The Ravens crackled wildly as they circled the group above the mountain, but they neither attacked nor came any closer.Mia called Bubu back."Looks beautiful," Mattimeo said, admiring the large black eagle with its striking blue neck."Isn't he? His name is Bubu, and he's my first summon." Mia smiled.Mattimeo couldn't help but fantasize about becoming a summoner again."Matt, you haven't taken the summoner test, right?" she asked."No. I only have a mid-grade talent," he replied."But you know you're different," she insisted."How's he any different? As long as you don't have a high-grade spiritual root, you don't have any chance at all," Ezekiel said.He was right, though. But that was assuming Mattimeo was a normal person. He didn't even have a spiritual root to begin with.He decided he was going to take the test, but where was he going to get his hands on the testing artifact? Those things were kept under extremely tight security."The Ravens are coming down," Zaki announced."M

Mattimeo and his group finally arrived at the place the following day, and it was indeed a village.As soon as they approached the entrance, two men armed with spears stepped forward to stop them."Who are you, and what are you doing here?" the older man demanded."We're looking for Nezz Village. I'm not sure if we've come to the right place," Mattimeo replied.The two men exchanged glances."Yes, this is Nezz Village. What's your business here?" the older guard asked."We're on a mission to eliminate the Poison Ravens," Mattimeo said as he showed them their mission slip.The two men looked at one another, their expressions immediately brightening."You are the people they sent? Thank the Creator you're finally here. But..." The older guard looked the group over from head to toe, his excitement quickly fading into skepticism. "You all look very young. Are you sure you can even defeat a single Poison Raven?"The younger guard silently scoffed. As a fourth-level Energy Refinement Realm

Bubu took to the air with Mia and Ezekiel atop it, raining ranged attacks down on the Ravens, while Mattimeo fought from the ground with the aid of Zaki's vines.The flock was noticeably smaller than it had been yesterday. Most of the birds had already been killed during the previous battle, making this fight far less difficult.The Ravens suddenly broke formation and began retreating after nearly half of the remaining flock had been slain."Aish, I really wish we could follow them. They might refuse to come back again, and that would mean our mission isn't truly complete. They could return someday," Mattimeo muttered, watching the fleeing birds disappear into the distance."Matt, I actually managed to put a tracker on one of them, but the method I used is... unique. I don't want the others to know about it, so if you're interested, we can see where it leads us," Zaki said.Mattimeo paused and turned to him, surprise flashing across his face. He didn't care how Zaki had managed to pla

"What do you know about the undead? I'm not even going to waste my time talking to you. Silvanus, get him!"Silvanus let out a piercing caw, and a swarm of ravens burst into the room, even smashing through the windows. The dark-eyed man immediately turned and fled."Where do you think you're going?" Mattimeo shouted, drawing his sword. He cut down a raven in a single slash before launching after him.The dark-eyed man dove through a shattered window, hit the ground in a roll, and sprang back to his feet. Without looking back, he bolted straight into the forest."Hehe! You think you can catch me? This Whisperstone can enslave even more ravens, and one day I'll find a way to use it on humans too. Who's looking for an undead? Hah, stupid!" he laughed as his figure vanished into the forest.Moments later, two figures shot down the same path, with a flock of ravens pursuing them from behind.The two became little more than blurs as they tore through the forest, weaving between towering tre

"He was caught trying to strangle his junior brother. The poor boy's eyes were rolled back as he begged for his life through tears. To this day, he was still traumatized by that one experience. He was stopped by the old woman who had just recognized him."The three were moved by the story. Killing a kin was not something anyone could do easily, especially if they had done nothing to you. Especially when that person was only a child."So what did you do? You banished him?" Zaki asked."Yes. No one was comfortable living with him in the village any longer, so they all begged that he be sent away. I, myself, did not feel safe with him in the village, so I listened to them and banished him. But now I realize I made a huge mistake." He sighed, his expression weighed down by regret."But you only did what was best at that time. There's no knowing if he would have continued strangling other people if you had left him. For the safety and peace of mind of the villagers, that was the best decis