Chapter 48 Ranking Up

• With the caracal dead, Alex now had two mid rank 2 monster cores for his use. He knew that going against late stage monsters would be him biting more than he could chew. It may only be a single stage difference but that single stage was big that couldn't be underestimated.
• The essence in a rank 2 mid stage monster core is significantly lower than the one found in a late stage monster core. The difference could be up to two times. A late stage rank 2 monster could easily slaughter five mid stage monsters but the same couldn't be said if the situation was reversed.
• As such, Alex had to increase his power so as to hunt higher stage monsters. Now, he would be going for the peak of warrior path before dabbling in the mage path. Dealing with one could easily lead to him completing the job way faster than if he dealt in both the paths at once. It wasn't like he was dependent on the mage path during most of his fights as the only technique that required mana in his techniques was only the lightning steps movement technique.