bantayden Chapter 94 : Berserk State! Elf Girl!
Chapter 94 : Berserk State! Elf Girl!
Chapter 94: Berserk State! Elf Girl!
Both attributes surged simultaneously.
At the same time, Leo drew the longsword at his waist and swung it out in a single slash, accompanied by a sharp tearing sound through the air.
Leo had never heard such a violent screech before.
That had only been a normal horizontal slash, yet the effect felt comparable to a double-layered Tsunami.
It really worked!
After ending Hunting Moment, the numbers on Leo’s panel rapidly returned to normal.
This Divine Sacrifice Method could actually be used like this!
Leo felt delighted. By relying on Hunting Moment, he could temporarily turn himself into a “deficient” state, thereby unleashing tremendous power.
This was his way of using the Curse of the Black God Saga.
However, Hunting Moment still had a time limit.
After upgrading to Level 3, the duration had increased by another ten seconds.
Now it lasted around forty seconds.
Leo guessed that people like Zoro likely used a self-mutilation method—permanently employing the Divine Sacrifice Method to gain power.
His own method, though temporary and time-limited, could avoid side effects.
It could be considered a short-term berserk state.
If he wanted to extend the duration further, he would need to continue leveling up the Hunting skill or increase his Spirit Attribute.
However, this kind of power wasn’t truly his own.
Leo felt uneasy relying on it.
He could treat it as a trump card, but he couldn’t become dependent on it.
Only strength obtained step by step through solid cultivation truly belonged to him.
Leo found a concealed spot in the cell and buried the Codex.
Although he could use the Divine Sacrifice Method, the item that could absorb the Power of the Dead felt ominous to him, so he didn’t plan to carry it.
After finishing his breathing training and researching the Divine Sacrifice Method, Leo now had some free time.
But he didn’t want to waste a single second.
He constantly felt an invisible sense of urgency chasing him.
Perhaps it was because Beast Calamities could erupt at any time.
Or perhaps it was from witnessing people around him constantly being injured or dying.
Peace in this world was as precious as treasure.
Endless conflict was the norm.
Beastkin, the Black God Church, the Wilderness Knight Order—
all were potential threats. Leo felt that even within Blackstone City, he couldn’t guarantee his safety forever.
He planned to find ways to gather intelligence on these forces.
Fortunately, the biggest immediate threat—Zoro—had already been completely resolved.
For now, there shouldn’t be anything in Blackstone City directly threatening his life.
Next, he could act more boldly.
Aside from cultivation, he decided to devote his remaining time to studying the new skill 【Alchemy】.
He planned to start grinding this skill and needed to prepare materials in advance.
Chewing on dried meat, he began flipping through 《General Knowledge of Alchemy》.
Comparing it with the potion formulas he had just analyzed, Leo took out paper and pen and began making a list.
Three days later would be the day the Kingdom Merchant Caravan arrived at Blackstone City. He would buy everything needed for Alchemy in one go.
“I’ll need quite a lot—equipment, herbs, Beastkin meat, and various consumable materials. First, Alchemy tools: ten flasks, five crucibles, fifty sealed potion bottles, measuring cups of different sizes…”
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Three days later, early morning.
After experiencing the Beast Calamity, Blackstone City had been quiet for two days.
Finally, the day of the Kingdom Merchant Caravan’s arrival had come again.
The outside of the city became lively once more, like a rebound after two days of gloom.
Every early spring, new merchants joined the caravan.
Thus, all Quasi-Knights in the castle with purchasing power didn’t want to miss this first gathering of the year.
Leo had heard the news early and arrived at the city gate fifteen minutes in advance.
He wanted to complete his purchases quickly and return to begin Alchemy.
At this moment, he was remotely controlling the Dragon-Elephant in the dungeon with his spirit, completing the first feeding of the day.
After mastering Beast Taming, Leo had freed himself from the tedious work of caring for Beastkin.
Each day, he prepared all the food for the next day in advance.
All feeding operations were then handled entirely by the Dragon-Elephant.
Holding a container of meat in its mouth, the Dragon-Elephant poured it directly into the iron basin inside the cage.
The Level 1 Swamp Crocodileman inside even seemed somewhat frightened of the four-meter-tall giant horse.
Through Sensory Sharing, Leo remotely controlled the Dragon-Elephant to complete the feeding.
Then he switched it into autonomous mode.
Meanwhile, he mentally reviewed his purchasing plan for the day.
About fifteen minutes later, the crowd gradually grew.
Blackstone City seemed to recover from the Beast Calamity and became lively again.
Leo felt that human society was like this—
people quickly forgot painful memories.
The sound of hoofbeats came from afar. Leo watched as the familiar caravan appeared at the horizon.
After a winter, it was still the same familiar knight captain, the same familiar Golden Knight Order.
These powerful knights were like immovable moving mountains, giving people a strong sense of security.
Neither Beastkin nor the Wilderness Knight Order could shake these mighty knights of the kingdom.
Leo felt a trace of envy.
‘If I can reach the realm of a Great Knight, I should be able to roam freely across the wilderness.’
He silently set that as a goal.
The leading Great Knight unusually gave Leo a slight smile.
Facing this kind-hearted admirer, he had no reason to respond with hostility.
Moreover, he had already heard about the Beast Calamity in Blackstone City. Though he couldn’t do much from his position, he could at least show a friendly attitude.
Leo watched as different merchants passed before him.
The familiar Granny Gu was still in the caravan.
As usual, she leaned leisurely on a reclining chair atop her cart, legs crossed, completely at ease.
However, there were also several new stalls and unfamiliar faces this time.
With a command from the knight captain, the market officially opened.
People quickly rushed toward their desired stalls.
This time, Leo saw that Tita—Anthony’s attendant—had also appeared among the crowd.
A space naturally opened around her; ordinary civilians and Knight’s Squires didn’t dare stand near her.
At this moment, Tita also walked toward Granny Gu’s stall. Seeing Leo, she took the initiative to greet him.
Seeing her approach, Leo politely returned the greeting and naturally stepped aside. “Miss Tita, ladies first.”
Having just fought side by side, Leo was naturally courteous.
Tita responded with a knight’s salute.
After that battle, she held this newcomer Quasi-Knight in high regard.
Leo then saw Tita casually spend three hundred gold coins to buy three jin of Level 3 Beastkin meat called Satyr.
As expected of a count’s daughter—and also Anthony’s attendant—her financial power was indeed formidable.
Standing behind her, Leo had brought ten gold coins and over sixty silver coins, originally planning to splurge like a rich man.
But now it seemed that, as a self-made individual, he was still far from true aristocratic wealth.
As Granny Gu weighed Tita’s dried meat,
Leo suddenly felt something on his body move slightly.
Turning his head, he noticed that the stall next door was surrounded by a large crowd.
Looking through the crowd, Leo became interested.
The neighboring stall also sold medicinal herbs.
Unlike Granny Gu’s stall, which mainly dealt in Beastkin meat, this stall had a much richer variety of herbs.
But the most eye-catching thing wasn’t the herbs—
it was the stall owner.
The cart behind the stall was decorated with vines, like a flower carriage.
And seated atop it was an extremely beautiful young girl.
Leo had never seen such a stunning stall owner before.
Oval face, large eyes, petite yet well-proportioned figure—
and most unique of all was her attire.
She wore a dress seemingly woven from leaves, adorned with scattered white flowers, like an elf emerging from the forest.
Not just like one—
she truly was an elf.
Leo noticed a pointed ear peeking through her light golden hair—a typical trait of the Elf race.
“Looks like a Nature Elf.”