Chapter 376: Scouting the Eastern Front (2/2)

So he's at the same level as Zerina and the others. Perhaps the other Heroes were also somewhat stuck at this point by now. All those who managed to reach Transcendence.

The others Heroes are still probably stuck at Mortal Rank since the average stats of the Heroes are still below my estimated base stats of Yuko.

Perhaps they're about to reach it now. After my continuous breakthrough, they would've gained around 10 or more UPL. In one or two days I would probably be able to see a huge increase in the bonus I'm getting from the Supported Individuals' average stats.

”Then use this… You too, Old Man. Also, this.”

I handed a few pieces of baseball-sized stones to both Raiden and Old Man Reol and to top it off, I added the Old Man to my 'Allies' list giving him 10% of the allocation. Reinys and the others also got it but given how that princess changed the way she looked at me, I believe she's also finding a chance to talk to me alone…

Ah. Let's deal with that later when things eased up.

”Go and breakthrough, I will take your post for a while.”

With Raiden alternating his gaze between the stones and me, he's finding it difficult to find the words of gratitude. Well, that's his personality so it's fine.

”Alright. Be careful of that guy.” Raiden pointed at the other side where some guy who's undeniably not a Barbarian. He's nonchalantly sitting on an improvised palanquin, carried by beasts and Corrupted alike.

Somehow that reminds me of most period dramas concerning royalties as well as that epic war movie concerning those 300 almost naked soldiers and their three days stand against thousands of enemies.

”I see. So that's the descendant, huh? Yuko told me that you're the only one who managed to trade blows against him. Can you tell me something about him?”

For that guy to still be this relaxed even if their numbers are cut down and their way home closed, is he an idiot or just too confident about his abilities?

As I cast my gaze on that guy, I thoroughly observe his appearance. He doesn't look that strong. With his thin body build and somewhat frail appearance, one will surely think he's a sickly man. One notable thing about him is how he seems to keep on moving his finger as if he's touching something in front of him.

A System, huh? Right. He's a descendant of Onimbus whose Transcendent Pathway involves assimilating System-type properties.

I wonder what kind of system will be generated if it's just merging its properties. Is it the most famous Status Skill often seen in light novels?

As if the guy was notified about someone observing him, his eyes and head moved leading for our gazes to meet. Upon seeing me, he put on a slight smile on his face. Afterward, he stood up and raised his hand before seven Rank 1 Transcendents lined up in front of him.

None of those Transcendents appeared to be those we sighted when we were on our way to the Whiteshade Division.

Moreover, they all seemed to have vacant eyes.

Are they mind-controlled?

”He's strangely like you. He likes to stay behind and watch over the ongoing battles and mostly send those seven. They're nine previously by the way.” Not forgetting to flaunt his kills, Raiden continued.

”I see. His Transcendent Pathway is possible to be assimilating System Type. As to what kind of System he's integrating with his Spirit Pathway… I have a hunch but it's most likely off for a good part.” I nodded, ignoring his remark about the two Transcendents he killed.

To truly gauge their strength, I pulled out the device from Alwyn to view one's estimated UPL. It couldn't give the exact measurements and the results were always rounded to the nearest hundred or tens if still below Transcendent Rank.

In any case, it's good enough for a low-leveled 'Scouter'.

As long as his result isn't rounded up to 700, we can deal with him.

I first checked the seven Transcendents and their results were all the same, 200.

Whether they're above 150 or below 250, I could only gauge that once they flew out in combat and flaunted their strength. Moreover, the guy probably has a buff skill that could raise their UPL, so I should expect their strength to be around later stages of a Rank 1 Transcendent.

As for the descendant himself… As soon as I pointed the Scouter to him, I noticed that he's also doing the same…

That ruled out the Status Skill, huh? Or there's a range limitation.

In any case, what showed up when I scanned him was 400 UPL. Early Rank 2 Transcendent…