Chapter 124: Depressed lady

Chapter 131: Depressed lady -----..-----

The village chief, Baldon, stepped forward and embraced the man who would soon become part of his family, the mate of his daughter.

He was the youngest son of the tribal chief, hailed as a young prodigy of Gangaur.

"That ambush took quite a toll on you. The old man was worried," he added.

They soon entered the front hall, and Baldon gestured for Claw to sit beside him.

"Chief, these are some gifts from our house. I hope you and your people will like them," the attendant who had accompanied Claw said with a faint smile, as several men stepped forward carrying baskets.

Claw leaned back in his seat, his broad arms draped over the armrests.

The question caught Baldon off guard. He hadn’t expected Claw to ask for her so soon.

Claw shook his head and rose to his feet. "I’ll go see her myself. Mela, keep the chief company while I’m gone," he said before walking deeper into the house.

He walked with long, confident strides, a smirk playing on his lips. There were things he needed to tell her before he took her away from this place.

Luke lay on his bed, staring at the ceiling.

Since he had cleared the first stage today, he wouldn’t be able to challenge the second level for another two days.

After distributing his available stat points, his current stats were:

Str: 16 → 18

Def: 18 → 19

Gamma: 480 / 560]

From what he experienced today, he could already tell that moving forward would only grow more dangerous and demanding.

Just thinking back to that cave made Luke feel like he had done something absurd.

Still, his instincts and the little experience he had gained in the wild had helped him greatly, along with the sharpened senses he had developed over time.

Just thinking about what could have happened without his magical abilities sent a chill down his spine.

He slowly rose from the bed and asked the system, ’Tell me something. Can you add another attribute to my stats?’

’I need a bar to measure fatigue. I’m having trouble understanding my current state.’ He had been fighting for nearly an hour today, chasing, searching, pushing himself. Then came the nausea when his Gamma drained.

A fatigue stat would help him stay in control. If his body was tired but he couldn’t feel it, he would at least know when to rest and avoid long-term damage.

So he needed to level up.

He had gained a fair number of points recently. Once he crossed the next threshold, he would level up again.

At that moment, the door opened, revealing his mother.

"Sit here," Luke said gently, pulling out a bottle of water from his inventory and offering it to her.

"You look tired. How are things?"

Luke exhaled softly. "Trust me, Mother. She’ll live a better life without that burden. He was nothing but dead weight, someone who made her suffer every single day just by being there."

Luke might have been a coward in the past, but he still helped around the house, trying to make himself useful in any way he could. That man, on the other hand, was nothing but a lazy burden.

Luke hummed. "Are you sure about this? We don’t exactly have a good relationship."

Luke sighed. He hadn’t told her about the promise he made to Laila, but he had a feeling she wouldn’t object. If anything, Monica would accept it without hesitation.

"B-But...we earlier decided to..." She quietly protested, reminding him the unfinished business they had this afternoon.

Resting his hand on her head he told her, "We have all our lives to enjoy ourselves. But today you have already gone through a lot. So now, just sleep, okay?"

Luke nodded in agreement before he tucked her under the cover and finally stepped out of the room.