Chapter 202: Void Training III [6]

Chapter 202: Void Training III [6]



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BOOOOM!

The desert was hit with a gigantic explosion, shaking its roots to the core.

The ground rumbled as sand flew in the air.

It was only after a minute that the booming sound died down.

But then, crackles were heard in the air.

Loud and piercing crackles as the dark desert in the sound was illuminated.

Illuminated by black and amethyst flames that waved viciously in the air, stretching tens of meters.

The desert or the sand was burning under those mythical flames, something that should have been impossible.

Suddenly, a form could be made out in the flames as someone walked out.

A boy, no older than 18, walked out, stumbling.

His previously ragged desert suit was now completely torn apart from the right side.

His eyes glowed purple in the moonlight as his hair and arm were encased in lavender flames that swayed beautifully in the night breeze.

Cracking sounds were heard as he walked on the sand.

His face, his neck, his arms.

All were covered in small, large cracks that spread throughout his body.

Crumbs of his skin started to fall down but he quickly canceled the flames and they dispersed.

His mouth broke into coughs as he tripped and fell to the ground.

He almost lost consciousness but was saved when he received two notifications in front of him, snapping him back to reality.

[Queen Worm Killed! 1/1]

[Main Objective Completed!]

[The Void inside you grows larger...]

And Amon felt an immediate change inside his body as the cracks receded.

And something moved inside of him.

It was hard to point but it felt like something died out inside him.

Just like it always happened when he did the [Void Training].

Another set of notifications appeared in front of him.

[Would you like to continue the training? Y/N]

[2 Side Quests still need to be completed]

[Water Level: 36%]

Amon stared at the Water Level.

It had dropped down by a large amount.

Not just because of the deathly fight he just had but also because of his usage of [Void Flames].

It was his most dangerous and most mana-consuming [Void Skill].

It burned away at his body.

Ate at it from inside, flaming his soul.

He moved to the continuation screen.

He still had 2 side quests to do.

And to accomplish both, he had to defeat a total of 150 worms.

Something nearly impossible with the current water level considering how hard it was for just

100 worms.

But...

He was ready to do it.

For 2 reasons.

One was that he had nothing to lose from continuing. It was a training, if he died then it wouldn't kill him.

And second, was something he saw with [Void Eyes] in that cave.

A mana reading he had caught in one of the pathways.

Or more specifically, mana readings.

Amon felt the ground shake with a large tremor as his eyes widened.

'No, no no....' He gritted his teeth as he gripped the sand, trying to support himself up.

As he stood up with difficulty, he immediately saw it.

In response to their parent worms, they screeched back, making Amon clutch his ears at the

sheer intensity.

'Fuck, fuck, fuck....'

He stepped back in shock.

And that step was enough for every worm to know his location as all of them locked onto him.

The tunnel behind Amon also finally caved in as an army of worms rushed inside to crush him

down.

Forced to a corner, Amon had only one option left.

After executing it, he couldn't run as well since he would be totally out of mana.

But he was willing to take the risk.

He locked eyes with the worms that were mere meters away from him now.

And a maniacal smile spread across his features, unbeknownst to him. Even in such danger, he was having the time of his life right now.

"Let's see who can survive longer." He spoke before his arm suddenly burst into flames.

Strange and intricate black markings spread across his face, over to the top of his neck.

Four small marks appeared under his two glowing eyes as well.

And in correspondence to the black flames, they glowed in a lilac shade as well.

Without any hesitation, he waved his arm forward.

And in response, a sea of black and violet flames spread forth, taking the whole cave in its

grasp.

Even Amon.

Screams rang out in the cave as Amon heard the sounds of flesh burning.

The worms instantly turned to ashes in a few seconds.

But they weren't the only ones burning. Amon's skin was seared with hot flaming pain.

He felt as if molten lava was being poured on his skin. Cracks spread across his whole body as his clothes turned to ashes.

His heart threatened to burst and be ripped apart by the flames.

His chest and soul ached and his vision blurred.

All he saw was purple and black.

Flames were all he saw.

Flames that could burn anything. Flames under his command.

Amon could burn all of it.

All of Eldergrove, if he wanted to.

The human kingdoms, the ghouls...

The whole world.

Amon felt his cracked burning face break into a vicious, insane grin as his body began to turn

into ashes under the destruction of the flames.

His arms and legs were beginning to disintegrate. Multiple notifications entered his vision.

[The Void inside you grows larger...] [The Void inside you grows larger...] [Your [Void] element has leveled up!]

[The Void inside you grows larger...] [The Void inside you grows larger...] [The Void inside.....] [200 Worms Defeated! 200/200]

[The Void inside you grows larger...]

His mind was teetering at the edge of insanity.

A brink away from the madness.

It was a beautiful sight.

The crackles of the sea of flames that devoured every piece of existence.

Amon could just picture it burning and burning and burning and burning-

As he felt the last pieces of his body disintegrate into nothingness, two final notifications

entered his vision.

[The Void inside you grows larger...]

[Your element [Void] has leveled up!]

[250 Worms Defeated! 250/250]

[Congratulations! You have successfully completed [Void Training III]. All quests completed!]

And then...

It all blacked out.