24 Progress (1/2)
Ben, Cloey and Duke continued their way north, crossing the border into the States. They avoided the abandoned cities and searched through small towns, killing zombies, Nether Beasts and demonic beasts.
Ben also started cultivating his eyes every night, slowly gaining better control over both Internal Energy pools. He could feel them constantly growing every time he cultivated them and it showed. He was able to control his lightning and darkness at a whole new level from before. He was able to use his elements in battle now, which made him stronger and gave him more variety.
Ben also started to practice hand to hand combat with Duke. This gave him more flexibility in battle and kept him and Duke sharp.
Duke continued to get stronger and level up. His body continued to grow, his shoulders were now the same height as Ben, almost 2m. He looked like a beast straight from h.e.l.l with his black fur and red aura, his teeth were almost a foot long with his claws even larger. Duke seemed to have taken a s.h.i.+ne to Cloey, always letting her pet him and playing with her.
Cloey also rapidly improved. After a couple weeks of travel and hunting her level was almost on par with Ben's. She no longer needed to carry water to use her ice magic as she was able to pull moisture from the air and ground. Her attacks also became stronger and quicker. She seemed to have countless spells at her disposal. Even Ben would be nervous facing up against her on 1 on 1. Though she still called Ben a pervert and shot him dirty looks, the two of them became closer and their chemistry on the battlefield was excellent.
Ben travelled past some of the new cities. He knew that the world had changed and old rules no longer existed. He knew the problems Cloey's beauty would bring in a place like that. Though he was confident in his strength, he didn't want the ha.s.sle. He told Cloey his reasons and she agreed with him. She also pointed out that they might reject her because she wasn't human.
So they pa.s.sed the ma.s.sive cities and continued north. They met some people outside of the cities but they ran after seeing Duke's ma.s.sive figure. Not wanting to wait for the city's reinforcements to show up, the three of them took off.
Ben also began practicing his Beast Imitation skill. He realized how valuable this skill was but he was unable to utilize it properly during battle which frustrated him.
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*swish swish*
Ben was practicing his swordsmans.h.i.+p in a secluded area. His body was a blur and you could barely catch flashes of silver from his blades. Ben slowed his speed down, performing different stances. When performing a slash, Ben's arm seemed to have no bones in it as it turned into a whip.
*Splished a lot these four months on the road.
All of them became stronger, individually and as a team. What Ben was most excited about was that they were almost at the most north city in North America. If Ben's family were alive, they would be there.
After taking a refres.h.i.+ng bath, Ben headed back to the camp they made. He quickly checked his stats panel.
Bennett- Lvl 49
Cla.s.s: Beast Warrior
Bloodline: Mekata Eyes
Elements: Lightning Seed & Dark Seed
Vitality (VIT): 98
Strength (STR): 149 (+3)
Dexterity (DEX): 150 (+3)
Agility (AGI): 201 (+4)
Intelligence (INT): 25
Wisdom (WIS): 25
Una.s.signed Attribute Points: 0
Skills-
Inherited Skill- Nature's Child
Advanced Sword Mastery- Dual (2/10)
Beginner Hand to Hand Combat (5/10)
Soul Beast
Beast Telepathy
Beast Imitation
[Darkness Seed- 88%]
[Lightning Seed- 91%]
Ben was satisfied with his stats but he was most proud of his progress in his Elemental Seeds.
The progress was a slow one but Ben was finally nearing the peak of elemental seed level. He was able to control it freely throughout his entire body with little resistance. He had just mastered strengthening his swords with his Internal Energy which, Ben had to admit, looked extremely bad a.s.s.
Hand to hand combat was something he picked up while fighting with Duke. It allowed his attacks to vary and surprise his opponents.
Ben also looked at Duke's stats.
Duke- Lvl 45
Demonic Blood Wolf
Vitality (VIT): 70
Strength (STR): 164
Dexterity (DEX): 154