A beasts' intelligence

His questions were quickly answered as six rats the same look as the previous cold khan rat but with large spikes of ice on their back. They had Cain surrounded and took full advantage as they released shards of ice from each at Cain.

But he created large, fire-spiked earth walls around him with each side facing a rat, then he sent the forward crashing into and down on the rats. two managed to dodge his attack while the others were heavily injured with blood gushing from their head. still, they stood up and ran toward Cain, while the uninjured two shot a large ice spike each. The rats behind him leapt at his back.

the two in front of him, put the icicles in between them so he grabbed them by the neck and put them in the way of the two icicles. While creating a multitude of earth spikes at his feet that shoot back to incept the other two.

[First kill advanced Ice kang rat] {600exp, 2int stat, 1agi stat}

[3x kill ice kang rat] {900exp 3int stat, 1agi stat}

Only the two uninjured remained. That was about to change as Cain sped to the middle of them using a lighting boost. Then sent a punch at one and kick at the other to throw them apart. Both smashed against a tree. He used the tri blasters long barrel to put a hole through the formers head then turned and shot the latter in the head as well, killing them both.

'I hope no more rats or other creatures show up, so I have time to eat.'

Cain quickly made his way to the bodies and got the cores from each of them, while dragging them into a pile, then he ate all the cores.

[first eaten advanced-Ice kang core] {+1random Ice skill level, 500exp, 3con stat}

[first eaten basic-cold khan core] {+ 1random frost skill level, 100exp, 2agi stat}

[first eaten basic-freezing core] {90exp, 1con stat}

the he began to chop down on the bodies like there was not a tomorrow.

After two hours he finished eating all the bodies and was more empowered than ever before this was the power of the gluttony skill as long as one ate energy filled beings, their own energy will regenerate and grow. This didn't affect healing though but luckily rein didn't take too much damage and the healing skills his sister Callie taught was effective.

his level had gone from 24 to 32 and his agility rose to 122, control rose to 160 and intellect rose to 88.

After he rested and cleaned the blood off himself, Cain continued forward. He ran for 10 minutes using lighting boost on his feet and jumping from tree to tree making his moves unpredictable. He reached an open space with a pond.

'That's weird, why isn't the water frozen?'

"This must be a special water." Sys said.

'why'd you start talking now?'

'Because now the time for a friend is needed." Sys said sounding just like Rein.

'That makes sense.' Cain looked in the water and he didn't he a reflection. He thought it was odd. So, he went to go touch the water.

Sys chimed in. "Are you about to touch an unknown liquid, what if it's poison"

'I guess I should test it before I touch it'

Cain went to grab a stick off a nearby tree. This is when he noticed the trees around the pond were different. They were darker and gave off an eerie feeling.

"This feels like the demon tree" sys said

'Maybe it's a similar species, so we should be prepared when attacking this thing'

He pulled out his glaive and held it in his right hand as he pointed the blaster at the tree.

Ring* Ring* Ring*

he was assaulted with a heavy ringing in his brain.

"Your mind is being heavily attack you have to fortify." Rein shouted but it faded like an echo is his head and all he could hear was the Ringing.

'It hurts how do I fortify'

"Look into the pool."

'But the pool might be dangerous. Like you said.'

Ring*

Ring*

"Look into the pool!"

"Don't" A very distant voice said but it also felt right next to him.

Ring*

Ring*

Ring*

his feet began inching towards the pool. It started to shimmer like light hitting glass.

Ring*

'Who do you think you are' Cain roared out mentally and the ringing suddenly stopped. Rein immediately felt claws trying to scratch at his mind.

'Good now shoot the tree.' Rein said while glaring at the tree.

Cain aimed his wrist and focused him mana into the widest barrel, and it shot out like an explosive blast, and completely destroyed the tree Infront of him. Yet the tree began to sprout again from the trunk.

Scratching and pounding began to berate his mind. Cain fell to his knee, while trying to resist the attack. He Then activate one of his special bloodline powers [True eye] it allowed his to see the flow of mana. Cain hoped he could use it to find the core.

He was right the energy circulated to the center the pool.

'But the problem is the pool was hypnotizing. These constant mental attacks aren't letting up either.

"It's not that strong as look as he don't directly look at the pool you should be fine, I have faith in you." Rein said. So, Cain took a breathe and felt better hearing what he said that. and created thick condensed ice boots knee high around his armor shoes and stepped into the pond.

The clawing and pounded only grew louder and more obsessing. While every part of his body and mind was telling him to look down at the water.

He refused and with ever step he grew more and more interested in seeing the pond.

He got right in front of the core and bent down to pick it up, but it felt like a heavy weight in the pond and the pain in his mind didn't help make the weight lighter. Cain roared out and he continued to pull up the core that was the double the size of a watermelon. After what felt like forever the core finally broke the surface, instantly feeling lighter.

He felt the mental attacks instantly stop as well.

[First kill advanced-howling mirror pond] {1500exp, 10int stat, 2 random advanced skills}