Eaten By Ants!

Set's continued on his journey. And in a flash, a month passed. Over the course of these four weeks, Set had traveled a long way, according to his estimate, he would reach the Death Valley at midnight. That was, of course, if nothing happened during the day. And thanks to the [Shell] ability, he has been increasing all his states by one, each day.

"System, show me my stats," Set asked, and immediately after a digital interface appeared in front of him showing his status bar.

. . .

[Status bar]

[Host: Set]

[Class/Progress: Demon Hunter]

[Power level: 97]

[Age: 16]

[HP: 1,010]

[Title: The slayer of horned beasts: THE BASTARD: Attracts the anger and hatred of all horned beasts.]

. . .

[Status point: 0]

[Strength: 451] [Agility: 153] [Preception: 151]

[Speed: 151] [Stamina: 451]

. . .

[Celestial spirit: CREATOR]

[Celestial equipment: Dragon Emperor]

[Abilities]

[Manifest. Lv???]

[Snatch]

[Cursed flame. Lv-99]

[Time turtle cap. Lv-16]

[Lady Luck kisses. Lv-8]

[Unholy knight. Lv-1]

[GOD'S WILL. Lv-83]

[Shell]

[Air. Lv-45]

. . .

[Celestial spirit: Golden Budha Physique]

[Abilities]

[Impenetrable Body]

. . .

[Celestial spirit: Fire demon]

[Celestial treasure: Crimson Curse/Fused with Titan Balde]

[Abilities]

[Hell flame. Lv-92]

[Sacrifies]

[Clay face]

[Seven sins][Locked]

[Oxygen(passive skill)]

[War Lord(passive) Lv-4: can easily break the will of a low-level Saint beast]

[????: ????][Locked]

[Flight]

[Plasma energy]

. . .

Celestial treasure: Wizards Express.

Transformative ability: Lv-1

Fusion: Available

. . .

[Skills]

[Devil's domain.Lv-66]

[Fireball]

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[Battle exp: 96/100]

[Blood points:1,196]

. . .

Set was delighted to see his status. In front of him, Demon beasts were as strong as the dirt under his nails. And that was without any equipment. If he were to use them, then he Saint and even low-level World-class beasts were nothing. But Set was quickly confronted with a problem. Although his advancement was impressive and his strength was top-notch, his physical stats were lagging behind by a large margin. While his strength and endurance were stupidly high, almost double of his other attributes, that was due to the [Golden Buddha Body] reaching its maximum potential. If he could do the same for all his other innate abilities, his future would be truly terrifying.

Right now, his physical stats were as strong as a Demon beast, with the exception of strength and stamina, of course. Scientists also concluded that the physical stats of the Demon beasts are just over a hundred. Some of the strongest had measured up to two hundred. And so, he wouldn't even be shocked if there were a Demon beast capable of physically overpower him. Not with strength or stamina, but with the rest.

While he had the official title of Demon hunter, and most of the Demon beast could not lay a finger on him, it was all because of his innate abilities. If by any unforeseen circumstance, he was unable to use all of his abilities or weapons, he was as good as dead. He was the same as a sports car that couldn't go over thirty-meter per hour.

And so he was determined to raise his physical attributes at least to the degree at which he was able to compete with World beasts. But that was easier said than done, as the gap in physique between a Demon and a Saint beast was not small. The strongest Demon beast will have all its physical attributes over 200, at max 300.

But even the weakest Saints had their physical attributes above the five hundred mark. While the strongest had their attributes over the 900 mark. The disparity between the Sanit and World beasts was even more startling, as the weakest World beast had their attributes above the 1,500 mark, while the strongest had their attributes over 5,000.

But these were all chumps compared to the Sky and Emperor classes. As the weakest Sky beast would have its attributes over 50,000, while the strongest would have a maximum of over 100,000. As for the emperors, they were at the top of the chain of food. The weakest of them had attributes over the 150,000 mark, as for the strongest... No one knew that for certain. But many speculated it was over 200,000.

And the stupid part was, all these were their physical attributes. If their equipment, normal and core weapons were to be factored in, their power would be multiplied. Some also had unique skills and abilities, for example, the Nightmare Scorpion's special skill was the Nightmare state where it was able to block the senses. And to those lucky ones that had gained a Celestial treasure, they were simply frightening.

Often the type of beast had to be taken into account. For example, Demon Dog was a world-class beast, mainly focused on speed and agility, while its defense was not as high. As for those beasts that were purely focused on strength, their speed and agility would be their weakness.

And so Set decided once he returned home, he would buy the best body refining medicine to strengthen his body. But all that was going to wait, as his objective now was to reach the Death Valley. Thankfully natural suppression of [WarLord] ability, Demon beasts, and even low-level Saints avoided Set. Making his journeys uneventful. Thinking up to this point, he couldn't help but ask,

"Why has the [WarLord] ability suddenly activate?"

And within seconds, the system replied,

[This is all because of your [Unholy Knight] ability. As the requirement for the [WarLord] ability has been met. The requirement being, host needed to have refined killing intent. But because the host is a carefree and mellow individual, you couldn't have refined your killing intent to that degree. But with the appearance of the Unholy Armor, and the killing intent radiating from it was able to activate the ability.]

Set hearing this, was immediately depressed. Although killing a single Demon beast, wouldn't increase Set's strength overall power, but if he killed them in bulk as he did with the Horny Goats and the Dead Sleeper Snakes, his power would see an enormous rise. A mosquito leg was still meat, after all. But since the appearance of the Unholy Armor, he hadn't been able to encounter a single one. With the exception of that time, he killed the Fanged Rabbit. And the only reason that the Demon beasts dared to linger was due to the enticing flesh of the Fanged Rabbit.

But of course, this problem had an easy fix. Just stop wearing the Unholy Armor. But with this issue solved, another one came up. The problem, of course, was his defense. Although the defense of the [Golden Buddha Body] Demon beasts could not have left a light scratch on him, if he were met with a high-level Saint, it would be a completely different matter. Although there was a matter of the natural suppression of Demon Dog, a wild beast would have learned how to hide their presence.

But with the [Sacrifice] ability, the most he would have to pay was a blood point.

Putting all that aside, he was really excited. Although his power level was 97, he had played enough games to realize that if you hit level 100, there was bound to be a significant change. Either in terms of equipment, attribute, or innate abilities, Set was in for a major celebration. Just as Set reached this thought, he heard a shriek coming from the right, followed by a mournful cry.

Set went closer to investigate, but he was surprised by what met his eyes. It was an ant the size of a cow chewing and ripping through a boar the size of a truck. But that wasn't the disturbing part, there were over ten of these ants, all of which were Demon class. But the boar... was a Siant beast.