Chapter 528 The Vine
After Heim's death, Sofia and Aoi also came closer to Fein. Then they continued their hunt for the other four S-rank creatures.
They spotted the other one, which Voli fought by himself. This time, the opponent was plant-life. A vine with thorns sharp enough to tear S-rank defensive equipment.
The vine was actually hard to fight because of its impressive regenerative power as a plant life. Voli doesn't have a flame ability that could suppress the vine. After all, it was known that most plants are weak to fire.
What's more, the vine has an excellent escape ability as it could burrow itself deep into the ground to dodge attacks and choose an excellent position in the battle.
The vine, for some reason, has the same color as the desert sand. Voli couldn't even hit the vine with his paw. Fortunately, lightning is quick and destructive, which also restrains the enemy's mobility.
In the end, Voli won after he exhausted the energy of the vine, which made it unable to regenerate.
From the five S rank on the seventh floor, only three remained. The two of the S ranks were assigned to Aoi and Sofia to fight while the other one, which was a golden grade like the Heim, was designated to Fein.
In the next three hours, Fein and the others traveled and covered a lot of distance. There is an occasional sandstorm along the way and an oasis which provided them a source to replenish their water container in the storage space.
The distance between the vine and the next enemy was quite far. Fein could actually take them directly with his degu energy. After all, he wasn't sure what he would fight on the upper floors. He only has fifty advanced degu potions left in his storage space and they are four in the group. The fifty advanced degu wasn't nearly enough if, on the upper floors, the number of S rank suddenly increase.
On the seventh floor, there are already five. What about the eighth, ninth, and tenth floors? Not to mention, the eleventh and last floor! He still has to fight the strongest witch with terrible S-rank curses.
Fein was aware of the fact that the chance that they would encounter SS-rank creatures was as high as 70%! At that time, even though he wasn't afraid, he still have to be careful when fighting multiple of them. Since he has Voli and Aoi on his side. They could share his pressure as they have the strength to fight SS rank beast.
As for Sofia, Fein just hope that she would have a sense of inspiration and unleash her potential. If Sofia ascends to SS rank, there's doubt that she would be able to fight cross-realm. After all, she was the wielder of destruction energy and could use the destruction domain. Once promoted, her destruction would become more powerful as her current strength actually severely limits the power of destruction energy. She couldn't even exert 7% of its power.
"This is it." Fein stopped abruptly, causing Sofia behind him to stumble on his back.
Sofia's head directly collided with Fein's wide upper back. "Ouch, don't just stop without warning."
Seeing this, Fein didn't know what to say. 'Aren't vampires have enhanced senses? She should be able to sense my slight movements. It seems she's passively using her senses, not active.'
"Sofia, I notice that you're not exercising constant vigilance. You have to train your sense to be active all the time until it becomes instinct and come naturally to you. Although it's exhausting to be alert all the time at first, it would enhance your mental strength and would adapt to it."
Fein's expression turned solemn. "It would be dangerous if you encounter those assassin-type degu users or dark creatures, you know?"
"That's right, as a vampire you are gifted with superior senses, you have to take advantage of it and develop it," Voli said his thought.
When Voli hasn't met Fein yet. He didn't know, but he doesn't have a father or mother. Due to this, he has to fend for himself and fight the monster in the wild while he was still in the juvenile stage. Sometimes, he had been attacked by suddenly ambushed wolves and snakes. In the forest, he also has to watch out for the beast that hides in bushes and those who have the power of camouflage. Such experience developed his beastly instincts and made him realize the value of keen instinct and a sense of danger.
"Okay, I'll add that to my list that I have to improve." Sofia didn't feel anything, but just nodded. She knew that it's good to know what to improve than never knowing what to improve. She doesn't fear hardships as she was well aware that she needs them to become stronger.
"That's the attitude." Fein gave a smile at this. He could see why Lucius have a headache for Sofia. He could feel the determination in Sofia's eyes. "Well, let's get going so we can finish our business here. Since you want to fight the S rank here, then still have to be careful."
"Master, listen to his words. Don't be reckless, okay?" Aoi said worriedly.
"I know, I know... I'm not a kid anymore." Sofia has a bitter expression. Although she knew that her friend was just worried. She wants them to look at her like how they see Fein. A reliable and independent person.
Just like that, the four of them walked towards a property that uses red bricks as its wall. The building didn't have a roof and its inside was fully exposed to the sky. Around, some fruits have the size of watermelons, but it has the shape of a star, and they have a green and yellow shade.
"How come there's a building in the middle of the seventh floor and the desert?"
Sofia looked at the broken door and couldn't help but mutter.
"Who knows? Don't forget that the one inside this structure is an S-rank creature with a decent IQ comparable to a human. It's not impossible to build things as basic as this." Fein answered.
Hearing this, Sofia nodded and asked another question. "So, do we go to its entrance or the roof?"