The Dark Extra: Awakening of SSS-Skill Demon Emperor Legacy
Chapter 26: Level Up and Stage

Chapter 26: Level Up and Stage

The soldier removed the magic pouch attached to his waist belt and handed it all to Agares. He clearly stated that the looted treasures were stored in the magic pouch.

"Not only me, they also keep their treasures in their magic pouches," explained the man.

Agares opened the magic pouch belonging to the man before him. There were a total of 12 black pouches containing gold coins, and there were many more pouches containing silver and copper coins.

’It seems he wasn’t lying.’

After confirming his words, Agares put the magic pouch away. The soldier in front of Agares felt relieved, confident that Agares would let him live as agreed.

STAB!

Without warning, Agares broke their agreement by stabbing the soldier in the stomach with his sword. The soldier was shocked, angry, and cursed Agares as a heartless, despicable monster.

"You bastard, Agares. I should have known you wouldn’t keep your word!" the soldier shouted, spitting blood from his mouth onto Agares.

The bloodstain on Agares’ cheek was enough to enrage him. He drew his sword again and aimed the blade at the soldier’s mouth, stabbing him hard enough to pierce through the back of his skull.

"A criminal like you has no right to insult me!"

"Tell me, how many people have you killed in Faircallen Village?"

The soldier’s eyes were teary, realizing his life was over. Now, there was nothing he could do except surrender.

The soldier died pale from blood loss. All five soldiers Agares fought were dead, their bodies lying on the ground. Agares held out his hand to receive the last dark essence from the group.

Not only the Darkness Essence, Agares walked over to each of the soldiers’ corpses and searched them.

He managed to obtain four magic pouches, out of the five that should have been there. Agares couldn’t find one more.

"They will realize that these patrol soldiers are dead."

"I have to hurry before the situation worsens."

Agares quickly left the place on horseback, riding through the forest to arrive at the first intersection. His attention was focused on the right side, as that route led directly to Berdiver City.

However, his blood-stained clothes made Agares somewhat skeptical that they would not suspect him.

His best option was to return to Akaren Village and rest, then continue his journey to Berdiver City at dawn.

The man continued his journey until he arrived at Akaren Village. Arriving at his inn room, Agares opened the five magic bags he had obtained earlier, four from the patrol soldiers and one from the bandits.

Agares destroyed the five magic bags and hundreds of items floated in the room, ranging from gems, materials, weapons, potions, to money and elixirs.

"Nyx!"

[Standby Mode Deactivated]

[Is there anything I can help you with, Master?]

"In front of me, there are hundreds of items I got from people. Besides the money bags, can you sort the items with medium to high grades?"

[I will do it]

[Scanning Items]

[Starting Item Sorting Process]

[1%] [69%] [100%]

[Item Sorting Process Successful]

[High-grade items will be marked with a red circle, Master]

[Total items excluding money: 275]

[Total medium-grade items: 83]

[Total high-grade items: 39]

Slowly, Agares’s vision shifted to a system interface displaying statistics and numbers. Not only that, but he also noticed that the items floating in front of him had either a red circle mark or none at all.

As Nyx had explained, items with red circles were medium to high-grade items. Nyx’s system made Agares’ work much easier.

One by one, Agares picked up the items to see their detailed descriptions. There were gems, mineral materials, swords, and even EXP elixirs.

That’s right! There were three EXP Elixirs floating in front of Agares. It was the first time Agares had seen such items.

"EXP Elixir?"

[Medium-tier EXP Elixir]

[Desc: Grants 5,000 EXP instantly per EXP Elixir]

[Quality: Medium]

[Price: 250–500 Gold Coins]

"What? The price for a medium-tier EXP Elixir is 250 gold coins? Why is it so expensive?" Agares asked.

Agares narrowed his eyes, curious why the soldier had a medium-grade Elixir EXP, let alone three of them. Could they have looted the treasures of a noble family in the village? No one knew.

Curious about its use, Agares took one Elixir EXP and opened the bottle cap. Without any hesitation, he drank the entire bottle and felt his energy increase and his strength grow.

[+5000exp]

[DING! Congratulations, Agares! You have leveled up]

[Stage: 0]

[Level: 9] [+3]

[EXP: 8600/10000] [+5000exp]

[Attribute points: 30] [+30]

[Skill points: 30] [+30]

Agares was startled; he didn’t expect his level to increase by three levels after consuming one EXP Elixir. Now, he still had two medium-level EXP Elixirs that could give him 10,000 EXP.

Not wanting to waste the opportunity, Agares took the two EXP Elixirs and opened the bottle caps.

Quickly, Agares drank the bottles one after another. Another panel appeared in front of Agares, indicating he had leveled up again.

[+10000 exp]

[DING! Congratulations, Agares! You have leveled up]

[DING! Congratulations, Agares! You have advanced to the next stage]

[Stage: 1] [+1]

[Level: 3] [+3]

[EXP: 18,600/19,600] [+10,000 EXP]

[Attribute Points: 80] [+50]

[Skill Points: 80] [+50]

[DING! Congratulations, Agares! You have unlocked Stage 1]

[Features:]

[1. Passive Skill]

[2. Adventurer Party]

Agares smiled. With this, he had reached the Knight stage, just a few more stages to go until Officer. However, his achievement this time was quite satisfying, even though it was still not enough.

"Nyx."

[Is there anything I can help you with, Master?]

"What is a passive skill?"

[A Passive Skill is a skill that activates automatically without needing to be activated by the Host. The effect of a passive skill will activate when triggered by a certain condition corresponding to the passive skill owned by the host. Usually in the form of a status boost or enemy debuff]

"So, I have five skills right now? Four active skills and one passive skill?" asked Agares.

"Then, what is an Adventurer Party?"

[Adventure Party is a feature that allows the Host to create or join an adventure party, then complete adventure missions and receive rewards]

"Will they know my job if I complete adventure missions?"

[There is a possibility, as Adventure Party is a team-based activity. Trust among party members is important]

"If that’s the case, this feature becomes useless and unnecessary for my current situation," Agares replied.

[If I may suggest, Master could try solo adventuring]

"Solo adventuring? Do you mean doing it alone?"

[Solo adventuring is an option for those who cannot or find it difficult to adapt to party adventuring. With solo adventuring, the rewards are much greater, but with their own risks]

Agares fell silent for a moment. The system panel had explained so much that he found it difficult to respond.

One thing he knew for sure was that he would make his decision after meeting the Thorn Noble Family.

"Save this information for later. I will decide whether to form an adventuring party or go solo after I arrive in Berdiver."

[Very Well, Master!]

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