Chapter 25: Powerful snakes

    Eryndor closed the door to his room and quickly focused on the ''Sovereign''s Cloak''.

    A moment later he felt a uniform sensation all over his upper body. The Cloak, as expected, had automatically worn itself over him, including the arms.

    He looked at the golden runes over his Cloak and mentally focused on hiding them. Eryndor had no idea what they signified, so he wanted to avoid catching attention.

    The golden runes over his Cloak and the patterns on its edges both dimmed considerably, eventually vanishing without a trace.

    Eryndor could feel their existence but they weren''t visible out in the open anymore.

    For the sake of it, he changed his clothes and held the battle suit in his other hand before going back down.

    The four of them moved out of the restaurant after lunch and a short break.

    After restocking their supplies from a local store nearby, the group headed towards the jungle once again.

    Probably because she was inspired by Eryndor, Valentina asked to fight the next infected dog alone.

    The jungle was alive with distant bird calls, but Valentin''s focus was on the infected dog which emerged from the shadows of the big tree nearby.

    She took a steadying breath, her enhanced physique ready for the fight.

    Beast Tamers obtained a relatively lower enhancement in their physique because the main focus of the power system was on the beasts they contracted with.

    But like any other Beast Tamer, she could still use internal energy to do basic things like protecting her body and enhancing a certain part of it.

    It required immense control, but she was talented enough to pull it off.

    The dog lunged first, its claws swiping wildly. Sarah sidestepped, her movements precise, and delivered a sharp kick to its ribs, sending it skidding.

    The beast recovered quickly, charging again with unusual aggression.

    This time, Sarah ducked low, grabbing its front leg mid-leap and twisting.

    The dog yelped as it hit the ground hard, but it wasn''t done yet. It snapped at her legs as it scrambled up, forcing Sarah to leap back.

    Being one of the strongest at realm one meant that her snakes had a high chance of continuing to be strong at realm two even after considering the consumption of potential to jump from realm one to two.

    Everyone is a fucking monster. Only I am normal.

    Eryndor didn''t feel the least bit of shame when he thought about it. He truly felt he was the only normal one here.

    He stood up while patting his butt and began leading his group to the next spot.

    This time too it was Valentina who fought the beast alone, but rather than executing a hand to hand combat, she simply used her white snake to blast the creature.

    It was truly a wonderful experience for Eryndor to have his mission carried by his teammates.

    Feels great to simply be the brain of the group and watch the tasks being executed.

    "Arghh, done. Last animal of the day."

    Eryndor exhaled heavily and jumped down from the vehicle of the Academy after placing their last captured dog of the day in the storage.

    With the rest of his group, they headed towards a different restaurant, eager for a delicious dinner since all they had was snacks and protein bars when they got hungry during the evening.

    After about two hours when it was dark outside, they finally left the restaurant after having a fulfilling dinner.

    Eryndor walked lightly alongside Paulina, with Drakarion and Valentina walking ahead. They were all discussing some random topic.

    As he walked, Eryndor spotted a small stone on his path.

    Instantly, he felt an extreme drain on his existence, the kind he felt when activating his abilities.

    But no, he very clearly felt it was his Sovereign''s Cloak activating. Due to hiding the runes and patterns, no one could see that a part of them was actually glowing.

    Eryndor didn''t know what those particular glowing runes meant, but to not alert anyone, he acted nonchalant.

    He kicked the stone, watching it roll while talking with his group, all the while keeping a watch around himself.

    Turns out, he had underestimated the drain. It quickly got so intense that a slight headache began assaulting his mind and a feeling of fatigue began creeping in.

    His Sovereign''s Cloak suddenly disappeared out of existence, as if it finally couldn''t hold on.