Violet immediately returned to the car without saying anything to Luca, and he understood that he simply needed to drive her back to the portal.
If something caught her attention along the way, Violet would naturally tell him to stop.
But this time, nothing did.
They soon arrived in front of the portal again.
"Although your performance wasn’t particularly good, you did help me. Just let me know if anyone ever gives you trouble," Violet said before getting out of the car.
She walked straight into the portal, leaving Luca in shock.
He naturally hadn’t expected anything from her, as he understood Violet’s personality. Her actions had merely been a way of eliminating any hostility between them.
He never expected the woman to actually promise him her assistance.
After entering the portal, Violet immediately activated Invisible Mode.
As her controller, Enzo lit a cigarette while continuously directing Violet toward the Sanctuary’s gates.
The gates might have been closed, but it was still easy for her to pass over them from above.
She continued onward without Invisible Mode and eventually headed toward the location of the Tree Father.
That shield was probably an S-Class Shield.
He wanted it now.
It didn’t take long for her to arrive.
She simply showed up without saying anything, and the tree emerged from beneath the ground.
"Little girl, what brings you here so soon? Don’t tell me you’ve already prepared what I asked for?" the tree asked in surprise.
"I’ve prepared it. But show me the shield first," Violet replied. "If it isn’t as impressive as you claimed, the deal is off."
She was indifferent now. She wasn’t nearly as afraid of this boss as she had been before.
"Hmph! Hmph! Fine!"
The tree snorted in annoyance at being doubted.
"Take a look at this!"
Suddenly, several roots emerged from underground, carrying a golden shield standing two meters tall and one meter wide.
It bore the carving of a massive elephant standing atop a mountain.
An extraordinary aura radiated from the shield, giving the impression that it was actually alive.
DING!
(S-Class Item!)
A notification appeared.
Although there was no further explanation about the shield, its class alone was enough to prove its power.
Violet immediately waved her hand, releasing corpses, bones, and even ashes containing hundred-year-old wine.
A huge pile accumulated in front of the tree.
"Excellent!"
The tree was delighted.
Everything was immediately dragged underground, and the tree casually tossed the shield toward Violet.
It landed perfectly in her hand.
The shield was surprisingly weightless.
DING!
(You have obtained an S-Class Item, Mountain Elephant Shield!)
(Mountain Elephant Shield: Can move on its own according to the owner’s thoughts. When supplied with Mana, it can create light clones of the shield with equal strength. The more Mana supplied, the more light clones can be created!)
Enzo nodded in satisfaction after reading the notification.
This was the power of an S-Class item.
It possessed a truly special ability.
"Little girl, our transaction is complete. I may need your help again in the future, so come here more often," the tree said.
"Would you mind if I cross your bridge?" Violet asked in response.
"Hahaha, of course not. Humans have used this bridge many times. Sometimes I simply kidnap a few of them," the tree replied.
Violet didn’t care.
She stepped onto the bridge and crossed the river.
By the time she reached the other side, she had finally surpassed Level 20.
Of course, this was a good thing.
It meant there would be fewer threats capable of challenging her.
After a while, she finally stepped onto the land on the opposite side.
At this point, Enzo, as her controller, was filled with ambition to reach Level 30 as quickly as possible.
He wanted to challenge Augus and beat up that arrogant Levi.
"Oh, what’s that...?"
His attention was drawn to an extremely long ravine not far ahead of Violet.
Moonlight still penetrated the ravine, revealing a depth of perhaps a hundred meters.
At the bottom was rocky terrain filled with countless caves.
Is that the Wolf Ravine? he wondered.
He had heard about this place.
It was said that various types of wolves lived inside.
The farther one went, the deeper the ravine became, and there was no information about where it ended.
What Violet could see now was merely the entrance.
Yet even this area had already claimed the lives of countless Awakeners.
They died without leaving behind a single corpse, becoming food for the wolves.
Interestingly, countless rope ladders hung from the edges of the ravine.
Who knew who had placed them there?
Violet approached and naturally activated Invisible Mode.
The ravine had frightened countless Awakeners, but not her.
Instead, she preferred to use her own thread.
She wrapped it around a rock and then lowered herself into the ravine.
By controlling how quickly the thread extended, she slowly descended.
DING!
The sound of her feet striking the bottom of the ravine echoed through the darkness.
Enzo was stunned.
When Violet ran across the dry leaves earlier, she hadn’t made a single sound.
Here, she had landed gently, yet the impact still produced a noise.
At that very moment, countless red eyes opened inside the caves.
The darkness only made them shine brighter.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
One wolf after another leaped out, pouncing toward Violet.
She might have been invisible, but they seemed to sense that an enemy was hiding nearby.
Each wolf was larger than a cow.
Some had steel-like fur.
Others radiated flames or lightning.
Levels 21 to 25.
"Excellent!"
Violet spoke in Enzo’s voice.
She revealed herself.
The ravine had clearly been designed to prevent anyone from sneaking through.
If that was the case, then the only option was to fight their way through.
She unleashed Instant Death on every wolf she could see.
There was no difference between targeting one wolf or several.
Anyone within her sight could become a target of Instant Death.
BANG! BANG!
Two-thirds of the wolves that had lunged at her suddenly collapsed, their lives extinguished instantly.
DING!
(Your character has killed five Level 21 Monsters. You and your character have received 250,000 EXP!)
(Your character has killed three Level 22 Monsters. You and your character have received 400,000 EXP!)
(Your character has killed three Level 23 Monsters. You and your character have received 600,000 EXP!)
[Level: 21]
[EXP: 51,250,000/90,500,000]
Just like that, Enzo and Violet gained 1,250,000 EXP.
Unfortunately, that amount was still far too little compared to what they needed to reach Level 22.
And going from Level 22 to Level 23 would require nearly twice as much EXP.
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