Undead Evolution: From Trash To Divine-Chapter 39: Blood sense and sacrifice

Lukas returned to the Whitewood Inn first, wanting to get back to peak condition before moving out again. Since he didn’t want to waste six hours straight just meditating, he chose to accelerate his star‑energy absorption by using the Blood‑Streaked Qilin Potion, cutting the recovery time down to just three hours.

With that, the single Blood‑Streaked Qilin Potion he had was gone.

Hmm, I shouldn’t feel too bad. It exists solely for this. I can buy a couple more later... Lukas mused while looking around his room. His roommate had yet to return, probably still swinging her sword somewhere.

After a brief moment of distraction, his thoughts once again returned to the original topic.

I wonder if the effect of the Blood‑Streaked Qilin Potion can be stacked...

At that, his heart unusually sped up. If the effect could be stacked, then instead of "wasting" three hours doing nothing but absorbing star energy, he could use the same time for something more productive—like hunting monsters.

Lukas however had a feeling chance of that happening were quiet low, otherwise the star energy absorbtion method wouldn’t be as highly priced as they are now.

While thinking about all this, he walked out of the Whitewood Inn, his eyes unconsciously scanning the interior. Compared to before, a stifling energy enveloped the room. Awakeners with their heads hung down huddled together, their voices low and filled with evident tension.

"This is the first time I’ve seen special‑grade monsters attacking in the first wave..." 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

"I have a very bad feeling about this. Whatever monster is behind this horde is no ordinary beast like in the past..."

These words caused Lukas’s ears to perk up. He had finally found something useful.

This was not the first time Roaring Dragon Settlement had been attacked by a horde. They had managed to defend multiple times already, and those few veteran awakeners who had been living in the settlement for years were already familiar with the battlefield.

As such, they were also the first ones to notice something amiss.

This discussion only caused the sense of urgency in his heart to increase.

I can’t waste time gawking around here. Lukas silently decided in his heart and headed out.

...

Outside the Roaring Dragon Settlement, thick ropes were wrapped around Cometfang Wolves’ bloodied bodies as they were dragged deeper into the settlement, pulled by a group of low‑level Body‑Refining awakeners for a few star crystals.

The pale yellow earth with a few spotted patches of grass that stretched to the horizon was now completely unrecognizable. The yellow soil had turned deep crimson, fed by the blood of thousands of living creatures, and a strong scent of iron permeated everything.

"Hey, youngster, you look like someone with good physical‑ability talent! Would you like to drag these twenty Cometfang Wolf corpses back to the Night Phantom Guild? We will pay you handsomely—full total of a hundred star crystals!"

Holy damn... Lukas almost had a sudden change of heart after hearing the offer from the Night Phantom Guild agent.

A full hundred star crystals—that was something a weaker awakener would earn only after putting their life in danger multiple times on the battlefield, and now for the simple job of dragging corpses they were being paid so much.

Lukas was caught off guard. However, upon deeper thought, it made sense. Right now there were simply too many wolf corpses waiting to be processed while manpower was limited.

As Lukas was thinking, suddenly a question popped into his head.

Wait a minute, why do they even need manpower? He was sure there must be someone with a suitable talent who could solve this problem easily.

Lukas felt it was strange, but he didn’t want to think about it too much anyway. He wasn’t going to take the job.

Although money was important, it was not as important as his own strength.

With this thought in mind, he continued moving toward the Iron Tree Forest, ignoring all the job offers.

While moving, Lukas’s thoughts moved like lightning, a plan for his next set of actions forming in his mind.

Both right now and in the future, it’s very clear I’ll be moving alone. So taking the path of an assassin is the best for me...

"Although Traceless Steps is a good talent, it is only rare‑grade. If I am not careful, strong guys at the Body‑Refining Realm Rank 6 and First Rank monsters with epic or above‑grade talents can notice me. To increase my survivability, I need to upgrade this talent or replace it with something better..."

This was something he had noticed from the last few battles. It was only because of sheer luck that he had escaped detection.

While thinking, whether because a massive battle had just been fought some hours ago or something else, Lukas encountered far fewer star monsters than usual.

This caused a frown to appear on his face. If there were no monsters to hunt, how was he supposed to upgrade his talent?

Should I venture deeper into the forest...?

This thought occurred to him. However, as soon as it popped into his head, he shook his head to get rid of it.

No, absolutely not. Going deeper at this time is plain stupid. Unless Traceless Steps is upgraded, I’d better stay near the edges.

The situation in the forest was highly volatile. Who knew what might happen next? The next wave might come at any moment.

So it was absolutely important that he hunt in the outer fringes.

Lukas continued to move at a snail’s pace, watching his steps carefully, making sure he didn’t accidentally trigger some trap.

Traceless Steps was already active at full effect, trying to erase his presence as much as it could.

Lukas moved without making a single sound.

Just then, his ears twitched. The sound of a monster chewing on fresh meat came from the distance.

Following the sound, Lukas soon found a wild star monster resembling a pitch‑black boar on Earth, tearing into the body of a poor Cometfang Wolf with its long pincer‑like sharp teeth that jutted out of its mouth.

Greedily eating away, enjoying the feast.

It seemed lost in its meal, but in reality it was as alert as ever, scanning the surroundings from time to time. However, even with such cautious nature, it failed to detect Lukas’s presence moving ever closer.

However, maybe the beast’s sense of death was too sharp or something else, but the moment Lukas was just a few meters away, the boar jumped, letting out a forceful grunt.

"Too late," Lukas muttered under his breath and allowed the Gravity Pressure to finally cover the boar’s figure.

Suddenly a purple bubble appeared around the boar, this was gravity pressure completely aimed at the monster, having its weight doubled out of nowhere, the boar collapsed on its four limbs, a surprised cry echoing out of its mouth. Lukas, however, wasn’t allowing it another chance. With the most immense speed, he rapidly crossed the distance between them and pierced its head with the newly bought sword.

Following a shower of blood, a head rolled onto the ground.

Without waiting any more, he summoned Tommy and handed the skull to him.

The soul flame in Tommy’s eyes flickered with intelligence, first glancing at the skull in his hands then back at Lukas. Then he nodded.

Merely in the blink of an eye, the skull was completely absorbed.

[Ding! Your skeleton Tommy has assimilated the skull of Rare‑grade Bloodthirsty Boar.]

[Would you like to learn the Rare‑grade talent "Blood Sense" or sacrifice the talent?]