After covering the hole, making sure that nothing seemed out of place, Bob marked the area in his mind. He remembered the route that he had followed, making sure that he would not forget later on.
With an empty bag, Bob continued moving forward. It was a good thing that the demon crystals did not give out any form of energy. Otherwise, burying them in the ground would do nothing to help in hiding them.
It was not long later that Bob encountered a demon that was at level 7 of the soldier realm. Despite this demon being at a higher level as compared to the ones that he had encountered before, it was still killed with a single move.
It seemed to Bob that there was no any difference between a level 1 soldier and a level 7 soldier demon. In the end, the method by which they were being killed was still the same.
The deeper he ventured into the wilderness, the stronger the people that he encountered. And so far, Bob had encountered several people that were fighting against demons. From the looks of it, most of the people would team up in order to deal with demons.
This would ensure that they would be able to deal with the demons that they encountered swiftly, and in case of danger, they could cover for each other. But Bob had no intention of trusting someone that he did not know. So, he continued moving forward alone.
Several minutes later, Bob finally encountered his first demon in the level 9 of the soldier realm. This demon, just like the previous ones was in the shape of an animal. It was just that it was almost impossible to distinguish which animal in particular this one was.
Just by looking at the shape of this demon, someone could see the shadows of different animals. It somehow looked like a cow, but then like a horse, a donkey, a lion and so on.
But there was one thing that Bob had noted, that was the fact that it seemed that all the demons that he encountered seemed to be almost the same in terms of appearance. Additionally, they were all of the same size despite the differences in the power levels.
Facing the level 9 soldier demon that was charging towards him, Bob also made a move. All this while, even though he had only been killing the demons with a single move, his combat experience was increasing.
Bob did not have to wait for the demon to strike before striking back. Instead, he always took the initiative, especially after he began encountering the demons at level 6 of the soldier realm.
Holding the almost broken spear in his hand, Bob charged towards the demon that was charging towards him. His speed was way superior to that of the demon, and so was his agility.
Before the demon could react, Bob had already arrived in front of it. Then, he stabbed the spear towards the left eye of the demon. The moment that the spear embedded itself into the eye of the demon, the head suddenly burst into pieces.
This was something that left Bob slightly confused. A few minutes back, when facing a demon that was at level 6 of the soldier realm, Bob realized that his weapon was no longer capable of handling the demons that he was facing.
It seemed that it was already fracturing, as if it was going to break if any more pressure was applied to it. So, he decided on targeting the weak spots of the demons, which included the eye.
It was just that every time that he stabbed the eye of the demon, the head would also explode. That was something that he could not explain, as he was quite confused.
Even though he was using his arcane energy to envelope the spear during the time that he was attacking, it was not as if he was using the energy to burst the head of the demon. So, Bob was not sure if this was a phenomenon that occurred if the demon was killed, or it was due to him attacking.
Shaking his head, Bob simply went ahead and picked up the demon crystal close to the headless body of the demon. After placing the crystal in the bag that was already filled once again, Bob gazed at the spear in his hand.
The condition of the spear had deteriorated too much. If not for the protection of his arcane energy, this spear would have found it impossible to be able to deal with the demons at level 4 of the soldier realm.
And now, Bob realized that if he faced a demon that was in the captain realm, it was impossible to use this spear. And without the spear, he could not execute the skill that he had upgraded to the Epic tier.
'Might as well go back to the stronghold and sell off these demon crystals first. After that, acquire a better weapon, and a few more skills or a technique that I can use in combat.' Bob thought to himself.
He was not sure about how strong a demon in the captain realm was going to be. Of course, if he encountered a demon that was at level 1 of the captain realm, there would be not that much trouble. But if it was at level 2 or even higher, things would get troublesome.
Left with no other choice, Bob decided to go back to the stronghold. He could upgrade the skills and techniques that he had, get better weapons, and maybe an armor. That way, it would be safer for him to venture out later on, before finally settling down to improve his power level.
Initially, he had no plans of venturing out into the wilderness later on after this round, at least for quite a while. But now, it seemed that there was no any other choice but to come back later on.
Having already made a decision, Bob turned around and began leaving the wilderness. On the way, he noticed that a few people glanced at him, especially at the bag that was currently filled with demon crystals.
Regardless, none of them took any action against Bob. First of all, most of the people that were in this area were in the soldier realm. And for that reason, it was impossible for them to be able to deal with Bob, considering that they were intimidated by the fact that they could not see through Bob's power level.
Additionally, not everyone would target a person because of what they were carrying. So, after more than an hour, Bob finally went back to the stronghold. At the gate of the stronghold, Bob took out his identification token. The enforcer immediately nodded at him, allowing him to enter into the stronghold.
Bob did not had back to his house, but instead, he headed towards the center of the stronghold. He wanted to sell the demon crystals, which would be impossible to sell back at the slum area.
A few minutes later, Bob arrived at the market area which was located not far away from the gate. Most of the people that ventured out of the stronghold would come to sell the items or the demon crystals that they would have obtained in this market.
Walking on the streets, Bob was reminded of the market areas back on earth. There were shops, stalls, and even hawkers. Still, this market area was quite well organized, completely different from where Bob had bought the skill scrolls before.
Another thing that Bob noticed was the fact that the power level of most of the people in this area was high. While there were many soldiers here, there were many that Bob could not see through.
It was a good thing that he did not come to sell any demon crystals of a very high level. Otherwise, that would definitely attract some attention, no matter how small.
Bob entered into one of the shops. The moment that he got in, an attendant approached him.
"Good day sir, would you like to purchase anything, or do you have something that you would like to sell?" The attendant asked with a polite smile.
"I have a few demon crystals with me here. Can you buy them?" Bob asked as he showed the attendant the bag that he was carrying.
The attendant could not help but raise his brows slightly. Still, he nodded and said, "No matter the amount of demon crystals that you have, we can buy all of them. The price for the demon crystals matches the market price."
Bob nodded. Then, the attendant led Bob to the side, where there was a table. Bob placed the bag on top of the table, and the attendant went ahead and began categorizing the demon crystals according to their power levels.
It was quite easy to be able to tell the power level of the demon from which the demon crystal had been obtained, considering that the demon crystal was the one that allowed people to be able to tell the power level of the demons. So, the energy contained within, as long as a person came into contact with the demon crystal, they would be able to tell the level.
"There are 8 level 5 soldier realm, 7 level 6, 7 level 7, 3 level 8, and 1 level 9 soldier realm demon crystals. According to the market price, level 5 demon crystals cost 400 star coins, level 6 at 800, level 7 at 1,600, level 8 at 3,200, and finally, level 9 at 5,000 star coins. What do you think?" The attendant looked up after doing the counting.