Vylyss couldn't believe she had reached rank B, yet faced with this fla and had no strength to resist at all.
She had tried using magic, but this fire incinerated it; she couldn't even utilize spatial magic.
This fla seed to burn her soul and scorch the very energy within her body.
"Master…" Vylyss stretched out her hand, grasping Noan's shoulder, using all the remaining energy inside her to transfer it to him.
However, it felt like so mysterious force had seized Vylyss's body.
From deep within her mind, a pair of strange pink-glowing eyes appeared, seemingly gazing through everything.
"Kill him, and you shall be free."
"Hm?!" Suddenly, a voice echoed inside her mind, startling her.
"Kill who?"
"The young man before you," the voice rang out again, seductive yet filled with an indescribable hatred and anger.
"No! He is my master, the one I love the most. I would never betray him," Vylyss felt trapped in a fierce battle between her mind and the hypnotic voice.
Suddenly, a hand erged, moving from her shoulder toward her hand like a serpent.
"Kill him! You will be free. Love is just nonsense created by weaklings."
"He sees you only as a tool, a dog, a cheap toy."
"Kill him! I will grant you the power of a god, a supre being."
"Once we're free, the vast sky… You can fly to your heart's content."
Vylyss's hand trembled as if gripped tightly by an invisible force, reaching toward Noan.
She desperately tried to pull her hand back, but it was as if she had lost control, continuing to move towards Noan's throat.
"No! Let go!"
"Hahaha… You can't resist because, deep in your mind, you also wish to kill him, don't you?"
"No! You're lying to !"
"Stop deceiving yourself; you crave freedom as well. The only way is to kill him. Hurry! Kill him, and afterwards, we shall be free."
"No!!!"
Crack!
Suddenly, sothing inside Vylyss began to fracture into countless cracks. However, pink wisps of smoke imdiately started to repair it.
At this mont, Vylyss sensed she could regain so control over her body, so she struggled desperately to withdraw her hand. Yet, the excruciating pain from the soul-burning flas rendered her unable to move.
When the pink smoke completely healed the strange presence deep inside Vylyss's mind, her body was again seized by an external force.
"No!" Vylyss clenched her teeth so hard that blood began to flow, but all her resistance was futile. It seed her body no longer obeyed her commands.
"Master… Do not harm my master…"
Vylyss scread in despair as her hand, charged with destructive power, approached Noan's neck.
Right then, another pair of eyes suddenly turned toward Vylyss, causing her soul to tremble.
"Malrik?!" Vylyss imdiately recognized those eyes—they belonged to Malrik.
"Tsk!" At the sa ti, the strange voice clicked its tongue irritably, "Don't ddle in other people's business."
"Oh! I happen to enjoy interfering with your business. What can you do about it?" Malrik teased. Naturally, this voice was audible only to Vylyss and the mysterious entity inside her.
"Kekeke… Do you think you can hide inside her body? Foolish! For a magical genius like , nothing is beyond my capability."
"You're just a tiny soul. Would you like to taste so hellfire?"
"Huh!" The hidden entity within Vylyss snorted disdainfully, "I'll let you off this ti, but next ti… things won't be this simple."
Imdiately afterwards, Vylyss felt that control over her body had finally returned. However, perhaps fearful of losing control again, she hurriedly backed away from Noan.
At the sa ti, Noan felt the pain gradually disappear, replaced by enormous energy flowing throughout his body.
A mont later, the flas covering his body slowly vanished.
Noan stood up, sensing the new strength surging within him.
He clenched his fists, and at that mont, a small fireball emitting bluish-green light appeared in his hand.
Although it was just a tiny fireball the size of a tennis ball, Noan could clearly feel its terrifying power.
He flicked his hand, causing the fla to vanish.
Since he had just evolved Malrik, he now possessed the innate talents Malrik had. However, their levels were relatively low, only about 5–10% compared to Malrik's.
Of course, Noan didn't desire too much; this was already enough for him.
Most importantly, Noan noticed that his physical strength had increased astonishingly, even surprising himself.
Noan swung a fist, testing his strength by punching into the air before him.
BAM!
As soon as his fist was thrust forward, a powerful shockwave spread outwards.
Noan nodded slightly, feeling satisfied. At this mont, he was at least three tis stronger than before.
"Heh?!" Suddenly, he noticed Vylyss kneeling on the ground, her expression confused. "Vylyss, what are you doing?"
"Ah! I… I…" Vylyss stamred, and unable to endure any longer, she fainted imdiately.
"Vylyss!" Noan was startled, quickly rushing forward to catch her.
Earlier, when the soul-burning flas had tornted him, the pain was so intense that he almost lost his sanity, so he ignored his surroundings.
Only now, after the pain had subsided, did he realise Vylyss was close to him.
"Master…" At this mont, Malrik approached Noan. His appearance was no different from before, but Noan could clearly feel that the aura emanating from Malrik had increased trendously.
"You should take Vylyss back to rest first; she endured a great deal earlier," Malrik said.
Although Noan found Malrik's words sowhat confusing, he knew Malrik was right—he needed to bring Vylyss back to their territory first.
…
Looking at Vylyss lying quietly on the bed, Noan sighed, unsure of what he should do next.
He could only sit beside her, gently stroking her face.
Malrik had explained to him earlier that Vylyss had been so worried about Noan that she recklessly rushed into the infernal flas.
The flas, created by Malrik, naturally wouldn't harm Noan. On the contrary, they had the special effect of refining Noan's body, making him stronger.
However, while harmless to Noan, that didn't an they were safe for anyone else.
Vylyss had undoubtedly endured far greater pain than Noan, which was why she had fallen unconscious.
Noan understood clearly how terrifying those flas were. According to what Malrik had told him, the flas were called "Hellfire," possessing the special ability to burn through soone's soul and energy.
Therefore, Noan could only imagine what Vylyss must have gone through.
Moreover, Malrik had deliberately hidden the fact that another entity existed within Vylyss's body.
Noan sighed again, gently caressing Vylyss's beautiful face, and opened his personal status window.
…
Na: Noan
Lord Rank: E (Temporarily unable to evolve)
Level: 4
Owned Buildings: Resource Storage Center (Level 2); Combat Simulation Room; Apocalyptic Bunker
Talents: Almighty Fusion (SSS); Immortal (SS - Fake), Space (SS); Almighty Copy (SS )
Items: 'Pioneer' dal Level 1; '300 Kills' dal Level 1; 'Extre Challenge' dal Level 3
Heroes: Abyss Cube (D), Vylyss (B), Zhisse (D-Peak), Malrik (D-Peak), Drakhan (D-Peak)
Summonable Soldiers: Skeleton (E )
Mutated Soldiers: Skeleton Hunter (D ) x 2, Skeleton Swordsman (D ) x 2, Skeleton Shielder (D ), Urlgan (D-Peak), Urlgug (D )
Special NPCs: Khorvath - Alchemist Master (D); Thalira - Blacksmith Master (D); Greeny (???)
Unused Items: Hero Upgrade Card, Lord Upgrade Card, Special Event Ticket, Free Construction Card, Storage Space (x99), Building Blueprint x1, Dark Seed, Dark Crystal, Triple Soldier Quantity Card x5, Hero Evolution Card x2.
…
Looking at the talents he possessed, Noan felt a wave of happiness surge in his heart.
For others, just having a single SS-ranked talent would be enough for them to be arrogant their entire lives, turning them into terrifying existences.
As for Noan, he not only had three SS-ranked talents, along with nurous other talents obtained through the monsters he had fused with, but he even possessed an SSS-ranked talent.
It could be said that given sufficient ti, Noan was confident he could beco an unrivalled existence.
Of course, the prerequisite was still sufficient ti and abundant resources to grow.
While lost in his thoughts, a notification suddenly appeared before him.
[Ding! Stage one has ended. Everyone may return to the city in five days.]
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