Conquering The Game's World

Luis was oblivious to the thoughts of Professor Darrin. After the explosions were over, he once again raised his Magic Gun and started shooting the few surviving Sting Bees, until they were completely wiped out.

"Guys, I'm done on this side."

"Then, hurry here! Because of those explosions, the Poison Moths are flying amok. I can't keep them here for long."

Cobert complained. Sufi and Bonnie were also a little tired because of constant mana consumption.

Upon hearing Cobert's words, Luis turned around and, sure enough, the Poison Moths were coming back to their senses and they were trying to run away.

'It seems the effect of aromansi lotus wood will end soon. We have to harvest as many points as possible before the wood is burned out.'

Not wasting any time, after Luis joined them again. He started launching attacks on Poison Moths without reserve. He wanted to kill as many as he could in the shortest time.

"Thunder Bullet!"

"Thunder Snake!"

…

After a few minutes, the sound of constant bombardment finally stopped, and the canyon once again ensued in silence. The canyon, which was densely packed by Poison Moth swarm in the air, has now become empty. Only a disgusting bloody smell lingered in the air. As for the ground, it had become a vast expanse covered with monster corpses.

The large number of Poison Moth corpses in the poisonous river also attracted the nearby Toxigators. Some had already started feasting.

When Luis and his team regrouped, Cobert pointed towards those Toxigators and asked.

"Are we going to fight them, too?"

Luis rolled his eyes and spoke.

"If you want to, I won't stop you. It's just a few D-rank monsters."

Sufi and Bonnie gave Luis a blank stare.

What does he mean by just a few D-rank? The two of them don't even know how many more months they would need to enter D-rank.

Can you stop taking it as an understatement?

Unaware of the girls' inner complaints, Cobert and Luis continued their conversation.

"Can't you solve them with just a few Thunder Javelins?"

"No mana."

"…"

Luis' answer left Cobert speechless.

'At least come up with a better lie. Do you think I didn't see drinking those mana potions earlier?'

He complained inwardly, but his laziness made him unwilling to continue. So, he didn't bother.

"Fine, let's leave them alone, then."

While talking, they have also moved farther from the canyon, where they can have some rest before continuing to move.

"By the way, how many points have we harvested by now?"

His question also attracted Sufi and Bonnie's attention. They all turned to look at Luis in unison, waiting for his answer.

Luis didn't keep them in suspense and answered directly.

"It's 1019 points."

"Hm, that's more than I expected. After all, quite a few of them escaped." Sufi uttered, then she glanced at Cobert, who was staring back at her with dead fish eyes. "I'm not blaming you, so don't stare at me like that."

Bonnie also chipped in. "Yes, Cobert, don't mind her. You did your best to keep them here. It's already more than enough."

*Snort*

A soft snort sounded, followed by Luis' sneer.

"Did I say something wrong, Luis? Sufi?"

"No, what you said was absolutely right, Bonnie. After all, this guy did his best."

Bonnie nodded naively. She didn't quite understand Luis' sarcasm, but Sufi and Cobert obviously understood.

"I promise you, Bonnie, I'll work hard to become stronger so that there won't be a next time."

Cobert assured her in an emotional tone.

"I believe you can do it."

Bonnie gave him an encouraging smile.

Cobert also smiled back, pretending to be thick-skinned and acting ignorant towards Luis and Sufi's piercing gazes.

'Why didn't I find out before? This guy is so shameless!'

Sufi gave Bonnie a sympathetic look, seeing her being lied to by Cobert.

Before, she had also noticed that Cobert was hiding his strength and pretending to be in the same rank as them. But she still didn't speak about it or reveal anything. She knew everyone had their secrets, and it was not her turn to pry on them or expose them.

Since Cobert wanted to hide his strength, then he must have his reasons. She won't speak about something unnecessary and create trouble for him.

'But still, what is his actual strength? Is he stronger than Luis?'

For some reason, this sudden mysterious side of Cobert attracted her a little. It's just the dark circles under his eyes that made her stop those thoughts.

'Forget it. I'll find out sooner or later.'

Luis looked at the time and it was one hour and twenty minutes since the start of the test.

'A five-minute rest should be enough.' He thought, then mumbled. "If there aren't any surprises, we should be currently ranking first."

They couldn't see other teams' points, so Luis was unsure about the ranking, but he didn't believe anyone could have higher points than their team in such a short time.

Unless the other teams also raided a swarm or were lucky enough to encounter special incidents.

"Anyway, has everyone checked? Is the suit torn somewhere, or is anyone poisoned?"

"No, we are fine."

The three of them assured, but Luis still asked the girls to take an antidote just in case. As for Cobert, Luis knew he didn't need his reminder. As an assassin, he has better awareness than him.

…

A few minutes later.

"Okay, now that everyone has rested. Let's get going."

After Luis' words, Sufi and Bonnie nodded and stood up from the rock.

Cobert also stood up and patted his butt to clear the dust away. However, he sensed some people approaching and glanced in their direction.

'They haven't left? I thought they would leave after watching us for so long. What are they here for now?'

Cobert wondered, but he just stood there in silence, without asking the doubts in his mind. He knew Luis should have also sensed them earlier, so let him find out their purpose. He was too lazy to bother with them.

Luis stared at the five people coming towards them with an expressionless face. As Cobert expected, he had already sensed them before, but ignored them, thinking they would leave soon.

However, to his surprise, they didn't leave. Instead, approach them. Now, even he was a little curious about their purpose.

"Hello, MR. Luis!"

The beast-man boy from the husky branch leading their team greeted Luis first.

"Hello!"

Luis also responded with a smile, which he believed should be handsome, and said with squinting eyes.

"If I am not wrong, you should be from Jormundgar Class. Kress Bucknum, right?"

Kress was surprised by Luis' words.

"I didn't expect Mr. Luis to know me. What an honour."

Luis just smiled at him, noncommittal. He wouldn't admit he had just learned his information from Lily.

"I have heard about you from a friend. Anyway, enough with the pleasantries. What are you here for? You have been observing us since the battle."

Luis still kept the smile on his face, but his sharp gaze and the pressure made Kress somewhat nervous. He didn't expect Luis to find out and confront them about this.

Worried that Luis may misunderstand, Kress explained in haste.

"Please don't misunderstand. We were just waiting for you to finish the battle to discuss a deal with you."

"Oh? interesting, what kind of deal?"

Luis showed an intrigued look, waiting for his answer.

"It's the golden slate."

"Golden slate?!"

Kress' words made Luis and the others surprised. They didn't expect Kress and his team would be lucky enough to find the golden slate this early on the test.

"Do you want to exchange the golden slate with us?" Luis asked somewhat eagerly.

Kress scratched the back of his head in embarrassment and spoke.

"I'll tell you the location of the golden slate in this zone. How about you help my team harvest some points in exchange?"

After hearing that it wasn't the golden slate, just its location, Luis and his team calmed down instantly. They all understood since Kress was coming to them after finding the golden slate, instead of taking it for himself. That means they won't be able to get it so smoothly. Either the location is extremely difficult to approach or there's danger.

Cobert and the girls glanced at each other. Then turned to Luis in unison. Whatever decision he makes, they were ready to accept it.

Luis understood their thoughts. So, he looked at Kress and asked.

"How many points do you want in exchange?"

"50!" Kress answered without thinking.

"You are just going to give us the information. Not the golden slate. Besides, we can only gain 30 -points from the golden slate at most. In no way, this deal is beneficial to us."

Luis said, with an uninterested look.

Kress and his team members looked at each other, thinking what Luis said made sense.

Upon seeing them hesitate, Luis smiled inwardly and spoke.

"How about this? Your team will take us to the Golden Slate's location, and we will help you fight some monsters on the way."