One Magic Core

Certain parts of monsters are very precious, possessing incredible supernatural power!

By collecting these parts and giving them to alchemists or blacksmiths, one can craft potions or equipment with peculiar effects!

"The Flame Marsh Lizard's claws and heart... Ugh! Sister Huo Lian is really ruthless, the heart is unusable now..."

Sun Lei glanced at the corroded and discolored heart, his face twitched involuntarily, and then he shook his head helplessly.

Afterward, he pried open the Flame Marsh Lizard's head and took out a crystal, about the size of a date pit, faintly glowing red.

Sun Lei flicked the blood off his hands, looking at the sparkling crystal, a smile spread across his face.

"What good luck, it's already condensed a fire-attribute Magic Core!"

"This size should be enough to fuel a flame furnace for a whole month. What a profit!"

Magic Core!

The most valuable item on a monster, condensed from the monster's internal magic power.

It is also one of the most needed things in this era, the energy of the new era!

Magic Cores are as valuable as gold, absolute hard currency!

Sun Lei took out a handkerchief to wipe the Magic Core in his hand, carefully placing it into the leather pouch at his waist.

Then, he continued to process the other Flame Marsh Lizards, prying open their heads one by one to see if there were any Magic Cores.

"Oh—! Found another one!"

Sun Lei pulled out another Magic Core and held it up happily.

At this moment, the excited Sun Lei didn't notice a small figure quietly approaching the scorched Flame Marsh Lizard!

Moss ran behind the Flame Marsh Lizard, carefully glancing at Sun Lei who was collecting materials, and began to summon her pet!

Little Ball suddenly appeared beside Moss. Just as it was about to bounce a few times, Moss quickly pressed it down, raising a finger to shush it.

'Master, no talking!'

'Be good! Do as I say...'

Under Moss's direction, Little Ball extended its transparent tentacles into the opening cut on the Flame Marsh Lizard's neck!

In less than ten seconds, Little Ball's voice came into Moss's mind.

'Master, there's a stone, lots of Magic Substance!'

Moss excitedly patted Little Ball, quickly recalled it into her space, and then she herself disappeared back into the darkness!

More than ten minutes later...

Sun Lei raised his head and wiped the sweat from his forehead, casually tossing the scorched Flame Marsh Lizard in his hand onto the ground.

"Hoo... What a shame, this one is completely scorched and useless, no Magic Core either."

He knelt on the ground, checking the Flame Marsh Lizard materials by the light of the Magic Core, and then nodded with satisfaction.

"Twelve Flame Marsh Lizard claws, two hearts, and two Magic Cores in total... a fifty percent success rate, not bad."

Using Little Ball's storage ability, Moss had taken the Magic Core without leaving any trace!

Even now, Sun Lei hadn't realized he had lost a precious Magic Core!

Sun Lei gathered the materials piled on the cloth, tied them up, and stood up, stretching his slightly sore waist, muttering to himself:

"I wonder if the captain and Sister Huo Lian have caught up to that escaped Flame Marsh Lizard..."

Boom—!

Suddenly, a loud explosion echoed from a distance through the sewer, causing Sun Lei to cover his ears.

"Looks like they caught up. I should hurry and follow them too!"

Sun Lei picked up the cloth bag on the ground, slung it over his back, and quickly chased in the direction the two had gone, holding his long sword.

The once bustling sewer seemed to have returned to its usual quiet.

If it weren't for the dismembered lizard corpses on the ground and the occasional explosions in the distance.

"As expected of the human body, their ability to use tools is too powerful and too much of a cheat, even though their stats are a bit weaker than the Flame Marsh Lizard."

Moss emerged from the darkness, gazing at Sun Lei's retreating figure, a hint of admiration flashing in her eyes.

Silver Rank battles were far more intense than she had imagined, and even Sun Lei's strength was considerably greater than Moss's at the moment!

From the moment she heard the voices of the three, Moss had been following them, relying on Stealth and Breath Holding, undetected by them.

Not only had she gathered a lot of hard-to-obtain information, but she had also witnessed firsthand the combat between humans and monsters.

She had even obtained a Magic Core. The moment Sun Lei took out the Magic Core, Moss felt a surge of desire.

Her body craved it, which was why Moss had taken the risk and chosen to try her luck with the scorched Flame Marsh Lizard.

Fortunately, she succeeded!

Moss obtained a fiery red Magic Core!

She closed her eyes, looking at the Magic Core spat out by Little Ball in her Pet Space, and a smile of excitement spread across her face.

"This time, the harvest was quite substantial... but it's not over yet. Let's go take a look, maybe there's more to gain!"

Moss reactivated Stealth and pursued Sun Lei!

Clang! Clang! Shing—!

"Haaah—!!!"

Sword Strike: Battle Qi Slash!

Luo Wei shouted with all his might, bringing his longsword down fiercely, striking the Flame Marsh Lizard's toughest neck!

Thwip!

A sound like tearing fabric echoed. The Flame Marsh Lizard's neck, which had already endured Luo Wei's attacks multiple times, finally couldn't hold on any longer!

A head, still spewing fire, spun through the air. After several rotations, it fell to the ground!

The Flame Marsh Lizard slowly collapsed, lifeless.

"It's over..."

Luo Wei took a deep breath and sheathed his sword.

"Ah, good work, Captain."

Huo Lian leaned against the wall, twirling her short sword in her hand, saying with a relaxed expression.

"It was alright. I didn't expect this thing to be so troublesome even after losing its eyes."

Luo Wei exhaled the air in his chest, his expression gradually relaxing.

Tap, tap, tap...

"Captain, Sister Huo Lian!"

Sun Lei arrived from a distance, waving and calling out to the two.

"Ah, Sun Lei, you've come at the perfect time. Help us deal with this one too!"

Luo Wei shouted to the approaching Sun Lei, shrugging his shoulders as he walked away.

Sun Lei, who was about to speak with Huo Lian, stiffened. He said dejectedly:

"Ah, yes..."

Sun Lei walked up to the deceased Flame Marsh Lizard and took out a small knife to begin skinning it.

Clang! Clang—!

"So tough! I can only cut through the gaps... By the way, Captain, you're amazing! You could cleave through such hard scales!"

"Hahaha... Pretty impressive, right! In the City Guard, my strength is among the strongest. A mere Flame Marsh Lizard is nothing to me!"

Luo Wei leaned against the wall, laughing heartily at Sun Lei's words, unable to hide his pride.

At this moment, Huo Lian, standing nearby, chuckled and poured cold water on Luo Wei.

"You only fool the rookies. I wonder who it was that couldn't even split a trial stone during the Spirit Sword Sect's assessment and had to retreat in disgrace."

Luo Wei's face flushed, and he awkwardly scratched his head, turning away and falling silent.

Sun Lei, who was in the process of dismembering the creature, turned to look at Luo Wei with a shocked expression, asking in surprise:

"Captain, you participated in a sect assessment? What was it like?"

"You want to know?"

Luo Wei glanced at Sun Lei and asked.

Sun Lei nodded repeatedly, eagerly saying:

"I want to know! I want to know!"

Even Moss, hiding nearby, her eyes brightened, and she nodded vigorously.

"Then I'll tell you all about it!"