Ascension of the Nephilim

The battle ended with a simple stab. A powerful pea Orc Berserker who was a step away from becoming a real champion died from a simple stab. The pair did not engage in a bloody battle of expending each other Force energy, but it ended so fast that even the other orcs couldn't believe it.

Calaminus was worried because he could not think of a way to hurt the powerful Orc Berserker. Unless the Force energy runs out, Kyros would not be able to inflict any critical damage to win the match. And Orc Berserkers had force energy that was usually double in terms of the amount due to the powerful life force that orcs naturally had compared to humans.

The main issue is the disparaging difference of defense that Dryklash had. Despite being at the peak levels of level twenty, his Vitality was at 123. Orc Berserkers train their strength for power and usually sacrifice their own defense. But to counter that, Orc Berserkers train to use their Force energy to coat their skins. Dryklash had an impressive 115 Force Energy, which would raise his vitality to 180. That vitality point was something that even surpassed the defenses that average Champions have! Even Mezal was several points weaker to this level of defense despite being a Force Paladin!

With the lack of Mana, Kyros could not empower his strength through his magic, and Sources which were low. Aside from that, the Earth Core was given to Diana, and the True Entropy Core was with Martha for their corresponding missions.

Although the weakening of the De-Might curse allowed Kyros to increase his strength to 74, it still was not enough for him to hit it. The Force Lock was also removed, and Kyros gained the ability to harness his full Force. His Soul Force has reached 88. But with that attack, it wouldn't still be enough since his weapon only has an attack of 28.

But with all of that, the math would still fail. Kyros's maximum attack would only be at 146. The gap of over thirty points was a powerful gap.

But Kyros surpassed it easily.

Instead of fighting in a battle of attrition, Kyros strategized in deception and led Dryklash into false assumptions.

Throughout the battle, Kyros kept pushing the limit of his Force energy, trying to better mastery of it. He still had to test it on a strong opponent. But aside from that, the slashes were made on critical places so that Dryklash would lower his guard. The slashes were performed on rather a critical period that would have otherwise killed him if the attack force was any higher.

The first slash was done right after Dryklash made a strong attack and had no weapons to defend himself. But the attack blew Dryklash back, but it wasn't enough to wound him.

The second attack was made right on the face. And that only left a wound that probably wouldn't even scar.

It was there that Kyros summoned the large boulder.

The sudden appearance made Dryklash react. He didn't have the high dexterity of Kyros. When he saw the boulder, he immediately channeled as much Force Energy on his head to fight it head-on.

But as the block occurred, most of the Force energy was dispersed. But Dryklash, being a genius of the battlefield, knew that his attack would leave a momentary weakness to his defenses. Knights, Shield Warriors, and Barbarians all knew that an explosion of Force Energy like what Dryklash did would leave them in a weakened state where they can only gather up to fifty percent of their original Force energy.

Dryklash knew this but believed that even then, another slash would do little harm on him. But he was wrong.

Kyros's total strength and attack point would only be 146 if he poured all his Force Energy to his sword. Dryklash still had 162 points for his vitality.

In his past life, Kyros was known for his fast slashes. But what most didn't know was that Kyros's stabs were far more terrifying. When Kyros performs a slash, he imbues the Force Energy to cover his entire sword and use it to strike. But instead of imbuing the attack on his sword, Kyros focused the energy on a single point.

Despite the difference between the two, Kyros was able to increase his attack by yet another twenty points as he focused all his energy on that single point. Very few masters had such control over their Force Energy, and Kyros mastered it as it was necessary to use the Celestial Code.

The Bloodied Sword began to devour all of the blood and life force of the orc. The orcs nearby were still stunned at what they saw. Their leader received two slashes and was unharmed. They were refusing to believe what they saw.

Kyros made his darkness emerge and hasten the devouring process. Black tentacles struck in and drilled on the orifices of the orc.

It was then that the orcs realized that their leader lost. The darkness began to consume his body.

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Level up!

Strength- 74 -> 79 (Sealed/Cursed)

Magic- 88-> 93

Dexterity- 283-> 285 (Sealed/Cursed)

Vitality- 63 -> 66 (Sealed/Cursed)

Intelligence- Bruh...-> ... (Sealed)

Soul Force- 88 -> 93 (Sealed)

Ancient Source- 138 -> 142 (Greatly Sealed)

Fallen Source- 136 -> 145 ( Greatly Sealed)

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Fate Path of Combat level increased!

Protester Level 8->9!

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Defeated Warrior of Destiny Dryklash the Balefire Butcher.

Rewards:

1500 Temple Points

1% Gigantes Earth Core Energy restored

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Continuum Soul Wisp Level increased!

Calaminus learned Tackle!

Calaminus learned Leer!

Calaminus learned Taunt!

Calaminus learned Scratch!

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"Wow! I'm so awesome! I can even learn more than four moves! It's nice to see how my other abilities are now being displayed in this system! Why didn't Tackle appear when I first used them?"

"It was only possible since I used the Soul Console to give you Force Energy. But now, you don't need me to do that." Kyros explained. The outfit that Dryklash wore, which to carried the chains he used for his whipping attacks, was marked, and Kyros wore it through his Inventory skill.

"You're taking it?" Calaminus wondered.

"Just the chain. I don't need the ax. With my Dark power, it's possible to use it to hook on things like a grappling hook or use it like a whip. My Force energy is at 88. With it being imbued to the chain and my strength, it could do quite a damage." Kyros explained.

"That was delicious! I'm back to my peak! Now... for some dessert!"

A dark explosion occurred, and Kyros sent out a few Shadow Ghouls. Although all his ghouls were killed and needed time to restore it, Kyros expended mana from his Dark Core to fuel the energy of the Sword to create the ghouls.

Four ghouls shot out of the dark explosion, and the orcs were awakened from their shock and began to attack.

FWIP! FWIP! FWIP!

Kyros was still inside the cover of darkness and shot several arrows as everyone's attention was on the ghouls.

Three more archers were slain from the sudden attacks, and it was only then that they realized that Kyros had a ranged attack.

Archers! Magis! Focus on Cracky! Shield Orcs, stop those dark things!" The remaining captain ordered.

But it was only then that the captain realized, many had already abandoned their post and were running away. The mighty Dryklash was dead. The champion Paladin was also killed. And the dark being that slew their strongest captain had just recovered his strength.

As such, the orcs began to flee.

FWIP! FWIP! FWIP!

Kyros kept shooting arrows while in the shroud of darkness. He kept shooting on different parts of the battlefield. Kyros was also not aiming to kill the orcs he shot but inflict a painful wound.

The shouts were heard, which further scared those nearby and began to follow the fearful escape.

The surviving orc captains saw that it was useless to fight and began to flee as well.

Kyros took the time to absorb the blood of those already killed and summoned more and more ghouls and even the familiar to make it look like they were pillaging the town.

Kyros chased after a few orcs and began to use the chain attached to his gear and used it like a whip. With his force, energy, and higher-than-normal strength, he was able to wound and kill a few more.

Kyros even used the town buildings to latch on and pull himself.

Another captain fell as he was caught by Kyros and was later killed. This was the archer that used a holy attack to attack the Shadow ghoul earlier.

Soon, Kyros could confirm that the town was empty as he could no longer detect any life in it.

"Quite an impressive raid. Three viscount patrols couldn't raid this town!"

"We had a lot of luck. The moment that mage shot his magic on his allies, I was already sure I'd win. And now that I killed the strongest, I easily have the power to scare the rest." Kyros chuckled.

"You also learned strange tricks." Kyros didn't know whether to get mad at Calaminus or praise him for his weird antics.

"Whatever works, right?"

"Yeah. But now, those orcs will talk about how I was able to make orcs utter confessions!"

"I think a lot of new orc couples were formed. Did you see how some of those orcs fled? They went with their partners."

"You take notice of the strangest things, Calaminus. More important than the budding romance of taboo orc relations is that the enemy was a Warrior of Destiny! I bet Petra is thrilled with that report."

"I did notice that. But what are my comments going to come to? I tell you my opinion, yet your answer is three times better than mine! Give me a break! As I said, I'll be the funny guy. But it's interesting that you can actually devour the Fate of others... I wonder if your Coven can do this? Too bad your parents and other members of your family can't have this."

"Not unless we offer them up to the Temple. I have to complete my plan and send all those future human traitors to the Temple. Then, we can kill them and offer them to the Temple to increase the Fate capabilities of my team." Kyros calculated.

"You better hurry. You need to ransack whatever you can find here. We don't know when the Blood Calamity will appear here."

"Actually... I plan to search for her hideout. This little item here allows me to navigate through the forest much faster. I can also use my swings and glide with my dark wings. I plan to double back and look for where the Blood Calamity is. I still need to confirm my suspicion."

"You think that the Blood Calamity is Mechiel?"

"Yes. Although the evidence points against it, and that figure of the woman was not her, Fate and Destiny might be playing a cruel trick on me."