The Old Man on a Camel

"So strong!"

Momo clutched Mark's clothes with both hands. Seeing him wipe out all those terrifying monsters in a single move, she could not help crying out in awe.

If someone had been deliberately flattering him, Mark would have scoffed.

After all, although he was fairly strong, plenty of people in Infinite City were stronger than him.

But Momo's praise was an unthinking exclamation with no ulterior motive. Hearing it delighted him, and he could not help smiling.

"See? Isn't Dad strong?" he asked, his voice much gentler now.

Momo nodded at once. "Mm, very strong!"

"Hm?"

Mark had been about to boast some more, but he sensed a new change in the sea.

Beneath the water, masses of black shadows swam about. More and more small shadows broke away and headed for shore.

Tide Village was not the only one under attack. Monsters were invading the other villages too!

"Ah, Dad, the monsters are back!" Momo spotted creatures crawling out of the water onto the beach and cried out.

"Don't worry. They're just monsters. Dad will take care of them all!" Mark said with a smile.

The next instant, he used Thunder Summon again, killing every monster that had come ashore in one strike.

Killing low-level monsters like these barely earned him any experience now. He might have to kill a million of them just to gain one experience point.

As players leveled up, they needed more and more experience, and each point became harder to earn. For example, killing a certain monster might grant one experience point at level ten, but only half a point at level eleven.

Since they offered so little experience, Mark did not even wait for their health bars to appear. He wiped them all out in one go.

But soon after he killed