Free Web NovelChapter 25: Big Reward
Mateo teleported away the moment he saw the raccoon, reappearing right behind it.
He still wanted to kill it right then and there.
In his opinion, there was still a chance—as long as he waited for the raccoon to grow exhausted. Eventually, there had to be a limit to how much wind it could release.
What surprised him was that after turning toward Mateo, the raccoon’s open mouth did not unleash wind.
Instead, it suddenly began inhaling it.
Its mouth seemed to turn into a vortex, the destination of all surrounding wind.
The suction was so powerful that the rushing currents dragged everything along, like a black hole devouring all things.
Mateo was immediately pulled forward.
From what he could see, the moment he reached its mouth, he would likely be shredded apart. The winds inside looked terrifying, like countless invisible blades grinding everything to pieces.
Yet instead of fear, Mateo became delighted.
He wondered if the raccoon had grown stupid from rage.
Without hesitation, he opened his mouth.
Buzz!
He unleashed a Fire Ghost Wave.
Firing it directly from his mouth made it far larger than usual.
Using all of his Spiritual Energy, the Fire Ghost Wave that erupted was three times bigger than the raccoon’s obese body.
And it was instantly sucked into the raccoon’s mouth.
Only then did the raccoon’s eyes widen.
But it was already too late.
Under Mateo’s control, the Fire Ghost Wave surged deep into its throat.
If it had been ordinary flames, the raccoon might not have cared.
Unfortunately for it, this was Primordial Fire.
The uncontrolled heat radiating from it turned even distant areas into ash.
The raccoon was burned alive from the inside.
Its mouth was the first thing to turn into ashes. It jumped around frantically in agony, slamming its own stomach, but the flames inside continued raging wildly.
This was not a fire that could simply be extinguished.
As the raccoon kept thrashing about, it quickly moved farther away from Mateo.
Mateo wanted to chase after it, but hesitated after sensing several people nearby.
DING!
(You have killed a Level 20 Boss Monster. You gained 15 Points of Heaven Path Soul Energy and 200 System Points!)
[System Points: 201]
[Soul:]
Heaven Path Soul > 15.6 (SSS Class Soul)
DING!
(Your Diamond Bones have increased from 21% to 25%!)
[Body:]
Primordial Life Body (SS Class Body)
Diamond Bones (25%)
Two notifications appeared one after another, causing Mateo’s eyes to flicker.
He already knew the raccoon would die eventually.
But he had not expected it to happen so quickly.
Perhaps its Monster Core had turned to ash first.
What shocked him most was naturally the reward this time.
Even his Diamond Bones had increased by 4%, proving just how far this battle had pushed him.
DING!
(Your Supreme Wind Element has evolved into a Primordial Wind Element at the cost of 15 Points of Heaven Path Soul Energy!)
[Soul:]
Heaven Path Soul > 0.6 (SSS Class Soul)
[Element Affinity: Primordial Fire, Primordial Life, Primordial Wind]
Another notification appeared, completely outside Mateo’s control.
His mind had merely thought that it would be better if his Supreme Wind evolved into Primordial Wind.
And the System responded instantly.
Still, he felt rather pleased.
The cost had been much cheaper this time.
Back when he obtained Primordial Fire, it had cost him 25 Points of Heaven Path Soul Energy.
Although his Heaven Path Soul Energy was nearly depleted again, he still possessed enough System Points to equal 20.1 Points of Heaven Path Soul Energy.
He did not rush to convert them.
He did not want his points disappearing because of random impulses. For now, it was better to continue stockpiling System Points.
"Unbelievable... the raccoon burned to death. Who killed it?"
"Maybe another monster."
"Hurry and check the cave. The Supreme Wind Crystal might still be there. If we sell it, we’ll make a fortune."
Suddenly, several men appeared out of nowhere.
It was a group of heavily built men covered in tattoos, each one looking fierce and intimidating.
Their leader even had a crocodile-head tattoo on his cheek.
Mateo felt like he had seen them before.
Then he remembered.
They were the gangsters who collected protection money from the night market vendors near the university.
On his first day in the city, he had visited that market.
Standing right in front of the cave, Mateo naturally caught their attention immediately.
Their expressions darkened at once.
"Go check it," said the man with the crocodile tattoo.
One of the men entered the cave before quickly returning with an ugly look on his face.
"Big Bro, there’s nothing left inside. This brat definitely took it," he said while pointing at Mateo.
Hearing that, the entire group immediately surrounded him.
The Big Bro cracked his fingers repeatedly, producing sharp clicking sounds.
"You haven’t swallowed the crystal yet, have you, brat?" he asked.
"I already swallowed it," Mateo replied.
If he claimed otherwise, or pretended he was not the one who got it, they would definitely keep chasing him endlessly.
"You did?" Big Bro’s eyes widened.
"Look."
Mateo released a stream of greenish-golden wind.
It was Supreme Wind Element.
Of course, he could have released weaker wind instead.
After all, Primordial Wind looked almost identical to ordinary wind unless its true power was revealed. freewёbnoνel.com
If he did not show something obvious, Mateo doubted they would believe him.
"Big Bro... this kid..." one of the gangsters trembled.
"Beat him until he’s traumatized."
"Yeah, he deserves to suffer. How dare he swallow something so valuable."
"I know him. He’s from Z City University. I’ve seen him before."
Mateo, "..."
"Guys, we can’t do this," he said.
"Beat him up!" Big Bro ordered.
The gangsters instantly charged toward Mateo.
All of them shared the same trait—red light radiated from their bodies, making them faster and far more ferocious while their muscles tightened violently.
Frowning, Mateo had no choice but to raise his hand forward.
Whoosh!
Supreme Wind exploded outward from him—not only forward, but to the sides and behind him as well, since he still lacked proper control over it.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
The wind blasted the gangsters away effortlessly, smashing them into the cave walls hard enough to crack the stone.
Even Big Bro, despite also being in the Adept Realm, could barely resist at all.
The only difference was that he hit the wall a little less violently.
