Epic of Caterpillar
chapter-1596

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After hours of fighting, the sun rose in the horizon, a new day came, and beneath my feet, countless of Walking Cactuses carcasses laid there. I had already investigated their flavor and the interior of their bodies, and their flesh was like eating slightly less sweet watermelon, very refreshing. While the interior had a very liquor-like liquid which was quite bitter, I think it has some poison on it so it is not that good for people, but I drank a few cups and got slightly drunk.

"Ugh, I drank too much Cactus Juice… Burp…"

"Burp… Bubuueehh…"

Bubu had also feasted on the juice and was just as drunk.

Ding!

[Calculating Total EXP Earned from both your Kills and Party Kills…]

[You earned 3500000 EXP]

[Your Level has increased from Level 14 to Level 15!]

[Your Level has increased from Level 15 to Level 16!]

[All your stats increased]

[You gained Stat Points and Skill Points]

[White] Level has increased to Level 12/40!]

[Black] Level has increased to Level 14/40!]

[Aquamarine] Level has increased to Level 14/40!]

[Silva] Level has increased to Level 13/30!]

[Bubu] Level has increased to Level 10/40!]

[Bubu] Stats have increased]

[Bubu] acquired Bonus Stat Points and Skill Points]

[Bubu] Learned [Plant Killer: Lv1] And [Slaughterer of Armies: Lv1] Skills]

[Bubu] has distributed 100 Stat Points into [Divinity]!]

[Bubu] gained +200 Divinity]

I guess that it is for now. Everyone grew stronger out of this, even my Ego Weapons who need tons of EXP to level up now that they're fully repaired got into higher levels than I had imagined… And Bubu's already at Level 10 to boot.

Hmm… I have a lot of undistributed Stat Points myself, so I might as well use them for now.

Ding!

[You have distributed 90 Stat Points into [Divinity]!]

[You gained +450 [Divinity]!]

[Your [Divinity] is progressively growing stronger, all [Divinity] related Skills have been enhanced in power and effects!]

Huh, no new Skills yet, but the other Skills grew stronger so I guess that's fair. Nonetheless, I should look at my Status, at least a little peek… But for now, maybe I should try contacting Sol and Luminous…

"Luminous here!"

I easily contacted Luminous, he answered almost instantly.

"I've already found the location of Stoneville and I am getting closer… However, I saw an enormous Sandstorm approaching that area of the desert as well, be careful of what might come! I will be there as fast as I can!"

"Okay Luminous, I am counting on you!"

"Hm!"

I guess he's already coming here, he's very competent compared to the rest of the bunch… Now, Sol.

"…"

"Sol?!"

"…"

No response… Is he busy? I can still contact his mind, so he's alive at least. But whatever is happening to him is… another story. I've also tried contact Elfina but nothing either. And even Fiere but nothing either!

AAAGGH! I just wanna go home! Why do you bunch of dorks have to get lost now?! Whenever I find that damn Desert King, I am going to beat the shit out of it for doing something like this to us! And in the way, I might as well eat that retarded Genie or whatever he's called. I bet he's just a Disney knock-off or something.

"Kireina-samaaaa!"

"Kireina-samaaaa!"

The two twins suddenly interrupted me trying to contact Sol. I was slightly angry so I didn't really wanted to get pestered by them, but they were incredibly insistent.

"Damn it… where are you guys?" I sighed, looking behind me. "What is it you guys? I am quite busy right now…!"

"We found your friends!" Said Ariant.

"Y-You did?!" I asked in genuine surprise.

"Rock, that old soldier said that yesterday someone found a white skinned elf, luckily, our good-hearted grandma took her and is taking care of her at home!" Said Eriant.

"Ooooh!" Without thinking it twice, I happily jumped out of the pile of cactuses. Ah, these bastards are better off stored elsewhere…

BOOP!

The pile of cactus disappeared in a single wave of my hands, as I looked back at the twins once more.

"Then lets get there guys! Let's go!"

"…"

"…"

"Eh? What?! Come on, lead me there!" I complained.

The two idiots were looking at me flabbergasted.

Oh… is this because of the Item Box? There's a possibility it is an incredibly rare Skill so they might have thought this was a whole illusion when they suddenly disappeared.

"I made it with magic, magic! Now lead me to my friend." I sighed, smacking both of their heads.

"R-Right! Alright! Through here!" Ariant said.

"Yes, through here! And please don't do that to us, we promise we will be good!" Eriant said.

"Eh? Do you think I can just delete things out of thin air by touching them?" I sighed.

Well, whatever's the case, the soldiers greeted me very happily. They all called me the "savior goddess" or something, and some even revered me as a saint or a spirit of the forest that came to help the people in the deserts for some reason.

Ahaha, it is not bad to be treated like I used to be treated for now! I was already getting used to be humble again, but this is not bad at all! Worship me more, you lowly mortals!

"And here we are."

However, more important things needed to be done other than being worshiped.

The twins opened the door as an old Desert Elf lady greeted them. Well, not that old-looking, her hair was gray but her appearance was still rather youthful, only a few wrinkles in her face at most, but elves age very slowly so this was their grandmother, despite being like several times older than them, she looked not so different than Ariant.

"A-Ah… Ariant! Eriant! I am so happy you're okay!" Their grandmother immediately jumped to hug both of them.

Quite the spoiled kids, huh?

"Grandmother!"

"Grandma!"

They were happy to see her, but quickly decided to ask her about the elf while they were still processing everything.

"O-Oh, that girl? Is she a friend of yours? She's right here, come look at her!" The grandma guided us inside, as we meet her, still sleeping over the bed…

And she was…!

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