[You leveled up!]
Five hundred and seventy-seven. That was the number of rabbits that Saiki hunted. The reason he managed to kill so many in a few hours was due to the fact that he found several rabbit burrows.
'I finally arrived in the green wolves' area.'
It's true that he didn't put in effort to reach them, since it was easier to hunt rabbits.
Another thing, his title was updated.
[Apprentice Rabbit Hunter] → [Experienced Rabbit Hunter]
[30% increase in damage against rabbits] → [80% increase in damage against rabbits]
[30% increase in defense against rabbit attacks] → [60% increase in defense against rabbit attacks]
[+5 to all stats when attacking rabbits] → [+25 to all stats when attacking rabbits]
Although this title isn't so useful now, it might be in the near future. After all, there are stronger rabbits in PhD. If it's like in the original plot, the Boss of the second part of the map, one of them was actually a giant rabbit.
Of course, that wasn't the only thing that changed. Many of his skills leveled up.
'Level 25. It's getting harder and harder to level up.' Saiki thought: 'But, leveling up 5 levels in a short time is still good. Not to mention that, he should be able to stay at least two days now in PhD before being expelled.'
One kilometer away, in the sky, there was a wolf stepping on the air.
Using the trampoline wind, the green wolf ran through the sky.
[Lv.30] Green Wolf.
'It's a higher level than yesterday's wolf.'
Despite that, Saiki didn't feel intimidated.
'This isn't good... I feel like I'm starting to become arrogant.'
Along with the increase in power, came a natural arrogance.
Even if he told himself that it shouldn't be like that, it's not much different from telling himself not to feel hungry.
It's almost instinctive. There's no way to avoid it.
However, it's possible to control it.
Although he felt he didn't need to, Saiki murmured: "Second Transformation: Hybrid Form, Activate."
From his back, a pair of wings similar to Vali's appeared, but instead of being blue, they were golden.
From the shoulders to the hands, layered scales, prominent on the front with a golden color standing out, on the underside of the arms, there was a darker tone.
His feet followed the same pattern. And, on his back, coming out a little above the coccyx, a golden draconic tail stood out, swinging from one side to the other.
His curly black hair didn't change much, but his brown eyes gained a golden tone.
When he thought about flying, he had already distanced himself from the ground, staying at almost 500 meters in height.
'Fast!'
He himself was surprised by his own speed.
With the attributes increased by 200%, his strength increased on a very large scale.
The green wolf noticed him.
Those eyes that previously seemed fierce, now became less threatening.
Would that be the arrogance of a dragon, looking down on everyone from above, or is it something exclusive to him?
For now, he didn't dwell much on that thought and moved. When he did, it seemed more like he had teleported.
The wolf jumped back while stepping on the wind.
Saiki's appearance caught it by surprise.
But the one who was most surprised there was still Saiki. However, without wasting the opportunity to attack first, he struck the air with his hand in the form of a claw. From each finger, golden blades shot out, shredding the wolf without giving it a chance to counterattack or even dodge.
[Critical Damage!]
[You inflicted 29,076 damage]
[You obtained 46,250 EXP.]
[Level Up!]
"This... It seems I became a bit too strong..."
Whether the damage value that was almost 4x the HP value he had, or even the ease he had to achieve such a feat, it's hard to believe that yesterday he was having quite a bit of difficulty against a wolf 1 level lower than this one.
Calming down, he picked up the orbs of light that the wolf left behind. Among the orbs, there was a crystal one with a kind of green smoke cloud in the center.
When he held them, the orbs were sent to his mental dimension.
Even though moved by the increase of his own strength, he didn't dwell on that for long. Smelling the air, like a red line connected to the target, he shot forward like a golden meteor.
He was at a higher altitude than the green wolf. Falling like a falcon's dive, he hit the head of the unsuspecting green wolf with the dragon claw.
[Critical Damage!]
[You inflicted 32,558 damage]
[You obtained 31,814 EXP.]
Opening his wings, he stopped a few meters away.
The hit wolf was transformed into dust, leaving behind something beyond the orbs of light for the first time.
'A necklace?' Saiki extended his hand and picked it up.
[Wolf Fang Necklace]
[Origin: Obtained by killing a Green Wolf.]
[Description]: A necklace made with the canine of a Green Wolf that increases the wearer's mastery in wind manipulation.
[Effect]: +20% Wind Manipulation Mastery.
[Bonus Effect]: <Wind Blade (Active)>: Causes 350% wind damage. Cooldown of 5 seconds. Cost: 150 MP.
'Great item!' After reading the item's configuration, Saiki smiled and used the necklace.
When he did, it was like when he learned a new skill, <Wind Blade> was now available for him to use.
Not only that. He felt the increase of his mastery in wind manipulation. Surrounding himself with wind, he became even faster!
Continuing enveloped in wind, he hunted the next prey.
He was one step away from reaching the speed of sound, but deliberately avoided reaching such a high speed upon seeing the next target.
[Lv.31] Green Wolf.
[Lv.30] Green Wolf.
[Lv.33] Green Wolf.
Three targets in total.
His own wind starts to abandon him. A bit unhappy, but he had to deactivate the wind around him, it also happened that because of that he was noticed.