"Damn, he exploded!"
Orion cursed softly. He hadn't expected that ntioning anything about the Hades Reapers would cause them to explode.
'Looks like it's impossible for to learn anything about them.'
He pondered. If they exploded just by speaking, trying to make them talk would be a waste of ti.
'I can only kill them.'
Orion decided, scanning the factory for more assassins. He found another pair not far from the previous location. Imdiately, he summoned them into his dinsion and killed them swiftly. He swept through the entire factory, killing every assassin he encountered, leaving none behind.
After about half an hour, Orion paused. "It seems I've killed everyone stationed in the factory," he muttered. "But there are more..."
Having cleared the factory, Orion set his sights on his guild and ho. He had overheard the assassins talking about sending so of their own to those places during his escape.
'I hope they haven't caused any chaos near my guild.'
Orion thought grimly as he flew through the sky, quickly heading toward the guild.
Minutes later, he arrived above the guild and saw that it was as quiet as ever. He sighed in relief at the sight.
From above, he located all five assassins hiding near the guild entrance.
'Ti to finish them.'
Orion swept them into his dinsion one by one, swiftly killing them all.
He checked the periter again, and after finding no one, he left the guild and headed ho.
Upon arriving near his house, he scouted the area and found ten assassins hiding nearby.
"Heh," Orion smiled cruelly and killed them all one by one. Since they were spread out, he had to hunt them down separately.
Afterward, he scanned the entire area around his house and found no one else.
'Let's check inside.'
Holding his breath, he quietly entered his house and checked each room, finding no one.
'They must have filled the house with drugs, which is why they were waiting outside.'
Orion thought, quickly opening all the windows and doors. He then used the curse of Stormcaller to clear the air inside, repeating the process about ten tis before feeling satisfied that the house was free of drugs.
'Ti to see if it's completely gone.'
Orion took a light breath and waited. Seconds passed into minutes, but nothing happened.
'It's good.'
He sighed in relief that it was finally over.
'It's good I found this cheat-like use of the Dinsional Dissonance curse. Otherwise, killing all these assassins so swiftly would have been impossible.'
He reflected on the situation. He knew the Hades Reapers wouldn't stop until they either killed him or achieved whatever they were after.
'They're extrely dangerous. I experienced their lethal ways last ti, and again today. I need to be cautious and stay alert at all tis so I'm not caught off guard like I was today.'
Orion made a ntal note.
"Now that half a day has passed, should I enter Grimshore or not?" he muttered.
He decided to ask Erza and confirm if he would have enough ti to return before the Dollas Academy assessnt.
Orion tapped his halo-watch and ssaged her. A mont later, he received a reply saying, "It will be fine."
He sighed in relief and muttered, "Ti to finally enter Grimshore for real this ti."
Orion vanished from his room.
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It was dark—pitch black, complete darkness—that greeted Orion as he disappeared from his room.
[Entering Grimshore... Setting data.]
[Setting complete.]
[Awakening Divine Soul...]
[Awakening Divine Soul complete – Image Form.]
[Limiting all stats, powers, and abilities to 10% of their original power.]
[Transporting Orion Darkwood to Desre.]
A series of notifications filled his vision before he found himself standing in a large hall.
[Transportation complete. Host is advised to check status.]
Seeing the notification, Orion understood that he had arrived in Grimshore.
Looking around, he found himself standing alone on a stage made of white square tiles.
[Test for Desre will begin in one minute. Data will be recorded.]
"Test?" Orion muttered, nodding.
"I recall seeing a notification saying my strength and abilities are limited to 10%." He clenched his fists. "My strength has indeed been restricted." He could feel the significant drop in his power.
'Alright, since it's a test, there might be a reward, so I should give it my all.'
Orion thought, activating Berserk Body, Blinding Speed, Thunder's Wraith, Velocity Burst, Frozen Tornt, Unbridled Fury, Supre Gravity, and Disintegration Aura in Curse Transformation mode.
A raw, berserk energy erupted from Orion the mont he activated his curses. The tiles beneath his feet shattered completely.
"It's been a long ti since I used this much power," Orion smiled, feeling the energy surging through him.
"Ah, this isn't even my full strength, but it's close." He laughed wildly.
[Test will begin in five seconds.]
'I'm ready.'
Orion focused on the stage.
A mont later, a bunch of monsters appeared on the stage. He recognized so, while others were new to him.
[Test begins.]
[Goal: Kill all the monsters as fast as you can.]
Orion smiled lightly as a notification blinked in front of him, signaling the start of his task. In the next instant, he vanished from his position, leaving only a faint ripple in the air where he once stood.
The stage erupted into chaos, flashes of golden lightning streaking across the battlefield, followed by fierce bursts of fla and trails of frost that crackled with icy energy.
Monsters roared in agony, their blood spraying into the air, painting the ground in crimson as they fell one by one under the relentless assault of Orion's power.
For a few intense seconds, the arena was nothing but a whirlwind of elental fury, each strike more devastating than the last.
Then, as quickly as it had started, the chaos subsided. The battlefield grew eerily quiet, the flas flickered out, the ice lted into the ground, and the last traces of lightning faded into the sky.
Only the fallen monsters remained, their bodies scattered across the stage, while Orion stood calmly amidst the destruction, his presence commanding the space as if he had never left.
[Test complete... Analyzing data... Complete.]
[Test finished in five seconds.]
[Congratulations to the host for setting a new record for the fastest test completion.]
Orion smiled widely.
'It seems I made the right choice in using my full strength.'
[An announcent will be made about your record. Does the host want to use a nickna for the announcent or your real na?]
"Announcent?" Orion was surprised. "What announcent?"
[Everyone who has ever entered Grimshore will be notified of your achievent.]
Orion was shocked. If the announcent was made, nearly everyone in the world would know that Orion Darkwood had arrived in Grimshore.
A crazed smile spread across his face at the thought. It had been a long ti since the na Orion Darkwood was heard in the three domains, and most people had forgotten about him.
Now, he believed it was ti for the world to rember that Orion Darkwood had not vanished. He wanted the Archons, the Ten Seats, and everyone in the three domains to know he had arrived in Grimshore, and it wouldn't be long before he would co for them.
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