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."
concerned by Angelica's words. Something about it nagged my mind as if I should
faster the demonic energy in your body will corrode
"...That's problematic."
of Dolos in my hand, my brows knit
better finish this next
felt a familiar wiggling sensation and my
towards the door, I spoke inside of my
Knock anyone that
was contracted to a demon, upon killing them they would immediately
At least for noW.
[Understood.]
"Good."
Click! Clank-!
the room, I took a
entrance of the room was the same duergar from
Is there anything that I can help
I'd like to meet up with
instantly lit up
relay the information
out a small communication device,
away, the guard turned towards me
mouth to speak, "Tell the
"Huh?"
repeat, if anyone tries to enter that room, I will kill them. I do not want
a frightened look appeared on the guard's face as he
"Yes..yes, understood!"
Ci-Clank!
towards the door, the guard pressed his hand by
his head to face
Unless I'm present, no one should be able to break into the
"Good."
my head with a satisfied
let's get moving
my back,
***
led inside of a large hall
hall, the guard stopped at the
low to enter the
with some of the higher-ranking members of Inferno. Judging from how they were
their body was terrifying, but I kept
a way to disable
back at them, I nodded
how to disable their
"Oh?"
instantly caught the interest
lady with thin white hair seemed piqued. She
"How interesting..."
eyes fixed on me, the same lady asked, "How long do you
"Two days per beacon."
replied without the slightest hint
were a total of fifteen beacons installed
create
perhaps maybe even
and if nothing goes wrong,
to please the lady. Her face scrunched up in annoyance. She spoke in a demanding tone, 'That's quite
is not," I calmly shook my
have regarding the disablement of the beacons has come from a bunch of fragmented memories, the half a day estimate can only be considered
"That makes sense."
Duergar muttered from the
like Karl, had no hair on his head. His beard, which was gray-colored, extended all the way down to his chest, and he had two blood-red eyes that exuded a terrifying bloodlust. He didn't seem like someone
cares if it takes half a day or more? At the end
fists tightly, he continued, his face full of anger, his expression hateful, "We've waited for this moment for years. We're so close to our goal. We mustn't mess it up. What is this little bit of
my
elder of Inferno, hereby grant authority to Karl Kullam equivalent to that of a
direction and slowly opened her mouth, "You
"I do."
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