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Chapter 332

332 Inferno 3

Ba-dump! Ba-dump!

The rhythmical pulsating sound of my heart beating resounded in my ears as my vision was enveloped in darkness.

Apart from the sound of my heart, I could feel, smell, and see nothing.

But this sensation did not last for long, though. An uncomfortable energy dug into my muscles. I could feel it forcefully making its way through my body, tearing into me.

I could feel the sinister and dark energy trying to change the structure of my body as it entered me. It wasn't pleasant.

Many times, my body tried to reject it, but as though it was bound by something, the energy continued to claw its way in, and before I knew it, the sinister energy had completely settled, making itself a new home inside me.

And it wasn't long before the energy reached all the way to my brain, and when it did, my head started to hurt like crazy.

Several different flashbacks went through my head as the pain inside increased with each passing second. It felt as if the demonic energy was banging the sides of my head, trying to break through the skull to make its way outside. It was excruciating.

"Haaa!!"

Before I knew it, my eyes shot wide open and I stood up.

"Haa...haa..."

"You're awake?"

Breathing heavily, it was only upon hearing Angelica's voice that I remembered what had happened.

"Shit..."

Leaning back and sitting down on the ground, I tried to catch my breath.

Lifting my head up, I looked at Angelica and mustered the strength to ask a question.

"...How long was I out for?"

"Half an hour."

Standing up, Angelica softly replied.

"Only?"

It honestly felt like a whole day passed.

"Do you feel any different?"

"...A little bit."

Clenching my fists, I realized that something was indeed a bit different.

I was a lot stronger than before.

"I've broken through to rank."

It was then that it finally dawned on me.

I had broken through to the next level.

Propping my body up with the aid of the table next to me, I raised my hand and channeled some wind psyons.

Shuu!

The moment I channeled the wind psyons, a green hue enveloped my hand. However, contrary to the usual pale green color that would arise whenever I channeled my mana, black threads of demonic energy circled the chartreuse-like hue.

Staring at the black threads of demonic energy, my eyebrows furrowed.

"It worked..."

I was now officially a contracted individual.

Angelica, who was watching by the side, reminded, "Use as little mana as possible."

felt concerned by Angelica's words. Something about it nagged my mind as if I should pay attention to it. Turning my head to face her, I

mana, the faster the demonic energy in your body

"...That's problematic."

at the mask of Dolos in my

finish

felt a familiar wiggling sensation and my face soon morphed into that

door, I spoke inside

Knock anyone that enters

everyone here was contracted to a demon, upon killing them they would immediately be alerted.

At least for noW.

[Understood.]

"Good."

Click! Clank-!

of the room,

me at the entrance of the room was the same duergar from

Is there anything that I can help

extract some information. I'd like

eyes instantly lit up in

I'll relay the

device, the guard communicated with someone

turned towards me

just before leaving, I opened my mouth to speak, "Tell the guards that will patrol

"Huh?"

room, I will kill them. I do not want anyone touching my equipment. If

my words, a frightened look appeared on the

"Yes..yes, understood!"

Ci-Clank!

door, the guard pressed his hand by its side. Moments after,

head to face me, he

one should be able to break

"Good."

head

get

hands behind my back, I urged the guard

***

location wasn't too far. I was led inside of a large

hall, the guard stopped at the entrance and didn't

too low to enter the

of the large hall, I stood face to face with some of the higher-ranking

pressure oozing out of their body

way to disable the defensive

them, I nodded and replied in an unconcerned

correct. I've managed to extract the memories of that bastard, and so I know exactly how to disable their defensive system. If you grant me access to the

"Oh?"

instantly caught the

white hair seemed piqued. She gave a sinister

"How interesting..."

eyes fixed on me, the same lady asked, "How long do you need to disable those bastards' defensive

"Two days per beacon."

the slightest hint of

were a total of fifteen beacons

to create the massive barrier

perhaps maybe

nothing goes wrong, one

seem to please the lady. Her face scrunched up in annoyance. She

not," I

the beacons has come from a bunch of fragmented memories, the half a day estimate can only be considered

"That makes sense."

older Duergar muttered

his head. His beard, which was gray-colored, extended all the way down to his chest,

already be satisfied with this development. Who cares if it takes half a day or more? At

continued, his face full of anger, his expression hateful, "We've waited for this moment for years. We're so close

end clouded my judgment," the old lady replied with

of Inferno, hereby grant authority to Karl Kullam equivalent to that of a senior advisor. You may

glared in my direction and slowly opened her mouth, "You

"I do."

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