Chapter 32

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Episode 6 - The past [5]

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My Unique Trait is a trait that Adel didn’t originally have.

I didn’t know why I had this trait, but when I read what it could do, I couldn’t help but be amazed.

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Name: Eyes of the End.

Category: Unique Trait.

Description: Eyes that contain a power beyond reason.

Passive Effects.

[Passive]-[The Unique Trait, Eyes of the End, will always be active]

[Passive]-[All stats are temporarily increased by 2 stars]

Active Effects.

[Active]-[???]

[Active]-[???]

[Active]-[???]

Note: Active effects will unlock once certain conditions are met.

Additional note: Eyes of the End has three side effects; these side effects will be removed one by one as the active effects are unlocked.

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In Holy Land, there are hardly any unique traits that temporarily boost stats.

The feature that boosts stats the most only increases them by 50%, which is half of a single star.

However, Eyes of the End can boost stats by two full stars.

But there was a problem.

’I don’t know what the side effects are, and there are three in total.’

Of course, only one of those three effects applies; they don’t all apply at the same time.

And besides that.

〖Warning!!! Since the player is not a 5 Star, the Eyes of the End trait will be temporarily blocked unless you seal it〗

Until now, this Unique trait had been kept sealed by the Mythic-rank bandage.

〖Time remaining: 9 minutes and 56 seconds〗

After ten minutes, my Unique Trait would be forced to heal for at least two days.

If I don’t seal it with the bandage, my body will simply fall apart.

’So I only have ten minutes to kill this woman.’

Or at least try, since I’m not really a 6 Star.

***

Clementine tried with all her might to get up.

But her legs wouldn’t budge; some of the muscles in her leg started moving too.

That meant she would have to wait a few minutes.

So, for now, she forced herself to stay still and tried to recover her mana, but...

Her thoughts were elsewhere.

Her face turned as red as a tomato, and the heat rose to her head.

And she couldn’t help it.

Until now, she had never seen Adel’s entire face; almost more than half of it was usually hidden.

Because of the bandage over his eyes and his long bangs, most of the time I could only see his mouth.

That was it.

’Ugh... Ahhhh!!!... Shit, what the hell am I thinking?’

He clenched his teeth as his face turned completely red.

His breathing was ragged, but his thoughts kept wandering.

For her, it was the first time she had ever experienced this.

She didn’t know what it was.

She didn’t know why this was happening to her.

She didn’t understand why she was thinking about it.

’Idiot... idiot... idiot... If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t be going through this agony... Ahhh!’

His face simply turned a deeper shade of red, and his thoughts remained in disarray.

Meanwhile, Adel felt a large amount of mana being absorbed from the environment around her.

Soon, her mana reached Six Stars, and her physical abilities were also enhanced, reaching Six Stars.

Adel clenched her fists as her golden eyes, flecked with red and featuring half inverted pupils, focused on the woman.

’I feel... incredible, but...’

She didn’t feel pain, but when she delved deeper into her body.

Cracks began to appear on her body.

Although the blood vessels and organs had not yet begun to burst, it would not be long before they did.

The reason the Eyes of the End require a 5 star body is simple.

’A 5 star user rebuilds their entire body and tempers their organs, bones, flesh, veins, and heart.’

Basically, a 5 star user builds a perfect constitution, something beyond mere humanity.

It was a transformation similar to that of a Savage Beast.

However, in humans and other races, the changes are more profound.

’Then, what if an unfinished body obtains a significant power increase?’

In short, their body won’t be able to withstand it and will be destroyed from the inside out.

Adel didn’t have much time, and he didn’t want to keep using the Eyes of the End much longer.

Even though they would be sealed in ten minutes, that didn’t mean his body wouldn’t fall apart.

Adel gripped the hilt of his sword tightly.

At the same time, the woman had already recovered from the unexpected attack by an Item with the Lightning attribute.

Her eyes locked onto Adel, unable to help but widen in surprise.

’What? How did you get so strong out of nowhere?’

Adel opened his mouth and said:

’You still remember the jokes I used to tell you.’

The woman brought a finger to her lips and looked thoughtful, then nodded.

"Oh, yes, you said you’d kill me, didn’t you, Adel? Then I guessed right; it was all just a joke, wasn’t it?"

At that moment, he couldn’t help but laugh.

He had no memories of Adel and had not experienced his past.

But, like her creator, Adel knew her entire history and knew that the jokes he used to tell this woman were true.

In two years, Adel would go after her to finally kill her.

’I’ll have to speed things up.’ 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Adel opened his mouth and said.

"Ha, who said they were jokes? I’ll kill you right here and now."

Upon hearing his words, the woman froze, and her expression turned grim.

"So you tricked me. In that case, punishing you is not enough."

The Power of Chaos surged through his body, and a sword made entirely of the Power of Chaos materialized in his hand.

A black and purple sword appeared in her hands.

Then, the woman pointed her sword at Adel and said,

"After I cut off all your limbs, I will imprison you in the ’Abyss Tomb.’ That will be your punishment."

Adel couldn’t help but break out in a cold sweat at her words.

If she said it, it was because she would do it.

The Abyss Tomb is the worst place any villain could endure.

It was created as a form of punishment by one of the Five Lords of the Abyss in the past.

"Go ahead and try, if you can."

First Form: Twenty Four Steps of Space.

First Form: Space.

The world around Adel warped in an unnatural way.

Her legs moved, stepping in and out of space.

Meanwhile, her sword began to slice through space.

Instantly, thousands of cuts appeared on the woman’s body.

The woman, feeling the tremendous attack, used the Power of Chaos, causing it to explode throughout the region around her.

The blades that cut through space were shattered.

As her Power of Chaos created sword moved, her legs moved and she appeared before Adel in an instant.

Adel tensed her legs and arms; an immense force surged from her mana covered body.

In the Four Stars, swordsmen can strengthen not only their sword, but also their body.

Of course, this consumes a lot of mana.

Still, their offensive and defensive power is guaranteed.

Crash!

The two swords clashed; for a moment, it was a stalemate.

However, Adel was facing a Dark Knight, so her physical strength was greater than his.

His arms trembled and his legs gave way, causing him to stumble back several steps.

However, Adel did not give the woman this advantage.

He used Mana Sense to the fullest, then used True Sight to anticipate the woman’s next attacks.

Then, he used the Senses of the Nine Heavens to dodge all of the woman’s attacks.

Finally, he used Weakness Detection to attack only the weak points.

Clanck! Clanck! Clanck! Clanck!

Black blood began to pour from the woman; however, as if it were nothing, she continued attacking.

Adel’s body didn’t have any wounds, but her insides were falling apart.

Due to the exchange of blows between the two of them, her insides vibrated strongly, bursting several blood vessels.

Blood began to seep from her pores, and parts of her skin turned a deep red.

Boom!

The woman crashed into a dozen trees.

The entire central region had collapsed.

There were shattered trees, cracks, and enormous craters everywhere, as well as a large number of dead Demon Beast bodies.

And a few lifeless cadets scattered about.

"Cough...!!! Cough...!!!"

Adel coughed up a mouthful of blood; however, her expression was impassive, betraying no emotion.

His golden eyes looked at the woman rising from the ground.

"Ho, ho, little Adel, it seems your body can’t handle so much mana."

She was right.

If not for mana, his body could withstand the sudden increase in his stats.

However, mana was the lifeblood of all living beings.

It was inevitable that it would also cause her internal injuries.

She might look fine on the outside, but that wasn’t the case on the inside.

Adel opened his mouth with difficulty and said,

"I don’t care. There’s a way for me to recover. You yourself said that my recovery is abnormally fast, so it’s worth tearing myself apart inside to kill you."

Upon hearing this, the woman flashed a broad smile and burst out laughing.

Then she said calmly,

"It seems little Adel likes to play with life, doesn’t he?"

Adel shrugged.

"Say what you will, but you’ll die here."

He couldn’t let this woman escape.

He has the ability to kill her right now; the problem is that he is a Dark Knight.

They are known for their nearly immortal capabilities.

’First, I must let the bleeding weaken her vitality, then cut off her limbs, and finally bury the tip of my sword in her head.’

Only then could he be sure that she would die for good.

If even a small amount of vitality remains, she will eventually recover completely.

’She has already lost a lot of blood, so it’s time to disable her.’

Adel’s body disappeared; using the Twenty Four Steps of Space, he appeared before the woman.

Then, he swung his sword with all his might and coated the blade with dark mana.

The next scene showed a severed arm, while a large amount of blood fell to the ground.

The woman, who reacted too late, leaped into the air and, as if by magic, walked on air.

Her expression didn’t change much, but subtle signs on her face indicated she was in pain.

’Three left. Next is your leg.’

Once again, Adel vanished from her position.