Rhys focused on his status screen and pulled up the information about the new item and weapon he had just obtained.***{Eldritch Orb}: (Tool)Description: The soul of a dead Realm Walker was captured and placed within a prison forged from the essence of the barrier that separated the realms by a mad god just for fun.Skills: Dark Companion{Dark Companion}: The soul of the Realm Walker will pledge allegiance to you upon forming a [Body and Soul] contract and will become a part of your very soul, providing you with invaluable help.***'Invaluable help?'A grin made its way onto Rhys's face...He wasn't new to the concept of [Body and Soul] contracts. He had formed one with Ruby, and now, he was about to form another with the soul of an ancient Realm-Walker.Rhys lingered for a while before summoning the orb from his inventory. The orb appeared in his hand, and immediately, the surrounding atmosphere turned a bit darker. Sensing the ominous shift, Rhys gulped and tightened his grip on

'Crap!'There was about one kilometer between Rhys's group and the approaching horde. With how fast they were moving, it would take the horde of stampeding aether beasts a few minutes to reach them.Due to how complicated the terrain was, Rhys and the others were unable to move as swiftly as the herd of {Blood Abominations}, so outrunning them was simply impossible. The creatures were built for this type of terrain, but human feet just weren't designed to scale diagonal rocky surfaces. In the end, they simply couldn't avoid fighting with the herd..."Layla , get some height and provide cover support. Zara , summon the light guardian and heal us both."During their treacherous journey through the barren landscape, Rhys had spent a great deal of time and effort learning the details of Zara and Layla 's skills and abilities.As it turned out, the system seemed to purposely manipulate the amount of stat points awarded for every kill and individual made. Because of this, if two individual

Rhys watched the darkness of the cave with narrowed eyes.'If we make noise, it will just attract more of those abominations. What to do...'Whilst thinking about the best course of action to take, the darkness within the cave stirred again. This time, a dangerous aura locked onto him.'Crap!'Rhys barely had any time to activate a skill, when a massive creature dashed out of the cave. Looking at it, Rhys had to swallow the urge to throw up in disgust.The head of the creature was a mixture between that of a goat and a lizard. In a strange, eerie, and wrong way, it almost resembled a dragon.Almost...However, the body of the terrifying creature was what made Rhys pause the most.The creature had the body of a gigantic centipede. Hundreds of legs kicked against the ground as the creature dashed at them with frenzied madness."Layla !" Calling out to his sharpshooter, Rhys assessed the situation coldlyHis eyes locked onto the creature, and information about it poured into his mind.**

Rhys had a dream...The dream was fleeting and hard to grasp, but the details that stuck left a lasting impact on him.Within the dream, he took on the role of an observer, watching everything happening like reading a story unfold. At first, there was only a dark, unsettling void, and then, an explosion of light...Streaks of light streamed past him and before he knew it, his consciousness was standing in the midst of the remnants of a great battlefield. The sky was ashen grey, and rivers of golden blood flowed from the corpses that littered the expanse of the battlefield toward a man sitting on the corpse of a terrifying beast.He was extremely handsome and looked as though he had been carved and sculpted by the heavens themselves. His eyes were as calm as tranquil sales, yet as boundless and scary as the mightiest oceans.His hair was disheveled, and his body was covered in huge wounds and scars. His left arm was torn, and a large portion of his arm was missing.Despite all this, hi

The arrow was tinged with a slight green glow due to one of the properties of the {Sigil of The Water God}. Its potent poison caused the wound inflicted on the {Blood Abomination) to sizzle, the corrosion of the poison spreading fast...'Scary...'Rhys decided to test the bow out a bit more. Drawing the bowstring again, he set his sights on another creature.This time, he missed terribly. The creature was startled and scurried off to regroup with the main herd...Though his aim was not bad, he was far from calling himself a decent marksman. The only training he had ever received was in the form of a crash course from the system, and his deadly duels with the {Lythoran Wyrms} on Prometheus.Unresigned, he drew the bowstring once again...He shot arrows at lone aether beasts, trying to pick them off one by one, but most of his shots missed by a long shot. While Rhys considered himself a fast learner, archery wasn't something that could be done in just a few hours.After a while, he stop