Code Collector

Unlike the hammer, the glaive didn't give Allen a stat boost. While the hammer gave him extra strength, the glaive did not. It has a damage over time effect, which looked advantageous for him at the moment.

Rare grade beasts, especially larger ones were known the exhaust quickly. Though he didn't have that huge damage boost, he could just prolong the fight until the bear loses stamina.

The beast raised its claws and slammed it on the ground to which Allen avoided easily. With its size, it had less speed than him. Though, he had to be careful since the damage of the beast wasn't a joke.

One strike from its claws and a crater marked the ground. Each of the metallic nails of the beast dug deep into the soil, forming holes that made Allen gulp.

"This beast is no joke," Allen sighed. He leaped off of the ground and spun in the air. He aimed himself to the direction of the bear while continuously spinning. If he could land one single blow, he can snowball this and finish the fight.

His blade was so close to the beast. Just one more spin and he can hit it. A smirk had formed in his lips, only for it to get wiped out when his glaive did not cut the skin of the bear.

"What?" Allen gasped. He immediately retracted his pole and backed off. He was sure that he could injure the beast, or at least form a small cut to activate its passive skill. Yet, the skin of this bear was very thick.

"You think we haven't tried that?" the man spoke beside Allen. When the bear was distracted, they found an opening and escape the dead end. Now, the both of them were beside Allen.

"Our weapons should've penetrated its skin," the woman spoke. "By the way, my name is Ash and this is my husband, Corry. We were camping near here when this beast appeared. It appears to be a higher level in a Rare grade to resist the C rank - Rare grade weapon Codes we have."

"My name is A–" Allen stopped himself. He almost forgot that he shouldn't reveal his name to anyone. Allen Vermillion was dead to the world, and he got the new ID.

Then again, since he was so dismissive of Jake, he didn't bother look at his name in his new ID. He honestly didn't expect to meet people so soon. He wanted to have a day for himself before he starts his plot.

"Introductions will be continued later," Corry said with a rushed voice. He grabbed Ash's arm and dragged her to the side. "Claw incoming!"

Allen didn't have to wake up from his thoughts and rolled away from the attack. His passive skill, Instinct Enhancement I was activated. He can trust his body to swerve its way from danger while he thinks on ways to deal with this beast.

Its skin was impregnable. It was easy to get close to it since it has low speed, but if they fail to attack, it will be harder to get away. And even if it was a tier higher than the Rare grade weapons of the couple, there should be at least some damage. Even for him that has a B rank - Rare grade weapon, but it didn't even budge.

"Unless…" Allen trailed off and ran to a tree. He used his speed to run up the tree and leap over the bear, narrowing his eyes to see the place he attacked just a moment ago. "Gotcha."

When Allen landed on the ground, on the other side of the bear, the couple had vanished. He looked around to try and look for them, but their presence had been gone.

They have fled, letting him to deal with the beast alone. He doesn't even know how to claim his reward after defeating this beast. He decided to search for them in Camp Twyla, since it was the only camp nearby. If the couple doesn't want any more trouble, they would run back to camp.

A roar from the bear made Allen sigh. He raised his glaive spun it, gripping the upper shaft with his right hand and holding the middle pole with the other. This way, he could have a much better control of the weapon, but still maintained a good distance from the beast.

"You better give me your Code," Allen snickered and dashed straight to the beast. After his inspection by flying over it, he had found out that the skin of this bear was made from metal. It was a shining grey under the thick black fur, that was why their weapons weren't effective.

When Allen got closer to the bear, he leaned forward in his attack mode and let his body get close to the ground as much as he could. With his instincts, guided by his knowledge, beasts with armor like this bear would always have a soft spot in them.

And since the couple attacked parts of it before and had no effect, there was only one area left.

With a smirk, Allen spun himself and slid under the beast using his back. His glaive was held by his right hand with the blade pointing his feet. It felt like slow motion as he got underneath the beast and waited for the perfect opportunity to strike.

"Die by my hands!" Without knowing why he said that, Allen slashed his glaive and successfully ripped the bear's guts open. He was still gliding underneath the bear with the help of the slippery leaves.

Wherever his glaive reaches, guts poured like rain. The blood from the beast soiled the forest floor as it roared in pain. The nature of these beasts with hard backs was a very soft stomach. He had noticed this when the bear didn't stand to reach him when he was on a tree. Instead, it only looked at him. This was why.

When he finally passed through the beast, Allen leaped off of the ground and spun, raising his glaive against the beast in case it survived the attack. A few seconds later and the bear fell. With one last roar, it succumbed to its death and let its insides pour.

'Giant Iron Bear killed. +50 EXP'

'Giant Iron Bear Code gained.'

[ Iron Armor ]

Type: Weapon

Grade: Rare

Effect/s: Active - For 3 seconds, 15% the damage received will bounce back to the enemy. Has a 30 seconds cooldown.