BMN Chapter 4 (Patreon)

Chapter 4: Direburst Bear

"Does it see us as food?"

Bai Luo had already identified the black bear. "A C-rank magical beast, the Direburst Bear. Are you confident you can take it, Pon-Pon?"

"No problem!"

This wasn't the first time Ogerpon had fought a magical beast from this world. A mere C-rank wasn't enough to make her feel afraid.

"Good."

Bai Luo quickly retreated to a safe distance. He stared at the Direburst Bear before them, his eyes also filled with a certain hunger. "If you want to eat us, you'd better be prepared to be eaten yourself."

"Finish it, Pon-Pon." Bai Luo grinned. "We're having bear paws for dinner tonight!"

"Got it!"

Ogerpon brandished her Ivy Cudgel, and green, grass-type magical energy gathered around her entire body. The next moment, the little one's figure vanished from her spot.

Swish! Swish, swish, swish!

Ogerpon moved like a streak of green light, darting swiftly between the trees, causing the once ferocious Direburst Bear to become momentarily confused. A series of illusory afterimages left the massive beast completely dazzled.

"Now!"

"Poni!"

Suddenly, an Ivy Cudgel three to four meters long, formed entirely of energy, descended from the sky and slammed down hard on the Direburst Bear's head.

CRACK! CRASH~~

Its skull shattered, blood splattered, and the Direburst Bear's massive, house-sized body collapsed with a thunderous crash.

"Poni!"

Ogerpon leaped down from the air, landing steadily in front of Bai Luo, not forgetting to strike a cool pose.

【Notification: Individual 'Ogerpon' has defeated the C-rank magical beast 'Direburst Bear'.】
【Unique Skill 'Grower' has successfully acquired magicules.】
【Existence Value Gained: 3 EP】

In just a few short days, Ogerpon's magicule count had risen from the initial 6,500 to 7,000. It had to be said, the unique skill Grower was truly broken. As long as she continuously defeated or killed opponents, she could harvest magicules. And magicules were the key to a monster's evolution.

"Well done," Bai Luo praised. "Your use of magical energy and control over your power... Pon-Pon, you've completely mastered it."

"Poni-un~~"

Ogerpon dissipated the Ivy Cudgel back into grass-type magical energy. She scratched her head shyly, a little embarrassed by Bai Luo's praise.

"Your magicules have also increased by 500. If we had encountered more magical beasts, Pon-Pon, you would have become even stronger."

Bai Luo thought of Rimuru from the original story; his Predator skill was even more outrageous than Ogerpon's Grower. Of course, beings like Rimuru and Ogerpon, who could grow stronger by devouring or defeating other monsters, were rare in the Cardinal World. So, one shouldn't think that monster evolution was easy. In fact, before Rimuru's appearance, an A-rank Kijin among the Ogres was a legend that hadn't appeared in a thousand years.

Although not much, it wasn't a small amount either. If she could defeat another 1,000 similar beasts, Ogerpon could evolve into an A-rank monster.

"Pon-Pon just got a little bit stronger again." Ogerpon paused thoughtfully. "I feel like Pon-Pon has gotten a lot stronger during this time."

Ogerpon hopped back to Bai Luo's side, tilted her head, and asked curiously, "Is it because I got this thing called magicules?"

"That's right."

Bai Luo patted Ogerpon's head in praise and explained, "In this world, magicules are closely related to a monster's strength. Normally, the more magicules a monster has, the stronger it will be."

Of course, this didn't apply to humans. Humans relied more on something called techniques, rather than skills like monsters.

"The Direburst Bear we just defeated was a C-rank monster, and Pon-Pon is B-rank."

Bai Luo shared the information he knew with Ogerpon. "After B-rank comes B+, A-, and the higher A-rank."

In the Cardinal World, the general conversion between Existence Value and rank was like this:

0-1,000: E-rank
1,000-3,000: D-rank
3,000-6,000: C-rank
6,000-8,000: B-rank
8,000-9,000: B+-rank
9,000-10,000: A--rank

Then, 10,000 was a watershed moment. Breaking through 10,000 Existence Value would make one an A-rank monster, earning the rating of 'Hazard.'

10,000-100,000: A-rank.

The A-rank spanned a wide range and was on a completely different dimension from the lower-ranked monsters. Generally speaking, when an A-rank Hazard-rated monster appeared in the human world, it could destroy a city on its own.

At the even higher Special A-rank was the 'Calamity' capable of destroying a nation. Breaking the 100,000 Existence Value bottleneck would earn a Special A-rank evaluation. Of course, Special A also had its internal tiers. Among them, some who did not continue to advance would be given the title of Calamity.

Those who could break their limits and continue to evolve, the moment their Existence Value surpassed 200,000, would become what humans called a 'Demon Lord'—a Demon Lord Seed.

Although the description of a Demon Lord Seed in the original story wasn't that powerful, even said to not have reached the threshold of a true Demon Lord, in this real world, humans did not simply classify such beings as Demon Lords and Demon Lord Seeds. A Demon Lord Seed was also a Demon Lord, a super-large-scale calamity capable of threatening a nation, or even destroying it.

Once such a being appeared, millions would die, and tens of millions of humans would be displaced. Never mind in the Cardinal World, even in modern society, it would be a global catastrophe.

"Pon-Pon wants to become a Demon Lord!"

Ogerpon's determination to become a Demon Lord grew even stronger. The little one's thoughts were simple: "That way, Pon-Pon can protect Bai Luo better."

"Haha."

Bai Luo felt a warmth in his heart, thinking to himself that she was truly his little sweetheart.

"Lend a hand, Pon-Pon," Bai Luo said. "I'll make you something delicious!"

"Ooh, ooh, ooh!"

A Direburst Bear this large was too much for Bai Luo and Ogerpon to eat by themselves. But that was no problem. Bai Luo had his Pokémon Storage, where he could store the leftover bear meat without worrying about it spoiling over time.

The two weren't short on food; Bai Luo's space was filled with a large amount of supplies purchased from the Pokémon world. But bear paws were something Bai Luo had only heard about in his previous life. Now that he had the chance to taste them, he certainly couldn't miss it.

"Hmm?"

Suddenly, Bai Luo saw Ogerpon looking thoughtfully at the dead Direburst Bear.

"What's wrong?" He guessed the little one's thoughts and said, "Does it feel bad?"

"A little, but not much."

Ogerpon shook her head. The Pokémon world also had normal animals. She wouldn't kill Pokémon because they were her kind. But for ordinary animals, there was nothing to worry about.

This was similar to the relationship between monsters and magical beasts in the Cardinal World. Monsters had intelligence, their own languages, could communicate, and had emotions. But magical beasts like the Direburst Bear were creatures completely dominated by their instincts. They weren't even the product of normal reproduction.

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