Chapter 144 - The Second Stage (4) (2/2)

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『 The Special Access has been concluded 』

『 You will be teleported to your destination in the second stage of the Tutorial in 15 seconds 』

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Upon seeing the notifications, Jeremy stood patiently, waiting for the countdown to reach zero.

Fifteen seconds later, Jeremy's entire figure simultaneously disappeared from within the dark space.

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A small cavern situated inside a small rocky hill...

The small cave was formed by the weathering rocks and extended deep into the hill. It had a space large enough for two or three humans to enter at the same time.

At this time, Jeremy's body suddenly appeared out of thin air within the cave as he gradually opened his eyes to look around him.

However, before he could turn his head, rows of notifications suddenly appeared before Jeremy...

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『 Congratulations for passing the first stage, and welcome to the second stage of the Tutorial 』

『 This stage will be the last selecting phase for you, Le'Liac humans. If you survive this test, the System will deem you qualified to be a resident and live on Ortus. Good luck 』

『 Tutorial Mission: Survive II 』

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'It looks like I have to add the new Tutorial Mission into my false Status Window...' Jeremy thought briefly after seeing the notifications before him.

A short moment later, the window finally disappeared as Jeremy turned his head left and right to inspect around him.

'Where is this place? Why am I teleported into a cave? Isn't it supposed to be at the camp's outskirt?' Jeremy had many questions within his mind right now.

He looked at the surrounding environment in confusion as he didn't see the expected sight of people walking around the camp at all.

Instead, Jeremy was met with a small rocky cave with an entrance situated more than twenty meters away from him, leading to the green forest outside.

Unexpectedly...

When Jeremy turned to look at the rocky floor, he suddenly found a small wooden box beside his feet.

'A treasure box?'

Jeremy wondered while raising one eyebrow after spotting the wooden box placed near his feet.

'There is no trap attached to the box. So, it might be the reward for successfully using the teleportation circle...'

After finishing his thought, Jeremy crouched down and opened the box.

*Creak*

The wooden box was opened slowly, creating a creaking noise echoing within the small cave.

Soon, the content within the box revealed itself to Jeremy.

There was only one thing within the box, and it appeared to be something like a brown animal leather.

'Another parchment...' Jeremy thought while picking the brown parchment up to see what it was all about.

Just like the Mana Affinity parchment that Jeremy had obtained from the hidden room back in the easy trial, the parchment in his hand right now read the words 'Aura Affinity' on its top section.

It was clear that the parchment in Jeremy's hand had the sole function of boosting a person's aura affinity, which would directly lead the person into the road of Warrior Pathway.

'Again... Useless thing again. Why don't I get a skill or talent instead of this almost worthless thing?'

Jeremy thought while shaking his head in disappointment.

'Should I gift the two parchments away or sell them for some pennies?' Jeremy thought momentarily.

For all that, Jeremy had already planned his other 'unique' energy aside from mana, and it was obviously not the aura energy.

So, Jeremy felt pretty dissatisfied with his reward from the box.

After keeping the parchment inside his glove, Jeremy promptly stood up and looked at the cave's entrance.

The outside appeared to be filled with trees and vegetation as Jeremy even saw small animals and fowls roaming freely outside.

With his enhanced eyesight from the skill and talent, Sixth Sense, Jeremy could see everything outside very clearly, despite the fact that the forest was more than thirty meters away from him.

At this time, Jeremy suddenly raised one eyebrow because he had heard some noises from a faraway place.

The noises were so faint that even with Jeremy's enhanced hearing, he almost couldn't hear them.

If it were before his Heightened Senses was upgraded into Sixth Sense, Jeremy wouldn't hear a single sound from such a distance.

'Some people are battling in that direction...'

Having thought so, Jeremy activated Third Eye and looked in the direction where the sound came from.

Soon, Jeremy's sight zoomed into the forest...

'Hmm... There are too many trees shielding my view...'

'So, this is another downside of Third Eye as it cannot see through obstructions rather than the information overload.'

'It is still inferior to my tier-5 observation spell after all...'

After realizing his skill was ineffective in this situation, Jeremy decided to go to the battlefield to see what took place there by himself.

Just like that, Jeremy started walking in the direction where the noises came from, without delay.