Chapter 408: Low-Danger Zone

Level Up!

Level 27: 8,650 / 92,500

Stats Updated!

[50% increase in base stats]

Vitality: 1170 -> 1760 [2320 -> 2910]

Strength: 1170 -> 1760 [2320 -> 2910]

Agility: 960 -> 1440 [2110 -> 2590] + {60% boost (Optional)}

Stamina: 1150 -> 1730 [2300 -> 2880]

Intelligence: 1850 -> 2780 [3000 -> 3930]

Mana: 203,500 -> 305,800 [330,000 -> 432,300]

He was at the cusp of High 4-star [still a Mid 4-star] with a single level up. But the interesting part was that, to others, he was still a Low 4-star individual, with all his stats at 1150 units.

1150 stat units—because that was the feedback he received through his beasts.

500 from Shyra.

250 from Niri and Nyxa each.

150 from Howl.

His base stats were completely hidden from everybody. Only the world itself and God-Tier beings would be able to sense them.

"Lord...?" Sylrael muttered, her voice laced with confusion as she suddenly lost track of him.

Since, to others, Leo was just a Low 4-star, Sylrael had naturally assumed she was stronger than him. However, she had begun to question that when they arrived in the territory.

But now, it was confirmed.

"Lord... just what is his real strength?" she whispered under her breath.

Wherever her eyes landed, she saw only decapitated beast corpses—bodies somehow still standing upright despite being headless.

Some heads hadn’t even been cut—they had outright exploded, scattering flesh and bone across the ground.

It hadn’t even been half a minute before Leo had completed a full circle around the territory. And then, without pause, he went for another round.

"Sylrael! Store away the beast corpses that Shyra would want to eat, and the ones that would be edible and tasty for the territory members. The rest—just throw them somewhere over the mound; the ground will digest them. And there’s no need to bother taking out cores or crystals, just throw them on the ground."

Sylrael suddenly received Leo’s command. At the same time, Shyra emerged from stealth beside her, silent as a shadow, and lowered herself to carry Sylrael on her back as they set off to select edible corpses.

Meanwhile—

Mudback Buffalo (High 1-star) killed - No XP

Ridgeback Hyena (Mid 2-star) killed - No XP

Thornhide Boar (High 1-star) killed - No XP

Graveljaw Lizard (Peak 2-star) killed - No XP

Duskhorn Deer (Low 2-star) killed - No XP

Earthbreaker Boar (Peak 3-star) killed - 40,000 XP

Level 27: 8,650 / 92,500 -> 48,650 / 92,500

Ironclaw Badger (Mid 2-star) killed - No XP

Stonefang Jackal (High 2-star) killed - No XP

Blackhide Ape (Peak 2-star) killed - No XP

Ruinfang Wolf (Pseudo 3-star) killed - No XP

Redmaw Panther (Low 3-star) killed - No XP

Frosthide Bison (Mid 3-star) killed - 20,000 XP

Level 27: 48,650 / 92,500 -> 68,650 / 92,500

Grimclaw Bear (High 3-star) killed - 30,000 XP

Level 27: 68,650 / 92,500 -> 92,500 / 92,500

Ding!

Level Up!

Level 28: 6,150 / 120,500

Stats Updated!

Vitality: 1760 -> 2640 [2910 -> 3790]

Strength: 1760 -> 2640 [2910 -> 3790]

Agility: 1440 -> 2160 [2590 -> 3310] + {60% boost (Optional)}

Stamina: 1730 -> 2600 [2880 -> 3750]

Intelligence: 2780 -> 4170 [3930 -> 5320]

Mana: 305,800 -> 458,700 [432,300 -> 585,200]

Bonecrush Hyena (Mid 3-star) killed - No XP

Ashhide Gorilla (High 3-star) killed - 30,000 XP

Level 28: 6,150 / 120,500 -> 36,150 / 120,500

Dustfang Coyote (Low 2-star) killed - No XP

Mudscale Crocodile (Peak 1-star) killed - No XP

Ironback Armadillo (Low 3-star) killed - No XP

Stormhide Rhino (Mid 3-star) killed - No XP

"LEOOOO!!! YOU BASTARDD!!" Kaelion roared at the top of his lungs.

He couldn’t even kill more than 50 beasts, while Leo had already wiped out several hundred.

And there was no stopping him. As the beasts neared the territory, Leo pushed even farther outward. Not a single beast remained within 500 meters of the territory’s boundary.

All the territory members stood in stunned silence, watching Leo do his thing—or rather, watching the aftermath. They couldn’t even catch a glimpse of his silhouette.

As time passed, even Lily began to struggle to keep track of him. Instead of slowing down from exhaustion, his speed only kept increasing.

Leo maintained this pace for more than 3 hours. During that time, he even dealt with several students—people who were teleported away without ever realizing what had happened.

But while others watched Leo’s carnage in awe, the main player himself frowned.

"Where are the higher-ranked beasts?" he muttered, finally coming to a stop so that Kaelion could hunt a few more and find a suitable beast core for Miho.

"Why are they not coming? Even after such an extravagant light show?" He scratched his head in confusion, unaware that blood still coated his hands and clothes, staining his hair even, giving him the appearance of a blood-soaked maniac.

"Brat, if you’re looking for anything higher-ranked than what you’ve already killed, then don’t," Brant’s voice echoed in his mind. "The 200-kilometre radius around the academy is a relatively safe zone. At best, you might find some Peak 3-star beasts hiding deep underground."

"But we did find some 4-star and even 5-star fools, didn’t we?" Katherine’s voice followed.

She appeared beside Brant in midair, casually swinging a severed arm like a toy, blood droplets trailing faintly through the air.

Brant sat atop an unconscious man’s back, the body suspended midair by his magic.

"Well... greed has its price."

"Y-you will pay fo—GGRRRA!!"

The man beneath suddenly regained consciousness, but his voice was cut short. Katherine flicked her fingers, releasing a sharp blade of wind straight into his mouth. It sliced diagonally from his nose down to his chin, leaving his half-severed mouth and tongue hanging as blood poured endlessly.

"He may be merciful, but I am not," Katherine said coldly. "Know your place."

Her tone alone sent mortal terror surging through the man.

He was a recently promoted Professor, still only at the Low 5-star realm. The moment he sensed the heaven and earth phenomenon, he rushed here without hesitation.

Even after seeing the notification warning him not to interfere, he ignored it—blinded by greed.

Even if the fruit itself wasn’t useful to him, the tree was invaluable. Its leaves could be brewed into longevity tea—consumed regularly, it could extend one’s lifespan.

And beyond that, the benefits were obvious: heartstones and lifecores as life-saving tonics and powerful energy sources.

This was, quite literally, a tree that grew money. Endless money for a lifetime; he could retire in some corner of the world with each day new beauty in both of his arms

Brant had expected people to be blinded by such temptation, so he tried to explain.

But the man had only smiled—a cruel, confident grin—when he saw that Brant was the one overseeing the area alone.

"How will you save your hide today without your wife?" he had mocked, his confidence rooted in rumors—that Brant had leeched off his wife and brother to secure his position, that he himself was weak.

And for that—

He paid the price with his mouth sliced open.