As I had stopped absorbing the mana essence from the monsters that I killed, there was no point in fighting a stronger beast.
I had thought it would be a good experience, but Arthur insisted on battling higher ranks only after becoming a gold core.
He might have been right, but right now, looking at the beast before me, I couldn't help but ignore his advice.
Logically, even if the monster evolved, I doubted it would be much stronger compared to the other gold cores, as there was no time for the monster to get used to its new strength.
And seeing its missing claw, I doubted whether it could grow back.
So going by the facts, this monster would be weaker than the average gold cores.
Haa...
I had found the justification for my actions. And even if by some chance the monster overpowered me, I knew the instructors would appear at the right moment to save me.
After all, this was a gold-ranked beast in a test meant for bronze and early silver ranks.
