B2 - Chapter 72

B2 - Chapter 72

He gave the gap in the mountain range frequent glances. The place where the spirit beast mob came from, and more importantly, where the massive eye of the appeared briefly.

Kae was still chasing after the few stragglers left alive from the previously massive beast mob, but all of that was basically a distraction. The only thing the mob could have accomplished was to tire him slightly and to Kae, who was merrily rampaging, provide him with some fun.

SO SQUISHY!

Whatever elixir Kae had downed, it changed more than just his appearance obviously. The previously blunt, soft-spoken boy had turned into some crude, foul-mouthed battle maniac.

Perhaps William and Kae were always meant to be friends. Two cultivators, despite their chosen discipline, have somehow become pseudo-body cultivators.

HAHWAIT! THEYRE ALL DEAD!

They were, indeed.

William grimaced at the blood-stained ground, with puddles of blood congealed in the areas where an excessive amount of spirit beasts met their death.

He stiffened when Berserker Kae stared right at him. Thoughts of having to fight the cultivator-beast hybrid took root. He used [Observe] instinctively.

[-20 Spiritual Energy]

Name: Kae

Age: 16

Level: 133

Cultivation: Foundation Establishment (Early Stage)

Health: 9483/12000

Spiritual Energy: 87/100

Spirit: 237 (20)

Strength: 150 (1000)

Stamina: 225 (1000)

Agility: 218 (500)

William looked over the stats and realized just how dead he would be if this monster decided he was next. Kaes transformation made him a walking, angry, possibly psychotic, high-speed tank.

[Force Multiplier], his trump card, would be of zero help. None of the attributes it would enhance would be able to compare to Kaes monstrous stat increases. He would get crushed exactly like those beyond-dead spirit beasts.

It would allow him to keep watch of both at the same time.

William glanced at the alerts that had been flashing far too often.

[1 XP] x 129

An expected but still disappointing result. All of the spirit beasts he slaughtered have been a major realm below him, so it was obvious that they would only give him one experience point per kill.

William eyed the bloody field from the side of his eye. Even though they might have been useless to him personally, there was still a chance that it wasnt a complete waste.

His egg might still benefit.

He looked down at the blood-splattered egg, matching his own blood-caked visage. It was almost tragic at how nonchalant he now was at being in such a disgusting state.

William stepped back steadily, refusing to take his eyes off the gap in the mountains or turn his back to it. He learned enough by now that Murphys Law most definitely applied to him.

Plus, the simple nature of the beast mob was frightening. He expected something to go terribly wrong at any moment.

The bloody slop he stepped into was a good sign. He backed up more until he was almost knee-deep in impossible-to-recognize shredded flesh and guts.

These were vaguely enough pieces to combine into one whole spirit beast.

You better eat up, egg, William muttered as he placed it next to him, seating it gently atop the slurry of spirit beast parts.

It did nothing.

He couldnt be more disappointed.

If Kae had told him about his ability to turn a psychotic berserker, it would have been possible to let him know such an action wasnt necessary for such a weak beast wave, even if it was six of them. The same applied the other way around. William could have offered up the information himself.

Of course, William knew why neither happened. Kae likely didnt want to scare off another potential partner, and he had paranoia making things harder than they needed to be.

He glanced at the egg, which was still being utterly unresponsive atop the slop. Clearly, minced spirit beast was not its preference.

William was about to pick it up before a thought appeared. The egg didnt have anyone near it when it consumed the preserved spirit beasts in his spatial stone.

Not seeing any harm in giving that a try, he walked back to Kae and waited.

And kept waiting.

William would have given up far earlier in impatience if not for his recent obsession with unlocking Healing and Lightning Qi.

He heard the faintest sound of wind behind him. A smile grew on his lips as the wind picked up speed.