The afternoon of the same day, Zach could now be found away from the Undead Battleground Shelter, however, he wasn't alone this time seeing him observing Natalia who was fighting against a bronze-class Undead Knight in the distance. He thought that since they would be together for two months, he might as well help her level up to catch up with the rest.
Before coming here, Zach gave Natalia a bunch of rare items to gear her up so that she wouldn't have a hard time dealing with stronger monsters. He even gives her a choice to choose any and as many skills as she wants from his inventory where she chooses Valiant Heart, Danger Perception, Battle Sense, and Charge which he thought were also the most suitable for her.
Right now, despite the bronze-class Undead Knight having a higher level than Natalia, Zach could tell that she didn't have a hard time dealing with it however, he could see that she was doing everything she could about it seeing her body glowing in red color probably the effect of using the skill Berserk.
Not before long, Natalia finally took down the opponent seeing her smiling while looking at the dead corpse of the Undead Knight however, when the Berserk skill had run out, her body immediately felt weakened as she staggered a bit while supporting herself with her sword.
"That Berserk skill of yours really was amazing but its aftereffects were quite detrimental. So, you should only use it when necessary or you probably need to increase your Vitality, Endurance, and Stamina attributes to counter the aftereffects." Zach said as he moved towards her location.
"Well, aside from that, you did very well dealing with a bronze-class monster alone given your level and current stats." Zach followed as it really was something to be proud of since though she had a full item of rare class and a bunch of useful skills, the difference in their stats was still quite a gap that needed to be filled.
"How long would it take for you to take care of it?" However, Natalia didn't care about that as she was more curious if it would be Zach who would fight for it as she admitted that this was the most tiring and powerful opponent she had ever had.
"I can kill this monster in less than a second." Zach said with certainty as he no longer put bronze-class monsters in his eyes. With that, he then just looked at the dropped items of the Undead Knight before giving them to Natalia since it was the reward for her hard work.
"Rest for a while. The day is still long. Let's have you level up to 30 before heading back." Zach followed while looking at Natalia. Furthermore, he also needs to hunt monsters for himself as he planned on leveling up to 50 today.
On the other hand, Natalia looked at Zach with awe after hearing that she could deal with the monster that she killed in just less than a second. She doesn't want to believe it but seeing his face that was showing that he was not joking, it makes her accept the fact that he really was just strong enough to say that with great confidence.
With that, Zach and Natalia then just headed toward another location looking for more Undead to kill. Together with their skill, unless they would encounter a gold class or a platinum monster, nothing can really harm them unless an unexpected situation comes their way.
Time passed as the sky turned dark, and Natasya, who was left behind the shelter, could be found looking outside of the protective shield as Zach and Natalia still didn't come back. She was worried that something might have happened and that she couldn't help but get anxious as she really wanted to go out to look for them, but she stopped as she knew how dangerous it was outside for the likes of her.
However, Natasya's worry subsides a little after seeing Zach coming back while seeing her daughter Natalia riding on his back. She immediately ran towards them and asked what had happened after seeing Natalia was too pale and weak to look at.
"Don't worry, Aunt Natasya. Natalia is just too tired." Zach said after seeing how worried Natasya was. He wanted to assure her that everything was fine and nothing bad had happened to them as Natalia was just too tired after fighting all day.
"Hehe. I became a little stronger, mother." Natalia jokingly said while looking at her worried mother, but what she said was true as she really had gotten strong from leveling up to 30 and had to experience how it would be to battle against stronger monsters, unlike the ones she always dealt with back in Russia.
"I'm just glad you both came back. Let's go back inside. I have already prepared for our dinner." Natasya was not interested whatsoever in whether she got stronger or not because if she would just follow her heart, she wanted Natalia not to go out and risk her life to be stronger, but she knew that she had to let her go since it was her life and that she can't stop her from doing what she wanted.
With that, Zach and the mother and daughter then headed back to his house since Natasya had also given permission to enter inside after Zach stripped Helin's role as the Shelter Manager and gave it to her all the while being responsible for cooking their meal after using the Chef Job Class Scroll for herself.
One month later, Zach and Nikolai's family were still in the Undead Battleground Shelter doing nothing but waiting for Helin's return. During this month, nothing big really happened aside from Zach and Natalia getting stronger after the former leveled up to 55, whereas the latter had reached level 35.
Moreover, Zach and Nikolai's family have also gotten along well as they started to treat each other like family, especially Natasya, who treated Zach as his own son after being together for a month, and the fact that he really was getting along with her daughter Natalia.
Meanwhile, aside from getting stronger, Zach and Natalia have also gotten to understand each other that they no longer need to say anything to do something as they completely understand what the other wants seeing them right now fighting against a silver-class Under Warrior, a new variant of Undead that specializes in using the sword.
Using the Sabre of Shadow, Zach parried all the attacks of the Undead Warrior. The collision of their swords was so powerful that it would cause a disturbance in the surroundings, but when you look at it closely, it was Zach who would always win the battle of strength, but he was not in a hurry to kill the monster since it was not his fight alone.
On the other hand, Natalia takes the chance to attack upon seeing the Undead Warrior occupied with Zach. Holding the same Sabre of Shadows, she used Berserk to power herself up before using Charge as she rushed forward at great speed which looked like she had teleported however that was not the purpose of the skill since it was not a movement type in its entirely because depending on how the user wants it to be, it can also become an attack type.
Seeing an opening, Natalia thrust the Sabre of Shadow into the Undead Warrior's neck. With the help of the skill Charge, the power of her attack that was already doubled by the Berserk skill's effect only strengthened seeing her weapon pierce its skin and come out the other end.
…. Thud….
The Undead Warrior fell to the ground after being killed and five items then came out of its body. It was a sign that it was dead, and so Natalia was very excited and happy about what had just happened as she couldn't believe that she really killed a silver-class monster. Though it was only a fluke since it was not looking at her after being so occupied by Zach, a kill was still a kill, and she even leveled up with it.
"Take the items that it drops. Since you killed it, you have the right to have them." Zach said with a smile since it was his plan all along to have Natalia fight and kill the Undead Warrior for her to have more experience since she would be dealing with them sooner or later.
"Really? Then." Natalia's excitement has only increased after hearing Zach since she has also come to know that the items it dropped would be of the Ultra Rare class, the same as the Saber of Shadows that Zach has given to him which was very powerful.
Without wasting any second, Natalia took a look at the items, but her face immediately turned sour after realizing that her Appraisal Skill couldn't see the information about it as it was still 2 Stars at the moment. She then just looked at their names and appearance before looking at Zach to ask for help.
[Item: Contract Pet Scroll
Item Tier: 1
Item Rating: 1 Star
Item Classification: Ultra Rare
Item Function: With the help of this item, the user can create a contract with any creature with a 15 % chance of success. (Direction for use: Put adrop of the user's and the creature's blood on the contract.)(Note: The closer and more familiar you are with the targeted creature, the higher the chance of a successful contract making. Force submission can also be used.)
Item Evolution Requirement: 5 Evolution Stones]
[Item: Warrior Job Class Scroll
Item Tier: 1
Item Rating: None
Item Classification: Rare
Item Function: A scroll that has been embedded by the experiences of a warrior. Using the scroll will transition the user's class to awarrior allowing the user to have the skills and fight like a warrior. (Note: Once you transitioned, you can no longer change your class.]
[Item: Silver Core
Item Tier: 1
Item Rating: None
Item Classification: Ordinary
Item Function: An item that was created inside every silver-class monster or beast. This item will activate a shelter and can also be used to upgrade the shelter.]
[Item: Obsidian Warblade
Item Tier: 1
Item Rating: 1 Star
Item Classification: Ultra Rare
Item Function: When equipped, an additional + 14 to attacking power.
Item Evolution Requirement: 5 Evolution Stones]
[Item: Warrior Boots
Item Tier: 1
Item Rating: 1 Star
Item Classification: Ultra Rare
Item Function: When equipped, an additional + 15 stat points to Strength
Item Evolution Requirement: 5 Evolution Stones]
Seeing their descriptions, Zach then immediately told Natalia about them, and the latter listened carefully. Following that, Natalia immediately equipped the Warrior Boots as she took the Contract Pet Scroll and Obsidian Warblade back to her inventory while looking at the Warrior Job Class Scroll and the Silver Core in her hands.
"Zach, should I use this Warrior Job Class Scroll?" Natalia asked as it was the first time she had seen this item, and the temptation of having a class was so great that she wanted to use it. She, however, felt like wanting to consult with Zach about it as he must know more about the item.
"If you ask for my opinion, then I would not have you take the class. If you want, I also have an Ultra Rare Job Class Scroll with me, but I also felt it would be a waste." Zach then replied. He had already decided long ago that he would choose a class that would be dropped between a gold-class and a platinum-class monster, so until then, he would not be tempted by the others.
"Why so?" Natalia was quite curious as to why Zach thought like that since it was a chance to get a class and become much stronger than they are now. But since it came from him who was even stronger than her, there must be a good reason for it.
"Because I felt like Epic Job Classes would come out after killing a gold-class monster. If you want to be stronger, you need to be patient and go beyond what's norm." Zach answered since he was also excited for the day that he would encounter one to see if his theories were correct.
"Is that so? Then I would also not use it then. Take these." Natali said, and understood what Zach was trying to mean, so she decided to give up the Warrior Job Class Scroll and Silver Core since she didn't have any use for them, especially the last one.
Seeing this, Zach then just smiled and took them. With that, they then settle everything that needs to be done in the area before finally leaving and decide to head back after the sky has started to get dark and also because they have enough for the day.