20 Returning home

Opening the door, the item Bellator had come for stood on full display as it moved.

'Wait, it moved,' Bellator thought, surprised.

The item, which started moving, looked like a slime. It was colorless as it dashed towards him.

'What the heck is that?' Bellator thought, disgusted. It moved at an unnaturally fast speed, not allowing Bellator to react in time.

It jumped on his face, and a gooey substance could be seen.

Panicking, Bellator tried to pull it off his face, but it was like glue sticking to him.

Opening his mouth to try and scream, the slime-looking monstrosity climbed into his mouth.

'WHAT THE FUCK' Bellator thought as it entered his mouth. It had a sour taste, making him want to puke, but even if he tried, it wouldn't leave.

The longer it stayed in his mouth, the more Bellator realized something.

'It's dissolving in my mouth.' As the slime slowly entered Bellator's body, his body started feeling energized.

As if it were being reborn, his skin, which had been pale, turned into a healthy color, and his body, which previously looked malnourished, now looked better.

'So it was what I came here for; why did it look like that?'

'Status'

Birth Name: Bellator Arctic

Name: Bellator Salvatoris

Age: 16

Rank: G

Potential: Limitless

Talents:

- [Sword Talent]

- [Dagger Talent]

- [Bow Talent]

Weapon Art: None

Bloodline Ability: Locked

Traits: The One Who Sees All

Strength:G-

Agility:G

Mana Control: G

Charm: B-

Endurance: G

Defense: G-

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'Not only did my stats just go, but my potential cap is now nonexistent.'

Although it didn't seem like it did much, what Bellator had just ingested was the essence of a god.

It got rid of his potential, allowing him to one day surpass everyone. Not only that, but he grew stronger and learned things three times faster than any prodigy, including the main characters.

'I'll show those main characters what a real prodigy looks like. Within half a year, I could catch up to their strength if I train hard, and within a year, I could surpass them.'

With a grin on his face, Bellator started planning his next actions.

'I've got the items I can get with my current strength. Now all I need to do is train until I am strong enough to get more items.'

As his body fully ingested the slime, a portal opened up, leading to the outside world.

Leaving the dungeon, the same scene as before was happening.

Market stalls were lined up as the same hagglers stood at their shops, trying to scam people.

Bellator immediately attracted attention.

'Damn that B charm rank is doing wonders,' Bellator thought as he smiled.

Though his smell didn't last long as he heard some comments.

"Ewww... What's that smell?" A man said, pinching his nose.

"It's him," his friend next to him said as he pointed at Bellator.

Embarrassed, Bellator started walking faster.

'I guess it wasn't my face,' Bellator thought, his face flushing red.

'That goblin blood really does stink, though,' he thought as he sniffed himself.

Before he could leave, though, someone from the Central Union stopped him.

'These guys again. Why is the Central Union always stopping me?'

"Hey, before you leave, aren't you going to sell your mana stones?" The guard asked.

"No," Bellator responded as he ignored the guard and walked away.

"Weird Kid," the guard said as he went back to his post.

'I don't actually have any mana stones. I couldn't tell him that, though,' Bellator thought as he went to the bus station.

Arriving at the bus station, Bellator was lucky as there was already a bus there, so he quickly boarded it.

"Ewww... What's that smell?" A little girl said as she looked at her mom.

The mom, embarrassed, tried to apologize to Bellator, but he just ignored it and sat down.

'I can't possibly smell that bad,' Bellator thought as the bus started driving.

Looking out the window, Bellator watched as the scenery changed as the bus flew to District 5.

Arriving at District 5, Bellator prepared to disembark, but before he left, the little girl from before spoke again.

"Bye, Stinky Man," the girl said as she waved at him.

The mom instantly tried to reprimand her, but Bellator ignored it and went home.

Arriving at the front door, Bellator nervously knocked on the door.

'Mom is going to kill me.'

Opening the door, Beatriz immediately hugged Bellator as she saw him, yet she quickly stopped as a disgusting stench filled her nose.

Looking at Bellator, green blood was all over his clothes, as his red blood also appeared.

"Are you okay?" Beatriz said, worried, as she ran to her room, leaving Bellator on the porch.

Entering the house, Aurelia could be seen watching TV, but as soon as she saw Bellator, she immediately ran to him and hugged him.

"Why do you stink, big brother?" Aurelia asked as she looked at Bellator.

'I can't take this anymore.' Leaving Aurelia, Bellator headed straight to the bathroom as he scraped the blood off, making sure to clean every part of his body.

After 30 minutes of showering, Bellator finally felt clean as he wore a new outfit.

Coming out of the bathroom, Beatriz sat with a medical aid kit in her lap.

Seeing Bellator, she immediately started treating him, putting plasters all over his body.

"You gonna tell me where you were and what happened now?" Beatriz said in a strict tone.