Chapter 114

Chapter 114

[Translator – Peptobismol]

Chapter 114

Countless sand thorns that pierced through the body of the Giant-Horned Bear collapsed like lies.

There was no evidence left that the sand had turned into huge thorns.

All that remained was sand stained with blood.

Even that quickly disappeared under the new sand brought by the wind.

“What was that?”

“What on earth?”

Kim Kyung-soo’s party blinked.

They hadn’t seen a mistake or a hallucination.

They had clearly seen Zeon using sand to create thorns.

It was neither a lie nor an illusion.

Zeon’s ability was clear.

‘Surely he used a fire-type skill?’

‘And he used sand as well? Then is he a dual Awakened?’

A chill ran down their spines.

Just being a dual Awakened was astonishing, but the other ability to control sand was something else.

They immediately realized how formidable and dangerous Zeon’s abilities were.

They felt the weight of the unspoken chain around their hearts.

While they couldn’t determine his exact rank, the fact that he could manipulate sand at will alone showed the limitless potential of Zeon’s abilities.

Zeon’s gaze fell upon the four of them.

“You know you have to keep it a secret, right?”

The four nodded heavily.

An invisible chain was tightening around their hearts.

They instinctively realized that if they broke the pact and opened their mouths, the chain would burst their hearts.

‘I... I’ve become his slave.’

‘Damn it!’

‘Shit!’

‘We’re screwed this time.’

They bowed their heads.

Their greed had turned them into slaves.

There was no one to blame.

Their greed had brought this upon themselves.

Zeon spoke to Kim Kyung-soo.

“You’re their leader, right?”

“Uh... yes.”

“Then it’s your job to keep them in line.”

“Yes! I’ll do just that.”

Kim Kyung-soo nodded his head.

His face was filled with resignation.

The others were no different.

No one had expected that one wrong choice would lead to such terrifying consequences.

‘Is it fortunate that at least we’re still alive?’

Then Zeon asked,

“Where is your residential area?”

“We live in Block 13 of the Central District..”

“If it’s Block 13, is it near the City Hall?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Good.”

Zeon smiled.

He had forced them into involuntary servitude using the Scroll of Covenant because he needed someone to handle chores within Neo Seoul.

Kim Kyung-soo’s party had quite favorable conditions.

Being natives of the Central District and familiar with Neo Seoul’s affairs, they were advantageous.

Moreover, all four of them were Awakeneds, so their utility was limitless.

This was arguably the best deal Zeon could get.

Slaves No. 1, 2, 3, 4.

Their status was determined in Zeon’s mind.

Kim Kyung-soo asked cautiously,

“What should we do now?”

“Nothing will change.”

“Huh?”

“You four just live as usual, and when I give orders, you follow them.”

“What kind of orders...”

“They’ll vary.”

“Vary?”

“Do you think it’s unfair?”

“That...”

“It’s not a dispute I raised. It’s the consequence of your greed. If you don’t want to follow my orders, there’s only one choice left.”

Zeon lay on the sandy ground, chewing jerky.

***

“Ahhh!”

A purple glow burst from Levin’s body.

Sizzle! Sizzle!

A purple electric current flickered from Levin’s whole body, which turned into a ghost and was floating in the air.

Zap! Zap! Zap!

The purple currents of electricity spread through the air, engulfing and exploding the Vampire Bats surrounding Levin.

Dozens of Vampire Bats fell down at once.

Levin murmured as he floated in the air,

“My rank has gone up.”

The purple glow from earlier was a phenomenon that occurred when he ranked up.

With this, Levin became C-rank.

He had become D-rank when facing the murderer, but he had quickly risen to C-rank. It was an extremely rapid rank up, almost impossible to find a precedent for.

Upon becoming C-rank, he could tell immediately.

He had gained a power that was on a different level from D-rank.

Now the ultrasonic waves of the Vampire Bats could no longer affect him.

He had completely turned into a ghost.

Furthermore, his lightning ability was enhanced even further.

The purple currents had several times more destructive power than regular white lightning.

Before his rank went up, Levin had narrowly escaped death several times.

Sometimes, his mana ran out, and he had to fight the Vampire Bats barehanded.

He used his teeth to sever their throats and his arms and legs to block attacks.

His body was covered in accumulated wounds.

He almost lost consciousness from losing too much blood.

He just wanted to give up and die comfortably.

But Levin fought desperately, shaking off temptation.

After fighting for several days, when he felt his limit, he suddenly ranked up.

When he became C-rank, all the wounds on his body healed as if washed away by water, and his body was full of vitality.

Even though there were still many Vampire Bats left, he no longer felt afraid.

Levin shouted,

“Come on! You little bat bastards.”

Woom!

His voice echoed in the underground space.

The remaining Vampire Bats were provoked by him and attacked him together.

But the attacks of the Vampire Bats could no longer harm Levin.

The Vampire Bats futilely pierced through Levin’s body, transformed into a ghost.

Even their ultrasonic attacks were useless.

A cold smile formed on Levin’s lips.

“You’re all finished.”

Sizzle!

At that moment, a mesh of purple currents spread throughout Levin’s body.

It was his skill, Purple Lightning.

Although only the color had changed, its power was incomparable.

The Purple Lightning that filled the cave burned or exploded all the Vampire Bats.

The smell of burning meat filled the cave.

“Ugh! I can’t stand this anymore.”

Even though he had turned into a ghost, it didn’t mean he couldn’t smell.

Rather, his senses became more sensitive and tormented him.

Levin decided not to undo his ghost form and rose to the surface as it was.

He easily passed through the sand and rose above the desert.

“You’re here.”

The one who greeted him was Zeon, as expected.

Looking at Levin shimmering with purple, Zeon said,

“Your rank has indeed risen. Congratulations.”

“Thank you, Hyung!”

Levin reverted to his physical form, looking around.

“Where did the buggy we came in go? I don’t see it.”

“There was a bit of an issue.”

“Yes?”

“And now, it doesn’t matter if there’s no vehicle. Most monsters won’t be able to harm you.”

“Yes!”

Unless they have special skills or belong to the same Specter category as Levin, they couldn’t inflict any harm on Levin’s body.

While he couldn’t manipulate the desert like Zeon, there were no monsters near Neo Seoul who could harm Levin.

“Let’s go back to Neo Seoul.”

“Yes, Hyung!”

Levin willingly followed behind Zeon.

[Translator – Peptobismol]