The forest was dark, gloomy, and as silent as a graveyard...In reality, it truly was a graveyard. In the span of a few hours, the corpses of thousands of mutant beasts had become one with the forest floor. Only their brittle bones which had been drained of all nutrients were left to form fossils.Crawling above the carpet of bones, were devils of all shapes and sizes. Rhys dashed through the dense foliage with an agility that could put cats to shame while staying out of the sight of the devils.His feet barely touched the ground, and thanks to his high control stat, he was able to expend the least amount of stamina for the most effective actions, so his stamina consumption was kept at the bare minimum.Beside him, covered in the same blanket of darkness as he was in, was Ruby. {Dark Cloak} allowed Rhys to spread the effects of the skills to allies. Hence, the effects of {Dark Cloak} weren't limited to just him, but Zara, Layla, and Ruby as well...He moved through the dark forest lik

"What did Layla say?" Sue whispered.Stan, Li, and Sue all sat together, their voices kept low, and their faces down. Even though no one was currently around them, they remained cautious.On the edges of the forest, numerous grotesque plant creatures were waving their vines like tentacles, so it was currently impossible for those that could not get past them unnoticed to enter the forest.Stan, Sue, and Li had learned the hard way when Stan was smacked across the face trying to brute force his way through the protective defense line."She said we should wait, that she has a plan," Li said with a calm expression on his face."Ha... Why did she have to put herself in such a situation? Wasn't she the one who told us that splitting the group up could be dangerous?!" Stan said, a confused expression on his face."Believe in her. She has a plan..." Li said with a fairly confident smile on his face."You doing okay? He hit you pretty hard." Sue, who would always fight with her brother showed

"So here's the plan..."The area surrounding the appendage was completely devoid of greenery. Unlike the one Rhys had encountered earlier, this appendage not only drained the life of the nearby mutant animals, but it also consumed the nutrients of all plant life surrounding it.It was so bad, the soil around the appendage had turned coarse and dry, a phenomenon that would only occur in places where the soil had no nutrients at all such as beach shores.Because of this, the area within a 50-meter radius around the {Appendage} was completely void of trees, plants, or even grass, which meant there was no natural cover available for Rhys and the rest to hide under.Although using their stealth skills and spells would work, there was also a probability that they would be spotted. Hence they couldn't rush in without a plan."Ruby will serve as a distraction and will attract the attention of the devils long enough for me and Zara to destroy that {Appendage}. During this period, Layla, you wi

Rhys began inspecting the items splayed on the ground. The only thing sitting on the ground was a rune that looked way more complex than any he had ever come across before...The mysterious symbols on the rune had been arranged such that the resulting image was that of two sword images superimposed on one another, such that it was difficult for an observer to tell if it was one or two blades being shown.Rhys stared at the information the system provided on the rune.***{Cross-blade}: Increase proficiency when dual-wielding weapons.***'Dual wielding?' The concept of fighting with two blades at once was a foreign concept to him. Seeing that he did not need it currently, he placed it into his inventory.Stabbing the tip of his blade into the devil core of the {Hulking Behemoth}, he applied a bit of force, completely ripping the devil core from Gadon's chest, leaving a bleeding cavity behind.Staring at the devil's core that had a metallic tinge to it, Rhys dragged the metal elemental

"That's the last one down," Myles said as he pulled the tip of his spear from the chest of the devil he had slain. Around him were a few other devil and mutant beast corpses. Standing very close to him, was Jayden who had his shield up with a black pulse radiating from its center every once in a while."Who would have thought that this skill would come in handy later," Jayden said to himself as he stared at the shield in his hand in marvel."I've learned so far that there are no such things as useless or low-ranked skills. Only its user can be inept..." Myles said. He got down to one knee and went straight to work.Harvesting devil cores and mana shards was dirty work since it involved getting up and personal with the guts of a corpse, but it was something they had all become accustomed to. Most of them looked forward to it..."{Dark pulse} completely masks the auras of those within its radius. This also causes the magic signals sent on their deaths to be rendered ineffective. I think