Alfred woke up early the next morning and quickly headed toward Evan’s room.

Although he was happy that Evan had beaten those slave traders to a pulp and had even used some of the teachings he had taught him, he still couldn’t forget the look on Lia’s face when Evan had told her that he had some mental problems.

’I will beat him up until he develops a deep fear of me. After all, I am the leader and sole member of the Imaginary Villain Organization.’

Alfred clenched his fists as he stopped in front of Evan’s door and knocked loudly.

"Wake up, Evan! Let’s spar so I can finally see the true power of my grandson!"

There was no response from inside.

Hearing no response, Alfred knocked a few more times, thinking that Evan might still be sleeping.

But even after knocking for a full minute, there was still no response.

Suddenly, a possibility crossed Alfred’s mind, and his expression changed.

’Don’t tell me...’

He immediately pushed open the door, but upon entering the room, he found no one inside.

"Evan!"

Alfred quickly searched the room, but there was no sign of his grandson.

He immediately rushed downstairs.

When he entered the living room, he found Venisa sitting comfortably on the sofa, drinking coffee while reading a book.

"Where is Evan?" He asked anxiously.

Venisa didn’t even look up from her book. Instead, she simply picked up a letter lying beside her and handed it to him.

Alfred took the letter with trembling hands and quickly read it.

> Grandma, when I woke up today, I suddenly remembered that I had made an appointment with a magical beast. We met some time ago when I was training in the Dark Forest, and I promised it that I would visit it again soon. Since it has already been quite some time, I decided to go meet it and continue my training with my new friend. I didn’t wake you up because it’s still pretty early. Say goodbye to Grandpa and Lia for me.

I’ll be back soon.>

Alfred stared at the letter in silence and for a moment, he felt as if his entire world had shattered.

’How can a kid who only recently turned fifteen fool me like this?!’

He clenched the letter tightly.

’How am I supposed to show my face to the other members of the organization now?!’

But Alfred suddenly froze as he remembered something.

’Wait... There is no one else in my organization besides me.’

His expression relaxed slightly.

’Since I am the only one in the organization, why should I worry about not being able to show my face to the other members?’

Although the problem of not being able to face the other members was resolved, Alfred was still quite dissatisfied with his ungrateful grandson.

’Just wait until you come back, you ungrateful little demon. I will make sure you understand what happens when you piss off a villain!’

His mind immediately filled with countless ways he would beat Evan when he returned.

Venisa, who had been watching Alfred’s constantly changing expressions from the side, simply shook her head and continued reading her book.

After all, this wasn’t the first time Evan had fooled Alfred.

Meanwhile, while Alfred was thinking about how he would punish his grandson after his return, Evan was already standing in front of the entrance to the Dark Forest.

"I hope Grandpa forgets everything before I return, or I’m really going to get a good beating this time."

He sighed as he imagined Alfred’s reaction after reading the letter.

Evan didn’t immediately enter the Dark Forest.

It was still very early in the morning, and he didn’t want to disturb the poor magical beasts that were still sleeping after working all night.

Of course, that was just an excuse.

The real reason was that he wanted to cook something for himself before entering the forest.

Since he had left home before anyone woke up, he hadn’t eaten breakfast.

After preparing and eating his breakfast, Evan finally stood up.

He looked toward the vast Dark Forest ahead of him and took a step forward.

"Let’s reach Level 25 today and choose my first Job Class."

****

Evan headed in the direction where he had fought the unranked Steel Bear. His goal was to find the Rank One Steel Bear.

Although he had easily defeated Mike, Evan knew that he couldn’t use Mike as a proper measurement of a Rank One Evolver’s strength.

That guy couldn’t even use his skills properly during a fight, so how could Evan consider him a genuine Rank One Evolver?

Therefore, he was extremely serious while searching for the Steel Bear.

After walking for some time, Evan finally arrived at the place where he had killed the unranked Steel Bear.

However, the Rank One Steel Bear was nowhere to be found.

Since he couldn’t find the Rank One Steel Bear there, Evan looked toward the direction from which he had heard the bear’s roar that day and began walking in that direction.

Evan knew that bears usually maintained fixed territories and rarely wandered too far from them.

As long as the bear hadn’t moved into the inner area of the Dark Forest after the death of the unranked Steel Bear, he was sure he would eventually find it.

According to his estimation, the roar of the bear he had heard that day had originated from around three to four kilometers away from his previous location.

As he moved deeper into the forest, he carefully observed his surroundings.

At the same time, he continuously used his Wind Detection ability to make sure nothing could launch a surprise attack on him.

He soon walked more than five kilometers deeper into the forest from the location where he had killed the unranked Steel Bear, but he still hadn’t found any traces of the Rank One Steel Bear.

Evan hesitated for a moment and wondered whether he should head even deeper.

After thinking for a while, he decided to go a few more kilometers deeper. If he still couldn’t find the bear after that, he would search for another target.

Fortunately, after walking for just another kilometer, he suddenly spotted a bear sleeping beneath a tall tree.

A powerful aura emanated from its body, keeping all the nearby magical beasts away.

"Found it..." A smile appeared on Evan’s face as he slowly approached the bear.

The closer he got, the more clearly he could sense the bear’s powerful aura.

Mike’s aura was nothing compared to it.

However, what surprised Evan the most was the bear’s size and appearance.

This Steel Bear looked completely different from the one he had killed a few days ago.

When standing on its hind legs, Evan estimated that the Rank One Steel Bear would be around only two meters tall.

Its entire body was covered in silver fur that looked more like polished metal than ordinary fur.

’It won’t be easy to break through that steel-like defense.’

Evan took a deep breath and tightened his grip around the Black Star.

Although the bear appeared to be sleeping without a care in the world, Evan knew that the moment he got close enough, it would definitely wake up.

He slowly approached the bear and just when he was around one hundred meters away from it, the bear’s eyes suddenly snapped open.

It lifted its head from the ground and looked at Evan with its deep yellow eyes, which seemed to be burning with fire.

The moment their gazes met, Evan felt an intense pressure wash over him and his grip around the Black Star tightened even further.

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