Chapter 81 : End of Quest ll

"This power is amazing," Androssi muttered, as the power she gained from Zahard's blood seemed like a drop in the ocean compared to the power she obtained from Akira's blood.

Magia Erebea is extremely powerful, as it grants its wielder immense strength, in addition to very strong immortality. The ways to kill the owner of Magia Erebea are extremely limited, and can be counted on one hand.

"With this power, I have taken a huge step toward my revenge," Anak muttered as she clenched her fists tightly, clearly eager to begin her revenge after obtaining Magia Erebea.

"Since you're so eager for revenge, let me tell you something that will make you happy," Akira said with a smile as he stared at the rice ball rolling toward him. "That man is the one who killed your mother. Even though this isn't his main body, you can still play with him to your heart's content."

"He's the one who killed Mama..." Anak muttered darkly, staring at the rice ball rolling toward them.

"That's right. The one who killed your mother, Anak Zahard, is me," the rice ball smiled, sticking out his tongue, and a necklace made of a green jewel was hanging from it.

"That necklace!!..." Anak cried out in shock upon seeing the necklace her mother had before she died. "So it's you..."

After speaking, Anak disappeared from her spot so fast that even the strongest participants in the tests couldn't see her, though Akira and his group were an exception.

Boom*

"Burn in hell!!" Anak screamed in hatred as she sent punch after punch at the rice ball, who dodged all her strikes effortlessly.

"Your strength and speed may have increased after drinking Irregular's blood, but that's still not enough to even scratch me," the rice ball smirked disgustingly as he dodged Anak's blows.

"Your opponent isn't just the girl in front of you," Androssi said as she appeared behind the rice ball and punched it with all her might.

Boom*

With another explosion, the rice ball flew to the other side of the cave and crashed into the wall, creating a large crater.

"Interesting... It's so damn interesting," the rice ball shouted, trembling all over, clearly excited. "It's been a long time since anyone dared to face me."

"Disgusting!!..." Androssi yelled, hugging herself in fear, as the rice ball's expression resembled that of a pervert in the throes of pleasure.

"This is the one time I agree with you," Anak said, staring at the rice ball with pure disgust, wondering if this pervert really was the one who killed her mother.

"You'd better be careful. Although you've gotten stronger by drinking my blood, you still can't control that power," Akira warned, also staring at the rice ball in disgust, as it seemed like he was mentally ill. "And although he looks like that, this rice ball is strong."

"Don't worry. Even if he kills you, you'll come back to life without any issues, but you'll suffer unimaginable pain," Akira said something terrifying, as if he were discussing the weather.

"Akira..." Androssi stared at Akira with a disturbed expression, not expecting him to say something so frightening so casually.

"Watch out, Horn Woman!" Anak shouted in worry, trying to push Androssi aside, but it was too late.

"Argh!!..." Androssi screamed in pain as the rice ball took advantage of her distraction and launched a sneak attack using Shinsu.

"You seem awfully confident to be talking during a fight with me, Hime," the rice ball said with a wide grin on his face.

"You bastard!!" Anak shouted angrily, charging toward the rice ball while trying to draw more power from Magia Erebea.

Boom*

Boom*

Boom*

With every punch from Anak, she destroyed the surroundings, creating craters everywhere.

'Is she getting stronger and faster?' the rice ball thought as he dodged Anak's punches by a hair's breadth. Not only had her strength and speed increased, but her precision had also improved. 'Is it because of these black marks spreading across her body?'

The rice ball couldn't find any other explanation, as the more these black marks spread, the faster and stronger Anak became.

Swish*

Boom*

"A direct hit!!" Androssi cheered happily, her hands now covered in black gloves made from Magia Erebea, just like Akira had done earlier.

"Horn Woman..." Anak muttered, staring at Androssi in astonishment. Despite having holes in her clothes around the stomach and back, there were no visible wounds.

"Well done, Anak. Take this," Akira said as a golden ripple appeared beside him, from which a golden needle emerged. He threw it to Anak. "That rice ball shouldn't be able to move after that hit, so go ahead and stab him with this needle."

"This needle..." Anak caught the needle from Akira and stared at him for an explanation, not understanding why she should stab the rice ball with it.

"The name of this needle is the Soul Needle. Whoever gets stabbed by it will have their body destroyed bit by bit, and it will eventually reach their soul and destroy it in the most painful way possible," Akira explained as he pointed to the needle. "Even though the soul of a Ranker is strong, and one needle isn't enough to destroy it, don't worry. This needle will cause him to suffer pain like hell until you reach the upper floors and kill him with your own hands."

"I see..." Upon hearing Akira, Anak didn't hesitate, vanishing from her spot with a sadistic smile and going to stab the rice ball with the needle.

"Where are you going?" Androssi asked hurriedly when she saw Akira intending to delve deeper into the cave.

"I'm going somewhere for a bit, and I'll see you after the test is over," Akira said, disappearing from Androssi's sight, as he had something to take care of.

"..." Androssi stared at the departing Akira for a moment, feeling some conflicted emotions toward her new master, but decided to ignore it for now and went to watch the rice ball's torment with Anak.

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In the deep underground caves.

"Even though I don't particularly like the protagonist, I can't help but sympathize with you," Akira said as he stood beside the unconscious Baam, whose body was filled with wounds. "That's why I'll help you get rid of the curse that woman cast on you."

"Come on, Dabih-Crystallus," Akira whispered, and behind him appeared the form of an ichthyosaur with a crystal horn resembling that of a goat. "Sometimes forgetting is a blessing for a person."

As soon as Dabih-Crystallus appeared, Akira didn't hesitate to use its power to devour Baam's memories of the time he spent with Rachel and planted new memories about her in his mind.

"Count yourself lucky that you met me, or you'd have suffered for a long time over that trash named Rachel," Akira said, leaving these words behind as he exited, leaving Baam alone. As for Dabih-Crystallus, it disappeared, its job complete.

As Akira walked out of the underground caves, he saw a beautiful woman with red hair and a pair of red eyes bowing toward him respectfully.

"Here, this is what I promised you when you swore allegiance to me," Akira said indifferently, and a golden ripple appeared beside him, from which many bottles containing water with a holy aura emerged. "Drinking Holy Water will remove the curse Zahard placed on you. As for you, you don't need to drink it, since you drank my blood, causing the curse to be absorbed by Magia Erebea."

"Thank you for granting my selfish request, Akira-sama," Hwa Ryun said sincerely, as she was grateful to Akira for not refusing her when she swore allegiance to him. Thanks to her ability to see destiny, she knew this was the best decision she had ever made, as Akira was someone whom destiny itself feared and avoided.

"I'll leave that child in your care, as I've manipulated his memories of that freckled whore. He'll be a bit confused when he wakes up," Akira said, waving to Hwa Ryun as he continued his path out of the caves, having already completed his mission and ready to return to his world.

"Take care, Akira-sama," Hwa Ryun said respectfully, bowing toward the departing Akira, as words couldn't express her joy at meeting him.

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