Monster Fighting

Continuously attacking everything around with its forelimbs and tail.

Tables, chairs, and benches were all knocked over to the ground!

Even two low-level lizardmen who came to help upon hearing the commotion were rendered useless by its indiscriminate attacks.

But fortunately, Bruce Roberts had struck its head.

Its frenzied assault didn't last long.

After about a dozen seconds, the lizardman collapsed heavily to the ground!

More and more blood flowed from its head, and its body movements slowed down.

Soon, it stopped moving altogether.

Bruce Roberts cautiously approached and poked it with his sword, seeing no reaction.

He then stabbed it forcefully a couple more times.

The Andúril sword was very sharp, and even without much force, it could easily pierce the lizardman's body.

After poking it a few times and confirming that it was indeed dead, Bruce Roberts couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Just then, three lizardmen that had failed to catch their prey appeared in the sight of Bruce Roberts and his companions.

Two were low-level, and one was mid-level!

Seeing this, Bruce Roberts didn't have time to think much and quickly shouted at the dazed Cynthia Sanchez.

"You foolish woman, what are you staring at? Hurry up and come help me search..."

Before descending, Bruce Roberts hadn't anticipated encountering a Black Iron High Rank lizardman.

So, he hadn't arranged for the task of searching for the crystal nucleus.

But it wasn't too late to improvise now.

"Search?? Search for what??"

Being yelled at by Bruce Roberts, Cynthia Sanchez, who was already a bit dazed, became even more confused upon hearing his words.

Wasn't this part not rehearsed before?

"Something with special energy, resembling pearls or gems..."

Bruce Roberts didn't have time to explain in detail and quickly repeated himself.

"Pearls or gems-like things?? Inside its head?"

"I... I don't know, you... you go search first!"

Bruce Roberts quickly continued, "Cedric, come over and cover!"

"Coming!"

Pearls or gems inside the lizardman's head?Upon hearing Bruce Roberts' words, Cynthia Sanchez was completely bewildered.

But at this moment, she didn't have time to think too much.

She hurriedly ran towards Bruce Roberts' direction...

Jamal's group was scattered by the monster.

Bruce Roberts had expected this.

With so many monsters outside on the streets earlier, many had surged into the hotel!

With just Jamal's dozen or so people, expecting to descend to the ground on the first day?

It was almost impossible.

Seeing all the monsters surging upstairs, Bruce Roberts did not rescue those survivors!

Instead, he immediately hid with Cedric and Cynthia Sanchez.

When the lizardmen were dispersed enough, he brought the two out.

After killing the high-ranked lizardman, Bruce Roberts was actually quite speechless.

Because he only knew that monsters above the Black Iron High Rank might have a crystal nucleus.

But he wasn't really sure where exactly this nucleus was.

So, he could only rely on his memory and have Cynthia Sanchez search in the lizardman's brain region.

Bruce Roberts' Andúril sword was bronze-grade, much more powerful than the black iron grade.

It was already easy to pierce its head with a single sword thrust, so breaking open its skull was naturally very easy.

Without much effort, just stepping on the lizardman's head and pulling the sword in the opposite direction was enough.

The lizard's head split in two.

It's just that the appearance of the lizardman was terrifying, disgusting!

Most girls wouldn't be able to move when they saw it.

But Cynthia Sanchez was the female lead, after all, different from the others.

Seeing Bruce Roberts and Cedric bravely fighting the enemies, she took a deep breath, summoned her courage, suppressed her disgust, and reached out her hand towards the lizardman's head.

She had originally thought that her hand would be soiled and disgusted by the lizardman's blood and brain matter!

But the moment she touched the lizardman, her hand emitted a faint white halo that even she herself didn't notice.And then, in that moment, she seemed to understand something?

Cynthia Sanchez quickly withdrew her hand, looking at her pristine fingers in surprise and then said with great certainty, "There should be nothing here that you're looking for."

Bruce Roberts, having thrust his sword through the head of the mid-level lizardman that lunged at him, turned his head and asked, "Should? You've finished searching so quickly?"

"I... I didn't search, but please believe me, okay?"

Hearing this, Bruce Roberts subconsciously looked at Cynthia Sanchez.

Seeing her serious but unusually anxious expression, he seemed to realize something.

"Alright, Cedric, let's go!"

Not every monster has a crystal nucleus!

After Black Iron High Rank, the higher the level, the greater the chance of finding a crystal nucleus.

Without the protagonist's luck, Bruce Roberts couldn't force it!

So, he quickly armed himself and protected Cynthia Sanchez as they rushed downstairs.

Cedric kicked over a lizardman that came at them, quickly following after.

There was no reward for killing monsters, and they didn't need to search for crystal nuclei?

Naturally, they didn't need to kill all the monsters.

Just kicking them away was enough.

As they ran, they knocked over every lizardman they encountered.

These knocked-over lizardmen, upon getting up, didn't chase after Bruce Roberts' group.

Instead, they quickly ran to the corpses of the lizardmen Bruce Roberts had killed and began devouring them.

It was as if the temptation of these corpses was even greater than that of living people.

Bruce Roberts didn't pay attention to those monsters. The moment Cedric reached the corridor, he immediately closed the door to the hallway.

After blocking the monsters above, Bruce Roberts breathed a sigh of relief and took a glance at his Andúril sword.

[Weapon Grade: Bronze (Energy Value 54/100)]

A mid-level black iron monster could increase it by two points? A Black Iron High Rank monster could increase it by three points?

Yes!!

Although the monsters were getting stronger.

But the energy value that Andúril sword could absorb was also increasing?

This discovery made Bruce Roberts feel much more comfortable.At least this proves that his efforts are proportional to his rewards.

And he also discovered a problem.

That is, after the battle just now!

His physical strength seemed to have inadvertently reached the level of mid-level black iron??

Did he level up accidentally??

Glancing at his personal panel.

Name: Bruce Roberts

Age: 21

Height: 180 cm

Weight: 136 kg

Vitality: 20 (Normal adult male value is 10)

Mental Strength: 25 (Normal adult male value is 10)

Strength: 21 (Normal adult male value is 10)

Agility: 19 (Normal adult male value is 10)

Enhancement Level: Black Iron Mid-level, Ability Level Unchanged.

But his mental strength increased by 5 points, and the other three attributes increased by 4 points?

What's going on?

Although according to the system, this enhancement level is determined by the value of 'Vitality' among the four attributes.

As long as the vitality reaches 20 points, regardless of the other attributes, it is considered an enhancement to the black iron mid-level.

But...

"System, does it mean that humans can evolve on their own without using crystal nuclei?"

The system can answer some questions about Bruce Roberts' body or the system itself.

So, upon hearing Bruce Roberts' question, the system's voice rang out.

[The cosmic storm can awaken some special powers in humans, but humans cannot fully adapt to these powers immediately. (Continuous use of these abilities can improve adaptation time)]

"So, humans indeed can evolve on their own, but this evolution is limited in strength?"

[Yes, Host!]

With this, Bruce Roberts understood!

The awakened special abilities are like taking a special pill.

As soon as you take these special pills, the body can feel the effects of the pills.