Encounter with space bandits

After I had figured out what had happened, we left the abandoned spacecraft to continue exploring this wasteland for one last day before heading back to Solarium.

"I'm still in shock about what happened. I really awakened my ability, the pain in my hand is now gone and I'm only filled with excitement. On top of that, I can even awaken my aura, making me a dual user who can use skills and aura at the same time. Not only that, but I can also buy other skills to grow much stronger than the other awakeners, I just need enough crystals," I said to myself.

"Let's hunt some monster zephyr to level up before going back," I said to Zephyr.

"Squish, Squish!" it replied.

After walking for a few minutes, we encountered a group of space lizards.

"Appraise!" I whispered to make sure it was safe to fight them.

[Status Window]

Name: Space Lizard Lv: 10 Race:

Lizard [Common]

Strength: 10

Agility: 15

Vitality: 14

Vigor: 5

Intelligence: 1

Endurance: 10

Dexterity: 5

It was a group of more than ten space lizards, with most of them being Lv3-5 monsters, and the highest level being Lv10.

"So, it's just a low-level monster. Let's fight it. Support me from the back, Zephyr," I said.

"Squish!" It replied, making some distance between us.

I started running towards the group of lizards and started attacking them one by one.

"This sword is so sharp, it's easily piercing the hard scales of these lizards!" As I continued fighting them, the system constantly beeped in my brain..

Level up... Level up... Level up... Level up...

"Finally, you're the last one! I still haven't activated my aura, but I don't feel tired. How do I activate it?" While thinking about how to activate my aura, I got zoned out and got hit by this level 10 Lizard, and my aura started enveloping my body, making the injury stop.

"I feel refreshed and strong! Is this how everyone feels when they awaken their aura? The bleeding has already stopped. Let's try attacking!" In the blink of an eye, I was in front of this lizard, and I slashed it in half like tofu.

"What? How absurd! Is this because of the effects of the sword, or am I just too strong? Anyway, that's great!" I pondered to myself.

After defeating the group of space lizards, Jin and Zephyr started to collect the loot on the ground.

"What a great battle for practicing my skills. Zephyr, you can eat all of the monster corpses. That's your reward!" I said, smiling.

"Squish?" It replied with a confused face.

Does this little one think I'm stingy? Hahaha.

"Yes, that's your reward," I said.

"Squish, Squish!" It jumped off the ground and started eating the lizards.

"I'm also hungry. I'll eat this canned food to my heart's content and buy luxurious food when I get back to Solarium!" I said to myself, daydreaming about luxury food.

Beep...

[Your pet Zephyr has gained a new skill] Enhanced Strength [Buff] - Slightly enhances the body of the target. Increased Speed [Buff] - Slightly enhances the speed of the target.

"What? Zephyr gained another new skill. It's becoming stronger day by day! What a great companion, and on top of that, it's cute!"

"Then I will check my status too"

Jin casually snapped his fingers, opening up his Status Window, adding to his already cool demeanor.

[Status Window]

Name: Jin

Lv: 7

Race: Human [Transcended]

Class:

Scavenger [C], Warrior [C] , Tamer[R]

Titles: First person to tame a Rare Slime [+15 Intel], First Dimensional Purchase [+5 Intel]

Stats:

Strength: 30

Agility: 20

Vitality: 20

Vigor: 15

Intelligence: 20 [+20]

Endurance: 30

Dexterity: 20

Unused Stat Points: 49

Dimensional Points: 0

Skills: Appraisal, Merchant Network, Aura Mastery

"I gained six levels just from that battle? The day is still young. I think I'll level up to 30 before returning to Solarium!" Jin exclaimed as he checked Zephyr's stats using the "Appraise" skill.

[Status Window]

Name: Zephyr Lv: 18

Race: Mutated Space Slime [Rare] Class:

Strongest Slime [Unique]

Titles: First slime to be tamed by human, Strongest Slime

Stats:

Strength: 12 [10]

Agility: 20 [10]

Vitality: 11

Vigor: 20 Intelligence: 19 [15]

Endurance: 21

Dexterity: 20

Unused Stat Points: 0

Skills: Wind Cutter [C], Wind Slash [C], Detect [B], Understanding [R], Enhanced Strength [C], Increased Speed [C]

Status: Normal

"Zephyr also leveled up three times and his stats are pretty good. He even gained new skills, allowing him to buff me while supporting from the back and defend himself from attacks," Jin noted.

After checking the loot, Jin muttered, "Only seven Small Magic Crystals from 15 lizards? I think I need to find much stronger monsters."

"Hey Zephyr, are you done eating?" he called to his companion, who was still gnawing on the last lizard corpse.

After Zephyr finished eating, they resumed their exploration, fighting, eating, and resting repeatedly for a few hours. During this time, they both gained a lot of levels. Jin reached Lv30 and Zephyr reached Lv35.

As they continued their adventure, battling monsters and closing small portals along the way, a group of bandits suddenly appeared out of nowhere, targeting Jin. Without his knowledge, one of the bandits was the person who had approached him last time, asking if he wanted to join their party.

This individual had suspected Jin of having valuable treasures with him, as he was surviving in this harsh galaxy without any power, leading them to assume that he might have some treasure with him that was keeping him alive. The bandits had been spying on Jin for days and had discovered his Aura Blade just today, believing that their assumptions were correct. As a result, they began chasing him down to rob him.

Jin was running as fast as he could, but the bandits chasing him were high-ranking awakeners, their skills keeping up with his speed.

"Have they been spying on me for days? Why didn't they attack me while I was unconscious? Did they think I didn't have anything valuable at first, and were just observing me? Or did they think I have some sort of great treasure or relic that's protecting me? That's why they didn't attack me at first? And now, why are they chasing me to death? Is it because of my Aura Blade? I think this sword is really great!" While running, Jin pondered the possibilities for why they were chasing him and came to a conclusion.

"I need to check their status first before engaging in battle." Jin said, "Appraise."

[Status Window]

Name: ??? Lv: B-Rank Aura User

Class: Bandit

As he appraised each one while running, only one person was a strong awakener who had reached the rank of B-Rank Aura User, while the other five were only C-Rank Aura Users.

"Is this B-Rank Aura User their boss? They look weak now that I appraised them. And I'm at Lv30, haven't even allocated my stats yet, and they still can't keep up with my agility?"

While having these thoughts, Jin checked his stats.

[Status Window]

Stats:

Strength: 39

Agility: 29

Vitality: 29

Vigor: 24

Intelligence: 29[+20]

Endurance: 39

Dexterity: 29

Unused Stat Points: 98

"I still have 98 points. If I allocate them, can I become comparable to an A-Rank Aura User?" Jin said to himself.

"So levels are only applicable to monsters and me, who have a system. And his class even says bandit. How convenient, now I can check if the person in front of me is hiding something."

While running, Jin started to allocate his unused stat points.

[Status Window]

Strength: 53

Agility: 43

Vitality: 43

Vigor: 38

Intelligence: 35[+20]

Endurance: 45

Dexterity: 35

Unused Stat Points: 0

"Check Zephyr's stats," Jin said.

[Status Window]

Stats:

Strength: 29[+10]

Agility: 37[+10]

Vitality: 28

Vigor: 37

Intelligence: 36[+15]

Endurance: 38

Dexterity: 37

Unused Stat Points: 0

"This should be enough to deal with these trash bandits!" Jin said, gritting his teeth.