Chapter 72 - 72 : Hunt 1 (1/2)
A month has passed since the 'Bloody Day', a lot of things occurred, but nothing too dramatic, Arthur passed his days peacefully with Lucy and Saly, the little girl worked harder and harder, as for him, he just relaxed with Lucy, and would sometimes train his techniques.
He checked the orb that Zodiak gave him many times, but he just couldn't figure out how to use it or even activate it, it's a shame but there's nothing he could do about it, yet.
Arthur decided to rest for a bit more in the Ma Clan then go look for Zodiak's remaining powers, he knew that people are coming for him, Zodiak's warning and that woman who attacked him last time were enough to alert him and make him on guard.
Zodiak said that there are portions of his powers left in this world, it may be hard to find them immediately but at least he got a clue, yes, it's 'Medusa'.
Since the moment he met them, he knew they had a relation with Zodiak, or else, how could you explain their ability to use the 'Dark Magic', it's just a pity that he didn't know their headquarters, or else he would have gone there immediately.
Nonetheless, he didn't plan to give up, he had the Ma Clan and other forces in his side, with their broad net of information, there's bound to be some clues about the whereabouts of this secret organization.
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”B-but Arthur, I want to come with you two!”
Saly was sitting on Arthur's lap while he was stroking her fluffy ears, she was pouting and acting angry because Arthur told her that they would leave in 2 weeks to look for something but no matter how she begged, he didn't accept her request to come and told her to stay here as it is the safest place.
”I told you, the place we are going is not that safe, if you can reach LVL300, then I'll think about it? Alright?”
Saly was still pouting, although she's young, she wasn't an idiot, moreover, her high intelligence allowed her to act more like an adult than a child, but in front of Arthur and Lucy, she would always act like a spoiled brat.
”Hey Lucy! Please tell him to take me too!”
Saly looked at Lucy, who was leaning her head on Arthur's shoulder, she took her hands while pleading to her, she knew that only Lucy can change Arthur's choice, furthermore, Lucy always doted on Saly and granted her all her requests.
Lucy gently smiled at Saly while softly saying
”Hehehe~~, little Saly, I know you have become very strong, but we can't bring you this time, it's extremely dangerous, please stay here, don't worry, next time, we'll surely bring you along, that's a promise, okay?”
Hearing this, Saly could only slowly drop her head down and stay silent, no matter how stubborn she is, she can't insist too much, since she said she can't come then she can't come, maybe if she was stronger then they would have taken her, so while tightly gripping Lucy's hands, she slowly nodded her head while saying
”Okay.. Saly understands.. I'll go train and you'll take me if I reach LVL300 right? It's not too far away, I'm already 97!”
With that, she jumped from Arthur's lap and went outside to train, Astrith who was taking a nap not too far away, disappeared from his position and followed her, after all, it was his duty to protect her while she was not with Arthur and Lucy, and he himself didn't really dislike doing this, his relationship with her strengthened, plus she treated him to a lot of delicacies.
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The remaining time passed in the blink of an eye, Arthur and Lucy prepared themselves, and after saying their farewell to little Saly, they departed, the first thing they did is head to the E-clips company headquarters in the Itas continent to get the corpses.
It's been quite some time since he asked Belic and Robin to gather more corpses, their stats may be low, but if he possessed thousands, then his overall strength would increase by a significant amount.
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The journey didn't take more than 10 minutes, the trade proceeded as usual, the reaction of the old man and Robin was not like last time, I guess they got used it after experiencing it a few times.
Unlike last time, Arthur paid Belic for gathering the corpses, they gathered 1,012 beast corpses, Arthur didn't know how much they cost and he wanted to pay the old man for them, but Belic insisted on not receiving anything, saying that getting the help of the Ma Clan is enough.
Mentioning this, Arthur remembered that he promised Belic to help his Qin Clan, so yeah, maybe for him, helping out his own Clan is better than getting loads of Gold Coins, well, each got their preferences.
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After they finished the deal, the duo went to a secluded cave a couple of kilometers away from the Elven city and rested, well it was not resting but to allow Arthur to possess the corpses.
The stronger he got the better if an unexpected situation occurs like it always does, he better be powerful enough to cope with it, or else, the only outcome would be his and Lucy's death, which is something he definitely didn't want.
Before he left the Ma Clan, he asked Anastassia about 'Medusa', however, she didn't know much about it, but she gave him a useful information, which is to look for them in the Western continent, apparently, they show themselves a lot around that area, and all the continent is considered a wasteland devoid of any rulers except a few powerful beastmen clans here and there, there is no one who can truly threaten their existence.
So, the first destination for Arthur and Lucy is going to be the Western continent, it's on the other side of the planet or world, but with their speed, it wouldn't take much time to arrive there, so it was not that big of a deal.
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Their trip already began after he finished possessing all corpses, like last time, nothing special appeared, like a unique skill or something similar, however, his stats rocketed yet again.
TITLE : MEAT GRINDER / SEEKER OF KNOWLEDGE / ONE WITH THE SWORD / ARK???
Level: ???? Class: Dark ARK Parasite
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Realm : Deity
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Strength: 19.7m
Intelligence: 18.0m
Agility: 23.4m
Wisdom: 17.6m
Vitality: 16.2m
Dexterity: 16.8m
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Health 16.4m Health Regen 13871/s
Mana 17.02m Mana Regen 23299/s