‘And preferably, I should just absorb the level 2 nuclei. If I continue to absorb the level 3+ monster cores I will end up reaching the point limit before I even evolve.’ Of course, Nero knew she was just thinking too much. She also imagined that just as at level 0, she could raise her points to 50 points, at level 1, she should probably go up to 100 points. However, there was no way she could be sure of that, and it was never good to do things blindly.

After thinking of these things, Nero started walking through the forest again.

*

“Damn you; why are you doing this?” A young man, with skin slightly darkened by the sun and brown eyes, asked cautiously.

“Jair…” A young woman with short hair and greenish-brown eyes was shaking from fear while she and her group were surrounded by 10 bandits. Seeing the way these bandits looked at her and her friend Choko, she feared a lot for what would happen if they were captured.

“Kekeke. Boy, blame your own bad luck for coming across the infamous Silver Thief Guild.” With a sinister smile, licking the blade of the dagger, the bandit leader said lasciviously, “Besides… I can’t let you live after finding out what we’re going to do with these two beautiful, hot girls.”

“Jana, Choko,” Another young man, with brown hair and black eyes, said with determination, “When you have a chance, run away! Jair and I will delay them in the meantime.”

“We can’t do that, Breno!” Choko, a teenager with blue hair and purple eyes said. She had a pair of large gloves around her hand and looked at the bandits, prepared to kill if necessary.

“Breno is right, Choko,” Jair added, “Even if you two stay here, we won’t be able to defeat them all. Just listen to us and run away; don’t let these animals catch you two!”

Jair was Jana’s older brother and was very fond of Choko as a friend. He definitely did not want to let his sister and his friend be raped by these animals.

Jana bit her lower lip until it bled. Looking at Choko with tears in her eyes, she said, “Choko… I also don’t want to go and leave my brother and Breno behind, but… But we can’t be captured by them. I don’t want them to touch me!”

“Hahahahaha!”

For the bandits this was all very funny and moving. They were 10 people, while their targets were only 4 people, and yet, they still believed that they could let these two girls get away? Impossible! They wouldn’t have called themselves the Silver Bandits if they let something like that happen.

“Idiots! None of you are going to make it out of here alive,” the bandit leader, almost 200 cm tall, said, “But don’t worry. At least you two girls are going to taste a little of ‘heaven’ before you die. Kekekeke!”

“Ahahahaha!”

Finished speaking, the bandit leader laughed hysterically in a bizarre fashion. The other bandits also started to laugh and their laughter echoed throughout the forest. It was so loud that a young winged woman who was flying in the sky in search of strong monsters to kill was able to hear them.

The young woman stopped flying and furrowed her beautiful eyebrows, displaying a thoughtful expression, ‘What is happening in that direction? And what disgusting laughs are these? Should I go and see what’s going on?’ The young lady who was flying with her beautiful white wings that were slightly darkened with some pink feathers wondered while gliding through the air.

*

Although Jair and Breno were willing to sacrifice their lives to let the two girls in their group escape, that did not mean that they did not fear death. At this point, their hearts were beating even faster than the first time they had declared their love for a girl. But although they were very afraid of dying, the eyes of these two boys shone with determination to protect the innocence of Jana and Choko.

Breno’s eyes darkened. Holding a red spear in his hands, he delivered the first blow.

“Crescent moon!”

*Whoosh!*

The power and speed of Breno’s attack surprised the bandits, especially the two bandits at whom he had swung. In shock, the two bandits used their swords to defend themselves from the attack.

*Blem!*

With his explosive strength, Breno made the two bandits retreat. He then launched a new attack diagonally with his red spear.

*Whoosh!*

Breno was managing to make the two bandits retreat together. If it weren’t for the fact that he got tired from fighting several at the same time, there would possibly have been hope for them to leave alive.

Jair didn’t stand still. He ran very fast, holding his sword, and attacked a bandit with green hair.

“Fulminating attack!”

*Whoosh!*

“Ahhhh!”

Jair’s attack was even faster than Breno’s. With a quick slash of his sword, he cut off the arm of the green haired bandit who shouted pitifully loud.

“Bastard!” The bandit leader thought it would be dangerous to let Breno continue attacking and went over to stop him.

“Fatal blow!”

Holding his large 130 cm ax, the bandit leader attacked Breno.

Breno thought quickly and, as if his body were a snake, he dodged in an agile manner, taking several steps back. Caution and fear passed through his eyes. The bandit leader was different from the others, having already reached level 6. The other bandits were all level 5 or 4.

Jana, upon seeing Breno in danger, her little face went deathly pale. She started casting a spell and shouted, “Choko, go ahead! I’ll stay!”

“Hahaha,” Choko laughed. She really didn’t want to run away. If she were to die, so be it, but at the least she didn’t want to run away like a coward. If she saw that she was about to be captured, she would swallow the chastity pill.

{Edited by: Azurtha}