The Gale Wolf provided more Essence than expected. My Core rumbled and thumped, bringing a smile to my lips.
Core: Tier-1 (70%)
After hunting close to a dozen strong Tier-1 monsters and a Gale Wolf, that was all I managed to accumulate. It was a nuisance, yet I couldn't help but look at it from a more promising perspective. Only a few months had passed since the Choosing, and I'd already defeated my first Tier-2 monster.
Sure, it required quite a bit of help, but the point was the same.
And now that the first Tier-2 monster fell victim to me, it was only a matter of time before I could kill them without anyone's help. Or so was the plan – to gain the combat experience and Shifts needed to hunt Tier-2 monsters or monstrosities for their Essence as well as Shifts.
"Is the Gale Wolf injured?" Clove asked as he materialized beside me. He kicked the carcass, his attention solely on me.
The young fae wasn't talking about the monster. He couldn't care less about that.
