"That's right, this is something so obvious that everyone knows it. Then doesn't that high-class Magus know?"
"What do you mean? I don't get it…"
"Let's do this... wait a moment while I sort out my words."
Kain closed his eyes and raised his hand to his forehead, after opening his eyes he began to speak.
"First of all, we… or rather all the candidates taking the entrance exam are being targeted by a high-class Magus using [Mind Control], right?"
"So considering the circumstances around us, you two really think that just a team of a few dozen members can search for all the candidates in such a large place?"
Kain's question finally made Myra understand what he wanted to convey.
The answer was of course impossible, hence why Kain was trying to urge them to move as quickly as possible.
Because the group of people they encountered weren't the only assassins, there were most likely many other groups of assassins roaming the upside down forest hunting candidates like them.
Although if the assassins were only at that level, Kain would not be afraid. But he could not take the risk.
After understanding, Myra and Mera no longer questioned Kain's decisions. With the team strengthened, Kain felt a little more at ease.
While the other two were resting, Kain deployed the system.
Aside from the bad situation, the number above [Level] was probably the only bright spot for Kain.
+[Thunder Bullet level Max]
+[Thunder Summon level 3] 0/5 (+)
+[Thunder Navigation level Max]
-[Enhancement Magic ★ ]:
+[Enhancement Body level 3] 4/9 (+)
+[Enhancement Tool level 1] 0/12 (+)
Even though Eyel was weak, killing Eyel in large numbers still increased Kain's [Level] to 7, which meant Kain had 7 more skill points.
Under normal circumstances, Kain would probably choose to level up [Thunder Summon], quickly pushing all three magic skills of [Thunder Magic] to max level. However, considering what might happen next, Kain chose to level up [Enhancement Body] first.
+[Thunder Bullet level Max]
+[Thunder Summon level 3] 2/5
+[Thunder Navigation level Max]
-[Enhancement Magic ★ ]:
+[Enhancement Body level 4] 0/11 (+7)
+[Enhancement Tool level 1] 0/12
Feeling the power running through his arm as he activated [Enhancement Body], Kain couldn't help but smile, the more he strengthened, the easier the path ahead would be.
If it weren't for the fact that Roc wasn't very suitable to be Kain's hunting target, he would have probably gone hunting in secret.
In fact, Kain's concerns were not unfounded.
At the same time, quite a distance away from where Kain's team was resting, right in the upside down forest.
An exhausted teenager leaned against a tree trunk, his body was bleeding, even one of his arms was missing. It showed that he was seriously injured.
This young man was extremely regretful, because after killing a group of assassins, he became arrogant, thinking that these assassins were just that. Although this young man had speculated that there would be other assassin groups, he arrogantly thought that it was not a problem, and as a result…
Kain decided to urge Myra and Mera to leave quickly not only because of the number of enemies, but he did so for a deeper reason.
From the initial expressions of the assassins, it was clear that they were acting tactically. After coming to the conclusion that the assassins were actually being controlled by the Magus using [Mind Control], it meant that even though they had completely eliminated the enemy, information about them had been transmitted to the Magus.
In a situation where information about them was already in their possession, the other party could completely strategize and plan to eliminate them. Even Kain himself had briefly outlined several ways to assassinate them, so he didn't think that the mysterious Magus wouldn't do the same.
That was also the reason why the teenager had to run away in such a miserable situation, he was trapped, a very simple trap but it hit straight at his arrogant psychology.
"Kain, you should get some rest. Let me keep watch."
"Sorry to bother you Myra."
Having said that, Kain leaned back on the rock, enjoying a rare moment of relaxation, which was much needed when undertaking a long expedition in the Dungeon.
He closed his eyes, his consciousness gradually becoming quiet, until he fell asleep.
But this time it wasn't just a sleep, it was a dream.
Kain's vision seemed to become much smaller, all around him was a pile of messy buildings and raging fire.
Kain tried to reason something out, but in his dream, even his prided mind had become dull. All he could feel were vague emotions.
When Kain woke up, the entire dream was like a pot of mushy porridge, stirred to the point where his original form could not be seen. Causing Kain, even though he had regained his intelligence, to be helpless to do anything.
But Kain was used to this, because that dream would occasionally appear before his eyes, like a constant reminder that he was not an ordinary person.
"Are you up already? Why don't you sleep a little longer?"
Kain waved his hand, their main mission still needed to be completed, during this time they only needed to rest enough.
Mera was also awakened, and the three of them set off again.
The commotion caused by the shockwave seemed to have subsided, so Kain's party had traveled quite a distance without encountering any Rocs, making Kain couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
But thinking about this, Kain's expression became tense.
Something is not right.
It seems he has forgotten something.
Kain's mind quickly ran through all the facts, the Dungeon's area, the distribution and types of monsters in the Dungeon, the characteristics of the monsters in the Dungeon, the records of previous Adventurers,... all of these to find the abnormality.
He had forgotten one very important thing regarding the monster's characteristics, he had concluded correctly, but that was not enough.