"An unwritten rule regarding grand-class Magus? That's really..."
"Nonsense? Right? Actually, I didn't believe it too much at first, just thinking that these were random words written in. But after further checking, I discovered that this didn't just appear once or alone."
"At that time, even though I didn't want to believe it, I had to remain skeptical. Unless the government brainwashed a large number of people, it was almost impossible for everyone to make up a lie."
"So what is that unwritten rule?"
Kain said, not noticing that his voice had raised, as if he was afraid of something.
"Grand-class Magus are not allowed to enter the Dungeon."
Kain suddenly looked up.
He felt like his head had exploded, all the clues, all the signs were reflected inside Kain's perception and arranged into a logical chain of deduction.
He remembered a lot of things, monsters, intelligent monsters, even that strange Skeleton, or even…
Kain leaned against the wall, his face contorted, as if he was in great pain.
Katie was also panicking, but as soon as she could say something, Kain reluctantly returned to normal.
"I'm fine, Katie. Thanks for sharing, it was very helpful."
Seeing Kain's forced smile, Katie knew he didn't want her to know something, so she politely bowed and left, leaving him alone.
Immediately after, Kain's expression darkened, becoming extremely unsightly.
"Can't lose your composure, Kain. Even if that thing is real, it hasn't awakened yet."
A week passed, the entire base was still operating smoothly, even forming a small trading circle.
During this time, Nightcrawler attacked them twice, but both were successfully stopped.
No matter how strong Nightcrawler's magic resistance is, there is a limit. How can it withstand dozens of Magus attacking at the same time?
In the route that Kain had predicted, almost all of the remaining monsters would come to attack the base during this period of time. Therefore, everyone had to be on high alert.
A fierce battle ensued, and to be on the safe side, Kain personally led the defense, and even withdrew two-thirds of his entire force to completely destroy the Crawler and Nightcrawler. The sight of hundreds of monster corpses piled on top of each other still left a strong impression on many students.
They never thought they could participate in such a big battle, and all of them survived, no one was sacrificed.
The only one who didn't seem happy at all was Kain.
This time, Kain knew he had to choose again.
He should not hesitate, nor could he hesitate, otherwise nothing would remain.
+[Thunder Spear level 1] 0/150 (+)
+[Thunder Arrow level 1] 0/150 (+)
+[Thunder Descend level 0] 0/150 (+)
+[Thunder Flash level 0] 0/150 (+)
+[Thunder Control level 1] 17/250 (+)
-[Enhancement Magic ★] 0/1500 (+):
+[Enhancement Body level Max]
+[Enhancement Tool level Max]
-[Fire Magic ★] 833/1000 (+833)
+[Fire Bullet level Max]
+[Fire Wave level Max]
+[Fire Navigation level Max]
+[Imitative level 9] 0/43 (+)
+[Mind Sense level 6] 11/40 (+)
-[Life Magic ★] 0/1500 (+):
He gave up on his own strategy of saving skill points.
Because he was aiming for a higher goal, which was to make both of his magic systems reach the level of a mid-class Magus.
Previously, Kain had invested 833 skill points into [Fire Magic] that he had accumulated. After going through the last great defensive battle, he had gained more than 300 skill points, which was enough.
Without hesitation, Kain upgraded [Fire Magic].
Almost immediately, Kain's mind seemed to have broken some sort of limit again.
A feeling both familiar and foreign flooded over, filling Kain's spirit with confusion and enlightenment. A feeling both familiar and foreign flooded over, filling Kain's spirit with confusion and enlightenment.
Kain knew he was ascending.
His vision, or rather his perception, was still surrounded by fog, but in that moment of sublimation, Kain seemed to see something.
He saw, in a dark space, thick as ink, something seemed to be wriggling.
This wriggling was not like the way a normal person moved, but rather, to Kain, it was more like... a baby bird about to hatch from its egg.
Kain struggled to get a closer look, regretting that the sublimation had ended, returning his consciousness to the mortal world.
After regaining consciousness, Kain checked the system.
+[Thunder Spear level 1] 0/150 (+)
+[Thunder Arrow level 1] 0/150 (+)
+[Thunder Descend level 0] 0/150 (+)
+[Thunder Flash level 0] 0/150 (+)
+[Thunder Control level 1] 17/250 (+)
-[Enhancement Magic ★] 0/1500 (+):
+[Enhancement Body level Max]
+[Enhancement Tool level Max]
+[Fire Cannon level 0] 0/100 (+)
+[Fire Blade level 0] 0/100 (+)
+[Fire Burst level 0] 0/150 (+)
+[Fire Storm level 0] 0/150 (+)
+[Fire Control level 0] 0/200 (+)
+[Imitative level 9] 0/43 (+)
+[Mind Sense level 6] 11/40 (+)
-[Life Magic ★] 0/1500 (+):
Ignoring the five newly appeared magic skills of [Fire Magic], Kain used the remaining 190 skill points to upgrade the magic skill [Thunder Flash].
[Thunder Flash level 1] 0/200 (+150)
[Thunder Control level 1] 57/250 (+40)
Currently, Kain estimated that his strength was about five-tenths stronger than before, especially the expansion of his energy reserves.
Thanks to that, Kain felt a little more at ease. For the next week, except for directing the construction of the exit, he constantly wandered around outside to hunt monsters alone, to the point that Mera was panicking, afraid that he had some psychological problem.
But Kain knew he was still very calm.
+[Thunder Spear level 1] 0/150 (+)
+[Thunder Arrow level 1] 0/150 (+)
+[Thunder Descend level 1] 0/150 (+150)
+[Thunder Flash level 1] 0/200 (+)
+[Thunder Control level 3] 0/350 (+493)
-[Enhancement Magic ★] 0/1500 (+):
+[Enhancement Body level Max]
+[Enhancement Tool level Max]
+[Fire Cannon level 0] 0/100 (+)
+[Fire Blade level 0] 0/100 (+)
+[Fire Burst level 0] 0/150 (+)
+[Fire Storm level 0] 0/150 (+)
+[Fire Control level 0] 0/200 (+)
+[Imitative level 9] 0/43 (+)
+[Mind Sense level 6] 11/40 (+)
-[Life Magic ★] 0/1500 (+):