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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."

as if I should pay attention to it. Turning my head to face her,

the more you use your mana, the faster the demonic energy in

"...That's problematic."

Dolos in my hand,

I better finish this next

I felt a familiar wiggling sensation and my face soon

door, I spoke inside of

stay here. Knock anyone that

upon killing them they would immediately be alerted. I had no choice but to refrain

At least for noW.

[Understood.]

"Good."

Click! Clank-!

of the room, I took

entrance of the room was the same duergar

that I

extract some information. I'd like to meet up with

instantly lit up in

the

device, the

device away, the guard turned towards me and gestured me to follow

my mouth to speak, "Tell the guards that will patrol this

"Huh?"

I do not want anyone touching my equipment. If

appeared on the guard's face

"Yes..yes, understood!"

Ci-Clank!

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

to face

present, no one

"Good."

my head

get moving

back, I urged the guard

***

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

arrived at the hall, the guard stopped at the

status was too low to enter

middle of the large hall, I stood face to face with some of the higher-ranking members of Inferno. Judging from

of their body was terrifying, but I kept

found a way to disable the

I nodded and replied

know exactly how to disable their defensive system. If you

"Oh?"

words instantly caught the

an old duergan lady with thin white hair seemed piqued. She gave a sinister smile and

"How interesting..."

asked, "How long do you need to disable those

"Two days per beacon."

without the slightest hint

fifteen beacons

with each other to create the massive

wrong, perhaps maybe

days, and if nothing goes wrong,

up in annoyance. She spoke

I calmly

fact that all the information I have regarding the disablement of the beacons

"That makes sense."

muttered from the

to his

lady, the old Duergar spoke, "We should already be satisfied with this development. Who cares if it takes

for years. We're so close to our goal. We mustn't mess

hasty. The sight of the end clouded my judgment," the

back to me, she ordered, "I, Durara Locklom, the third elder of Inferno, hereby grant authority to Karl Kullam equivalent to that of a senior advisor. You may be granted access to

and slowly opened her mouth, "You understand what I

"I do."

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