Surprise~

[Solaris Lion Has Been Defeated]

[Congratulations! You Have Defeated an A-Rank Boss Monster!]

[You Have Leveled Up!]

I ignored the glowing system notifications flickering before me, my focus instead shifting to the scorched and dismembered remains of the once-powerful Solaris Lion.

Its majestic golden mane—now charred and blackened—swayed faintly in the heat still lingering in the air.

I exhaled slowly, wiping away a few stray beads of sweat from my forehead as the residual mana fluctuations around me began to settle.

'It'll take a few more battles before I get used to the sheer intensity of mana inside me now...'

The overwhelming surge of power from the battle faded, allowing my internal mana flow to finally stabilize.

"Man, that guy sure was tough," Flamme remarked casually from the side.

I shot her a glance.

"You didn't exactly help out…"