Chapter 18: Born to be King

In the mysterious dimension, the ubiquitous fog of war surged violently, and strong winds swept across the land. A rumbling sound echoed through the sky.

With the appearance of the powerful beast, the ground under Orion's feet twisted and cracked incessantly!

A wreckage was crushed into pieces by the gigantic feet that descended from the sky!

[Troll]

[Level]: Advanced

[Talents]: Nine Ox and Two Tigers (Blue), Thick Skin and Flesh (Green), Appetite (Green), Nine Lives (Blue)

[Nine Ox and Two Tigers] (Blue):The Troll is born with immense strength.

[Thick Skin and Flesh] (Green): Increases resistance to physical and magical damage by 50%.

[Appetite] (Green): Can consume anything and never feel satiated.

[Nine Lives] (Blue): Can resurrect with full health nine times. Current resurrections: 1/9.

"Oh my god!"

"Nine lives?"

"He can resurrect eight more times?"

"This creature..."

"It's unbelievable!"

Orion was stunned.

It turned out that the gap between different levels of mysterious beasts was greater than that between different species!

Double blue talents!

Double green talents!

The entry panel of this Troll was almost superior to Orion's own!

Because the Troll had no black talents! And this meant... the Troll had almost no weaknesses!

"Damn!" Orion's eyes widened in fear.

He retreated silently, hoping the Troll hadn't noticed his presence.

However, the Troll's skull-like face with empty black eye sockets turned towards Orion!

Two ghostly fires ignited!

The bizarre Troll, akin to a shark sensing blood, suddenly raised its massive hand, creating a deafening sonic boom, and lunged fiercely towards him!

"Big brother!"

"Don't provoke it!" Sugar urgently warned.

But Orion had a plan.

His right hand began to move in slow circles.

A brilliant and dazzling secret door materialized out of thin air!

The Troll hesitated for a moment but couldn't control its movement as its giant hand passed through the secret door.

Then, a wave of pain swept over it!

The massive hand struck its head with immense force!

Blackness engulfed its vision as it fell heavily to the side!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The Troll's body crashed to the ground, stirring up clouds of dust, shaking the earth!

The ground cracked, sending shards of stone flying towards Orion's face.

Orion clenched his right fist.

A large, radiant Ring of Raggador appeared.

Ding ding ding! Dang dang dang!

The shattered stones struck the shield, leaving faint cracks, but failing to break through.

"Wow!"

"Big brother!"

"You actually brought down a powerful beast!"

"That's incredible!"

Sugar's eyes sparkled, the look of an adoring fan greatly satisfying Orion's pride.

"Keep it low-key, keep it low-key."

"While this powerful oddity is still incapacitated, let's hurry back to the safe zone!" Orion grabbed Sugar's hand and swiftly retreated to safety.

During this time, his heart pounded wildly!

Even Orion hadn't expected Wong's technique to be so effective!

Following the (Infinite war), Wong succeeded Dr. Strange and became Kamar-Taj's leader and the new Supreme Sorcerer.

As Orion continued to fight, his combat experience increased, consistently delivering remarkable results regardless of the circumstances!

However... his current strength might not suffice to vanquish this mighty Troll.

All he could do was hide in the safe zone and watch as the Troll slowly awakened, groggily seizing the Ghost Wolf corpses strewn around and devouring them.

Until it was sated.

The Troll then rose once more and lumbered off in another direction.

"Phew."

"Thank goodness it didn't come this way."

"I need to reinforce the safe zone's defenses with knowledge from the Magic Array Encyclopedia!" Orion's eyes gleamed.

He rearranged a few stones, infusing them with magical energy to imbue them with specific enchantments.

Following specific rules, he strategically placed them around various points of the safe zone.

In an instant, a breeze swept through.

A faint fog of war subtly enveloped the safe zone's location.

Of course, this concealed magic array posed no challenge to Orion.

With his inherent spiritual perception, he could promptly track the hidden magic array's coordinates.

Sugar watched as Orion shifted the stones, her curiosity piqued.

"Big brother!"

"You promised to teach me magic!"

"Can we start now?" Sugar's eyes glimmered expectantly.

She regarded Orion as the magic prince descended from the heavens, sent to rescue her from peril!

"Of course!" Orion smiled warmly.

He proceeded to explain to Sugar, in a simple and understandable manner, how to establish a dimensional connection using the "General Knowledge of All Laws".

Sugar perked up her ears, attentively memorizing every detail, silently reciting the spell.

Soon, she committed it to memory and recited it flawlessly before Orion.

"Amazing!"

"Sugar."

"You can sit down now and attempt to establish the soul connection." Orion marveled inwardly.

If not for the benefit of [Photographic Memory], he might have struggled to remember such a complex spell.

Yet, Sugar found it effortless.

Perhaps her childish innocence, her mental age of just three years, kept her thoughts pure and focused, devoid of distractions.

"Can I envision the Soul Anchor as something else?"

"I prefer a scalpel!" Sugar slowly sat down, furrowing her brow in concentration.

Orion chuckled softly.

"Well, I suppose there's no harm."

Orion visualized the Spirit as a 'Soul Anchor', but in essence, he saw no difference between it and a scalpel.

Once the connection was established, breaking it would prove nearly impossible!

Boom!

A sudden roar reverberated.

Orion's eyes widened.

He watched as Sugar's soul transformed into a colossal scalpel, plunging into the mysterious dimension!

The entire dimension erupted in turmoil, the fog of war swirling violently, as vast mystical energy surged towards Sugar!

"Your previous decision has marked a significant turning point in Sugar's destiny, granting you a luck value reward of 50."

"50 points of luck value!"

"This... is possible?"

Orion was astonished.

He never anticipated Sugar could change her fate, granting him a substantial dose of luck!

[Name]: Princess – Sugar

[Identity]: Orion's Playmate

[Traits]: Perseverance (White), Childlike Innocence (White), Immortality (Blue), Zerg Nemesis (White), Born to be King (Purple)

[Born to be King] (Purple): As a native of the mysterious dimension, Sugar possesses limitless opportunities and potential, destined to ascend as its ruler sooner or later.

(End of Chapter)