Chapter 85: Requirements For Evolving Wind Monarch Skill (Part 2)

Evan looked at the flood of notifications flashing on his status window and panted slightly, his face pale.

Using all of his mana at once had put some toll on his body and spirit, making him feel somewhat dizzy.

But after drinking a mana potion and recovering some of his mana, he immediately felt better and looked at the result of his earlier attack.

"This power... This is really not something that a person who has recently become a Rank One Evolver should possess," He muttered under his breath, staring at the barren land within a two-hundred-meter area around him.

There was nothing left within two hundred meters of him.

No trees, no stones, no living creatures... Even the ground had been torn apart by several layers.

The surrounding air was laced with the strong smell of blood from all the creatures that had died under his earlier attack.

Evan looked at the notifications and saw there were over one hundred of them.

Most of them were the spike rats, but there were also a few other monsters that had been caught in the crossfire, dying without even knowing why.

However, almost all of these creatures were unranked, and only two were Rank One, providing him with some stats.

Knowing that it wasn’t a good idea to stay there after causing such a commotion, Evan quickly looked around to see if those two Rank One spike rats had dropped anything, but he found nothing.

Seeing that there was nothing, he immediately left the area without hesitation.

As he moved, Evan’s expression couldn’t help but change slightly because he suddenly felt a powerful presence heading toward the direction he had come from.

Whoever was moving toward that area wasn’t trying to hide their aura, so Evan could tell that it was definitely something powerful.

Maybe it wasn’t a Rank Two creature, but it was definitely something that was about to step into that rank as its aura was far superior to the Colossal Skeleton General he had faced in the dungeon.

"Good thing I ran fast..." Evan muttered to himself and, while hiding his aura, ran even faster.

At the same time, he thought for a moment before making a decision.

’Let’s stop wasting time hunting more magical beasts. I should just directly go to the second grass field.’

Facing those spike rats, Evan had fought them for over half an hour from start to finish.

And now that he was out of mana, he still needed to rest for some time to recover it.

If he encountered a few more situations like this, it might take him a few extra days to reach his destination. Not to mention the danger of attracting a powerful creature.

’I will only hunt if I encounter a suitable target. If it’s even the slightest trouble, I will just avoid it before reaching the second grass field.’

Soon, nighttime arrived, and Evan sat atop a high tree, his figure hidden behind the thick canopy.

Inside the Dream Forest, it wasn’t a good idea to set up a camp because it was filled with many magical beasts.

As such, he could only sleep on a tree.

While eating, Evan thought about the power Wind Monarch had displayed during the day, and his eyes flickered.

’My control over Wind Monarch has increased considerably after becoming an Elemental Apprentice. I wonder if I can now evolve it into a Rank Two skill.’

As he thought of this, Evan tried to see if he could see the evolution requirements for Wind Monarch.

Only after a person’s control over their skill reached a high level could they see its evolution requirements.

If their control wasn’t sufficient, it was impossible to see the evolution requirements.

Just like how Evan couldn’t see the requirements before.

But when Evan tried to see the requirements for Wind Monarch now, his lips arched upward because he could actually see them.

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---) You Can Evolve Wind Monarch Skill To The Next Rank If The Following Requirements Are Fulfilled—

[Kill 1000 unranked creatures using Wind Monarch skill: 146/1000]

[Kill 50 Rank One creatures using Wind Monarch skill: 8/50]

[Mana Core of a Rank Two flying-type magical beast: 0/1]

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Evan’s eyes narrowed slightly as he read the requirements for evolving Wind Monarch.

’The first and second requirements aren’t difficult to complete. If I push myself, I can even complete them in a short time while inside the Dream Forest. But the third requirement...’

Evan frowned deeply.

’A Mana Core of a Rank Two flying-type magical beast.’

He took a deep breath. Not only did he not know where to find a Rank Two flying-type magical beast, but even if he found one, he didn’t have the ability to kill it.

Moreover, even if he became stronger and somehow killed one, magical beasts rarely dropped Mana Cores.

Evan had killed so many creatures, but the ones that had given him Mana Cores could be counted on one hand.

"Forget it. I will complete the first two requirements for the time being. As for the second one, let’s see if I can find a Mana Core in the Capital. If not, I will just wait until I become more powerful and hunt some rank two creatures then... " He muttered and stopped thinking about it.

The next day, Evan continued moving according to the map he had obtained.

He encountered many creatures during this time, but Evan didn’t provoke any of them and simply headed toward his destination.

Just like that, two more days passed, and on the third day since entering the Dream Forest, Evan reached the second grass field marked on the map.

Looking at the grassy area before him, Evan found that it was exactly similar to the one he had seen before.

There was no difference between it and the previous grassy area. Even their sizes were the same, as if someone had picked up that area and placed it here.

"This grassy area is really strange..." He muttered under his breath and after resting for some time to recover his energy, he entered the area without hesitation.

Just like the first grass field, nothing happened at the beginning when he entered and Evan continued walking through the grass field without any problems.

Just as he was about to reach the center of the field, Evan’s focus intensified even further because last time, it was exactly when he was about to reach the center that those snakes attacked him.

And as Evan focused fully, he suddenly sensed very faint fluctuation coming from behind.

The fluctuation was barely detectable and if he wasn’t paying his pull attention, he wouldn’t have been able to detect it.

Evan quickly looked in the direction of the fluctuation and saw a horse suddenly appear there out of nowhere.

Then he felt two more fluctuations and a salamander and another green-scaled snake suddenly appeared there.

’So that’s how it is. These magical beasts are actually being teleported here from somewhere else. That’s why I couldn’t detect them before they attacked me.’

Evan was still thinking when the horse that had appeared first made its move.

The horse was light blue in color and four meters tall, with sparks of lightning constantly crackling across its body.

The horse lifted its front legs and smashed them onto the ground.

BOOOOOOM!

The ground instantly exploded from the impact, and dozens of arcs of lightning rushed toward Evan like earth dragons.

Evan quickly unfolded his Wings of Wind and flew into the air to avoid the lightning.

But before he could fly any higher, the salamander opened its mouth and shot a fireball toward him.

Evan felt the burning heat of the fireball approaching and quickly utilized his speed to dodge the attack.

After dodging it, he flew even higher so that the attacks of these magical beasts couldn’t reach him.

Once he was high in the sky, he finally stopped to observe the situation in the grass field clearly.

As Evan looked down from the sky, he saw that apart from the three magical beasts he had initially seen, two more had appeared in different areas of the grass field.

At the same time, he noticed something else, and his eyes narrowed.

’As I thought, flying in this area doesn’t cause me to be affected by the strange power of the Dream Forest.’

Previously, Evan had tried flying inside the Dream Forest, and just after flying for a short while, he could feel a strange power trying to affect his mind.

But here, he couldn’t feel anything at all and could fly freely.

’Looks like this place is completely separate from the Dream Forest...’ Evan’s eyes narrowed as he looked at the five magical beasts that had appeared throughout the grass field and a cold gleam flashed in his eyes.