Supreme Couple In Apocalypse: Undead King & Demonic Queen

Chapter 122: Return Trip, Metal Maestro

While having a jolly time with both of them teasing each other, the duo soon finished eating as they gained a few buffs from their 50k Abyss coins worth of sushi dishes.

[Healing recovery increased by 20% for one hour.]

[Stamina is reduced 20% slower for two hours.]

[Flame resistance increased by 200 for one hour.]

[Water resistance increased by 200 for one hour.]

[Bones and Flesh toughness increased by 100 for two hours.]

With newfound motivation and eagerness, the duo set off once again to get stronger.

As they went deeper into the north, killing monsters and collecting various small or big natural resources, the duo didn't realize they arrived near the sea after three hours.

That was also the time when they encountered their first brutal monster in the forest area around the last chains of mountains before the seashore.

The single monster was an ape—two meters tall and bearing a muscular black physique plated with metallic black fur and scale-type coating on its arms and legs.

[Black Iron Ape]

_Level: 103

_Rank: Noble-order.

_Bloodline: Uncommon [Extra stats].

_Stats:

—> Strength: 345 (+75)

—> Agility: 328 (+70)

—> Health: 329 (+60)

—> Stamina: 342 (+60)

—> Magic: 338 (+60)

Erix laughed.

"Alright, honey. Hold on to me tightly."

Erix took out the Babin Maw Hook in his left hand while his right hand used Rin's shoulder as support and tightened its hold to grab Rin.

A second later, he threw the hook to the maximum range as it stuck to the space a hundred meters away, and then Erix and Rin were pulled towards it as Erix willed to shrink the strange rope.

After using the hook five more times, Erix put it away and waited five minutes before he suddenly got cursed again.

He spent another two minutes in the strange isolation after losing all of his senses except for the sense of touch and feeling a mysterious sensation in the isolation.

"Ugh, I think this is it for today," Erix frowned after his curse was removed and his senses returned. "My mind is feeling weary, so I should stop. We must be in perfect condition for the highest chance of completing the task."

"Mhm, if it's tiring your mind, the more you get cursed, then you've had enough today," Rin nodded. "Now, let's eat something on this mountain and return."

...

Rin and Erix flew leisurely but speedily on their way back trip while occasionally killing higher-level monsters.

When they encountered a few ores on a mountaintop, Erix and Rin decided to stop and harvest them.

"Erix, we haven't encountered Ore material like this," Rin curiously walked towards the meter-long Ore pieces blooming out of the ground in the shape of a multi-crystal amalgamation.

"It's a rare Tier-2 resource called Blue Timble metal ore," Erix was surprised. 'Might as well check it out.'

Erix got closer and touched the Ore before closing his eyes and observing its structure.

'What am I lacking as the last hurdle to reach the next realm of Metal affinity?'

'Metal...an element that takes the form of different solid objects, each one different than the other.'

'There are tons of metals developed from natural reactions and also with other things like Blood Stone ore and this Blue Timble ore...'

'This one's internal foundation structure is also different...'

'Foundation structure...' Erix broke down the structure of this metal ore, and when the other metals' foundational structures involuntarily overlapped with this one in his mind, he suddenly felt a flash of lightning clearing the dark clouds obstructing him.

The Blue Tingle Metal ore that Erix touched suddenly dissolved into a stream of metal motes and danced around his hand!

[ Congratulations. You have reached the Sigma realm of Metal affinity, Metal Maestro ]