Chapter 371: Chapter 166: We Must Assemble
Click! Click! Click!
The Void infection before us began to wriggle, the purple halo emanating from its head swaying with its movement.
The human-shaped Void infection staggered toward Kana and the others.
Perhaps because it had been dormant here for too long, after writhing for a while, it finally gained full freedom of movement.
It shifted from wriggling to a swaying walk.
Kana and the others did not attack first, but stood there watching, waiting for the Void infection to come forth and strike them.
When it was only a few meters away, the infection slowly raised its left arm.
The left arm was completely covered in crystals that began extending forward like blades, growing spiky projections.
Purple streams of light glided along the crystalline blade.
"Whoosh!"
A few purple crystal shards shot forth like bullets.
Alyris deflected them with her blade, a clashing sound resonating as the purple shards were blocked.
"So cunning," Heiswantha couldn’t help but comment.
Its figure slowly lifted its left hand intending to attack, then suddenly launched a fast remote projectile from its head.
If you’re not careful, it might actually hit you.
"Here it comes."
Kana said as the Void infection suddenly charged forward.
It sprinted directly toward them, its posture still crooked and twisted.
At the moment it reached them, Kana kicked the infection hard.
The Power in his foot sent the infection tumbling to the ground.
The sword blade struck out decisively, its formidable strength piercing through the infection’s head that emitted purple light.
"Crack!"
It sounded like shattering glass, the head was pierced through.
The purple glow dimmed.
The crystals on the infection vanished, along with the purple glow emanating from its body.
Leaving only the contorted body that had been infected.
Experience +6.
About Level Three?
It seems just like in the game, this type of Void infection hasn’t been fully transformed into a Void entity yet, they’re only Level Three.
Unless it had a relatively high level before infection.
These are basically the lowest level of Void units.
The remaining infected body, as if burned by flames, turned into ashes.
Leaving a stone behind.
Experience Stone.
It’s been so long since I’ve seen one, Kana recalls the last time was when saving Bobo.
At that time, it was not long after he had just crossed over.
He picked up the stone, and Magic Power surged into it, directly datafying it.
[Inscription Stone (3)]
[Material—Crystal—Legendary]
[Effect: Gain experience value upon use.]
[Evaluation: An object left by the intruder from beyond the world upon their destruction. Condensed by the world as a reward.]
The first time he acquired this, there was no such detailed data.
As the Blessing he strengthened evolved, datafied equipment and materials seemed to become different.
The "three" beside the name indicates that this was dropped from a Level Three creature.
"What is this thing?" Maxim asked curiously.
They understood almost nothing about the Void.
Kana handed the stone to Alyris and provided a simple explanation.
"A reward from the world against these intruders, the world shows no mercy. Upon death, a part of the intruder’s Power transforms into such things that drop down.
Everything else turns to ash; this is the world’s zero tolerance for intruders."
If it’s the main body entering completely, it will face such a fate.
Cultists are part of the world, merely accepting Power from the intruders.
Demons and similar creatures behave the same, they’ve grafted a portion of Power to be born in other worlds where souls can still detach upon death.
Only intruding creatures like the Void enter so crudely, coming in entirely.
Watching Maxim and Heiswantha’s curious gazes, Kana received the Experience Stone from Alyris and handed it to them.
"It is called an Inscription Stone."
"What does it do?" Maxim asked while holding it, faintly sensing some kind of energy crystal atop it.
"Easily absorbed by Life, maybe it could enhance Life’s strength. You could use it as material, use it as an energy source."
In games, it’s used like this; in reality, it can still be used similarly.
Speaking, Kana straightforwardly took the stone and demonstrated its use to them.
The visible stream of energy within the stone flowed out, vanishing along Kana’s arm.
The energy within the stone was not plentiful; under Kana’s absorption, it was depleted in two to three seconds. The stone also became very Fragile; with a pinch, it crumbled into fragments and powder.
Experience +6
As with games, killing such Void Creatures seems like getting double the experience.
Gaining some upon defeating them, and the remaining Experience Value can still be obtained.
Unfortunately, the experience added is too little.
Kana still has half of his Experience bar left to upgrade to Level Six.
That’s about more than 2000 points.
Probably needs to eliminate one to two hundred Void infections.
"You give it a try."
Kana said while stepping back slightly with Alyris.
Maxim and Heiswantha watched a few Void infections not far ahead.
Perhaps being dormant here for too long, the previous commotion didn’t even alarm them.
Heiswantha held his hand in a loose grip, green vines and foliage extended and entwined in his hand.