"Goodbye!" Adrian stated in a hurry as he jammed the dagger through the core of the Dread Village.
He was only one second away from being blown into particles of light, but he acted quick and casted Chrono Shift on himself. With the sudden burst of speed, Adrian plunged the dagger and activated the instant kill feature of his dagger armament. The blood red core exploded into dust and the whole castle crumbled with Adrian inside.
[You have obtained the Dreadful Heart.]
[You have gained a huge amount of experience points.]
[You have reached Level 285.]
[Your Primordial Armaments have gained perfect mastery as you have gained perfect mastery over the Weapon Mastery skill.]
[All of you Primordial Armaments' skill will evolve into the next tier.]
Adrian knew that he might die if he idles and does not get out of the crumbling castle. He immediately teleported outside and suddenly felt the large number of powerful beings rushing to their location. All of his friends also noticed this, and he immediately knew what to do.
"Paradox!" Adrian shouted.
"I will always comply, master." Paradox replied as it immediately created portals that swallowed Adrian and his friends.
The powerful beings that were rushing towards the broken Dread Village met each other and became wary. They did not expect that a being that is close to Transcendent status was near them, but they did not feel. Each of the beings that gathered were actually individuals that are one step away from being a demigod as they only needed a bit more push to become one.
"We were already too late." One of the individuals stated.
"It seems that a Semi-Transcendent being was in our midst, yet we did not even have an inkling of its existence. From the energy signatures that I am picking up, it seems that the people who killed it are of the Church of the Twin Gods or those that deal with life and death energy. There are some elements mixed in, but the life and death energy are prevalent." Another powerful individual stated.
"I guess we can only blame our negligence and luck for not being the ones to get it. You all must have noticed it to when it released its energy earlier. It was powerful enough to make one of us a demigod." Another individual stated.
"Should we pursue and the one that gets it will have the core of this beast?" Another individual asked.
"If it is the Church of Life and Death then the Daemos are involved. I do not want to fight against those demons and be trapped for a thousand years inside a pocket dimension. If you want to test your luck, then go for it but I will not." The first individual that spoke stated and flew away.
"I will also not test my luck. I like to be free enough to get opportunities for my remaining life and not be trapped in a pocket dimension." Another said as she vanished.
All of the powerful individuals that sensed the energy of the Dread Village can only curse their luck. None of them wanted to fight against the demons as they are also finding a way to become demigods. They are hidden powerhouses that are just waiting for chances to ascend and fighting against demons makes that chance almost nonexistent.
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"Ugh!" Adrian and the others stated as they dropped to the ground in Avalon.
"Can you redirect us to the cotton fields next time? I want my landing to be very soft." Levin Cloud stated.
"You are lucky that I even noticed in time or else we would have been captured or my item could have been taken from me." Adrian stated.
"Seriously! Where did those powerful people come from? Each of them is almost as powerful as the elders in my tribe." Levin Cloud stated.
"It is no surprise as it has been a popular topic that there are many hidden powerhouses in the central continent. A lot of lucky players even become the disciples of these hidden powerhouses which is why there are also many hidden powerful players." Peridot stated as her master Nu Wa is considered as one of the hidden powerhouses.
"My father, the Undead King, also said the same as there are also many hidden powerhouses near the Undead Citadel. They do not attack which is why we do not bother them. Some of them even visit the citadel to get aid from the Undead King when they are desperate.
They want to become demigods, but they were unable to do so before as the limit of the world back them was just demigod. This also means that the monsters in the world will not grow to that stage easily. With the limit now being lesser god, monsters can now achieve demigod status due to the increase of energy in the atmosphere." Creepysoo stated as he is the most familiar with this one.
"At least, we made it out, but I was not able to get many drops from the Dread Village. Did you guys get any?" Adrian asked as he wanted to look at the bright side.
"We did not gather much as well, and it actually mostly dropped building materials." Peridot stated as she used earth magic to quickly move any drops to her as soon as the Dread Village got destroyed.
"You did get core that you need at least?!?" Levin Cloud asked.
"I did get it, but it has a different description compared to the Dread Heart. It seems that it is an upgraded version of the Dread Heart, but I am not sure if it will have the same effect." Adrian stated as he showed the item that he got.
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Item Name: Dreadful Heart
Item Tier: Semi-Transcendent
Item Type: Monster Core / Alchemy item
Effect:
- Releases constant Dread Energy every second.
Description: The upgraded version of the Dread Heart. Not much is known about this item as this is the first time it has been appraised.
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