Liam flourished his swords, perf skills in high sequence.

  Dorn’s body trembled as the holy marks exploded above her head. Her sharp cws dug into the ground as her eyes reddened dangerously.

  Suddenly the alligator retreated, scurrying bato the water. A faint light could be seen on the surface as Dorn’s small horn began to glow.

  A moment ter a rge ball of water close to a meter in diameter separated from the surface.

  It levitated in the air, flying towards Liam.

  The veterahat there was no use in trying to escape. The water would follow him everywhere and the wooden hut was unfortunately locked up.

  Thus, he readied himself as the ball of water stopped high above his head.

  Suddenly it exploded with a loud bang. The fog stirred chaotically, the wind shaking the surrounding trees.

  Small dots of blue light appeared on the ground, indig danger. Liam didn’t dare to step on them.

  Like a dancer he moved smoothly amidst the tall grass, twisting and turning his body to avoid the water filled with magic raining down everywhere.

  However, it was impossible to avoid all the extremely dense drops. Liam gritted his teeth as he watched his HP being shaved away.

  [-35!]x5

  The situation tinued for a few seds. Liam g the remaining duration of holy tempest, making sure that it didn’t run out prematurely.

  Luckily Dorn crawled bato the coast a moment ter, eager to rip the pesky intruder apart.

  Liam took his ce before the boss was pletely out of the water to close the distance. His swords cut at the monster’s head to apply two holy marks, which he directly triggered with brutal strike.

  To his own surprise Dorn suddenly stopped. Brutal strike’s stun had surprisingly affected the enemy despite it being of lord rank and having a much higher level.

  There wasn’t much Liam could do, though. He only mao get in two more attacks before Dained her movement, hurrying ba solid ground and snapping at her oppo.

  Liam watched the alligator’s movement closely. Seeing the first sign of an attack he didn’t doge backwards, instead closing the distance.

  Dorn’s jaws s empty air once more. Her jaws weren’t dexterous and had difficulties attag towards her sides. Before she could turn her body, vicious attacks cut into her fnk.

  Liam’s skills came off cooldown, allowing him to deal a huge amount of damage.

  “Roah!”

  Dorn wailed in pain. Her horns lit up with a blue light which quickly turo a deep red. Her body pulsed as mana gathered around her, spreading an invisible pressure towards her surroundings.

  Liam gritted his teeth as he reized the signs of a berserk state.

  Dorn’s speed suddenly exploded. She spun her body around with uny movements, her rge jaw g down on Liam’s thigh.

  [-480!]

  The veteran decided not to dodge, suffering a rge amount of damage. In exge he was able to retaliate abruptly.

  [-50!]

  [-25!]

  All of Dorn’s attributes were strengthened, decreasing the effects of Liam’s attacks.

  The alligator entered a mindless stage, throwing out attack after attack. Liam didn’t dare to receive the wo hits, narrowly dang around the threatening jaw.

  A moment ter Dorn stopped. She raised her head, produg a gurgling sound, before opening her mouth wide and spraying a green liquid in a wide e shape.

  Liam had been waiting for this moment. Instead of defending he jumped right into the attack, arriving before Dorn.

  The green liquid didn’t deal any damage but quickly stacked poison on the enemy.

  Liam ignored his status as he sent another wave of skills, taking most of Dorn’s HP.

  The alligator seemed to feel the threat of death even in its rampaging state. She stopped her skill. Seeking safety she retreated bato the water.

  Notig three rge spheres of water separating form the surface, Liam felt a drop of sweat run down his neck. Before the skill could arrive, he hastily took out a bottle of antidote from his iory.

  Ign the burniion, he dow in one gulp, ralizing the poison stacks.

  A momehe surroundings shook. Water rained down on Liam. It was enhanced with powerful magic, visibly blurring the surroundings.

  The rain was incredibly dense. Liam did his best to avoid getting hit but still lost more than three hundred HP.

  With only one fourth remaining the veteran didn’t dare to take any risks. He pulled out another health potion, downing it while Dorn crawled ba nd.

  Two pairs of eyes met, electrifying sparks flickeriween them.

  Liam breathed evenly, keeping his attention on Dorn. He po wait for her attack before finishing her off.

  However, the alligator didn’t py by the rules. Her horns were enveloped by a red light, shooting two reddish water bullets at Liam.

  Cursing inwardly the tter barely mao dodge. Two holes appeared iree trunk behind him.

  Realizing that it oio wait for Dorn to e closer, Liam had no choice but to dash towards her.

  A rapid bite awaited him. Liam dug his heels into the ground to stop his momentum, letting Dorn hit empty air.

  , he instantly swung his sword for an attack, followed by a [Brutal Strike].

  Dorn suddenly tumbled backwards. The madness in her eyes receded as she lowered her body to the ground.

  A sound which was supposed to be pitiful came from her mouth.

  Others might still be caught up in the heat of battle, not prehending what was happening.

  But Liam immediately came to a stop. He checked out Dorn’s status, notig that the oppo had only a single HP left.

  The tensio Liam’s body as he put his ons away. The fight ended automatically. In Liam’s vision Dorn’s name ged from red to green as the alligator slowly got up.

  She looked at Liam with a flig expression without moving further.

  One nephilim and one alligator looked at each other.

  “Dorn, I’m on my way to firav.

  But I need an object which he holds dear. you help me?”

  The alligator tilted its head slightly as if p. She opened her maw wide. Retg sounds could be heard. Suddenly a small bck key fell out covered in slimy salvia.

  Liam smiled wryly as he picked up the object, only daring to touch it with the tips of two fingers.

  Dorn watched relutly as Liam walked towards the door of Sentrav’s house. She trudged behind him, always keeping a certain distance.

  As Liam ied the key Dorn flinched but didn’t try to stop him.

  Thus, the pyer could finally open the door, entering a spacious room.

  Apparently Sentrav know how to live a leisurely life judging from the first look into his house. A spacious living room revealed itself.

  Although it was dusty and the furniture suffered uhe humidity, one could still imagine how Sentrav sat in his fortable armchair in front of the rge firepce reading one of the old books from a shelve nearby.

  Parts of multiple powerful creatures were proudly dispyed on the walls.

  Liam sed the room quickly before stepping through an arc, reag the kit.

  Immediately a shimmer of light fell into his eyes. It danced around a rge pot, obviously marking it as a special item.

  Liam didn’t hesitate long, pig it up and cheg its properties.

  [Sentrav’s PotCategory: Quest

  A rge iron pot. It isn’t anything special, but many powerful creatures ended up in it thanks to the food-lovirav.]

  As soon as Liam picked up the pot, his quest updated telling him to return to Alotrs.

  But the veteran wasn’t quite doo Dorn’s displeasure he searched Sentrav’s house, finding a broreasure chest in the bedroom.

  He received a on of blue quality. But unfortunately, it ear whio one among his party members used.

  Thus, he could only begrudgingly put it away, waiting until enough people reached level twelve to sell it at a good price.

  However, his search wasn’t do. Liam went through a door brang off from the living room.

  He arrived in a spacious room filled with materials from rare and powerful creatures.

  Even Liam who had seen most of aboul felt impressed as he studied the colorful tailfeathers, sturdy bones, or sharp horns.

  Unfortunately, all of these treasures were tightly locked away behiremely study gss which was close to unbreakable for the current pyers.

  The time one would waste to get one’s hands oerials were simply not worth it.

  Liam was quite certain about it as he knew someone in his past life who did painstakingly steal all the materials here.

  But in the end, he had her the skills nor the recipes to make use of them. He could only put the treasures aside until the te game when he finally turhem into profit.

  However, in one er of the room there was an inspicuous object which surprisingly wasn’t locked away. Liam picked it up with a grin on his face.