Chapter 34
Chapter 34
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Translator: Ryuma
Chapter: 34
Chapter Title: Haron [Corrupted 1]
-----------------------------------------------------------------
👤 Name:Haron [Corrupted 1]
🧬 Race:Living Armor
🔄 Evolution Stage:Stage 1, Infant Form
😊 Disposition:[Joy] [Appetite] [Curiosity]
📈 Corruption EXP:1%
Haron's stats.
If you only looked at the stats, they were utterly abysmal.
It would die from a single hit anywhere.
However, Haron had awakened a special skill.
Skill: Innovation [B].
The skill's rank itself wasn't that high.
But it demonstrated solid performance matching its description.
"Stat sharing with the wearer."
Haron was currently sharing stats with Hanok.
As an individual entity, it couldn't produce much power.
But with a wearer, Haron's performance rose endlessly.
The stronger the wearer, the stronger Haron became in turn.
Having been made aware of that fact,
Hanok smashed the beastkin at a frightening pace.
The stronger Haron got, the stronger he himself became.
Knowing that, he threw himself even more fervently into the hunt.
"Then, Hanok's side is about wrapped up now."
Leyzon decided to check his own status.
After meeting Estelle, Leyzon had acquired two skills.
Dragon Scales [Special], Death Qi Emission [C].
Leyzon scanned his surroundings.
Just then, atop a field blanketed in deep snow,
he spotted snowfield wolves lying in ambush.
Snowfield wolves were blue-grade.
Beastkin specialized in stealth and ambushes.
Pioneers on unfamiliar paths failed to detect their stealth and fell to their strikes.
But Leyzon could easily distinguish them.
"The surrounding scenery feels off."
Stealth that could be spotted with mere focus.
Above all, Leyzon had Syria.
If beastkin were nearby, Syria from within the shadows would report everything.
Thanks to her, Leyzon didn't need to worry about their approach.
So, Leyzon decided to test his skills without concern.
"Attribute Fusion."
Leyzon's attribute fusion possessed power beyond his expectations.
"Each fused attribute doubles the power calculation."
In other words, the power of the first activated attribute skill doubled upon initial cast.
Thus, the rank of the attribute fusion skill itself held no meaning beyond the first skill.
"It was originally a skill whose drawback held it back, so no one bothered acquiring it."
Moreover, as a special skill, its acquisition method was incredibly complex.
That was why attribute fusion had been largely ignored until now.
"But I'm different!"
The drawback of needing to imbue multiple attributes into a limited skill slot.
That drawback didn't apply to Leyzon.
Because he could acquire skills through his undead.
"Fierce Poison Spread."
The moment the skill activated, fierce poison extended outward.
"Attribute Fusion, Blood Restoration."
Leyzon absorbed it into blood restoration to form a sphere.
A green tint began mixing into the blood orb.
A dark crimson-green fierce poison blood orb was complete.
But Leyzon didn't stop there.
"Death Qi Emission."
Death Qi Emission [C].
This skill referred to the death qi that the death dragon Estelle harbored within her body.
Death qi.
The very essence of death.
Its original use was to overwhelm and paralyze foes.
But Leyzon knew another application for death qi emission.
"Boosts dark attribute skill power."
All the skills Leyzon wielded were fundamentally dark attribute.
Of course, dark attributes had subdivisions within them.
But as a necromancer, the overarching framework remained unchanged.
Thus, death qi emission boosted the power of all his skills.
This was death qi emission's unique ability.
"An additional boost separate from attribute fusion."
However, death qi emission merely radiated from the body.
Its effect on the fierce poison blood orb was minimal.
Therefore.
"Attribute Fusion, Shadow Fortress."
He activated the shadow fortress skill linked to Syria.
The rising shadow absorbed the death qi.
The shadow's unique absorption power even drew in the death qi.
And Leyzon took that death-qi infused shadow and
"Attribute Fusion."
merged it with the fierce poison blood orb.
Pitch-black shadows began coiling around the fierce poison blood orb.
The orb's size started growing larger than before.
From the size of Leyzon's hand,
it ballooned to the size of his head.
"This much without even charging it."
Impressive.
The power increase from added attributes was palpably felt.
Pitch-black death qi darkness slowly rotated around the fierce poison blood orb.
Like Saturn's rings come to life.
Leyzon's eyes narrowed slightly.
Low-grade or not, four attributes had doubled in fusion.
Just looking at it emanated a profoundly dangerous aura.
Syria herself voiced her admiration.
She hadn't expected something like this was possible.
But it wasn't over yet.
The power could be boosted further.
"Attribute Fusion, Dragon Scales."
Airy currents rose from Leyzon's grasp.
The death-qi infused fierce poison blood orb floated into the air.
The fierce poison blood orb began spinning along the dragon scale currents.
The shadow-and-death-qi infused fierce poison blood orb rotated fiercely.
Like death qi emission, the rising dragon scale currents had a unique trait.
It was the power amplification for skills infused with dragon scales.
"Dragonkin always layered dragon scales into their spells."
The magic wielded by such dragonkin was invariably stronger than standard spells.
The rotational force intensified along the activated dragon scales.
Doubled power from attribute fusion.
Additional amplification from death qi emission and dragon scales.
A reaction came from Syria.
He could see her eyes sparkling.
To draw even Syria's interest,
the skill's power had been amplified.
"Syria, keep an eye on the situation and watch over me. Hanok too."
Leyzon had asked Syria in advance.
He had no sense of just how much power it would unleash.
Syria was reliable.
"No need to even throw it."
Releasing the controlled rotation from the dragon scales would send it flying.
"This should be enough."
To test its power.
"Now I can fire it even without Hanok's help."
Using dragon scales.
Leyzon released the dragon scales he had been controlling.
In that instant, the fierce poison blood orb rocketed away like a cannon shell.
"Kyah?!"
The stealthing snowfield wolves startled upright.
They hadn't realized they'd been spotted.
Leyzon raised his staff.
The power amplification wasn't over yet.
The Staff of Abundance, equipped with special effects.
The "Abundance" on the Staff of Abundance.
Leyzon's final power boost.
Leyzon grinned as he revealed it.
He always felt this thrill.
Nothing beat this moment.
"Fierce Poison Explosion!"
Leyzon activated the final skill.
The abundance that boosted magic attack power by 50% activated.
Flash!
Soon, Leyzon faced a blinding flash erupting before him.
A tingle spread from his fingertips simultaneously.
"Oh."
Amid the flash and explosion, erupting earth and avalanche.
The moment it all filled the surroundings enough to blanket the sky.
"It's wrecked."
A shadow surged beneath Leyzon's feet.
KABOOOOOM!
The belated shockwave rocked the earth.
Earth and avalanche swallowed everything around.
The sky seemed to flip upside down.
Leyzon tumbled head over heels from the shock rippling through the shadows.
His ears rang with tinnitus.
Aftershocks from the overwhelming sound and impact.
Leyzon, sprawled on the ground at last, hardened his expression.
"...Syria."
Leyzon urgently called for her.
Syria dispelled the shadow before replying.
Moments later, an absurd sight unfolded before Leyzon's eyes.
The surrounding area was a total mess.
All the dense trees lay shattered.
The ground was gouged everywhere, no flat spots left.
The snow had entirely evaporated, nothing remaining.
A acrid poison scent filled the air.
Residual poisons from the explosion saturated the atmosphere.
No sign of the snowfield wolves.
All erased by the explosion's might.
Total devastation.
The word fit the scene perfectly.
Zing―
A shiver ran through him.
The faint fatigue from heavy mana use felt exhilarating.
The catharsis of wiping out phantasmal beasts with one shot.
Only those who experienced it could understand.
Solving everything in one blast.
No class like this had ever existed in Dungeon Replay.
Now, it could safely be called a newly created class.
"...Talk about romance overload."
This was bad.
He was growing addicted to one-shot kills.
Syria began praising Leyzon.
No matter what, she probably wouldn't take damage,
"Someday."
A day would come when even Syria struggled to withstand the output.
"I can do it."
Leyzon gripped his staff tightly.
Leyzon possessed vast Dungeon Replay knowledge.
With that knowledge, nothing was impossible.
Sudden anticipation welled up.
He wondered how far fusion magic's power could climb.
The ultimate cannon that pierced anything.
Desire boiled within.
"Ah, Hanok, Haron!"
Only then did Leyzon belatedly remember Hanok and Haron.
They were a bit distant, but this explosion could easily engulf them.
Far off, a shadowy mass of Syria appeared.
As the shadow dispersed, Hanok emerged.
Hanok's eyes widened round as he surveyed the surroundings.
He knew Leyzon had done something,
but he hadn't expected the area to be this trashed.
Leyzon let out a short sigh of relief.
As expected of Syria.
Excellent situational awareness.
"Well done, Syria."
And she was consistently kind.
Leyzon tucked the Staff of Abundance into his belt.
After one shot, his hand itched to fire another.
"Hanok, we'll clear the Nanga Realm Dungeon and get out by tonight!"
"Yes, got it!"
Hanok replied with spirited resolve.
This power was already in hand.
He'd research it thoroughly and master it completely.
One night street, black rain drizzled down.
People hurried home after work,
and shops lamented the lost business.
In that rain, one man walked on.
The robed man gave off a thoroughly gloomy vibe at first glance.
He pushed open the door to a rundown inn.
Crimson light from the inn's tavern spilled into his eyes.
The rundown inn tavern held regulars drinking.
Drip―
Falling rainwater wet the tavern floor.
The staff eyed him irritably,
but the man ignored it and entered.
His thick beard visible, the man sat at the bar.
Then, a seductively dressed woman approached.
She wore clothes exposing her chest fully as she brought a glass.
"Quite late for a customer."
The woman smirked loosely.
Ignoring her, the man pushed the glass forward with his hand.
A refusal of the drink.
Seeing that, she quietly took back the glass.
"Business."
"Target."
"One. Gray eyes."
"Again?"
She made a fed-up face.
"Location."
"Ged Mountains."
The Ged Mountains to the north.
Mentioning it, she clicked her tongue.
"Another gray eyes vanishes from the world."
She spoke with a hint of wistfulness.
"Cleric."
"Needed."
"That serious?"
The man rummaged in his bosom.
He promptly pulled out a sheet of paper and slid it to her.
Her face hardened upon receiving it.
And rightly so—the name on the paper was a heavyweight among heavyweights.
"...The former Gray Mage Tower Lord."
He was in the Ged Mountains.