The loot

Cliff was sitting opposite Rakahn, so as not to be embarrassed, he had put Dahlia on the bed for a long time, she still hadn't woken up, maybe she was tired from the battle and she took advantage of it. restful sleep. Even though Rakahn was against Dahlia sleeping on his bed, Cliff managed to convince him.

He squeezed the stone tightly in his hand, he tried to do as Rakahn had done, intertwining his mana and the essence contained in the stone then directing it towards his "mana heart". The process was extremely difficult, Cliff once again realized that his Drain Skill was extremely useful.

Maybe even more so, because they didn't know the limits in using his skill. Perhaps he could also absorb the essence stones of a creature he had not previously slain, there had been no opportunity to confirm this.

"I'll do it later "

He said to himself while strengthening his concentration in the stone, the process was long, was long and he was at his maximum, if he accelerated the absorption he risked losing everything. He was patient and continued the extraction.

As the last drop of essence was absorbed, Cliff opened his eyes, frowning, wondering if he had failed or not since he didn't hear the voice of the announcement from anywhere.

At the same time, Cliff felt a sudden chill run through his entire body, a few things invading the location of his "Mana Heart", a heat slowly becoming hotter.

Cliff ground his itchy teeth.

"Shit! It hurts"

Although he was somewhat resistant to pain, it was beyond what he could bear.

At the same moment, the murmurs of the announcement reached his mind;

[You have absorbed a mutant essence stone. ]

[Your body changes…]

At the same time, Cliff exhaled with all his might, desperately trying to expel some of the heat that was accumulating under his chest, of course it didn't work, on the contrary it had gotten stronger.

Cliff was on the verge of screaming, but for his own reasons, he held back.

[Your body has changed.]

[Your physical abilities have increased.]

[Your "echo location" ability has evolved into a "symphony" skill.]

The pain had seemingly disappeared, Cliff relaxed his concentration, he saw that Rakahn was still in front of him with a dark expression on his face. Cliff smiled at the young warrior, to show him that everything was okay.

At the same time, the murmurs of the announcement, which had stopped, had resumed again.

[You have awakened a weak affinity to fire.]

[You have received the "heat resistance" ability.]

And so ended the whispers of the announcement, Cliff stood up and stretched his body, he felt strong, light and heavy at the same time.

He glanced at Rakahn, the young man returned the look shyly, he looked like a puppy waiting for his master to compliment him.

"He and Akumu look a lot alike," Cliff muttered to himself, "birds of a feather flock together, as they say."

"Did you say something my lord?" Rakahn asked, raising an eyebrow.

"I've noticed even though my physical strength has increased drastically, but I'm still very weak," he said. "I clearly lack experience, my fighting techniques are quite... mediocre."

"I would like to train my senses, have a deeper understanding of using mana, and I would also like to train my reaction time."

During his encounters with these creatures, Cliff had realized how much he had gaps in his movements and reaction time. Even though they could hear them coming or even smell them, he was quite slow to react, he always narrowly escaped death.

Rakahn scratched his chin, and then his eyes widened and he clapped his hands as if he had a sudden epiphany.

"Why not ask Cain and Akumu to train with you?, knowing them they will probably ask something in return."

"It's a good idea, I just have to convince them" Cliff replied.

"Oh I didn't tell you, I received a weak affinity with fire!"

"Oh, that's great!?" Replied Rakahn excitedly "that's all the more reason to ask Cain to teach you the use of magic."

Cliff nodded in agreement, he twirled the essence prayer in his hand, he had some ideas for plans in mind, but to put it into action he had to convince these two clan leaders.

He released a sigh.

"I can't wait for Dahlia to wake up, I really need her right now."