Chapter 340: Storm Is ing (1)
Translator: Leo Editor: Nou
A hint of fear appeared in the man’s eyes as he recalled the terrifying event that he witnessed in the past.
"That leg was definitely a part of a human’s body but it was walking like it was attached to an invisible person... slowly but steadily…"
Angele narrowed his eyes, but he did not say anything.
The basement became silent.
Angele opened his mouth again after several minutes. "Well, although the environment was bad, it should be a safe place to stay since you've been living here for so long."
"Of course"—the man nodded—"the entrance is sealed with the last blessed stone slate and the monsters won’t be able to detect us."
"What’s your name? I’m Green by the way." Angele pursed his lips into a smiled, deciding to use his fake name.
"Just call me Todd."
The man hesitated for a second and asked, "Actually, can you let us stay in your place for a while? I’ll be fine, but my kids deserve a better environment…" He looked at Angele in the eyes and started begging, "I can stay in the basement my whole life with no problem but my kids can’t. I can do anything for you, what do you think?"
Todd patted his kids’ heads. "I’m the best Colin Hunter in this area and my soul stone card level is three. Although it has no energy left, with the soul stones, I’ll regain my power and I can teach you how to fight."
‘Colin Hunter? Soul stone card?’ Angele had no idea what the man was talking about. He assumed that those terms could only be understood by the people living in the Nightmare Realm. It seemed like they have some unique fighting skills.
Colin Hunter did sound like a class.
"So, with the soul stones, you’ll be much stronger?" Angele wondered.
"That’s correct." Todd raised his right hand, pulled his sleeves up, and revealed his bare arm.
There was a black mechanical device, which looked like a metal armguard, attached to his arm. In the center of the armguard, a blue stone sat there, covered with cracks and surrounded by a dim glow.
Todd shrugged and pointed at the blue stone: "There is still some energy left in the stone and I’ll use it when I have to. Although I tried to save the energy, a lot of black smoke beetles appeared in the area for some reason and I had to use my power. Also, living in such an environment had already permanently damaged my body; however, my kids still have hope."
He looked at his kids and the dedication in his eyes could be seen by Angele.
"Your clothes are still clean in such an environment, meaning you have access to clean water. You also don’t look tired at all, indicating that you have enough food supplies and a place to rest. Green, you have a nice and safe shelter, right?"
Angele shrugged. "You’re right. That’s the only possible reason why I can keep my body and clothes clean. However, I want to see what you can do first. You said you’re a Colin Hunter and your soul stone card level is three. Prove it to me."
There was a bitter smile on Todd’s face. "This is the last soul stone I have and I can only release an offensive or defensive skill with a power level of two. I was once a high-rank hunter that was given the title called ‘Sky Locker’… I just need more soul stones…"
"Power level of two, huh? Can you control the effective range and demonstrate it to me here?" Angele questioned in a deep tone. He wanted to pare the power level in the realm with the power degree in the main world.
"Of course, but, without the energy…" Todd hesitated.
Angele raised his right hand without saying a word.
*CHI*
Flame spurted out of the tip of his index finger, the bright orange light brightening up the basement immediately.
Todd was surprised.
"You still have soul stones?!"
"NAPA! WUINAPA!" The two kids started yelling with excitement after seeing the fire. They stepped forward and stared at the burning flame.
The light illuminated their faces. Angele noticed their faces and saw that the two kids were trembling due to the low temperature in the basement.
Angele smiled but did not respond to Todd’s question. However, he learned that it seemed like people in the Nightmare Realm could use the soul stone to control the energy particles.
"Alright, show me what you are capable of." He extinguished the fire and lowered his hand.
Todd smiled and nodded several times. He thought Angele was their new hope.
He raised the right arm and drew a line in the air.
*CHI*
A blue string appeared in the air, it was glowing with crystal-like texture. The temperature of the air around the string was decreasing rapidly.
The blue light illuminated on the people inside the basement.
Todd took one step back and looked at the string quietly. He moved his right hand to the chest and started doing strange gestures.
*WOO*
It sounded like something was vibrating.
Suddenly, the whole basement was filled up with the blue strings. The strings were about one meter in length and they were releasing strong energy waves.
Angele’s expression changed as he scanned the strings using Zero. He was surprised after checking the report. Those strange blue lines were like time bombs and there were hundreds of them. They could easily deal more than 100 degrees of damage if detonated together.
"That’s it…" Todd suddenly sighed.
All the blue strings disappeared from the basement like they were never there.
"What happened?" Angele looked at Todd.
Todd showed the crystal on the armguard to Angele, it has lost its color and it looked like the crystal could break at any time.
"Crap!" Todd covered his mouth with his right hand and coughed several times. Blood leaked out of the gaps between his fingers.
"I’ll look after your kids if you can teach me that ability and your language." Angele scanned Todd using the biochip and the man’s attributes were identical to an average mortal but his mentality was high. The man did not have much life energy left, it seemed like he would be killed by the disease he had soon.
He had wanted to find someone to take care of his children before he died.
"You want to accept my offer?" Todd questioned.
"Yeah."
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Angele stayed in the basement and asked Todd to teach him the language first. The language was similar to the universal ancient language but it was slightly improved. Angele mastered the language after studying for two days.
As a wizard with a biochip in his brain, Angele absorbed new knowledge faster than others.
Todd even said that Angele was the smartest man he had ever met.
Angele finished learning the language and acquired some basic information about the ranking system in the Nightmare Realm.
The hunters and the hunter kings were the main ranks in the Nightmare Realm.
Strong monsters and mutated creatures were everywhere in this Realm. The human beings had to learn to kill other races just to survive.
Some people developed the method of utilizing the energy from the soul stone and soul stone cards. Those people were called the hunters and the strongest hunters were given the title "hunter kings".
There were not that many hunters, only one person out of a hundred could bee a hunter. Only the hunters that were awarded titles were considered as elites and the hunter king was the strongest.
Hunters with titles were stronger than normal hunters. The most basic title was "Colin Hunter
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