Chapter 146 Mass Purchase

Chapter 146 Mass Purchase

'Master Aldred was right! This man is strong!'

As Yuri walked beside the masked one, known as Ralyks, she couldn't help but slightly tremble in his presence.

She intentionally made sure she was a few inches behind him, just so he didn't misconstrue her walking by his side as disrespectful.

As an escort and guard, being beside a client was the best position to take.

Still, she just didn't feel comfortable walking beside him.

'That [Black Hole] attack was devastating. I've never seen anything like it before!'

Yuri remembered how Aldred was also gawking at the sight, showing just how phenomenal it was.

'That single casual attack destroyed land that spread for over an acre. Just how much more power does he possess?'

Yuri could initially not understand why Ralyks snuck into the Warehouse when he could have just wiped his enemies if he was so strong.

She still didn't understand, but now... it didn't matter.

'Someone on that level... I can't possibly hope to understand how he thinks.'

He was more amazing than any man she had ever seen.

'... Even Master Aldred.'

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'Why is she looking at me like that?'

Rey felt uncomfortable as he felt the intense gaze of the girl who was walking beside him. Updated from novelbIn.(c)om

He had noticed it when Yuri took a few steps back, and that made him even more anxious.

'Is she planning something? I thought I already showed her and Aldred that I am a force to be reckoned with. Did I not do enough?'

Rey's thoughts were in shambles, but he made sure to maintain his guard.

'Now that I'm only carrying these three, the drain on my Mana has reduced tremendously.'

His Mana Recovery Skill was even slowly increasing his Mana. Still, it hadn't reached the point where he could comfortably use his Skills.

'Stat-wise, I'm not sure who's stronger...'

He couldn't afford to use [Absolute Appraisal] since his Mana Level was so low.

'I guess, if push comes to shove, I'll just escape with Alicia. I should be able to do that much at least...'

As he thought of this, he remembered the System's instruction to save Esme, and he also remembered how important Billy was to the grand scheme of things.

'He's an asshole, but he's still an Otherworlder.'

Once Rey settled on these thoughts, he realized that he couldn't really afford to leave anyone behind.

As a result, he could only sigh and hope the worst didn't happen.

'This will soon be over anyway.'

If he had higher Stats, Rey was sure the effects would stack.

'Even Skills like [Combat Application], [Super Strength], etc. can only do as much as my 'Combat Ability' Stat allows them to.'

In conclusion, he had to get Items to improve his ability.

'And that includes good weapons too...'

After seeing Noah's weapon, Trisha's blade, and heck... even Yuri's sword, he knew he had to get his own.

'Let's not talk about Adonis' Divine Sword...'

Rey knew he had the same Skill that could allow him to have the same weapon, but he also knew how careless it would be to use it.

'The Divine Sword can only be wielded by the Hero. If I use it, it might raise a lot of eyebrows...'

Rey wasn't even sure he could use it since he hadn't utilized the Skill before.

It was too powerful—hence, it drained too much Mana.

As he picked more items, Rey fell into another line of thought.

'I wonder how we were all able to use our Exclusive Skills so easily when we were first summoned.'

Everyone was in Level 1, and their Stats were pretty bad when they were first summoned. They shouldn't have been capable of utilizing their Skills—especially the stronger ones.

'And yet everyone did. How...?'

Rey's [Doppel] Skill didn't cost Mana to use, so he was safe. In fact, his was more like a Passive Skill.

But he knew that others actively required Mana—more Mana than they would have had back then—to use their Skills.

'Alicia summoned something back then, but when we were doing practical training, she said she doesn't have enough Mana to use her [Divine Beast Summon] Skill...'

It made no sense, so there clearly had to be a discrepancy somewhere.

'Does it have something to do with the fact that we were just coming from that Domain of God or something?'

Perhaps they were overflowing with Mana or something when they first arrived.

'Or did we have like a one-time free use on each of our Skills? Maybe that's it...'

Either way, Rey recognized that without such a convenient mechanism, he wouldn't have been able to get all of his classmates' Skills so easily.

'Well, that's all in the past.' Rey smiled as he pointed at yet another Enchanted Item he desired.

'It's about time I focused on the future.'

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