"Let's see…" Letting out a cold breath, Dante finally decided to enter the White Abyss.

But he had to do something first.

He quickly handed his book to Ruby and focused on his mana and spiritual energy.

Carefully, he moved them outside his body and manipulated them to form a physical body.

The bones formed first, followed by the organs, vines, and flesh. Ruby couldn't help but look at his incredible control in awe.

'I wonder how old he is. He should be something like 24 or 25, right?' She guessed after a moment of thinking.

In this world, physical appearance meant nothing in determining the age. There were some people who could even give themselves the appearance of the elderly or children at will.

What Ruby used to guess Dante's age was the abilities he showed alongside the fact that he was still Rank 1. If she knew that he was only 16, she'd have fainted in shock.

After a moment, a strange shadow materialized in front of Dante.

It had the appearance of an owl, equipped with two large wings, durable feathers covering its entire body, and two legs ending with sharp claws.

But when Ruby looked at the head, she didn't see one, but three!

Shadow Spell — Shadow Three-headed Night Owl!

It was an owl with three heads, one of the beasts that Dante read about and caught his interest.

Unlike what people know about owls, this kind couldn't move its head left or right. Luckily, the owl didn't need to turn its head to begin with!

It had three heads, each one of them having its own brain and eyes. This allowed the owl to see everything at the same time.

Despite having three brains, it actually didn't have three cores. The three-headed night owls have a spot in the centre where all the brains were connected. That spot was where the core would form.

There were only two reasons for why Dante chose to create a spell about this owl.

'It can see everything, and it can fly! There is no creature better than it for scanning an area safely.'

Taking a deep breath, Dante manipulated the owl to fly into the White Abyss.

Its movements were stiff, and it almost fell a few times, but it improved with time.

Controlling such a creature put great pressure on Dante's mind. He was now seeing through 8 eyes while trying to process all the different information.

'It's truly hard, but I think I can manage it with my high Mind stat.' Dante thought while enhancing his own brain to work faster.

As expected, Dante couldn't see anything other than layers and layers of snow in the White Abyss, but he knew that it wasn't the truth.

The owl was intentionally flying close to the ground, hitting the snow once every second to create vibrations.

"...!"

Just then, Dante finally noticed a movement.

As the owl continued flying forward, the snow behind it was vibrating, as though it was a living being.

But at closer examination, something else would be noticed.

'It's coming—'

Hsss!

Before Dante could complete his thought, a giant monster appeared on the surface of the snow.

It continued following the owl with an incredible speed. It pushed the snow to the side as it moved through it, as if it were swimming in the snow.

Using the owl's eyes, Dante saw the monster's eyes clearly.

'It had slit eyes and white scales covering it. It's the FrostStorm Python!' With the knowledge from the book, Dante recognised the beast.

It was one of the most common beasts in the White Abyss. It was a non-venomous python that used to hide in the snow and hunt small, weak beasts.

And most importantly, it was only Rank 1!

'An elite Rank 1, but still Rank 1!'

With no hesitation, Dante made the owl fly upward. The python launched itself into the air in an attempt to catch the owl, but the owl dodged it almost completely, losing only one leg.

The next moment, the owl changed its direction and headed directly toward Dante's location.

Unaware that the owl was fake, the python continued crawling toward the owl, its slit eyes reflecting the python's hunger.

"Keep hiding behind that tree for a moment." Dante ordered Ruby without giving her a second glance.

Following Dante's order, Ruby hid behind the tree and waited for him to finish what he wanted. She had no reason to refuse.

After the python became close to the edge of the White Abyss, it looked at the forest that was filled with trees in hesitation. It wanted to catch the owl, but it didn't want to leave its natural environment.

But it didn't need to make a choice, because the next moment, it felt something appearing on its back.

Pseudo-shadow Technique — Blind Shadowstep!

As Dante appeared on its back—taking advantage of the night—he quickly retrieved an enchanted sword from his ring and thrusted downward.

"HSSS!"

The python finally stopped following the owl, feeling something piercing its scales and burning it from the inside.

It brutally rolled on the ground to get rid of the thing on its back.

'Stupid move.' Dante quickly jumped off the python's back and let it continue rolling.

At this moment, the python froze as the pain only increased.

The python caused the sword to go deeper into its own flesh!

BAM!

The next moment, Dante fell on the python's head with a brute kick enhanced by the lightning of his boots. The python's scales shattered from the impact, and before it could return to its senses, another lightning kick landed.

BAM!

BAM!

BAM!

After several kicks, the python couldn't even move or think properly. Its eyes, nose, and mouth were bleeding heavily.

'I can almost see the skull now.' Dante looked at the white skull of the python, which was exposed after all these attacks, and placed his right hand on it.

The next moment, his demonic relic suddenly came out of Dante's arm in the form of the hidden blade, extending into the python's brain.

[Your Greed Knows No Bounds]

You have slain a Rank 1 FrostStorm Python. Spirit absorbed: +0

"Phew." Letting out a breath of relief, Dante sent the owl to bring Ruby.

After she arrived, she looked at the dead python in awe, but then she noticed that Dante was pointing at the python for some reason.

The next moment, Dante said: "We'll keep moving like this. My owl will scan the area in search of dangers. If something can be killed, I'll kill it. Then, you'll only have to harvest its core."

"Leave it to me!" Ruby quickly drew a small dagger from her belt before starting to dig into the python's head, unfazed by its blood and brain matter.

Even though she was a merchant, she knew how to deal with the corpses. She was experienced in cutting the beasts in a way that let the valuable parts in good condition.

As for blood, that was her least concern. There was nothing in this world that could make her feel disgusted. She had done worse jobs to earn money.

Looking at her carefully penetrating the beast's head, Dante made sure to use Shadow Detection while waiting.

After all, they were still at the edge of the death zone. That python was nothing.

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