94 Chapter 94: Undergoing refinemen

With the level 60 shadow lurker gallantly standing behind Derik, no one dared to approachThe shadow lurker roared, releasing a powerful wave of red murderous aura, combined with Derik's sinister death aura, the twenty peak grade bronze realm warriors and mages who were defending against Derik's arrow barrage were distracted by the combined aura for a few seconds and instantly their bodies were riddled with holes created by the purple energy arrows. Twenty two peak grade bronze realm soldiers, dead in just a few seconds. No one saw this coming and no one dared to move forward. They could only watch and see what ill fate will befall Derik who was less than 3 meters away from the shadow lurker. Seeing no one dared to approach, Derik relaxed a little and turned around to meet the bright crimson red eyes of the shadow lurker. He had to look up while taking a few steps back just to be able to see the face of this magnificent beast he is to strike a deal with." You are the wielder of the element of Death I presume" The shadow lurker finally spoke after everything has calmed down." What if I am?" Derik tried to hide his excitement and play hard to get at first. Hearing this, the shadow Lurker nodded for a while and a bright smile appeared on his face " Your cultivation level is quite low... yet you were able to perform a miniature version of the accursed gate of the underworld spell... I'm impressed by your talent and potential... Given enough time you will definitely surpass my master!" The shadow stalker spoke. Suddenly a frown appeared on its face... This startled Derik" Unfortunately... You are not able to perform the actual Accursed gate of the underworld... therefore I cannot serve you... When you are able to use that technique... Call upon me... only then will I see you as my master" The shadow lurker said before turning around and slithering away casually. Seeing this, Derik's face paled and his expression turned gloomy. He quickly turned his attention to the numerous sinister smiles and sneers on the faces of the soldiers of the expedition troops standing behind him. He knew they were only waiting for the shadow stalker to leave before they act. Now he felt desperate." Wait!" He screamed" Of what use is the passage to the underworld to you?" Derik asked...The shadow lurker suddenly stopped and turned its attention to Derik, before it spoke" The dense evil aura in the underworld is suitable for cultivation... When I first met my master, I was only a level 24 shadow lurker... after serving him for 40 years I was able to reach this level where I can contend with silver realm human warriors... I will only serve those capable of utilizing the Accursed gate of the underworld spell" The shadow lurker said. Derik gritted his teeth and screamed" I can open the passage of the underworld!" " What?! You can?" The shadow Lurker and the Soldiers of the expedition team screamed. They didn't really understand how a recruit was planning to perform a technique reserved for silver realm warriors only. Yes, he was able to replicate the Lockwood family silver level secret combat technique: Wolves roar! But this was something else entirely. Secret combat techniques are different from normal combat techniques! The thing is this, to use a silver level combat techniques, one must be at that's level or close to that level, that's just the way normal combat techniques work but secret combat techniques are quite different. They can be used by anyone in any realm. What makes it special is that it grows stronger with the user. Unlike other normal combat techniques which loses its value once the realm is crossed, this one remains useful to the very end. Now, in a situation where Derik claims he can perform the silver level Accursed gate of the underworld technique, it's only natural that everyone becomes inquisitive on how he intends to do it. The shadow lurker slithered back to him and stooped down to his level, looking straight into his fiery purple eyes before asking" Can you really do this?... If yes, How?" It inquired." I can break into the bronze realm in an hour or two... I also possess the limiter path, with it I can raise my power level further... I believe I can do this" Derik whispered. The shadow lurker shook its head and said" Even if your mana is strong enough and you succeed, you will only end up damaging yourself... Harming your own cultivation and destroying your future as a warrior or mage... this I cannot accept" The shadow lurker shook its head as spoke in a low tone just like Derik" You don't have to worry about it. I possess the supernatural abilities of a werewolf... I have used abilities beyond my level twice now... I always heal... it should be okay" Derik laughed. The shadow lurker then went mute and slithered around him in silence for a while, considering his words..." Very well then..." The shadow lurker said "I sense the ill intentions these people bear to towards you... Shall I kill them off, Little master " The shadow lurker asked while slowly slithering towards the expedition troops. Its bright crimson red eyes glowed like a torch and its lower half curled like a spring, ready to lunge at the expedition troops at any time. Its massive claws trembled greatly as it was soon shrouded in the red murderous aura, just waiting for Derik to give the word. Seeing this everyone on the side of the expedition troops paled and their expressions turned gloomy. They turned their attention to Derik and pleaded silently with just their eyes. They have heard of the exploits of the great shadow lurker capable of hiding in dark corners and even the shadow of a person regardless of how small the shadow is. Its great assassination skills coupled with its ruthless and aggressive fighting techniques are the key factors that made this magical beast so popular. These people were a hundred and ten percent sure that if a battle should breakout now, not only will they be slaughtered but fighting in a well forested area with shadows and dark corners present at every side will make it even more difficult for the silver realm elites in the team to deal with it. It may not be strong enough to handle this many silver realm warriors and mages but the environmental advantage will definitely make the silver realm experts despair!Seeing this Derik laughed hysterically and swaggered towards the expedition troops with the shadow lurker following closely behind. "You all wanted to kill me... What are you afraid of now?... Come on! Carry out tour king's order" Derik sneered "Don't you dare act too recklessly in my presence!" A deep yet majestic voice echoed from within the military formation. Gerald made his way through hundreds of peak grade bronze realm warriors and mages boldly, showing no fear. After making his way to the front line, he proceeded to approach Derik fearlessly"Do you really think we can't beat a mere level 60 magical beast if we band together? Don't be too arrogant kid!" He roared while winking at Derik. Derik laughed out loud and peeked at Donald and the others and sneered"Even if you all can defeat this, my friend, here... Do you really think that you will be able to leave unscathed? More than half of everyone present especially the weakest members of the group... With your numbers reduces to mere hundreds do you truly believe you can compete with the other expedition troops of the other kingdoms? Are you willing to give up the bountiful harvests of the dungeon just to deal with me? A mere commoner? I think not!... Leave this place at once... You're not allowed to take a thing from the deceased here..." Derik laughed. Hearing his words, Gerald took a step back and acted as if he was pondering on Derik's words but in truth, he was trying really hard not to laugh. Of course, the expedition troops could not see this because he was backing them. In their mind, Gerald just did the bravest thing a warrior can do, at the face of death he stood upright and walked forward for the sake of the team. Gerald winked and smiled at Derik one last time before ordering the team to proceed without touching a thing on the bodies of the dead soldiers present. In less than five minutes, the expedition troops of the Gyro kingdom had vanished into the dense dark forest, leaving Derik alone with twenty four corpses and two bronze level magic spears. Now it was all over, Derik took out the storage ring in his back pocket and heaved a sigh of relief. He knew from here on, he didn't have the backing of any kingdom and had to rely on his own strength. He poured his mana into the storage ring and his consciousness was instantly assaulted by a powerful suction force. Dragging it into the space in the storage ring. Inside the storage ring was endless darkness with twinkling star like lights which caught held Derik's attention for a while. After snapping out of it, he turned his attention to the numerous items neatly separated and stacked inside the strange space. At this point, he realized why this Godly tool was highly sorted and so rare that even nobles find it hard to acquire. He began to wonder powerful the mage responsible for the creation of this godly tool is. His eyes narrowed as a chain of thoughts crept into his mind and a name popped out of his mouth"Kalos!" The only man who has great control over space through the mastery of his spatial magic! An established mage at equal footing with the king if not higher! If the spell used to create these tools were general, every other force in the Aldemar should have something like this, but this tool could only be found in the Gyro kingdom. It simply meant that the spell used to create such a space was only restricted to Kalos who had the peak five star rated magic. He pushed away from the thoughts and summoned the high grade refinement shard with his mind. On his way out, he spotted neat rolls of gold coins and just by gazing at it once Derik could count over a hundred gold coins! He really didn't think that Gerald would think of his well-being and place enough gold coins which would help him live a comfortable life where ever he finds himself. He felt grateful to Gerald and vowed to help the thoughtful man sit on the throne of Gyro. Without wasting much time, his consciousness returned to his body and the high grade refinement shard appeared in his hands. Hr quickly reached for the two bronze level magic spears and stored them in his storage ring. Sitting in a cross-legged position he asked the shadow lurker to guard him while he undergoes refinement. With this, he poured his darkish purple energy into the crystal shard in his palms and quickly shattered it. A streak of multicolored energy escaped from the shattered crystal shard and dove deep into his body. At this point, Derik felt a burning sensation and he began sweating! His eyes remained shot and his body trembled greatly as he tried to direct the flow of this energy through all the parts of his body. His eyebrows knitted as the pain intensified and he felt like his body was set on fire. He struggled greatly to suppress the urge to roar out in pain and silently prayed that the pain would subside soon. But the heavens chose to deny him a miracle at this point and he could only bear the pain for two very long hours.By the time it was over, he opened his eyes and realized magnificent changes that have taken place in his body. His vision had become clearer and his muscles more studier. From here he could hear the flapping wings of birds high up in the sky and his senses became even sharper." Ooo power of death, grant thy servant thy power and lend thee thy strength... Give me the power to vanquish all those who stand against thy power of death and by the end of this day, thy heads shall hang on the tip of thy spear… Death magic: Bone spear!!!" Derik muttered and he watched attentively to watch what will happen next. Darkish purple aura poured out of his body in an unusually large quantity and clustered around an empty space in the air. As the bone spear took form, Derik could hear various cries and pleas roaring out of the magnificent, shiny, white bone spear. He was taken aback by this and quickly asked Demos what was going on"What you just witnessed is the connection between you and death strengthening... The higher your realm, the stronger your connection and the stronger your connection becomes the more power you can draw from the underworld!" Demos explained. Hearing that, Derik was confused. He didn't know whether he should be happy or sad that he has formed a relationship with death itself!