Book 1: Chapter 26: A Bloodthirsty Hunt Part I

Book 1: Chapter 26: A Bloodthirsty Hunt Part I

Scarlet

I sigh.

At least there doesnt seem to be any antagonistic comments towards me. Most of them seem to be positive, even if some are a little antagonistic towards the spirits choice in Guardians or mention my obvious lack of experience and apparent habit of scowling.

I dont scowl that much, do I? I mutter.

Youre scowling right now, a certain tanukis voice echoes in my mind before he appears in the air car and lands on my lap.

No idea what youre talking about.

Out of boredom more than any form of interest, I continue reading through the comments for a little bit until we arrive at our destination. But most of the comments appear to be around the topic of my appearance, whether its because of my young age where quite a few are trying to guess how old I am, or my apparent good looks. Which Ive never really put much thought into, since most people dont bother looking past the fact that Im an orphan.

And quite a few comments about my ears, unfortunately. A couple about why I have wolf ears but no tail, which Im going to promptly ignore.

Surprisingly, therere only a few about my glowing red eyes. Most of which think theyre rather cool.

There were a couple though that mentioned that my eyes were scary and that that effect was only enhanced by my scowl.

As soon as the air car pulls over in front of a large building spanning only about half the size of Allens, which was already about fifty floors, I close out of the video and its comments before putting my phone in my pocket and getting out of the vehicle. And the first thing I see is the man standing next to the entrance tapping his foot in his obvious impatience. The man is actually about the same age as me in appearance, with silver hair and blue eyes. Hes wearing a fancy suit similar but also slightly worse than Ciphers, with it being a magi-tech suit with a silver core on the center of the chest.

Try sensing for his mana, Tar suddenly suggests, making me raise my eyebrows before I give a mental shrug, close my eyes, and focus on my senses. And after a few seconds, I begin to feel something emanating from him. Thats his mana. Its one of the ways a Guardian judges the strength of another Guardian. Or at least, for magic focused Guardians.

He pauses for a second as I open my eyes to find the mans own eyes having locked onto me.

Its not always accurate, since physical focused Guardians might not have as much mana as they do physical stats. Or they might also just have a skill that helps hide their mana.

Makes sense.

That aside, the man who I feel like I vaguely recognize but cant place his name only briefly glances at my ears before focusing on my face and giving me a nod. Youre finally here. He then turns around and says, Lets go.

An idea comes to me, and I use my Blood Boil skill on several of the demons, giving me a slight headache from using it so many times. And while it doesnt really do much to them, what with the level difference between us, I do notice a couple tiny boils appearing around their already badly burnt skin before popping.

Sylver glances at me for a second before focusing on the demons again while taking a single step forward, sending another surge of lighting through the air, frying every last demon on the floor, including the ones I used blood boil on. And just as Id hoped, the ones I used the skill on do end up giving me EXP. Albeit with a major reduction.

{Level 61 Demon Knight assist. Bonus EXP is awarded for killing a creature fifty levels or more above you. An extreme EXP penalty has been extracted for barely assisting in the kill}

{Level 61 Demon Knight assist. Bonus EXP is awarded for killing a creature fifty levels or more above you. An extreme EXP penalty has been extracted for barely assisting in the kill}

{Level 51 Demon Huntsmen assist. Bonus EXP is awarded for killing a creature ten levels or more above you. An extreme EXP penalty has been extracted for barely assisting in the kill}

{Level 56 Demon Huntsmen assist. Bonus EXP is awarded for killing a creature ten levels or more above you. An extreme EXP penalty has been extracted for barely assisting in the kill}

{Level 30 Demon Knight assist. Bonus EXP is awarded for killing a creature ten levels or more above you. An extreme EXP penalty has been extracted for barely assisting in the kill}

{Level 31 Demon Knight assist. Bonus EXP is awarded for killing a creature ten levels or more above you. An extreme EXP penalty has been extracted for barely assisting in the kill}

{Level 31 Demon Knight assist. Bonus EXP is awarded for killing a creature ten levels or more above you. An extreme EXP penalty has been extracted for barely assisting in the kill}

{Congrats, you have leveled up to level 11. Two Free Points have been awarded to you and your stats have been updated.}

Ouch. The System means it when it says a large penalty. But a levels a level.

I look away from my messages to find Sylver staring at me with an incomprehensible look on his face.

Is he mad that I didnt just sit back and watch?

Whether he is or not, he doesnt show it as he just turns around and says, The way to the stairs is clear. Leave me to my business.

I blink in surprise before shrugging and heading over to the stairs.

Works for me.