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"Since we are not known here, we can keep them. I actually thought of that, which is why I didn't slit this one's throat completely."Finally, they agreed and decided to turn the dead men into undead. They only needed to conceal their faces with their cloaks. Fortunately, they had a cloak artifact capable of hiding their identities.Mattimeo stepped forward and lowered his hand toward Diego's corpse. Black energy seeped from his palm. For a brief moment, his eyeballs turned completely black as he communicated with the power of death.The dark energy sank into Diego's body.At first, nothing happened.Then his fingers twitched.His entire body convulsed violently before he slowly pushed himself upright. Dense death energy oozed from his body as his lifeless eyes opened.Mattimeo studied him thoughtfully."There's too much dark energy. I think refined undead have far less."Zaki frowned as he examined Diego. "You're not wrong. It's too dense."The two of them got to work, turning the re
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The first man reached him and swung his sword.Clang!Mattimeo blocked the attack, their blades locking together. Before the second man could close in and attack him from the side, Mattimeo suddenly jumped upward, using the crossed swords beneath him to propel himself over the first man.The second man's sword slashed through the space Mattimeo had occupied a moment earlier.Mattimeo landed behind them and immediately jumped backward, putting some distance between himself and the two men.At the same time, the second man's sword continued forward.Slash!The blade struck his companion instead.Blood sprayed from the first man's side as he stumbled forward. He looked down at his wound in disbelief before turning toward the second man."I'm sorry. He was here just now. I didn't know how he...""Enough! You were just careless! Get him." He said weakly. Luckily the wound wasn't deep enough cause he moved back a bit at the last moment.The two of them charged toward Mattimeo.Their swords
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Mattimeo immediately understood the importance of demon beasts here. Probably because there were not many people who could actually hunt one.None of them were flying beasts, so he eventually chose a tall leopard and a bear. However, the bear wasn't built like a normal bear and was actually very fast.He could only pay with low-grade energy stones because high-grade energy stones lost their energy once exposed to this world."Be careful of Calistus and his cronies. They don't have a shop and only take customers to the shops of people they are on good terms with. My boss is the only one who has demon beasts, and he's not on good terms with Calistus and his people."That's why he wanted to sell you lower-realm beasts instead.""Thank you for that advice."Mattimeo and Zaki thanked him before leaving with the leopard.They would have liked to explore the city, but they did not have ample time. The regional tournament was coming up soon.They mounted their beasts and left the town.******
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“What does the book even look like?” Mattimeo asked.“It’s a thick, black-colored book,” Sebastian answered.“Someone had seen it before?” Mattimeo raised an eyebrow, his gaze sharpening.“Yes. About three people, actually. The first person was the one who discovered it and sold me the information. The other two were among those I sent after it.” Sebastian paused briefly. “According to them, it’s atop a mountain, but it can be seen from a distance because the mountaintop glows brightly. None of them, however, was able to get close to the mountain.”Mattimeo lowered his gaze and studied the map on the table briefly before looking back at Sebastian.“We would take our leave now,” he said calmly as he picked up the map.“That man is not telling us the whole truth, right?” Zaki asked after they had left the building.“Maybe.” Mattimeo shrugged. “But I’m not really bothered. We can still get him to teach us and hand over his notes even if we don’t complete the mission. That counts for some
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“No, we are not. You are only equal to a peak master alchemist,” Mattimeo and Zaki said almost simultaneously.A peak-tier, level-three Physician, even if he didn't possess the same wealth as a peak master alchemist, would surely have nearly the same level of influence. The two couldn't be compared on the same level at all. “Well, you both seem to have the potential to reach my level. You’ve already attained such an achievement at such a young age.” Sebastian paused, his eyes narrowing with interest. “But... I wonder what your cultivation is like?”That, more than anything else, was what he wanted to know.“We are both at the first level of the Energy Condensation Realm,” Mattimeo replied.He deliberately kept their cultivation lower than it really was.“I think that should be enough.” Sebastian leaned back slightly. “So, you want me to give you all the notes and books I currently have available, provide you with a one-day coupon for a special Physician library in the capital, and pe
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He turned and walked toward the door.Mattimeo and Zaki exchanged a surprised glance.Neither of them had expected those words.As Ezekiel stepped outside, Mattimeo's eyes narrowed."He has changed," he muttered.The Ezekiel they had known in the past would have come up with a hundred reasons why they shouldn't kill Zhang and the others. He would have talked about rules, consequences, and the proper way to handle things. He would have insisted that there was always another solution.But now?He had simply admitted that, given the opportunity, he would have done the same thing."I think the beating helped," Zaki said with a quiet chuckle.Mattimeo shrugged."Maybe."Before they could say anything else, Wilson spoke up."Anyway, I saw you two packing earlier. Are you leaving the sect again?"He looked between them, unable to hide his curiosity."Yes. We're going on a long mission. Why?""Nothing much. It's just that you're both in the alchemy competition, and the regional tournament is
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