Liam saw Harry and the others slightly tilt their heads, indicating they had no idea what an original weapon was.
His face drastically changed to annoyance because these things were basic things even toddlers would tell. Well at least a 10 year old would.
He started in a low tone.
"Normally, weapons have nearly the same power as their level. For example, if a weapon is at Foundation Building level 9, its power will be almost the same level.
But for low-level weapons, they don't provide any measurable power. That's why people infuse these weapons with abilities instead of using original weapons.
At the Foundation Building realm, magical beasts and weapons don't have that much of a power difference.
However, at the Elemental Master level or higher, weapons and beasts are divided by the same levels as humans.
That's why you see many advanced weapons here labeled by their level instead of just as advanced-level weapons."
Harry understood what Liam was saying, but he didn't understand why his system also divided beasts into basic, intermediate, and advanced levels.
Based on what he saw when inspecting different weapons, he concluded that the system was based on the information available in the domain, functioning as Liam mentioned.
Now he was curious about how the system would distribute experience points at every level.
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They returned to their room with some newly bought weapons.
Harry chose an intermediate longsword that didn't have any skills, but when he wielded it, he could feel power surging through his body, unlike with his previous ones. This feeling was very smoothing, it was close to say he felt he was one or two level above his original level.
Unsurprisingly, Meru also chose a sword because no one had taught them how to use different weapons, so it was better for her to choose a familiar weapon.
The only difference was that now she had intermediate-level power in her hands.
The same could be said about Tyler, who also chose daggers. It was a captivating pair with some shiny colours that would make any boy keep them hidden.
With that, they were now ready to kill an advanced-level beast. But for that, they had to wait for two more days.
"Tomorrow, I won't be able to guide you. I have to make preparations for the competition and talk to the elders about rules and many other things," Liam said, leaving the three in the room.
The others also had an idea of what they had to do at that time, so they booked a training room available in the same building.
For the next two days, they familiarized themselves with their new weapons.
Meru and Harry often fought each other learning from their mistakes.
But Tyler was all focused on dummy target. His father fighting style was improving far quicker then other twos. For some unknown reason.
After tedious training sessions their bodies were stiff but after a long sleep they were charged up.
Finally Today was the day to eat fruits from the tree they had worked hard to grow.
they were waiting for Liam to come.
"When will he come? It's almost afternoon," Meru complained almost jumping around.
One thing Harry noticed was that meru wasn't a typical woman, she was someone to take things head on and was lacking the aspect of some feminine traits. For example she never seemed vulnerable or never had laziness in her posture or her demeanour.
At that moment, Liam entered the room. "Are you ready?" Ready with his words not giving any room for complaints on his late arrival.
Everyone nodded and followed Liam to the Mist Forest.
As they approached, they could see Blake and his friends waiting there. All the elders were also present, and they were all at Foundation Building level 9.
"Let me explain the rules," one of the elders said. "Both teams will enter at the same time. Whoever kills an advanced beast first will win, but you have to land the final blow."
After that it was a long pause, giving some time for their heads to run through information.
'That means there is a chance that the opposite team could snatch our kill,' Harry whispered. He noticed that Blake and one of his friends were at level 6, while the other two were at level 5.
There wasn't much to talk so elders told them to enter.
Both teams headed directly into the forest and separated in opposite directions.
"Can you see this red mist? The deeper you go, the denser it becomes.
On the outer side, the mist is faint, but the deeper you go, the higher the chance that you will die," Liam said.
"Why are you scaring us?" Tyler said, shaking his head.
They passed through many trees and encountered many basic and intermediate-level beasts, but they hadn't found any advanced beasts yet.
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Harry killed another intermediate beast with his longsword.
They were very cautious because of multiple obvious reasons and one of them was to check if their opponents are on their tails or not.
But this cautious approach led them to huntless long hours.
Now even Tyler started craving for some thrill but liam always warned that there could be a beast beyond their league so slow and steady progress would be better.
And true to his words they faced an formidable enemy but more stronger for Liam's thinking.
Suddenly, they heard a huge roar, and in the next moment, Harry saw blood dripping from his arms. When he turned, he saw a large lion.
It was almost 6 meters tall and 4 meters long, with three tails moving back and forth. Harry had just finished admiring the beast's beauty when he heard Liam's warning.
"Run! It's a level 9 beast! We can't handle it!" Liam screamed.
Harry had no time to use his inspect skill on the beast, so he jumped as hard as he could when he saw sharp claws coming toward him, barely surviving the attack.
"Harry, we have to just buy some time. The elders will soon be here.
They used a special technique to know which team killed an advanced beast first, but when they sense the level 9 beast's power, they will come as soon as possible," Liam said.
"No, it's too powerful. Meru and Tyler won't be able to dodge its attacks. I will try to lead it deeper into the forest.
When the elders arrive, send them to help me," Harry said and swung his sword with full power at the beast's leg.
It was a split second decision, he knew his two companions were sure to get killed in one strike.
But when thought about it he can't come up with a reason that would led him to make this decision.
Why is he going to this extent to save his friends.
But these thoughts were left hanging in his mind.
In the next second, with a loud roar, the beast flipped its tail, and Harry was sent flying. He crashed into a tree, meters away, blood coming out of his mouth.
Before he could understand what had happened, he saw the beast moving toward the others. Although Harry was injured, it wasn't enough to stop him from fighting.
He was at level 7, but he couldn't imagine Meru and Tyler taking a hit from this menacing beast.
He noticed that the beast had a cut on its leg from the previous attack, but it wasn't enough to hurt the beast.
Harry started running toward the beast while it was charging toward the others.
'What...? This white line again. It's the same as when I was about to die last time, but I couldn't understand it then.
Should I follow it, is it the right decision ,' Tyler thought.
He tightened his grip and was ready to follow this white ray and attack the eyes, but then suddenly a sword came against the claws heading toward Tyler.
It was Liam's new advanced-level sword, but even it couldn't withstand the power behind the attack. With a 'clack' sound, cracks could be seen throughout the sword, and Liam slid back, spitting a mouthful of blood.