'This is bad. Should I go help her?' Although Rhys was going through hell of his own, the entire mission resting on the back of Riva meant he had to make sure nothing bad happened to her until she accomplished her goal.The next second, Rhys 's eyes turned as wide as saucers. Rhys watched as the blood elemental mana that had been feeding into the mana core in his hands suddenly shifted toward Riva. Even the blood mana that was being pulled by the Primordial devil of Chaos was redirected toward her.In Rhys 's eyes, She was suddenly surrounded by a turbulent sea of blood. Rhys 's face paled immediately.A deep breath escaped from her lips as she turned toward the gigantic eye within the now-empty basin of the blood lake since she had pushed all the blood to the far ends of the lake.The eye glared back at her. Suddenly, the walls of blood on both sides began closing in slowly. This meant that the Primordial devil of Chaos was taking control of them once again.Still, Riva stood unbothe

However, the Primordial Devil of Chaos had been reduced to a few organs. Its brain was intact, which meant it was still capable of thinking. That didn't change the fact that it was no longer what it had once been.As such, the potency of its innate ability had reduced greatly. Rhys 's spell was simple. Yet, its strength was in its simplicity. It simply absorbed the abundant elemental mana in the cave that had been passively gathered over time by the organs of the Primordial Devil and stored it within the mana core, which was converted into a spatial container.This meant there was logic behind the mechanisms that were taking place within the cave. That was why Rhys was shocked when he noticed that all the mana in the cave was being sucked into the mana core violently.Rhys became even more shocked when the runes of the magic circle around the mana core began to change. The semi-transparent lines turned a vibrant crimson and contracted even further. All of a sudden, the mana core slamme

Rhys stared down at Riva's with a frown.'Something is wrong...'She didn't look... normal. Her eyes were closed, and beads of sweat were forming on her forehead. Her lips were also pale. The clothes she had on were also torn around the chest area, so he had to avoid looking.The strangest part of it all was that with his close she was to him, he could feel that she currently had two heartbeats.'Could it be?...'There was no other explanation. The false heart of the Primordial Devil was inside her chest."Ah... Just how complicated can things get?!" Rhys lamented.He truly was at a loss...'Not now.' With a sigh, he looked down. {Wind Weaver} was still active, so he was currently gliding through the air with Riva in his arms in a princess carry.'So that is how it works...' Rhys looked down at his chest, his expression complicated. The {Elemental Vault} had two aspects. Absorption and release.The Absorption aspect allowed him to gather as much elemental energy as the interior of the

Rhys had a dream...However, the moment he woke up, he couldn't recall the slightest detail of it. Rhys couldn't help but frown at this. He felt like this dream contained vital information. Why he felt this way, he had no clue..."Ha..."He let out an internal sigh as he turned around and pushed his upper body off the ground.Riva was nowhere to be seen, so it was very likely she had left already. Although he was a bit concerned she would ditch him and try to run away, he didn't worry about it too much. He had already made up his mind not to force her to give the heart up.'Even if I have to fight that bastard...' Rhys thought to himself.Shaking his head free of useless thoughts, he sat up and opened up his status screen...***Name: {Rhys Ryder }Level: 99.Strength: 2,976.Agility: 3,177.Stamina: 2,589/2,589.Vitality: 2,727.Defense: 2018.Control: 157.2..Perception: 171.4.HP: 40,050/50,200.MP: 52,000/57,500.Magic: 3,712.Ki: 180,790.Spirit: 3,090.Resistance: Poison- 90%. F

Rhys 's eyes were filled with killing intent as he called the {Heart of Scourge} from his {Armament Armory}, and activated {Riding Tempest}.The first boost of speed hit him immediately. Flashes of lightning enveloped his legs as his body accelerated.The blades in his hands danced beautifully as they drew electrifying arcs across the air. In that moment, Rhys had activated {Lightning Thief}. {Lightning Thief} was a skill he had gotten from consuming the mana core of the {Manticore of Sky Purgatory}. It gave him the power to steal elemental lightning from his surroundings and make it his own to use as he pleased.It was very similar to lightning manipulation. However, he couldn't generate this lightning himself. If there was no lightning elemental energy nearby, he would be unable to use the skill.This downside was made obsolete by the fact that he could also use the skill to store lightning charges temporarily. Also, his {Elemental Vault} made it possible for him to store even more