Almond’s eyes mystically glowed deep within with an ethereal blue-gold hue as he used his Riftveil Eyes.
‘Unveil those monsters for me.’
[Lullaby Sylphs are ethereal creatures with an all-rounder skill set cloaked in flowing silver, and their haunting melodies sap strength and will. They can summon Meadow Wisps, glowing orbs that act as catalysts for their variety of skills. They should be avoided.]
The Sylphs summoned ten orbs as they blanketed towards Almond.
‘Damn, right off the bat, huh?’ Almond promptly used Fortification, Strength Boost, and Focus Field, along with using Weapon Enfold on his sword.
His body blurred as he exerted his strength to jump high, avoiding the orbs and creating a significant distance of over a hundred meters quickly.
From above, he waved his sword, pouring 200 Mana and using the sword’s engraved skill—Wild Blade.
(Active) Wild Blade: Unleashes a slash-projectile that deals damage based on your Strength and Mana consumption. The slash gets stronger the more it travels, up to 500 meters for a +200% bonus in damage.
Almond had scanned the sword and already perceived its engraved skill rune when he studied it to use Weapon Enfold on it.
And as a result, he had already learned how to influence the skill with his Mana.
Almond made the slash longer in length and thinner, adjusting it while its core magic effect of absorbing atmospheric power to enhance itself based on distance remained working.
‘Splitter.’
The slash traveled at sonic speed and sliced both Lullaby Sylphs before the slash splintered and shredded both of them further.
Deader than dead.
Absorbing their lingering Spirits, Almond continued in the forest and encountered another pair of Lullaby Sylph.
Almond was basically playing with them. With his Focus Field that was aided by his 200+ Perception and Focus, nothing at this level could even remotely touch him.
After killing ten pairs of Lullaby Sylphs, he threw their spirits into Spirit Forge Factory.
‘The Density Value of this dungeon was 773, so I should get a good amount of monster spirits.’
He asked for the highest density value dungeon in B-rank blue-border and got this.
Based on pure numbers, he got a bit over 400 Spirits in the previous Dungeon, which had a 1300+ density value, so he should get roughly 200 in this dungeon.
Almond continued and cleared the three areas one by one leisurely, not going all out but just using enough and exercising his proficiency in handling Mana while improving his Mana techniques.
Finally, he reached the boss area after over two hours. The dungeon was big, and Almond took his time walking when moving to the new area, soaking in the scenery and drowning his brain to explore the usage of his new class skill—Espada Ad Grimveil (L).
Almond knew he had created something crazy, but this skill he comprehended during skill insight enlightenment required him to explore it more to unlock its effects.
And…the fun he was having while doing it had made him enter into a zone, a state of mind where his entire being flowed in the perfect condition to explore the skill.
Arriving at the boss area, Almond took out his sword, his aura subtle and serene. His almond eyes gleamed with silver-white spark, an indication of his new skill, Espada Ad Grimveil.
[You have entered Sweetbell’s Horizon Edge. Challenge triggered. Defeat the boss within 1 minute for a Golden Chest, 2 minutes for a Silver Chest, or 3 minutes for a Bronze Chest.]
In front of Almond was a circular arena of grassy ground surrounded by flowers and crystals.
Roughly a hundred meters away from Almond, the boss stood at the center of this arena. It was a majestic centaur with crystal-scaled armor, looking as if the crystals had grown from its body. It wielded a lance spear in his hand and a bow around his shoulder.
[Sweetbell’s Caretaker—Centaur Tel Loste]
-Rank: Gold.
-Level: 70.
-Stats:
—Physical:
↳[Strength: 160|Health: 500|Stamina: 120]
—Mental:
↳[Mana: 300|Focus: 150|Perception: 150]
The moment the boss turned to Almond and roared, Almond made his move.
A pulse of ethereal sphere expanded from Almond with him as the center. It expanded 150 meters radius, covering the boss.
Espada Ad Grimveil!
‘Sever,’ Almond’s eyes flickered as a slash formed in the air right behind the boss, and instantly, the slash and his body switched places.
The Boss saw the slash suddenly appearing in place of Almond and shot at it, its speed breakneck.
Centaur was barely able to respond with a hurried attack, but something strange happened.
The slash passed through its weapon, severing it in half, and expanded into six slashes that proceeded to slice the centaur into pieces as its body separated. But its vitality didn’t reduce at all. The centaur looked visibly confused. It could feel its entire body, but it was separated into pieces!
‘Gravity, cut off.’
Almond’s mana was consumed as he severed gravity in this domain by half twice. The severed parts of the lance and centaur suddenly lost balance as they floated in the air.
In the next second, Almond teleported again with the method of severing and displacing space in his domain and arrived in front of a severed part of the centaur that exposed its power core.
Without further ado, Almond drove his blade into it, forcing a cry out of the centaur as all of its body parts wreathed, its vitality reducing rapidly.
Almond twisted his sword and shattered the core, destroying the dungeon boss as it turned into motes and vanished, leaving behind a big magic crystal, a Spirit, and a Golden chest.
Capturing the spirit and putting magic crystal and golden chest into his storage pouch, Almond faced the beautiful and otherworldy starry scenery at this Horizon’s edge and sat down cross-legged before closing his eyes.
[Espada Ad Grimveil]
-Type: Domain.
-Rank: Legendary
-Cost:
—> 1% Mana per second to maintain the domain to the range of 200 meters radius.
—> Exercising powers in the domain costs additional Mana.
-Effect: