Chapter 566 (1/2)

It hurt. It hurt more than anything had ever hurt. To compare the pain from being eaten alive in the Dungeon by acid on that first day was to compare a seed to a tree. But Randidly was a very different individual than he had been in the beginning.

His eyes were cold mint, taking on a strangely blue tint, as Aether flooded through him, washing away the Skill that dictated what he could and could not do. All the while, more and more Aether poured into Indomitable Will of Yggdrasil as it burned with intensity.

For sacrificing a Skill, PP will be consumed to refund the Skill. 4 PP will be consumed.

Randidly let out a gasp as his finger surged forward and hit No, denying the Skill.

Sighing, Randidly settled back on his haunches to regain a bit of composure. But Indomitable Will of Yggdrasil continued to whirl. He felt it crack under the strain, and Aether surged to fill the space.

Congratulations! Your skill Indomitable Will of Yggdrasil has evolved into the Deific Mien of Yggdrasil! Levels will be retained. Warning, the transformation of the Skill is incomplete. More insight into the nature of the Skill will be necessary before the Rarity can be updated.

HIssing, Randidly fell farther back, until he was sitting on his butt. He felt… something on his chest. A chain seemed to wrap around him, binding his new Skill in place. Roaring, Randidly smashed at the chain with everything he had. But it held, blithely ignoring his indignation. Randidly gathered himself and smashed at it again, but nothing happened.

Because Randidly realized it was not simply a mental chain. It had a lock on it.

More insight into the nature of the Skill will be necessary.

As he straightened, he let it all go, cutting off the flow of Aether in his body with a sigh. Well, at least he had rid himself of this strange force that had attempted to dictate his movements. When he looked up, Randidly realized with a flash of guilt that most of the Lava Golem had fucking evaporated, and only a thin, skeleton-like figure was remaining.

With the Aether no longer running through it, the body of it slowly began to recover, producing more lava. And strangely, Randidly realized that he could reach out with his will and… touch it. Control it. It raised its hand as he pressed, moving each finger in turn.

One problem solved, Randidly thought with a smile. He simply had to sear a path for his will into the golems with Aether.

But then Randidly’s mood turned more serious.

Before the Rarity can be updated, it had said. Did that mean..?

Beyond Legendary. The final key to the lock on humanity.

‘All that will come later,’ Randidly thought, calming himself down. It was a strange little binding that had briefly afflicted him. But he ripped it apart, and now it was time to rip this base to shreds, to work off a little more of the fury he felt.

As Dinesh had told him, this base was much larger than the previous ones. And better defended too. As they approached, Randidly felt a strange thinness to the air that gave him pause.

Dinesh noticed and gave him a half smile. “Ionized air. There are a lot of generators powering this thing.”

“Hmm,” Randidly grunted in response, moving closer to the base.

It was less hidden than the others and seemed to be a rather large logging camp from before the System arrived. The walls were covered in growth enough to indicate that the place was abandoned, even while the gates remained shut with a very shiny lock.