Asura was about to get serious as the mana she was exuding increased several times over.Even after thinking hard, he couldn’t remember anything that would make her want to kill him.He thought of the chance of her not seeing clearly, but that would make her coming here seem stupid.“Look, I don’t know what I did to make you harbor ill intents, but I’m sure I didn’t mean it.” It felt weird saying this, but he needed to be clear of her reason.The intimidating mana she was giving off nearly disappeared as she stared at him in shock and confusion. ‘Wait, that voice…, could it be him, or is the beast playing mind games?’ She was hesitant for some time as Art patiently waited for her response.“Art? Is that really you, because if not…” From the change in atmosphere, it was obvious that she hated being manipulated.The unnerving feeling made even him shortly doubt if he was the real Art.‘What’s wrong with her? I mean, can’t she see…’It was then that he came to a realization, which mad

“Sonra, Caitlyn, and Art are no longer with us, so we should take on lesser amounts of E-rank beasts,” Rhea said as the group of five used the exposed roots of trees to cross the swamp below them.They hopped from root to root, having been at this for the past 20 minutes. “How the hell did we even get here,” Scry spat in annoyance after landing before leaping again.“Yeah! The way I see it, getting out of this swamp if you fall in would be very difficult. It works like quicksand,” Rhea frowned slightly. “Not just that, the bones hovering above seemed to have had their flesh absorbed. Try not to fall in.”Ave's eyes drifted shortly to Rhea.“The roots don’t seem to be harmed, tho,” Joe pointed out.“It’s either they have adapted to becoming strong enough to withstand the environment, or it's harmless to plants, only consuming animals, beasts, and, of course, humans.” Rhea accessed all this, having displayed good leadership qualities so far. “This is dangerous. We don’t know how long

“Caitlyn! Get down!” a voice was heard, followed by flesh being torn apart. A beast fell to the ground, completely ripped in half.“Are you alright?” Sonra, who was responsible for this, hurried towards Caitlyn, who had fallen with a pained expression on her face.“It’s only a scratch,” she replied, trying to stand up while staring at the cut on her elbow, where blood was beginning to escape from.‘To think that we would encounter this type of beast.’ Sonra looked around. Surrounding them were five plant-type beasts shaped like a mushroom. Two were already dead, tho.They were camouflaged as normal plants since this place had several actual mushroom plants, all about seven feet tall.She and Caitlyn were attacked all of a sudden while they were passing. If anything, these types of beasts had very limited mobility but possessed body extensions, which helped to cover for this.If you’re able to get out of the range of these body extensions, then there is no need to worry. She manage

*Sigh*“How did I get separated from my party? I guess I’m lost,” muttered a boy with blue hair and eyes. He was currently walking alone in a plateau region, which was the nature of the terrain where group Aldra was brought. This place was mostly made up of high and low rocks and plains, so it was more of a desert. But there was some vegetation here and there.He was with his party members not too long ago but decided to take a detour. He tried regrouping after, but they were nowhere to be seen.“Wait! They couldn’t have ditched me, right?”After checking the map with his relis, he let out another sigh. “I’m far away from camp. This is a good thing, I guess, since most of the beasts around there have already been hunted.”His expression suddenly turned sour as he clenched his fist. “That twerp!”In the early hours of today, he was about to engage in a fight against three E-rank beasts when he heard a piercing sound coming from behind. He was barely able to get away as a mana-coate

“What do you mean by 'nothing'?” Zenchi asked, disbelief etched across his face. “You’re just being unserious. You should be able to do this. It isn’t that hard.” “But weren’t you the one who said that only a few people can use this because of its difficulty?” Viron shot back. “Yes, I did, but you’re among those few,” Zenchi insisted. “How can you be so sure?” “I just feel that way. My intuition is rarely wrong.” “That’s what a lot of people say, and most of them end up being wrong.” The two continued their debate until Zenchi let out a defeated sigh. “Isn’t there a better and faster way?” asked Viron, frustration creeping into his tone. Zenchi stared at him for a few seconds, his expression unreadable. “Fine. Let’s make this more practical. I said there wouldn’t be any physical contact or direct help, but I’ll make an exception this time.” He approached Viron, a bottle of beer in his left hand, and placed his right hand firmly against Viron’s back. “If this doesn’t work, then