Endless Extraction in a Game-Like World-Chapter 31: A Terrifying Combat Score of 21.05! Extracting the Shadow Hand Talent
A few minutes later.
[System: Extraction Successful...]
[System: You have successfully extracted the essence of the Purple Vicious Rodent.]
[System: Extraction Successful...]
[System: You have successfully extracted the essence of the Purple Vicious Rodent.]
[System: Extraction Successful...]
[System: You have successfully extracted the essence of the Saber-Toothed Tiger.]
Notifications constantly blasted into his mind as his body began to rapidly shift and twist.
His muscles bulged uncontrollably as the nourishing essence of the beasts flooded into his body.
The results were absolutely terrifying.
[Combat Score: 19.75 -> 21.05]
Crackle!
Caelus cracked his neck and flexed his body slightly.
The muscles in his body rapidly expanded before the mythical force of the Origin Ascension Domain came forward and compressed it down to original shape.
This was outright magic and Caelus was fully aware of that fact.
That aside, he had successfully reached a 21.05 Combat Score at Level 4!
"Now we are talking," Caelus smiled.
Now he was completely certain that only a very select few remained in Fortis-01 who could realistically challenge him.
He could not wait to see Sylvia again and test if he could easily lift her up.
Okay, that was a pretty weird way of assessing his physical strength, wasn’t it?
Coughing awkwardly at his own inner thoughts, he pulled up his interface and checked the status of the server’s gathering quests.
[Quest Progress: Refined Stone (265/1000)]
[Quest Progress: Beast Materials (513/1000)]
"Not bad. Looks like they are making rapid progress."
With that said, there was still plenty of time left for him today. For now, his absolute top priority was leveling up.
With the massive system rewards giving him a level boost, he was now Level 4. He could easily go deeper into the plains and hunt down Level 6 or Level 5 monsters.
He was going to make this trip to the Domain truly worth it.
Because starting soon, leveling up would be easier than ever with a dedicated party. Which, currently, Caelus did not have. As of right now, the only guy who would even bother joining his party was Albert.
But his friend was officially in the Special Class, and they had strict orders to join the Special Class party on the other server.
"Until I find a logical way to explain the real reason I got so strong, I cannot reveal the fact about my Endless Extraction talent to anyone."
This was a strict rule he had decided on, and he fully planned on sticking with it.
With that thought in mind, he turned toward his armored retainer.
"You go back to the town and keep everything in check. I am going out to level
The Retainer hearing this bowed subtly with its golden cape fluttering in the wind.
Whoosh!
Then it jumped up into the air as it visibly distorted and it shot into the forest like a phantom.
"Damn, why did it have to do all those flashy movements?"
Shaking his thoughts away, he turned around and shot towards the opposite side of the town. It was finally time to leave the borders and enter the far more dangerous zones of the second area.
The second area was massively huge. A normal player would spend their time grinding here until at least Level 15 or more before the third area formally unlocked. By then, other beginner servers would have forcefully merged with theirs, forming a massive cluster. Then, it would be an all-out war with the Domain issuing random, highly competitive quests for all players to complete. Quests such as killing a set amount of beasts within a time limit, or even invading and absorbing rival towns.
Swish!
As soon as he crossed into the deeper side of the second area, a beast jumped him from the shadows.
It was a large grey rabbit. It had glowing, blood-red eyes, and from its back, purple-outlined, black shadowy hands violently emerged and shot straight towards Caelus.
Seeing this, Caelus grinned and swiftly shifted his body.
Boom!
Just as quickly, he threw his Tempest Dagger straight at the rabbit’s head.
Crackle!
The exact instant the dagger hit the rabbit, blue lightning crackled violently across the area as the beast’s head split open and it fell limply to the ground.
[System: You have killed a Grey Shadow Rabbit.]
[System: You have received +29 Iron EXP, 10 Origin Credits.]
"A Level 6, huh? It should have a base combat score of 12.0," Caelus nodded as he walked over and began to extract its essence.
[System: Extraction Successful.]
[System: You have obtained 10kg of Rabbit Meat.]
[Combat Score: 21.05 -> 21.11]
"Hm, not bad," Caelus commented.
But he really liked the beast’s unique skill. He was greatly looking forward to getting his hands on something like that.
Just then, the tall grass directly beside him began to rustle loudly.
Hm?
Caelus tilted his head to the side.
Immediately, an even larger Grey Shadow Rabbit emerged aggressively from the bushes.
It screeched loudly as it stretched its sharp claws out. Two massive shadowy hands erupted from its back as it went slashing towards Caelus with immense, terrifying speed.
Caelus took a calm step to the side with a slight, fluid movement and perfectly matched the beast’s claws with his dagger.
However, the shadowy hands were still highly active. They shot directly towards Caelus’s face once the two of them were locked in a physical deadlock.
Seeing this dirty trick, Caelus merely sneered.
"To think I would encounter an Elite beast this quickly," Caelus chuckled softly.
[Monster: Grey Shadow Rabbit (Elite) - Level 7]
[Combat Score: 16.0]
His Lightning Domain activated instantly. Without a shred of hesitation, Caelus utilized Lightning Step.
Whoosh!
A violent gust of wind immediately appeared, triggering from his set passive, and violently knocked the Elite beast out of the sky and straight into the dirt.
Caelus’s critical hit chances instantly stacked up.
Swoosh!
Taking a confident step, he activated Lightning Step one more time. His figure blurred directly towards the stunned rabbit with bright lightning trails following his every action.
Swish!
He twisted his dagger effortlessly in the air and jammed it straight down into the huge rabbit’s skull.
Splash!
With the sickening sound of blood erupting, the elite rabbit took its very last breath.
[System: You have killed an Elite Grey Shadow Rabbit.]
[System: You have received +35 Iron EXP, 30 Origin Credits.]
Beasts that were not common naturally gave much more EXP.
Elites gave 35, Tyrants gave 50.
And the best part was that Tyrant’s and Elite’s EXP doesn’t go down.
As the thought settled in his mind, Caelus bowed down and placed his hand on the carcass, beginning the extraction.
[System: Extraction Successful!]
[System: You have obtained 15kg of Rabbit Meat.]
[System: You have obtained the Talent: Shadow Hand (D-Rank).]
"Oh? Looks like I got it on the first try." Caelus was full of bright smiles as he stood back up.
As soon as he stood up, more and more rabbits began to rapidly erupt from the surrounding bushes. They must have heard the loud commotion and came running to check what was invading their
Immediately, a dark, oppressive shadow power erupted from Caelus, and several massive shadowy hands manifested directly behind him.
It cost exactly 15 Mana per hand, and he easily manifested five of them at once.
Boom!
The massive hands went crashing down mercilessly on the regular rabbits, who only possessed a combat score of 12.0.
Even if his magic attacks hit weaker due to his E-Rank Mana Affinity penalty, his overwhelming base stats ensured the hands would still completely crush them!
Boom!
The five leaping rabbits were pulverized into the dirt in an instant as the shadowy hands fell heavily upon them. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶
"Not bad at all," Caelus smiled in satisfaction. "Looks like this is a completely new type of talent? I have never seen it mentioned in the real-world market or on the academy forums before."
The fascinating thing about the Domain was that not all new beginner servers were exactly the same. They had entirely different themes and settings. For example, another server could have a strict ancient Eastern setting filled with pagodas, martial arts sects, and completely different monster types or it could be straight barbarians.
When the servers eventually merged, it would essentially become a massive clash of several different cultures and power systems.
The Domain was an incredibly interesting plane indeed.
But that aside, from the looks of it, there were a ridiculous amount of rabbits swarming here.
There should be some sort of massive nest or cave nearby, right?
He immediately took out several roasted meat and began chewing on it to restore HP.
And once that was done, he shot directly towards the dense thicket where the rabbits were constantly emerging from.
Swish!
With his lightning-enhanced speed, he covered a large distance in just a few short minutes. But as he broke through the tree line, he froze. Before him stood almost a hundred terrifying beasts.
"What the hell?" Caelus was completely stunned.
This was an entire colony!
But then, just as quickly, his face became slightly pale.
This was a mixed beast colony!
Not only were there dozens of giant Shadow Rabbits here, there were also massive, venomous spiders crawling through the canopy!
[Monster: Blue-Webbed Spider - Level 7]
[Combat Score: 14.0]
"What the fuck." Caelus’s mind went entirely blank.
A joint beast colony?
How was he going to successfully defend himself from this army?
He had the stamina of a rabbit!
But just as quickly as the thought formed, he realized his fatal mistake. He had already been completely cornered!
There were beasts aggressively flanking his sides, crawling on the trees above, and blocking both his front and back exits.
"..." Caelus’s expression turned completely wry.
He quickly glanced at his MP pool.
This should be enough, right?
