My Tribrid System: More than a Monster

Chapter 288

The shout was so loud that it seemed like the world froze for a moment.

Worried, Ray turned around to check on the beasts below.

So far, it didn’t seem like anything was heading their way, hence he heaved a sharp breath of relief.

He had never seen these beasts climb a hill before, but he didn’t doubt their ability to do so, hence he always remained cautious.

Turning to look back at the duo, Trisha lifted a brow for a moment.

”Scared?”

Ray blinked at the absurdity of the question before shooting her an intense glare that, if possible, could have burned a hole straight through her head.

”Scared? Oh no, no, no. Scared? Why should we be scared? Isn’t it just a King-rank beast? Come on. It’s a piece of cake for us because to you, we are just a bunch of super meta-humans like the big four or something.

To you, those monsters down there are just like Advanced-rank beasts, right? Like we can just go down there, bash their skulls in, and grow stronger. Are you stupid?!”

Chloe was taken aback by the sudden anger rising in the boy’s voice.

This was the first time since the day he almost took the life of the Aspirant who bullied Van that she was seeing him lose his cool like this.

He was usually second only to Trisha in coldness.

”Just in case you forgot, let me remind you.

We almost died to the first King-rank beast we encountered in Palatine. That damned Minotaur almost took our lives. We barely survived.

Then we come here, and almost died to an already injured King-rank beast. You had multiple injuries that bled freshly and made you lose consciousness for hours. I almost got my head decapitated by the same injured bastard. Note the fact that we almost died? And you speak like we want to go on a casual field trip?”

”So no, oh great Ice Queen Trisha, we aren’t scared. Tsk!”

”....”

The entire hill fell silent for a full minute as the girls looked at the boy.

Ray looked at them both for a second before focusing his attention back on Trisha.

”What? You won’t say anything now?”

Looking behind her for several seconds, the girl just clicked her tongue and began walking away from the steep edge of the hill.

She walked back to her designated spot, laid back down, and then slowly closed her eyes.

”I doubt that any beast will attack us on this hill. But just in case, we can rotate who gets to watch while the rest of us... rests. Ray gets the first watch. Wake me up after two hours,” Trisha uttered smoothly and then turned onto her side.

Ray blinked in genuine shock.

’Like for real? Did she just completely ignore my words and decide to sleep? You brought up a damn conversation and left it midway?

Who the fuck does she even think she is? A princess or a queen?! Damn you, girl! I pity the miserable bastard who will actually end up with you. Tsk!’

After raging inwardly, he turned to look at Chloe with a prominent frown still on his face.

”You heard the queen, go to sleep. I will keep watch.”

Chloe looked at him worriedly. ”Sure?”

”I can go weeks without sleeping. In case you forgot, I’m not entirely human, so don’t worry. Sleep.”

Chloe smiled at him for a second, then shook her head gently.

”Whatever you are physically doesn’t matter. All I know is that you are still human at heart.”

Blushing slightly at her own words, she turned around and placed her jacket carefully on the ground before laying down on it.

«What a sweet girl,» Bruce commented in the boy’s mind.

’Really?’

«Now find a way to eliminate her,» the werewolf snarled in Ray’s mind with a deep, dark chuckle.

Ray wanted to argue with him but chose to ignore it instead, turning around to face the steep edge of the hill.

’System, what did I get for defeating that beast?’

[Rewards for defeating Advanced-rank Earth Shaker....]

[Calculating....]

[Rewards: +4000 XP; +2000 XP; +5 PER]

’Hmph. So no first-time bonus for defeating them? Which means because I had already beaten the King-rank beast of the same species, it doesn’t register for the bonus anymore.’

Rubbing his chin, he decided to check his current progress bar.

[EXP: 5750/7000] [PER: 55 >>> 60]

[Stat Points: 2]

’Hmph. Level fourteen now, huh? Sigh... so far from level thirty.’

Looking back down at the dangerous monsters teeming across the landscape below, a frustrated look creased his face.

’Before I leave this world, I would need to evolve to the next rank. But for that, I need to be at level thirty. How am I going to do so at this rate? It’s too slow, for fuck’s sake!’

Placing his head in his palms, he peeked through his fingers before turning around for a moment to look at the girls who were sleeping... probably.

His gaze lingered on Trisha’s back, his mind recalling her exact words over and over again.

Then, he turned back to look at the beasts for a few seconds.

’Come to think of it, I don’t think her proposition was that bad. If I was alone, defeating a King-rank beast would have been difficult, yeah?’

«But you aren’t alone. You have Bruce and me,» Elyon chimed in, breaking his silence.

’Even with Bruce going full werewolf, he still needed the help of Trisha and Felix to defeat that Minotaur that day, right?’

«Ohoy~! Don’t blame me, you idiotic human. It was because your physical vessel was too weak, you fool,» Bruce growled back.

’The point is, I think this world has its advantages. It could be an incredible training ground.

We could be hunting more beasts. King-rank beasts give significantly more EXP than Advanced-rank beasts, right? If we defeated more while searching for the others, we could get stronger than ever before. And who knows, I might just evolve.’

«Wait. Don’t tell me that you are actually entertaining that silly idea,» Elyon uttered worriedly.

But Ray just looked down at his hands, at his current level indicator, and then at the titans roaming down below.

His hands shook for a brief second before settling back down, his expression hardening with absolute resolve.

’As Trisha would say... it’s just a King-rank beast.’