Chapter 132 - The Dark Ring!

"Vicar! If you could hear me... Open your eyes." I said that as I began to worry that he might already die because of the dark energy ball. 

It seems that Vicar didn't die yet as he opens his eyes. He opens his eyes while I was shouting his name. I really thought that he had died. I was really glad that he didn't die by that but at the same time, I was surprised as well. I clearly saw the dark energy ball hit Vicar right at his chest. 

How come Vicar didn't die from that, it makes me wonder and some questions about it have begun to pop up in my mind. I was about to ask Vicar about it but I could see that he was shocked as well, it seems that he thought that he had died after getting hit by the dark energy ball. 

"I'm still alive but how?" Vicar was confused about what had happened. 

I was also confused about why Vicar didn't die, "I don't know..." 

Vicar stops lying on the ground as he slowly stands up again. I could tell that the impact of the dark energy ball still hurt Vicar. Eli was surprised to see Vicar survive the barrage of dark energy ball, seeing Vicar able to stand again. She immediately sends another dark energy ball towards him. 

"Vicar! Another dark energy ball is coming toward you..." I said that to warn him about the attack. 

He seems to be in deep thinking as he said something to me, "There something I want to test." The moment he said that he was hit by the dark energy ball. I don't know what he wanted to test but he gets himself hit by the dark energy ball. 

This time, Vicar was stupid enough to get himself hit without even trying to dodge it. The dark energy hit Vicar in the stomach and Vicar did get pushed back by the force of the dark energy ball. But surprisingly, he remains unharmed and his body did not decay like it supposed to when he hit by that dark energy. 

Vicar was still able to stand on his feet even after taking the dark energy ball as he was thrown away by its force back then. It may be because there were five of the dark energy ball that time and it was only one this time. 

He smiles after he realized that the dark energy ball doesn't affect him, "Ring! It doesn't have any effect on me, it's still hurt but my body didn't start to decay." He said that as realize that his body didn't decay at all even after being hit by that. 

"Maybe it took time for your body to decay..." I said that as I didn't sure that it doesn't affect Vicar at all. 

"Do you really want my body to decay? Shouldn't you be glad that I'm somehow alive?" He said that as he thought that I wanted him to die. 

"Of course not, it's just... Why did your body didn't decay as it should be?" That was the question in my mind right now and I been thinking of an answer for it. 

"Eh? I thought you use your talent Disrupt to make sure that I gain immunity to any kind of spell." Vicar thought that I had activated the talent Disrupt. 

When Vicar said that, I quickly check my talent menu to see whether it could be used. When I check the talent Disrupt, it still saying that it was on cooldown. I then tried to see if there was a Disrupt status effect but there was none. 

I then wonder how Vicar didn't get the dark energy ball effect as he has been hit six times by it. There must be something that had caused it, I doubt the dark energy ball decaying effect doesn't work on humans. While I was thinking, another dark energy ball hit Vicar. 

At that moment when Vicar was hit, I saw a light emitting from Vicar's right hand. It was the hand that he currently holding the dark ring. It stops emitting light when the dark energy ball vanishes after successfully hitting Vicar in the body again. 

When I saw that, I begin to realize that the dark ring might be the cause of why Vicar's body didn't decay. I couldn't think of any other reason that makes sense. This was the reason and suddenly I think that Vicar could make it to the town gate without any harm at all. 

"Vicar! I think I know the reason..." I said that as I don't want him to think that it was because of my talent, Disrupt. 

"You do? What the reason then." Vicar ask me as he wanted to know why he hasn't started to decay. 

"It certainly because of the dark ring in your hand right now, I think it absorbs any dark magic as it was emitting light when you get hit by the dark energy ball," I explain what was the reason to him. 

"So it takes away the decaying effect as well, I never thought to say this but the dark ring is quite useful..." Vicar said that as he now knows that he couldn't be harm by dark magic.

When Vicar knew about this, he put on the dark ring on his right hand. I was quite surprised by Vicar's action as I didn't think he would wear the dark ring himself. I begin to had a very bad feeling when he equips that dark ring. 

"I do think that you should remove the dark ring Vicar!" I said that as I begin to feel uneasy about it. 

"Why? I want to make sure the ring wouldn't get missing... There nothing to worry about." Vicar said that as he tried to run past Eli. He wanted to get to the town gate immediately. 

"I still don't think it was a great idea for you to wear a dark ring... I could feel the great dark magic coming from it." I said that as I can feel the immense dark magic from it. 

"I think you just jealous because this dark ring is more powerful than you," Vicar said that as he ignored my warning. He really thought that I was jealous as he had found a better ring than me. 

"It never crossed my mind at all, I didn't do this because of jealousy but somehow I could tell that the dark ring was evil," I said that to convince Vicar to remove the ring instantly. 

He still didn't listen to any of the things I had said to him as he still using the dark ring. Eli proves to be no trouble as all of the dark energy balls that she sent doesn't even affect Vicar at all. I also realize something when Vicar put on that ring, he didn't receive the damage he supposed to by the dark energy ball. 

Vicar should be pushed away by that and get some minor bruises. He just keeps advancing and lets the dark energy ball hit him. I don't know what had happened to Vicar, he somehow has become more powerful after putting on the dark ring on his finger. 

I doubt that he was using any of his skills right now. Even though he already used it, there's no way that he could become this strong. I then begin to think that this might be because of the dark ring power. 

"Look at this power! Nothing can hurt me anymore...Hahaha," Vicar suddenly said that loudly as he also laughs. 

I was surprised to hear Vicar said that, it's not like him to boast about his power to the public. The more the dark energy ball was thrown to Vicar, the more I could feel the power of the dark ring. The dark ring must have absorbed all of the dark energy ball magic. 

Suddenly Vicar laughs, it wasn't his normal laughter at all. It was a peal of evil laughter as it was the same sound, just like the skeleton lord when we heard it laughter. What happens to Vicar as he suddenly laughing at nothing. 

"Why are you laughing? And why does it sound evil..." I ask Vicar about it. 

"Evil? It was not... It might be that your ear broke or something." He laughs for a while and continues what he wanted to say. "Wait a moment! It might because you didn't have an ear to listen..." Vicar said that to me. 

I feel like Vicar has become a jerk right now. The Vicar I knew will never say that as he was a nice guy that wouldn't hurt people's feelings. Somehow, I felt that the one I currently talking to was not Vicar at all. 

"Are you really the Vicar I know?" I said that based on what I'm thinking right now. 

"Vicar? Of course, that's me... Who else you thought I am, silly ring." Vicar said.