40 Chapter 40: 9 Circles

A large Blue Oni was wearing a black suit along while looking like a demonic mob boss while standing on the branch of a very tall and dead tree.

Standing almost 2.3 meters tall, he was a giant of a demon who would cause most other races to feel inferior just standing in his presence.

In his right hand was a 3-meter long great axe that would outreach many other polearms with its sheer length. Anyone else who would try to carry the weapon would be surprised by the weight of it.

This was Mordred. After 5 months of fighting and leveling up, his body had finally reached its peak form for his age. He would no longer grow any taller and was considered an adult now.

Standing on other trees around him were the other 8 SS rank children like him along with one unfamiliar yet familiar figure flying in the skies above.

Sitting next to him was Hades, the familiar Red Oni. His body looked similar to Mordred except more muscular and red.

He had gained the Tier 8: Divine Executioner class. This was a class that was a purely offensive class with abilities that were similar to a berserker.

The petite dragoness and tall dragoness stood on one tree proudly. The silver horned/blonde-haired one was the shortest of the group, had her hands on her hip, and was looking at Mordred impatiently.

Kali petite dragoness had a body that looked mature and with curves. She had unlocked the Tier 8: Imperial Dragon Knight class when she awakened. This was a magic knight class that had some abilities related to dragons.

Her half-sister standing next to her on the other hand had a calm look on her face although anyone could tell she was also getting impatient by the tapping of her foot.

The almost curveless Satana had unlocked the Tier 8: Mystic Dreadnaught class. This was a tank class that also had good magical abilities.

The purple-haired Witch stood proudly on another branch. Her facial tattoos had finished developing and appeared similar to wings underneath her eyes while the jewel in her head seemed to take the shape of a 5-pointed star.

As a witch, her body was almost as enchanting as a succubus but the cold look on her face gave her a different type of charm than the usual seductive look most witches gave off.

Her class Great Sage had been proving it's power. Not only was she unlocking powerful spells, but the abilities she unlocked also leveled up extremely fast. Even with her lower level, she was able to keep up with the others who unlocked their classes earlier than her.

The two vampire girls were chatting with each other about something on another tree. Ever since the group had gotten together, these two were the closest out of everyone. Bast acted like the older sister of the pair while Mania was the obedient younger one.

The vampires looked very similar to each other: pale, white skin, tall, black hair, similar figures, red lips. The only real difference to tell the pair apart were their eyes and hair length. Bast's was so long that it ended just above her butt while Mania cut her hair before it even reached her shoulders.

The girls had also unlocked the same class, Tier 8: Blood Warden. These were also magical tanks but their magic focused on the rare sub-magic of the darkness element: blood. Adding to their natural abilities as Elder Vampires, this class suited them well.

The devils were not sitting on branches but were instead flapping their wings and floating above a branch. The duo preferred to be in the air whenever they could.

With their color schemes, they looked like inverted versions of each other but looked like basic archdevils in general. Average bodies with an arrow tipped tails and wings along with a pair of horns on their head.

Nija had unlocked the Tier 8: Shadow Infiltrator. This was a class that focused on long-range attacks as well as attacking from the shadows. It was suited for assassinations.

Supay on the other hand unlocked a class that no one had expected. He unlocked Tier 8: Great Herald. This was a class that specialized in support skills such as buffs and healing although it did not stop the Archdevil from charging in and bashing in creatures' heads with a large war hammer.

Each of the members of the 9, besides Mordred, had 3 Mk 1 serums pills in their hands. They got multiple in case the first one failed for each of them.

Mordred also purchased several Magus and Chimera serums but would not hand them out until after the first ones had been used.

Flying above was Nyx in her new form. She appeared as a young woman with white skin and white hair. Flapping behind her were 4 transparent, insect-like wings.

When the pair had reached level 100, Nyx was given five evolutions options. Besides the usual 3, there were 2 that were unique to her.

The first was to transform into an A-rank Superior Banshee where she would gain more darkness element abilities and could even gain some rare skills.

The other option was a B-rank Sylph. Mordred guessed this was due to the amount of wind and lighting skills that she gained.

Sylphs were a mixture of spirit and living beings and were called the closest things to elementals that were not.

Mordred was originally going to have Nyx go for the superior banshee but the familiar actually requested to become a Sylph.

Mordred was surprised by the request but did not mind it. He asked why but Nyx only told him that she got a feeling that the Sylph evolution was best for her.

Understanding that Nyx did not fully have an answer herself, Mordred did not pressure her and simply chose the Sylph evolution. He was not afraid of losing out when he thought of the possible evolutions a Sylph could unlock later.

Back to the present, Kali could no longer hold it in.

"Alright. Let's take these things and see the miraculous effects they have."

With her encouragement, the other 7 took their first Mk1 along with her while Mordred took a Magus. While they were going through the burning and freezing sensations, Mordred was dealing with something else.

He felt a small prick in his mind that soon turned into a splitting headache. Before he knew it, he was brought down to his knees in pain.

'Wha...' but the could not even finish his thoughts due to the pain and could only try to push through the pain.

When the pain finally went away, Mordred stood up with the others. Except he knew that something had changed in him just like the first time he got a boost from the serum.

Mordred heard the other's check their status pages before some let out small cheers while other let out grunts or shouts of frustration.

When he checked his status page, he noticed that his magical talent in wind went up but not his stats.

If he had not experimented on slaves before, he would have been worried about whether or not taking the serum again to gain the stat points would affect his magical talent gain.