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The earth below them shook wildly, and the two Sadunites fell to the ground due to their weak physique. As for Dorian, Gurek and Erendur, they all looked at the origin of the explosion with a frown on their face.

When the shaking stopped Gurek said "Human, if you can help us deal with what caused that then we will award you."

Dorian expected a notification appearing, about a new mission, but then remembered that he was in Exploration Mode so the experience would be way more realistic to him, with the only thing from the system being status.

Dorian thus said "I'm curious to see what caused this. But if it gets too dangerous then I won't risk my life for this forest."

Gurek nodded "Of course." Erendur looked displeased behind, but said nothing, he understood that they needed help. He bent its body a little, its face facing the sky, and released a deep howl. It wasn't guttural like Gurek, but felt more like a strange vibration.

Seconds later, several similar howls responded, and Erendur said "Someone isn't responding, he must be at the site of the explosion." Dorian couldn't help but admire this way to communicate, although he had a bad impression of Ents.

Gurek looked at Dorian and said "Jump on my back, you will slow us down." Dorian nodded and didn't reject him. If he activated his [Angel Wings] then he would be slightly faster than them, but he would also need to activate [God's Sight], as otherwise he would be too fast to see anything, and he would bump into trees at a speed fast enough to break bones.

And Dorian didn't have the necessary MP, and even if he did he would keep it for the incoming fight. Erendur extended one of his branches toward the Sadunites and made them climb on its shoulders. Seeing this, Dorian couldn't help but be reminded of a scene where two half-men climbed on an Ent too…

Gurek and Erendur took off at top speed. Dorian already knew about Gurek's speed, it's agility state was probably in the 40's, but what surprised him was Erendur. Despite being a tree, he moved at an astonishing speed. His steps were wide, and he would cross several meters with each of them.

As they made their way through the forest, Gurek said "I never got to thank you for helping me back there, human. Thank you."

Dorian sat crossed legged on Gurek's back, consuming MP regenerative items. Between two of them he patted the bear's back and said "I would have like trying out my new sword on you, but my two friends dissuaded me from. So, I decided to help you, no need for thanks. And call me Dorian."

Gurek laughed "You truly are special, Dorian. I guess humans are different in other dimensions. Speaking of this, I understand if you can't answer me, but how did you cross dimensions to come here, and for what purpose."

Dorian replied "It isn't really a secret. I was originally quite a normal person. In my world, there is no such thing as magic or body strengthening. The strongest human there is not even a Knight."

Gurek asked curiously "Then how did humans survive? Were there no monsters?" Dorian replied "Animals aren't strong either. But to dominate our planet, we developed technology. We created weapons capable of destroying this mountain and the whole forest in a split second."

Gurek said "Quite powerful indeed. I never thought there existed a world with no magic in it…"

Dorian shrugged and said "Maybe there is, only that we haven't discovered how to use it." Gurek moved past a tree and asked "If you were so weak, then how did you grow in what you are today?"

Dorian replied "I don't really know much either. A mysterious organization or omnipotent being kidnapped me and sent me to this world. In exchange, I got some special gifts. I initially had a mission, which was to survive for a month in the city."

Gurek asked "Aren't you going against the rules then? You aren't in the city anymore." Dorian replied "Do you smell the aura of death and blood on me?"

Gurek nodded, and Dorian said "I found another way to complete the mission. If I kill all the threats, then isn't it pointless to continue the mission?"

Gurek sucked in a deep breath hearing him, but didn't make any comment and instead asked after a moment "Don't you feel anything, having killed so many of your kind?"

Dorian replied with a laugh "I don't really like humans that much either. And I'm not totally human. Moreover, there are rewards once I finish my mission. The better my performance, the better the rewards."

Gurek asked "What kind of rewards?" Dorian replied "I don't really know. There is one I know of, it is a special currency only usable in this organization I am in. We can buy all kinds of things with this currency."

Gurek questioned "What happens now that you have finished your mission? Will you receive another?"

Dorian replied "I will remain in this world for the remainder of the month, and once my time is up I will be sent back to my home world for a weak before being sent back into another world, for another mission again."

Gurek sighed "Isn't that pitiful? Will this go on until you die?" Dorian shrugged and said "I don't know, I don't know much yet. And even if it does go on forever then so be it. I was bored to death before this happened to me, my every days were depressing and I didn't really fit in my world. So I consider this more of a boon than a curse."

Gurek said "Everyone is different. I like peace and calmness, while you like action and violence. I can't blame you for this though, who knows who is wrong, if there is any?"

Dorian laughed and said "A true philosopher! But I have a question for you, how strong are you?"

Gurek replied "Speaking in human classification, then I am a peak Level 3 Knight, and a Level 4 Mage." Dorian raised an eyebrow and said "You are an even greater mage than warrior? Why didn't you use magic when we fought?"

Gurek said "I was bewitched, the sorcerer made me berserk, so my mind was in chaos and I wasn't able to use magic. Had I, you would be dead."

Dorian nodded without hesitation "True that. Just fighting your physical form would have been hard. Not impossible, but very hard. But if you are even stronger as a mage then it would have been problematic."

As he continued speaking, Dorian tried to analyze Gurek with his system. He was surprised to see a status appear before him. Before, when he had tried it on people in the city or on Erendur, it hadn't worked.

[Gurek]

[Race: Great Bear]

[HP: 3000/3000]

[MP: 710/710]

[Strength: 48]

[Agility: 42]

[Vitality: 47]

[Intelligence: 62]

[Perception: 39]

Gurek was very strong, every single one of its attributes were higher than Dorian. Adding to that, there were the skills and abilities he couldn't see, and the absurd amount of HP it had. Its race probably gifted it with a strong life force.

Dorian was also able to take a guess on the relation between this world's ranking system and the system's attributes.

Level 1 started at 20 attribute points, Level 2 probably around 30, Level 3 at 40, Level 4 at 50. But then, Level 5 wasn't at 60, because Gurek was already past that and hadn't broken through yet.

Of course there was also the abilities and skills that mattered, but in term of raw stats that was about it. That also meant Dorian was able to classify his strength to this world's system.

He was a Level 1 Mage, a Level 2 Warrior except for his Perception. But when he activated [Angel's Wings], then he would jump to become a Peak Level 3, as after the boost his Agility raised to 49,5. As for his Perception, it would be raised to 36, so it would within the mid Level 2 barrier.

Of course, that was only in term of raw attributes. His abilities were higher than anyone at Level 2, he had many more, there were also his new skills. Adding in his equipment's skills, and his Life Essence, he could kill a weak Level 3 without to much effort, and he could stand against a peak Level 3 like Gurek.

But a Level 4 was too strong though.