Chapter 188 The Soul of Vengeance (End of Volume)
"This is it!" Champu said.
A hint of surprise appeared in Aoki's eyes.
A luxurious villa sat amidst towering walls.
To his delight, the very spot he had been searching for was here! Double
happiness!
"Let's go, follow me to see Lord Sheila!"
Champu walked forward.
As soon as the two entered the courtyard, a dark-skinned young man with an "X" mark on his face emerged from the villa, carrying a naked female corpse covered in signs of abuse.
"Lord Sheila,"
Champu said.
Sheila casually tossed the corpse aside, scratched his head, and looked at Aoki: "Champu, who is he?"
Champu said, "My lord, didn't you say you were looking for someone with exceptional strength? He killed over a dozen bandits single-handedly."
"Oh?"
Sheila scrutinized Aoki with interest.
Aoki looked around: "Just the two of you? Are there any others?"
"Just the two of us for now."
Sheila nodded: "What's your name? What are your skills?"
"You don't need to know!"
Aoki sighed.
There were only two of them; the harvest wasn't as much as he had imagined.
But oh well, it was an unexpected surprise anyway.
"Hmm?" Sheila's face darkened.
Aoki ignored his reaction, and a mental shockwave pierced towards Sheila like a spear.
Soul Impact!
Thud!
As if struck by a sledgehammer, Sheila's mind went blank, blood flowed from his seven orifices, and his body fell forward.
Aoki's figure appeared, his arm sweeping horizontally.
Splat!
A huge head flew up, blood gushing into the sky like a fountain, and the headless corpse crashed to the ground.
[Killed one person, gained 1400 experience points.]
[Congratulations on leveling up!]
[Congratulations on leveling up!]
Three consecutive system notifications rang in his mind.
"You, what did you do?"
Shangpu was momentarily stunned, staring blankly at him.
"Didn't you see it?"
Aoki flicked the blood off his hands.
Shangpu snapped out of his daze, his face suddenly turning extremely grim.
"You never intended to join us from the beginning!"
He had actually anticipated that Aoki might have ill intentions, but he hadn't expected Aoki to be so powerful.
"Correct answer, too bad, no prize."
Aoki's figure flashed, instantly appearing in front of Shangpu.
Shangpu's expression changed, a bead appearing in his hand.
*Whoosh!
* A sharp whooshing sound rang out, a black light flashed, and he felt a chill on his wrists before both hands were severed.
Intense pain swept through his body; Shangpu opened his mouth, but before he could scream,
*Thud!
* A black blade pierced his heart.
A trickle of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth as Shangpu stared in disbelief at the tail behind Aoki.
"How is this possible? You, what exactly are you?"
"Considering you gave me two great gifts, I'll give you a quick death."
Aoki didn't waste words; with a flick of its tail, a sharp bone blade sliced through, cleaving Shangpu in two.
[Killed one person, gained 1100 experience points.]
[Congratulations on leveling up!]
[Congratulations on leveling up!]
Three more system upgrades.
He leveled up four times in one go.
Aoki opened the system.
He gained a total of 16 free attribute points and 4 free skill points.
He allocated the attribute points, again evenly, four points per attribute.
His aura surged, and a powerful force surged within him, urging him to release it.
Aoki was already familiar with this process and was unaffected, turning his attention to the skill bar.
Including what he had accumulated before, he now had 8 free skill points.
He could learn a skill!
Without hesitation, he chose to learn "Soul of Vengeance."
Five free skill points vanished silently, and "Soul of Vengeance" lit up on the system panel.
That was all.
Aoki felt nothing, nor did he receive any information.
This wasn't surprising.
Because "Soul of Vengeance" was a passive skill with two main effects.
First, after killing monsters, in addition to experience, he would receive extra rewards, the quality of which depended on the level of "Soul of Vengeance."
Second, learning "Soul of Vengeance" would grant him additional opportunities to trigger quests.
This was a resource-based skill he had never encountered before!
Aoki glanced at the system panel again.
[Name: Aoki]
[Strength: 44]
[Constitution: 44]
[Intelligence: 45]
[Agility: 44]
[Occupation: Hunter, King of the Others, Martial Artist, Doctor, Infinite Dragon Beast]
...
[Infinite Dragon Beast]
Quality: ★★★★
Level: lv8 (310/800)
Skills: Vengeful Spirit, Devour (not yet learned), Dragon Breath (not yet learned), Ultimate Form (100/100)
Free Skill Points: 3
In just a few days, his average attributes jumped from 37 to 44.
This is the power of a four-star class.
"I only need 2 more experience points to learn another skill."
Aoki's eyes flickered.
He didn't plan to learn any other skills and prepared to continue improving "Vengeful Spirit".
The description of "Vengeful Spirit" clearly stated that the quality of the reward was affected by the skill level.
Of course.
It also depends on what the next world is like.
Aoki closed the system and searched on Champo and Sheila, finding two Imperial Arms.
They were the space-movement Imperial Arm Dimensional Array, Shangri-La, and the six-ball Imperial Arm Quick Throw, Big Pitcher.
Aoki found another cloth and covered the naked female corpse.
"Rest in peace!"
Sheila was cruel and lustful, her brutality no less than Ernest's.
Aoki rose and turned to look east.
He had leveled up the "King of the White Walkers" to the maximum and even gained a 4-star profession; the journey had been incredibly rewarding.
The only problem was that he was becoming less human.
"It's time to leave!"
Aoki withdrew his gaze, raised his hand, and his figure vanished instantly.
...
In a primeval forest.
A woman with snow-white skin, stunning beauty, and flowing blue hair was fighting against a large number of dangerous creatures.
With a wave of her hand, icy energy spread, instantly freezing all the dangerous creatures into ice sculptures.
A gust of wind blew, turning them into countless tiny ice crystals, shimmering in the sunlight.
"Hahaha! I succeeded!"
Esdeath's beautiful face lit up with excitement as she looked towards the imperial capital, a flame igniting in her eyes. "Time to find him! This time, I must conquer him!"
To capture that assassin, she had been training and honing her skills in this secret realm.
After so long, she had finally succeeded.
Esdeath boarded her tamed flying dangerous creature and left the secret realm, flying directly towards the imperial capital.
Just as she reached the capital's skies, a silver light suddenly descended from the sky.
The flying dangerous creature instantly died.
Two blocks of ice appeared beneath her feet, lifting her up, and Esdeath looked up.
A massive four-winged dragon appeared in her field of vision, upon which stood two girls, both of whom she recognized.
"Akame, Kurome."
"Esdeath!"
Akame and Kurome's expressions were slightly grave.
"You're here. It seems the empire has fallen!"
Esdeath said calmly.
With the ministers and the emperor dead one after another, and her sudden departure, she had already anticipated this outcome.
However,
she no longer cared.
Akame slowly drew Murasame.
"That's right! The Empire has fallen, Esdeath, I absolutely will not allow you to destroy the new nation!"
"Not bad!"
Esdeath said calmly. "Were the assassins who killed the ministers and the emperor from the rebels?"
Akame paused, then shook her head. "We only have a cooperative relationship with Aoki."
"So his name is Aoki."
Esdeath exclaimed excitedly. "Where is he now? Make him come out!"
Akame said, "Aoki has left; no one knows where he went."
"Left?"
Esdeath frowned.
This was the worst news for her.
Whether he was willing to fight or not, she could find a way to force him out, but if he wasn't there, she was helpless.
"Esdeath, surrender! This is no longer your era!" Akame said.
Esdeath came to her senses and glanced at the four-winged dragon: "Is this a Super Dangerous Species? A corpse controlled by Hachifusa?"
"That's right!" Kurome said.
"Interesting! Since Aoki isn't here, I'll play with you for a bit!"
Esdeath smiled slightly and flew towards the four-winged dragon.
Akame leaped up and slashed with her sword.
Kurome raised Yafu.
The earth churned, and enormous creatures emerged from the ground.
(End of Chapter)