Shane knew about the Quick Learner talent as he had a chance of obtaining it before when he had looted them from Survivor Zombies.
However, the Quick Learner Talent that he had encountered was either Common or Uncommon grade only.
Needless to say, that level of talent was nothing in his eyes, considering his current set of talents.
Anyway, this Quick Leader Talent allowed Lysandra to obtain a skill called Assassin's Breath. This Survivor Skill made her breathing different from other Survivors to hide her presence. This was the reason why Cloud needed a few more seconds compared to others in order to sense her presence.
[ Quick Learner ( Epic Talent ): The Survivor have an unparalleled capacity for rapid acquisition and mastery of new skills, knowledge, and abilities. This talent enables the Survivor to adapt swiftly to various situations, allowing them to excel in diverse environments and challenges.
The Quick Learner can absorb information like a sponge, processing complex data and techniques with remarkable speed and accuracy. ]
Then, when Shane revealed his Aura Master and Telekinesis Talent to her, Lysandra felt that Shane really trusted her, so she further explained that her Quick Learner Talent had four distinct abilities.
They were Adaptive Mastery that could help her complete tasks even if they were new to her. The other skills were Enhanced Retention, Rapid Analysis, and finally, the most important ability called Skill Synthesis.
With this set of abilities tied with the Talent, there was no doubt that Lysandra could be considered one of the best Survivors with very high potential.
The only problem with her right now was her lack of Spirit Points.
Currently, she only has 430 Spirit Points.
That was certainly a good number, considering that only 5 Spirit Points get added every level up. It means that she shouldn't even have 200 Spirit Points with her current level.
This showed that she was still able to consume some Spirit Enhancement Potions, which led her to reach the 430 points.
"It's a bit difficult to learn other Skills, but as long as I fulfill some of the conditions, I can learn those Survivor Skills, even if they're talent-specific skills." Lysandra said.
"I see… Don't worry, you'll get plenty of chance soon." Shane said.
"Right, I don't know much about his path, but according to the others, I heard that this would lead us to a Ryzen Canyon… The only way to continue would be to pay the Nightfall Nexus Clan to pass through it." Lysandra explained.
"Ahh? There's something like that?" Shane was a bit surprised as she didn't know that a Clan had decided to take control of the bridge and earn from it.
Shane knew very well that there were many Clans or even Individuals who were moving from place to place to find Treasure Chests, better Shelters, places with rich resources, areas with weaker Zombies, and many other reasons.
It seems that the Nightfall Nexus Clan, the previous Rank 11 in the Region 1 Clan Rankings, knew this very well and took hold of the bridge as their source of income.
"How much to cross the bridge?" Shane asked.
"I heard that it cost 50 Zombie Cores weeks ago. I'm not sure if it changed." Lysandra replied.
"Mhmm… I guess there weren't a lot of people passing that area, so they made it expensive for quick money instead… In any case, I'm still planning to recruit another person to the Clan so we can activate the Clan Skill. So keep it in mind once we visit their area, we might find someone suitable." Shane said. After all, the Clan Skill they have would only fully activate with at least three people.
"Later, I will use my Phantom Dash repeatedly, so try and learn it." Shane added.
"I'll try my best, Clan Leader…" Lysandra replied with a hint of excitement in his tone.
"Good… In any case, we will be exploring a cave later before we go to the canyon. It's a cave where a Golden Treasure Chest should be located. According to Magnus, at least three high-tier Zombies guarded it, so I just need you to stay back and allow me to deal with it." Shane added.
This state surprised Lysandra. After all, she didn't know that Shane was planning to take a Golden Treasure, and she had no idea that Shane was strong enough to deal with three high-tier Zombies!
Lysandra could only agree as she followed Shane.
As Shane and Lysandra ventured deeper into the wilderness, they soon located a hidden cave concealed by a massive boulder. There were several marks all over the place that showed signs of human interference. Shane realized that Magnus and his team were likely behind this simple yet effective cover-up.
With Shane's current strength, he was able to move the boulder, which was much to Lysandra's surprise.
"Stay here and guard the entrance," Shane instructed Lysandra, his tone firm yet reassuring. There was no hint of nervousness at all.
"Got it... Good luck in there…" Lysandra replied. Anyway, she didn't want to face high-tier Zombies as well. They were simply too strong for her current level.
She would just be a burden if she fought together with Shane in that tight space. She might as well guard this area. Anyway, with her Assassin's Breath, Zombie's would have difficulty sensing her presence while she was out here.
Seeing how cooperative she was, Shane smiled as he stepped into the cavern, his Light Flameblade at the ready.
The musty air of the cave enveloped him as he advanced further using his Light Orb.
With his Enhanced Senses, he was keenly attuned to the faint sounds of shuffling and scraping echoing from the shadows.
'Crypt Crawlers…' Shane thought before Cloud completed its analysis.
[ Ten Crypt Crawlers have been detected. ]
Shane then continued moving, and as he rounded a corner, his eyes fell upon a group of Crypt Crawler Zombies as he had sensed.
These humanoid monstrosities, with limbs elongated like arachnids, skittered towards Shane with evil intent… Without hesitation, Shane sprang into action, and his Light Flameblade lit up the whole tunnel!