Leon felt it instantly. The exhaustion from the whole day’s hunting vanished instantly. His strength boosted again, a warm sensation spreading over his whole body. "System, let’s see the status bar again."
[Sure, Host.]
[Host: Leon Bale
Status Bar
Damage: 27
HP: 10
Perception: 10
Speed: 26
Mana: Nil
Soul Strength: Nil]
"Both damage and speed increased by 5. But HP increased by only 2, and perception is even lower. Only 1. Why?"
[Damage and speed are both related to strength. The damage and speed will increase with the Host’s every breakthrough. HP is related to the body’s defence and durability. The Host’s strength and durability both increase when the Host cultivates with the Mystic Monarch Ascension technique. But since the host partially relied on the Mystic Monarch Ascension technique to achieve breakthrough, the HP increased slightly. Perception is influenced less by physical strength and more by soul power.]
"If that’s the case, then it’s going to be difficult to increase my defense. But whatever. Offense is the best defense. I will increase my strength so much that I won’t even have to bother about defence." Leon chuckled as he clenched his fist, savoring the mont.
The sun had already set, and the surroundings were growing darker. "I should get going."
anwhile, outside the hidden realm, in the real world...
Jenny was sitting inside a police station. A female police officer was seated in front of her.
"How long has your brother been missing?" The female officer asked.
"It’s almost two days," Jenny replied.
"Where did you last see him?"
"At our ho. We last talked when we went to visit our mom in the hospital. After we returned ho, he went to his room. The next morning, I called him for breakfast, but he wasn’t there. I thought he had already gone to school. But later on, I found he hadn’t even gone to school for these two days."
The female officer noted down the details properly.
"What do you think happened to your brother. Did he have any animosity with anyone? Or did he say anything about going sowhere?"
At that question, Jenny suddenly rembered sothing. "Last ti he said he was preparing a surprise for . Other than that, nothing. And we are from a middle-class family. Who would we have animosity with?" Tears rolled down her cheeks as she explained the situation.
"Listen, don’t be demoralized. I understand what you are going through. We will try our best to find your brother as soon as possible."
Jenny nodded with a gloomy face. After filing the report, she ca out of the station with heavy steps. "Where are you brother? Are you also going to leave ?" She looked at the sky and whispered. After standing there for a few minutes she finally headed ho.
A similar situation was going on in the headquarters of the Razor Wolf guild.
Jasper slamd his fist hard on the table in front of him. The furniture broke in half, dust erupting in the air.
"Useless. All of you are useless. It’s been more than 30 hours, but still none of you could bring any news about my brother." His raging voice echoed in the chamber.
"Cool down guild master. We are doing our best. But we found no trace of him as if he had vanished into thin air." David said.
"What do you an?" Jasper roared again.
"Guild master... As I had already told you... I was guarding that full area for the whole ti to ensure no fleeing monster attacked the nearby innocent citizens. But I saw no one leave that place. No one. And it isn’t just Noah who has gone missing. Three more hunters are missing as well."
"And you want to say none of them left that place?"
"Yes."
"Bullshit. Are you saying monsters swallowed them?"
"No. But maybe a hidden dungeon." David said grimly. Two more hunters were present in the room. They looked at each other worriedly.
"Hidden dungeon? You an....." His voice trailed off.
"Yes, master. For the last six months, multiple incidents have happened like this. A sudden rift would appear beside a dungeon and it would swallow a group of hunters. Only a handful of people have ever made it back."
Jasper walked toward him and grabbed his collar forcefully. "Are you trying to say I won’t see my brother again?"
Devid’s voice went silent at that question. He didn’t know what to say.
Back inside the hidden realm...
Night had already fallen. And just like yesterday, Sol was already standing outside the cave. He looked worried for so reason though.
But suddenly he heard footsteps. His eyes snapped toward a particular direction.
A figure erged from the shadows. Sol’s grip tightened around the sword hilt. But then he saw who it was.
Leon slowly walked toward the cave. "You are alive!" Sol said happily. "We almost accepted that you died."
"Hahaha. Is that so? But I am not that easy to kill." Leon said playfully. He was in a good mood for achieving a breakthrough.
"Good. How was your hunting today?" Sol asked.
"Caught a few small ones. It should last one or two days."
"Great."
"Yeah. I am heading inside then. Need to take so rest."
"Sure."
Leon entered the cave. Emily was sitting beside the fire preparing food for the night. She looked at Leon from the corner of her eye. Like Sol, there was no happiness in her eyes for Leon’s return.
"Still alive?" She just said those two words casually.
"Yes."
"Food will be ready soon."
"Okay." Saying that Leon walked toward Noah. His condition had improved a lot. His complexion had beco bright again. But he still hadn’t woken up.
"That dicine of yours. It worked like a miracle. Do you have more of those?" Emily asked.
"Yes."
"I would like to buy so if it’s possible."
"Sure."
No more words after that. Leon sat in the lotus position again. "Let’s utilize the ti. If I can increase my HP too, it will be a plus point."
He closed his eyes and started cultivating.
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