[ The story is completely fictional, it has no relation to reality. ]
Name: Demon King
Author: Hridoy Bappi
Publish: Niloyer Core
Part: 45
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Skill: Dead Zone
Through the skill, the host can create an area around him with dead energy or dark energy. Which is also commonly called a domain. All control within this area will be in the hands of the host.
Effect:
1) All dead objects within the domain will come under the control of the host.
2) Host intelligence within the domain will increase by 10%.
3) The power of the host's undead army within the domain will be doubled.
Condition: Dark or dead energy must be present for use.
Cooldown: Six hours
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Skill: Grim Reaper
This is a special skill of the Dead Ruler. Through this, the host can use dead energy in his weapons. Through this skill, the host can destroy the souls of living beings of the same and lower levels if he wants.
Effect:
1) Increases agility and stamina by 10%.
2) Increases damage on the sole by 100%.
3) When the skill is active, the host loses his normal senses and becomes a killer.
Condition: Once the skill is activated, its effect will last for five minutes.
Cooldown: Normally one hour, but the cooldown ends after every ten kills.
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(as Alex)
By absorbing a small portion of the Ruler of the Dead's thoughts, I was able to master two of his skills. There were about fifteen skills, but they were of no use to me. "Grim Reaper" and "Dead Zone" are two of my favorite skills. Grim Reaper is the best skill for my Assassin job. However, it would have been much better if it was a passive skill. I'm not too greedy, so I'm not expecting much. I've gotten a lot of good stuff.
Today, a month has passed since this test. There is about a month left. The fourth zone is our destination, so we are heading there. If we walk slowly, it will take us about twenty days to reach the fourth zone. Since no one else in the team wants to face the demonic beast anymore, I am not getting any chance to level up.
"Info" is a skill that has no cooldown. I can use it as long as I want. The skill's power also increases with my level. Previously, I could only see the names and levels of others. But now I feel like there can be no better skill than this one. My skill was active. And the first thing I noticed was the chain.
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Character Information:
Name: Chain
Level: 88
A responsible leader who truly cares about his team members.
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I realized that the power of the Info skill has increased a lot with my level. Previously, I couldn't see information from anyone ten levels above me. But now I can see the chain level as well.
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Character Information:
Name: Doofus
Level: 43
The most handsome member of the team. Who considers himself a hero and the rest as zeros. Likes Elin and considers Alex his brother. Respects Chain as the leader and claims Mio as the strongest.
Now he's thinking about how to seduce Elin.
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I could see the information on Duface very well. But I wasn't interested in them. I only needed to see the information on Mio and Elin.
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Character Information:
Name: Mio
Level:???
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I thought Mio would be very strong. Because I can't see his level yet. Since Mio killed a powerful hybrid single-handedly, I can say that his level must be over a hundred.
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Character Information:
Name: Elin von Uexkull
Level: 99
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-->>I didn't expect this. (Me)
I was walking. Once my eyes fell on Elin. As soon as I looked, she also looked at me. Both of our eyes met. I was looking at her. But for some reason she took her eyes off me.
I thought Elin would be very strong but she didn't expect it to be at level 99. That means I can see information of others up to level 100 with the Info skill. However, due to the low level, I can't see Elin's questionable information. Anyway, I'm not interested in other things. Since Elin's is over in my special mission, I don't have to worry about her anymore.
I didn't pay any more attention to these things. Since I have nothing else to do while I'm out and about, I'm spending my time looking at the various options in the system. It feels a lot like running it on a mobile phone to me. So even if I see the same thing over and over again, I don't get bored.
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Daily Mission,
1) Use the Info skill on more than five people.
2) Walk one kilometer.
Reward:
1) Five stat points,
2) A random box.
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My daily mission is done. Today's was very easy. Since I have been walking since morning, I have covered over a kilometer. And the info has been used on everyone. Without wasting time, I tried to open a random box from the inventory. After five minutes, the box opened.
-""Congratulations Master. You have received the key to a dungeon. You can open the door to the dungeon and enter it at any time you want. This is a real dungeon, so there are monsters in it, which you can kill to get various items.""-
Alex's eyes now showed interest. He had been waiting for something like this. He was just waiting for night to come now.
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On the other hand, within Mephas Academy,
The two guests who came from Empire have returned to Empire. The two of them have made a small list. In that list, there are some names of promising young girls who can make big names in the future. Today, there are only three teachers in the academy of Mephas Capital. They are able to monitor all ten teams beautifully through the stones kept by the leaders of different teams.
It is the job of these three teachers to see if someone is cheating. Everyone knows that death can happen during the test, and the academy will not be held responsible for that. Still, it does not work on the Nobels. The children of the Kingdom's Nobels, especially Duke and Marcus, are in this test. If something happens to them, a small war with the academy could well break out. And the academy's teachers are mainly monitoring them for their protection.
However, a big problem has arisen since this morning. Sir Azro doesn't know what to do. He has been appointed as the head of this test. So there is a lot of pressure on him. Madam Diara is basically a mana energy user. She is also a high level mage. She has been trying to understand what happened since this morning. The Empire has ordered that none of the three teachers will be able to enter the forest except in an emergency. So they don't know what to do.
Since morning, all signals have stopped coming from the entire Demonic Forest. Not a single stone is working. Sir Azro is very worried. He doesn't know what to do.
-->>Someone from within has created a powerful barrier that is blocking all of our stone signals. (Diara)
-->>But who will do this? The whole kingdom knows that the academy test is taking place in the forest. (Helen)
-->>I don't think anyone from our kingdom will. Because I've never heard that anyone in our kingdom can build such a strong barrier. (Diara)
-->>I understand that too. (Helen)
-->>This is demonic energy. I never thought I would see a barrier of demonic energy being created throughout the demonic forest. (Today)
Diara had been experimenting with the barrier for quite some time. So she realized that the barrier was not made of any of the three energies. Much like demonic energy, but,
-->>I have tested with demonic energy, but it is completely different. Although demonic energy is so powerful, this energy is even more powerful. (Diara)
-->>The principal is not with us at this time. He was needed now. (Today)
-->>I think it would be best to break this news to the Empire. (Helen)
-->>It would be better to do it in Seta. We can't do anything without their permission. (Today)
The three teachers sent messages to Empire's academy and waited for their response.
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Within Mephas Capital,
Two people are wearing large hooded robes to hide their identities. Which covers their entire bodies. If you look closely at them, you can see nothing but their faces. A long time ago, two people entered the capital. Their names are Amoras and Zemoras respectively. The two are brothers. The elder is Amoras and the younger is Zemoras.
-->>I told him to sit near the portal without doing anything. But he didn't listen to a word. (Emoras)
Among the three devils who came to this world through the portal, the eldest, Amoras, said the above in anger. Although Chemoras looked calm, he had the most restless personality among his three brothers. That's why the eldest brother, Amoras, decided not to bring him with him and left him next to the portal. But Amoras knew that the boy would not sit quietly.
-->>Is it okay for us to use dark energy like this? (Jemorus)
"I forgot that the most restless person comes next to me." (Emoras began to think)
-->>I don't think there will be any problem. As far as the master told me, there is no dark energy in this world and no one can use it. So there will be no problem. (Emoras)
-->>I smell Beelzebub's item very close. Shall we get down to business now? (Jemoras)
Amoras remained silent for a moment after hearing his younger brother's words. They had come to this big city for one thing. Their master had given them an item that could detect the magical items of other demon princes.
"Although powerful items can hide themselves from this item. But this is definitely not the one we are looking for." (Emoras began to think)
Their master's order was to capture the "Ring of Beelzebub" and give it to their master. But since their master wants the Ring of Beelzebub, it won't be weak at all. Amoras is doing a lot of calculations. One thought is always roaming in his mind. First, before coming to this world, his master told him to be careful of the people in the tower. Because there are many powerful people among them. Although it wouldn't be much of a danger for the three devils if they all attacked together, still since their master told them to be careful, all three of them had to be careful.
-->>Jemoras, let's go, our destination is set. (Emoras)
Their master said that the Ring of Beelzebub has not yet entered the tower. So they have to search outside the tower. Because not one of the three devils can enter the tower. That's why they want to complete the task as soon as possible. According to the magical item, they have noticed the energy of a person outside the gate of this huge capital. Perhaps he has an item of Beelzebub.
"The Master's orders were only to give him the Ring of Beelzebub. But I can take one or two other items. Since it belongs to Beelzebub." (Emoras began to think)
Amoras has a compass-like item in his hand that can track the location of other magical items. Since Amoras' master gave it to Amoras, this item can currently detect and locate all five of Beelzebub's items. However, there is one problem: if the item being searched for is too powerful, this item will not work.
Amoras is now leaving the capital with his brother Zemorus. They have found their target. So they are not waiting any longer. If it is not the Ring of Beelzebub, then there is no problem. A smile appeared on Amoras's face.
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Outside the capital,
Two people are riding a horse-drawn carriage towards the Demonic Forest. One is a hunter from the Hunter Association of Mephas Capital, and the other is a guest from the Tower.
Very few people come out of the tower. Especially those who are called insiders are almost never seen. That's why they are actually well respected. The man who came from the tower, his name is Hike. He came straight from the Empire to the capital of Mephas. And as soon as he arrived here, he went to the capital's Hunter Association and made a request. His request was, he needed a man to be his guard in the Demonic Forest. And the Association sent a hunter with his request. The hunter's name was Almond.
Almond and Hike are sitting face to face in the horse-drawn carriage. Almond has brought a lot of pork when he arrived. Which is now being chewed. And Hike is watching him eat. Hike is a famous aura user in the tower. About whom many outsiders know. However, he has kept his identity to himself. Because he has come out to do a very despicable thing.
"I know why. But this person seems very familiar to me" (Hike)
Hayek must be seventeen or eighteen. He is very popular in the tower because of his age. It is difficult to find an aura user like him in the entire tower at his age. He is in deep thought. He has been trying to remember since he left the Hunter Association of the Capital with this man named Almond. Although the man's face seems very familiar to Hayek, he cannot recognize it properly.
When Almond saw the boy named Hike looking at him, he offered him some pieces of pork. But Hike didn't take any. So Almond said,
-->>Boys at this age need to eat all the delicious foods. Because if you don't eat now, you won't have the opportunity to eat when you're older. (Almond)
Hike looked at Almond. Hike guessed that the man was about fifty years old. But he didn't look fifty. A very handsome body that was much larger than normal. He understood what the secret was to build this body? But extra food wasn't right for Hike. Especially for those who used short swords, extra calories weren't right.
-->>You're from the tower, kid. So how's the tower now? (Almond)
Although Hayk kept his real identity a secret, he had made it known that he had come from the tower. So far, no one had treated him badly, and everyone had spoken to him with respect. But this was the first time someone had spoken to him casually since he had come from the tower. It hurt his pride a lot.
"Even the people around me would never dare to treat me like this. And this is just a normal hunter." (Hike thinks)
Before Hayek could say anything, he noticed a huge energy coming towards them. They had suddenly moved far away from the borders of the capital. Now they couldn't even see the capital. But who could be coming after them at this time?
"I've never felt such energy before." (Hike thinks)
Hike had fought many monsters before. He had fought many people too, but he had never felt such energy. He could feel a strong bloodlust from behind. Being a high level aura user, Hike could feel all energies to a greater or lesser extent. So he could understand that someone very powerful was coming behind him.
On the other hand, Almond is eating his pork calmly. He himself has felt all the bloodlust but is sitting normally,
-->>This energy! Well then my dream is going to come true. Devil's blood will be really delicious. (Almond)
Almond said the words very quietly. Since Hayek was focused on the energy behind him, he didn't hear Almond. For a few moments, both of Almond's eyes turned red, which Hayek didn't notice.
"How long has it been since I used my powers? Since I have to enter the tower, I think the two devils would be best for me as a farewell gift. But I promised Maria I wouldn't cause too much distraction, so I have to finish it quickly. But before that, let's take a look at this kid." (Elmond is thinking)
To Be Continued ...