Chapter 153: Realm Core (1)
The octopus groaned when Khal’s ice sword stabbed into its skin. The mana surrounding them instantly beca chaotic; the frigid air made it all the more difficult for the monster to breathe.
Devion wanted to approach, but reason stopped him. He was uncertain if going near another curse would have another effect on his curse.
"I really don’t know anything."
For so reason, the monster remained calm, and his voice was stable despite the obvious weakness.
"But..." The monster took a deep breath, and its whole body even moved. "The human with you, the pana—ugh."
He could not continue when both espers launched an attack against him again. Their gazes were deep and threatening. Both of Esper’s expressions showed that one more word of calling about the human, Ayen, a panacea, and its whole body would be torn to shreds imdiately.
The two would not care about any information it had.
Strangely, the monster did not make a fuss again. It only let itself bleed and did not act high and mighty as it previously did.
"That human is special." It wanted to actually say that Ayen had the most delicious scent it had ever encountered. It knew not to ntion it by now.
The malevolent being also reacted when it sensed Ayen, but in the opposite way. It instantly knew the human could help it recover.
"You’re fortunate." Then, it let out a laugh. The monster was at peace for so reason. "But that human, I’m not sure."
Khal and Devion frowned. They might have co across sothing very troubleso. They paused and focused on the matter at hand first.
The monster had shrunk significantly; Khal and Devion already towered over its form. If not for the ice blocking the mouth, then it would have already been devoured.
Devion stood up properly. It seed they had already gotten whatever they wanted. He wanted to leave this dungeon imdiately. He found it very inauspicious.
Khal thought the sa. As they were getting ready, the monster said sothing surprising.
"What do you say?" Khal inquired; his tone lacked any interest, but there was still a trace of interest in his voice. Devion stepped forward but stopped.
"You can take this lord’s core. It might help you." The monster repeated, "As for how, I also don’t know. I rely sensed it, but before this lord can test it..." It refused to continue any longer. After all, it was already obvious.
Khal and Devion were mostly surprised because of this. However, they could not believe its words entirely. The monster could sense their distrust but did nothing to prove itself.
"You don’t have to say it. Your core is ours after we kill you."
That was true. Whether the monster offered it or not, the mana core would be theirs to take. At this, the monster let out a laugh again.
With this forceful laugh, its body had now shrunken to only the height of Khal’s knee. He had long withdrawn his ice sword, as it was already useless.
Khal effortlessly added a force to the ice, blocking the mouth as it was becoming restless.
"Why are you laughing?" Devion could not help but ask. This octopus kept surprising them.
It appeared friendlier as its life neared its end. Its words could not be fully trusted, though.
"This Lord’s core is no ordinary mana core that you humans thought. Don’t compare
to those inferior monsters. This Lord’s core is one with this realm itself, or what you humans call a dungeon."
Khal and Devion exchange a glance. This information was new, even to them. They were aware that the mystery of dungeons was still beyond them, and hearing sothing about it brought them beyond just re surprise.
They were ecstatic to say the least. It seed letting the octopus live a few more minutes was worth it.
"Without this lord’s permission, it won’t manifest."
The monster did not care about their thoughts. It began to babble on about how amazing it was, and again returned to saying that if it were not injured, then it would be defeated so easily.
At least it was smart enough not to ntion Ayen again. One could see that it had already given up on living.
The two espers tolerated it this ti because of the crucial information it gave and did not interrupt.
"This detestable malevolent being... they are pests. I tell you, this lord is only unlucky to co across this and you, human monsters."
Khal and Devion truly shocked it to the core. They were so powerful, and it was a wonder if sothing went wrong with the setup.
Once it had shrunk to only the size of a ball, the mouth was even bigger than it; the monster’s voice also beca extrely slow.
"This... realm core... use it..."
The monster began to glow, then it exploded. Its flesh was scattered all over the room. With the monster gone, the mouth let out a shriek. Its agonized scream began to assault their ears.
Khal was fast enough to jump and returned to Devion’s side and built an ice wall that completely surrounded them. Devion frowned heavily, watching how the mouth beca crazy, and it flailed around.
Suddenly, it sensed Khal and Devion.
Thud. Thud.
The mouth began to smash itself against the ice wall, intending to enter. It was still letting out agonizing screams.
This was common knowledge to them. After all, they had been dealing with curses for a decade. Curses would imdiately go to another victim once the current host died.
This curse was stronger than most, almost at the sa level as the one tornting Devion. It needed to possess soone imdiately.
Unfortunately for it, there was no living thing in this place at all. There were two, but it could never enter Khal’s ice wall, no matter how it smashed its body.
Gradually, the mouth fell to the ground. Its transformation was imdiate and quickly dried until it disappeared, leaving a dazzling gem.
That must be the realm core the monster was talking about.
"As expected," Devion muttered. "The curse is in the core."
Just like with him, the curse was in his mana wavelength and occupying his subconscious.
That was how terrifying it was. It would possess your very core and suck you dry.
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