Chapter 224: Chapter 112: BOSS Weakness and [God Hunter]
Zorn walked over, filled with pleasant surprise.
"Lord Zorn, you’re a very busy man. I’ve seen a lot of news about you in the papers."
"My teacher told me that you’ve already helped us far too much. He said I would feel terrible for bothering you with something so minor."
Zorn could sense that on a Sequence level, the Isaac of today was cold and deadly, like a grim reaper, constantly prepared to hunt all sorts of terrifying Sequences.
But in reality, he was still just a half-grown kid, even younger than Zorn.
Even after entering Zorn’s castle estate, he still seemed a bit shy and awkward.
"Lord Zorn, this is a gift I brought for you."
After they sat down in the living room, Isaac took out a small, sealed box.
Even without opening it, Zorn could feel with perfect clarity what was inside.
A piece of Egunus flesh!
A very potent piece of Egunus flesh, comparable to the one from Duke Mu Huo that Zorn had previously devoured.
"Hunting for this piece of flesh must have been difficult!"
Looking at the heavy piece of flesh, Zorn could feel Isaac’s sincerity and desire to repay him.
Zorn could even faintly sense an instability in his [God Hunter] aura. Clearly, Isaac had not only gone to great lengths for this Egunus flesh fragment, but had also been injured in the process.
"It’s only right!"
Isaac said very seriously.
"Along the way, your timely letters provided my teacher and me with an immense amount of help. In many places, they even allowed me to obtain bountiful resources."
"It’s precisely because of these valuable resources that I was able to advance to Level Six so quickly."
"Thanks to your considerable help, my teacher and I were able to turn peril into safety time and time again."
"Even if it weren’t for this Egunus flesh, I would still need to hunt."
"You absolutely must not refuse this piece of flesh."
"If it falls into the wrong hands, it will only give birth to a terrifying Evil Spirit and lead to a horrible disaster."
At this, Isaac let out a deep sigh.
Apparently, the original owner of this flesh fragment was quite the cruel bastard.
"Only by you taking control of and absorbing it can these terrible disasters be completely prevented."
Hearing this, Zorn nodded slightly.
"In that case, I’ll accept it."
After accepting the Egunus flesh fragment, Zorn asked curiously.
"And your teacher?"
Isaac shook his head.
"My teacher is still in the Saint Grellele Capital, catching rats. A severe Rat Plague has broken out there, with many powerful, boss-level Rat Kings."
"I received your letter saying you needed help over here, so I came."
"Mm."
Zorn nodded slightly.
"I’ve heard about the rat infestation in the Saint Grellele Capital. It seems even more severe than the one in Ogrande City."
"Those Rat Kings are incredibly brazen. They’ve even established a Rat Realm underground, constructed a small Rat King Spirit Realm, and inscribed the [Rat King’s Sacred Mark]."
A while ago, when this not-so-small Rat King Spirit Realm first appeared in the newspapers, it did indeed cause quite a stir within the Steam Empire.
But to Zorn, this wasn’t particularly strange.
As time went on, more and more strange species would ride the surging tide of steam to construct their own "Species Realms."
For example, on the oceans, there were the "Pirate Spirit Realms" that used Steam Magic Ships as their kingdoms.
The "Fishman Realms" of the deep sea.
And the "Demon Realms" established by the Demon Deep Hatred from the invading worlds, and so on.
The new Chapter of the Steam Era was the perfect time for inscribing a Sacred Mark.
Thinking back on the rat infestation there,
Isaac couldn’t help but feel a bit of a headache.
"That rat infestation is indeed a lot of trouble; it’s already well-established. But fortunately, there are many Transcendents in the Saint Grellele Capital, and the Rat Catchers gathering from all directions are very powerful. As time passes, there’s still hope of extinguishing it."
"By the way, Lord Zorn, you wrote to me before saying an important mission was about to begin. What is it?"
Zorn immediately explained the matter of the [Lord of War] in detail.
"Venture deep into the layers of the Spirit Realm to kill the mysterious and powerful [Lord of War]?"
For a moment, Isaac was stumped.
"Lord Zorn, I have no objection to participating in this war."
"If I can really hunt that powerful being multiple times, it would be excellent for me."
"But... I’m not very familiar with Spirit Realm Walking, and although I’ve mastered a new Sequence, I’m not very good at combat within the Spirit Realm."
Zorn explained in a soothing voice.
"Your Sequence is actually very suitable for fighting in the Spirit Realm. Stealth, assassination—you could even say these are your specialties."
"Besides, I had you come over early precisely so you could get accustomed to this type of combat. That way, you’ll be better prepared to act."
After some serious thought, Isaac replied cautiously.
"Since you put it that way, Lord Zorn, we’ll do it according to your plan."
Isaac was also full of anticipation at the prospect of hunting that powerful and mysterious being.
Throughout his journey, he had hunted many powerful beings, and this was the reason for his rapid growth.
’If the target is truly as formidable as Lord Zorn says, then when I complete the hunt...’
’...my strength will increase even faster.’
「In the following days.」
Zorn worked with Lady Sun to devise their plan while also scouting for suitable candidates.
At the same time, he continuously taught Isaac various aspects of Spirit Realm Walking.
As for the Egunus flesh Isaac had brought, Zorn naturally finished absorbing it that very night.
It was a piece of flesh from the [Evil Spirit Assassin] Sequence, which could effectively enhance Zorn’s own agility and increase the overall strength of his [Evil Spirit Wizard] abilities.
In addition, the digestion of Zorn’s Dragon Blood Potion hadn’t stopped either.
The consumption, nourishment, and absorption of resources from multiple sources.
Every day, Zorn’s power was steadily increasing.
He was climbing step by step into the upper echelons of the Steam Empire.
Zorn’s advantage was now quite obvious. With so many resources in hand, he could not only rapidly increase his own strength but also leverage the power of the Steam Realm to suppress other competing bosses.
He did his best to steer the world in the direction he had planned.
As time passed, before he knew it,
Zorn had already contacted the [Nightmare Angel] boss team from the Imperial Alliance.
They were about to launch a boss war against the war boss, Joe Moriff.
And it seemed Joe Moriff was still completely unaware.
He was still on the northern and southern front lines, continuously using his [Lord of War] ability to kill soldiers, reap lives, and acquire War Essence.
