Chapter 165: Ronin of Decay
The morning sun had begun to peek over the cliff, and the snow that had been falling the entire night had finally stopped.
Cedric, on the other hand, was still fighting.
He was breathing heavily from both exhaustion and the cold air, but he didn’t stop. All around him lay the bodies of the Yetis that he had slain. The snow was stained a deep, dark crimson and trampled into a slushy ss from the sheer intensity of the struggle.
In truth, after killing over a hundred and twenty Saurians at the Saurian Outskirts, Cedric was already really close to reaching level 15. He was pretty sure that after killing only a few Yetis, he would be well over that cap.
But during the heat of the slaughter, he decided to just keep on fighting. His goal for this level up quest was not just to get his regalia, but to level up high enough to be able to survive the Ho of the Hollow Ones. That was why he ended up hunting and slaying until the morning.
At a point, he had long run out of mana and no longer used flas of decay. But he didn’t care; his level was pretty high enough now to deal significant damage without it.
His sword sank into the last Yeti nearest to him, killing it, then he wrenched the blade free just in ti to dodge another Yeti’s attack. In the sa breath he slashed his katana in a wide, horizontal arc across its chest, then he leapt and kicked the creature in the chest sending it tumbling backwards and crashing into a tree.
When Cedric landed on his feet, he felt them wobble, so he used his katana to support himself.
He took a few ragged breaths, then quickly looked east and called out ntally to Aika.
’Aika, I think I’m done.’~
Earlier, Aika had checked the map and had seen a small cave east of the forest. So she had gone ahead to make sure it was safe, but upon arriving, she found so fox-like creatures and had to take care of them. She had finished though, and was now waiting for Cedric to be done. Not long after he spoke, she replied.
’Okay. Swap with little Ced.’~~
Cedric looked at the Yetis that were almost upon him, then he imdiately activated his ability, swapping places with the raven that was with Aika in the cave.
The mont he arrived, he held the wall for support and took a few tired breaths. Thankfully, it was warm in here because Aika had lit a fire and was now boiling so tea for them on a makeshift tripod.
Cedric shot her a look. She was warming her hands by the fire, but was avoiding his gaze as if she were guilty of sothing.
Cedric walked up to her and folded his arms, "Look at , young lady. Did you really na a raven Cedric?"
She pretended as if she did not hear at first. Then Cedric got closer and nudged her shoulder lightly, "Hey, I know you can hear ."
She finally turned and eyed him sheepishly, muttering, "Okay fine. You caught . I’m sorry but... I swear it really did look like you."
"What about it looked like ?"
Aika looked at his face, then added, "You both have the sa head shape."
"Huh?" Cedric arched a brow. Realizing he was far too tired for this, he sighed and slumped onto the floor beside her. But barely a few seconds later, he sat bolt upright again.
’Hey, Gar Privileges, my stats please.’
[Retrieving Character Information...]
~~~~~~~~ Character Profile ~~~~~~~~
Character Na: [Cedric Anele Martini]
Age: [17]
Level: [15]
Grade: [2]
Elent: [Darkness]
Exclusive Class: [Gar]
Exclusive Class Attribute: [Gar Privileges]
Bond Na: [Aika Soryu]
Bonded Ability: [Chrysalis]
Exclusive Skill: [Flas of decay - Lv4], [One with the Ravens - Lv3]
EXP: [9,550 / 10,000]
Karma points: [N2,080 / P710]
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"Ha!"
Cedric was not sure where the energy ca from, but he did feel really active seeing the profile.
The first thing he looked for was the regalia.
"Alright, co on... where’s the regalia?"
[Regalia: Yoroi of the Ronin of Decay]
A smile ran across Cedric’s face.
"Woah, so I’m the Ronin of Decay? That sounds badass."
He quickly looked at the properties of the Yoroi.
Properties: [Aura of Decay], [Blight of Will], [Shadow of the Fallen], [The Gift of Absolute Death]
Cedric’s smile widened.
The nas of the properties sounded cool. He began to pray inwardly that the properties themselves would actually be just as cool as their nas.
He quickly pulled up the descriptions:
Property: [Aura of Decay]
Description: [The Yoroi induces the fear of death upon all those who look at the Ronin of Decay.]
’Holy...’
Cedric began to feel so kind of grim reaper vibes from this description.
’Okay, now that’s pretty cool.’
He imdiately pulled up the second property.
Property: [Blight of Will]
Description: [The Yoroi corrupts the will of an opponent over ti.]
Cedric blinked a few tis in disbelief.
’...corrupts the will of an opponent over ti. That ans...’
The longer a fight dragged on, the easier it would be to win. Even if he couldn’t land a killing blow imdiately, his re presence was a ticking clock for his enemy’s sanity.
Cedric was speechless.
’This is basically a cheat code for endurance fights! Just how insane is this regalia?’
He licked his lips greedily and checked out the next one.
Property: [Shadow of the Fallen]
[Description: The Yoroi makes the Ronin harder to track or sense in low-light conditions.]
’Whoa... this one really suits the whole Ronin aesthetic.’
Cedric nodded twice in satisfaction, and moved on to the last one. The na alone made it sound like such a big deal, so he couldn’t wait to check it. However, the mont he saw the description, he couldn’t help but clench his fists and grin even wider in excitent.
Property: [The Gift of Absolute Death]
Description: [The flas of decay can now wither even the soul, granting the gift of absolute death.]
’Yes!’
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