Chapter 102 - Guy In Black Robe

The guy with the black robes put the dark ring into Eli's finger as he said, "Fail one, collect as much dark energy for the demon lord." 

So Eli's purpose now was not to be a vessel to revive the demon lord as she had another purpose now, it was to collect the dark energy. But how would she does that, does she collect it by acc.u.mulating fear in the townspeople's heart.

The shady guy was about to vanish as I suddenly had an idea, I could know his name if I could check his stats. This was my chance to know it all, I wouldn't let in slip past. I quickly look towards him and immediately checking his stats. 

As soon as I check his stats, I noticed that somehow it wouldn't display his stats properly. 

[?̵͉̹̜͈̭̟̪̓͗̀͐̀͝?̵̡̣̻̖͔͈̹̠̲͈̀͗̂̓̑͘͜͝?̶̡̫̥̲̫̆̚?̸̨̣͍̥̔̍̓̀͂͋̎̓̉̕͠?̵̢̤̖̮̞̯̮̞̋̎̓̄́͜͝?̴̭͓̝̌̇͊̈́̈́͌̈́̈́] Level ?̵͉̹̜͈̭̟̪̓͗̀͐̀͝?̵̡̣̻̖͔͈̹̠̲͈̀͗̂̓̑͘͜͝?̶̡̫̥̲̫̆̚?̸̨̣͍̥̔̍̓̀͂͋̎̓̉̕͠?̵̢̤̖̮̞̯̮̞̋̎̓̄́͜͝?̴̭͓̝̌̇͊̈́̈́͌̈́̈́

HP: ?̵͉̹̜͈̭̟̪̓͗̀͐̀͝?̵̡̣̻̖͔͈̹̠̲͈̀͗̂̓̑͘͜͝?̶̡̫̥̲̫̆̚?̸̨̣͍̥̔̍̓̀͂͋̎̓̉̕͠?̵̢̤̖̮̞̯̮̞̋̎̓̄́͜͝?̴̭͓̝̌̇͊̈́̈́͌̈́̈́

MP: ????

*Body*

Str- 77/100?

Dx- ?̵͉̹̜͈̭̟̪̓͗̀͐̀͝?̵̡̣̻̖͔͈̹̠̲͈̀͗̂̓̑͘͜͝?̶̡̫̥̲̫̆̚?̸̨̣͍̥̔̍̓̀͂͋̎̓̉̕͠?̵̢̤̖̮̞̯̮̞̋̎̓̄́͜͝?̴̭͓̝̌̇͊̈́̈́͌̈́̈́

Ag- 91/100

*Mind*

Int- ?̵͉̹̜͈̭̟̪̓͗̀͐̀͝?̵̡̣̻̖͔͈̹̠̲͈̀͗̂̓̑͘͜͝?̶̡̫̥̲̫̆̚?̸̨̣͍̥̔̍̓̀͂͋̎̓̉̕͠?̵̢̤̖̮̞̯̮̞̋̎̓̄́͜͝?̴̭͓̝̌̇͊̈́̈́͌̈́̈́

Perception- 100/100

Charisma- ?̵͉̹̜͈̭̟̪̓͗̀͐̀͝?̵̡̣̻̖͔͈̹̠̲͈̀͗̂̓̑͘͜͝?̶̡̫̥̲̫̆̚?̸̨̣͍̥̔̍̓̀͂͋̎̓̉̕͠?̵̢̤̖̮̞̯̮̞̋̎̓̄́͜͝?̴̭͓̝̌̇͊̈́̈́͌̈́̈́

*Spirit*

Magic-?̵͉̹̜͈̭̟̪̓͗̀͐̀͝?̵̡̣̻̖͔͈̹̠̲͈̀͗̂̓̑͘͜͝?��̡̫̥̲̫̆̚?̸̨̣͍̥̔̍̓̀͂͋̎̓̉̕͠?̵̢̤̖̮̞̯̮̞̋̎̓̄́͜͝?̴̭͓̝̌̇͊̈́̈́͌̈́̈́

Resistance- ?/100 

I couldn't see anything with all of the unknown text messing up with my stats checker, I remember this had happened when I first time check my own stats. This sort of thing shouldn't not happen as I already set the language into the language I know from my world. 

If I could not see his stats, I could check what skill he had. It might be useful if somehow one I encountered him. If I already knew the skill he had, we could counter it easily. As we already had knowledge about all of his skills at that time. 

I wasn't expected that this happens, I couldn't check it as it must be a monster or a creature to be able to access the Monster/Creature Archive Menu. It just shows me the skill of the skeletons, as it was the only monster in this area. 

When I could not know anything about him, I felt very useless. I thought that this guy was nice and all as he was the one that helps the bronze knight secure a cart to rescue my owner Aliss from the Dalgueuil Forest. It as the bronze knight told that back then, but what would be his motive to help the bronze knight. 

I didn't realize that I had been picked from the ground, I just noticed that just now when I tried to look at the shady guy once again. In front of me was that man I tried to look, he stares at me intensely. In my mind was thinking how could he know I'm here, I should be hidden in his field of view as I was in between this tall grass. 

It's time for me to see his face. Unfortunately, I still can't see it. Maybe this is because of the magic, I can only see the yellow eyes. It's like there's a shadow covering the real face. He still looks at me closely as he was inspecting me.

If he knows about the demon lord, he might realize what am I. People were referring to the demon lord ring, the thief, and the elder banshee mention that I was the ring. This was bad indeed if he takes me right now. I would be the demon lord ring again. I didn't want to get used by the evil forces. 

"I wonder who was the one been checking me, it was you...Atheas!" 

He really does know me, he even said my name right. Not my human name but my ring name, what the system had named me as in this world. But the way he said it, it almost like he talking to a living thing. Wait a minute! does he know that I'm a living thing? 

The guy wearing the black robe put me up as he tried to look closely, "It seems like you lost most of your origin power, it may be because of the 12 holy warriors." He then charged put his other hand up in the sky. I don't know what he was doing but something was happening. 

I could see some dark energy was gathering in his hand. When it complete, it becomes a small round shape fill with dark energy. I could sense that even with that small round shape, it was quite a powerful dark energy. I do wonder why he does that, he then turns me to the side where he could see my red gem. 

Didn't I expect that the dark energy in his hand was actually for me? He started to say some chant that I unfamiliar with, it's totally a different language. All of the dark energy suddenly enter me through my red gem. I thought that it would be no harm at first but when it enters me, it felt extremely painful. 

I never experienced pain after I was reincarnated into this world. As I was a ring and should never felt pain but I was clearly wrong as I can felt it too. Even with those extreme pain, I noticed that the notifications have many red dots. 

The system also pops up while all of the dark energy entering me, the system said that I had level up. It pops up every second and I feel weird why would I level up now. It should be earning exp by killing a monster, does this have to do with the dark energy that this guy gives to me. 

It takes almost forty minutes more for the dark energy in that guy's hand vanish. I also didn't feel any pain now as I think it was over already. I had already taken all of the dark energy, I then close all of the pop up about my level. 

I marked read all of the notifications as it was just to notify me that I had gained a level. I then think that if it took that much time for me to absorb all of the dark energy, my level should be high now. I then check my own level and I was surprised by it. 

-Current Stats Preview-

[Atheas Ring] Level 60

XP: 12831/12831

*Body*

Str-60/60

Dx-60/60

Ag-60/60

*Mind*

Int-60/60

Perception-60/60

Charisma-60/60

*Spirit*

Magic-60/60

Resistance-60/60

-MAX-

My stats were all maxed out, I was capped at level 60. I thought I could go higher than that but it seems that's my limit. I then realized that's mean I could unlock all the talents and skills now. I was just about to do so but the man with the black robe said something. 

"I'm sorry Atheas, I could not give you more as some of your origin power was scattered in this world... Damn the holy warriors. But no worry, you will regain it back when the demon lord revives." He said like that. 

What does he mean by my origin power, I really don't understand it. If I could ask him right now I would do so but I can't. He must be wearing me on his finger for me to be able to talk with him. 

The black robe man continues to say, "Still I can't believe that you here as I thought you were cast into another dimension."

This makes me more curious about what had happened in the past, how the original Atheas ring was back then. The ring must also be a living thing like me as this man keep talking to me like a living object. But he should know that I must be on his finger or I wouldn't be able to talk with him. 

"Let's go, we didn't need to be here..." The man said as he was about to leave this place with me. 

I was in a state of panic as I will be taken by him, an evil guy that wanted to revived the demon lord. This was really bad, I couldn't do anything as I needed someone to use me. Wait a minute, it may not need someone after all as I realize something.

"Open Talent Menu!" 

-ACCESSING TALENT-

>Sprint (Locked)

>Purify (Locked)

>Heal (Locked)

>Execute (Locked)

>Disrupt (Locked)

>Enrage (Locked)

>Punish (Locked)

>Teleport (Locked)

>Magister (Locked)

>Daze (Locked)

-CHOOSE A TALENT-

-SELECT-

This might work, if not I will curse myself for being so useless. "Unlock all talent!"

>Sprint (Unlocked)

>Purify (Unlocked)

>Heal (Unlocked)

>Execute (Unlocked)

>Disrupt (Unlocked)

>Enrage (Unlocked)

>Punish (Unlocked)

>Teleport (Unlocked)

>Magister (Unlocked)

>Daze (Unlocked)

"Save talents and close menu..." 

-SAVING-

-COMPLETE-

I remember that the teleport talent will teleport you to the places that you had been to before. I really hope this works.

"Teleport!"

Nothing happen as I will still in the hand of the shady man with the black robes. But suddenly I felt something weird, my entire body was breaking into a bazillion tiny bits and shifting through the air. I could feel the sensation of buzzing, tickling, pins-n-needles right now. 

The man with the black robes look at me, he realized that I was using teleport. "Where you going Atheas! I thought you want to be with the demon lord back... that's why we meet here, to bring you back..." 

I really want to know about the demon lord and myself but I choose not too right now. I didn't want to go with him, the old ring might but not me.