The Evolution of a Goblin to the Peak

Back then, grinding like this was impossible. Getting exp and points at the same time was hard.

If he grinds like this, he would get a lot of exp to level up, but he wouldn't get any skill points as he didn't accept any quests. Yes, his level would easily increase this way, but the level of his spells, combat arts, and class would stop increasing.

This was the reason why players had to complete quests to get skill points, free attribute points, cards, and titles. Or else they would simply farm and kill every creature that they saw to increase their level, even if it was human or demi.

In quests, players didn't care about the exp that they would receive as there were various ways to get exp. Just by killing thousands of creatures, they would surpass the amount of exp that they get from completing a quest that will take a week to finish.

Just like the chain quest to defeat the Great Astley Empire. Souta didn't get much exp from completing it; he only managed to level up to level 42 at that time because of him killing millions of low-level soldiers. What he truly wanted in the chain quest was the free attribute points, skill points, and cards.

Also, the players would receive something if they killed someone higher level than them. Just like when he got the blessing card from killing the seven-circle officer of the Deadly Sins.

That's why most of the players would complete various quests first to upgrade their skills and class before they proceeded to grind their levels so that they would receive some benefits if they somehow killed a creature higher level than them.

"Good. So good."

A smile formed on Souta's face when he realized all of this. This was better than he expected. He got some skill points because his legion members completed some quests in the guild. Then he could freely farm in this place to increase his level.

This was simply broken, and that's why he had to go back to the Giza Continent before his Adventurer's ID expired. It's been a few months since he was away from the Imperium, and he hasn't even completed one of the guild's quests with his ID. If this goes on, his status in the guild will change to "inactive," which will cut off his benefits with the Dark Oculus Legion.

Souta sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose. He could return to the Giza continent in his current condition. Everything changed when he took the parasite queen with him. He could store different types of energy in his parasite, just like he was doing right now.

All this time, he hasn't used his best feram at all. All the energy that he used was mana that he stored in the parasite queen using the mana potion that Isabella created.

He could use it to hide the fact that he has the best feram, but this will lower his battle power to a normal A-rank.

Sigh... He had so many things to do once he got back in the Great World Imperium. But this was for the best, as it would help him in the future.

"How has it been with the others?"

Souta asked as he stretched his body. The mana in his parasite started to circulate and rejuvenate his body.

"Huh?"

But then he noticed that his mana was decreasing. He checked and found that his shadows were still active. It seems that Saya was following his plan before she took over his body.

'They have some improvements. But the little goblin is having a problem. Her current strength is still too weak compared to yours, and at this rate, she wouldn't be able to keep up,' Saya told him.

"Hmm... Eightieth floor. The level of the monster here is either C-rank, B-rank, or A-rank. There's a little possibility that this floor has S-rank, so a first evolution monster like her would stand no chance in this level."

Souta said as he threw several punches in the air. He was conditioning himself for the upcoming battle that will occur on this floor.

S-rank. It was entirely different from B-rank and A-rank. If a group of B-rank or A-rank was enough to subjugate a third evolution monster, then a group of S-rank was for a fourth evolution monster.

B-rank and A-rank were for the third evolution stage, while S-rank and SS-rank were for the fourth evolution stage, and lastly, the SSS-rank and Hero-rank were for the fifth evolution monster.

This was the rule that they made. A qualification to join a subjugation party is that if someone wanted to join a subjugation party to hunt down a fourth evolution monster, then their strength should've reached S-rank, or else they will become fodder.

A-rank and below were just insects in front of a fourth evolution stage monster. Yet, Lumilia's father snatched a precious honey from a fourth evolution bees' hand.

He had an idea just how powerful Lumilia's father was. If her father decided to help Gregory in that battle, he would be defeated in an instant.

"Okay, then I will let Yenxa stay on the lower floors. She didn't have the qualifications to enter the deeper floors, as she is too weak. She should've reached her second evolution, and that way, I could implant a parasitic essence eater in her body to directly boost her strength."

Souta said, and he finished his warm-up. He was fine with her staying behind, as he didn't want her to accidentally die on the deeper floors.

'They are here,' Saya's voice sounded in his mind.

He turned around and saw Yuko running in his direction. He shifted his body to avoid her tackle before he squatted and looked at her.

"Come here; don't tackle me out of nowhere."

He said it with a gentle expression.

"B-but... I missed master..."

Yuko approached him, and she closed her eyes. After a few moments, she had a comfortable look on her face as she felt Souta patting her head.

Ahh, she missed this feeling. How long has it been since her master did this?

Souta turned to Yenxa while patting Yuko and said, "You are still stuck on the first evolution stage. I think that it would be a bad idea to bring you into the deeper floors, so I suggest that you go back to the upper floors to continue your training. If you've reached the limit of the first evolution, you will naturally evolve into the next stage."

Yenxa stayed silent for a while before she knelt and said, "I understand, my lord. I will not disappoint you this time. I will definitely reach the second evolution stage."

Souta turned to Isabella and said, "Give her all the things that we brought from her planet. It seems that she needed it for her evolution."

"O-Okay..." Isabella nodded in a daze. She was confused, as she didn't know if this was Saya or Souta himself.

Then she saw Souta smile and say, "It's me. You don't have to worry."

When she heard those words, she understood that Souta was back, and she didn't need to hide it anymore. She couldn't help but sigh in relief.

Souta smiled, and he turned to others. "This time everything will get real, so prepare yourself. We will face something more powerful that requires us to work together. I'm sure that you've trained properly in the past few weeks. The parasites that can boost our strength. We need this, as our current power will not be enough, so I hope that everyone is prepared to face the upcoming dangers with me."

"It's nothing. In fact, your words only make me excited about the deeper floors." A smile formed on Franklin's wrinkled face.

"I'm thoroughly prepared to face any problem," Doranjan said as his wings opened widely, causing a gust of wind in the surrounding area.

"I'm used to any kind of problem." Alice faintly smiled.

"I'll follow you anywhere," Torkez said with a smile.

"But before that, I need to give Isabella a parasite to greatly boost her strength. An ordinary B-rank like her wouldn't be enough, so she needed the added power of the parasite so that she could keep up." Souta said as he turned to Isabella.

"I'm prepared."

Isabella stepped forward in front of Souta, and she closed her eyes. She saw how Souta implanted the parasite in other people and knew that it wouldn't take long. Most likely, one minute will be enough to transplant it into her body.

"Then, without further ado, I will begin. Lower your guard and don't protect your body using your mana, or else the parasite will not be able to enter your body."

Souta raised his hand and placed her palm on her forehead. Strings of flesh sprouted on his arm, and it pierced various parts of Isabella's body.

Isabella's brows knitted together as she felt a slight pain.