New Talent

Bang, bang, bang...

Boom...

"Kill! Attack!"

"We're getting closer and closer."

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

"Mos..."

Moss nodded lightly. She glanced at the surrounding environment, and her brows suddenly furrowed.

This direction... was very close to Snake Den!

In other words, the battlefield wasn't far from the World Gate!

Moss recalled the shape of the sewer from earlier and confirmed that she hadn't remembered incorrectly.

Although the sewer's structure had changed now, with some smaller passageways squeezed shut and disappearing, its general layout was still intact.

Moss thought to herself:

Looks like these people didn't take the route Sun Lei and the others used to come down. But that makes sense...

Luo Wei and the others had deliberately detonated the sewer earlier, which had surely caused some sections to become blocked and created the danger of secondary collapses.

Moss and Sun Lei had also gone around in circles several times in the lower level before finding a way up.

The newly arrived City Guard would certainly be safer entering through another passage!

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

Moss's eyes shifted as she pondered how to deal with whatever they might encounter next.

Although she hadn't expended much Magic Power, she had few ways to recover it temporarily.

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

As Moss thought, she turned her gaze toward the bag of magic cores in Pet Space.

If she had anything on her containing a massive amount of Magic Power—or rather, Mana Essence—it was probably these twelve magic cores!

These magic cores look transparent. They should be Goblin magic cores, right?

Moss muttered inwardly, suddenly feeling curious.

The Goblins didn't seem to possess any extraordinary power.

They couldn't use elemental powers such as fire or lightning, and low-level Goblins were physically weaker than humans of the same level.

If she ate this Goblin magic core, what talent would she gain?

And if she ate a second magic core of the same kind, would she gain another talent, or would the previous talent become stronger?

Or would it have no effect at all, leaving only the Mana Essence contained within it?

Moss felt that she had to eat one first and see what happened!

In theory, given her current strength, what had happened the first time shouldn't happen again.

Moss made up her mind and immediately summoned a magic core into her mouth.

Crack!

The finger-sized magic core gave off a faint crunch as her teeth closed around it, then instantly transformed into a wave of energy that surged into her body!

Talent: Golden Finger (Activated)

Activation Effect: Talent Plunder and Adaptation

Talent Plunder: Learning (Construction Complete)

Almost instantly, the Golden Finger's notification came through!

So fast!

Moss's eyes widened, and she couldn't help exclaiming inwardly!

Although, as she had expected, nothing like what happened the first time she ate a magic core occurred, Moss had never imagined the process would be this fast!

The Mana Essence she had swallowed barely resisted at all before being completely absorbed by her!

Moss recalled the differences between the Flame Marsh Lizard magic core from before and this Goblin magic core, then made a guess:

Could it be because this magic core's level is lower than mine?

Perhaps it also has something to do with the talent...

Moss pondered, and two guesses gradually emerged.

One was "level suppression," while the other was "talent compatibility"!

In short, the greater the level difference, the more the difficulty of devouring a magic core would either increase or decrease!

And the higher the compatibility of a talent, the less energy Talent Adaptation would consume!

For example, when Moss first ate the Flame Marsh Lizard magic core, she gained the talent to control fire.

But Moss had originally been nothing more than an ordinary little mouse. Controlling fire was something she shouldn't even have been able to imagine.

Thus, the energy the Golden Finger needed to transform her body and make it compatible with the fire talent had been enormous.

The reason she had been able to digest this magic core so quickly should be that this talent was exceptionally well suited to Moss!

At this thought, Moss couldn't help growing curious. She opened the panel and checked the talent she had obtained from the Goblin magic core.

Talent: Learning (No Rank, Cannot Be Upgraded)

Talent Effect: Quickly master the methods for using various kinds of knowledge, abilities, tools, or weapons.

Good grief! Is this a lower-level talent of the Golden Finger?!

Seeing the description of the talent, Moss couldn't help marveling inwardly.

But after her amazement, Moss suddenly realized something!

Her expression became indescribable, and she looked at the talent description with faint speechlessness.

This thing seemed... kind of useless.

Wasn't the Golden Finger's ability far stronger than this?

I wonder if this talent can stack with the Golden Finger. If it can't, then this thing is a useless talent...

Moss glanced at the new talent and reluctantly closed the panel.

At this moment, Moss still didn't know how important this talent would become to her in the future!

Meanwhile, Sun Lei sprinted wildly!

At last, he saw the City Guard fighting the Goblins in the distance!

"I see them!"

Sun Lei looked at the light in the distance, an excited smile appearing on his face. But more than excitement, killing intent lay hidden in his heart!

Clang—

Sun Lei suddenly drew the longsword from his waist and charged rapidly toward the battlefield!

Moss was brought back to her senses by Sun Lei's shout. She glanced at Sun Lei, then at the fierce battle in the distance.

Since you're going to take revenge, I'll give you a hand!

Feeling the exceptionally full Magic Power in her body after devouring the magic core, Moss shouted inwardly!

Because the magic core's Alien Magic Substance had been powerless to resist Moss's absorption, and Talent Plunder had consumed almost no energy, the magic core's Mana Essence had been almost completely absorbed.

Moss felt so bloated that her body had begun to ache slightly!

Moss placed a paw against Sun Lei's neck, and surging Magic Power instantly flowed into his body!

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

Five consecutive waves of Magic Power 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 that she possessed such an ability!

"Mos!" (Why are you looking at me? You've been enhanced. Hurry up and attack!)

Moss called out to Sun Lei and tilted her head slightly, urging him to attack quickly!

Sun Lei instantly came back to his senses, and his gaze became even more determined!

With the power Moss had given him, killing the ogre was no longer impossible!

At this thought, Sun Lei felt even more motivated!

Without slowing his steps, he instantly charged into the battlefield!

Battle Qi Slash!

Sun Lei swung out a horizontal slash!

Whoosh!

A crescent-shaped Sword Qi flew out with the swing of Sun Lei's sword!

The Sword Qi passed through dozens of Goblins before slowly vanishing, instantly pinning them in place. Of course, Sun Lei was pinned in place as well!

A moment later, accompanied by a series of spitting sounds—

Pfft! Pfft!

All the Goblins that had been pinned in place tilted to the side in unison and slowly rolled to the ground!

Sun Lei maintained his sword-swinging stance, staring at the scene in shock!

Was this... really the result of a casual strike from him?