"Chad, did you kill this Frost Stone Golem?" Garfield asked, his voice filled with disbelief.
"How did you do it, bro?" he added, almost speechless.
"Ah... Ha, yeah, this eerie being was of the Ice Frost attribute!" Chad replied, squinting with a bright smile. "It's afraid of fire, and I just happened to have a Fire attribute psychic power, so I burned it to ashes."
Torey, somewhat confused, listened to Chad's explanation. It was true that Frost Stone Golems had an Ice Frost attribute, which was indeed restrained by Fire attribute awakeners. However, Chad was only a one-star awakener who had just awakened a few days prior. Even with the attribute advantage, the gap in strength was immense!
Yet, Torey didn't dwell on the puzzling details. He expressed relief that their patrol mission had ended without casualties among civilians or team members. His words resonated with everyone, who felt the weight of the dangers they had faced that day.
But in the end, the result was good.
At most, everyone suffered some injuries, which would heal after some time of recuperation.
Chad also felt quite emotional inside.
This was the daily life of an awakener.
Always wandering on the edge of life and death.
Even a seemingly ordinary patrol mission could potentially lead to a disastrous catastrophe!
...
It was already late at night, and with the second-stage eerie being eliminated, Team 749 of the first zone concluded their patrol mission for the day. Garfield and the other two team members supported each other as they walked back. Torey, looking slightly weakened, approached Chad, grinned widely, and patted his shoulder with a thick palm, saying with relief, "Let's go back!"
On the way, a teammate suddenly asked with concern, "Chad, are you injured? The attributes of this Frost Stone Golem are quite abnormal. Sometimes, the Ice Frost can sneak into the human body without being noticed. Do you feel any discomfort in your internal organs?"
Torey, Garfield, and the other teammates turned to Chad with worried expressions. "Uh... Don't worry, I'm fine. I don't have any injuries," Chad replied, slightly startled by their concern. He smiled and explained, feeling a shift in their attitude toward him. He remembered how, during their first encounter with the Frost Stone Golem, the team had not trusted his strength and had even overlooked him when forming their formation. In this world, everything was indeed based on strength; strength was respected.
After returning home, Chad took out the Spirit Crystal he had obtained earlier. The red pearl lay quietly in his palm, exuding an unusual beauty under the moonlight. After examining it silently for a while, Chad didn't hesitate and refined it. The Spirit Crystal, acquired from a second-stage eerie being, contained more abundant Source Power than a first-stage Spirit Crystal. The energy flowed into Chad's body, silently enhancing his Source Power.
Soon, the second-stage Spirit Crystal was reduced to a tiny size, and with a light pinch of his fingers, it crumbled into white powder. Chad clenched his fist tightly, feeling a significant surge in his strength. The level of Source Power within him was already approaching that of a two-star awakener. "Huh...! In just three days since awakening, I've reached the strength of a one-star late-stage. What rapid progress!" Chad exclaimed with delight.
Then, a system prompt chimed in: [Congratulations to the host for the strength enhancement! Reward: Template Integration! Current Template Integration: 3%]. A mysterious wave rippled through Chad's body. He quickly raised his index finger, and a mystical flame appeared—Hellfire. This time, the flame looked significantly different. The golden core expanded to almost occupy one-third of the entire flame, emitting waves of intense heat that distorted the surrounding air.
"Hiss! My Hellfire has evolved again. Such terrifying high temperature!" Chad marveled at the light golden flame on his finger, surprised at his own power. He discovered that his control over the Hellfire had improved, allowing him to condense a small Fire Sword. This time, the shape of the Fire Sword was more solid, with details vividly portrayed. One could even faintly see the smooth curve of the blade beneath its hilt.
Meanwhile, in the Spiritual Energy Association building of the first zone, Captain Torey was in a high-level office on the fifth floor, reporting to a black-haired, domineering woman wearing red-framed glasses. "When we arrived, the mutated second-stage eerie being had already disappeared, leaving only traces of fire everywhere. And there was only Chad, an awakener, present at the scene. Therefore, it can basically be judged that this second-stage eerie being was killed by him."
After recounting the details of that day, Torey stood quietly, waiting for a response. The woman, Dolores, the vice-president of the entire Spiritual Energy Association, narrowed her eyes in disbelief. "You're saying that the newly awakened recruit, Chad, with only an F-level psychic power, killed a powerful second-stage eerie being?" she questioned, her expression revealing her skepticism.
Then she had looked again at the psychic power assessment written by President Rayne on her desk. It had indeed indicated an F-level psychic power, Aerobic Flame. "No... A newly awakened recruit couldn't have defeated a second-stage eerie creature, no matter what; even a genius with an A-level psychic power couldn't do it!" she had exclaimed. "Especially since this kid only had an F-level!" Dolores had tapped her sexy toes, furrowing her brows in thought. Torey, standing in front of her, had lowered his head, looking like a child who had done something wrong. "There was something strange!" After a moment of contemplation, Dolores had said firmly. Torey, who had been sneaking a peek, had startled and quickly coughed to cover his embarrassment. "Dolores, I think there's something strange about Chad. This kid is not simple!" he had expressed. Being a direct participant, Torey had personally engaged in a fist-to-fist battle with that Frost Stone Golem, knowing better than anyone what kind of strength was needed to defeat such a creature. Therefore, Torey had been even more suspicious of Chad's true strength.
Meanwhile, in the third zone—a high-risk area rampant with Eerie Beings—gorgeous blue-white blade light had streaked across the sky, followed closely by endless blue-purple lightning. The thunder had raged wildly, locking onto a terrifying eerie being below. It had bellowed, only to be torn apart by the sharp blade light and destroyed by the violent thunder in mere seconds. After letting out a final, unwilling roar, it had collapsed. A graceful and dashing figure had descended from the sky, standing tall with a sword, like a female warrior goddess.
Countless treasures emitting dazzling light had burst forth from the ground, making people's eyes spin. "Gabrial is so strong!" someone had exclaimed. "I didn't expect such a powerful and terrifying fifth-stage eerie being to be defeated so easily!" Another had added, "I kneel to Gabrial! The last fifth-stage eerie being was killed so cleanly and swiftly by her alone! Is this the strength of an S-grade Awakened?"
Countless figures had flown quickly from all directions, all wearing uniforms adorned with five or even six golden five-pointed stars. They had gazed at the graceful figure in the center, filled with admiration and amazement. The girl who had just slain the last fifth-stage eerie being had been none other than Chad's sister, Gabrial!
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