Gacha Sovereign

Green scenery filled the eyes' vision. Tall trees, green grass, brown soil, steep ground.

Alex along with Anna and Sherry, arrived at the completely different scenery.

"So, this is the forest that Evelyn said. What should we do now...Should we split up?"

"I think we should stick together until we search for our surroundings. Two or three hours should be fine. Then, we can split up to rack some points for you, Young Master." Anna answered.

"Wuu(Let's burn the forest)" Sherry said.

Alex and Anna looked at Sherry with a weird look. Alex can't help but say, "Sherry...my Sherry becomes a bad kid."

"Wuu Wuu(That's not it. If we burn the forest. We can kill them pretty easily since Master and I fine even if we were surrounded by Fire. This is only an illusion.)"

Alex wipes out his sweat. "I thought you are in the rebellious phase. It seems I'm wrong. That's good."

"Wuu Wuu!" Sherry complained.

"Haha, sorry sorry. All right, back to the topic. We will follow Anna's suggestion to stick together for a while. Then, we will split up and kill as many as possible..." Alex suddenly stops, he is pondering something. "System, will Sherry bring some EXP for the Spirits?"

[You can add her to your faction. She won't get any level up, but she can bring some EXP and Gacha Tickets when she killed a monster]

"Then, can't I put random people in my faction? Since they won't level up and can bring some EXP and Gacha Tickets for me" Alex asked about a potential loophole for him to exploit.

[Of course not, Host. Sherry is special to you, her soul has been linked with you. That's the reason why she can be added to the faction. One other person who can join your faction is your wife, Firia. She has your Sacrificial Pure Fire]

"How about Alicia?" Of course, he needs to ask about Alicia.

[I hate to say it, but no. You can't add her to the faction. She didn't have any direct link with you]

Alex is a bit sad when he knows he can't add Alicia. But it is indeed like the System said. He didn't have any direct link with her. He and Sherry have Life and Death Contract while Firia has his sacrificial fire. He can't lament about that. Both Firia and Alicia are away at the moment. And he might not need their help when they met again. For now, Sherry is enough for him.

"Good. We will stick to the plan. As for Sherry's plan, it is a backup plan." Alex said. There is another reason why he decided to make it a back up plan. First, he didn't have any intention to use his fire. His fire element is still a secret. If he fights with his fire in here, even though it is only an illusion and no one will know about it.

People will make trouble for him and might force him to reveal his Spear and Fire sooner than expected. Especially for people who think they are above anyone else or, in other words, prideful. Although he isn't afraid of trouble, he didn't want to make any unnecessary trouble.

"Roar!"

Alex narrowed his eyes. It is the roar of 4-Star Master Stage Bear. Alex didn't say anything, he just pulled his sword and swung it. A sword wave flew at a fast speed and cut through the bear, thus killing it.

"Shut up, I'm still thinking about my plan!"

Just like that, a 4-Star Master Stage Bear died in his hand. Anna and Sherry looked at each other and shook their head helplessly. They thought the same thing, 'Poor bear.'

Alex jumped to the air. The most optimal way is for him to throw his spear like a bow. But, his problem is still the same, he can't do it because there is no other way to collect it except manually. The System had said to him that he would be able to recover it immediately using the System power. Unfortunately, there is still no news about that.

[EXP+ 800]

[Gacha Ticketx1]

"We can get a Gacha Ticket from here?"

[Yes Host]

"Now that you mention it, I never check my Tickets."

[Gacha Ticket x201]

[Premium Ticket x0]

[Summoning Ticket x5]

[Dart x0]

He is excited to see that he can get Gacha Tickets in here. But he can't be careless in this unknown world. After making sure about his plan, Alex said. "Let's go. It's time for hunting."

...

Three hours later, Alex and the rest have killed a few monsters. The monsters were a bit scarce. They have only gathered 41 points in these three hours.

Suddenly, a monster appeared in front of them. It is a 5-Star Master Stage Centipede. Alex and the rest killed it instantly. After they killed it, Alex pondered something.

The monsters just now look like they were summoned just a moment ago. In the game, It was like the monster spawned just now. Alex's eyes flashed.

"Anna. At first, we found monsters pretty easy, right? Then, the more we kill, the harder to find the monsters again."

"Yes. Exactly as you said, Young Master. Don't tell me..."

Alex nodded his head. "Although I'm not a hundred percent sure. It seems the monsters were spawned regularly at a certain time. I can't conclude since I don't have enough data. But, it seems they are spawned every three hours."

"Yes. Indeed" Anna nodded in agreement.

"Change of plan. We will split up from now. We only got 41 points. And we can only get 328 points if we look at it according to the time. That's why I'm sure the monster will get stronger and stronger from now on." He then turned to Anna, "Anna, you should be able to kill an 8-Star Master Stage monster with your 5-Star Master Stage cultivation, right?"

"Yes. There should be no problem. But, it might be a bit difficult to kill one in 9-Star" Anna gave her confirmation.

"How about Sherry?"

Sherry thought for a while before answering. "Wuu(6-Star)"

"Because you are a glutton. You can only eat and sleep" Alex said

"Wuu!" Sherry wanted to complain but can't. It is as he said, eat, and sleep. She can get stronger that way. And now, she can fight 6-Star Master Stage beast because of her extraordinary fire. "Wuu(Master should feed me well)!"

Alex makes a wry smile. This girl...fox, "You will support Anna after the 6-Star monster appeared, Alright?"

"Wuu!" Sherry nodded.

"Then, you two will regroup with me after 9-Star Master Stage monster appeared"

"Understood"

"Then, I will go that way, Anna will go that way, and Sherry will go that way" Alex points out three directions. Then, they started their killing spree.

[Host, your trick wasn't very effective]

"Shut up" Calling Anna and Sherry is his trick. If it is like a dungeon in the Lower World. He can expect some more points because after they split up since their killing rate is three times higher than a normal disciple. But it didn't work that way since the summoned monsters were limited in numbers.

Alex still proposed to split up so they can finish killing the monsters in their area faster. Then, they can wait and rest their energy.

...

Three hours later, 6-Star Monster appeared. Sherry then regrouped with Anna.

...

Another three hours later, 7-Star Monster appeared. But this is still in Alex and Anna's control.

...

Another three hours pass, they have been here for a half day. And as expected, 8-Star Martial Monster appeared this time. Anna and Alex struggled a bit to kill those monsters, but all in all, they killed it without getting any injury.

...

At the next wave, the 9-Star Master Stage Monster appeared. Anna barely able to kill 9-Star Master Stage Monster while Sherry can only provide some support, which not very useful because of their difference in power. Anna can kill a 9-Star Master Stage Monster because she suddenly levels up to 16, which is equal to 6-Star Martial Master. At the last minute, Alex managed to kill the 9-Star Master Stage in front of him, resulting in Anna leveling up. Anna had called him for help earlier, because of that, he speeds up the killing process with his 'Full Throttle'.

...

When the Next wave appeared, as they had expected, there are two 10-Star Master Stage Monster appeared. Alex was thinking about using his Fire, Spear, and Array. But, to improve himself, he decided to seal them currently. It isn't like hunting in the wild where he can use his spear, fire, or Array. He needs to use them to ensure his safety. But in this illusion world, he can die and try again. That's why he decided to seal them and improve his sword.

The 10-Star Master Stage Monsters that appeared at this wave are a wolf and a bird. Alex chose to fight them one by one. And he decided to kill the bird first since it is in the sky and can spot them easily. Like a saying, 'blind their eyes first!'.

He just needs to jump upward to see the gigantic flying bird in the sky. It is a yellow bird with a big beak, and its wingspan is around ten meters wide. Alex decided to see its capability, then finish it in one go.

...

On the outside, a few people started to get anxious. After waiting for so long but Alex still hasn't come out.

"Elder Sister. When will big brother Alex come out?" Evelyn asked

"I don't know. How can he make us wait for so long! Maybe he is still absorbing the energy after he is done." Lena complained.

"But, there is no big brother Alex's name on the stele" Evelyn said.

"He won't be able to get into the ranking. He is still at 4-Star Martial Master. Even I, a 6-Star Martial Master, struggled so much to get a rank.

"Let's go back first."

"No, I wanted to wait for big brother Alex first" Evelyn shakes her head. "Besides, there is something I wanted to ask from him."

"What is it?" This topic suddenly piqued her interest.

"I want to ask about the 'Seven Stars Cut'. I feel..."

"Why do you want to ask about 'Seven Stars Cut' to him. He is only managed to form a single layer Seven Stars Cut"

Evelyn shakes her head. "No, I feel something different from that Sword Wave. I think there is something hidden inside it, and I don't know what it is. I'm sure, elder sister wondering too why his Seven Stars Cut was stronger than the average."

Lena suddenly can't say anything. She is also wondering at that time, she thought it was only a fluke. Now that Evelyn points that out, She stopped her rumbling and wait along with her.

In another place, there are two women drinking tea. One has blonde hair, and the other has green hair. They are the ladies Alex's met back in the Shades Town.

"Senior Sister. What are we going to do now? We still haven't found that person."

"What did you find from Seventh Elder's disciple, Himura Minami?"

"She just said, he has holed up in his room for three days and took a sect mission. He hasn't gone back yet. Does he die in a mission?"

"I think...no. I'm not sure why Master wants to take him in. But, I think the reason is not that simple. Well, she said we could relax for a while."

"Yes. But, Senior Sister. Are you not afraid that he is a lecher like 'him'?"

"I don't know. But, since Master will take him in. I'm sure that he won't, or at least, if he is, we can beat him and correct his way. He is still a new disciple, after all." The blonde said righteously. "Well, we can relax a bit until we found him. So, how about going around the sect tomorrow?"

"Sure, I don't mind. But, what if we meet 'Him'?"

"He and I have the same cultivation. I'm not afraid of him. If he dares to come, I will fight him. Hmph, Just remembering his name alone makes me want to puke, let alone his face."

"Indeed, he can righteously say you and him are matched by Heaven."

"Ptui, He is not worthy of me. Even though we are at the same level. Our age differs so far. I'm only in my thirties, and he is almost forty. Even though Cultivator can have a longer life. He is almost a middle-aged man. How can he be a match with me? Hmph!"

"As you said Senior Sister."

"All right. We are going around tomorrow, so rest up."

"Yes"