There's no doubt, this is Tercon's back-up plan.
This is the route Tercon reserved for his retreat.
However, Old Lorde's 'Holy Strike' was too powerful, causing Tercon's plan to not fully activate.
According to the plan, he should have resurrected from this body after a few days of failure.
Then, using the bandits' envy of Lorde, he would execute the alternative strategy.
Unfortunately, the 'Holy Strike' indefinitely extended the resurrection.
At this mont, only unconsciousness and waiting remain.
And...
Becoming a lamb ready for slaughter.
Yi!
Another [Evil-Slaying Slash]!
Does Tercon deserve rcy?
This is a foe more hateful than any enemy!
When facing enemies, Jason eradicates them completely.
When facing foes, it's only natural to grind them to dust!
"Ah!"
Tercon, whose body was cut by the Silver Strike, suddenly woke up, gazing in horror at Jason standing before him, uttering the last words of his life —
"[Evil-Slaying Slash]?!"
"How is this possible?!"
In response, Jason delivers another [Evil-Slaying Slash].
Originally horizontally sliced, Tercon is vertically sliced, becoming a neat quadripartite, and fiery flas swiftly devour his body, burning the coffin to ashes along with him.
Then, a gust of wind blows.
Jason honors his word.
He said he'd grind the bones to dust, and he did.
After ensuring the foe is dead beyond revival, he turns his gaze to the chair and the wide writing desk behind him.
The chair is an ordinary solid wood chair.
Though carved with so patterns, it has nothing to do with the 'Mystical Side', rely decoration from the past.
And on the chair, a sponge cushion is filled.
Solid color.
Making the whole chair more comfortable.
Also making the chair, aside from its solidity and comfort, unremarkable.
Redirecting his gaze, Jason looks at the wide desk.
Among the experint equipnt and materials, there's no 'food', unworthy of attention. .
There are eleven books in total.
All of them are experintal records, considered valuable, especially for the 'Tomb Guardian' profession, they're high-value items.
But to Jason, they're dispensable.
"Can trade them for so needed items."
Jason quickly develops a clear plan for the future of these eleven experintal records.
Then, he looks at the two boxes.
Compared to the books and experintal materials, apparatus loosely placed on the desk, these two boxes draw attention.
Not only are they neatly placed.
But they also possess the 'box' decoration themselves.
In this private underground laboratory, having this added layer of assurance sufficiently demonstrates Tercon's importance placed on these two boxes.
Jason picks up one of them.
After ensuring it's not dangerous, he opens the box.
Daggers!
Three daggers!
Three daggers made entirely of a certain kind of bone, gripped only by thumb, index, and middle fingers, the blade curved into a bizarre arc, filled with sharpness.
Familiar!
The three daggers before him are all too familiar!
Exactly like the [Gravedigger's Dagger] Jason once obtained.
And when Jason touches the three daggers, words seem to cascade like an upstream waterfall —
[Touching 'Protector's Dagger']
[Determining the advancent for Tomb Guardian...]
[Possessing profession 'Tomb Guardian' (completed)!]
[Encountered over a hundred corpses! (completed)]
[Dufol Language at introductory level! (completed)]
[Death-sense successfully pursued death aura 10 tis (completed)!]
[Possessing 'Protector's Dagger'!]
[Determination passed!]
[Requirents satisfied, do you wish to spend 15 (10 basic 5 extra) satiety points to complete the Tomb Guardian's advancent?]
...
[Touching 'Necropsy Dagger']
[Determining the third-tier advancent for Tomb Guardian...]
[Possessing profession 'Protector'! (not completed)]
[Dissected 100 corpses! (completed)]
[Detailed understanding of three types of creatures! (completed)]
[Dufol Language at proficiency level! (completed)]
[Possessing 'Necropsy Dagger'! (completed)]
[Requirents not t, determination failed!]
...
[Touching 'Whispers of Death Dagger']
[Determining the fourth-tier advancent for Tomb Guardian...]
[Possessing profession 'Necropsy'! (not completed)]
[Contacted 6 Evil Spirits! (Completed)]
[Contacted 3 Fierce Spirits! (Completed)]
[Achieved Proficiency Level in Dufol Language! (Completed)]
[Possessed 'Necropsy Dagger'! (Completed)]
...
The series of ssages before him, especially the ones marked 'Completed,' left Jason dumbfounded.
Jason was truly astonished.
"Did I choose the wrong profession?"
"Compared to 'Night Watcher,' am I more suited to be a 'Tomb Guardian'?"
Jason couldn't help but complain internally.
The advancent profession 'Spirit Protector' within 'Tomb Guardian' was one thing.
That could be considered step-by-step progression.
But the 'Necropsy' dissecting 100 corpses, clearly not limited to humans, 'food' worked too, and understanding the traits of three types of creatures?
It was simply a piece of cake for Jason.
How could he not be familiar?
He even rembered the taste vividly.
The sowhat frightening 'Necropsy' was evidently just 'chef' training to Jason.
As for 'Necropsy Speaker'?
The difficulty sharply increased.
Yet whether it was Evil Spirits or Fierce Spirits, Jason was frequently in contact with them.
After all, they had a decent flavor.
"Hmm, from this perspective, 'Night Watcher' seems to be a perfect match with 'Tomb Guardian'!"
"The forr hunts, the latter prepares the food."
"What a pity..."
"There are no true culinary skills."
Jason seed to sigh while shaking his head.
Culinary skills were indeed an eternal regret for Jason.
It's not that he didn't want to learn and hone his cooking abilities.
He really just didn't have the ti.
Every ti, he was either being hunted or acting as the Hunter.
Even now was no exception.
[Main Quest 2: Escape from the lifeless gaze!] Jason had certainly not forgotten.
Especially the sense of oppression when the other first appeared, Jason still rembered it vividly.
Whew!
Jason took a deep breath.
He quickly cald himself down.
He didn't choose to imdiately advance to 'Tomb Guardian.'
Instead, he opened the final harvest of this journey.
This box was the sa as the one containing the three 'Gravedigger's Dagger.'
Even the size was almost the sa.
And inside was a diary.
That's right!
A diary!
Tercon's diary!
A thick volu.
Jason frowned.
The existence of experintal notes, he could understand.
But a diary?
Who writes a diary seriously!
With suspicion, Jason opened the diary.
Quickly, Jason's brow relaxed.
Because this diary wasn't written for him, but for Tercon himself.
Tercon writing a diary for Tercon.
The forr was the Tercon who laid out plans for a long ti.
The latter was the Tercon soon to awaken.
The forr used a forbidden technique called 'Life Concealnt Art' to split his soul, nurturing a brand new self, but it would lead to partial mory loss, hence the diary at hand.
Moreover, Tercon worried he'd lose too many mories.
Therefore, this diary was written in great detail.
Not just his life's experiences.
But all sorts of secret technique knowledge he had learned and acquired.
Of course, it also included the 'Bone Desecrator' fifth-tier advancent knowledge of 'Tomb Guardian' and more.
It even enclosed various unknown ssages.
Jason skimd through the diary, eyes alight with joy.
No matter if it was the mystical knowledge within or those hidden ssages, they were invaluable to Jason.
Especially the latter, which gave Jason a better understanding of the current situation.
It also solved the long-standing puzzles for him.
For example, why is the job of 'Night Watcher' called the 'Night Watcher Badge'...
While other professions get things like 'Gravedigger's Dagger' or 'Beastmaster's Dagger.'
This diary clearly recorded —
Normal crafting: is a badge.
Slaughter crafting: is a dagger.
Of course, the most important thing wasn't this record.
It was about the extension of this record.
That is...
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