Chapter 41: Merely some bloodbath

"Great," he smiled, satisfied with the summary and resolved to pursue the hidden mission, an eight-star challenge.

While others might find it an insurmountable blockade, to him, it was merely a hurdle.

"Enter," he whispered, re-entering the barren realm, greeted by a new set of notifications.

[Tower System]

[To clear the hidden mission, you must survive for 48 hours or slay 500 F-rank, 300 E-rank, and 100 D-rank monsters.]

"Hmm, the difficulty sure fits its name," he commented and moved stealthily through the barren world.

Concealed by 'Absolute Concealment,' he explored the area.

After a thorough investigation, he concluded that monsters of all challengeable ranks, from F to B, roamed these lands.

He focused on the D-rank monster's lair, estimating around 150 monsters, comprising 100 F, 50 E, and 5 D ranks.

He unshackled his army of skeletons to hunt discreetly, ensuring that they wouldn't attract other creatures.

Deactivating 'Absolute Concealment,' he informed Indrajit, "I will signal you."

Reactivating the skill, he infiltrated the monster lairs, carefully avoiding lower-ranked foes until he reached the boss location housing five D-rank hell dogs.

His stats, far surpassing those of other players and monsters, currently reached C-rank.

Murmuring 'Netherworld Soul Devouring,' a blue flame engulfed the five D-rank monsters as he commanded Indrajit, "Attack."

Within moments, the hell dogs were reduced to charred remnants, filling the air with a burnt stench.

Thus, he swiftly cleared the first monster lair.

"Let's increase the skeleton numbers," he contemplated, a grin adorning his face.

But before that, he decided to clear all nearby low-level monsters since this will increase security.

"Indrajit, take all these skeletons with you and hunt all nearby creatures," he instructed, receiving a prompt response, "Yes, master."

Entering the monster's lair for the Darkness extraction, he collected the carcasses of 200 E-rank monsters, stored conveniently in his inventory thanks to the 'Auto Pick-Up Auxiliary Function,' but there were some regrets.

"If only it would also drop loot."

Murmuring 'Darkness Extraction,' he supplemented the Darkness energy instead of mana points.

Before long, prompts appeared before his eyes.

[World System]

[You have supplemented Darkness energy to the Darkness skeleton instead of mana points.]

[Darkness Skeleton rank has been increased by one.]

[Darkness Extraction successfully activated.]

[You can now name this monster.]

[Named monsters have the potential to grow.]

With four Darkness skeletons newly summoned, he decided to continue this process as there was no motive to name them.

Rahul, the fortunate lottery winner, resolved to hunt every monster.

30 hours later:

With relentless determination, he destroyed 50 F-rank, 30 E-rank, and 20 D-rank monster lairs, making ample use of undead extraction on various monster carcasses.

Upon clearing all these challenges, a string of prompts appeared before his eyes.

[Tower System]

[You have fulfilled a certain condition of the hidden mission.]

[You have 18 hours remaining.]

[Do you wish to return?]

[Yes/No]

Laughing secretly, he decided to click 'No,' firmly believing that only a fool would miss such an exceptional hunting ground.

After making a decision, a massacre ensued in the barren world.

Tower Office:

Concerns were raised by a worker to the administrator about the situation in the barren world.

"Sir, what should we do?"

The administrator sighed, "Let him continue," acknowledging that they might lose a bit of meat due to the ongoing events but confident that they would gain more than they lost.

"Sir, it's against the tower's rules," the concerned worker hesitated.

The worker's voice drew a chill that enveloped the office as the administrator responded coldly, "Do as I say."

"Yes, sir," the worker replied fearfully.

"There won't be next time."

The worker shuddered and honestly implied the administrator's advice.

8 hours later:

In the barren world:

"Haaaha!" The thunderous laughter reverberated, echoing through the surroundings, where many hordes of deep black skeletons and one man could be seen amidst the air saturated with the stench of blood.

"That's quite a satisfying hunt," Rahul expressed excitedly while his body was stained with blood and ground were smeared with red crimson blood.

...

April 4, 2600

2:00 a.m.

Rahul's Villa

In the room, a boy teleported and excitedly murmured, "My talent is finally going to be complete."

After some time, he muttered, "It seems the ratio between them is quite appropriate."

10 minutes later

A snoring voice started to resound.

...

Federation School

Class X

"Fatty, Divya didn't come to school today," he asked, perplexed, as she was never absent from class.

"Boss, don't you know anything?" Amar asked strangely while standing shoulder to shoulder.

"What? I remember!" he said, bewildered, rubbing his temple. "How can I forget that?"

"Boss, is this even a matter to be forgotten?" Amar sighed but soon noticed Rahul's body language. "Boss, do you have any issues?"

Surprised by Amar's question, as his face said, you sure fit your name, he shrugged his shoulders and said, "Nothing. A bad nightmare."

"Oh!" Amar commented, and his focus returned to the class.

Meanwhile, Rahul was still in his own thoughts with an emotionless face.

"What was that? A bizarre dream? Or an indication?"

There were numerous thoughts in his head, but no one was there to answer. Soon, his attention also returned to the class.

"Silence."

"Hello, everyone! You should already know about the incident that happened in the F-grade goblin dungeon," the class teacher asked.

"Yes, sir," the students replied in unison, having watched the news.

"Boss! Refresh your memory," Fatty murmured.

"I already know about this. No need to refresh," Rahul said with a blank face, then hesitated. "Did something happen to Divya?"

"Yeah, boss, now you're catching on," Fatty sighed.

He cursed at his dramatics and asked, "Hey Fatty, tell me quickly, what happened to her?"

"Watch! The classroom teacher is going to explain," Amar smirked.

The teacher sighed, "An unfortunate event happened to Divya.

She was traumatized by the incident that happened in the goblin dungeon."

"What?" every student exclaimed at the teacher's remarks.

"Hey Fatty! How could she be traumatized?" he asked, confused, as that was merely some bloodbath.