(Three days ago)

In the afternoon, after the practical combat class ended, I, Oyado, and Aliyah were hiding in the bushes of a dense forest, looking at a clearing not far away, quietly waiting. It was our seventh day squatting here, and almost every day, a group of simple giant monsters would pass by, and defeating one would yield a large amount of experience.

In order to maintain ecological balance and sustainable development, we were squatting here, only eliminating one or two monsters a day, and we would only target those that appeared to be older, thus helping reduce the aging level of the monsters. Overall, it was a pretty good situation for both parties.

"Fir, aren't those guys coming today?"

Usually, the monsters would have arrived by now, but today, there had been no sound even after 10 minutes. I was referring to the heavy footsteps of those monsters when they approach. After squatting for seven times, we were very familiar with those footsteps.

"No, they are getting ready to come," Oyado said.

"Although their voices are still a bit far, it is indeed them. But…"

Oyado silently drew out her dagger.

"It seems like there's another kind of creature's sound."

"So, these monsters have learned to hire bodyguards, high-end activities?"

Aliyah immediately became interested, with a smile on her face.

"It's not a bad thing, after all, we will gain more experience this way."

"Of course, as long as… the new enemy is easy to deal with."

Gradually, footsteps emerged from the nearby forest. I put on my 'Reality Goggles' and increased the chance of triggering skills with a skill.

Soon, the enemy's title appeared.

Unexpectedly, the situation of the opponent was obviously not as simple as we expected.

"Well, it seems that the enemy is quite formidable," I pushed my glasses and said.

“Why do you say that?"

"This guy... is just one person? No, I should say the opponent has only one monster."

"Huh?"

Aliyah next to me looked puzzled and turned to me.

"What do you mean?"

"What my brother means is that the opponent has only one monster, but it has imitated the movements of many monsters… Yes, just now, when I listened carefully, the enemy's footsteps were indeed suspicious. Especially the footsteps of the original target, if you listen closely, they are emitted in a certain order."

"So?"

"So…"

I continued Oyado's words.

"The opponent probably imitated them in a certain order, either that or directly recorded and played them back."

"Recorded?"

Aliyah looked a bit strange.

"Can footsteps be recorded? And even mimic the vibrations?"

"No."

I shook my head.

"But to convey that kind of feeling, there are some monsters that can use illusion magic to do it."

"Illusion!? Then we…"

"Well, don't worry, obviously, my opponent is just a shapeshifting monster."

Underneath my Reality Goggles, the opponent's element had already been displayed.

Active liquid Morodo

LV50

Specialized in using its liquid body to mimic specific creatures to confuse enemies, with extremely strong defense.

There is a transparent core somewhere in its body, the only place that won't remain liquid.

Weakness: ice-type attacks.

You see, once the skills are fully equipped, many things become much easier to solve.

"The shackles of unyielding stone."

Before the opponent could react, six stone pillars emerged directly from the ground, piercing through the liquid monster that was still on the ground making magical footsteps.

Clearly, the opponent also immediately reacted to this attack, retracting its body into defense mode, but I wasn't going to give it that chance.

"Extreme cold."

A blue magic circle appeared at its feet, and the next second, its liquid body was directly frozen.

"It's your turn."

"Roger that~"

"Make sure it's shattered."

Aliyah's hair turned red in an instant, a flash of red light, and she appeared on the other side, cutting the monster trapped inside the stone pillar into powder.

Of course, except for the central transparent sphere.

But when that sphere appeared, another figure appeared.

Oyado, holding a miniature pile driver, jumped directly onto the core and aimed at it.

Hey, who gave you that, aren't you supposed to use a dagger?

With a crisp sound, the core shattered into pieces, and at the same time, the message of the battle ending was displayed.

Battle ended.

Received 4000 auxiliary experience.

This monster's level is relatively low, and since I didn't deliver the final blow, the experience gained was naturally less.

But at times like these, you just have to kill a few more.

"So simple."

Aliyah sheathed her sword.

"Yeah, but tomorrow we'll have to find a new hunting ground. Obviously, there are no suitable monsters left in this forest, even though Snake Eye summoned so many monsters, it's clear that they're not enough for us to kill."

"True... But..."

Just then, I received a message from Ms. Mary.

"It seems we don't need to worry about that anymore, we have something to do."

"Huh? Something? What could be more important than training our combat strength?"

"Treasure hunt."

I forwarded Ms. Mary's message to Aliyah, who was initially puzzled but then greedily gleamed with green eyes after reading the message.

"Let's go! What are we waiting for?"

"Well, it's not happening until next week."

"But we need to rally at home."

"True, but..."

I started to break out in a cold sweat.

"I don't think my class will be that easy..."