From the seven Bronze Rank fiends he killed just now and the many Iron Rank fiends he killed back in the valley, Ray received 7 low-level fiend cores and a hundred lowest-level fiend cores respectively.
Ray kept 50 lowest-level fiend cores and 3 low-level fiend cores. He gave the rest to Nameless, saying, "The extra is for helping me back then when I was surrounded by the Iron and Bronze Rankers of the Ash Legionaries."
He had desired to repay him since then. Now that he had repaid him, he felt a weight lift off of his shoulders.
Nameless revealed a satisfied smile.
"You know how to be grateful."
"Where are you going?" Ray asked as Nameless turned to leave. But the direction he was heading in wasn't the exit of the Slime Nest, but its depths.
Nameless stopped in his tracks. He didn't turn around. His back faced Ray as he replied in a calm and confident tone, but the words he uttered were so shocking they couldn't be less given weight than the thunderous rumbling of the sky.
