Chapter 170: Word Going Around
Caleb didn’t immediately leave the borderlands once he defeated Malrik and his vice-commanders. He stuck around to observe their actions.
Furthermore, he needed to rest after having a rather hectic night filled with ups and downs.
The fight he had with the commanders was one of the hardest he had ever experienced. He had to give his all, both physically and magically.
His combat skills were unimpressive, but combining that with his explosive speed boosted by his almost unlimited mana gave him the advantage.
Fortunately for him, his fire domain and light-stunting ability played a major role in aiding him to defeat the commanders.
’But who am I also kidding?’ Caleb couldn’t help but chuckle at such thoughts. ’I fought four strong individuals almost on par with me, and I defeated them — I made it look easy.’
The fort was gone, and the strength of the Growian forces was crippled. Whatever plans they had would have to be pushed back.
’At least they know this much.’ Caleb looked into the distance, seeing the Growian forces retreating deeper into their land. ’All that is left now is to deal with the nobles, and things would be quiet for a while.’
A tired sigh escaped his lips. Closing his eyes, Caleb decided to get some much-needed rest.
There was no need for him to actively refine monster cores to grow stronger. The process was now a passive action done by the G-system.
Jess was already on her way towards the capital, and it should take around three days for her to arrive. While he could pursue his woman and the tigerkin, he chose to stay behind and observe some more.