My Level Zero System
Chapter 44: Chapter 44: Stay last

On the way back to the place where the group had stopped, Kain's bad feeling grew. He had a feeling that he had been discovered by the assassins.

Kain was silent, he opened the system, quickly burying all his skill points to increase his strength.

[Level]: 0

[Ability]:

-[Thunder Magic ★ ] 0/1000:

+[Thunder Bullet level Max]

+[Thunder Summon level level Max] (+5)

+[Thunder Navigation level Max]

-[Enhancement Magic ★ ]:

+[Enhancement Body level 5] 0/13 (+11)

+[Enhancement Tool level 1] 0/12

Kain quickly divided his skill points and leveled up both [Thunder Summon] and [Enhancement Body]. And when the three magic skills belonging to the [Thunder Magic] system all reached max level, above the line of [Thunder Magic], which was originally nothing, suddenly appeared "0/1000". Kain understood what this meant, but this huge number still made him widen his eyes.

"1000 skill points... what day, what month, what monster do I have to kill to get enough?"

Kain had previously imagined the situation he would encounter when upgrading all his magic skills, this was not too different from his prediction, it was just that the number of skill points required was really too much.

So Kain was forced to temporarily put aside the idea of using [Thunder Magic] evolution to deal with the enemy. Currently, he could only upgrade his magic skills from the [Enhancement Magic] system.

Seeing Kain return, Myra was about to blame him for taking so long when Kain asked both of them to quickly get ready and leave.

"Kain, what happened?"

Myra obviously knew that Kain was serious, she hurriedly asked. Kain could only tell the truth.

"They're almost there, those assassins!"

Hearing these words, both Myra and Mera were greatly affected.

"How can they be so fast?"

"It's my fault."

Kain sighed, he had forgotten to consider one more factor.

These assassins are no longer "human", at least in terms of living. They didn't need to bring any living supplies, nor did they need to rest or eat, their only goal was to hunt down Kain's team, and they did this without stopping.

That's also why they can follow so quickly.

"So what the hell do we do now?"

Mera couldn't help but feel tired. This was the first time in her life that she had to endure such bullying, which made her very upset.

And as always, Kain stepped in to stabilize the team's mentality.

"Don't worry, although I don't think this will actually happen, I have countermeasures against them."

Yes, a solution he had just thought of a few seconds ago.

"We must now reach the swamp area as quickly as possible. There, the paths between the swamps will be the perfect area to intercept and kill the assassins."

"Really?"

"Yeah, the terrain of the swamp area is very complicated, the path is very narrow, basically cutting off the assassins' ability to surround us or attack from the flank. When surrounded on a small path, the only way they can do is attack us head-on, and we are not afraid of that."

"As for wading into the swamp, if they dare to do that, we don't even need to do anything else."

Kain spoke in a firm, assertive voice. Sure enough, his psychological reassurance worked.

The three of them quickly set off, following Kain's instructions to head straight for the swamp area.

Not long after Kain's group left, the assassins indeed found their way to the location where they had camped.

…

It seemed they were quite lucky this time, not encountering any monsters on the way.

But every time he turned away, Kain's expression became serious.

There's a reason why the entire team needs to be in top condition before entering the swamp area.

Unlike the upside down forest, a place is not too different from a normal forest and is completely suitable for camping. Or the stone cave area, a place that although not very suitable for camping, but this place is at least clean enough, a place where you can rest properly.

The swamp area has none of that.

This area is humid, and the resting places are narrow. Long-term living here will cause a lot of problems with sweating, and not being able to shower will really turn into a nightmare.

Kain and Myra were a little better, but with Mera, Kain feared she would go mad.

And that's not all, there's a reason why Kain told the assassins that if they dared to wade into the swamp, it would be like courting death.

Because the swamp is full of monsters.

Zombies, Slimes, Skeletons... most of them are not very strong monsters, but they have overwhelming numbers plus the advantage of hiding.

Standing on the small paths that cut through the swamp, you never knew when a monster might suddenly jump out of the swamp and grab your leg. Living with that constant vigilance every minute was the worst nightmare.

It is for the above reasons that Kain wants all team members to be in the best condition, so that they can quickly leave the swamp area to proceed to the final area. Needless to say, his plan was ruined once again.

To make matters worse, just as they were about to leave the cave area, Kain's group was blocked by monsters once again.

Two Rocs, a bunch of Moleds, unknown number of individuals, however certainly no less than seven.

"Kain…"

"Both of you quickly fall back, go around here and head towards the swamp area. I'll hold them off here and chase you later."

"Kain, are you crazy!"

At this point, Kain's voice was extremely calm, which somehow made Mera furious.

"You don't have to keep doing this, Kain. We're not useless, we can help you. Now stop trying to act like a hero and…"

"I don't look down on you two."

Kain turned his head to look at Myra, who had a troubled expression, and Mera, who had an angry expression. His eyes were serious, but also contained a lot of sincerity.