"Oh, oh, who's this? Other players? I didn't expect to run into two people at once."
Leo walked toward Raven and Claire with a meaningful smile.
Reina followed beside him, her expression filled with caution.
But the moment she saw Raven's handsome face, her heart skipped a beat.
Ding!
Hearing the notification, Raven tapped it, and a system panel appeared beside the warning panel.
"[Ding! An S-rank target has been detected! Please subdue the target immediately, Host!]"
The corner of Raven's mouth twitched.
There were already two targets, and he hadn't even dealt with either of them yet.
Now, another target had appeared right in front of him, leaving him feeling both overwhelmed and helpless.
Even so, he wasn't upset. The more women who became his targets, the faster he would grow stronger.
His gaze settled on Reina, taking her in from head to toe.
She was incredibly beautiful. Her short, shoulder-length black hair, paired with square-framed glasses, gave her a neat and mature appearance.
For some reason, she reminded him of a few of his past clients. They sometimes liked to cosplay as strict math teachers while he played the role of their student.
In the end, however, it was always Raven who dominated them until they couldn't move for the next two hours.
Judging by her appearance, she couldn't have been older than twenty-three. Her figure was both beautiful and sexy—every bit as stunning as Claire's or Rose's.
She also had the advantage of being tall, giving her the appearance of a model.
"System, open that woman's system panel," he ordered.
[STATUS]
Name: Reina Theria
Age: 23
Level: 3 (250/500)
Talents: Strength (D), Endurance (B), Intelligence (A), Magic (C), Agility (C), Speed (C), Charisma (S), Vitality (C)
Class: Not Yet Awakened
First Awakening: None
Second Awakening: None
Third Awakening: None
Skills: Life Force Extractor (A), Disguise (B), Archery (C)...
Storage: Fire Spear
Description: She is a former government spy. After being betrayed by one of her colleagues, she was thrown into prison. Her Life Force Extractor skill has incredible potential. If you can make her your ally, she'll become a great asset and help you avoid many dangers.
Raven carefully read through the information. When he saw the woman's level, his brows immediately furrowed.
"Level 3? Seriously?"
It had been more than three days since the survival test began, yet the woman named Reina was still only level 3. It made no sense.
"And that skill... An A-rank skill?" Raven's eyes narrowed. He tapped the skill named "Life Force Extractor," and another panel appeared before him.
[Life Force Extractor]: A skill that extracts the life force from monsters or other living creatures and turns it into small stones filled with experience points. The stronger the corpse, the more experience the stones contain.
Thump!
Raven's heart pounded. He instinctively looked at Reina, his eyes full of caution.
"This woman..." he muttered coldly. "She's dangerous."
The Life Force Extractor skill was similar to his Gluttony skill, but there was one big difference.
The experience points gained through Gluttony could only be used by Raven. He couldn't give them to anyone else.
Life Force Extractor, on the other hand, was much more useful. It could extract experience points from the corpses of monsters and other living creatures, turning them into experience stones that anyone could use.
Noticing Raven staring at her, Reina quickly looked away.
"W-What's wrong? Why is he looking at me like that?" she wondered.
His piercing gaze made her feel as though he could see right through her. It irritated her, yet strangely, she also found herself pleased.
She couldn't understand why she felt that way, especially since this was the first time they had met.
"[Ding! Obtained 30 affection points!]"
A love gauge suddenly appeared above Reina's head, with the number 30 floating above it.
Raven glanced at it and smiled faintly.
"It looks like this woman named Reina will be easy to conquer."
He already had a plan to subdue her. For now, though, his attention was on the hero, Leo Tridas.
Leo stopped about two meters in front of Raven and Claire before pointing his sword at them.
"Who are you? Are you enemies who have been following us on purpose?" he asked coldly.
Claire tightened her grip on Raven's right arm.
Raven calmly patted her hand before turning his cold gaze toward Leo.
"So, he's the hero, huh?"
He looked Leo up and down with a condescending gaze.
His blond hair and blue eyes suggested he was from the Blue Continent of Europe. He was also tall, probably around 190 centimeters.
His clothes couldn't hide his well-trained body.
Even so, Raven found his appearance a bit underwhelming.
He opened Leo's profile and read through it before letting out a cynical smile.
"Level 6? Not bad. Could the reason Reina is still only level 3 be because she gave him the experience stones created by the Life Force Extractor skill?"
The thought made sense, and Raven was fairly confident he was right.
"Hey, are you ignoring me?" Leo's angry voice snapped Raven out of his thoughts.
He looked at the glaring Leo and smiled playfully.
"Sorry, I didn't hear that. Mind saying it again?"
Leo's face darkened. He clenched his fists, barely holding back his anger.
"You bastard..."
He was about to rush at Raven, but Reina quickly grabbed his arm.
"Leo, don't be stupid!" she snapped. Then she hurriedly bowed to Raven and Claire.
"I'm sorry. He didn't mean it like that. Please don't take it the wrong way."
"H-Hey, Reina! Why are you apologizing to them? They're our enemies!" Leo protested.
But Reina ignored him and kept her head lowered.
Raven found the situation rather amusing. So this was the hero the system considered a threat.
He was nothing more than a stubborn, hot-headed man who always believed he was right.
"System... You really had me worried for nothing," he scoffed inwardly.
"Don't bow your head. You didn't do anything wrong," Claire said gently.
Reina slowly raised her head. The moment she met Claire's warm gaze, relief washed over her, and she smiled.
"Thank you."
Claire smiled back and gave a slight nod.
"So, who are you two?" Raven asked bluntly. "And what brings you here?"
Leo let out a cold snort.
"Why are you the one asking? We're the ones who should be asking the questions!" he snapped.
Raven didn't let Leo's attitude bother him.
Not only was it pointless, but he also had to admit that Leo was quite strong. At least for now, Raven wasn't confident he could take him on in a direct fight.
"Chill out, man," Raven said with a chuckle. "You're acting like I've done something to you. This is our first time meeting, isn't it?"
Reina felt embarrassed and shot Leo an annoyed glance. That man was completely unreliable.
Taking a deep breath to compose herself, she stepped forward and extended her hand.
"My name is Reina."
Raven smiled and shook her hand.
"I'm Raven."
The moment their hands touched, goosebumps spread across Reina's body, as if an electric current had surged through every cell.
She quickly pulled her hand back and took a step away. Her face turned as red as a tomato.
Raven simply smiled before turning to Leo, who hadn't noticed the change in Reina's expression.
He held out his hand.
"Raven."
Leo glanced at the offered hand with undisguised disgust. Without a word, he turned and walked away.
"Let's go, Reina."
Reina gave Raven and Claire an apologetic look before quickly following after him.
Watching the two of them disappear into the distance, Raven shook his head and muttered, "Things are getting more and more interesting."