Nero, The Legendary Hunter

The next morning, being awakened by the sunlight bouncing off the window, Nero sat up in bed and stretched.

"Good morning, Nero." Choko woke up almost at the same time.

"Good morning." Nero yawned and asked, "What time is it?"

"6:30 in the morning," Choko replied.

"So early? Err, I think I'll go back to sleep." Nero fell onto the bed.

"Nero, if you don't get up, I'll kiss you!" Choko said.

Lazily, Nero said, "Kiss me then~"

"I really will, Nero," Choko said.

"Come what may," Nero said with her eyes closed.

Choko came up close and bent over, but ended up chickening out.

"Mm? Weren't you going to kiss me?" Nero opened her beautiful eyes and blinked. She suddenly sat up, startling Choko.

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(4) New Quest: [Level Up.]

Why haven't you leveled up yet?

Objective: Reach level 5.

Reward: [Valkyrie Dress and Helmet] + 35 Defense, + 15 Strength - F Rank

Reward: 100,000 Essence Coins.

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'Wow... just, wow!' Of all the missions, this one had the most generous rewards.

'I want this!' It was a lot of temptation. The outfit would give her 35 Defense points, and on top of that +15 Strength. It was a very good thing indeed. Just for comparison, the armor she currently wore gave 1 Strength Points and 2 Energy Points. See the difference?

Nero was extremely happy. She approached Choko, grabbed her by the cheeks and gave her a deep kiss. Then she went out humming to the bathroom, leaving poor Choko stunned by what just happened.

After brushing her teeth, Nero returned. She remembered the White Gorilla's Glove which gave +20 Strength and threw it towards Choko. "Try using this together with the gauntlet. This is a +20 Strength glove."

Initially, Choko thought it was just a pretty glove with white fur, but when she heard it gave 20 Strength, Choko's hands started to shake.

"Don't reject it! If you do that I'll get mad and never kiss you again," Nero threatened.

Choko opened her mouth and closed it again even faster than it had opened. She felt very warm in her heart. What Nero gave her was very, very useful, especially for novices.

"Oh yes, here are your Monster Cores. Before leaving, try to absorb as much as possible; you may find a discovery." Nero walked over and put them on the bed: 11 [Rank F Monster Core – Level 6] and 19 [Level F Monster Core – Level 5].

Choko was currently at Level 6. By absorbing the energy of all these Monster Core, she had a high chance of reaching Level 7.

"Then I won't be polite," Choko said.

"Who says you need to be polite with me?" Nero laughed.

Choko smiled and got serious. She made a simple pattern with chalk on the inn floor and circled it with the Monster Cores. That way it was easier for her to absorb many Monster Cores at once.

Choko put on the glove, which seemed to be used by those rich socialites, and then put on the gauntlet. It was a perfect fit. She could feel her strength building inside her.

"It's like it was made to be used with gauntlets. It's even easier to control my gauntlets!" Choko was sincere. She was in awe. She was ecstatic and excited. She threw herself at Nero and kissed her.

"I really like it, Nero," Choko smiled beautifully.

"That's how you say it," Nero beamed, "Now go train. If you get the chance, try to reach level 7. If you do, we might even fight the boss on floor 2."

Nero thought about using the coins to increase her stats, but she didn't know when she would need the money and refrained. She was already quite strong. For now she didn't need to resort to this method.

'By the way, my new pet is very strong... I'll call him Monkey King!' Nero smiled.

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Master: Nero Diaz.

Name: Monkey King

Species: Yin-Yang Gorilla

Rank F - Level 6

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attributes

[Energy] (Mana): 51.44

[Strength] (Hybrid): 99.12                   

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Skills

[Super strength] Level 3

[Berserk] Level 1

[Roar of the King] Level 1

[Acrobat] (Passive) Level 3

[Yin-yang Energy] (Passive) Level 1

[Physical Defense] (Passive) Level 3

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Nero was pleased with her new summon's information. She was lucky that 'Monkey King' was still immature; if he had strengthened himself a little more, he would have been the boss on the second floor of the dungeon.

Choko didn't take a long shower. She had just washed her body and came back. She sat down on the floor where she made the chalk outlines.

'It's 18 days until enrollment at the Hunter School,' Nero reflected, 'I need to find a good tailor.' She had collected a lot of Gorilla skin. Although it was not the best material, it was probably good enough to make better clothes than she and Choko were currently wearing.

As expected, it was not that Choko's talent was bad, just that the Monster Cores she had used before contained a lot of impurity, which made it difficult for her to absorb. 

Looking at her now, Nero could see the mana dancing around Choko happily. It was like she was loved by mana and it was happy to be a part of her. Gradually the weaker Monster Cores showed signs of cracking.

Nero Summons: Demonic Goblin Slime.

Of the 16 bodies of the gangsters who were between level 4 and 5, and the 23 mercenaries, 3 of them were level 5 and the rest of level 4. There were also 23 horse remains Nero had collected of level 1 and 2.

"Eat it all up," Nero said coldly.

*Ohh…*

The Demonic Goblin Slime hissed. It still couldn't speak, but it still emitted some weird tone from its mouth. The jelly body of the slime at the same time slid towards the corpses. The demonic Goblin Slime's indifference may have seemed cruel, since it's dissolving corpses without caring.

Gradually, the aura of the Demonic Goblin Slime became more powerful. Its appearance becomes more human and its level showed signs of growth.

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[Demon Goblin Slime Level 5 - Transforms into Demonic Humanoid Slime Level 6]

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The transformation was over. The slime's new color was green, with 180 cm in height. She had yellow eyes and teeth, hands that looked like they were going to melt at any moment, but had the same count of five human-like fingers. The feet were something like a horse, but half human; it was too weird. Nero didn't know if it was this slime's own taste, but she had two huge melons and her hair was light green and gelatinous.

In short, it looked human at the same time, no. But as for strength, it seemed decent and has also gained other abilities.

'I'll name her Gabi, since it appears to be feminine,' Nero thought and opened the statuses.

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Master: Nero Diaz

Name: Gabi

Species: Demonic Humanoid Slime

Rank F - Level 6

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attributes

[Energy] (Mana): 99.87

[Strength] (Hybrid): 99.41                   

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Skills

[Spit Acid] Level 3

[Poison Curse] Level 1

[Gluttony] Level 1

[Acid Arrow] Level 1

[Immune to Physical Damage] – (Passive) Level 2

[Partially Immune to Magic Damage] – (Passive) Level 1

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'As expected, it's very close to reaching level 7. By the way, now it's almost immune to magic damage too?' If this continued, this Slime would transform into an immortal pet. Since it was immune to physical damage, if it also became immune to magic damage....

Nero didn't even want to think or else she would shiver with excitement.

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I started a new novel, and I already have chapters of it stocked, I will post 1 chapter daily: Amon, The Legendary Overlord