Nero, The Legendary Hunter

Chapter 17 - 17

It was feasible to think that it was because Slime absorbed the corpse of that demon that it turned into something demonic; moreover, it seems that it gained a new ability called: [Demonic Force]. This ability made Demonic Acid Slime have a power increase by 100% for 1 minute, but it also consumed a lot of mana when used, which would be equivalent to half of what Slime had currently.

'I will try to get some information from this group of people that I just helped and try to understand my current situation better.' Nero thought while making his summoned monster dematerialize, going back to the monster slot to summon.

When she returned, she saw that Breno was carrying Jair on his back. Jana and Choko were beside him with looks of concern.

"Nero, right?" Choko said with a grateful smile, "Thank you so much for everything you have done for us. If you have anything we can help with, just ask."

"Err." Nero tried to speak as clearly as possible, "Information, I need information."

"Infor..." Choko had a lapse in understanding and said, "You need information, right?" Seeing Nero nod, she continued, "Okay, we're going on our way to the village that is northwest of this forest, and on the way, I can tell you all the information I know. What do you think about that: do you want to go to Esfim Town?"

Nero thought for a moment and then nodded in agreement. She knew she couldn't go on without information, and it seems that Choko's group were decent people - at least it didn't look like she had to worry about being attacked by them.

"Great!" A beautiful smile formed on Choko's cherry-colored lips. She wanted to find some way to thank Nero for the help she had given them, and if she went to Esfim Town, she possibly could somehow help her.

On the way, Choko started saying many things to Nero about Esfim Town which was in the Nan Empire. She also told Nero that there was a dungeon for beginners in Esfim Town that could be used by a group of hunters with at least 5 people. Among all the information she was given, the one that Nero was most interested in was the Hunter Card which all hunters seemed to use. This had functions similar to her system, but it seemed to be more simplistic. It was like a basic version of a computer operating system.

Hunter cards could use "absorb" on the bodies of the monsters; however, it took almost 2 minutes at a time. The card also had a separate space to store items, but it was only 1 cubic meter. Choko's Hunter Card showed her information, how she was from the Beater class, who specializes in hand-to-hand combat with gloves, and how she was at level 5 and had 56 strength (Human), and 30 energy (Mana).

In addition, Nero learned that Esfim Town was very similar to medieval times in the ancient world, with buildings made of stones and with cobblestone pavement. There were four significant Clans in Esfim Town: the Lin Clan which was the strongest, the Qin Clan which had almost the same political power as the Nen Clan, and the Clan which was the weakest among them was the Long Clan.

Nero was surprised to learn that Choko was basically a princess, being the daughter of the Patriarch of the Qin Clan. But her surprise turned into disappointment as Choko told her how she was treated in the Clan and that she was the daughter of a concubine and because of that she didn't have that much authority in the Qin Clan, but she promised that she would do her best to help settle down in Esfim Town.

Almost 3 hours after they started walking, the sky started to get dark and the moon was already becoming apparent. Breno was quite tired, since he had been carrying Jair on his back after the long battle.

"We will stop and rest. At dawn, we will continue," Jana suggested.

"I agree." Choko was also feeling exhausted from everything that happened.

Nero waved. She was not against this idea. Moreover, she was dependent on them to some extent.

"Let's make a tent then. I'm not too tired yet; I can be the first to be on watch," Choko told them.

"I can do it," Nero said suddenly. As she was pointing at herself, they understood what she said with her broken language.

"So, we can both take first-watch. In the meantime, I can teach you more about the Nan Empire and I can teach you to better speak our language," Choko smiled at Nero.

"Okay," Nero waved.

After that, Breno drank some water and removed 2 tents from his Hunter Card.

They were simple tents, a little less than 2 meters long and three meters wide - just large enough to fit a family. Jana entered one tent alone, while Jair and Breno entered another.

Choko and Nero stood guard outside, sitting next to a tree in the green grass.

"Nero, where are you from?" Choko asked as she looked at her.

"Too far..." She wasn't lying when she said that. After all, she came from Earth.

"Hmm... From the territory of the angels, perhaps?" Choko tried to guess.

Nero shook her head in denial. In reality, she didn't even know where the ex-owner of this body came from, nor did she know what exactly she was. She just knew it was a hybrid of something, possibly an angel with something else.

Choko started telling her things, for example: There are 4 dominant races on this planet, humans, angels, demons, and demi-humans. All four races had a peace treaty, but that did not mean there was no war. Some still fought over territories, especially those in smaller cities and towns.

There were also animals. However, only a few animals were as strong as a human, angels, demons, and demi-humans of rank S. Most lived by instinct; few animals had wisdom equivalent to humans.

Nero talked with Choko for a long time. Choko tried to feed Nero with as much information as she could. She also taught Nero the most basic words with which to communicate, words like: eating, sleeping, night, day, afternoon, early, coming, going, light, dark, etc...

Although the time was short, Nero digested everything and did not forget. Little by little, she started to speak a few words correctly, although she still had an accent.

Another thing that Nero learned was that it was possible to make her wings smaller in size. They didn't disappear completely, but were very small on her back, almost imperceptible. And if she hid them with her shirt, it was basically impossible to know that she had wings. Choko was clear to warn Nero that although it was a time of peace, there were always some who resented the war and might attack Nero because of it.

Nero took her words to heart and when Choko said that angels could decrease the size of their wings, she tried it. It wasn't too difficult. She just needed to have the intention of making the wings shrink, and it would happen.

{Edited by: Azurtha}