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"FIVE.... FIVE HUNDRED... HISSS..."

Looking at the total number of tokens which has reached a staggering amount of five hundred and ten tokens, Eldric couldn't help but take a deep breath.

The more he looked at the screen in front of him, the more excited got.

[Name: Eldric Stormborne]

[Profession: Brawler(Tier I)]

[Vitality: 2]

[Strength: 4]

[Agility: 5]

[Skills: Thunderous Barrage, Surging Leap]+

[Tokens: 510]

With these many tokens, he can already hit the limit of his attributes. The more he thought about it, the more excited he got. For a moment he even wanted those guys to ambush him again... Who knows what type of gift they would give him next? But this thought only lasted for a second before he shook his head and threw this dangerous idea aside.

Looking at the shop, he wanted to buy the potions, but even if he bought them, he wouldn't use the potions inside the Zone. So, suppressing his excitement, he chose to exit the Zone.

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A few minutes ago, when Eldric had just teleported back from the domain, Aria as well as the old man both opened their eyes simultaneously while looking in the direction of his room.

Aria was used to Eldric constantly teleporting around, so she didn't think too much about it and closed her eyes. She was still reeling with anger while thinking about the conversation the old man had with Eldric in the noon. She didn't want to admit it, but her so-called husband/adoptive brother was a hopeless case. Now she could only hope that he could learn a thing or two from the old man.

The old man on the other hand thought for a while before shaking his head and closing his eyes again. Yes, he was here to teach the young boy, but there was nothing he could do if the boy himself didn't want to learn. Stuck between Aria and Eldric, the old man could only shake his head helplessly while thinking of a way to deal with the situation.

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As soon as Eldric opened his eyes inside his room, his brows furrowed because of the intense pain in his right arm. He didn't feel the pain inside the Zone, but now that he was back in the real world, he couldn't help but grit his teeth.

"Take some rest. We will talk tomorrow." Looking at his miserable condition, the girl spoke coldly before disappearing completely, leaving a speechless Eldric who still had many questions.

After she disappeared, Eldric walked to the bathroom, took off his clothes, and washed the wound carefully. With the wound that was as deep as a finger and almost opening from the other side, he couldn't help but hiss in pain after pouring some water on it.

It took a long time for him to carefully clean the wound and cover it up with a piece of clean cloth. Fortunately, the bleeding stopped otherwise he would had to trouble the old man in the guest room.

Walking back to his room, Eldric fell on his bed and opened the Nightmare shop before spending four hundred coins on three Potions Of Vitality and one Potion Of Strength.

Looking at the three potions beside him, he gulped them down one by one and drifted into a deep sleep.

And while Eldric was in deep sleep, the muscles all over his body began to squirm like earthworms. The wound on his right arm too began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye. And within a span of a few minutes, the deep wound was completely healed.

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While Eldric was sleeping peacefully, the world around him wasn't so peaceful. The feat of someone completing the trials in nightmare difficulty was still spreading like wildfire. Even after a few days, this matter kept on increasing in momentum instead of decreasing.

By now, everyone was rushing to find out any information about the person [RED]. There were numerous rewards as well as earth-shattering treasures being offered to anyone who could give any information about Red. Some of the powerful forces directly announced that they would be willing to provide every possible help to Red if he joined them. From all over the world, innumerable people and factions were spreading olive branches, hoping to reel in this guy. Unfortunately for them, all their efforts were bound to be effortless.

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"Waste."

Inside a dimly lit luxurious room, a man was looking at four people kneeling in front of him with a face filled with anger.

"Didn't you just say that he had a normal profession?

How could you lose this badly to someone like that?" The more he thought about it, the greater his anger became. If not for reason, he would have patted these four bastards dead when they came back with an injured teammate and an empty inventory.

"We don't know." The masked man holding the rapier shook his head. "We have been doing this thing for the past thirty years. And till now, we have never seen anything like that.

We still believe that it must be a person with a Myth-level profession or higher.

Perhaps the scroll wasn't able to measure it."

He spoke with some hesitation but his words silenced the man in charge.

"Go back and take care of that injured bastard. I will see what I can do." Waving his hand, the man dismissed the four people kneeling on the ground before looking outside with a deep gaze. Others might think it was a mistake due to the scroll not working properly, but how could he not know?

The scroll was never wrong. So, there were only two possibilities. Either it was an unbelievably strong person who just wanted to have some fun, or these five bastards were lying and they pocketed the entire earnings.

But whatever the case might be, it was enough to make him lose his sleep.

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Waking up the next morning, Eldric stretched his body only to discover that his wound was miraculously healed.

"Holy..." Standing up, Eldric could feel a sense of power that he had never felt before. If he were to face those bastards again, then he wouldn't be in such an embarrassing state.

Clenching his fist, he could feel the strength of his body as well as its toughness.

Carefully bringing a knife from the kitchen, he pressed it into his hand.

The knife which was sharp enough to cut anything couldn't even cut through his skin.

With some excitement, Eldric gently swiped it on the palm of his hand. But again... Nothing happened. Not to mention a cut, it couldn't even leave a white mark.

So, for the next few minutes, Eldirc kept on increasing the speed as well as strength while slashing himself with the knife. But no matter what he did, he couldn't leave behind a mark, much less make any cuts.

Marveling at the wonderful state of his body, he couldn't help but click his tongue.

Walking out of his door, he prepared breakfast and lunch. Looking at Aria's room which was closed once again, he knew she was back to her 'normal' state of staying alone inside her room.

So, the only one who accompanied him was the old doctor who was silently eating breakfast.

"I didn't say it yesterday..." The old man looked at Eldric and paused mid-sentence as if wondering whether he should tell him or not.

"What is it?" Swallowing a mouthful with some difficulty, Eldric looked at the old man with some nervousness. He didn't know why the old man was so serious, but it must be something special.

The old man looked at him, picked up another spoonful of porridge, swallowed it, and spoke bluntly.

"I didn't tell you yesterday that the food you cook is horrible.

Almost dogshit."

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For a moment silence enveloped the entire house as one could hear Eldric's rapid breathing.

It wasn't until a few moments passed that Eldric looked at the old man and gritted his teeth.

"Then don't eat here." If not for the fact that this guy was responsible for treating Aria, he would have thrown him out. What a joke... How can an old fart like him understand the beauty of food prepared by a handsome guy like him? The more he thought about it, the more he felt like this was the case.

After completing their breakfast, the two of them quietly headed to the shop.

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As usual, Eldric opened the shop, did some cleaning, and arranged the items before sitting down with a relaxed expression.

After going through so much yesterday, he still felt like he hadn't rested enough. Looking at the panel in front of him, he couldn't help but let out a smile.

Name: Eldric Stormborne]

[Profession: Brawler(Tier I)]

[Vitality: 5]

[Strength: 5]

[Agility: 5]

[Skills: Thunderous Barrage, Surging Leap]+

[Tokens: 110]

Looking at the panel with all his attributes at five and the remaining balance of one hundred and ten tokens, Eldric couldn't help but wonder about his next course of action.

In just a few days after completing his trial, he was able to maximize his attributes and was now ready to go through the second evolution. If this were to spread out, it was bound to cause a bloody storm.

Looking at the Nightmare shop where except for the blessing stone, every other item was grey, Eldric nodded in satisfaction. From now on, his focus was going to be evolving the two skills as much as possible.

And just when he was enjoying a peaceful day and wondering when the girl was going to show up, he heard the hoarse voice of the old man beside him.

"Don't you feel bored working in this place?"

"Huh!?" Stunned by this sudden question, Eldric couldn't come up with an answer immediately. He just looked at the old man and after a while shook his head.

"Why would I be bored?" He spoke as if it was a matter of fact. "I have a stable job, I don't have to worry about money, I don't have to worry about working all the time. I can just stay here and relax.

What is there to be dissatisfied about?"

Listening to his explanation, the corner of the old man's lips twitched. He couldn't believe that such a young boy was giving him an answer like this.

If it was an old man at the end of his life, the. He could understand it... But the boy... He didn't expect such an answer from him.

"And how long do you plan on doing it?" Since Aria has asked him to teach this brat, he wants to know more about the boy.

"Emm...." Tilting his head Eldric looked at him before giving him a reply that almost made him pull his beard.

"Forever."