The aberrant''s crimson eyes suddenly bulged, almost popping out of its sockets.
Despite its broken neck, it was not yetpletely dead. Its body struggled violently, disying a formidable vitality.
However, the oue was already determined. Jeremy sat atop the aberrant, allowing it to struggle in its death throes, his tail wrapped tightly around its neck, refusing to let go.
Soon, the aberrant''s body stilled, its scarlet eyes slowly losing their lustre.
At the same time, a kill notification appeared in front of Jeremy.
[You have killed a Level 8 Aberrant (Elite), gaining 1239 experience points!]
Jeremy''s body glowed with the light of leveling up again, reaching Level 7.
Moreover, he was only two-thirds away from reaching Level 8.
This time, Jeremy did not use all his free attribute points.
After reaching Level 10, yers need to undergo a ss change.
Since the initial ss change is random, Jeremy was not sure what ss he would be.
ording to the beginner''s manual, it''s best for yers to bnce all their attributes before changing sses to avoid a mismatch between their ss and attributes.
Otherwise, yers would have to find a rare and hard-to-obtain Attribute Reset Stone to reset their attribute points.
This item is a precious artifact, not easily obtained.
Picking up a 2nd-tier Energy Crystal the size of a fingernail from the ground, Jeremy nced at its properties.
[Item]: Energy Crystal [Level]: 2nd-tier
[Description]: Can randomly increase a yer''s attributes by 5 points when used, or canbe used to unlock treasure chests or upgrade skill levels, among other things.
A 2nd-tier Energy Crystal could only add 5 points to a yer''s attributes.But its value couldn''t be determined solely by the attribute points it provided. yers would also need it for trading or upgrading skill levelster on.
SoJeremy decided to store this 2nd-tier crystal in his inventory for now, not nning to use it immediately.
Then, Jeremy looked at Lisa''s headless corpse, feeling sorry for her death.
He only hoped that in her next life, she could keep her mouth shut.
At this moment, Emma and the others approached.
"Jeremy, are you okay?" Emma and Eric looked at Jeremy, who was covered in blood, with concern.
Due to theirck of strength, they couldn''t help much. So they could only watch Jeremy fight alone. Seeing him now covered in blood made them feel guilty.
Bonnie, ring at Lisa''s body, disyed anger in her eyes.
However, she understood that now was not the time to speak of it. So she could only snort coldly and look away from Jeremy.
Emma hurried forward to check on Jeremy''s injuries, her expression filled with concern. "Jeremy, are you hurt anywhere? Let me help you with that."
Jeremy smiled and reassured her. "Don''t worry. I''m fine. This is all blood from the monster."
Despite his reassurances, Emma quickly noticed the wound on Jeremy''s arm.
The sight of the gory injury inflicted by the aberrant brought tears to her eyes.
Before Jeremy couldfort her, a green light suddenly emanated from Emma.
She ced her hand on Jeremy''s wound and said, "Don''t move. I''m going to heal you."
"I thought you had awakened some nt-based ability." Jeremy said, somewhat surprised as he watched his wound gradually heal.
He hadn''t had the chance to ask Emma about her powers before. Only now did he learn that Emma had awakened a wood-based support ability.
If Jeremy remembered correctly, wood-based support abilities were rare and extraordinary powers, very few in number. yers with this type of ability would be highly sought after in the future.
It was no wonder her awakening was apanied by such a strong vitality.
Hearing Jeremy''sment, Emma smiled.
"Surprised? Not only that, but I''ve awakened an A-level wood-based support ability!"
Bonnie and Eric looked at Emma in surprise, not expecting her to have awakened an A- level ability.
"Nice." Jeremy smiled, showing no significant emotional reaction.
He had already known about Emma''s talent. So her abilities did not surprise him.
Bonnie, frowning, said, "We can''t stay here long. The smell of blood will attract many people and monsters. Let''s head back."
Emma and Eric agreed with her, feeling that this ce was not safe.
"With me here. It''s fine." Jeremy, whose senses were sharper, could feel many eyes watching him from the shadows.
Most of them carried fear, but a few also held malice.
Jeremy cast a cold nce their way. Most averted their eyes, not daring to meet his gaze.
However, there were one or two exceptions.
Jeremy frowned and looked towards the exit of the stadium.
Then he saw a bespectacled young man approaching with four others.
The malicious gaze belonged to one of the burly men by his side. His eyes filled with undeserved hatred.
"Bravo!As our ss''s top student,you kill an elite monsterso easily!" The bespectacled young man pped from a distance, offering Jeremy his admiration.
Jeremy, expressionless, simply asked, "Who are you?"
The young man''s expression froze on his face.
"You don''t know me?" he pointed at himself, utterly astonished.
The people behind the young man, including Bonnie, looked at Jeremy as if he were a monster.
Emma, massaging her forehead in exasperation, said, "This is our ssmate, John. He sits right in front of you."
Bonnie looked at Jeremy incredulously and said, "You can''t possibly... not recognize your own ssmate?"
"John?" Jeremy furrowed his brows, racking his brain, but he couldn''t recall any memories of him.
"Yes.I''m John, your ssmate." Seeing this, John''s lips twitched involuntarily, wishing he could just turn around and leave.
This was too humiliating. They had spent a year together in the same ss, whileJeremy didn''t even remember who he was.
John had initially hoped to use their status as ssmates to get closer to Jeremy. Now he just wanted to p himself for being so foolish.
However, he understood why this was.
Jeremy was notorious for skipping ss.John had hardly seen him throughout the year. So it was actually normal for Jeremy not to recognize him.
What wounded John''s pride was that he considered himself a notable figure in the ss, sitting right in front of Jeremy, yet Jeremy had no recollection of him at all.
This filled John with sorrow.
In the group, a short girl already started giggling.
Even a short boy was trying to hold back hisughter.
Only the burly young man snorted coldly,"Poser."
Not just Jeremy, but everyone could feel his hostility towards Jeremy.
Jeremy, pointing at the burly young man, looked at Emma with confusion, "Is he also from our ss?"
"No," Emma shook her head.
However, she knew their identities and introduced them."The muscr one is Gary, the sports representative from ss 2.The girl is the ss president of ss 2, Hedy. The bespectacled boy is the ss president of ss 3, Everley. And the short one is a student from ss 2, George."
The ssrooms of three sses are adjacent to each other
Since Emma also attended their sses, she knew them well.
Jeremy now understood.
These people were likely selected by their sses to find food.
At that moment, Garysaid arrogantly, "Your strength ismendable. We came to invite you to join us. but let me warn you, don''t be so arrogant just because you are at a higher level than us, we..."
Before Garycould finish, he suddenly felt a gust of winding straight at him.
John''s pupils dted, and he instinctively shouted, "Watch out!"
Although John had warned him in time, his reaction was still too slow.
By the time Garynoticed, Jeremy''s palm had already reached his face.
A crisp pnded directly on Gary''s face, and the powerful force sent him flying backward!
The muscr young man, almost six feet tall, couldn''t get up for quite some time after being pped by Jeremy.
Gary on the ground with a bloody nose, looking very pitiful.
Everyone was stunned.
He...he actually dared to strike?
Jeremy remained calm, speaking indifferently, "At least John is my ssmate... Who are you to talk to me like that?"
In that moment, John felt a ghostly sense of pride amidst the shock!