*Hiss*
Aaron sucked a deep breath in once he checked the details of the Evolved Hero's Echo Skill once its leaf withered and died then fell off the Skill-Branch and another Skill-Branch grew in its place like what happened before when he Evolved the Monster-Tamer Skill to Beast-Master.
Emphatic Resonance Resonates with allies and enemies alike to increase or decrease their abilities Emphatic Resonance Level 1 Mana Points Cost 3,000 Physical Attack +/-30 Courage +/-15 Physical Defense +/-30 Constitution +/-15 Attack Speed +/-30 Luck +/-15 Movement Speed +/-30 Stamina +/-15 All Five Basic-Stats +/-30 Personal Gain +1 from all benefits for every 10 Allies or Enemies affected by the Skill goes to Host Duration 60 Minutes Cooldown 30 Minutes Proficiency Points 0/100
"It costs almost a third of my MP bar just to activate it but the reward is just amazing, now I can give my Army of soldiers a boost of all these different stats while weakening my enemies and still receiving a boost for every 10 affected by Emphatic Resonance be they allies or enemies! I bet this is going to work like magic against the Wasps, there's tens of thousands of them back in the canyon." The kid muttered before placing the sleeping Paws on bed and walking out from the room.
"Lucy." Aaron looked up and called then a split-second later a head appeared on the rails of the balcony, "I'm heading to the canyon to kill the Wasps, you shouldn't really come if you're drunk." He said once he noticed her flushed cheeks.
"Nah I'm not, it's extremely hard for us to really get drunk anyway," The beauty pointed at her head and smiled before adding : "Our heads are fortified you know."
The kid rolled his eyes once he saw her careless attitude before saying : "But your bodies are not! You look like you can barely stand on your own up there."
Lucy smiled widely while replying : "That's why I'm taking my Centipede with me... and don't I still have you for protection?" After saying that she waved her hand while saying : "Wait for me to come down champ."
*Crash*
"Opsie!"
The silly woman hit something on her way and broke it but afterwards she laughed and continued her awkward trip down the stairs!
Once she arrived in front of the boy many minutes later she found his face clouded by darkness and glaring at her, "Whatcha staring at kiddo? This lady admits that you're destined to be a hottie but I'm just too old for you!"
'Fucking hell. I don't have time to waste babysitting your grown ass!' Aaron thought before putting her arm over his shoulder to help her walk because if he dared to use Teleport with her in this intoxicated state he's destined to receive a shower of undigested food mixed with abdominal acids.
"Hahaha... Have fun you two! Don't be late now, also don't go doing something dangerous in the forest." Heena's voice felt like a volley of Arrows piercing his back.
"Aaight! Gotcha." Lucy gave her best friend the thumbs up gesture without looking back and quite honestly the kid was finding her slur quite annoying.
'I almost forgot about the Sun Ores I still have in my Inventory Space, I better check if I can push the Evolving Ring any more Levels.' He thought while retrieving the wooden box.
Lucy watched while Aaron held one of the Luminous-Stones near the simple-looking iron ring on his finger then all the Halo was sucked into it until it was turned to sand which the shook off his hand before taking another and doing the same thing.
Evolving Ring (Unisex-Legendary) Required Level 0 Required Class Any Effects
* Max HP +50
* Max MP +50
* Physical Defense +10
Current Level 2 Type [1] Notes
* Effects of the Evolving Ring depends on its Level and Type.
* Each Type of the Evolving Ring includes 99 Levels.
* Evolution between Types marks a transition of Power-Grade for the Evolving Ring.
* There's 10 Types followed by 9 Levels before the Evolving Ring reaches its maximum potential.
'This time it took 2 Sun Ores to Level-UP the Evolving Ring instead of just one, I still have 5 more and that should be enough to push it another Level.'
One Luminous-Stone after another were used and this time it took 4 to accomplish his goal.
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Evolving Ring (Unisex-Legendary) Required Level 0 Required Class Any Effects
* Max HP +75
* Max MP +75
* Physical Defense +20
* Magical Defense +10
Current Level 3 Type [1] Notes
* Effects of the Evolving Ring depends on its Level and Type.
* Each Type of the Evolving Ring includes 99 Levels.
* Evolution between Types marks a transition of Power-Grade for the Evolving Ring.
* There's 10 Types followed by 9 Levels before the Evolving Ring reaches its maximum potential.
*Sigh*
Aaron released a breath to shake away his feeling of helplessness and the emotions of both greed and frustration.
Simply because this Evolving ring has the highest potential amongst all the items he has on himself but right now he's feeling like he's sitting on a mountain of treasure but he simply can't reach any of it.
Of course he quickly swallowed all his emotions and allowed the Ring to absorb the final Sun Ore.
Since it was already dark, Aaron and Lucy had to wait for the Gate-Guards to open the West-Gate for them.
Of course the kid usually doesn't waste his time for all of this when he's on his own but this time he wasn't, of course he thought about Teleporting with Lucy anyway then giving her some All-Cure Potion but she seemed like she's enjoying herself after intentionally drinking so much Ginger Ale.
Her eyes are clear and focused but it's just the rest of her body is so sluggish and clearly out of service!
"Are we picking a fight with the Doom-Vespas now... Or do you have-"
*Hiccup*
"S'cuse me. Another target in mind." Lucy asked while struggling to control her neck and by now the boy was practically carrying her since she was leaning on him with all of her weight.
"The Wasps in the canyon is my target but you don't need to do anything, still we need to hurry so... S'cuse me." Aaron finally got sick of having this beauty slowing him down, he carried her on his arms princess-style and walked out of the Village under the eyes of the Gate-guards, the soldier on the walls, and the ones inside the Archer-Towers.
Thanks to the benefit of increased Strength and Vitality from the Warrior Elixir, carrying this woman and running towards the forest was easy work.
He even sped-up even more during his sprint and vanished in the darkness after activating Nimble-Feet.
"Go horsie! Go faster! Woohoo!" But they could still hear the Honorable Sister's voice loud and clear for a long while afterwards!
Meanwhile back in the kid's house at the balcony on the second-floor, Heena and Nina blushed deeply while gawking after seeing everything that's happening through Heena's Long-Distance Communication-Technique.
The most important piece of detail is all of them are sharing the same senses with Lucy which means they can feel the boy's strong arms tightly holding and circling their backs and the tips of his right-hand fingers are touching the right-side of their right-breast while his left-hand is supporting their bodies closely to the buttocks and tightly holding them close to his chest where they can feel his hot breath on their chest and sometimes the occasional incident where his chin sinks in their breasts.
"M-maybe we should sever our senses from Lucy and this naughty boy." Heena muttered while hiding her face in a cup of Ginger Ale.
Nina took a deep breath in trying to calm her emotions then shook her head, "We need to keep both of them under our surveillance, the canyon isn't dangerous usually but so far there's a few kinds of dangerous creatures which weren't there when we left with Sister Snow."
Heena nodded and massaged the areas where she can feel Aaron's touch on her body while saying : "You're right but I don't know how long I can stand this... itch!"
Her team-leader blushed even harder but she tried to sound as stern as ever when she said : "There's a Beast-Wave coming our way and we don't even know if the people of this Village and the surrounding Villages and Towns can live through this danger.
"Now this foolishly-brave kid is going to pick a fight with the Hive of Doom-Vespas and he doesn't seem to know the true danger of these creatures once they're provoked."
Heena looked up and replied : "Queen-Mother of Doom?"
Nina nodded before shaking her head : "There's different types of Vespas and each one has a role to play in the Hive, but the ones who truly pose a threat to little Ron are the ones closest to the Queen.
"However the numbers of these Doom-Vespas differs from one Hive to another and the truly large ones might have Millions and Millions and tens of Doom-Queens."
Heena shook her head before saying : "This Hive was only created a week or so ago and I don't think the number of Doom-Vespas there is more than two or three hundred thousand, not to mention that the way we arrived this kid had already eliminated more than ten thousand of them."
Nina rested her elbows on the table and her head on her arms while muttering : "I hope so! Still I think they'd be underestimating the intelligence of that Doom-Queen and might suffer badly if they dare take it lightly."
"Lucy still had her Centipede and it can protect them just fine at least until we go there and help!" Heena said before both of them fell silent since the boy stopped at the edge of the canyon and slowly lowered Lucy to her feet.
Aaron helped her stand steadily while saying : "From this point onwards you need to stay on the head of your pet and follow me from a safe distance where you can watch if you want but not too close where you might attract the attention of these Wasps."
Lucy pouted and pulled at his cheeks while saying : "But I want to be with you! Why can't you do all of it while carrying me?"
"Because I need my hands to be free and you wouldn't be able to withstand my abilities if I'm forced to flee." The kid answered calmly while getting ready to start tracking the whereabouts of the Wasps.
"I can take it!" The beauty argued back fearlessly and her two Sisters blushed while rolling their eyes at this silly idiot who would probably say anything without care sometimes.
The boy shrugged and held her hand then Teleported two meters away before quickly moving backwards to avoid what's coming next!
"See! That's what I meant when I said that you wouldn't be able to withstand my abilities, drink this if you want to feel better but it'd get rid of the Ginger Ale's effect." Aaron shrugged before tossing Lucy an All-Cure Potion before Teleporting away.
Back on his house both Nina and Heena were curled on their chairs and emptying their guts out while thinking : 'You didn't have to include us in this too you dirty little bastard.'
A couple of minutes later Lucy got back on her feet and called her pet which immediately surfaced from the ground beneath her feet, she refused to drink the All-Cure Potion and tightly held it in her hand while standing on the head of the 80 meters long Poisonous Stone-Centipede and watching him move north between the trees.
Sometimes he'd vanish and reappear on the crown of some tree or a few dozens of meters this way or that way.
Finally the boy picked up the trace of the first group of Wasps and quickly killed them all before looking for another.
Once he successfully hunted the third group of Wasps he felt the ground vibrating beneath his feet and the source is the direction where he's suspecting the Hive to be located.
*Buzz* *Buzz*
The sight of the Wasps sprouting out from the earth like a geyser eruption before spreading in the air above him like a cloud would birth fear in the most courageous individuals!
'There you are. Time to eat! This is the moment of truth!' Aaron thought before activating the Emphatic Resonance Skill for the first time with all of these tens upon tens of thousands of Wasps targeted as enemies.