Aura Fire

I don't hate humans, and I don't intend to be friendly with monsters either.

But one thing I know is that I am no longer human.

If I don't kill them, they will kill me instead. Only the strong can survive in this world.

To survive, I must develop my strength, and the only way to develop my strength is through killing.

simple as that.

I was able to observe the mayhem that humans had brought. Numerous monsters have already been killed; some of them attempted to combat the humans but were defeated by the knights without making any headway.

The monsters were powerless, even the strong Rare-Rank monster had no chance of surviving. In a single swing, the knights' swords cut them down.

This explains the strength of these five humans, each of them was stronger than me, no doubt.

Most of the monsters have already been killed or escaped.

The humans were searching through the corpse now. I could see the mages using some kind of spell to collect some kind of solid ball from the monster's body.

This wasn't something I was aware of, and I didn't find it in any of the monsters I defeated or gathered aura from.

I had no reason to stay here; I don't have a chance of killing any of them, and even if I do, I still need more time to actually kill one. No matter who I am now, I still used to be a human.

But that doesn't mean I will hesitate if any of them find trouble with me; I will at least take down one if they manage to find me and chase me.

But that was not happening because my stealth has reached incredible heights.

[Stealthh(R)> Stealth(Elite)]

Just to be sure, I used the skill level-up token on it even though it just ranked up a short while ago. I was putting my life on the line, so I could not afford to be petty.

[Host has used the skill token]

[Stealth(Elite)> Stealth(Mystic)]

[Stealth (mystic): Removes the presence of the host, instantly disappearing with no need for cover. Only skills or auras of higher rank than mystic can detect the host.

I was confident that the skill would keep me hidden at all times. I need to move closer to them to use the analysis. I want to find out the difference between a monster's status and a human's.

The mage has made her way to the center of the area, and they laugh as she speaks, probably celebrating their successful hunt. They also took the aura fire and shoved it inside a bag on one of the mage's waists.

The humans didn't even check for any signs of a monster, as if no monster could even pose a threat to them.

I use the trees and grass as I arrive closer and closer to one of the mages, sitting near the corpse of a minotaur as she looks at her loot.

Analyze!

[Name: Alice Gungnir]

Level:68

Age- 26

Species: Human

Titles: Magic might

Class: Battle Mage

Skills: Bind, meteor shower, fire manipulation, language comprehension, mana regeneration, quick feet, magic shield.

It doesn't show any stats, which makes things complicated. System, do you have an answer to this?

Humanoid races are different from monsters.

[The amount of health a humanoid race has does not matter if its head is chopped off.]

[The host should stop asking stupid questions.]

Your piece of ungrateful sh*t!

I knew that you were useless trash! I was just asking to confirm it.

I see that humans, no matter how strong they are, if they lose their heads or have their hearts pierced, all they can do is die.

Tch, what a pitiful race in comparison to my mighty demon race! Ahem.

Enough. No need to boost my useless pride by myself.

I am still pissed that I was reincarnated into some dog-shit monster. I would not have to go through all this trouble if I were born as a human. I could live my life peacefully.

Grow up, go to some magic school, marry a beautiful wife—what a waste of this handsome face!

Sigh, useless dreams of mine.

Back to the situation: I wonder if I could just kill the mage in one hit. I was pretty sure I could.

but something was bothering me.

When the monster attacked the mage before, a kind of shield-like structure appeared covering the mage's body, and the monster could not even penetrate it.

I don't know whether I can penetrate it or not.

I had no plans to go against a group of humans from the start, but it seems I have to change my plan.

I need that aura fire, and more importantly, I want the skills that this woman mage has.

[Host has a 100% chance of gaining the skill of the humanoid race using gluttony.]

[Host cannot gain any stats from the humanoid race using gluttony.]

quite useful information that changed a lot of things.

The system doesn't seem to like humans or beings of the humanoid race. The other thing is that there is a huge possibility that, in the future, I will have to shed a lot of human blood.

I don't like the idea, but I don't mind if it ensures my survival.

Free skills are always welcome!

I can think of this later; now I need a way to get the aura fire from this mage.

...….

"Gather the cores of every monster; we cannot afford to waste time."

The mage, Alice, commanded the knights.

It was a successful hunt for the team; they borrowed artifacts from the adventurer guild to make it possible, so they cannot afford to fail this hunt. It was a common-rank dungeon, but they had other objectives other than clearing it.

Artifacts cannot be wasted just for clearing a mere common-rank dungeon.

Everything was going as she planned, or so she thought.

Without any notice, a shadow jumped out of nowhere, aiming straight for her head.

Alice was terrified; she hadn't seen or heard of any monsters in the area, so how could one appear so unexpectedly?

She instantly activated her magic shield, confident that it would protect her, but she would be disappointed.

Crack, crack, crack!

Her magic shield broke instantly as the claws of the monster tore through it like paper. She immediately covered her head with her hands in the hope of avoiding death, but the claws changed their target and struck her waist quickly.

"Argghhh help!!!"

"Help Alice immediately!"

"It's an ambush!" Ryan, cast your shield on Alice quickly!

But to the human's surprise, after the initial attack, no more attacks followed. The attacker was nowhere to be found. as if it vanished into thin air, which only left them more terrified.

Did it run away, or was it giving them a chance?

...

I did not think much; all I had to do was attack the mage and take the aura fire. There was no need to hesitate.

It was a risk attacking the mage, but it paid off: my claws easily pierced the mage's shield, proving that they weren't all that strong after all.

If all the monsters attacked the humans, the humans would never be able to kill as many of them, so the monsters were foolish when the humans attacked them. How can a group of humans do anything to hordes and hordes of monsters?

The reason humans keep getting stronger and more advanced is because of their intelligence. The monsters, however, from the short experience of life in this dungeon, do not seem to have much intelligence at all; they were all lacking in the INT stat.

I could see the humans shaking and preparing for an attack, but I won't continue. I got what I wanted, and I don't trust myself enough to go up against five of them.

I got what I needed after all. The aura of fire

Mission successful!

After only an hour or so, the mage appears to be better; she can stand and use skills. I saw them make her drink some kind of potion, which had to be one of the "legendary" healing potions that were in every game I played.

Most likely, she is the team's leader, and her allies are counting on her assistance to get them out of the situation. Will she choose to retreat or stay? Hehe, if she chose to stay, then I would have no choice but to wait patiently for another opening and ambush her.

I need the monster corpses after all.

But I didn't think she would go crazy!

She immediately conjured brilliant balls of flame and sent them flying in all directions, burning the entire place. As she persisted in her hysteria, she burned down all the vegetation, including the corpses.

NOOOO my LOOT!! Curse this woman!

I should have killed her when I had the chance.

Holy shit! You can't mess with a crazy woman. She will really burn everything down!

Once she completed her crazy feat, the five of them finished collecting their loot as they went back in the direction from which they came.

It smelled terrible, and I felt like vomiting. All the dead monsters were burned to the ground, leaving nothing but ashes. The once-beautiful place has been turned upside down in a matter of hours.

Regardless, it's time to head back to my shelter.