New Talent

Bang bang bang…

Boom…

"Kill them… attack…"

"We're getting closer."

Sun Lei listened to the escalating shouts of battle in the distance and spoke softly to Moss on his shoulder.

"Mos…"

Moss nodded gently. She glanced at their surroundings, and her brows suddenly furrowed.

This direction… it's very close to the Snake Den!

Which means the battleground isn't far from the Realm Gate!

Moss recalled the layout of the sewer system from before, confirming she wasn't mistaken.

Although the sewer's structure had changed, with some smaller passages being squeezed shut and disappearing, the overall layout remained.

Moss thought to herself:

'It seems these people didn't take the same path Sun Lei and the others used to get down here, but that makes sense…'

Luo Wei and the others must have caused blockages and secondary collapses when they detonated the sewer.

Moss and Sun Lei had also circled around in the lower levels for quite some time before finding a way up.

The newly arrived City Guard must have entered through a different, safer entrance!

'This is a bit dangerous. I wonder if those snakes and the Black Spider are dead yet…'

Moss's eyes darted around as she considered how to handle the potential situations ahead.

Her Mana hadn't been significantly depleted, but she didn't have many methods for temporary Mana recovery.

The energy stored by the Glutton could restore Mana, but the conversion process was very slow.

Thinking this, Moss cast her gaze towards the bag of Magic Cores in her Pet Space.

If there was anything on her person that contained a large amount of Mana, or rather, Magic Substance, it would likely be these twelve Magic Cores!

'These Magic Cores look transparent. They should be Goblin Magic Cores, right?'

Moss murmured to herself, a sudden curiosity rising within her.

These Goblins didn't seem to possess any extraordinary powers.

They couldn't use elemental powers like fire or lightning, and low-level Goblins had less physical strength than humans of the same level.

If she were to eat one of these Goblin Magic Cores, what kind of talent would she gain?

Also, if she ate a second Magic Core of the same type, would she gain another talent, or would her existing talent become stronger?

Or would it have no effect at all, leaving only the Magic Substance contained within?

Moss felt she had to try eating one to see what would happen!

Logically, with her current strength, she shouldn't encounter the same issues as before.

Moss made up her mind and summoned a Magic Core into her mouth.

Crunch!

The finger-sized Magic Core made a faint crisp sound as her teeth bit down, instantly transforming into a surge of energy that flowed into her body!

[Talent: Golden Finger (Activating)]
[Activation Effect: Talent Plunder and Adaptation]
[Talent Plunder: Learning (Construction Complete)]

Almost instantaneously, the Golden Finger's prompt appeared!

'So fast!'

Moss's eyes widened, and a gasp escaped her involuntarily!

Although she had expected it wouldn't be like the first time she ate a Magic Core, Moss never imagined the process would be this quick!

The Magic Substance she swallowed offered almost no resistance, being absorbed directly by her!

Moss thought about the difference between the Flame Marsh Lizard Magic Core she had consumed before and this Goblin Magic Core, speculating:

'Could it be because this Magic Core is of a lower level than my current level?'

'Perhaps, it's also due to my talents…'

Moss pondered, two possibilities gradually emerging in her mind.

One was "level suppression," and the other was "talent adaptability"!

In simple terms, the greater the level difference, the higher or lower the difficulty of consuming a Magic Core would be!

And the higher the talent's adaptability, the less energy would be consumed for talent adaptation!

For example, the Flame Marsh Lizard Magic Core Moss ate the first time granted her the talent for controlling fire.

But Moss was originally just an ordinary little mouse, and controlling fire was something she never even dreamed of.

Therefore, the Golden Finger's task of transforming her body to adapt to the fire talent required a huge amount of energy.

The reason she could digest this magic core so quickly now was likely because this talent was a super fit for Moss!

Thinking of this, Moss couldn't help but curiously open her status panel to check the talent she obtained from the Goblin Magic Core.

[Talent: Learning (No Rank, Cannot Level Up)]

[Talent Effect: Quickly master the usage of various knowledge, abilities, tools, or weapons]

'Good heavens! Is this a lower-tier talent of the Golden Finger?!'

Moss exclaimed in her heart upon reading the talent's description.

But after her initial surprise, Moss suddenly came to her senses!

A complex expression appeared on her face, and she looked at the talent description with a hint of speechlessness.

This thing seems... useless.

Isn't the Golden Finger's ability much stronger than this?

'I wonder if this talent can be stacked onto the Golden Finger. If not, this thing is just a wasted talent...'

Moss glanced at this new talent and dejectedly closed the panel.

At this moment, Moss had no idea how important this talent would become to her in the future!

Meanwhile, Sun Lei was running at full speed!

He finally saw the City Guard fighting the Goblins in the distance!

"I see them!"

Sun Lei's face broke into an excited smile as he looked at the lights in the distance, but beneath it lay a deeper, suppressed killing intent!

Clang—

Sun Lei swiftly drew the long sword at his waist with a shing sound and charged rapidly towards the direction of the battle!

Moss was jolted back to reality by Sun Lei's shout. She glanced at Sun Lei, then at the fierce battle raging in the distance.

'Since you want revenge, I'll lend you a hand too!'

Moss exclaimed in her heart, feeling the exceptionally full mana within her after absorbing the magic core!

Because the foreign magic substance in the magic core was no match for Moss's absorption, and the Plunder talent consumed almost no energy!

She had absorbed almost all the magic substance from the magic core, and Moss felt like she was about to burst, to the point of pain!

Moss placed her hand on Sun Lei's neck, and surging mana instantly poured into his body!

[Talent: Speed Enhancement + Senses Enhancement + Stamina Enhancement + Strength Enhancement + Mana Enhancement + Mana Release (Activated)]

Five consecutive waves of mana, imbued with enhancement talents, surged into Sun Lei's body!

In an instant, Sun Lei felt his strength increase by more than several times!

He looked at Moss in shock, never expecting her to possess such an ability!

"Mo!" (Why are you looking at me? You've been enhanced, hurry up and attack!)

Moss called out to Sun Lei, tilting her head slightly to signal him to attack quickly!

Sun Lei snapped back to his senses instantly, his eyes becoming even more determined!

With the strength Moss had given him, killing an Ogre was no longer an impossible feat!

The thought alone filled Sun Lei with renewed motivation!

Without pausing, he instantly charged into the fray!

Battle Qi Slash!

Sun Lei unleashed a horizontal slash!

Swish!

A crescent-shaped sword energy flew out with Sun Lei's swing!

The sword energy passed through dozens of Goblins before slowly dissipating, freezing them in place. Of course, Sun Lei was also frozen along with them!

A moment later, accompanied by sounds of "Puchi!" and blood spurting!

All the frozen Goblins' bodies tilted in unison, slowly rolling onto the ground!

Sun Lei maintained his sword-swinging posture, his eyes wide with shock as he witnessed this scene!

Was this... truly the result of a casual swing from him?