58 Transcending the Mortal World? (2/2)

But I can already feel the bone-chilling power from it! Just a bit more... just a little bit more, and all this power will belong to me!!!

The power that could even rival Gods! This is the fruit of my labor, hahaha!!!

However, all of this could only be possible because of that 'thing'. I even had to spread rumors that it was some gift bestowed by God Zeph so the people under me won't revolt!

I don't understand how such a miraculous thing was in the hands of that filthy Duke!

How much of an idiot could he be that even with all the resources in his hand, he could not find me?! Or maybe I'm just that clever?

Even if he had found me, what could he do? I'm also a Rank-8 Mage and the people under me would not lose to any small kingdom's army!

And what was that thing? Just a leg! But whose leg could it be to contain such extraordinary powers?

From the shape and the tone, it only looked as if it was of some human's, but those snake-like moving black symbols prove otherwise.

Anyways, I don't care since it is now in my hands!

I was just a child when I had read the scripture for this ritual. The purpose of this ritual was to sacrifice those hundreds of children to create this horrifying monster.

However, creating this abomination was not the end goal. The last part was for the person to absorb its power and transcend the limit of mortals!

Just imagining the strength that I could obtain from it gives me goosebumps.

The only problem in this ritual was that despite the colossal sacrifice, the monster still needed a catalyst to stabilize its power.

I had long ago given up on this ritual when I found out how strong of a catalyst. It was only recently when I listened to the report of one of my spies in the Capital City.

Who would've thought that behind the recent rise of Duke was just a leg?! It was funny, no matter how you look at it.

Just a little more... and the whole world will come to know of me, Podas! Yes, I may have an unusual name, but the world will tremble upon hearing this name in the future!

My dreams were in front of me, waiting for me to grab hold of them.

There were only a few minutes left before the completion of the monster when I felt someone with a huge Mana pool rushing towards my location!

This amount of Mana would not lose to mine, a Rank-8 Mage's. Wait... it could not be the Duke, right?

Even if it's not the Duke, the person rushing here would not be my friend.

This would make things a little tricky if he arrives at this time! I had created all those distractions for this moment not to be disrupted.

There were many Beasts of high ranks to stop small-timers from coming near this location. At the same time, most of the upper echelons of the Eclipse's Order were also surrounding me.

Just as I was thinking ways to deal with the person rushing here, one of my men told me that someone had managed to get past all those Beasts.

I looked towards the direction he was pointing at and noticed three teens. How could people so young manage to get past all those Beasts?!

Did I miss something and created some trail for them to follow here?

However, I could not bother to deal with some pipsqueaks. I ordered my men to deal with those while I prepare to deal with the Rank-8 Mage that is rushing here.

Anyways, I'm confident in myself to at least keep the guy at bay for some time before that monster emerges.

And once it does, I'll crush all my enemies, hahaha...!!!