'Took you long enough.'Rhys stared straight back into the eyes of the white wolf.'Cade ?'The wolf nodded. Rhys was a bit suspicious, but all his apprehension melted away rather quickly a few seconds later."The people with their eyes on us are moving!" Layla said, her voice a little bit disturbed."How fast?" Rhys asked."Faster than normal humans, that's for sure. Are you sure they are the ones we are looking for?"Rhys nodded.Sure enough, just a few seconds later, Rhys, Layla , zara , and Riva found themselves surrounded by over fifty 'men' wielding all sorts of weapons. These weapons ranged from crude-looking magic guns to bows to spears and even swords and daggers.'How the hell did they get their hands on guns?!'What all these men had in common, was the fact that they were no longer men. More accurately, they were no longer human. Rather, they were all beastkin, sporting all sorts of physical bestial characteristics, such as bushy tails, furry ears, scaly skin, long canines

Rhys and the girls were led to a spot behind the mountain. Behind the pile of rocks Cade had shown Rhys, was a hole. This hole was large enough for a fully grown adult human to pass through.Rhys had no idea how such a hole could have gotten there, but he didn't say much. Since he still needed help to be moved around, he was assisted by a few beastmen.As they went further into the hole, they realized that the hole was far from what they expected. Entering the main corridor, they were greeted with dim lighting and several hostile gazes.'Not bad.'Although it was a hole, Rhys couldn't help but admit that it was impressive. It would be more accurate to call it a forte in the ground.There were rudimentary traps erected at the entrance, as well as the corridors. Several beastmen dressed in varying armor stood at strategic points. As soon as they spotted an enemy, they would be able to retreat without having to fear for their safety.As they walked further, Rhys was able to deduce that t

"Ah, Damn it!" Cade cursed as he took in a sharp breath of air.Rhys and zara were seated at the side of the bed of dried grass, undoing his bandages.The pungent smell of rotting flesh hit them, causing zara to gag a bit. Rhys frowned,"The wounds are infected and the tissues are already undergoing necrosis. How are you still alive?!"zara agreed, "At this of it, even with a strong vitality, you should be dead."A small smile appeared on Cade 's face,"Well, the Ki Plundering Technique I practice is what has kept me alive all this time. My status screen says I should be dead, but look at me now."Rhys wasn't sure if that was meant as a joke. Shaking his head, Rhys frowned deeply,"What Ki Plundering Technique do you practice?"Although this was supposed to be confidential information, Cade didn't even hesitate,"It is called the {Beast of Ragnarok Ki Plundering Technique}."Rhys frowned, "Ragnarok?"Cade nodded. He winced a little when another layer of his dirty bandages came off, bu

As soon as the words left his mouth, Sund activated a few healing spells to keep Cade 's condition stable, just in case things went south.However, the chances of that happening were very low...{Blood Restitution} had evolved from the spell, {Blood Regenration}. It made use of Rhys's affinity for the blood element, as well as his special {Eye of Clairvoyance} to locate the elemental blood particles and direct them into his body. When the skill evolved to {Blood Restitution}, he gained the ability to use it on others...What made the skill so great, was that it affected the vitality, HP, and MP of the targeted host all at once. By using his powerful spirit to guide the dense energy into the body, Rhys was in a sense, breathing life into the body, since the Blood element was simply a paraelemental of the life element...His {Elemental Vault} skill was all he needed to turn this skill that he had outgrown, into something that had enough power to pull someone away from the edge of the gr

An idea had been brewing in Rhys's head for a while now...The {Divine Essence of Metallurgy} wasn't a regular skill. A higher form created from the combination of {Metal Creation} and {Metal Manipulation}.Its potential was basically limitless as it gave him almost complete liberty when it came to influencing the metal element.However, for what he was about to do, he would need much more than that...Rhys's mind churned as he thought back to the first magically influenced item he had created, the {Heavy Armor}. This armor was created from metal of the weights used in the school's gymnasium. However, because of the normal properties of this metal, there was no way it could stand the test of time.However, the system still considered it armor...'The reason for that... is that while it didn't have any magical properties of its own, it was still influenced by my magic.'And so, he had pondered...Were there truly any limits to magic?He realized he couldn't think of any. zara 's conclu