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
faster the demonic energy in your body
"...That's problematic."
in my hand, my brows knit even
I better finish this next part
familiar wiggling sensation and my face soon
towards the door, I spoke inside
here. Knock anyone that enters
upon killing them they would immediately be alerted. I had no choice
At least for noW.
[Understood.]
"Good."
Click! Clank-!
room, I took a step
entrance of the room was the same
that I can
managed to extract some information. I'd
guard's eyes instantly lit
the
communication device, the guard communicated with someone
long, putting the device away, the guard turned
"Tell the guards that will patrol this area to never enter
"Huh?"
them. I do not want anyone touching my equipment. If something goes wrong, who will take responsibility for
look appeared on the guard's face
"Yes..yes, understood!"
Ci-Clank!
pressed his hand by its side.
head to face me,
the door. Unless I'm present, no one should be
"Good."
head with a
let's get
my hands behind my back,
***
location wasn't too far. I was led inside of a large
hall, the guard
was too low to enter the
in the middle of the large hall, I stood face to face with some of the higher-ranking members of Inferno. Judging from how they were
pressure oozing out of their body was terrifying, but I kept my
way to disable
nodded
to extract the memories of that bastard, and so I know exactly how to disable their defensive system. If you grant
"Oh?"
the
hair seemed piqued. She gave a sinister smile and mumbled quietly, but I was able to
"How interesting..."
eyes fixed on me, the same lady asked, "How
"Two days per beacon."
replied without the
fifteen
beacon connected with each other to create the massive barrier
goes wrong, perhaps maybe
if nothing goes wrong,
annoyance. She spoke in a demanding tone, 'That's quite a long
is not," I calmly shook my
the disablement of the beacons has come from a bunch of
"That makes sense."
Duergar muttered
down to his chest, and he had two blood-red
"We should already be satisfied with this development. Who cares if it takes half a day or more? At the
his face full of anger, his expression hateful, "We've waited for this moment for years. We're so close to
sight of the end clouded my judgment," the old lady replied with a sentimental look, recomposing
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 as
my direction and slowly opened
"I do."
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