Chapter 239: A Higher Being

He dived into the hundred thousand army by himself. Most people would call him a fool. But what I saw was curiosity. He made the whole battlefield his training ground as he wasn't going all out.

He sliced through their army like it as nothing. Every second, a head flies and another one follows it... and another one... and another one... It was like the dance of the demons. But the ones that are getting killed are the demons themselves.

A single swing of his sword, death follows. As he moves, a trail of bodies were left. As he breathes, his dominance on the battlefield increases.

For the first time, it wasn't smiles that I saw on the demon's faces. It was fear. They were just there, suffering in fear, knowing that they can't get away. The moment they realized that he was near them, the last thing they see is his unwavering eyes filled with curiosity as he toyed with the battlefield.

"Zieglind..." I couldn't believe how powerful he got. We knew he was going out to do something, but I didn't think that he'd even get even more powerful. More reason to follow him.

I ran up to him after he completely massacred the whole battlefield, only leaving one alive. He then gave me the orders to extract information on this human but something suddenly came up.

It seems that their army has been split into multiple places. So I need to go out there. I put the human in a bind in a locked room. This room can hold up to high level adventurers so breaking out would be impossible.

Made in Xend and made by Ortov.

I ordered the elite units to guard Izgoy and prioritize the people. I then flew over to the kingdom of Urza. And just before even landing there, I could see in the distance thousands of soldiers.

"Hand of Fury, rain down on my enemies, Cataclysm!" I had to use this while I'm not seen since they blocked it when Zieglind casted the same skill. I was pretty confused on how he has this skill. But I didn't mind.

I then saw something flash in the air in which I immediately run since I noticed that they were skills aimed against me. "Mana Search." I began to look for sources of mana to see where those mages are, and the same with before in Izgoy, there's four sets of mages creating a concentrated... ball of mana?

I didn't know what it was but the mana they're giving that ball is abnormal. Its at 30,000 mana right now according to my calculations but I don't know how much it really has right now. But I've got to stop this army and whatever they're doing.

I landed on the ground and I was suddenly jumped and surrounded by these people. "Wave of Pain!" I waved my hand as if I'm holding a sword and a wave of red colored wind sent out debuffs on enemies.

[Pain Wrath, inflicts damage every second in which the pain and damage multiplies by 50% lasting for 10 seconds.]

I know they're taking damage but it seems that none of them can feel any pain.

"Supernova Blast!" A single concentrated flames appeared and exploded melting everything in its way. I was unharmed but everything that was around me was completely melted into nothingness.

"Perfect Barrier."

I didn't know who did that, but suddenly, invisible walls came from every direction and I couldn't escape. I tried to run or fly but somehow, I couldn't. I was just stuck there until all the walls closed in me. I banged on the walls but nothing was happening.

"Fire Lance!" My strongest penetration skill, I aimed it at the barriers that was surrounding me but it just bounced back at me.

My whole body felt my own skill against me. It was like all my defenses was broken and was penetrated through by my own skill. "Dispel." Good thing I still have control on it seeing that it just disappeared as I said that.

Using mana search, I could see that they're supplying the wall with mana. Since everytime I hit it, the mana slightly decreases and then it begins to refill. So I need to just hit it with something far more destructive... but it has to be a physical attack. If I use a skill, its going to bounce back.

"Gazer Form, Come, Deathdance." I summoned up my weapon and thrusted at the walls with everything I've got. But I'm doing incredibly minimal damage since the regeneration of the wall is faster that I can damage it.

Damn... Gazer form is practically useless... It seems that I no longer have a use for this weapon and armor. It might've helped me before, but not anymore.

I then equipped all of my artifacts that I own and punched the barrier. It did more damage than Deathdance.

But in this case, it regenerates still too fast for me to completely destroy it.

I looked outside of the glass barrier and saw that the concentrated mana is growing and growing and I can't do anything to stop it...

If only I can gather enough power and release it... Like merging...

Merging...

Merging...?

[Equipment Merging, merge two or more items on a single equipment to increase its abilities and add effects.]

That's it! If I merge myself with my artifacts I can gain all of their effects while boosting myself. But equipment merging only works on items or equipmen-...

I keep forgetting it. Well, they're the reason why I always forget where I came from. I'm... not one of them. I'm a weapon, an artifact. "Equipment Merge."

If I was the me before, right now I would be filled with despair. But after spending time, knowing how the human heart works, knowing emotions, feeling pain and knowing what someone leaving in your life felt, I knew I had to protect all of those.

Good or bad, that's what makes me one of them.

That's why I'll be their weapon and their shield. People may call me monsters, but as long as they accept me, I'll continue fighting and fighting. I'll surrender myself as a monster, but the humanity that they gave me, it just made me feel... human. For once.

The weapons melted into a single core and then it merged with my body.

[+90,000 Strength]

[+32,549 Health]

[+1,000 Stamina]

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Several more windows of messages popped up and I could feel myself ascending to a higher level than I am right now. I couldn't believe how far I've gone and has gotten stronger.

I've also gotten several skill... It felt like it would go on forever. This may make me look like less human... But I don't care anymore. I'll use this to further even help out my lord. I will become a monster that the enemies will fear and become a being higher than them.

I will become stronger and stronger as long as I can be useful. That is my duty. And that is my goal. So that's why, enemies like this... they aren't enough to cage my power.

I grabbed the barrier and it felt like I was holding rubber. I squeezed it and everything instantly broke.

I looked at my arms and I saw that its continually spawning fireballs and is being condensed into my gauntlets. I aimed at the sky and suddenly every fireballs that I generated shot up to the sky and everything turned dark.

Suddenly, something fell and as soon as it landed on the ground, it exploded. The mages stopped their casting and began to spawn in barriers around them.

As quick as I could, I just ran and as soon as I saw a shadow, I grabbed it. Not knowing I killed all of them within an instant.

I searched for more enemies but it seems that there isn't any left. I'm left with this mana filled thing that I don't know what it is.

I took a look at my hands and I could see fireballs swirling around and imbuing my gauntlets with fire and increasing its strength.

I aimed at the giant ball of mana and shot out every fireball that was stored and it was instantly destroyed.

It seems that I'm done... I helped. That's a good thing.

I then got a call from Zieglind. I accepted then asked, "My lord, is there something wrong?"

"Are you done there?" He then said.

"Yes I am."

"Great work. Did you see some mages creating something big there too? It was like a concentrated piece of mana."

"There were some mages that was doing just that. I've already destroyed the source that they were making."

"Alright. Good job. Come back here. Defend Izgoy, and fortify our defenses. You're the warlord of this kingdom so do everything you can. The three of us will be leaving and will be helping the others."

"I will do just that."