Max Level is 100? I Can Upgrade All skill s to Lv99999!-Chapter 67 --Secret Lake - Preparing an Ambush

Secret Lake.

With the white mist receding, the monsters around the lake had become noticeably more active.

Of course, "active" was only relative—because before this, no adventurer had ever set foot in this region.

Even though the area was packed with danger, and might even conceal secrets or curses, adventurers still kept coming in waves, one after another.

They farmed monsters here, or dove beneath the surface to explore.

Not because they truly weren’t afraid of death—

But because beneath the water, aside from the "secret," there were also massive amounts of precious materials.

For example: dragon glass, a high-end crafting material used for forging equipment.

A fist-sized piece could sell for several thousand gold coins—yet even then it was hard to find on the market.

But beneath Secret Lake, dragon glass lay everywhere like ordinary stones, densely carpeting the lakebed in thick layers.

This world never lacked greedy people willing to pay for wealth with their lives.

So even though Secret Lake carried terrifying legends, it still drew countless eyes.

Just then, some adventurers suddenly spotted a handsome Whitewing Tiger!

"Look! That mount is seriously too cool!"

"Holy shit—Whitewing Tiger!? Even a big shot like that is interested in Secret Lake? If that’s the case, our ways of making money are going to shrink again."

"Don’t be so pessimistic, brother. What big shot my ass—if he wants to snatch things from our mouths, first let’s see if he’s got the teeth to chew meat. Those pampered nobles from ivory towers? I’m not afraid of them!"

...

Under the gaze of countless adventurers, Caelan acted as if no one else existed. He swaggered over on the Whitewing Tiger and arrived at the shore of Secret Lake.

He swung himself down from the tiger, then gently patted its head.

The Whitewing Tiger was incredibly intelligent—it even lowered its huge forehead into Caelan’s palm and rubbed against his hand softly, back and forth.

Seeing this, a sour wave of envy immediately brewed among the nearby adventurers.

"Damn... that big cat is insanely cool. And it’s so human-like!"

"I’m so jealous. If I had a mount like that, I’d like to see which goddess at our academy would dare reject me."

"Kid, stop daydreaming. That Whitewing Tiger is worth hundreds of millions of gold coins. You want to earn that much? Easy. Go find dragon glass and bring back a hundred thousand pieces."

"A hundred thousand!? You might as well kill me. I’ve only found two pieces, and I’ve already danced on the edge of death three times. Even if I had a hundred lives, it still wouldn’t be enough!"

"So yeah—this is the difference between us and nobles. Even if the title doesn’t exist anymore, it’s still the same."

Caelan didn’t bother with their chatter.

He patted Albie’s forehead and deliberately raised his voice:

"If you don’t want to die, leave this place right now." 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

"Anyone who leaves too late... will probably die here."

The adventurers’ hands all paused for a moment.

"What the hell is this kid trying to say?"

"Even if his family has power, he can’t bully people like this, can he?"

"Hey—what if we don’t leave? What are you going to do? Kill all of us?"

Hearing their questions, Caelan only shrugged helplessly.

"If you don’t want to go, then don’t blame me for not warning you."

"If you’re willing to stay here and wait for death—then go ahead."

After saying that, Caelan didn’t look back once. He headed toward the mountain range not far away.

When they realized Caelan’s target wasn’t Secret Lake at all, the adventurers stared in shock.

They had assumed he showed up to compete with them for the dragon glass at the bottom of the lake.

But his actions left them completely confused.

Was he really here just... to farm monsters?

If so, why did he warn them to leave?

They couldn’t figure it out. Not at all.

...

Meanwhile, Caelan had already gripped his longsword with both hands and started slaughtering the monsters in the forest.

His footwork became even more nimble—moving through the trees as if he were strolling across an open field.

With the monsters’ furious roars, countless creatures lost their lives in an instant.

But then—

From deep within the forest came a sky-shaking roar!

In the blink of an eye, dark clouds gathered overhead, as if a torrential storm were about to fall.

The adventurers nearby immediately turned grim.

Those whose companions had gone underwater rushed to the lakeside, yanking on the ropes they’d tied in advance, trying to haul their teammates up.

"To be able to summon a rainstorm... what level is that monster in the forest?"

"At least seven-star. I think eight-star is possible!"

"Do you think that kid’s gone crazy? He dares provoke an eight-star beast king—he seriously doesn’t want to live!"

Nearby, the Whitewing Tiger stood quietly on guard.

Listening to the adventurers’ discussion, it snorted disdainfully.

What a joke. Would its master fear an eight-star beast king?

They had absolutely no idea how terrifying its master truly was.

It was only an eight-star beast king.

Even if Albie handled it alone, it would still be fine.

At the very least, it would get a nice full meal!

Albie lay down calmly, as if drifting into a light doze.

However, at that moment—

A small squad formed of the titan race arrived at Secret Lake.

The adventurers around them cast surprised looks, but it was only surprise—nothing more.

After all, more than a hundred years ago, the human race and the titan race had signed a series of cooperative agreements.

So the titan race was one of the few alien races allowed to appear in human territory.

In other words, their arrival wasn’t a big deal.

But right then, the previously dozing Albie suddenly shifted position.

Its tiger eyes slowly swept over the titan race squad, examining them back and forth.

In truth, Albie was far smarter than humans assumed.

For example—this titan race squad was from the same group as the unlucky titan who had been blown up at the Mylanne City teleportation array.

The difference was that titan had died in the explosion.

These few titans had followed all the way to Secret Lake.

So... the whole time, they’d been tracking its master?

Albie shook its head, then turned slightly and resumed its nap.

Those big idiots did have a few members who seemed pretty strong.

But...

They couldn’t begin to imagine how terrifying its master was.