Nero, The Legendary Hunter

For a moment Nero thought about taming one of these bats, but then she gave up on the idea and continued killing as if there was no tomorrow. As the party went deeper and deeper through the battlefield, they were able to kill about half of the bats.

Inside the cave, blood flowed from the deceased bats. The little skeleton became the bats' worst nightmare. With high jumps, it killed with just one hit. Most of the bats fell victim to his bullying. Even Jair and the rest didn't kill as much as the summoned creature. Only Nero had killed more than the little skeleton.

'It was the right choice to make him my summoned monster...' Nero thought with a smile as she pulled her bowstring.

*Bang!*

*Crack…*

The arrow pierced a bat's chest, then slammed hard into the stone wall, piercing it and making a spider tile crack in the wall.

Not far from Nero, Choko did the same as the little skeleton. Jumping up, she held the heads of two bats, one in each hand, and with force, she hit and smashed their heads together.

Nero smiled, "It's easy for you to kill level 25 monsters now."

"Of course! My power is much stronger now," Choko said, a little proud of her effort. It was true that her current level was higher than last time. She had combat power from level 28 to 29, although she was still at level 24.

Breno and the rest were doing better than expected. The monster cores Nero received showed their worth. Their current stats were so solid it didn't look like they even made it to level 25. 

Suddenly, Nero's eyes turned cold. She pulled the bowstring harder than usual. The power accumulated in the arrow of light gathered more and more, almost illuminating the entire place, blinding the bats, who had a problem with the light. Right then, she released the arrow.

*Whoosh!*

Even faster than a swallow, the arrow streaked through the air, leaving a trail of light. Soon the arrow hit between the two eyes of a bat that closed its eyes because of the light.

*BANG!*

The head of the bat boss exploded in light. It was as if a light grenade had been thrown.

*..." was everyone's response.

Even Choko and the rest of the party were somewhat blinded. Luckily, their level was not low, and they didn't have as many problems with the light as much as the bats had. Even at that moment, they were able to see the silhouette of the bats. Soon they started attacking with force, taking advantage the blindness of bats.

Merciless! The bats were completely wiped out, leaving only their corpses behind.

"Whew~"

With sweat dripping, they still kept a smile on their faces. It was so satisfying to be able to clean a dungeon floor that was clearly above their actual level. Which shows how much they got stronger in the time they started exploring dungeons together.

"I'm going to collect the bodies." This moment seemed to be the most satisfying for Yui. With a pair of wings mixed with dragon and fallen angel, she started to fly while very quickly collecting the corpses of bats.

Nero looked at the piled corpses and laughed a little for no apparent reason. Soon, she started using <Plunder>. Moments later, the corpse was reduced to dust and turned into items. This result was better than Nero expected. The items she got were even useful for them to use now. Some of which were higher level armor and weapons than what they were using. In fact, this armor set had bonuses when using the full set. It was the element of darkness. Whenever you attack, it would deal some dark damage. Not only that, it would also slightly increase your resistance against dark elements.

'So that's why my dark energy arrows didn't have as much effect, but the light one did...' Nero looked at Yui and the rest of the group and said, "Be happy! There are new items that will be useful to us!"

Nero took the armor and weapons from her inventory, and then she looked at the item that left her curious. The item's name was marked: "Orb of Regeneration". When she looked at the information... Nero's beautiful eyes sparkled with stars. It was actually some kind of mystical power that upon being swallowed gave the possibility of acquiring the passive ability of regeneration.

While it wasn't as far-fetched as her cell regeneration, Nero began to have a crazy idea. 'And if one were to swallow multiple orbs, is there a possibility to increase the skill's power level? If yes...'

"Nero, why are you laughing there alone? Share it with me, I want to laugh too." Honda, curious, nudged Nero's waist with a playful smile.

"Well…" Nero smiled, "There's one more pleasant surprise… It also dropped something called the Orb of Regeneration…"

"Wow!"

After listening to Nero's explanation, they collectively let out an excited sigh. As soon as they heard Nero's idea of ​​the possibility of increasing the level of this passive skill, it left them red with excitement. Who in their right mind wouldn't want a way to passively heal their wounds? Wasn't it the same as having a second life? Seriously, it was too good to be true.

Of course, Nero said the probability of getting the skill was low, but even if it was only 1%, there was almost 100%, the chance of one of them getting the skill was great. In fact, they could still farm the floor for bats.

"Since everyone is in agreement, let's try the same person first. Perhaps the chance of getting the ability is greater if the same person swallows multiple orbs," Nero smiled, "Of course, you don't have to worry about digestion or anything like that. If you don't get the skill, it's still not a disadvantage, as it turns into natural energy, thus helping to raise our level."

  "Mm, Nero can go first." Upon hearing what Yui said, the rest nodded.

"Yes, Nero must go first," Choko said.

"Agreed."

"Well..." Nero smiled strangely. "Since it is unanimous, excuse me." Picking up the first Orb of Regeneration, she swallowed as she sat down on the floor.

The moment it entered her body, at first she felt nothing out of the ordinary.

"How is it?" Honda looked on with expectations.

"Mm...Hard to say, I don't notice-" Before she could complete what she was going to say, something happened.

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[Congratulations! Ability (Passive) Regeneration – Acquired!]

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"It looks like I got it?" Nero said with an awkward smile.

"Oh? This is fantastic!" Choko and Yui were the first to react. The two did not miss this chance to hug Nero, who was sitting 'unprotected' and with 'obvious' reasons to hug her.

"…" Nero had no reaction.

Soon Choko noticed Yui wrinkled her nose and said, "Stay away! Leave my Nero alone!"

"Wow, don't bother me." Yui showed a slightly menacing look while saying, "If you keep trying to push me away I'll kiss you!"

"Oh?" This time it was Choko's turn to be unresponsive. 'What's wrong with this girl's head?!'

Choko wanted to say something, but she wasn't confident of being able to block if Yui actually tried to kiss her. What if she did it while she was sleeping?

'...' Why was she excited to imagine this? 'Damn it...!' Chastising herself, Choko pushed these outrageous thoughts out of her mind.

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Edited by: Azurtha