Chapter 1000: Young Man… (1/2)
”How can that be possible?” The city lord frowned. ”You know from our ancient records that only three races are possible in our world: The humans, the demons, and the octopuses. So, how could this guy be the fourth?”
”I'm unsure of it myself, but there's a good chance the demons created something new. I heard some of the cities suffered drastic losses. Perhaps, that might have resulted in this change,” Raka replied. ”If only I had more time to experiment on him. I could have figured out a lot more details.”
”But even then...” She shuddered once as she presented Krune's tablet. ”3372 Godly Points, no matter what, this sum is tremendous. There's also a bunch of other data that makes no sense here.”
She then flashed Krune's Monster Gecko armor as she continued, ”And this…thing strikes fear in me for some reason. He's definitely not an ordinary person.”
”Unfortunately, there's a good chance he's dead,” the city lord replied. ”We have been searching throughout the city. If he's alive and managed to escape, we'll find him sooner or later.”
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Having used the final Blood Essence Crystal, Krune recovered one more crimson ring's worth of energy in his Ocean Heart. As the Blood Essence Crystal was made using the flesh and blood of a Motor Fish King, the amount of energy in it was even greater.
With that, he almost filled two crimson ring's worth of energy now. After that, Krune continued to steal food daily while eating to his limit. Thanks to the Cloud Whale, he didn't have to worry about anything. Moreover, he also began to take note of the activities of the people in his neighborhood in a diary he maintained.
This way, he determined the routine the people among numerous households followed. This way, once he figured out that a family would leave for the day, he sneaked into their house, remaining in hiding until they left the house.
After that, he comfortably rested in their living rooms, watching TV, playing a couple of video games when necessary, listening to the news, and so on. This way, he was getting accustomed to the state of things in the city, enriching his common sense of the place.
Unlike before, he was a wanted fugitive now. So, he couldn't just hope to be filled in on all the details from the people he encountered. Even though his face hadn't been published in any news article till now, Krune didn't become careless just because of that.
Until now, he never revealed any traces of his existence yet. Yet, a single slipup was all it took for the entire city to come blazing down on his heels to capture him. Even after realizing that the city had a significant level of technology, he only moved out of the attic once he understood everything about them.
After all, he didn't wish for him to be recorded in the devices of any houses while he enjoyed his stay there. And when he enjoyed his stay, he didn't just laze around their houses. He looked through their items, books, and other items, figuring out anything and everything they owned.