Nameless King

"Edena, Lui Bu, I have some questions for you." Wain said, walking into the cave behind the waterfall.

"What is it?"

"There's a bloody fountain in the bone funnel in Sarras' territory. I'm sure you can use it somehow. Watch this." The Ring of Damned glowed, and a vial filled with bloody liquid appeared in Wain's hand.

Edena and Lui Bu stared at it and read the description. They concluded, and fire lit up in their eyes. It was visible to the naked eye.

"This is amazing luck..." Edena muttered.

To her, Blood Essence was the most precious treasure in the world. Lui Bu also had a bad blood purity situation, but for Edena, it was a necessity. She could not advance unless she increased her blood purity.

Wain had helped her with this earlier, but she realized that vials of Blood Essence were incredibly difficult to obtain. Only the best alchemists could replicate this miracle of nature, which is a natural way that appears very rarely.

The Blood Fountain had properties similar to Blood Essence and could even increase blood purity with great luck, but the most important thing was that Edena and Lui Bu could use it to their advantage.

"We urgently need to investigate the fountain first." Edena said seriously.

"Of course. It's in the bone funnel. Elegan lets monsters in there from time to time to try their luck and maybe get stronger, but you will definitely be given a place to experiment."

"Thank you. We will do our best to meet your expectations in the near future."

"I'm counting on it." Wain said seriously, and Edena and Lui Bu headed for the Blood Fountain. With them, they took some flasks and the necessary tools.

'Hmm, so far, only various plants and crystals and related points of interest have appeared in my territory. Even among the new resources were only plants. I still don't have any ores appearing. I wonder what this might have to do with?' Wain pondered.

He was sure that with the next changes in the zone soon, the variety of resources would change considerably as it happened last time. Wain was already thinking about what he would do with the ores, for he had no blacksmith or engineer.

Wain could have asked Lea or the other blacksmiths in Last Light for help, but he didn't want to do that. He needed someone like Edena and Lui Bu, a person who was dedicated to him and his cause and who lived in the Forest of Frozen Lands.

'Okay, I'll think about that later. I might have to use that skill again.'

Wain became a Second Chronicle creature, and because of that, his Skill Rating was lowered by one notch. It had been quite some time since he had improved and developed his skills, and Wain decided it was time to fix it.

He had good weapons and unique abilities, but he also needed strong skills to win any battle.

Wain had to upgrade his Chronicle skills, so he had no choice how to develop them, but he learned about the necessary materials.

The best way to get Souls and Essence was to fight in the arena. Wain was sure he was ready to fight the other Second Chronicle fighters, so he entered the spatial rift.

Many ruins were hovering around him, each of which was an Arena. Wain wanted to fight some very strong enemies and increase his rank, but he decided to take his time. The last time he got to Rank-A Arena and barely defeated an Elf who had followers.

Back then, his stats were nowhere near the edge of the First Chronicle, and this victory was worth a lot to him. Wain knew that if he now went to the Arena with the same rank, he would inevitably meet an opponent who would destroy him. He decided to concentrate on his main goal, to gain souls and essences.

'Okay, that should do it,' Wain thought and touched the green ruins.

[Emerald Field

Chronicle: Second

Rank: C

Elements: Lightning, Darkness, Earth, Wood, Fire

Warriors: 2,000+]

Wain decided to choose this arena because it had the right elements, Rank, and a relatively small number of warriors. He thought this was a plus, as the lower the numbers, the higher the quality. Common Rating Souls were of no use to him.

The Seal of Darkness flashed brightly with a deep purple, and Wain stepped inside. Before he did so, he put on the Faceless Aristocrat Mask. Wain had to keep his identity a secret, especially at this time.

If he needed to make a connection with someone, he would do it himself, without outside interference.

...

Wain found himself in a spacious area with nothing but a few emeralds peeking out of the ground. Like the last time, a black pillar appeared in its place, which drew the attention of some of the warriors.

In the distance, battles were being fought, and flashes from the clashes could be seen. There were few skirmishes because of the total number of warriors in this arena, but each one was devastating.

'Where do I go first?' Wain pondered, looking around.

He saw a huge fiery flower blossom and an icy wave descend upon it to the west. There, a member of the Plants and Beastfolk race fought.

Wain smirked and headed in their direction. Their elements suited his chosen skills, and he would take their souls for himself.

One of the main advantages of fighting in arenas with strong opponents was that they had a variety of souls to spare. By killing one powerful warrior, Wain could get several hundred souls.

It was much better than hunting weak enemies and wasting time on them without the opportunity to evolve and get stronger by overcoming difficulties.

Wain ran fast, and because of this, some warriors noticed him. They were curious to know the identity of the incognito hiding behind the mask and test his strength.

The Black Pillar was a rare and unique event.