Chapter 172: Hatched Egg (Part 4)

"How many people are there in this base?"

Enzo thought for a moment before responding.

"I am not sure about the lower-level Evolvers, but I do know there are at least three Rank Two Evolvers and one Rank Three Evolver stationed there."

’A Rank Three Evolver...’ Evan’s thoughts paused for a second before he gave up the idea of going there to see if he could gain something.

’Facing Rank Two Evolvers is fine, but my current strength is far from enough to go against a Rank Three Evolver...’ He thought inwardly and decided to go to the world capital first.

He would think about what to do with this information after joining the academy.

’According to Alice, as long as it’s information related to the Chaos Alliance, the sub-academy will offer a lot of merits in exchange. I can use those merits to either exchange for some good items or skills...’ Evan’s lips curled upward slightly as he looked at Enzo.

"Thank you for giving me such valuable information."

Enzo’s eyes lit up when he heard Evan’s grateful voice.

"Then, can I go now?"

"Sure." Evan nodded calmly steeped aside.

Enzo’s heart surged with joy, but the next second, his head flew into the air, and he heard Evan’s calm voice.

"You can go and meet your friend in the underworld."

Enzo’s head, which was already flying through the air, showed a confused expression before his consciousness sank into utter darkness.

[You have killed Rank One Level 50 Evolver Enzo.]

Evan looked at the headless body and shook his head.

"Buddy, do you take me for a fool? If I let you go, wouldn’t you inform your superiors that the information about your base has been exposed?"

Shaking his head, Evan checked Enzo’s and Rex’s storage rings but didn’t find anything particularly useful.

"These guys are really poor. They don’t even have a single Epic-grade treasure," He muttered when he failed to find anything worthwhile.

It was a good thing that both of them were already dead; otherwise, they would have surely cursed him to death, as Epic-grade artifacts were not something small fries like them could easily obtain.

Even for Liam and the others, obtaining an Epic-grade artifact was not easy. It was only because Evan possessed so many Epic-grade artifacts that he had forgotten just how valuable they actually were.

Just as Evan was feeling dissatisfied, he noticed something.

"What is this?" He muttered and took out a bottle of dark brownish-gray pills from one of the storage rings.

Taking out one of the pills from inside the bottle, he looked at its details.

---) Chaos Pill: Simulates the Chaos Essence inside the user’s body, granting them a significant boost in power for a certain period of time. The user will enter a weakened state after the effect of the Chaos Pill ends.

’A pill to simulate Chaos Essence...’ Evan raised an eyebrow but wasn’t sure how valuable this thing was.

Putting away the pills, he searched Enzo’s and Rex’s bodies and obtained two artifacts they had been wearing.

One was a ring, while the other was an earring.

The ring had the design of a half-moon, and its color was pure white. Holding the ring, Evan looked at its details.

---) Moon Ring (Rare Grade): A ring made using a small piece of moonstone. The Moon Ring can absorb the light of the moon and convert it into Moon Essence. The user can use Moon Essence to heal their injuries. If enough moonlight is absorbed, the Moon Ring can even restore the user’s lost limbs.

Evan read the details of the ring, and his eyes lit up in delight. Without hesitation, he wore it on one of his fingers.

"Now, I just need to let it absorb enough moonlight, and I can heal my injuries even without the help of a healer," He muttered in a soft voice before looking at the details of the earring.

The earring was shaped like a four-leaf clover and was silver in color.

---) Clover Earring (Rare Grade): Increases user’s luck to some degree when they wear it.

It had a short and simple description, but when Evan saw the details of the earring, he raised an eyebrow in surprise because items that increased luck were very rare and couldn’t be obtained easily.

Luck affected the items a person received after killing an enemy, conquering a dungeon, or opening a Treasure Orb.

Evan’s title, ’CONQUEROR’, also increased his chances of obtaining good items after conquering a dungeon.

With the help of this earring, Evan would have a higher chance of obtaining treasures and other valuable items after killing someone.

"I never expected I would get such good items from these guys," Evan said happily and wore the Clover Earring as well.

Once done, he looked around to see if there was anything he had missed, but he couldn’t find anything else.

Confirming that there was nothing left, he turned around and left without bothering to deal with the dead bodies, as he knew the monsters of the forest would take care of them in just a few minutes.

While walking, Evan looked at his hands, where he was wearing the Thunder Ring, Ice Heart Ring, Moon Ring, and Mana Regeneration Ring. Then he touched his ear, where he was wearing the Clover Earring, and looked at his blackish-purple outfit.

"Now that I think about it, I just need a chain or a necklace to wear, and I’ll look like a proper hooligan," He said to himself, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly as he wondered whether Alfred would leap with joy if he saw his thug-like appearance.

Smiling wryly, Evan stopped thinking about it and continued his journey toward the capital.

Because of his strength, the monsters of the forest did not pose any threat to him, and he traveled through it safely.

And just one day before Evan was about to reach the capital, the egg that he had been feeding his blood every day finally showed signs of hatching.