While the two certified hunters were ensuring Diether's safety and inspecting the viper's body, Reiji received the notification about his mission completion.

[ Congratulations! You have completed the Beast Duel Victory Mission! ] ​​

[ You have received 20 Skill Points. ]

[ Creating New Mission... ]

[ Unable to create a new mission. Please complete the remaining mission. ]

Reiji sighed after getting this notification. He was already aware of it but still felt disappointed in seeing it again.

Anyway, the remaining mission that was left was the 'Wait! Hold On' mission where he needs to be held for twelve hours straight and it should be done by anyone else aside from his current wielder which was Diether.

'Well, At the very least... I have a lot more skill points now...'

Although he can now purchase a much stronger or effective skill, he decided to just save it for now and will use it depending on his current situation.

After all, if Diether was severely injured due to battles, he would need these SPs to heal the young man just like what happened before.

The Skill Points weren't just for acquiring fancy skills as he considers that it was also a way to save their lives from unexpected danger.

***

"Kid... Are you okay?"

Kyle asked the young man seeing that he was motionless after he sat down on the ground.

"Yes... I'm just exhausted, senior..."

"Let me see your eyes... I don't think that you're poisoned as I've watched your entire battle... However, I just need to make sure that I didn't miss anything..."

He explained kindly. Diether felt the genuine concern for his well-being so he smiled to the man replied.

"Of course... I will cooperate..."

Kyle studied Diether's eyes, tongue, and looked for any spots on his skin that could be caused by the venom. It took about five minutes to ensure that he was truly fine as the Hunter sighed in relief.

"Drink this... "

"I don't think that I'll need an antidote, senior..."

"Oh, right... I mean this... I pulled the wrong one."

Kyle immediately kept the antivenom vial and gave a water bottle to Diether... He also brought a water pouch with him that was tied on his waist but since the senior Hunter offered kindly, Diether accepted it without any more words...

Gulp! Gulp!

Diether took a few mouthfuls and realized that it wasn't as simple as he thought it would be.

It tasted different...

It seems to have a rejuvenating effect on his body after just a mouthful of water.

It was an amazing experience...

"What kind of water is this?" He couldn't help but ask.

"Hehehe! Are you impressed? I acquired a Magic Equipment that allows me to collect this kind of water..."

"Ugh... Thank you for letting me drink. This must be very expensive..."

"Yes. But you don't have to mind that... I'm really surprised about the skills you showed, so you can take it..."

"T-thank you, senior..."

Diether was impressed that such a Magic Equipment was actually being used for this type of thing aside from battling enemies. It seems that he still has a lot to learn about their existence.

Anyway, now that he will be a licensed Hunter, he'll have more access to information and will soon learn more about them.

"This viper... It actually died due to his explosive power..." Brian said softly after carefully studying the viper's body...

He was impressed by the young man's Spiritual Energy...

His every strike would actually leave behind a trace of this energy which would accumulate and destroy the opponent from the inside after some time had passed.

It was such a sinister method of attack...

Brian shakes his head and brought out a knife to stab the head of the viper...

After a few seconds, Brian took out the core it contains and brought it to Diether... It was his kill so the loot should be rightfully his.

Diether only remembered now that there was indeed this reward after killing an Evil Beast. He wasn't really sure how to use this so he only plans to sell this core to a merchant in the village to earn some money...

This second part of the License Examination was successfully completed!

Once he returned to the association, he will receive his Hunter License and he would be able to start taking missions to earn even more money!

The day that he would no longer have to worry about his food and clothing was coming closer and closer...

***

A couple of days had passed as Yasmin joined Diether on his training routine every morning. Diether was still trying to conquer the hanging woods training course and was currently sweating profusely.

In truth, Reiji had also used this chance to complete the last mission.

That's right...

He made Yasmin hold him for twelve hours without revealing his identity to her...

Luckily, he managed to complete the mission before Yasmin decided that it was just a waste of time.

[ Congratulations! You have completed the Wait! Hold On Mission! ]

[ You have received 30 Skill Points. ]

[ Creating New Missions... ]

[ Duel Victory II ]

[ Fight against a stronger opponent and win together with your wielder.

Only someone considered capable by the Guide can be called as an opponent.

You are prohibited to use Take Over during the duel.

Reward: 40 SP ]

[ Beast Duel Victory II ]

[ Fight against a stronger beast opponent and win together with your wielder.

Only someone considered capable by the Guide can be called as an opponent.

You are prohibited to use Take Over during the duel.

Reward: 40 SP ]

[ Unknown Mission ]

[ You need to acquire three additional skills before the new mission will be revealed.

"Oh! More missions..."

Reiji was happy that the previous restriction that stops him from getting another mission was now removed.

He recognized that it was only an upgraded version of the previous missions he completed so he didn't think too much about it.

What he was concerned about was that he was being forced to acquire new skills to get the third mission...

Sigh~