Chapter 73 - EPIC!
I was able to see the power of the humans of this world first hand as I observed the leading peak rank S captain hold his own against a rank S BOSS. We didn’t have to move too far in to come in contact with them
After passing through the large trees that were covered by snow, ferocious looking white beasts began appearing. They had disproportionately large hands and feet with smaller bodies that didn’t seem to match. This size was even more exaggerated when it came to the rank S Leader that neared 10 meters
Sharp icicles would form at the wave of these beast’s hands as the mercenaries worked together to bring them down. The leading S rank, Captain Ryner, was holding his own while standing against a Leader, his large broadsword roiling with fire elements as each clash left wounds on the beast
I worked with the group I came with as I continued observing everything first, using the rank A [Infernal Purge] every few seconds after watching some of the fire power of the few rank S mercenaries in the group
The blazing flames that came crashing down were extremely deadly to the normal beasts, setting their entire bodies aflame if a single one touched them.
As for the looting of cores, the mercenaries cut open the heads of the beasts they killed to pull out cores much larger than what I had been used to seeing. These were the full cores of beasts that weren’t broken down into smaller portions by the system that hunters back in my world worked with
When it came to the monsters I took down myself, I recalled the words of the System. I would be in a different world, but still holding that same power. The only change was that it would only be triggered when I came in contact with the beings that I took down
To make things even more seamless, the extracted essence in the form of skill books, items, or cores would directly be placed in one of my storage rings when I would normally ’harvest cores’ like other inhabitants of this world
With this in mind, the extermination groups moved forward while staying close together and taking down the beasts that came rushing out. I was amazed at the strength of the humans here, as even the rank A mercenaries utilized their strength and essence better than the hunters I had always observed
"We will stop here today. If we move any further in we will intrude in an EPIC ranked beast’s territory."
At the mention of this, the mercenaries adopted solemn faces as they began to move back. My heart palpitated as I confirmed the next rank above S. EPIC rank. Many ideas passed in my head before I quickly knocked them down. I wouldn’t be so rash as to have a head on collision of something that high of a rank before I collect many defensive rank S skills
I would rather be overly prepared and protected then suddenly lose my life with rash decisions. I breathed out calmly as I followed the rest of the group to move out of the huge land floating in the sky. A voice rang out I was lost in my thoughts
"Rookie, exemplary work out there today, it cut our time by more than an hour. Where has someone like you with a large mana pool been hiding all this time?"
I came out of my head and smiled at the Captain that appeared besides me
"I was honing my skills privately until I was confident enough to take on these beasts."
"Haha, honing your skills until you reach such a high rank? You’re too cautious! If you had trained with other mercenaries, that flame skill of yours might have already reached S rank!"
He paused as he looked me up and down before continuing
"Come back with a few of my people so you can get to know the mercenaries you’ll be working with from now on, we can’t let a talent like you go to waste."
"Haha, sure."
I listened to the large man’s words and agreed to go along. I had to become known in this Frozen Kingdom little by little. I wouldn’t start off with an explosive show of power that would raise heads, but become known slowly as my power increased in the shadows.