68 Rising Curiosity

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Apollo fell to his knee before the Infernal Earth Ape's dead body and looked at it silently. For the first time, he had defeated a Rank 2 beast. While it appeared to his limit as of now, it was already a commendable feat, seeing as these other youths struggle to even deal with a Rank 1 beast.

Granted, none of these youths possessed a technique with tyrannical power on par with that wave Apollo unleashed. The principles of that attack were difficult to understand when they tried to compare it against normal Natural Essence fluctuations.

Still, Apollo didn't mind this and instead closed his eyes to take advantage of the External Absorption skill. After experimenting with it, he learned that it not only allowed him to gather experience by draining the area, but it allowed him to hasten his recuperation period if focused.