But he couldn’t care about these things and quickly dispelled the [Ghost Form].
"Hoo—"
Feeling the exhaustion of his energy inside, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Sure enough, if used sparingly like now, the effect is still good, and it can quickly kill some elite demons.
The challenge level of that Big Goblin just now might be Level 2.
If the Ghost Form was not activated, with its physical strength, it might have held out for a while, but once the Ghost Form was activated, it was hard to resist.
Of course, being able to deal with it so easily couldn’t be apart from the 20% bonus effect of the title.
The secondary core spell slot, Ghost Form, title effect, all these stack together, allowing him to achieve such a one-hit kill effect.
Withdrawing his gaze from the downed Big Goblin, he looked at the elite manual, and because he unlocked a new entry, he gained 10 Elite Points.
He still needed 40 points to upgrade [Crawling Species] from white quality to blue quality.
In the distance, Serdur’s snake eyes narrowed.
He originally thought he had valued Gauss’s strength highly, but the scene before him made him realize that he still underestimated the strength of this new captain of his.
Is this... a Level 2 Professional?
How could it be this strong?
He also understood why Gauss was so at ease before the battle.
Would it have been so easy for him to kill that Big Goblin?
Serdur shook his head.
Clearly not possible.
When Gauss slowly walked back to the two of them, he found them staring at him with wide eyes.
He didn’t care much.
He knew his Ghost Form’s ability was not common.
But since they were teammates, they would know about his Ghost Form sooner or later.
So, he didn’t hide it, thinking that this talent needed to be familiarized with through actual combat, so he simply used it directly.
"Have you finished the treatment, Serdur?"
He looked at the villager and found the injured parts had primary healing, with pale pink new flesh growing.
Faster than he expected.
"Yes, Captain, there was no alien energy pollution to handle, so it was simple." Serdur replied.
Gauss withdrew his gaze, it seemed having a healing profession in the team was indeed great.
While taking out some jerky, Gauss chewed quickly.
"Do you recognize the way back to the village?" He looked at the now-healed villager and asked aloud.
"I do... I do, sir!" Theo’s throat bobbed.
The image he just saw overlapped with the poised young man in front of him, making his mind a bit dazed.
So much so, he spoke with a bit of a stutter.
Thankfully, he wasn’t someone who couldn’t tell good from bad.
"Don’t... don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone about your business!"
He assumed he had discovered some extraordinary big secret.
In a flattering hurry, he promised Gauss.
Black lines appeared on Gauss’s forehead, somewhat bemused and helpless.
Was his Ghost Form so terrifying to scare people like this?
As for keeping secrets, preventing others from knowing, that was even more irrelevant.
In this world, there exist many special powers.
To give the most common example, when a Half-Beastman enters a berserk state, it also causes changes in the body: pumped-up muscles, increased height, and sharper tusks and claws.
Even if outsiders ask, the transformation of his form can be easily brushed off with a primitive bloodline awakening excuse.
Moreover, some magic can also create form-changing effects.
The secret that the villager assumed to be formidable was actually a trivial matter.
But seeing his fearful look, Gauss chose to say no more.
"Well, you can head back yourself then."
Although the main enemies were eliminated, he still needed to deal with the remaining hundred or so goblins with Serdur.
Watching as the villager left on all fours, the two of them continued towards the direction of the woods.
...
"Thank you, sir!"
Gauss swung the longsword, flicking off the blood trails, and casually waved his hand at the deeply bowing villagers in front of him.
"This should be the last batch of goblins."
Serdur flicked his serpentine tongue in the air and then said.
"Hmm."
Gauss nodded, looking at him with an inexplicable grievance in his eyes.
"What’s wrong, Captain?"
Actually, during the battle just now, Serdur could feel the frequent glances from Gauss who seemed to want to say something.
But at that time, he thought Gauss was observing his strength, so he exhibited it earnestly.
The purpose was to let the captain know that although he was a priest, his combat skills exceeded those of an average priest by more than just a star or two.
"Nothing, really..." Gauss sighed.
Out of over a hundred goblins, he only managed to kill around seventy, while the remaining forty died at Serdur’s hands.
He tried too hard.
But thinking it was their first cooperation, he chose not to say anything extra.
After they spend more time together, he will learn the team’s combat dynamics.
Moreover.
"Racial Talent [Crawling Species] is upgrading!"
"Congratulations! Upgraded to Elite Level."
The talent [Crawling Species] smoothly leveled up from the Initial Level to Elite Level.
Feeling the surging power inside, Gauss was not a greedy person.
At least one of the goals of this outing was achieved.
After a brief text flickered past.
Some changes began to occur in Gauss’s body...
Serdur, who had been resting, flicked his serpentine tongue and fixed his gaze on Gauss.
He wasn’t sure if it was his imagination, but he felt as though something unseen was changing in Gauss, and even the smell was gradually getting more pleasant.