A God stone is a special stone containing the energy to help advanced heroes upgrade their talents.

The level of the talent and if the advanced heroes were lucky, their talents might even mutate and become more powerful.

So, when Leo heard about the ‘God stone’ from the minotaur king, he decided to get his hands on that invaluable stone at any cost.

“Are you sure that griffin is hiding somewhere here?”

Leo asked the minotaur king without wasting any time with a serious look on his face.

“Yes. I can feel that the God stone is within a five-kilometer radius around us.”

The minotaur king didn’t want to answer; however, he decided to answer Leo when he thought that there would be a ‘fair and square duel’.

“Five-kilometer radius?”

Leo raised his brows for a moment and nodded his head.

“So, let’s have the duel….”

‘Puchi’

A silver light pierced through his chest before the minotaur king could finish his words.

‘Did he just kill me?’_-.

Looking at the hole in his chest, the minotaur king asked himself and looked at Leo before asking, “Didn’t you say you will fight me fair and square?”

‘Kacha…kach’

With a single thought from Leo, the ground below the minotaur king rose as he was brought to Leo.

“There is no fairness in this godforsaken world.”

Leo replied to the minotaur king with a stern look, who took his last breath after hearing those words.

“Brother Leo, we can get another 1000 hero coins after delivering these horns.”

Pointing at the golden horns of the minotaur king, Julia excitedly said to Leo.

One thousand hero coins were a lot for her, and she could not control her excitement.

“Don’t forget that we can also commission a weapon from him free of cost.”

The cold look on Leo’s face disappeared as he revealed a slight smile on his face while reminding Julia about the other reward for getting the golden horns.

“Of course.”

Obviously, Julia didn’t forget about the rewards as she nodded her head before asking, “By the way, what is the ‘God stone’?”

Even though Julia was away from Leo, she could hear their conversation.

So, she asked Julia with a curious look on her face.

“It is a stone that makes a rank 9 hero go crazy. Not only will it increase the level of your talent, but it might even mutate your talent.”

The city leaders classified the information as the ‘God stone’. Except for a few rank 9 heroes, no one knows about the ‘God stone’ effects.

So, Leo was not surprised at the fact that Julia didn’t even know about the existence of the God stone.

“What?”

After hearing about the effects of the ‘God stone’, Julia was astonished as she asked Leo, “Is there really such a stone in this world?”

“I have only heard stories about it, but I am sure it exists.”

Even Leo could not get his hands on the ‘God stone’. That’s why he wanted to find the ‘God stone’ this time at any cost.

“Brother Leo, you must find that stone and use it. After that, you don’t have to hide your hero rank anymore.”

After getting Leo’s confirmation about the God stone’s existence, Julia asks Leo to get that God stone.

Julia didn’t think about requesting Leo to give her the God stone because she knew that Leo needed it more than she did.

‘As long as Brother Leo uses it, he will become a rank 8 hero, and he doesn’t have to hide his strength anymore.’

This was the only thought in her head.

Generally, a rank 8 hero could create his own family, and the city leader would protect him as long as he swore to defend the city from the monster or beast hordes.

Once that happens, the powerful families would not bother Leo to join their families.

“Before we dream about using the God stone, we need to find it.”

Leo lightly smacked Julia’s head to make her come out of her thoughts.

“Let’s search and catch ‘Looter Griffin’.”

Julia rubbed her head; however, her excitement didn’t vanish as she was highly motivated to find the Griffin that stole the God stone from the Minotaur king.

‘This girl…’

Looking at Julia’s actions, Leo shook his head with a bitter smile.

Nevertheless, he didn’t say anything as he silently followed her.

‘Vladimir, send all your minions and find that, Griffin.’

While following behind Julia, Leo transmitted his voice to the shadow vampire.

When it comes to tracking down or searching for something, Shadow Vampire was the best. So, he didn’t hesitate to order his servant to find the Griffin that stole the God stone.

‘Yes, master.’

Vladimir came out of Julia’s shadow as he jumped into a nearby tree’s shadow and disappeared without a trace.

‘With Vladimir searching for the griffin, I can be at ease.’

Even though Leo thought that he could be at ease, his heart could not remain calm.

Leo’s heart was anxious because he feared that the Griffin might use God’s stone or someone else might catch the Griffin.

‘I hope such a thing will not happen.’

There was nothing Leo could do about it other than consoling himself with such thought.

….

‘Master, I found the griffin.’

It didn’t take much time for Vladimir to move with good news.

‘Really? Where is the God stone? Why didn’t you kill it already?’

Leo was excited as he asked the Shadow Vampire a few questions when he saw he didn’t bring the God stone.

‘Master, the thing is, that griffin is holding a stone, possibly the god stone, in its mouth….’

‘Good. You did the right thing.’

Before Vladimir could finish his words, Leo understood why he didn’t kill it.

The moment the Griffin swallows the god stone, the stone will turn into energy. So, Leo didn’t want something like that to happen.

‘What is the rank of that griffin?’

At the same time, Leo asked Vladimir about the Griffin’s strength.

‘It’s only a rank 5 mutated beast, Master.’

Vladimir replied to Leo while staying hidden in the shadows.

‘Rank 5? Then I still have a chance.’

After hearing about the mutated beast’s strength, Leo felt hopeful again as he started planning how to retrieve the god stone from Griffin’s mouth.

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50 Power Stones:- One Bonus Chapter.

100 Power Stones:- Three Bonus Chapters.