"You're actually here!"
Sophia could no longer contain her anger when she saw Irving's unhurried deanor. Her face seed to be covered with a layer of frost.
"There's less than three hours left. Do you want to get us all killed? Do you really think the outer walls alone can withstand the second wave of the disaster?" she snapped, her voice tinged with desperation and frustration.
"And all that junk you have piled up—I have no idea what it's even for, just taking up space."
Sophia vented all her pent-up frustration.
"I thought by following you, you'd help get my revenge. If it wasn't for using my skills last night, those beasts outside would have torn you to shreds!"
"Sophia..." Vicky beside her wanted to explain sothing, but Sophia interrupted her directly, "Shut up! Are you still trying to defend him? So calamity-level beast? I've never even heard of that. It's obvious you made it up. The fact that this shelter with such defense capabilities managed to survive the first wave of disasters is just sheer luck on your part!"
"Good luck won't always be on your side!"
Within the walls of the shelter, Sophia's scolding echoed, even startling the beasts wandering outside, causing them to once again charge at the walls. However, Irving rely watched her silently.
"Are you done?" Seeing that she seed exhausted from her outburst, a cold gleam flashed in Irving's eyes. "If you have so many complaints, you can leave right now. I'll imdiately dissolve our affiliation. I won't force you to stay."
"You!"
Sophia's face turned livid. The reason she had spoken like that was partly due to her frustration from waiting for Irving for hours after she had logged in early in the morning. She couldn't suppress her irritation any longer.
On the other hand, she wanted Irving to realize that the true cataclysm was far more terrifying than he imagined.
"I'm giving you one last chance—stay or leave." Irving said, his face showing no emotion whatsoever.
Sophia fell silent.
Though she was as anxious as a cat on hot bricks, she knew she couldn't leave this man.
The air seed to freeze at that mont. All the sounds seed to be swallowed up, leaving only the sound of heartbeat echoing in the empty room. The tense atmosphere at this mont, like the tranquility before a storm, was heart wrenching.
Seeing her silence, Irving walked past her. "If you want to stay, follow my instructions."
Irving could have easily expelled this woman from the shelter. However, he knew that Sophia's harsh words were essentially aid at protecting the shelter from destruction.
Although her intentions were good, her perspective was still limited to that of an ordinary player.
Mindlessly reinforcing the shelter might solve imdiate problems. But no matter how strong the shelter is, it will eventually be breached by more powerful beasts. To survive the impending apocalypse, one must learn to take the initiative and fight back!
"Sophia, Irving isn't what you think." Vicky said, glancing at the seething Sophia. "Once you truly understand him, you'll see everything clearly."
Vicky hurriedly chased after Irving, who was walking towards the outer wall, while Sophia, behind them, watched their retreating figures with a complex expression.
After hesitating for a mont, she decided to follow them. She wanted to see if this man had a way to survive the second wave of the cataclysm.
Outside the wall.
The beasts that had erged from the altar sensed the open gate, and their blood-red eyes imdiately locked onto Irving. They pounded their chests with their fists, roaring loudly.
Roar!
With a series of thunderous roars, the hulking, hideous beasts charged at Irving once again.
"Exhausted my energy at the altar yesterday, that's why I didn't finish you off. Do you really think I'm that easy to bully?" Irving's deep eyes flashed with cold light. Rembering his disgrace at the altar last night, his heart was filled with anger.
He gripped the[Evil Source Wand], its tip glowing with an eerie green light.
"Go to hell!" Irving said coldly. With a slight wave of his wand, blazing fireballs shot towards the beasts like cannonballs.
Boom!
Deafening explosions echoed as the fierce light in the eyes of the leading beasts instantly vanished. They felt an overwhelming pressure emanating from this frail human!
Moreover, there was sothing oddly familiar about that aura... But in the blink of an eye, the fireballs were already upon them.
A mid-level[Fireball spell], which greatly drained a mage's ntal energy.
Vicky, who had just arrived, was stunned by the scene before her.
There were seven fireballs!
The ground seed to tremble, and the grassy field outside the wall was instantly scorched into a wasteland. All of this suggested that the powerful force had not disappeared but was instead gradually increasing.
The beasts lay there, so with arms blown off, others severely maid, and so with their heads hit directly by the fireballs, dying instantly with their brains splattered.
"This..." Sophia had just stepped outside and saw the beasts all lying on the ground, either dead or grievously injured, moaning in pain. Her heart surged with turmoil, and she looked at Irving in utter disbelief.
She knew the significance of casting eight fireballs simultaneously...
"Could it be that when he fought her last ti... he hadn't used his full strength? Or even half of it? "She wondered, feeling a sudden sense of defeat.
Irving ignored the two behind him and walked straight into the scorched earth, gazing down at the heavily injured beasts with a smile.
Although Anna's bestiary had no information on these creatures, it didn't matter now.
What mattered was that these beasts had imnse strength, perfect for operating the eight turbine generators for free.
As Irving prepared to end their lives and then use[Soul Reap], a prompt sound suddenly rang in his ears.
[Do you want to enslave the 'Stone Gargantuan Beast'?]
Irving was stunned.
Since he had transitioned into a necromancer, he distinctly rembered that he could only control beasts as his slaves once they were completely dead. However, these beasts were very much alive. He seed to realize sothing, and his gaze fell onto the [Evil Source Wand] in his hand.
This was a legendary weapon! It was said that only true warriors can grasp it and unleash its imnse hidden power. With each battle, it seems to be gradually awakening, ready to showcase its true power.
"Could it be that this wand allows to enslave beasts directly when they are severely injured?" Irving speculated.
His hunch was indeed accurate. The[Evil Source Wand]contained imnse power. Especially after embedding the[Plague Heart], it had regained its original form, capable of controlling the minds of all living beings.
Note, it could control all living beings! This included players living in the Other World and even people in the real world. As long as there was a living presence, it could be controlled by it!
However, with Irving's current strength, he was far from being able to fully unleash the power of the [Evil Source Wand].
Moreover, there was a significant difference between direct enslavent and soul plundering. Soul plundering drastically reduced the original strength of the beast, turning it into nothing more than a zombie-like shell.
Enslavent, on the other hand, ant directly controlling the body. Not only would its strength remain unaffected, but it could potentially grow even stronger over ti.
"Yes," Irving's voice fell.
[Enslaving Stone Gargantuan Beast...]
[Completed!]
[Notification: The player can freely command these Stone Gargantuan Beasts. They will beco your loyal slaves and will unconditionally follow any orders!]
[Number of enslaved beasts: Stone Gargantuan Beast*13...]
Seeing these notifications, Irving felt a surge of surprise. His earlier speculation had been confird. Inwardly, he mused, "No wonder I've been labeled as Public Enemy Number One by the Will of Blue Star ever since I acquired this wand... It actually allows to enslave otherworldly beasts directly. Doesn't that an I can form an entire army of otherworldly beasts?"
Before he could ponder further, the system prompt chid again.
Colossus Behemoth]
[Species: Stone Spirit Race]
[Level: Interdiate Low Tier!]
[A powerful otherworldly beast sealed within an ancient and mysterious statue. These creatures were once fearso behemoths active on ancient battlefields. Due to a mysterious ritual, they were sealed within the statues. They possess formidable strength and enduring stamina, often used to charge and break through enemy lines on the battlefield...]
All information about the Colossus Behemoth now appeared before Irving's eyes. Previously, information about otherworldly beasts had to be obtained through the player in the angelic group who possessed the [Eagle Eye] talent. But now, simply by enslaving unknown otherworldly beasts, he could easily acquire this information.
However, his brows furrowed tightly, his gaze fixed on the [Race] and [Level] fields. Beyond the surprise, a sense of foreboding began to well up within him...
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