Rise of The Virel Absolute Revenge Cultivation

The Last False Testimony

Arka didn't have time to think. The pale creature lunged with a speed capable of snapping a normal human's neck in an instant. Instinctively, Arka's right hand moved on its own, catching the creature's throat mid-air.

Crash!

Arka slammed the creature against the rough stone wall. The sound of cracking bones echoed sickeningly in the silence of the abyss. Arka stared at his hand, which now gripped his opponent's neck tightly, feeling a strength he had never imagined before.

"You... are just a beast," Arka growled.

The creature clawed at Arka's arm, but its sharp nails only left shallow scratches on his skin, which now felt as hard as copper. Arka felt no pain. All he felt was a flow of cold air demanding blood.

Target Analysis: Underground Scavenger. Threat Level: Very Low.

Suggestion: Destroy the nerve core for efficiency.

"Thanks for the suggestion," Arka whispered coldly.

With one violent jerk, Arka twisted the creature's neck until a final crack was heard. The pale body slumped limply, then slowly evaporated into shards of black light that were sucked into the palm of Arka's hand.

Side Mission Completed: First Kill.

Reward: 20 Vengeance Points. Status Level: 1 (Early).

"Only twenty points?" Arka stared at his clean, stainless palm, as if the killing had never happened. "What can I do with this, System?"

Vengeance Points can be used to exchange for basic necessities or increase physical attributes. Would you like to exchange 5 points for 'Basic Nutritional Rations'? Your current status: Very Hungry.

Arka's stomach churned instantly, reminding him that he hadn't eaten since the night of the betrayal. "Exchange it. I can't get revenge on an empty stomach."

A small bottle containing a thick gray liquid appeared in front of him, floating in the air. Arka snatched it and drank the contents without hesitation. It tasted bland, like mud mixed with metal, but instantly a warm energy spread throughout his body, eliminating the weakness that had been haunting him.

"System, how many creatures like that are in this place?"

Hundreds of entities detected within a one-kilometer radius. They will continue to arrive because of the scent of your mutated blood.

Arka smirked, an expression that now looked foreign on his once-gentle face. "Good. Let them come. I need more points."

One week passed in that underground hell. Time seemed to lose its meaning beneath the eternal darkness of the Tomb of the Traitors. Arka no longer counted the days based on the rising sun, but rather by the number of corpses he piled up.

"Where are you running, Mole Rat?" Arka leaped from one massive boulder to another with terrifying agility.) 

Two long-armed creatures tried to surround him from behind. Arka didn't turn around. He spun his body in mid-air, kicking the head of one creature until it shattered into pieces, then landed right on top of the other creature's back.

Status: 300 Vengeance Points Collected.

Level Increased: Level 4 (Intermediate).

"I used to feel nauseous seeing this," Arka muttered while staring at his hands, which were covered in thick black fluid. "Now... I don't even feel anything. Why do my emotions feel so dull?"

Warning: Integration of the Vengeful Demon Bloodline is gradually eroding empathy functions to ensure maximum combat effectiveness. Are you disturbed?

Arka fell silent for a moment. The image of Elara's face appeared in his mind, but it felt distant, as if it were a fragment from someone else's life. He tried to remember the warmth of hugging his daughter, but all that emerged was a cold fire burning in his chest.

"No," Arka finally replied, his voice as flat as a machine. "Pity will only make me weak. Kael won't feel pity when I skin him later. So, make me even stronger."

Command Received. Focusing development on Strength and Speed Attributes.

Arka continued walking deeper into a part of the abyss he had never touched. The smell of death here was much thicker, and the cave walls began to show strange signs—pulsating red veins, as if the cave itself were a living creature.

"Why does this place feel different?" Arka touched the damp cave wall.