Chapter 293: Evolution And Rewards

Life without the system was much more difficult than Nox had expected. Since he arrived in Eos, the system had become an integral part of his life. The absence of the familiar blue screen took a huge toll on him.

At first, he had thought the only thing he would lose was the interface, but he was wrong. Not only did he lose the interface, but he also lost access to all his skills, something that left him devastated for weeks.

Nox was really confused about this; he wondered if all Awakened were like this and asked Eve and others, but they all said it had not been like this for them. They told him they didn't even receive a prompt for evolution, which meant the evolution was exclusive to his beast-taming class.

Left with no choice, Nox had lived through the days. To kill time and avoid getting rusty, he ventured into the dimension in Cromwell Barony and killed monsters with his dagger. Thankfully, he could still access his inventory and taming space. Nox would have been even more heartbroken if he had been separated from his beloved pet.

Inside the Level 1 dimension in the Cromwell Barony, the only magical beasts that could be found were all below the King Tier rank.

It was common knowledge in Eos that higher-tier beasts could be found in higher-level dimensions. In this Level 1 dimension, the only beasts that could be found were Wildlin and Intermediate Tier, with extremely rare King Tier beasts.

However, in higher dimensions, these rare beasts were much more rampant and easily spotted. This was what separated low-level dimensions from high-level ones.

Currently, inside the dimension in a snow-covered landscape, Nox, Serena, and Nyx were hunting beasts. Wendy had long returned to Vermilion Academy to continue her studies, telling them she couldn't wait to meet them there when the time for entrance exams came, which was every five years.

The reason for this was that Vermilion Academy wanted to maintain its prestigious reputation, keeping it exclusive only for the most talented individuals.

After all, they weren't looking for numbers like other schools; they only sought talent.

At this moment, Nox stomped on the ground. A relatively deep crater spiderwebbed through the surroundings, causing snow dust to swirl as his body shot upward like a rocket. The speed at which he flew was terrific, and in the span of five seconds, 200 meters were covered. With a wide grin on his face, he slashed his dagger at a flying bug-like creature.

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Shing!

The bug-like creature shrieked in pain as it collapsed to the ground. It trembled slightly, as if fighting the attack, but eventually went still.

In the distance, Serena watched with glowing eyes. "Nox keeps getting stronger by the day," she whispered under her breath. "Just now, he hadn't activated any skills, yet he was able to cover such distance."

Nyx narrowed her eyes, suspicion gleaming within them. She had noticed that her brother had not used any skills in a long time. All he did was fight with his physical strength.

"It could be his experiment," the beautiful girl muttered to herself before going to deal with her monsters as well.

A few hours from now, the clock would strike 12, and it would be five years since the beast tide attacked the western region. Nyx had reached Level 28! If it was possible, she wanted to achieve Level 29 before turning fifteen.

Meanwhile, Nox approached the beast on the ground. Plunging his dagger and wiggling it a little, he retrieved the monster core before throwing it into his inventory.

'Just a few hours, and it will be 43,848 hours,' Nox thought with a grin. 'I just hope this evolution reward is worth it.'

Although he missed the system, Nox couldn't help but admit that fighting without it also benefited him a lot. Fighting without magical skills forced him to hone his battle style and dagger art. With the aid of Hans and Eve, his combat, which was already very impressive for his age, soared to heights never seen before.

After hunting for a few more minutes, the three teenagers returned home just in time for dinner. Aina and Camila served a delicious meal.

While they were eating, Nox looked at his grandfather, who was silently munching on his food. It was a very rare sight; the old man was usually boisterous, but everyone present understood why he was like this.

It was because of Doombringer.

Nox had learned what had happened: how the Order of the Flaming Rose had manipulated the friendly wyvern, turning it into a savage beast out to devour anything in its path.

He was greatly saddened by this. According to his grandpa, the beast was restrained by magical chains within the Cromwell Barony, but no one knew where.

Nathan was still looking for a cure for Doombringer, or so he had told everyone, but he had yet to make any progress.

'I swear, as soon as I get my system back, I'm definitely leaving to find this cure.' Nox clenched his fist underneath the table, almost drawing blood due to how fierce his grip was. Sёarᴄh the Nôvel(F)ire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

'And this Flaming Order... they'll pay.' Nox's eyes turned bloodshot as his mind briefly flashed back to what had happened in the Armstrong Duchy.

During the cleanup, Nox had accidentally stumbled upon someone.

It was Kron.

"Young master, I'm a changed man, please have mercy on me!" the man had pleaded, falling to his knees and banging his head on the ground repeatedly.

However, despite his best efforts, Nox's dark eyes were extremely chilling and distant, as if he was staring at an ant.

"I don't believe you," he had stated in a cold tone. "No matter how hard you plead, I'll never forget that image of you chasing us to kill us children that day in the dimension. I don't care if you were following orders or not—you could've done what was right, but you chose wrong."

"Isn't it only right you pay for your sins?"

"I..." Kron stuttered, trying to work his jaw, struggling with what to say. In a desperate move, he cried out, "I have family, please! I have children!"

Nox's eyes flashed, the little respect he had for this man fading away.

"Well, condolences to your family," Nox stated calmly.

Kron's pupils shrank as he felt the weight of Nox's words. Before he could speak anymore, the dagger in Nox's grasp flashed. The last thing he heard was...

"They'll have to miss you."

...before his world shattered like glass.

Whoever wronged him, it was only natural that they paid with their lives.

In the present, Nox got up from his seat and left after dinner. After bidding his mom and grandfather goodnight, Nox stepped into his room.

As he did a cascade of messages flooded his retina:

[Ding! 43,848 hours have passed.]

[The user has successfully evolved.]

[Rewards will now be calculated...]