Increase Talent: Become More Stronger!-Chapter 218: The first!

"Infiltrating my world... and saying you want to help the empire's students? Are you serious?"

Perhaps it was true—the Great Wizard was furious to see my demonic side acting as it pleased.

But he knew... he realized he wasn't supposed to interfere with the will of my other self.

"I understand. I hope you don't go too far. Please, don't harm the other students either."

"I know."

In the end, with no other choice, the Great Wizard returned once again to the real world.

And just like that, he no longer felt the pain that had occurred within his small world.

Instead, he saw that the world within him had begun to regenerate.

Maybe because of this, he wondered if my demonic side had stopped messing with his small world.

And sure enough, what he imagined had actually come true.

The moment his gaze turned toward the hologram above the sky, he realized that I, along with my four teammates, had successfully completed the academy's final exam.

Without any delay, the five of us appeared, emerging from the Great Wizard's small world.

Unfortunately, judging by my condition, I was in no good shape at all.

Luckily, the Great Wizard—without hesitation—immediately tried to heal the wounds on my body.

"It really is him... Has he awakened? If so, this could mark the end of the human and demon races," thought the Great Wizard. He couldn't help but recall an ancient legend.

As he remembered, the legend spoke of a being from the ancient demon race who would appear in the future.

And now, could that prophecy be coming true?

"He's not a demon... I know this isn't him. I just hope this boy doesn't switch sides from the humans to the demons."

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For a moment, one of my hands began to move.

Before long, I was forced to awaken from my unconsciousness.

"No!"

Even my teammates had no choice but to wake up from their sleep as well.

They wanted to know—curious about why I had shouted so loudly.

If they remembered correctly, they had passed out due to an attack from a sixth-rank monster.

But why? Why had they been returned to the outside world from the Great Wizard's domain?

Just from that, there was no way they wouldn't turn their attention to me.

Within seconds, I heard questions come pouring out from my teammates.

"Noah? How did we survive?"

"What happened? I thought we were attacked by a sixth-rank monster."

"Where is it?! Where's that monster?! I want to kill it!"

"..."

They...

Honestly, I didn't expect them to react like victims.

Even though, in reality, they were the victims—of my actions.

But so what? I didn't care because they were my teammates.

From the start, we were destined to work together to fight monsters above rank four.

But who would've thought we'd be forced to face a fifth-rank monster?

Just from that, I knew it was impossible for us to survive.

Fortunately, I was saved by the demonic power within me.

Even if I was reluctant, I knew that the demonic power inside me was what saved my life.

If I lost that power, I wasn't sure whether I could've escaped death.

For a moment, I gently touched my chest.

In a split second, a disturbing sensation prickled at my instincts.

'A contract... I can feel chains in my heart. A demon contract...' I thought, realizing my heart had been bound by demonic chains.

Looking closer, I knew the chains in my heart were part of a contract with the demon race.

Maybe because of that, I didn't completely panic at what had happened.

Instead, I quickly chose to forget it all.

'Forget it. I've already agreed to cooperate with this demon. I can only pray that nothing happens in the future.'

Without delay, I tried to stand up from where I was.

Eventually, I seemed to have regained my composure.

"Are you all okay? We did it."

"Does that mean we passed?"

"Yes. So you don't have to worry about whether you failed or not."

Sure enough, I knew there was no way they wouldn't show a spark of excitement.

Within seconds, I saw a few of them break into smiles.

That included the fat guy on our team—he was one of the most excited of us all.

Even though he didn't contribute, I had no intention of scolding him.

Even if I knew he was the one who attracted the sixth-rank monster's attention... I didn't care.

From the beginning, I was the one who gave them the idea to enter the forbidden forest.

If it wasn't for me, there's no way they would've had to risk their lives in front of a sixth-rank monster.

But so what? I was glad I managed to escape the grasp of that monster.

More importantly, the number of points I received exceeded my expectations.

[You have killed a sixth-rank monster (mid). Obtained: 2,500,000 Talent Points.]

[You have killed 17 fifth-rank monsters (peak). Obtained: 425,000 Talent Points.]

[You have killed 2 fourth-rank monsters (peak). Obtained: 10,000 Talent Points.]

[Current Talent Points: 12,424,300.]

'So many... but still not enough. It's still far too low for me. I still need to gather 38 million Talent Points to upgrade my talent,' I thought, knowing that the 12 million Talent Points I had now was the bare minimum.

If I could gather the remaining 38 million Talent Points, wasn't it possible that I could break through to the Mage Stage?

Unfortunately, I knew I'd have to wait a few more years.

For now, my strength was still far too low.

If I forced myself... I wasn't sure I'd survive.

Regardless, the fact that I heavily relied on demonic power couldn't be denied.

If not for that power, could I have gathered millions of points?

No.

It's highly likely I would've been stuck—completely blocked from advancing my talent.

Luckily, I was truly happy to see that fate was still on my side.

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