All Chapters of Cheat In Apocalypse : Chapter 51
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Fifty One
While Ray pushed his way through the final moments of the third trial inside the Tower of Transcendances, an entirely different storm was brewing far from him. New Italy’s top guilds were stirring, and the atmosphere around them was beginning to thicken with tension. Inside a grand meeting hall, large enough to host a political summit, a man with shoulder-length brown hair sat with a heavy and undeniable presence. His build was massive and muscular, and the rugged lines across his face made him look as if he had been carved from stone. This was Zephyr Lloyd, the guild master of the Dragon Guild, which held the rank of the second-strongest guild in New Italy. He was also known as the strongest Gifted currently recognized in the country. Zephyr sat at one of the many chairs surrounding an enormous round table. His eyes drifted toward the man occupying the main seat at the head of the table. That man was Hugo Santiago, chairman of the Italian Gifted Association, who carried the calm aut
Fifty Two
The familiar system prompt appeared in front of Ray as soon as he stepped away from the remnants of the previous trial. [Do you wish to take on the trial of the 4th floor of the Tower of Transcendance?] He didn’t waste a breath. "Please." The moment the word left his mouth, the world around him dissolved and reshaped into an entirely different landscape. His feet landed upon scorched, fractured ground, and a wave of blistering heat washed over him so suddenly that he instinctively narrowed his eyes. The notifications continued. [Welcome to The Infernal Mount, a territory saturated with flame energy. Once owned and later abandoned by Pheynix, one of the 72 key rulers of Hell. Rank: Thirty-seventh in the biblical Hell.] [Infernal Mount: A land sustained entirely by the fire element. Its soil is soaked in flame essence, its atmosphere shaped by fire spirits, and its rivers formed from liquefied magma.] [4th Trial Objective: Retrieve the Fire Essence Stone from the deepest point of
Fifty Three
Ray had finally figured out the trick to killing an elemental spirit. You either shattered the core that powered them or ripped it straight out of their body. There was no other reliable way. With that in mind, he lifted his hand toward the four remaining Earth Flame Spirits. Mana surged through his arm, hot and violent, and fire magic answered his call. Dozens of magic circles flared into existence above him, layered in the air like a stacked constellation of burning rings. From each circle, a fourteen-foot spear of fire formed and shot downward toward the spirits. BOOM. BOOM. BOOM. BOOM. Each impact tore the ground apart. Heat blasted outward and the shockwaves triggered pockets of unstable material beneath the crust. That set off another massive chain of explosions that rolled outward like a growing storm. Even Ray had to shield his face as the ground erupted beneath his feet. He muttered, half annoyed and half exhausted, "Jesus Christ, this whole damn place is basically a m
Fifty Four
Ray moved at full speed up the burning slopes of the mountain, covering the distance in seconds. The heat poured over him like a waterfall, but it barely felt like anything now. Within minutes he reached the summit of the Infernal Mount. The moment his foot touched the peak, several presences stirred awake. He felt them before he saw anything. They radiated such dense fire essence that the air practically vibrated with it. A notification surfaced in his mind. [You have entered the territory of the Earth Flame Guardian Spirit.] [Earth Flame Guardian Spirit: The strongest spirit within the Infernal Mount. It rose through the ranks by consuming the enormous supply of Fire Essence stored in the Fire Essence Stone that powers this realm.] [Objective: Defeat the Earth Flame Guardian Spirit and obtain the Fire Essence Stone.] Before Ray even finished reading, the ground began to shake. A faint tremor shifted into violent quakes. Something huge was forcing its way upward. The earth spli
Fifty Five
Ray surveyed the aftermath of his Flame Tempest with a satisfied nod, as if the entire scene had unfolded exactly the way he had hoped. The cratered landscape, the melted stone, and the scorching air still trembling with lingering heat made it clear that the spell had lived up to its destructive promise. He had created it on little more than a passing impulse while fighting the level 105 Earth Fire Guardian Spirit, yet the result felt far from random. Physically, Ray possessed more than enough strength to take down the creature in hand-to-hand combat. That route would have given him almost nothing of value, though, and he had no intention of wasting an opponent like that. What he needed was growth in a different area. What he needed were spells that expanded his arsenal instead of repeating the same formula he relied on so often. If he were being honest, magic had never been something he considered deeply. His focus had mostly been on the Fire Element because it naturally aligned wit
Fifty Six
The massive Fire Essence Stone Ray had been holding vanished in an instant, replaced by the reward the System considered appropriate. He stared at the new object resting in his hand, a football-sized Fire Essence Stone that looked pitiful compared to the mountain-sized treasure he had just hauled out of the lava. “You have got to be kidding me,” Ray muttered, then snapped in frustration. “Damn this system.” He glared at the small stone, lifting it as if the size might magically change if he stared hard enough. Of course, nothing happened. The System had taken the colossal specimen he had retrieved with his own effort and handed him something barely larger than his palm in return. “How is this fair at all?” he growled. Every part of him wanted to crush the tiny stone out of spite, but he forced himself to breathe. The System was many things, but at the very least, destroying the reward would likely bite him later. He clenched his fist around it, simmering with irritation beneath the
Fifty Seven
"Do you know why I am sitting here alone and not with the others?" she asked, her voice low and heavy. "Because I would end up destroying someone who cannot handle my fury." Her words lingered in the air. A moment later, her suffocating aura slowly dissolved, and the ruined castle settled into a tense, fragile quiet. "But it is fine now. He is already growing stronger at a rate that should not be possible, even for one of us. It will not be long before he climbs back to what he used to be, so I am not as pissed as I was before. He can deal with them himself soon enough." She smiled lightly and rolled her shoulders as if her earlier outburst had been nothing more than a minor inconvenience. "It is fine?" The Administrator scanned the throne room with a blank expression. Collapsed walls, shattered statues, crushed pillars, the deep fractures ripping across the floor. Everything around them was the aftermath of the rage the woman had released only minutes earlier. The Administrator
Fifty Eight
At the heart of the [Infernal Mount], deep inside the massive peak that never stopped vomiting fire essence-packed lava across the realm, a lone figure rose from the glowing river as if the molten flow itself had shaped him. Thick strands of lava slid from his skin and splashed back into the river. His slightly tanned body gleamed under the searing light, the heat reflecting off him in sharp waves that made the air shimmer. He opened his eyes. His irises glowed like molten rubies, bright and alive in a way that cut through the darkness surrounding him. The light in them seemed to pulse with the same heat that filled the world around him. Ray curled his hands into fists. The faint stretch of skin and muscle crackled in the superheated air. A slow grin grew on his face. “This feels bloody great,” he muttered, the grin stretching wider until it became a low chuckle. Every breath made him feel stronger, as if the mountain itself had poured power into his bones. He had spent eleven day
Fifty Nine
[Name: Mutated Roots] [Level: 113] [Description: Once ordinary trees, these beings transformed into sentient creatures after absorbing vast amounts of wood essence. They are silent and non-territorial, choosing not to attack unless provoked or if their belongings are stolen.] --- Ray rested his hand on the creature that appeared to be nothing more than an enormous banyan tree. To the naked eye it looked completely natural, its thick roots spreading across the forest floor and its branches swaying lightly in the fog. But when Ray activated his [Eyes of Clarity], he could see the truth beneath the bark. A vibrant Verdant Green source core pulsed deep inside the monster’s body, radiating an immense amount of concentrated energy. The core shone like a gemstone hidden in the heart of the tree. On the surface, however, the creature gave no sign of life. Even when Ray touched the coarse wooden trunk, it remained still and unbothered, as if it could not sense him at all. “So they really
Sixty
Ray’s thoughts spun in a frantic spiral as the Fire Essence inside him kept chewing through the Wood Essence like it was starving. Losing that power now would be a complete waste, and the idea alone pissed him off. He tried to force the energies apart, but the Fire Essence only grew more aggressive, burning away whatever scraps of Wood Essence it could reach. Right when he started to feel real frustration settle in, something deep in him loosened. It was subtle at first, like a sealed door suddenly cracking open. That internal shift spread in a ripple, and the fiery rampage halted on the spot. The Fire Essence froze after consuming roughly a third of the Wood Essence. [You have awakened the talent Limitless Harmony.] The two conflicting energies that had been tearing into each other only moments ago now eased into a steady rhythm. Fire and Wood settled beside one another, flowing through him with a calm he had never felt before. His energy channels reshaped themselves to accommodate