dream.

In no time at all, we approached the spot where we first discovered Camazotz’ existences.

“We have came back, which I assumed you already knew since we stepped foot into the cave.”

I spoke out loud into the darkness towards where I sensed Camazotz was at as we continued countering the endless wave of bats.

“You swine! You actually dared to step back into my cave! Die!”

Knowing from the start that he would most likely not stopped his attack, I spoke out in hope of the tiny chance that he might tell me of the reason on why he attacked us the moment I mentioned that I am a parasite. With no chance but to continue moving forward as Camazotz would continue bringing destruction onto us, I lead the party in the general direction from where Camazotz hid.

Until now, I still have not been able to fully identify Camazotz as his skills were still hidden from me. Although I don’t want to risk it if possible, I could see no other choice but to take him down as soon as possible. His stats were no longer astronomical number now that we had completed our trainings. Our only choice was to approach him and take him down as we were only able to fight in melee range.

When we finally saw him, we were surprised. With the swarm of bats attacking us being slightly larger than us when they spread their wings, we had expected Camazotz to be even larger, maybe around five or ten meters tall. What we saw betrayed our expectations. He was small, so small that even with his wings spread out wide, it would only be a meter long. We even thought for a moment that the size was due to the distance between us, but my senses tell me otherwise. This is the real deal, the real Camazotz that we had been training to fight against. This small, frail and almost normal looking bat that has huge fangs that was bigger than his own head. He was hanging upside down just meters away from us. With how close we were to their boss, the other bats had stopped their barraged on us.

“This, just how. We trained through all of that just to fight this!?”

Aston’s speech clearly angered Camazotz as the red spark within his eyes glowed fiercely towards us. Without any other warning, Camazotz flew towards Aston at a speed which my eyes were barely able to catch. With myself being the fastest in our team, it was with little doubt that the slow Aston couldn’t react to the attack and was sent flying by the small bat that shot out like a bullet.

Aston flew back a couple of meters before crashing into the stone wall. He got back up in two seconds and shouted out with strength.

“That! Didn’t! Hurt!”

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Author’s Notes: Luckily, the thing that could’ve caused my week of no access to internet didn’t happen!(Well, more like pending, so I wouldn’t know if it will happen and if so when). Also, unluckily, I also got into more troubles which could cause similar results to happen. So, sorry in advance if I suddenly couldn’t update the series. >.>