Ren was panting heavily, thankful for those glorious level ups as right after he killed the monster he got enough EXP to level twice and upon leveling up his HP and MP healed. His body was in so much pain, her battle cosplay outfit dirty, as he had worn it while grinding cause it was cool. Getting hit and nearly crushed by large boulders twice as well as a large fist hurt alot. Ren was still physically and mentally exhausted after the battle though, leveling up not curing fatigue. Still he had barely survived, even going unconscious for a moment, but Ren's desire to not die gave him a second wind and let him keep on fighting instead of dying. 

In fact, during the fight when Ren's HP did go below 0 around the time everyone completed their afternoon activities brought up the following window. It didn't appear directly in front of them, but more in the corner of their vision. It was like a health bar that shows on the side of the screen for the health of party members. It showed Ren's name and below that a health bar, but it was empty. Instead it had 'Deadly' in dark red text with a small skull next to it, just like the Deadly Status that Sasha received during that one battle. It most likely was a party alert to indicate that Ren was in danger. 

When Ren leveled up though after destroying the monster that bar would fill back up to full red to show that he was alright. Still he had been in incredible danger from something despite the fact that he was a higher level than all of them, which meant that whatever it was had to be a force to be reckoned with. That small window would remain there though until dismissed by touching it. 

After the battle Ren looked towards where his foe had been, a familiar small chest like from when the Big Imp had been defeated. Ren touched it and in a small blink of light the chest vanished, a few items in its place. A stack of yen bills, four vials, a book, and a strange looking stone. Ren used Observe on all of the Items. There was alot of money and the four vials were three mana potions, one being a Medium one instead of small, and one Small Health Potion. A Skill Book was there, this one seeming and being somewhat rare, and the stone was also strange. It had a strange power to it according to Ren's Observe Skills. 

Ren picked up the four Zombie Teeth that were there as well, sighing to himself. He was quite tired. Unfortunately he didn't have much time to relax as he suddenly noticed his Minimap. A white dot was right behind him and he quickly turned around, not giving the dot any chance as it wasn't green, so it wasn't any of the party members. "Spinning Mana Blades!" The three disc shaped, spinning blades of mana shot towards whoever was there as Ren turned around. 

[url=http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140307095809/the-gamer/images/c/cc/Ma-Hyun_approaches_Jee-Han.png]A man in a dark suit[/url] was standing there, a relaxed and calm look on his face. The three blades just broke and dissipated before they even hit the man, not even making him blink. "Now now...that wasn't very nice was it? I'm not here to harm you. No, I'm here just for three reasons. A request, a gift, and a warning. Sorry that I did not speak up sooner."

Ren's eyes widened as he saw his level. His Skill was completely ineffective. Not only did they not deal any damage, but they didn't even hit him. Was this the power of those with ??? Level as Ren looked at the text above his head. Gin Kazama Lv ??? and above that was 'Abyss Auction Dealer'. So this man was from the Abyss Auction then? Did all dealers have this level? If so then Saito was right in that this place was not something to mess with. Ren was taken out of his thoughts though when a card was suddenly handed to him, Ren gently taking it and looking at it. 

"Our service wishes to see the patronage of you and your friends. We have noticed you, Hitori Ren-san, a while ago after you contact with the Messengers of Gaia. Since then we have kept tabs on you with things like long range observation magic although we haven't really learned much from it since you have done well in obscuring yourself. Of course we have been keeping tabs on your friends as well over these past two days ever since their contact with a Messenger of Gaia as well. You all possess some incredible potential and we wish for your patronage." 

Ren looked at the card for a few moments. A website was printed on it beneath the words 'Abyss Auction' on one side. On the other was Gin Kazama and a phone number. "If you wish use the Abyss Auction Service go to this website or call this phone number to get the app for your phone. If you use my name you and your other friends will get a 25% discount on your first purchase as long as it is a purchase of upper D Rank or lower." 

Was this man seriously speaking of this like an American TV commercial, which Ren had seen before when his parents were in America for a bit. Ren remembered going to some party there one day for his parents' work. Those thoughts and past memories were quickly pushed out of his mind though when the man suddenly handed him a bag. In it were four small vials, Ren using Observe on one of them by mumbling it quietly beneath his breath. 

"Some very small health potions. They are somewhat smaller than the somewhat other small ones, but they should help you all out in a pinch so split them among your friends. Don't worry about paying me for them, they are a gift from me to your group as I do wish for you all to do well, which is also why I have come here." The man's relaxed, laid back, and calm tone became more serious as he adjusted the glasses on his face. "The Messengers of Gaia do not just contact anyone. The fact that they have contacted you and your friends has made information on all of you has sell well, especially by those who are more interested in the messengers. Which is where my warning comes in." He sighed a little, adjusting his glasses once again. 

"You all are being watched. Some people have begun to suspect that you all have incredible potential and they will probably do anything to get it. All the Auction knows about your power is that you can see things above people's heads, have Skills, and can get Experience Points. Still thanks to some information gathered from some of your fights against some monsters you all are said to have incredible potential. Some people are targeting you and you all are now in danger. So all I can tell you is that you and your friends need to grow stronger. Also be careful of where you go and where you set up Pseudospaces to train. I recommend finding a secretive, more secure place. Anyway, with that, I bid you adieu."

With that the man left, the man disappearing in a small blink of black energy. Ren's eyes widened, wondering if he could get a teleportation skill like that. Still, he just heard some bad news. Ren opened up his Friends List and sent a PM to everyone else. It read as follows. 

[hider=PM]
From: Ren Hitori

Come to the abandoned Mizushima Park in the outskirts of the Residential District. I have some unsettling news and am also a bit too tired to move right now.
[/hider]

After that Ren fell down onto his back, not even bothering to change out of his 'battle outfit' despite the fact that the others could possibly some here. All of that exhaustion was now catching up with him. Even if the pain was all mostly gone thanks to leveling up and his HP healing he was still exhausted from that incredibly tough and very long fight that he was lucky to have survived. He slowly closed his eyes, deciding to catch some rest for now until the others showed up, so if and when any of the others showed up they would find Ren in [url=http://s198.photobucket.com/user/dghe/media/MSN_ch196_pg12.png.html] an interesting looking cosplay[/url] [i](just the outfit, everything else appearance wise still looks like Ren)[/i], eyes closed as he looked passed out, his breathing very slow.