MongoliaEmperor provided Leiu with a lot of help.A private jet took them from South Korea to Mongolia, but the rest of the trip was made using Onyx. A helicopter or other vehicles would have alerted the ISB.Once the square shaped white building came into view, Leiu and Anne dismounted.[Child of Darkness]Before the action began, Leiu unleashed a monstrous quantity of Darkness. It rose in the air and then transformed into an enormous pitch-black cube that trapped the facility inside of it.It cost a lot of Mana for Leiu to maintain the cube, but he had to ensure no one teleported away.Darkness was an active element, speeding up the flow of mana and ensuring that spatial displacement, which required stable energy, wouldn’t occur.Inside the cube, the building and its vicinity were covered in a cold world of darkness, rendering visibility extremely difficult.[Dark Waves]With Anduril in his hand, Leiu leapt in the air and swung downwards, at the small building.An explosive blast o
(Author note: Another short story of Tenebris. This isn't necessarily AFTER the other story. Chronologically, I mean.)****Tenebris took deep breaths and he followed the rest of the platoon with heavy steps. His sweaty hand was holding a long blade. A tool only meant to kill, one which he wasn’t used to holding, much less using.Not long ago, he had been conscripted into the Imperial Army, and as if things couldn't get any worse, he was sent along with other new conscripts into the Mystical Forest.Home of the nomadic elves, this vast forest was twice as big as the Empire itself, though most of it was covered in thousands of trees, clustered together and obfuscating everything, including the long-forgotten ancient ruins.“They’re sending us to die!”One of the men walking in front of Tenebris, a youth with tanned skin- which indicated his Southern origin- cursed with a soft voice. He was equally as terrified as all the rest as he cut through the thick vegetation with his sword.They
As Leiu saw Anne get hit and then her body literally disintegrated by the beam, his mind went blank. The clear blue sky was instantly blanketed by a creeping Darkness: The Dark Knight shot toward the massive alien ship, but before he could attack it, it shot upwards and tore through the Darkness.Before it was out of view, Anduril absorbed all the Darkness and then shot a monstrously big blast that chased after its target.Smoke and flames erupted from the back of the triangularly-shaped ship, however, it wasn’t enough to stop its escape.Soundlessly, Leiu stood there in a temporary daze. Thereafter, he turned the tip of Anduril towards him and stabbed himself in the chest.There was a lot of resistance, but eventually, it pierced his heart and ended his life.[The skill ‘Re; Hell Gate’ has been activated][Returning to saved chapter][One charge remaining]The procedure was instant as Leiu found himself seated in front of Hye Nari.Although Amos had escaped, Leiu had succeeded in ta
Five hours later , after a few spars and a brief rest, they went to room 48 and got teleported inside the Nightmare Tower.Last Leiu was here, he had been with Amon and he only managed to defeat the first Guardian Beast: The Moon-Crawling Wyvern.Back then, his Level was low and he didn’t complete control of the Primordial Darkness.If the Quests suggested Levels for the floors were accurate, then Leiu would be able to reach around floor 300 with his current stats.He didn’t know how time-consuming it would be to climb the Nightmare Tower, nevertheless, he was going to spend the next three days grinding along with Anne. It was the fastest and most efficient way to get stronger.Thus, with him leading the way, the couple breezed through floor 21 to 40.The Guardian Beast, called ‘Dark Empyrean Serpent’, was killed in one hit and rewarded them with a bunch of levels and even some gear.Floor 41 to 60 took a bit more time, but not a lot. Approximately, it took them 90 minutes, with the l
One more day of grinding and climbing later, The two finally reached the truly strong Guardian Beasts.The speed at which they climbed the floors stagnated. More often than not, Anne had to stay at the back or not enter the boss room altogether, mainly because the enemy was simply too strong.It was up to Leiu to fight it single handedly, which he did, albeit with difficulty.Floor 280The recommended Level was 600, but Leiu was already over Lv800. Either the recommended Level tip was wrong or the Guardian Beasts were simply too strong, absurdly so, in fact.A 10-meter long golem made of black metal swiped its hand at the Dark Knight, who retaliated with the greatsword.[Dark Waves]Alas, neither his physical strength nor the Primordial Darkness were able to stop the golem’s hand. Leiu was flattened on the ground, barely rolling out of the way before the Guardian squashed him with its foot.[Black Curtain]Its size notwithstanding, the Metal Golem was ludicrously fast. Its moveset was
Tenebris carried Kusomi’s body away from the dirt and rubble.Nervous, he laid her down on the stone-cold floor and took a much closer look at her injuries.“I don’t know what to do!”‘Don’t just gawk at her! Wrap the wounds with something.’He listened to ‘himself’. He reluctantly ripped parts of his shredded shirt and used it as somesort of a bandage.Admittedly, he did a very poor job of treating the wounds. In fact, he might’ve made things worse by using his dirty shirt to wrap around some of the wounds.“She’s really beautiful…”Her soft white skin, pretty eyelashes, small nose and rosy lips. She was the picture of beauty. Tenebris stared at her for a long time.‘Are you fucking stupid? This is what you’re thinking right now?’He shook his head and got up. He put the estoc close to her and then proceeded to walk around the room.Ten minutes later, he returned to Kusomi’s side. He had found two exits, both of which were relatively big stone doors that were shut.Unsurprisingly, he
The imminent explosion came to be, unsurprisingly. The Mongolian HQ of the ISB was completely leveled, leaving nothing but a massive crater.The only difference between the first time and now was that it was currently night and Anne’s lack of serious wounds.“He will attack you. Be careful.”As he whispered those words to her, the vampire solemnly nodded her head and then swiftly backed away.Meanwhile, Leiu turned around and looked at Amos.“I knew you would come, Dark Knig-”Before the Outer God could finish talking, Leiu used [Darkness Unseen], appearing right behind him.[Dark Waves]The spikes on the Outer God’s back grew longer, trying to stop Leiu, but Anduril easily cut through them and struck the target.Amos’ large mechanical body was flattened against the ground as the greatsword pierced through its back, failing to impale it but succeeding in greatly damaging it.[Child of Darkness]The Dark Knight was relentless as he stabbed his blade non-stop, leaving Amos no time to ba
Three hours later, Leiu returned to a small landing zone within Mongolia. It wasn’t particularly far from the HQ of the ISB.Jonathan Club, Long Fenhua, and Hye Nari were all waiting for him.“This…”Emperor kept looking at Monk Lao, who didn’t look like a human with his purple skin and distinct eyes.“He’s with me. Don’t mind him.”“We saw the explosions from here. Are you alright?”Nari worriedly checked Leiu’s condition, breathing a sigh of relief when she saw no injuries.“Everyone is dead. The Prophet… except this one, Amos killed them all.”With a signal from Leiu, the Void Incarnate raised his hand, causing an unconscious man to appear from thin air.“This is Anton Meres. He was their lead scientist.”-Long Fenhua“He’s all yours. See if you can get any information from him.”-LeiuEmperor thoughtfully stared at Leiu for a bit before asking,“Are you going to attack the other facilities?”“No. You told me you’ll take care of them.”Pleased with this answer, Jonathan softly smiled