Chapter 17: Shadow Oblivion!

The Luminary Forest was massive, spanning over a million square meters. One could easily get lost without a map. Even Nox and Fluffington only navigated with the help of the system map. It was safe to say only the elders of the western region were adept at navigating this ancient forest.

Without the map's help, Nox and the two girls struggled to locate the places where they had seen the low-level Demonic Beasts, despite spotting them from the air.

"Argh! It's just like looking through airplanes," Nox massaged his temple, feeling a massive headache coming on.

"Airplane? What's that? Did you mean airship?" Serena inquired, scrunching up her beautiful face. It was her first time hearing the term; she only knew about airships.

"It's… oh, we are here!" Nox said as they finally arrived at the part of the forest containing the low-level beasts they had seen. It also served as a good distraction from the blunder he almost made.

Nyx narrowed her eyes. She saw through her brother's act. If anyone knew this boy inside out, it was undoubtedly her. Nevertheless, she didn't say anything and focused ahead.

In front of the three children, a large opening revealed a massive lake, covering over 50% of the land. Inside, one-eyed shark-like fish with sturdy scales were jumping up and down, disturbing the water and creating waves that splashed everywhere.

Seeing the fish, Nox didn't hesitate to activate [Analyze]. This skill allowed him to see monster information and their evolution paths.

"A one-eyed shark with strong jaws that could rip even iron apart."

Rating: Level 1 wildin

Progress: 0/100%

MP: 100/100

HP: 20/20

Stam: 100/100

Strn: 10

Agi: 9

Intel: 2

Special Skills: Gaze Attack (Active), Schooling (Passive), Aquatic Adaptation (Passive).

[Ultimate Evolution Path 1: Gazelek King]

Requirements: Reach King Tier. Obtain the scale of Mermaid Royalty.

[Gazelek King: A majestic sea creature with enhanced strength and agility. Its gaze can petrify opponents, and its schooling ability allows it to summon a swarm of smaller Gazeleks to overwhelm foes]

"From the aura, all of them are level 1 wildin," Nyx said, stepping in front of Serena and Nox with a fierce expression.

This sight was nothing new to the two. As the elder sister, responsible for Serena and her foolish brother due to her inhuman physical prowess, this mentality had been drilled into her head by their mother. It was the very reason she had angrily beaten Nox the last time he sneaked out of the house.

If anything went wrong, it would be her fault. Their mother had showered both her and her brother with nothing but love; she couldn't afford to disappoint her.

"Not again!" she thought with a dignified expression. However, at that moment, someone touched her on the shoulder.

"Chill, it's just level 1 wildin," Nox stepped forward.

"You've done enough already," he thought. "With this new power, I'll take the role of the elder brother from here."

"You fool, what are you doing!" Nyx screamed, watching her good-for-nothing brother approach the lake. She knew he wasn't the brightest person, but to approach death so casually while being careless was a whole realm of stupidity.

Where did he get that confidence from? Did he even get it?

"I swear, after this, I'll really kill you!" she screamed but paused, her eyes narrowing as she noticed her brother raising his hand.

"What's that?" Serena was also confused. A dark miasma was coalescing on Nox's fingertip.

Things happened so fast she barely had time to keep up with the unfolding event.

"Shadow Oblivion!" Nox's cold voice rang out. It wasn't loud, but everyone heard it clearly as a black vortex exploded from his fingertip. Dark tendrils slammed into the lake viciously. The impact was fierce; the devastation was evident as a huge torrent of water surged up, flying in all directions.

When the water surge subsided, the sight that appeared was unbelievable and left both Serena and Nyx with their mouths wide open. It seemed no different from a nuclear bomb test site back on Earth.

There were now deep craters inside the now dried pond, and all the Demonic sharks were nowhere to be found. They were all…

"Obliterated from existence!" Serena and Nyx exclaimed at once as they shifted their gaze from the destructive sight to Nox, who was bathed in a golden glow.

Several texts were flashing across his retina at that moment. Simultaneously, his physique and appearance were undergoing drastic changes both inside and out due to him using [Shadow Oblivion]]. But perhaps most exciting of all was this.

[You have leveled up!]

[Mimicry capacity Increased +1]

[Taming capacity Increased +1]

[You've Awakened the title Fisherman]

[Title Effect: Increases damage by 20% when facing off against fish-like creatures.]

"Nice!" Nox was very pleased with the rewards he got, but his happy moment was disrupted when he saw the two girls looking at him with questioning gazes.

"Explain?" Nyx stated first, her voice leaving no room for refusal. Nox wasn't planning to hide it, though. These two were among the few he trusted most.

"So, you first awakened your class?" Nyx asked after Nox finished his explanation.

"Yeah!" Nox nodded.

"Good, at least you're not so worthless now." Nyx was truly happy because now she would be less worried. Less because, give a fool an ability, and he wouldn't be able to utilize it to its full potential, and someone weaker could still beat him.

The group ventured deeper into the forest, and at one point, Nox had to summon Fluffington to fight a low-level monster. For some reason, Fluffington had agreed easily, which was very strange because he usually had to quarrel and trade with the prideful to get anything done. Sёarᴄh the NôᴠelFirё.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

It didn't take long for the truth to be revealed. When Fluffington encountered a beast, he would swiftly dispose of them by digging his claws into their chests, extracting a glowing blue core, and then… he would eat it.

At first, Nox was confused… until he checked Fluffington's status:

[Progress: 60%/100]

'So he can get experience from killing beasts. Absorbing those blue crystal actually Increase his progress… not bad,' Nox noted to himself.

If Fluffington continued killing beasts and absorbing these blue crystals, he would break through to the Intermediate tier, and with each breakthrough, his stats would significantly improve. By a stroke of luck, he could even awaken more special Skills.

Fluffington was just a level five wildin, yet he was able to hold his ground against Cerbagh, who was a whole realm higher than him. Nox wondered how strong he would become if he were to give him a suitable skill.

The mere thought sent excitement coursing through his body as he anticipated the future.

Speaking of Fluffington, Nox glanced at his system status and noted that he was receiving half of Fluffington's experience points even without doing anything. Nox honestly didn't know how to feel about this; it felt like cheating.

Well… his very existence in this world itself was a cheat, so some things couldn't be helped.

While they were heading further, Nyx suddenly signaled for Fluffington to stop his rampage when she spotted something.