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"Mostly giant mosquito's larvae, they taste like beef, so it easily became my favorite food here. Giant bugs are healthier, they said. Well, I don't really care. But they're tastier than crustaceans and beef, so I love eating them." Sergio Von Croy explained his life in Fang Shi.

"That's right. It was disgusting at first, but you will surely like it because it's tastier than ordinary human foods once you taste it." Liu Kai agreed.

'Bugs are scary creatures, some can lift 2000 times of their weight, some can move in just tenths of a second, some can produce boiling liquid, some can get energy directly to the sun, some can be super tough, some can jump over 100 times their body length, and some have webs stronger than kevlar.'

'If their abilities are proportionate to their sizes now, they are creatures not to be reckoned with. Even with abilities, you will die helplessly on their hands.' Liu Kai thought to himself.

"What's the rate of mosquitoes?" Liu Kai faced Jin Chow.

"I know that! The male is S-Rated while the female is E-Rated. I read that in the monster rating book and I remember that correctly." Jin Chow explained.

"You remember it wrong, apprentice." Liu Kai trapped Jin Chow's head on his left arm while hitting it. "Male mosquitoes are herbivores, so they are harmless to people. We can hunt them without getting that much risk like this grasshopper. But female mosquitoes sucked blood for their eggs. They only go to the swamp to mate and lay eggs." Liu Kai said.

"Ackkk! Let go!" Jin Chow struggled to get free, but he can't.

"Hahahaha, can I ask now how you can conceal your strength?" Sergio's tears are on the side of his eyes from repeatedly laughing at them.

"I'm not concealing it. I'm fragile compared to you. But my skill can give me strength whenever I get hurt." Liu Kai answered, still hitting Jin Chow's head trapped in his left arm.

"Ohhh, I see. Is that why you cut your wrist before?" Sergio Von Croy asked.

"Yes, to rush the process." Liu Kai answered.

"It surprised me when I saw that. I didn't imagine someone to have a skill like yours." Sergio Von Croy said.

"But how about the injury that you inflict to yourself?" Sergio Von Croy continues to ask.

'Right, I didn't think about that before. In my battle with the wasp, I don't remember any injuries even though I received a lot during the battle.'

'This system said nothing about that. Is the system flawed, or is it hiding some information from me?' Liu Kai rechecked his wrist and Sergio also looked at it.

"I somehow healed after the skill wears off, I think." Liu Kai answered.

Sergio's mouth automatically widened after hearing it. "What a scary blessing you have," he said.

"How about you?" Sergio asked Jin Chow.

"Mine is just simple. I call it 'Indestructible,' and it would give me strength and durability for 20 minutes. Though I can only use it twice a day." Jin Chow answered, who recently got free from Liu Kai's headlock.

"Is that why you tried to stop me by receiving my attack head-on?" Sergio Von Croy asked.

"Yeah! You're quick-witted like—" Jin Chow was about to say Liu Kai but he didn't continue after turning his head to Liu Kai, seeing him smiling. "But I saw that you are a human, so I didn't activate on time since I was surprised that there's a human that has this kind of destructive power." Jin Chow continued.

Sergio Von Croy nodded, agreeing to his statement and a bit flattered on the account.

"Sergio Von Croy, you stayed here for a long time, did you try to go outside of Fang Shi after a while?" Liu Kai asked.

"Yes, sometimes I'm hunting weaker bugs outside for food." Sergio Von Croy answered.

"How did you feel?" Liu Kai asked.

"I'm sorry, what? I don't understand your question." Sergio tilted his head sideways, looking at Liu Kai.

"Did you feel that you're stronger, especially your perception?" Liu Kai clarified his question.

"Oh, I know what you're trying to ask now. Yes, after I stayed here inside of Fang Shi for a long time, I felt more powerful when I'm outside of Fang Shi, especially my perception. How do you know about that?" Sergio Von Croy asked.

"I estimated. Can you see this?" Liu Kai pointed to the status window in front of him.

[You are trying to intake a foreign object]

[Points will be added to your Stats]

-The system is currently generating the points.

[It is too low, the system failed to generate points]

Sergio looks at the direction where Liu Kai pointed his finger but didn't see anything.

"What is it?" Sergio Von Croy asked.

"Oh nothing, just forget about it." Liu Kai stated.

'Even Sergio doesn't have this game-like system despite being so strong.'

'I guess he strengthened himself by staying here and eating giant bugs instead of ordinary food without knowing that it can strengthen him.'

'There's no way he can get this strong with just human training after all. I don't know Sergio's full power yet, but just the glimpse of it is stronger than what I expected already.'

'I need to know about this system and find that old man.' Liu Kai thought to himself.

"Jin Chow, how long since your Squad's deployment?" Liu Kai held his chin, looking deep at emptiness.

"Just a week ago, why?" Jin Chow answered and asked.

"So I assume that the Xennogian Monarchy will send another squad after around two months based on every squad's three months interval so far. What do you guys think?" Liu Kai looked at them.

"Uhhh… No, we're the last squad, and if after three months no one came back to send a report about the investigation, the Monarchy will use their full force to claim all the territories." Jin Chow asked.

'I see, I can use the Monarchy to get some help and reclaim my country from other species.'

'But I don't know what will happen to these two if we wait for the Monarchy to act.'

'But I might fail my quest too if Jin Chow failed, so it's not a good option.' Liu Kai thought to himself.

"Why did you ask? You're thinking of waiting for the Monarchy before you act so you can reclaim your country, aren't you?" Jin Chow asked Liu Kai.

'I didn't know that Jin Chow is so quick about this, but....' Liu Kai's

"Uhhh… No, no, I said, I'm going to help you with your mission. I won't wait for the Monarchy to act." Liu Kai looked at Jin Chow with sincere eyes to assure him.

"But how are we going to do that? I stayed here for about six months and can't proceed on my own. That's impossible in about two months." Sergio Von Croy gave them facts.

"Can you train the two of us for a month before we try to continue our investigation?" Jin Chow stated.

Liu Kai looked at Jin Chow a bit shocked and thought, 'Good thinking. I want to strengthen myself too, while I'm on this quest.' Liu Kai stopped for a moment.

"But that wouldn't help at all." Sergio Von Croy stated.

"What we need is to investigate until Sheng Chan and return to the Monarchy within two months." Sergio Von Croy added.

"Let's reduce the training for a week or two, then let's continue the mission since we don't have a lot of time." Liu Kai suggested.

Everyone agreed to Liu Kai's Suggestion.

The three of them went inside the abandoned building, where they fought this morning to rest for the night.

They finished eating and decided to rest.

[The system successfully processed generating the points]

2 points will be added to Perception.

2 points will be added to Stamina.

2 points will be added to Mentality.

[Status Window]

Agility: 38

Power: 29

Stamina: 26(+2)*

Mentality: 28(+2)*

Durability: 24

Perception: 24(+2)*

*Permanently added.