Chapter 100

Chapter 100: Proof of Abilities (3)

"Killing my men! I won’t forgive you . ”

Chukakaang!

A red aura emerged from the spear of the centaur lord .

The spear was covered with a blazing fire-like aura!

As a result, his entire body was covered in red light .

Dudududu!

The gaze of the centaur lord, who was rushing towards Kang-jun, was filled with anger .

Kwa kwa kwa kwa!

Surprisingly, the space around him split in both directions .

Kang-jun received the strong impression that he was in front of an incoming train .

'This ignorant strength!’

It would be foolish to face such a thing head on .

However, what was this?

Although Kang-jun was fleeing, the centaur lord narrowed the distance .

No matter which way he moved, the centaur lord aimed at Kang-jun in a straight line .

A large amount of magic power had been consumed to keep attacking the designated target . It was the special move of the centaur lord!

There were only two ways to respond .

One method was to take the attack!

The other one was to keep fleeing and die!

'It can't be helped!’

Kang-jun had no thoughts of dying . The result would be determined by who had the stronger attack and defense .

‘Will to Fight!’

He used Heavenly Cut that had chaos power contained in it .

Kang-jun flew toward the centaur lord while feeling like he was rushing toward a flying missile .

‘Heavenly Cut!’

An intense flash emerged from Kang-jun’s sword . The light around the centaur lord’s spear became thicker .

Kwaang!

The two of them collided .

"Ugh!"

“Keeeok!”

Both Kang-jun and the centaur lord flew backwards .

“Ohh! Shit!”

There was a hole in his armour and blood was pouring out from the hole .

Health: 1720/6350

[Your health has dropped to 30% and Will of Survival has been activated . ]

[Your physical and magic defense will increase significantly when Will of Survival is activated . ]

'A really ignorant attack . ’

If it wasn’t for Will of Survival, a skill he received when Wings of Chaos reached Stage 2, Kang-jun would have been a cold body .

Snap!

Kang-jun reflexively took out an advanced Regeneration Medicine of Darkness and looked ahead .

In the meantime, the centaur lord stood up but he also looked terrible .

His chest was split in half from the chaos power and blood gushed from him .

Hwakak! Hwaaah!

However, the body of the centaur lord was then covered with light and the big wound disappeared without a trace .

What type of resilience was this?

‘How can I kill him like this?’

Kang-jun was dumbfounded . There was no way to kill the centaur lord unless he did it in one strike .

He needed to become stronger by raising his level .

Or maybe he needed to get more powerful equipment or skills .

'Is it still too hard for me?’

If that was the case, the chaos power was consumed unnecessarily .

He might die first .

It would be wise to escape for the next opportunity .

Of course, Kang-jun’s face didn’t reveal any of his troubles .

He stared at the centaur lord with a desire to kill .

At that moment, the centaur lord declared wildly .

“Kuk! Yes, I'll admit that you are strong . Today, I will leave it like this but next time will be different . ”

After that, the centaur lord started running away like the wind .

Dududududu!

In the blink of an eye, he disappeared from Kang-jun’s view .

'What? Escape?'

Kang-jun looked after him with a bemused expression .

Kang-jun had been planning to escape but the centaur lord did it first .

'What is going on?’

It was obvious that the centaur lord’s situation was bad, unlike his seemingly restored appearance .

If not, it didn’t make sense for him to escape .

So, it was very disappointing .

‘I might have won if I was a little bit stronger . ’

However, now wasn’t the time for regrets . He decided to open the Aok before there was another enemy .

Snap! Snap!

Kang-jun continued to drink the Regeneration Medicine of Darkness and regained his health .

He could go back to the base and recover using the gem but the Aok might end up moving .

Some Aoks were fixed in one place, but others could move .

[The Aok Key has been used once . ]

[The Aok Key has disappeared . ]

[The Aok has been opened . ]

One of his two Aok Keys disappeared . It was possible to use a key three times, and this was the third time .

‘Surely, it won’t be empty?’

Kang-jun immediately entered the Aok and looked inside .

It was a large closed room .

There was a feeling of emptiness .

Unfortunately, it didn't look like anything was alive .

The floor and walls were covered with unknown pictures and letters .

(Lord, there is nobody in this Aok . )

Sud spoke . Kang-jun had a dispirited expression on his face as he spoke .

"Did they commit suicide again?”

(Maybe they reached the end of their life span . )

“Then it can't be helped . Search to see if there is anything like a Dimensional Piece . ”

(There is no such thing . There isn’t even a common Essence of Darkness . )

Sud also showed some disappointment . Kang-jun slowly walked towards the door of the Aok .

"Then it was a complete waste . ”

It was at that moment .

(L-Lord! C-can you wait a minute?)

Sud’s voice suddenly trembled for some reason .

“What’s going on?”

(I think I can decipher these characters . It contains very rare alchemy content . )

It must be something special for the alchemist Sud to say that it was rare .

“I’ll wait for you to decipher it . ”

(Yes, Lord . Thank you . )

Then Kang-jun’s shadow started moving over the letters .

Of course, that shadow was Sud . Kang-jun allowed him to move to decipher the text .

It was quite difficult as, sometimes, it felt like Sud was pulling his hair out . The shape of the shadow changed, so it was quite funny to watch .

‘It will take some time, so I should rebuild my clone . ’

Although it had been smashed by the centaur lord, the attacks of the clones weren’t useless .

Even Kang-jun had found it hard to win against the centaur lord . so it was natural that the clone had broken .

The clone would do well against weak or normal monsters .

He consumed 800 points of chaos power and a new clone was instantly summoned .

“Did you call me?”

The clone appeared with a smile . His condition was neat but the equipment was a mess .

'Fortunately, the equipment didn’t disappear . ’

It was the same for the potions left in the inventory . It didn’t matter since equipment was automatically repaired once placed in a warehouse .

In fact, Kang-jun’s heavy armour also needed repair, so he decided to stop by the base before leaving Hwanmong .

"Go back until I call you . ”

"I'll do that . "

The clone disappeared into his wings .

It was at that time .

[Your household member Sud has deciphered the letters in the Aok and acquired the synthesis alchemy of the ancient demon, Ios . ]

[Synthesis Alchemy of the Demon Ios]

-Rating: Legend

-Synthesizing essences had a certain probability to produce different types of essences .

“What is this?”

Kang-jun asked with an absurd expression . Then Sud replied with an inspired voice .

(Lord! This is great luck . I didn’t think that the alchemist, Ios, would leave words behind here . )

"Is the alchemy of the demon, Ios, that great?”

(Lord, Ios’ alchemy is also called chaos alchemy . )

"Chaos alchemy?”

(In fact, creating other types of essences isn’t that great . In addition to having to consume two or more essences to create another one, the probability of failure is very high . )

"Then why did you say it was lucky?”

(This is due to the Essence of Chaos . Every time you combine essences, there is a random chance to get an Essence of Chaos . )

“Essence of Chaos?”

Kang-jun’s eyes widened with surprise .

The Essence of Chaos was so rare that he hadn’t seen it before .

None of the lord level monsters had dropped it .

Even the merchants that came to the Dimensional Shelter didn’t sell it .

Rather, they offered 100 moonstones to buy the Essence of Chaos .

However, it was obtainable as a by-product through alchemy .

"Then using the synthesis alchemy might give me Essence of Chaos . ”

Sud scratched his head and said,

(I can’t guarantee that it will emerge even if I do it in bulk . I’ll need some materials to try it once . )

"Tell me what you need . ”

(Just save 100 of each type of essences . )

"Won’t your inventory be insufficient?”

(If I turn it into powder, it will only occupy one space, regardless of quantity . )

"Then that isn’t a problem . ”

Kang-jun smiled . It was because he had hundreds of each type of essences in the warehouse .

"Is there anything else that you need?”

(No . )

“Okay . Then I will take the essences out of the warehouse . ”

Kang-jun laughed happily .

He had thought it was a waste, but Ios’ alchemy was legend grade, so it was actually a jackpot .

‘If the Essence of Chaos can be manufactured in large quantitie, then I can fill the chaos power quickly . ’

It wasn’t a skill that Kang-jun acquired but he would still get the benefits .

Sud belonged permanently to Kang-jun’s shadow anyway .

Furthermore, honestly, it would be very painful if he had to do it himself .

He was busy, so it would be a burden if he had to split the time with alchemy as well .

However, Sud was a faithful demon that was crazy about alchemy, so Kang-jun could leave it to him comfortably .

Kang-jun just had to give him the command .

Kang-jun was delighted as he stepped out of the Aok . As soon as he left the door, the Aok dimension disappeared .

‘I’ll have to return the base . ’

However, a black energy suddenly entwined around Kang-jun .

Chu chu chu .

Kang-jun was startled .

‘What is this?’

There was no room for resistance . As the black aura that covered his eyes disappeared, the scene around him changed completely .

‘Where is this place?’

It wasn’t the vast grasslands where the centaurs were playing but a huge cave .

Furthermore, there were many undead with bright eyes in front of him .

Death knights, dullahans, ghouls, zombies and skeletons .

At first glance, there were over 100 undead surrounding Kang-jun and in the centre was a woman in black robes .

She had long purple hair and white skin .

It was like looking at a mannequin .

Then she looked at Kang-jun and said bluntly,

“You are Lucan . ”