Chapter 234: Episode 74. Devildom (1)
I caught Camael. The powerless angel was no longer my opponent. I couldn’t say that I unscathed, but I was relieved that the month-long fight was finally over. However, I didn’t get rid of Camael immediately. I held him captive and tried to find a way to make use of him.
‘Is there a way to absorb him like Gustarte?’ I wondered.
I had once absorbed divinity. Thanks to that, I had achieved a lot of things beyond my expectations. However, if I could absorb Camael, I would become more powerful. It wasn’t just a random thought. I was seriously considering the idea.
It would be impossible if I was just a transcendental being. Even if I succeeded in absorbing him, my body would not be able to withstand the divinity and burst. This was true even if my body had been reconstructed several times.
But I had the key of balance… Moreover, I could still maximize my potential. I hadn’t reached my limit. I could still become stronger.
“Gluttony…”
I grabbed a stone made of fake Gluttony. The Seven Sins were created to target gods. There might be a way to achieve what I wanted, and I believed Gluttony would fit my intentions. I nodded. There was nothing like Gluttony especially for absorbing power.
But what I had was a fake. It would not create a new skill. The Spirit King of Darkness possessed the real Seven Sins.
“I could still do something about it.”
I used my remaining points to buy all skills related to “absorption” or “digestion” from the Shop for Everything and the Achievement Store.
I had a skill named Combination of All Things. It had the ability to merge skills. After purchasing, I tried to combine skills with the stone of fake Gluttony.
Of course, this was a risky move. Once the skill was created, it could not be deleted. Also, not all skills were good ones. It would be a bad thing for me if a skill rebuffed. In my previous life, Duke Depella had done something similar, and this led to his doom. However, I was different.
“Reverse World.”
I used this skill for the first time. Then, the tattoo on my left hand shone.
[Please select a skill to enhance.]
It was an obvious choice.
“Mind’s Eye.”
As I spoke, the eyes of the dragon which swallowed the mirror glowed.
[‘Mind’s Eye (Epic)’ has been upgraded to ‘God’s Eye (Demigod)’.]
Whoosh!
The light evened out. Soon, my view of the world started to change.
God’s Eye… It was an ability to look over everything. I could see all things around me, even the smallest ones. It showed me how lands and seas were formed and the changes they had gone through. It also revealed to me important events from the past.
“Ha!”
What a surprise! I couldn’t even speak! The Mind’s Eye was nothing compared to this. As the skill was upgraded, I could access even minuscule details.
I raised my head. The closed Celestial Door was still in the sky. However, this time, I noticed a giant eye on the door that I hadn’t seen before. It had its gaze on the ground. Actually, it was staring at me.
“It’s a Celestial Eye.”
I immediately flew into the sky. I reached the Celestial Door, and now I was face-to-face with the giant eye.
“Are you looking at Camael who was inappropriately summoned? Or are you spying on me to judge whether I would be harmful to heaven or not?”
At that moment, the huge eye split apart. Then, there were tens of thousands of eyes watching me at once. I just grinned at them.
“You are more fearful than I thought. It looks like you knew all these already but refused to move.”
The angels in the Celestial World must have known about the plan of Death Bringer. Maybe this eye had been existing since the angels were summoned for the first time. If the eye had been watching the ground since that time, there was no way that the angels would not have known about Death Bringer’s plan.
But it didn’t strike or retaliate. I wasn’t sure if it was because the eye thought that Earth had nothing to do with it or it just didn’t care at all as long as I did not harm the Celestial World. It was clear that the Celestial King, or a god higher in rank than him, was a coward.
“Just keep watching then. Just watch—don’t do anything else. If you interrupt my fight, I will immediately destroy the Celestial World. I promise.”
Boom!
I gathered my mana and hit the Celestial Door. I knew it wouldn’t open, but I didn’t like that it had been secretly watching the earth. I would rather that it remained as a spectator for life, unless it was forcibly summoned like Camael. Otherwise, I would break it down. It was a promise of the Dark Lord.
I had divinity and Diablo’s power, and those who used the Kotodama had to keep their words. If they lied, their words would lose effectivity and the divinity would diminish as well.
I only noticed the giant eye when my Mind’s Eye was upgraded. I felt bad, but I thought I gave enough warning. The god or the king of the Celestial World must have understood what I was saying.
I descended to the ground. I entered my dungeon and headed to the core. I looked through the Shop for Everything and the Achievement Store.
“I can see it.”
I wanted a combination of skills. I was going to merge the skills and the stone with fake Gluttony using the Combination of All Things. My goal was to gain the ability to absorb, to increase the power through the Reverse World skill, and to have Camael.
I activated the Combination of All Things first, registered Gluttony, and looked through the skill books. Then, I could see what results would come out once the skills were combined.
If I knew the answer, I would not experiment. It meant I would not fail like Depella in my previous life. I could get the maximum benefits without any risk.
“It seems like I can’t get it at once.”
At first, I combined ‘Appetite (Normal)’ with the stone of fake Gluttony. Then, ‘Absorption (Rare)’ was created. These alone were not enough.
I once again combined the skill ‘Digestion (Normal)’ with the stone, and this resulted in the ‘Bio-Absorption (Rare)’ skill. This wasn’t the type of absorption that I wanted. But if I combined Absorption and Bio-Absorption, then I would get the result I desired.
[‘Robbery (Ex R)’ has been completed.]
This was it! I nodded immediately. Robbery… I would take something forcibly.
At first, I was thinking of enhancing Depravity, but it was already a legend grade. Upgrading a half grade more of the legend grade would not be efficient. I believed it was better to increase a skill with a lower grade.
“Reverse World.”
[Please select a skill to enhance.]
I did not have to worry.
“Robbery.”
[‘Robbery (Ex R)’ has been upgraded to ‘Complete Plundering (Demigod)’.
[You have finished enhancing skills with the Reverse World. It is impossible to enhance skills anymore.]
***
Camael suffered an incurable wound and was stuck deep in the ground. I grasped his face as he lay on the ground. He didn’t move an inch. He was five meters tall, but I easily held up his head.
My eyebrows furrowed. It was time to check whether my enhancing was worth it or not. If I gained not much from Camael, then I would consider it as a huge mistake.
I placed a hand on my chest. Then I turned the key.
Whoosh!
A strong gust of mana blew noisily.
“Complete Plundering.”
There was only one thing I needed to plunder: Camael’s power.
Crack!
As soon as I spoke, a cracking sound was heard. Then, a white light came out from the top of Camael’s head. The light started to enter my mana storage.
[You have plundered the power of the seraph, Camael.]
[Camael is an angel with a mighty divinity. The plundering is successful, but, if the plunderer does not have anything to neutralize the divinity, then there will be significant side effects.]
Plunderer…I like this term. I was a hunter anyway. A hunter was someone who plundered. In that sense, this term perfectly described me.
After sucking all of Camael’s power, I turned the key again to lock my chest. The power of the seraph was now integrated with mine.
“I feel full,” I commented.
But I was also satisfied—fully satisfied. I was certain that I got stronger. My expression became more relaxed. A smile formed in my lips.
“Status window.”
I had to check if my strength had improved.
Name: Randalf Bruciel
Occupation: Dark Lord (Dungeon Master)
Title:
* Dungeon Hunter (When conquering a dungeon or hunting a demon, remaining statistics +1)
*Unbreakable Warrior (Ex U, All statistics +2)
* The First One to Be Blessed by a Fairy (U, Mana +6)
* Owner of the Origin (Epic, All statistics +3)
* Undead (Ex U, All statistics +5)
* Ruler of the Underworld (Legend, All statistics + 5, the rating of all skills below epic grade +0.5)
* The Original Dark Lord (God, All statistics + 10, You can use the transcendence-level Kotodama.)
Capability:
Power 130(+30), Intelligence 149(+25), Speed 125(+30), Strength 145(+32), Mana 142(+26)
Potential (689+143/???)
Remaining Statistics: 47
Electrical Power: 742GW
Others: The Master of the Underworld. The heart of the Hell Lord has completely awakened. You have obtained a strong divinity for some reason. You inherited the power of Diablo, the Original Dark Lord.
Skills: Combination of All Things (Ex U), God’s Eye (Demigod), Dark Sword (Epic), Sentiment du Fer (Epic, Passive), Spirit of Electric Power (Epic), Pride (Epic), Depravity (Legend), The Power of Domination (Ex Epic, Passive), Commune with Spirits (Epic, Passive), Reverse World (God), True Kotodama (God, Passive), Complete Plundering (Demigod)
Applied Skill & Item Effects: Rage (Power+7), Sloth (Speed+7), Pride (Strength+7), Sentiment du Fer (Power, Speed +3)
[Progress Comparison]
Power 157, Intelligence 154, Speed 151, Strength 165, Mana 164, Potential (648+143/???)
Power 160, Intelligence 174, Speed 150, Strength 177, Mana 168, Potential (691+143/???)
“Brilliant.”
Finally, the total stats exceeded 800. Camael was an angel who had defensive power, so the stats related to it, intelligence and strength, increased dramatically. It was safe to assume that this was enough to resist almost all magic attacks.
After losing all his power, Camael was a shadow of his former self. Soon, his corpse vanished.
Rumble!
A loud noise came from the sky. Then, the Celestial Door disappeared along with the giant eye. I spread my wings and soared.
I shouted, “I am victorious!”
The shout echoed that it could be heard all over the world. Now, it was time to finish things on Earth and head to Devildom.
“The Hell Lord…”
The Spirits of Darkness had awaked the Hell Lord who had been sleeping in the heart of Nothingness to kill the demons. The Hell Lord was devouring the forces in Devildom at the moment.
He was doing that all by himself. He was a truly strong man. However, I was stronger and had no limits. I was not afraid of the gods. I had met Gustarte, experienced his power, and absorbed that power. I was confident of my strength.
The Hell Lord was an unfortunate emperor who had tried to be a god but failed. I was excited to witness his power for myself. The heart of the Hell Lord had been helping me greatly. I could not imagine how strong the owner of the heart would be.
“I won’t lose, though,” I assured myself.
I was sure of it. Honestly, if not for his power, Camael was no match for me. But now, I was stronger than when I fought against Camael.
I clenched my fists. The door to Devildom was almost near. There was no turning back.
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