My Level Zero System

Returning to rest, a pile of clues appeared in Kain's mind, revolving around Mera's story.

Of course, for Kain, he couldn't just listen for a bit and then leave it at that.

In his head he began to build and piece together information.

Even though the information Mera gave him was numerous and scattered, Kain was still able to organize that information into a single core.

Mera's mother.

A Magus who had hidden her identity for an unknown purpose, but from her expressions, Kain could tell she was running away from someone or something.

This is not difficult to deduce, however, if you dig deeper, it is different.

Kain thought carefully.

As for Mera's mother running away from something, Kain deduced a few things.

First, the pursuit from someone or something towards Mera's mother was not aimed at her identity.

This may sound a bit confusing, but it can be understood that whatever was hunting Mera's mother, it wasn't doing so because of "her", but because of another "role" that she represented.

And this "role" must have something to do with magic.

It was quite easy to deduce from the fact that she actively concealed her Magus identity almost the entire time, while also preventing the Mera sisters, especially Mera, from coming into contact with magic.

Second, it's about the means by which someone or something chases after Mera's mother, or in other words, how Mera's mother hides herself.

This was actually not difficult to guess, because except for magic, Mera's mother lived almost as normal, and had lived like that for a very long time. Therefore, Kain guessed that the thing chasing Mera's mother was not so much a physical thing, but was being tracked using magic.

This again leads Kain into a problem, how?

What if because Mera's mother is a Magus, the "hunters" can come looking for her?

No, this is not true.

Not using magic doesn't mean the magic is gone.

This is almost a given, and in the story Mera told, Mera's mother was still able to use magic even though it had been inactive for many years.

So, combine all the clues.

Kain concluded that Mera's mother must have hidden a mark, a marker, or something similar. This thing appeared when the owner unlocked their magical potential, so Mera's mother prevented her daughter from coming into contact with magic.

At the same time, this seal can only send a signal to notify the "hunter" in a special case.

It is energy depletion.

So, when Mera's mother didn't use magic, she could still live peacefully without any pressure.

It was only when she was exhausted from using magic to protect her two daughters that her concealment of the mark disappeared. This allowed the hunter to sense Mera's mother's location.

Third, it is genetics.

Kain suspected that this mark had been passed down from Mera's mother to Mera.

This was not only because her mother prevented Myra and Mera from coming into contact with magic. But also because on the night before her mother disappeared, she had left Mera a single instruction.

According to Mera, her mother only told her alone, not her sister.

Excluding the very small possibility that Mera's mother was discriminating, besides, if this was really a serious matter, then their mother would have even less reason to separate the two sisters and give each of them separate instructions.

So, Kain assumed that this genetic inheritance only happened to Mera, and her mother knew it too.

Fourth, is the disappearance of Mera's mother.

Although Mera believed that her mother had been taken away, or worse, killed, Kain, however, judged otherwise.

The most direct cause is nothing more than a coincidence of timing.

For a month since Mera's mother woke up, except for some strange behavior, she didn't say anything to Mera, only suddenly on the day she went missing did she do so. This made Kain feel like it was a warning before leaving.

As for the blood pool left in the room, Kain was more inclined to believe that Mera's mother had intentionally caused it. In order to end her family's memorial in searching for her. And the reason she left on her own was also to push the danger away from her family.

But this also shows another truth, that the "hunter" is very close.

Mera's mother must have known the consequences of the mark being exposed, but she still lingered for a month before leaving.

During that time, she must have tried to make up for her mistake, but after finding out she couldn't, she left.

At this point, a complete picture was quickly assembled and completed in Kain's mind.

A woman with a mysterious identity, being pursued by enemies. She flees to the far northern city of Whesling, and accidentally falls in love with a nobleman in the city. They get married, become husband and wife, and have two lovely daughters.

Everything went well until a few years later, the husband was threatened by the enemy by kidnapping his two daughters. Causing the wife to reveal her strength to protect the lives of her two children.

This exposed her to the "hunter", leading to her decision to fake her death and run away to avoid implicating her family.

The story ends here, but when he puts himself in perspective, Kain immediately discovers some of his previous mistakes.

It's about how the "hunter" locks onto Mera's mother's position.

Mother Mera was unconscious for ten days, assuming her location was exposed during those ten days.

This way, the "hunter" will lock onto the Whesling and its surrounding areas.

So, even though Mera's mother had recovered and concealed the signal, the target of Whesling City remained unchanged.

It doesn't matter whether Mera's mother leaves or not.

So, Kain guessed that after she left, she went through another "loss of consciousness" by expending all her energy.

This was to divert the "hunter's" gaze away from Whesling City, away from her family.

As for her fate after that, it was uncertain.

So, only Mera's problem remains to be dealt with.

Although Kain was not clear about what Mera's mother was hiding, he could still vaguely sense the seriousness of the problem.

Immediately, Kain looked for Mera, who was now lying in her sleeping bag, seemingly falling asleep.

"Mera, wake up, I have something to tell you."

Kain shook Mera's body, however, she did not wake up.

Kain frowned, shaking her body harder, but Mera still didn't react at all, as if she had completely cut off her response to the outside environment.

Kain's eyes changed.

If she was sleeping, this would not have happened.

Realizing that the situation had changed, Kain did not shout or call out to Myra. He calmly walked outside and whispered into Katie's ear.

"She's a little tired, could you please look after her for a while?"

"Ah... okay."

Katie didn't understand anything, but she still agreed without hesitation.

Kain nodded slightly, then quietly slipped out of the stone door.

The energy within Kain exploded, magic spread around him, Kain used [Thunder Flash] and [Enhancement Body] to increase his speed, dashing like a bolt of lightning in the fog.

"Hopefully there's still time."

A thought crossed Kain's mind.

Thinking of Mera, Kain's footsteps couldn't help but quicken.

Because there were no constraints, and he was traveling at full speed, it only took Kain nearly half a day to return to the vicinity of the lonely fortress.

At this moment, Kain appeared with a somewhat shabby and disheveled appearance. Sweat was dripping from his forehead, causing a few strands of long hair to stick to his skin.

However, his eyes were terrifyingly strong.

He is really exhausted.

But, he already has "food" here.

Inside the lonely fortress, in the western garrison area, a group of Crawlers were wandering around an area in a daze.

Compared to the previous dispersion, this group of monsters moved in a much more organized manner. It was not like a motley crowd, but more like a regular army patrolling.

Suddenly, a vague figure appeared in front of the monsters.

They reacted, roaring towards the vague figure.

In response to those hostile shouts, only electric arcs appeared around him.

[Level]: 0

[Ability]:

-[Thunder Magic ★★]:

+[Thunder Spear level 2] 0/200 (+150)

+[Thunder Arrow level 2] 0/200 (+200)

+[Thunder Descend level 1] 0/150

+[Thunder Flash level 2] 0/250 (+200)

+[Thunder Control level 3] 0/350

-[Enhancement Magic ★★]:

+[Enhancement Magic level 2] 96/700

-[Fire Magic ★★]:

+[Fire Cannon level 1] 0/150

+[Fire Blade level 1] 0/150

+[Fire Storm level 1] 0/200

+[Fire Burst level 1] 0/200

-[Spirit Magic ★] 147/1500 (+147):

+[Seek level Max]

+[Imitative level Max]

+[Mind Sense level Max]

-[Life Magic ★] 0/1500 (+):

+[Heal level Max]

Since entering the lonely fortress, Kain has begun to kill indiscriminately, he is either killing monsters, or on the way to find monsters to kill.

He almost mercilessly massacred, quickly leading to the monsters' pursuit.

The monsters gathered together into an army and went on patrol to search for them for that reason.