Rhys gritted his teeth as he jumped back. The transformation had happened all of a sudden. The changes were not only terrifying, but they also had a great impact on Rhys .This meant the power and speed of the {Chaos Orc} had reached truly frightening levels.Thick Aether poured out of the creature's body as it prepared to attack. It had fought for a long time as well, so it was also exhausted. This was its final transformation. It was also its final attempt. It had decided that it would kill the puny being before him.Although it seemed like they had battled for a long time, the truth was the battle was not very long, barely a few minutes. However, to both participants, it felt like an eternity.Their blood and sweat had mingled as they battled. Now, both Rhys and the {Chaos Orc} had the same thought in mind.The battle was going to end now...Rhys 's eyes narrowed. His heart raced. His blood pumped. His body and soul quaked. His muscles bulged as he lifted the heavy weapon in his ha

Rhys fell to the ground...His heart had stopped long ago, but his brain had failed to recognize that he was already dead.Well, almost dead...Not only had he used up all his energy, causing severe energy backlash, but he had done so three times, with no time to recover in between.He had used the water enchantment of {Burning Spirit} the first time. The second time, he had to rely on Riva, and the third time, he was saved by the latent ability of his Ki Fire.Not only had his body gone through tremendous stress because of this, but his completely depleted Ki and mana meant that he could no longer regenerate, or repair his body.As such, his body had gone into shock, rendering him unconscious, and his heart had stopped beating.'Crap!'Riva gritted her teeth as she rushed at Rhys ..."Oi, wake up!" As soon as she was beside him, Riva dropped to her knees."Vitality Restitution!"Threads of blood swam across her fingers and into Rhys 's mangled chest.Her heart was momentarily in turm

What Riva had done, was a very meticulous, yet dangerous thing. Explaining in very simple words, she had killed him again. By concentrating a large amount of Ki and smashing it into his heart, she intended to destroy it. However, the sigil she had created made it so that the only thing that was harmed, was his heart.In doing this, she had jump-started his heart for a brief moment. This led to a series of events where the repairs of his body's passive {Draconic Transfigurationwereas triggered. His heart was being healed before his body even realized that it had been destroyed.Rhys blinked rapidly as he felt warmth on his chest. Not only was he not dead, but he could also feel that the repairing ability of {Draconic Transfiguration} was stronger than before."W-what's going on?" Rhys asked absentmindedly.Riva stared at Rhys , the worry and fear on her face melting away faster than snow heated to a hundred degrees Celsius instantly."Welcome back from the land of the dead..." Riva sai

Startled, Rhys jumped a bit. However, when he recognized the presence behind him, he calmed down."Nothing..." Rhys dismissed it. He leaned deeper against the rocky walls, his gaze blank and empty.Looking around, he saw what was left of the once-thriving community of creatures. Rhys had a complicated expression on his face as he let out a hearty sigh.As though she could see his thoughts Riva threw a glance at him before she moved over to his side and sat down."Don't let it bother you. You should be used to it by now." She said, her voice solemn."The world is cruel and forgiving. The weak and the weaker constantly devour each other so they can survive the attempts of the strong to devour them."Her words seemed to garner no reactions from him, however...Regardless, she kept speaking,"All this was necessary. Didn't you need to get something from here? Would that big guy have allowed you to take it if he was still alive?"Rhys heaved another sigh,"I know. It's just... Was this sla

BANG!Rhys punched the large wall for the final time, causing it to shatter and crumble to the ground...Shaking his red fists, Rhys nodded in satisfaction,"That did the trick nicely..."Riva threw him a side glance,"How exactly did you figure there would be a passage here?"Rhys turned to her and grinned,"Airflow..."Riva raised a brow,"Airflow?"Rhys closed one eye and gazed into the pitch-black hole that had revealed itself once he had punched the wall down."When I first discovered this place, not only did I notice the strange energy coming from the heart of the Devil of Chaos, but I also noticed that the airflow in the cave was... strange.""How so?"Rhys rubbed his hands together, "Well, although I am not properly in tune with the wind element, I can still sense things like wind current if I try hard enough."Rhys pointed at the hole in the wall,"There is air flowing through here. That should be impossible, considering that it clearly leads down, into the heart of the mount