Chapter 187 Level 4
"Don't come any closer!"
The bald man had one arm locked around the woman's neck, the other holding a sharp dagger to her throat. Though his face was fierce, his eyes were filled with panic.
Opposite him stood a tall, handsome young man with black hair and eyes.
Corpses lay scattered around them, the air thick with the stench of blood.
Aoki put down the corpse he was holding and looked at the last bandit.
"You, if you dare take another step closer, I'll kill her!" the bald bandit shouted, his voice trembling with fear.
Aoki flashed, instantly appearing in front of the two.
The bald bandit trembled, his hand slipping, and the dagger fell to the ground.
The atmosphere suddenly became eerie.
Aoki abruptly reached out, grabbed the bald bandit's arm, and twisted it forcefully.
"Ah!"
the bald bandit screamed, his body bending over.
The woman seized the opportunity to flee.
Aoki grabbed the bald bandit by the neck.
"Wait! Don't kill me, I am..."
*Snap!*
The voice abruptly stopped.
[Killed one person, gained 32 experience points.]
[Congratulations on leveling up!]
A pleasant voice rang in his mind.
Aoki pondered, "It seems my guess was correct."
Based on the experience gained these past few times, it's clear that the experience gain for extraordinary professions is determined by their profession level.
It's unrelated to other professions and unaffected by strength.
This group of bandits are just ordinary people, their strength even inferior to members of the Imperial Fist Temple.
If the "Infinite Dragon Beast's" experience gain were affected by the "King of the Others" or true strength, then he probably wouldn't gain any experience at all.
In that case, leveling up the "Infinite Dragon Beast" would be much easier in the early stages.
Relying on the strength accumulated from the "King of the Others" and other professions, he could hunt high-level monsters and quickly increase the "Infinite Dragon Beast's" level.
Not only "Infinite Dragon Beast," but all new professions will enjoy this convenience in the future.
Aoki suppressed his thoughts, and with a thought, opened the system panel.
[Name: Aoki]
[Strength: 38]
[Constitution: 38]
[Intelligence: 39]
[Agility: 38]
[Profession: Hunter, King of the Others, Martial Artist, Doctor, Infinite Dragon Beast]
[Free Attribute Points: 8]
...
[Infinite Dragon Beast]
Quality: ★★★★
Level: lv4 (10/400)
Skills: Vengeful Spirit (not yet learned), Devour (not yet learned), Dragon Breath (not yet learned), Ultimate Form (100/100)
Free Skill Points: 4
He killed a few petty thieves on the road and leveled up.
Killing this gang of bandits leveled him up two more times, and now he's level 4.
This time he gained 8 free attribute points.
Indeed, collecting high-quality extraordinary professions is the right path. With
8 free attribute points, he can allocate exactly two points to each attribute.
After adding the points, all attributes exceed 40 points.
Aoki looked down at the skill bar.
He had already saved up four free skill points, but still couldn't learn any skills.
The skills of "Infinite Dragon Beast" were different from "Otherworldly Demons," lacking a basic skill similar to "Demon Blood."
It was more like a half-star class, with the four skills being independent of each other.
"Ultimate Form" didn't need to be learned, and couldn't be upgraded at the moment.
The other three skills each require 5 skill points to learn.
Four-star professions are very strong, and their requirements are quite high.
Five skill points are needed at level 1; what will be required later is unimaginable.
"Just one more skill point,"
Aoki thought with anticipation.
Just one more free skill point and he could learn "Soul of Vengeance."
"Th-thank you!"
a timid voice rang out.
Aoki's thoughts were interrupted, and he turned to look.
The woman who had been held hostage by the bald bandit was cautiously looking at Aoki. Upon meeting his gaze, she instinctively took two steps back like a startled rabbit.
"You're welcome,"
Aoki nodded to her and turned to leave.
The Western Kingdom was not peaceful.
Although not as bad as in the later stages of the Empire, people's lives were still very miserable.
He didn't mind intervening when encountering evildoers; saving people could also bring him some benefits.
But that was all he could do.
"I wonder if I can reach level 5 before heading to the next world?"
Aoki walked out of the village.
The extreme point was nearby.
The perception granted by the "World Travel" mark wasn't precise enough.
He had been searching this area for three days, and although he hadn't found it yet, he could feel himself getting closer and closer to the extreme point.
Suddenly, Aoki stopped.
Ahead, a fat man dressed as a clown blocked his path.
"Did you kill all these people?"
Aoki stared at him for two seconds, then nodded. "That's right! What? Are you in cahoots with them?"
"No, no, no! I have nothing to do with these filthy adults."
The fat clown spread his hands. "I see you're quite strong. Want to join us?"
Aoki asked, "You? Who are you?"
"You know the Eastern Empire, right? Our leader is the leader of the Eastern Empire, the son of a minister!"
"The minister's son!"
Aoki's tone was inexplicable. "Then, what are the benefits of joining you?"
Ernest's son, Sheila, was traveling and recruiting talent for Ernest.
He had specifically inquired with Najenda beforehand, but they hadn't found any trace of Sheila.
Of course, what interested him wasn't Sheila, but rather Sheila's Imperial Arms: Dimensional Array, Shangri-La, a spatial Imperial Arm.
The fat clown said, "The Eastern Empire is the most powerful country in the world, and our leader, Lord Sheila, is the only son of the Eastern Empire's ruler!
As long as you follow Lord Sheila, you can get everything you want—money, women, power!"
Aoki pondered, "Sheila doesn't seem to know that the minister is dead and the empire has been transformed."
Thinking about it carefully, this wasn't surprising.
In this era, the spread of information was extremely difficult.
The Eastern Empire and the Western Kingdom were in a state of constant hostility, with very little civilian interaction.
And this was already the western region of the Western Kingdom, thousands of kilometers away from the Eastern Empire; it was normal that news couldn't get through.
"By the way, what's your name?" Aoki asked.
The fat clown said, "My name is Shangpu, and I love children the most!"
"Let's go see your leader first, and after that, I'll decide whether to join you!"
Aoki lowered his eyes, concealing the killing intent in them.
Shangpu, that's right.
He's a twisted pedophile who enjoys torturing and killing children; he's absolutely one of the most deserving people in this world!
No!
To be precise, Sheila and all his subordinates deserve to die!
However, most of Sheila and his men are Imperial Arms users, and their strength is quite considerable.
I didn't expect to receive such a generous gift just before leaving.
It seems reaching level 5 shouldn't be a problem.
(End of Chapter)