I Am Not A Goblin Slayer

Even Gauss had to admit that the idea was bold, but somehow he felt it was possible.

After all, from a literal standpoint, this was the Power of World Rules, and it’s not impossible to ascend to a concept level beyond common understanding.

Suppressing his excitement, he continued to test.

He found that perhaps because his body had completely ’accommodated’ it, even though he couldn’t understand its essence, he could still use part of its great power.

Objectively speaking, his method, in terms of short explosive power, was far inferior to the Kobold’s recent enhancement.

But one must realize a full meal and being consistently well-fed are different.

The Kobold’s usage was of the last-meal type.

Not only did it stake its own life force, but this [Precision] fragment also suffered wear and damage.

However, Gauss was different; he experienced almost no side effects when using it.

For now, the fragment in Gauss’s hands could play a role in a certain degree of ”auto-target enemy,” and any activity he undertook would become more adept.

Thinking of this, he couldn’t help but sigh.

If the Kobold hadn’t consumed so much power in the end, perhaps the divine factor he could absorb would be even greater.

Then it wouldn’t be 2.65%, but maybe 3%, or even 4%.

Damn it!

Gauss shook his head.

Earlier, he experienced the strong aspects of the Rule Power and deepened his understanding of it.

Clearly, the Power of World Rules should be a lethal poison for most creatures.

Moreover, it seems to be related to the divine factor.

The Power of World Rules only seemed to be used correctly by creatures that inherently possess some divine factors.

Besides, he felt that possibly possessing the divine factor was just the most basic threshold.

The power of his Adventurer’s Handbook seemed to help him restrain and stabilize this potent force; otherwise, he might also suffer some side effects, though not as severely as exhibited by the Kobold leader.

”It seems that I might be the most suited in this world to collect these Rule Powers.”

Gauss sat down under a tree.

If these powers were grasped by some evildoers or demons, people wouldn’t be able to sleep soundly.

Transcendent power often comes with immense costs; with the Adventurer’s Handbook, he could constrain the Power of World Rules, but if other creatures managed to control this power, how would they constrain its impact?

He thought of the Kobold leader’s final, nearly deranged greed, seemingly ready to sacrifice everything to possess it.

Perhaps this Rule Power could even twist the controller’s mind.

Luckily...

The power of [Precision] ultimately remained in the hands of a civilized person like him.

...

Within a temporary encampment in the Black Water Town region.

Over a hundred people moved among the tents.

Although so many people appearing in the valley, now reduced to demon territory, seemed incongruous, if one looked closely at the uniformly hung wolf beast banners around, it would become clear this was an adventure group exploring the wilderness.

Moreover, it was the Gray Wolf’s Fang Adventurer Group, known even in places like Farlim, although not as deep-rooted as the major adventure groups, its overall strength still ranked in the second tier within Farlim, with many members and numerous strong talents.

At the center, in front of the most luxurious domed tent, a male caster in a black and gold magic robe slowly lifted the curtain.

”Why have you come?”

Sitting inside the tent, Wolf, who had met Gauss once, silently paused his work.

Beside him, another deputy leader, Luna, and her assistant almost simultaneously looked at him.

”Wolf, I’ve received some extremely valuable intelligence.”

”Speak.”

”The leader is indeed impatient, so I’ll not hold back. My people have discovered traces of the Red Dragon Team.”

”Red Dragon Team...” Wolf stared closely at Ezra Fisher before him.

This wasn’t the first time the other party had mentioned the Red Dragon Team and Gauss to him; in fact, the first time he heard about them was thanks to this intelligence captain.

”Didn’t I say not to pay them any more attention?”

Ever since he had a close encounter with Gauss, the leader of the Red Dragon Team, in Gray Rock Town some time ago, he realized the opponent’s strength was extraordinary.

Investigating such a powerful adventurer, especially with a group led by them, could lead to conflict if discovered.

As the leader of Gray Wolf’s Fang, he certainly didn’t want to add an unknown powerful and mysterious enemy to the team, so afterward, he instructed Fisher, who seemed very interested in Gauss, to stop investigating him and refocus the team’s future itinerary and on a few teams with tense relations.

But he hadn’t expected his intelligence captain to still be investigating the whereabouts of the Red Dragon Team.

Thinking of this, his brow furrowed slightly.

”Wolf, I believe he’s worth investigating. The leader of the Red Dragon Team, Gauss, has gained his current strength in such a short period of time; there must be untold secrets. Even without these, the Red Dragon Beast he possesses is also extraordinary.”

”This place is unrestrained and lawless; if we were to capture them, the reward would be unimaginable.”

”Now that we have their whereabouts, we can act at any time.”