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Arthur who was standing behind Elrick looked around with a wary expression, he was also thinking what he would do next.
Of course, he couldn't keep following them as a carrier, he didn't like such nonsense.
While he was thinking, Jean who was standing by his side suddenly tapped him on the shoulder. She then pointed at the swamp where the crocodiles jumped out.
"There's something under the swamp, try to go there," she said.
"Are there monsters in there?"
"Under this swamp there's one, but you should be able to kill it. You might meet more later."
"Okay..."
Arthur nodded.
He saw Egan and Baxter battling the crocodiles for a while before dropping all the bags he was carrying.
Elrick who was standing in front of him instantly discovered what he was doing. "What are you doing?" he asked.
He didn't answer, knife in hand, he ran towards the swamp.
"You?"
Egan and Baxter stared at him angrily.
"Son, come back quickly, give us an explanation," Bexter said.
Three wind blades appeared beside him, they shot towards Arthur.
The latter, on the other hand, stopped as he arrived at the side of the swamp.
A dark red aura flashed in his eyes, he stared at the three wind blades that were getting closer and closer to him.
Forming such wind blades didn't require any special skills at all, one just needed to have the ability to control the wind well.
Arthur casually moved his fingers, three wind blades that were exactly the same as them appeared by his side. They shot straight at them.
Their differences are; The color of Arthur's wind blades mixed with a hint of dark red and there were ripples like destruction on them.
Actually he was still able to release his spiritual power without mixing with the power of destruction, and it didn't reduce the core power he released, it only lost the effect of the power of destruction.
*Clang* *Clang*
They collided, even though they were created from the wind, their collision sounded like a metal clash.
Their differences quickly became apparent, Bexter's blades of wind shattered instantly into nothingness.
"How could it be?" Bexter was surprised.
*splashes*
Arthur didn't respond, he jumped into the swamp and immediately dived. Apparently, the swamp was quite deep and very dark.
He ended up creating a bubble to cover his head. On the other hand, his body emitted an extremely bright light, turning the water within the swamp bright as day.
With these two things, breathing problems and lack of light are immediately resolved.
From beyond the swamp, Egan and the others could see the light he was emitting, and that only shocked them even more.
"Who is he? Having so many skills is not an easy thing."
Despite being angry at Arthur's actions, Egan started to think differently after he saw his abilities.
At first, Arthur thought of creating a bubble for Jean who followed him into the swamp. But he could only laugh at himself when he saw how Jean was moving in the swamp.
She seemed to be in a different dimension, she didn't even swim, just walked around like she was floating in the air.
"Dive deeper," she told him.
About 10 meters underwater, he saw a tunnel. Faintly, he felt a spiritual aura within the tunnel.
However, as he got closer to the tunnel, a crocodile suddenly jumped out, it was bigger than the two crocodiles that Egan and Baxter were fighting against.
The crocodile opened its mouth, showing a row of huge teeth, it quickly swam towards it. In the water, its speed is many times faster.
He didn't dare to relax, he released more energy from the Gate of Destruction so his strength increased drastically.
Wind flowed from his hand into the knife he was carrying. With a layer of wind, the blade seemed to become ten times sharper.
When the crocodile arrived in front of him, he swam sideways suddenly.
After that, he slashed the knife into the crocodile's upper body.
The crocodile retaliated by swinging its tail at him.
He wanted to dodge, but Jean suddenly said, "Don't dodge, raise your hands up and concentrate your blood element on the part of the body that will be attacked."
It was obviously confusing advice, but he didn't think Jean was planning to hurt him. It might be dangerous, but it was far from enough to make him fall. He finally let the crocodile tail hit his body.
It didn't take him long to understand the true meaning of Jean's words.
He didn't feel too much pain when the crocodile's tail hit him, he barely even got pushed. Apparently, because he was too close to the crocodile's body, the tail's movement slowed down drastically because there was a limit to where the tail could go.
Of course, it was still a very powerful attack, he was barely affected just because of his physique, and his blood element which slightly increased his defense.
The crocodile stagnates slightly after attacking. He, on the other hand, was holding up both hands where both his palms were holding the knife hilt tightly.
*Whooss*
Without thinking, he once again slashed the knife at the crocodile's body.
This time he was in perfect posture, his slashes ten times stronger and faster than before.
The knife sliced through the crocodile's body very quickly until it finally arrived at the other side of the body.
The fight that should have taken time became very short due to Jean's suggestion.
Within the crocodile's flesh, he saw something the size of an egg emitting light.
Monster core.
But rather than that, he was more interested in his body where he felt a strange sensation. His wind, blood, light, and physical attributes seemed to have increased.
He looked at the stats and was immediately shocked.
[Level 2]
- Heart of Heaven
None
None
- Domain of Destruction
[Spiritual Essence: 2.3] +1
Warriors:
[Body Attack: 2.3] +0.95
[Body Defense: 2.3] +0.9
[Body Speed: 2.4] +0.7
Mages:
[Blood: 2.1] +0.5
[Shadow: 1.9] +0.3
[Wind: 2.3] +0.7
[Light: 2.2] +0.8
Etc...
...
"They improved so much," Arthur was astonished.
Of course, he knew that fighting could increase strength, but it wasn't as much as he was experiencing now.
"This is the greatness of the Heart of Heaven, no need to be surprised. Every stressful experience you go through will produce a resonance effect on every attribute you focus on," said Jean. "Your shadow element also benefits even though you didn't use it in that battle."