"Come!" shouted Clovis with a huge smile on his face. He had become even more excited after noticing the difference in his current state.
Now that he had tested it multiple times, he became even more sure about his current situation.
He was actually assimilating the killing intent into his body. And that killing intent didn’t contain only the power of the beasts but also their souls.
In other words, even if it was just for a bit, he could sense what a beast sensed. And this was just from him fighting normally.
If he used his Abyss Time, the effect would increase even further.
Although the absorption rate itself didn’t increase, his overall physical abilities had increased.
No, it was more accurate to say that he had never used his power to its fullest potential.
That was right. Just like the others, he hadn’t used his affinity to its limit.
However, he didn’t pursue the same path as the others. If they had to train their physique to fully exploit their affinity, Clovis had to control the killing intent.
In other words, he had to use the killing intent even before entering the Abyss Time. Even if it was just a portion of it, that would be his new normal, which would definitely be much more powerful than his previous self.
That was why Clovis was excited. He wanted to test this new possibility.
Clovis struck the beasts according to his instinct. Even without looking at them, he instinctively followed their movements and even knew what they were going to do.
It was something similar to Melody and Kanaria’s senses. Still, even with this kind of power, Clovis had a hard time fighting against a hundred beasts at once. He didn’t use any clever tricks this time, so it meant confronting these beasts continuously from all directions.
When he struck one beast, another would come from the opposite direction, which made him unable to keep up. Even with his two swords, the beasts could still overwhelm him by having four or even five attacking from different directions.
As a result, Clovis took a few hits himself. Instead of being careful, Clovis became even more excited.
After all, this was another opportunity to train as well. This time, he was training his Heart affinity.
He directed the killing intent to his heart to stimulate his affinity, which resulted in strengthening his regenerative power.
Then, together with the special clothes from the mall, he blocked attacks that could be stopped by his defense, allowing him to focus on the injury.
He swiftly attacked them by applying even more strength than usual.
These five affinities were the backbone of his Abyss Time. However, there was something even more important.
Having five affinities was good, but what differentiated them from the beasts was still their intelligence. Clovis had to think of an effective way to defeat them.
Having him realize this and incorporating these new things into his fighting style was the real purpose of this mission. Of course, the original task was important since Clovis needed the essence, but Mara could always come to help him if he were going to fail.
Mara crossed her arms while leaning against the tree, watching Clovis from far away.
"That’s right. While it’s true that the Abyss Time can manipulate your affinity, you should never be satisfied with your normal self. Don’t rely too much on the Abyss Time.
"Eventually, you have to deactivate the Abyss Time. If you are weak at that time, you will be devoured by everyone around you.
"That’s why you have to overcome the gap between your normal state and the Abyss Time.
"By utilizing the killing intent granted by the Abyss Time, you can improve your normal self and gradually close the gap between your normal self and the Abyss Time.
"Once you reach my level, you might be able to make your normal state similar to the Abyss Time.
"As a result, once the Abyss State is fully activated, you might even surpass that 100%, like me.
"A lot of people are too reliant on their unique abilities. They only know how to utilize it, but that’s not how they should think. They should know how to improve it. Only those who have improved their own unique abilities can reach the top."
That was right. The reason Mara could become so strong at such a young age was that she didn’t rely too much on her Abyss Time.
Most of the time, she was in a normal state. Even the first time they met, Mara was in her normal state. Despite that state, Erwin could still sense the intense killing intent that was assimilated perfectly into her normal state.
That was why when the body could make the normal state into the Abyss Time, the body would be able to utilize the Abyss Time further by enhancing the killing intent itself.
This was how she created her domain. There was no need for her to direct the power from the Abyss Time to strengthen her anymore. As a result, the Abyss Time could be utilized to form that domain.
Mara closed her eyes. "Then again, if you are too focused on your Abyss Time, you will be stuck as well. While the Abyss Time can make your heart feel like it’s on fire, you need your head to remain cool even under the Abyss Time’s influence.
"After all, without anything special, you won’t be able to defeat the Tier 6 beast here. Your stamina won’t be able to keep up. You also need to keep using your brain to think of the solution.
"I wonder... if you can exceed my expectations or not by completing this task."
Clovis had actually thought about this before the hunt began. Because he wasn’t confident in his strength, he had come up with all kinds of plans before going.
He never intended to rely on the Abyss Time. That was why this surprise just gave him a bit more flexibility in his approach, which was what made him excited.
It was time to go for the Tier 6 beast.