《One Versus Destiny》Chapter 14: The Third Trial
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I got to the building, killing all the remaining monsters with relative ease. Killing with ease was something I was worried about, as killing is unethical. With every kill, it was like my mental burden increased a ton. By the time I had moved fourteen meters, the air smelled of blood. It was like walking through a pool of multi-coloured blood. When I got to the thrid trial, I wiped the blood away on a spare washcloth. Ordeath said, “Enter that building.” I did so, and I was then in a village. I turned off all my powers. “Will you destroy this village,” Ordeath asked. “I won’t,” I said. “Are you sure,” he said. “Yes,” I said. He said, “Destroy the village,” he said. “No,” I said, and then I left.
Ordeath said, “You have passed. I have something for you.”
You have absorbed power stone of life
You have unlocked soul stone of blood power (immortality)
Class immortality
Effect (copper)
You can’t die of old age until the age of two categories ahead of you
“Powerful,” I said. “Thank you, Ordeath.” I was starting to feel a shimmer of hope for the first time since entering the space.
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