"Surprisingly smooth."
In the open area inside the greenhouse, a naturally curly-haired Contractor yawned.
"Don't touch anything."
Once they arrived, Mina's expression turned cold. Her eyes remained fixed on the stone door at the far side of the open area. Several vines crawled over it. As long as they entered that stone door, their mission would be 80% complete.
"There are abundant mineral deposits here..."
"Focus! Is this really the time to mine?"
"Ahem, I was just saying. Besides, I'm not mining."
After looking around, the Contractors relaxed somewhat. They had not encountered the enemy Hunter and had instead successfully occupied an important area.
Mina stopped in front of the stone door and lightly touched the vines with her staff.
The Emerald Vine shrank back like a mimosa with a whoosh. The next moment, all the vines on the stone door withdrew.
Mina and Kulong exchanged glances before leaping backward simultaneously.
A rustling sound came from above the stone door. The ball of vines slowly unfolded, finally drooping down until only a chair made of vines remained.
A man sat in the vine chair, holding a sheathed longblade with his head lowered. The Emerald Vine surged around him. At the same time, every Contractor present received a notification.
Warning: You have triggered an Apex Battle!
Warning: Apex Creature·??? is about to awaken.
Warning: This Apex Creature's overall combat power is ???
Warning: While any Contractor is engaged in battle with this Apex Creature, they may not withdraw beyond a one-kilometer radius. Leaving this area will cause the recruitment mission to fail.
You have obtained the following information.
Name: Kukulin·??? (Apex Creature)
Category: Human
Health: 100%
Mana: 10,426 points
Strength: 129 (True Attribute)
Agility: 128 (True Attribute)
Stamina: 127 (True Attribute)
Intelligence: 124 (True Attribute)
Charisma: 1 (About to drop)
Skill