Mixed Blessing System

This creature had sensed how Lothur had killed the demon earlier, using his bloodline and one of his affinities, darkness, to absorb that creature's base Natural Laws.

Since it knew that such beings among demon-hunting humans hardly existed, this dinosaur already imagined that the Seraphim Church would see Lothur as an enemy.

This organization had a monopoly on the human method of slaying demons, so Lothur having this ability without at least swearing allegiance to them would already be a problem. But while the weaker ones in that institution had no way to perceive the difference between Lothur's body and soul, he could easily end up attracting the attention of someone capable of that.

If this happened, this tyrannosaurus rex was sure that the Church would make an enemy of Lothur and kill him, even though this young man's case was not so simple.

Not everyone was willing to take risks like this beast in such a chaotic world.

The mysterious one was scary, and it was better to kill an innocent than to risk allowing danger to run wild!

Lothur heard the words of that creature and frowned, not understanding why the Church could want his death.

"Why? Isn't one of the purposes of that organization precisely to protect humans from demons by hunting these beings? Why would they stand against someone who can kill demons as I can?" He asked as he continued to move so as not to suffer from his opponent's blows.

The creature moved its body so that it bit in Lothur's direction, continuing this test even amid this dialogue. "You will eventually find out. But don't be in a hurry to do so."

"Sometimes being ignorant saves you and avoids a lot of trouble... So don't want to rush things so much."

It did not think it would be good to put extra weight on Lothur's shoulders by giving away the information it had about his situation. If this young man wanted to live in peace without being in the spotlight, it would be much better not to know anything, or it might very well get in his way.

Or worse, it could hasten his death!

So it was better to keep Lothur in ignorance for the moment and give him a chance to go unnoticed while he was still weak.

"In any case, you don't need the Church to learn how to kill demons. You are already fully capable of doing that. And even if you want information they might have, there are ways to get that sort of thing without getting involved with them."

"That is, of course, if you want to take my suggestion." It laughed. "If you don't mind dying, go ahead. In no time, someone stronger than my real self will show up to take care of you, hahaha."

Gulp!

Lothur could feel that the true body of the projection in front of him was much more potent than this opponent of his. That way, he swallowed his saliva in fear, trying to understand what kind of trouble would be behind this warning.

'Is it my bloodline ability? Is it too abominable?' He thought, considering that being able to absorb the powers of other beings was somewhat frightening.

With that in mind, he and the dinosaur continued to fight until he managed to make it through the first 6-hour cycle, finally getting a few minutes of rest.

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[+3.4 in all physical attributes.]

[+2.2 in AGI.]

[+0.8 in WIL.]

[+0.8 in CON.]

[+3 in DEX.]

[+3.1 in STR.]

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[Name: Lothur Ritter]

[Physique: what doesn't kill you makes you stronger]

[Bloodline: Life Devourer]

[Cultivation: level 13]

[STR: 104.2] [CON: 330.2] [DEX: 101] [AGI: 109]

[INT: 113] [PER: 187.3] [WIL: 115.8]

[EVF: 320 -> 220]

Lothur saw his progress over the last 6 hours of training with that dinosaur, as well as the EVF points that were gone for him to be able to recover from the damage to his body.

He could live with those injuries and let his body regenerate them on its own without spending those points. But if he did that, he would not recover in time to continue fighting for the next 18 hours against that beast.

Hence, he spared no effort and did what was necessary to ensure a good fighting condition, regenerating his body while drinking a water bottle.

Meanwhile, the dinosaur watched its opponent, noting Lothur's phenomenal recovery abilities. 'It seems his chances are greater than just 30%...'

It saw no problem with this and liked that the first to arrive at this place was already someone with the ability to overcome this challenge.

So Lothur's minutes of rest passed, and the two returned to their 'dance.'

When Lothur made his first move, that projection noticed that its opponent's powers had subtly increased, and its eyes narrowed.

'Oh? You managed to evolve in the short time you had to rest? Phenomenal, it's no wonder your people are so troublesome!'

He then increased his speed and attack power, surprising Lothur with a blow to the back that hurt even more than the previous ones.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!"

Lothur hit his face on one of the stones that formed the dome of this place, screaming in pain.

"Why did you increase your strength? That was over 50% more power than mine!"

"You're too naughty to say that, Lothur. Your strength clearly increased!" The beast loudly said while laughing. "For that, I will also raise my strength in the same proportion. If you cannot keep up with me, blame only your own weakness!"

"Tsk!"

Lothur clenched his fists and did his best to shake off the rocks where his body had crashed, returning to the center of the battle area in the blink of an eye.

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The next day...

While Lothur was with that beast on the last level of the labyrinth, the other beings that had entered the fifth corridor of the labyrinth had already given up their challenges and left that place.

But the yellow crocodile and the level 16 lizard were at the only exit from there, curious to know if Lothur had given up or managed to advance the corridor that limited them.

"What do you think? Did he advance to the next corridor, or has he given up before us?" The lizard asked.

"He probably gave up..."

"Hmm, so where's my payment?" That lizard showed one of its paws to the crocodile beside it for it to pay for its bet.

"What are you talking about?"

"Are you going to run from the bet now?" That fellow's eyes narrowed.

"Run? Me?" The crocodile said proudly. "I haven't lost to you yet. If he has made it to the sixth corridor, you will also have made a mistake, and our bet will be worthless."

"Nonsense!"

"I clearly won!" The lizard did not like that and exclaimed in anger, feeling that it would be fooled by this yellow creature. "Are you going to pay me or not?"

"Tsk!"

The crocodile started walking toward the exit of that place, interested in returning to its home.

"Bastard!"

"I knew I couldn't trust a damn crocodile! You yellow worm!"

"What did you say?" That creature turned and looked at its distant cousin. "Repeat it if you have the guts!"

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