Chapter 344 (1/2)
Kiaaaak—
-You….. You…..
-Let me out. Let me out.
-Huk huk huk. I’m hungry. Hungry. Hungry.
Just hearing the screams from the Ten Thousand Weaponry storage room was enough to make one shiver.
“As you can see, this all happened because of my horrible disciple.”
After the Adamantine Nova disappeared, she used different barriers and spells so the weapons and artifacts couldn’t run wild.
Still, there were limits to what she could do. With the core gone, the pressure on them would lessen.
Moreover, Anastasia had been busy with Victoria and hadn’t been able to focus on the storage room.
Victoria glanced away, too ashamed to say anything. Kahn and Doyle knew they were the cause of the problem and looked at the storage room with serious faces.
Kahn could use Bian, and Doyle could use demonic energy. Being sensitive like most rankers were, they knew how bad the problem inside the storage room was.
Something big was being created inside.
The evil intent from the weapons and artifacts leaked out and combined with each other, awakening their identities. If this went on, a resilient monster would be created.
Of course, if Anastasia stepped up herself, she’d be able to rip it apart easily. No matter how big of a monster appeared, as long as it wasn’t a superior monster, it wouldn’t be able to defeat her.
But Victoria knew that it took a toll on Anastasia for her to manifest as her actual body. It was why her teacher had been separated from the world for a thousand years.
Returning to heaven. That was what always tied Anastasia up.
“And you’ll take care of this? How?”
Anastasia squinted at Yeon-woo as if telling him to stop spouting nonsense. He was looking at the storage room with an indifferent gaze.
Yeon-woo just asked her a question while maintaining his calm appearance.
“I can take care of it. Please just answer this question. If I solve this, will you give me the Adamantine Nova? I’ll pay you in full for it.”
This morning, Yeon-woo had asked all kinds of questions after going to see Anastasia. About what she was going to do with the Adamantine Nova when it didn’t have anything to keep tied up.
It was an idea that Victoria had spoken about the entire night.
After learning that Kahn and Doyle were joining Yeon-woo’s party, she said she wanted to join as well.
When she heard they needed to create an Adamantine Nova before they headed into Tartarus, she said that it was worth a try to make a deal with Anastasia to get rid of a problem she had.
Thankfully, Victoria was right. Anastasia accepted the deal, though 90% of her reason was so she could laugh at them.
“Alright. Try if you can. If you do, there’s no reason to keep it. No, since you’re taking care of a problem for me, I’ll call you Oraboni as the reward. How does that sound?”
Under the mask, Yeon-woo’s two eyes curved.
“You can’t forget what you said.”
“Hmph!”
Yeon-woo stepped into the storage room.
Hwaaak—
An enormous amount of monstrous energy pressed down his shoulders. It was a power that anyone would end up bending to, but…..
[The Authority ‘Combat Instinct’ has been activated.]
The Authority activated and scattered the monstrous energy that had been trying to surround Yeon-woo at once.
[Combat Instinct]
Rank: Authority
Proficiency: 2.5%
Summary: An Authority that a god of ‘Olympus,’ Ares, gifted you.
Ares has kept an eye on you, who was never discouraged in a battlefield with numerous enemies.
However, because of his sister, Athena, he just watched you, but this time, he was impressed by you when you massacred all your enemies alone.
He regrets that he wasn’t able to find you before his sister. He gave you a powerful Authority, desperately hoping that you’ll become his apostle.
*Indomitable Spirit
The stronger the pressure received from your enemy, the more you’ll feel at ease and the tougher your will to win will become. The consumption of your health speeds up, but your offensive power is amplified. The effect is stronger the longer the Authority is activated.
*Soul Extortion
Your undefeatable spirit will discourage your enemies. With this, you will be able to take some health from them.
[The Channeling with Ares is weak, so many of the Authority’s effects are being canceled.]
[The effect of the monstrous energy is being offset.]
[A part of the monstrous energy is absorbed to increase your attack power.]
He hadn’t been able to bring up the entirety of the Authority. If he did, all 900 of the other Authorities would activate at the same time.
But because they were already registered in his skill window, he could use some of them.
[Ares shouts at you, asking what you’re doing. He demands you to open the Channeling again right this instant.]
[Athena, who has been watching quietly, reprimands him.]
[Ares flinches and steps back. He explains that that wasn’t what he meant.]
[Ares licks his lips and expresses regret.]
[Apollo, who was watching the two, bursts into laughter. He shows interest in you.]
[Artemis looks at you strangely.]
Yeon-woo cut his left wrist with his Magic Bayonet and sprayed the blood in the air.
The blood of Residual Poison Blood was a black color, having been combined with another type of blood.
[The Authority ‘Hogubyeolseong’ has been activated.]
[Hogubyeolseong]
Rank: Authority
Proficiency: 5.2%
Summary: An Authority that a god of ‘Dilmun,’ Nergal, gifted you.
Nergal liked your fighting technique of using Monster Portents with poison to kill enemies painfully.
However, he felt that you were still lacking in the way you used poison, so he gave you this Authority hoping you would fix it.
*Epidemic God
The power of being able to create different epidemics is given to you. According to the proficiency of the skill, the territory and effects of the epidemic expand, and the more enemies you infect, the stronger the epidemic becomes.
*Thousand Killings
True death doesn’t discriminate between the living and the dead. The same effects will show up on those without physical bodies.
[The Channeling with Nergal is weak, so many of the Authority’s effects are being canceled.]
[The effects of the Authority are being added to your Monster Portents.]
Kiikiikiiik—
His shadow split into hundreds and stood high above the ground. There were more Monster Portents than before. Receiving the effect of Hogubyeolseong, they quickly cleared through the Ten Thousand Weaponry storage room.
The poison wasn’t as strong as it could’ve been, but the option that the same effects could be seen on spiritual bodies too was a big help.
-What are these…..?!
-Go away! Go away!
-Aaaack!
The storage room full of evil intent quickly filled with screams.
[The Monster Portent ‘Hun’ has gotten rid of the artifact ‘Tatasha’s Sword.’ It absorbs its power.]
[The Monster Portent ‘So’ has crushed the ‘Helm of a Forgotten Warrior.’ It absorbs its power.]
[The Monster Portant ‘Kkang’ has swallowed the artifact ‘Akam’s Book.’ It absorbs its power.]
……
“What is…..?!”
Anastasia’s eyes widened at the unbelievable situation.
The weapons and artifacts she had created over the centuries were breaking apart too easily.
By mere shadow monsters!