Thirsty for blood [C25]

While cultivating in the hot spring, Shu Himo felt his bones and muscles slowly changing, becoming more resilient and strong, increasing slowly but surely his strength.

Unlike what someone would expect from a hot spring where people would relax, here everyone was sitting cross-legged and cultivating, doing their best to increase more possible their own strength, after all, not only this was a chance, but it was also a pricy chance! For many people, 25 gold was not something to trow everywhere!

After a couple hours, Shu Himo felt that the hot spring started to lower its efficiency in increase his strength, but decided to stay until it completely stopped.

After another hour the hot spring did not help anymore to enchant his body so Shu Himo went out, checking his Status. 'Status'

[Shu Himo, 6 Years old]

[Hp: 100%] [Mp: 574]

[Strength: 56.2] [Resistence: 29.8] [Agility: 61.4]

[Dexterity: 51.4] [Intelligence: 57.4] [Wisdom: 63]

[Realm: Body Strengthening] [Stage: Meridians Strengthening]

[Skills: [Intimidation lv_1], [Hopper lv_1].]

[State: Searching for a power-up.]

[The maximum stats for Meridians Strengthening phase is 70!]

'It seems that the hot spring helped me a lot... but wow, System, for the first time I see a state that does not seems an insult!'

[The system is starting to feel bad seeing the User still this weak and considered to give an advice to the User.]

'Nevermind. It was a hidden insult...' Once Shu Himo was outside the hot spring, he noticed that Ru Seji and his master were outside talking about something, he was about to ask what they were talking about when Ro Jonhan suddenly vanished.

"What were you talking about?"

"It seems that Master decided that we would be by ourselves today and that tomorrow we will go by ourselves in the jungle, he most likely will follow us hidden from behind."

Surprised by this sudden variation Shu Himo felt something weird about it but figured out that it was most likely a test made by Ro Jonhan to his disciple and Shu Himo himself.

As now it was almost night Shu Himo and Ru Seji immediately went to search for a place to sleep, and, while Ru Seji wanted to sleep at a normal place, Shu Himo had an idea that somehow convinced Ru Seji: Sleep on a tree as a training for when they go in the Jungle! After all, they don't know how many days it will take and they would need to train for it!

Immediately going a bit outside the village and finding a tree, Shu Himo and Ru Seji then immediately lied in some branches and tried to sleep. Ru Seji somehow immediately started sleep, but Shu Himo finally found out how uncomfortable is sleeping on a tree after sleeping his whole life in a bed. He took a whole 2 hours to fall asleep.

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The next morning.

"So that is the direction of the entrance to the jungle Kemister?" This was the voice of Shu Himo, who is still half sleeping while walking, as he did not really have a Pacific night, while he was cursing at his own idea of training.

"Yes, if we run we should need about 30 minutes to reach from here, Master gave me a map."

The two then proceeded running away from the village, toward the Jungle Kemister.

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30 minutes later, at the entrance of the Jungle Kemister.

"Oh, right, Master said that there may be bandits in the entrance of the jungle, beware your steps."

*Flush*

The sound of leaves moving and the sound of multiple footsteps touching the ground could be heard, and Shu Himo and Ru Seji now know that they are surrounded.

"Wow, the timing in which you said that there are bandits and their arrival is so coincidentally close, I feel like if I'm in an anime where a random character have to announce the arrival of something already here." Around himself and Ru Seji, there were more than 20 bandits at Acupoint Opening phase, but Shu Himo was not in the least worried.

Nodding toward Ru Seji who was still puzzled by the phrase Shu Himo just said as he did not get any of it, Shu Himo immediately draws out his sword, ready to fight.

"Oi, oi, trying to fight us? Just with you two alone? What a joke! Give us all your things and we will let you escape unharmed!"

Surprised, Shu Himo recalled how usually this type of phrase should include a broken arm or leg, and looked in a puzzled way toward the guy who just talked, did the novels lie or is this guy too naive? It must be this guy who is weird!

"You, bandit, how dare you lie to me! This is not the phrase you should say! You forgot a broken arm or leg! Redo it!"

The bandit was expecting almost any answer, from begging for forgiveness, acceptance, terror and much else, but the phrase that came from Shu Himo completely dumbstruck him: is this guy a masochist?

Completely blanking out for a moment, he then said "Are you making fun of me? You bastard! Men, kill them!"

Every bandit was as puzzled as the one talking, but then they all attacked upon hearing the command;

But the reality was not as they expected.

The ones charging toward Shu Himo saw him completely vanish from sight, reappearing a couple centimeters from them and immediately slicing their neck, while the ones charging toward Ru Seji started hearing a chant, and moment later they found themselves drown into a ball of fire, caused by the explosion of the fireball, scattering multiple arms and legs of their body everywhere.

Seeing the effect from the explosion, followed by the burning from the fire of the remains of the body of the bandits, Shu Himo felt surprised and also relieved to have dodged that during the fight in the arena.

Every single of those bandits died in less than 2 minutes, and now Shu Himo and Ru Seji were looting their bodies, especially Shu Himo that was searching for money.

"I found 5 gold, I feel quite lucky!" Shu Himo now had 10 gold in total, will they be enough to exchange for something in the remains? He has no idea.

They both thought everything was over and relaxed a bit, but they then got startled by a roar coming from the distance.

"You Bastards! How dare you kill my subordinates?" This was the voice of the leader of those bandits, who originally did no bother to move as the targets were just two at Body Strengthening realm, but now extremely angry running to get revenge.

"Ooooh, the boss is coming?" This voice was from Shu Himo, who was excited to be able to fight a worthy opponent.

"Hah! Exactly! I'm the boss that will kill you now!" Emitting an extremely cold aura, the boss of the bandits, an expert of the Dantian Core Formation realm 3rd String is revealed fully in front of Shu Himo and Ru Seji.

Even the Master of Ru Seji who was hidden was surprised by this aura: it seems that the boss was close to breaktrough to the 4th string. There is no way Shu Himo and Ru Seji can fight him, so Ro Jonhan was considering to enter the fight against him.

"Himo, I don't think we can fight him, as much as I would like to fight, I fear we have to run or we will die." Even Ru Seji did not feel good about having an opponent as much as strong as that, he may be fine against a 1st or even 2nd string, but a 3rd string about to breakthrough to the 4th is something out of his league, at least for now.

Contrary to the expectation of everyone, Shu Himo made a statement that shocked everyone: The bandit boss, Ru Seji, and even his Master.

Smiling, he then said: "Ru Seji, stay behind, I shall fight one on one against this nameless bandit boss."

Everyone felt that he was spouting nonsense, but a moment later with the appearance of a weapon in the hands of Shu Himo, everyone felt for the first time deep terror and the need to run immediately.

[(High-grade growth Sky Weapon) The Scythe of Doom]

[Passive abilities: [Fear lv_5], [Bloodshed], [loc/ked].]

[Growing weapon requirement: Taking the lives of enough worthy enemies. 0/10]

[Unlocking next Passive ability requirement: reach low-stage Legendary quality.]

[Status: Found a worthy enemy - Thirsty for blood]