At the dungeon owned by the Abyss Guild,
"Young Master is still inside, right?" Dane asked, standing in front of the Manager.
"Yeah, we haven't disturbed them," the manager replied.
He had no clue that Asher was not even present inside the dungeon this whole time.
"Good job. I will go inside now," Dane said as he flared his mana.
"The mana readings will become a mess—" The manager tried to tell him, but he was already inside the dungeon.
"Dammit, these hard-headed guys," the manager told himself as he went to check the mana reading device.
"Phew," Dane looked behind him as Asher and Kai became visible.
"Should we go back?" Dane asked Asher.
Their mission was done, and Dane wanted to rest for a bit as he had a few injuries himself that needed time to heal. The damage done to his body, which took direct impact from Louis, was greater than what Asher had endured.
Unlike Asher, Dane's speed was not enough to dodge Louis's attack, and this resulted in him taking multiple hits from Louis.
"No, I will clear this dungeon," Asher replied, but the tiredness was hitting him.
This made Dane and Kai confused, but they couldn't ignore Asher's orders.
"But we will rest for a day before I clear this dungeon," Asher said, looking at Kai and Dane.
He knew that even though they were professional killers, they needed rest and Asher was in no hurry as well. He needed multiple D Rank Monsters to raise his level as well.
And judging by his current condition, he needed rest as well.
Time Dilation was not like other skills that Asher used in his life. Even though fighting for long tired your body, the fatigue came from his physical body. It was not something simple like regenerating your mana by using your mana circulation technique.
What Asher was feeling was that his whole existence was tired. His thoughts, his body, his soul—he could feel the burden on all of them. It was the only downside of using this skill that Asher knew.
It was not something he would ever use in a prolonged fight. It was a trump card he only brought out if the situation had gone out of hands and his chances of winning were too low.
'It's better than mana doping,' Asher thought in his mind as three of them turned to leave.
The aftereffects of mana doping affected his whole body, breaking it down slowly the more he used it.
They stepped out of the dungeon and saw the manager who was looking around the mana reading device, but he stopped immediately as he saw Asher coming out of the dungeon.
"Welcome back, Young Master," he greeted Asher with a smile on his face.
"We will use the dungeon again after resting for a day," Asher looked at the manager.
"Ah, yes, as you wish. I will make sure nobody enters until you are finished," he replied, but seeing Asher's emotionless face made him a bit comfortable.
The three of them went towards the VIP lounge that was not far from here.
Asher arrived at the special room that was quite big, and he immediately removed his shirt and went for a shower.
Although the manager didn't notice because it was normal for Hunters to smell of blood, Asher was reeking of blood right now.
Kai had used water magic to cleanse Dane, but he didn't perform it on Asher who denied it.
*********
"You keep saying the same goddamn thing!!" James shouted at Louis.
"Did encountering that Greville bastard make you so miserable that you cannot differentiate reality from your delusions?" James said.
Louis just held his head down the whole time. He knew that nobody would believe him.
"I looked into your interactions the past 6 months," James spoke, and Louis immediately raised his head.
"I saw that you interacted with the younger sister of the Hargrave Family head," his words made Louis clench his fist.
"And your little attempt to send spies to Somaria, do you think I am dumb?" James said.
He already knew that Louis was still not over the embarrassment he had received at the party hosted by the Greville.
James was a clever man, so he made sure that he kept eyes on the movement of the people close to him. Knowing his little brother, and how much he lacked self-control over his emotions, he knew that Louis would do something stupid.
But knowing that he was not doing something too openly, he had ignored it until now. But seeing that he was blaming his own inability to protect the facility on someone like Asher Greville made him angry.
After a few hours, Louis was currently with Kameron and they were trying to send this news to all the remaining six heads of the Kalvas Gala about this heist that happened.
"So Sir Louis, do you remember anything else than what you have already told us?" Kameron asked Louis.
They were sitting in an empty room that only had one single exit. Knowing Louis's status, Kameron could not arrest him usually, but the matter was grave enough that James himself allowed the interrogation to happen.
"No," Louis replied.
'You bastards wouldn't believe me either way,' he said to himself.
But even Louis was thinking over his claims right now. At this moment, he was not 100% sure that the gaze he saw belonged to Asher. Even to him, he had no clue how Asher had managed to match speed with an S+ Rank Hunter.
The interrogation ended shortly after, and Kameron left the room. He was on his way to the Whiteheart Mansion with the people that managed the Kalvas Gala. They needed to question Kamden, and many more things were also going to happen.
*********
It was the next day, and Asher wore his nano armor as he stood up to go inside the dungeon once again. Although not fully recovered, he was sure he was ready to reach Level 30 today.
Entering the dungeon with Kai, as Dane was still resting, Asher went inside and started killing the D Rank Monsters.
This dungeon was filled with four-legged beast-type monsters that were less agile than the Kirons he had previously faced, but they were more powerful.
However, for Asher, they were not too hard to defeat.
He only needed to defeat 42 such monsters to reach Level 30, but Asher was not rushing it.
Each time he killed a monster, he would absorb their stats with his bloodline ability. It was a great chance to reach the peak of D Rank, as he was close to becoming a D+ Rank Hunter. His mana and strength stats were close to 120, which he believed were the stats of talented D+ Rank Hunters.
He based that assumption by comparing his current strength with what he had achieved in his previous life.
His agility was also not far from 120, so he knew that he had almost become a D+ Rank Hunter, except his body was still a bit behind as his other stats like endurance and stamina were below 100.
But he knew that they would increase gradually as his body absorbed all the mana that his core produced. It was a slow process, but due to his multiple mana-related skills, his growth was much faster than his peers'.
And that was also the case in his previous life. Even though he had lost his S Rank Mana Manipulation Bloodline, he still retained the Mana Flow Skill.
Asher touched the first beast he killed, and he saw the notifications on his screen.
[ Host has absorbed 2 Strength Stats ]
[ Host has gained 500 EXP ]
Some of the beasts were not peak D Rank so they did not give him any sort of experience. And when Asher asked the System, it replied that only beings that were above the current rank of the Host would give experience.
Even if it was a minor rank, Asher needed to defeat Peak D Rank Monsters 42 times to reach level 30.
'It will take me a day,' Asher thought in his mind.
[ Host has absorbed 2 Strength Stats ]
[ Host has gained 500 EXP ]
[ Host has absorbed 1 Strength Stat ]
[ Host has gained 500 EXP ]
[ Host has absorbed 3 Endurance Stats ]
[ Host has gained 500 EXP ]
[ Host has absorbed 3 Endurance Stats ]
[ Host has gained 500 EXP ]
[ Host has absorbed 2 Endurance Stats ]
[ Host has gained 500 EXP ]
[ Host has absorbed 2 Endurance Stats ]
.....
After many hours of hunting in the dungeon, Asher finally reached Level 30. He knew he was close to becoming Level 30, so he had already sent Kai away from his position. And knowing Asher's strength, Kai easily obeyed his command.
[ Host has reached Level 30 ]
[ Beast is unlocked ]
Asher felt a feeling of unknown energy appearing around his body, moving from one place to another. He could feel it and it stopped around his arm as a black tattoo appeared in front of it.
"A snake?" Asher muttered as he saw a snake tattoo.
He hadn't expected the beast to be a snake, but he didn't know it was not any ordinary snake.
"How will it come out?" Asher asked the system.
[ It will take 1 week for the beast to materialize ]
[ And System will go under maintenance for a week ]
Asher squinted his eyes as this was not something he had expected when he thought of reaching Level 30.
He had thought that he would instantly receive his rewards, but looking at it now, it seemed it was not the case.
