Marlon tried three true cores after the first one and still had not found any skill upgrade cores. Two of them gave skill fusion cards, while the remaining two granted memory fragments, additional experience points, and stat points.
The memories contained within those fragments were rather underwhelming compared to the one he had obtained in the past. One of them depicted a fight the former owner of the core could never forget because it marked his very first true loss. The other centered on the Planet Eater, something Marlon had already witnessed before, making it far less valuable to him.
Orion brought out another true core and handed it to him without hesitation.
"This is the last one in my possession. Let us hope you obtain the skill upgrade core. If not, you will have to manage with the skill fusion card. While not as potent as the skill upgrade core, it might grant new effects that we may be able to use to finish them off," he explained in a steady tone.
