Chapter 59: Derrek's Debut

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Name: Cedric Stormrider

Age: 21

Race: Human II

Classes: Luminous Sage (Main), Demon Slayer (2nd), Scribe Lv.45/100 (Sub)

Level: Tier 2 - Lv.1

Titles: Veteran Undead Slayer, Son of Heaven, Pioneer, Young Sage

System Authority: Lv.8

Aptitude:

Body: EX!

Energy: EX!

Spirit: EX!

Final rating: EX+

Skills:

Actives: Sword Ki (M), Kickboxing (M), Iron Skin (M), Multi-Stab Lv.8, Air-Hop (M), Focus Lv.30, Lightspeed Lv.10,

Passives: Elementary Sage Physique (U), Sage's Perception (U), Education Lv.30, Demon Lore Lv.45, Slayer's Mark Lv.4, Decode Lv.45, Symbol Mastery Lv.50, Sage Arts Lv.5

[Mandatory Task:]

: Hell Dive - Survive the Endless Undead Horde for 5 hours twice.

: Rewards - 100% Demon Soul gain, Clearance Streak +1

: Punishment for Failure - Failure Streak +1.

: Record: Clear Streak - 7, Failure Streak - 0

**

Currently, Cedric was standing before the undead horde.

Adapting the identity of Derrek, he solemnly observed the growing number of zombies heading his way. Others would have goosebumps if they were to face this but not him. From where he stood, this was just another Monday to him.

His long red hair billowed as the harsh and pungent wind of purgatory blew. Wearing a red combat suit and paddings, he adapted a rugged stance. He held a sword in his left hand and clutched an energy pistol on the right.

As soon as the first group of zombies neared him, he lifted his pistol and started shooting.

Peng! Peng! Peng!

The first few shots were rough, he barely hit his targets. But as he continued shooting, his absurd learning curve started displaying its wonders. With each shot he released, his aim got better and better. By the time he reloaded his gun on the 5th time, he already seemed like a veteran at handling it.

Next, he took a deep breath and used 『Lightspeed』.

All of a sudden, time itself seemingly stopped for everyone else except for him. He clenched his hand a few times, silently regarding what the skill felt like while on an active battlefield.

Derrek then began running, he took out his pistols and proceeded to rain shots at his targets. Each shot paused in its trajectory as soon as it came out of the barrel. This gave Cedric an idea...

He released a volley around him. Each one stopped in place before they could even go far. He ducked and ran towards the other side of the battlefield. He did the same on the side, and on the other corner as well.

When he's finished, the 『Lightspeed』's duration ended, and the bullets that were suspended resumed, streaking everywhere.

That took out most of the zombie clusters there were. Derrek whistled at the sight of the massacre.

'And after a minute, I could do that shit all over again. Damn, that skill is awesome!'

Returning one of his pistols to his Inventory, he once again held his sword while wielding a gun on the other. Then, he began his one-sided genocide against the zombies around him.

His sword flashed as he cut down clusters of zombies while also releasing a barrage of bullets to deal with the annoying mutated zombies.

By the way, the strength of the Undead he's facing was set to Tier 2 Lv.1 at the base, and every ten minutes in here, the horde will evolve; either by increasing their numbers, or increasing their strength.

Still, despite the scaling difficulty of his task, Derrek was having fun and it showed. He's whopping, yelling provocations, and laughing out loud as he demolishes large clusters of zombies around him.

Normally, Cedric wouldn't do this kind of thing. But right now, he's not 'Cedric'. He's 'Derrek', meaning that he's acting right now.

Cedric already cleared his task earlier. Following his plans for the long con, he made it look like barely did it. Currently, Derrek's doing the same, but unlike Cedric, Derrek didn't feel the presence of 'spies' in this run.

'Well, that makes sense. For the world, today is Derrek's debut. I don't know how long it will take before they take notice but eventually, they will. I really am playing the long-con here.'

On top of his Sage Art, the effects of his other class; Demon Slayer, were also taking place.

Thanks to the 『Demon Lore』 he knows every weakness of the Undead he faced. He knows where to hit them where it hurts them most. Additionally, the 『Slayer's Mark』 was also scaling...

『Slayer's Mark (Lv.4)』

: A Mark that absorbs a tiny amount of Demonic Essence that the Slayer felled so far. This mark empowers and grows the more Demons the Slayer kills.

: Conditions for leveling up - Kill 12,345/50,000 Demons

: Current Bonus - +40% Increased Damage against Demons

**

'The skill doesn't seem to have a level cap, just like the Education skill.'

Cedric didn't want to assume but it's looking like this skill could grow infinitely, and isn't that just scary?

Right now, it's giving a 40% additional bonus damage against demons. So long as he keeps killing Demons, that bonus will increase. Granted, the conditions for leveling it up would be more difficult than the last. Still, he's essentially not lacking any demons to face so technically, he will always have progress with this skill.

It was really fun letting loose like this. Lord knows that Cedric couldn't do this on the other side so he's relishing this moment right now.

And with how his bonuses stack, the seemingly impossible thing happened...

The spawning rate of zombies couldn't keep up with his killing speed. And isn't that just an incredible feat?

This task was supposed to drown him and bury him with hordes of zombies, yet now, he's actually running out of enemies to kill.

This just proves how absurd Cedric had gotten thanks to his recent evolution.