'' We're almost there. '' One of the guards yelled. Jerouch's eyes glimmered as he heard the guard speak. They had spent another day camping, and it was the next day to proceed with their travelling. They had not even moved for more than two hours when he heard the guard. The vegetation was growing thinner and the monsters they encountered were all in the F ranks. Jerouch looked up, mesmerized by the pale blue sky and the scorching sunlight. Flying monsters would occasionally cloud the sky and some even dived to hunt prey. At long last, they eventually got to the edge of the forest. '' Weehuu. '' One of the guards whistled excitedly. Jerouch too was relieved as he saw the short red and yellow shrubs growing outside the forest. '' Just two days more and we will be entering the city. '''' Umm. '' Jerouch nodded. Jerouch for the first time started seeing humans going and coming through their path. He had noticed this right from when they got close to the edge of the forest,
[Random quest received- finish the three attackers.][Reward][+5000 exp][Two passive skills.]'' That makes it even more fun. '''' Go ahead. '' Jerouch muttered softly with an unperturbed expression. '' Eh? '' Azel gasped with perplexity. '' You're not deaf. '' He squinted his eyes menacingly. '' Eh, okay. Let's go. '' Azel turned and ordered his group to leave, scepticism filling his tone. The apprentices and the guards were also confused, but the fear in their eyes overshadowed it. They turned their carriages to change their directions and that's when…'' Impudence! ''Edwin, the assassin among the assailants, scoffed. '' Shadow blast. '' He waved his thin black sword forward. A thick shadow construct that resembled a lance left the mouth of the sword as it aimed at Azel. '' Tsk. '' Jerouch smirked. He bent down and struck his two palms on the ground. '' Earth wall. '''' Water barrier. ''A large wall of rocks and mud that reached a height of ten meters sprouted out f
An explosion louder than the previous one rang out accompanied by a huge tremor, and the three of them were blown away. '' Just as I calculated. '' Jerouch smirked as he watched his trap unfold.'' Earth spike. ''Jerouch didn't bother to look at where he was going to land due to the collision force. Rather, he focused his gaze on Marina before activating the skill. That wasn't all, setting an ice fragment close to Ratley as a target…'' Swap. ''Space twisted as Jerouch merged with it, and in the next instance, an ice fragment was free-falling from where he originally was. Jerouch, on the other hand, appeared behind Ratley, who was flying backwards. By the time Ratley realized that someone was behind him, and he might be in grave danger…'' Checkmate. ''Ratley heard a chilly whisper that sounded as though it was coming from the deepest part of hell. '' Urgh. '' Ratley grunted as he felt an electrifying pain run throughout his body. Lightning zapped through Jerouch's hand as
[Congratulations.][Requirement met- A new grimoire ability has been unlocked.]Jerouch's eyes perked up due to the sudden system notification, and he straight away opened the grimoire tab. [Grimoire][Ability Copy][Ability Absorption][Ability merge- host can merge two or more skills of similar root or characteristics to form a skill that is more powerful than the previous skill. Host can also merge morphologies to form a greater specie or a specie that wasn't found in existence before.]@#$''O-oh my…'' Jerouch facepalmed, and his eyes were ready to pop out. '' HAHAHA! '''' HAHAHA!! '''' HAHAHAHA!!! ''A crazy series of hysteric laughter that sounded like that of a person who's this to lose his mind echoed throughout the surrounding. Jerouch was going crazy as he thought of this new development and the opportunities it opened. His craziness went on for about two minutes before he finally calmed down. Tears were even at the corner of his eyes due to the uncontrollable laughter
A tall wall stood erect before Jerouch. It was made of thick stones and a thick arch-like metal gate. There was a tower on top of the gate where the city guards in brown uniforms and rusty breastplates observed the to-and-fro movements of the peopleA muddy ditch, several meters wide, surrounded the bottom of the wall. Only by the small bridge that connected to the gate could someone enter. Unless for those that could fly of course, and as for that, there were cannons that pointed upwards from the top of the wall. Jerouch stood there for a while looking carried away with the structure. He walked with Azel's group as they proceeded forward along with others. The city gate was crowdy and noise came from all directions as people discussed the usuals and the tremor they felt earlier in the day. '' Did you see when the tremor uprooted a large tree? '''' And then bang! '' A man who seemed to be half drunk clapped his hands startling his listeners. '' Could it be a territorial battl
The city's library was Jerouch's first target. Even though he had spent approximately two decades in this world, he still knew little about it. He didn't even know where the slave house was, and the only he knew about his birthplace was that it was somewhere close to the royal capital. As for the information regarding warlocks, that too was superficial. After taking a few turns just as Azel described, he eventually got to the end of a street, where he saw the library. The library was two storeys building. It was made from grey mudstones and the roofing came from brown thorny plants. This part of the street was dry and scantly, and it took no genius to realize that people rarely tread this place. Jerouch glanced at the few houses around him before heading forward to the library entrance. Opening the wooden door, Jerouch entered, and the smell of tobacco was what rushed through his nose. The library was not dirty, but it wasn't clean either. one orb sparingly lit the inside. Ho
Katcha!The sound of a pen breaking suddenly resounded in the well-lit study room. '' They came back unscathed? '' asked the man sitting on the stylish wooden chair, his hands banging the rectangular table. '' Y-yes, leader,'' answered an old butler, his voice stricken with fear, and his body wouldn't stop shaking. The old butler was in a poor quality grey robe that matched his short grey hair and a long beard that grew down to his chest. As for the leader, he was adorned in a blue robe that felt smooth to the touch. He had short raven hair with a clean-shaven face. His thin eyes further constricted in anger and his light-brown face twisted in displeasure. '' What's the meaning of this? Didn't we settle those crazy hounds? '' his gaze landed on the old butler, demanding an answer. '' I also don't have enough information leader,'' the old butler replied, '' however- ''The leader's eyebrows perked up as the old butler drew closer, unwrapping a letter. The leader received the
The red salamander, from the little knowledge, that Jerouch had garnered in the library, was a creature of the fire element. They lived in hot regions, such as extremely scorching deserts or terrains near active volcanoes. Some red salamanders that ranked higher even lived inside volcanoes. From the mana fluctuation of the red salamander, he could tell that it was a D rank monster. '' Lightning bolt. ''Jerouch called out softly. The bright sky suddenly turned cloudy with flashes of lightning and then…A thick bolt of lightning zapped down and hit the red salamander in its head. '' Scrchh. '' The red salamander winced in pain as it lost the forward momentum. A large hole was created in its head and the smell of burnt flesh reached everyone's nose in a couple of seconds. Not waiting for the red salamander to recover, Jerouch activated one water bullet that shot at Bram. The water bullet hit him in the stomach, and he was sent flying amidst his agonized groan. The other guys who