LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 34: Cor the Crynosphere.
The day has arrived.
For 4 years, Veno trained me in Blood Magic and Blood Techniques. They were pretty easy to learn thanks to my perfect memory. I expressed my gratitude before he gave me the flower tied to his head.
The flower was rich with Magic, it was made due to his lack of Magic. Veno could never improve his Magical abilities, so he stayed with Skills and Techniques instead.
After the destruction of the Blacktail Dragon Plains, the dragons wreaked havoc. It was the "Second action" that Heart and Sawa talked about. It seems that the two demons, Vlaia and Drein, were supposed to be the replacements for Heart. Fearing a war with the one of the most dangerous creatures in the planet, they instinctively launched their greatest weapon.
The Baphomet who came to realize what has happened, called out her small, but dangerous military group.
The Agents, representatives of the Baphomet, were mostly absent in Cvvoer, forcing the military to be put to use.
A war was becoming more and more likely between the 3 powerful forces, Baphomet, Earth, and the Demons.
"You shall fill this world with graves. Go on now, Crynosphere. I repeat the same day again and again, until the death of time. Or until the death of me."
I mastered Blood Magic, Crimson Blood Magic and Blood Techniques completely. The normal Skills and Spells I've acquired are:
[Compact Flower Burn]: Solidifies and sharpens blood. Compressed blood becomes a weapon to be used against anything.
[Drought]: Utilizes blood within a 1km range to destroy everything before heating up to melt whatever remains.
[Morning Calamity]: Automatically absorbs blood within a 4km range and regenerates user's body.
[Midnight Calamity]: Freezes blood within a 1km range. Frozen blood is extremely cold and can spread out of it's original source.
And then my new Ultimate Skills and Spells:
[Exsecrabilis]: Allows me to fully transform my body. Requires huge amounts of blood and Magical Energy. Transformed body can be anything, as long as it meets the requirements.
[Jeopardy-Condemnation]: Manual Blood Manipulation. Requires huge amounts of Magical Energy. Transforms/Manipulates blood and reshapes it according to the user's will.
[Jeopardy-Condemnation] is the most useful ability, but it requires a ton of Magical Energy. All of my Skills/Spells are just ways for me to use [Jeopardy-Condemnation] without using too much Energy.
Like, for example; I use [Compact Flower Burn], and it uses 10 kg of Magical Energy. Then I use [Jeopardy-Condemnation], to do what [Compact Flower Burn] does, but instead of just 10 kg, it uses 50 kg of Magical Energy.
[Jeopardy-Condemnation] should only be used when I need to create something using my blood, something that doesn't exist in the lists.
"One last thing before you leave. You mustn't forget about the Enchanting techniques from the Solar Altadena-Superi. They are the Solar God's forgotten techniques, entrusted to my ancestors, but I fear that they will be lost eventually. You, Crynosphere however, are a special one. May you succeed in your journey and spread my teachings land to land, sea to sea, sky to sky."
The Enchanting techniques were techniques used for Enchanting equipment and other objects. They gave special functions, and/or Magical Energy inside Weapons, Armor, and other similar devices.
Such techniques were too much for me, so I mostly forgot about them.
"Alright. I thank you for whatever you thought me, Mr. Veno. I'll humbly leave your shelter now."
Nothing to worry however, since I wrote all of them in a book, and will now hand them out to whoever I find worthy.
I left the mines where his underground bunker hid in. I then left the city, and proceeded to head out into the mountains. There, the skies were devoid of sunlight as usual, and demonic creatures roamed around in search for food.
Before I walked out of his home however, I took quite a few items with me. He gave me the equipment I needed, and everything I could've required for my journey.
The following items were given to me:
An Enchanted Tactical Eyewear, [Blood Panel], which was really convenient thanks to it's built-in [Thermal Sensor], and it's [Automatic Appraisal]. It fit me pretty easily, because my ears somehow became pointy.
An enchanted Scythe attached to a gauntlet on my right arm, [Foe Reducer], an Enchanted mechanical blade powered by electricity, Magical Energy, and blood.
A Tactical Vest designed for distributing force when hit powerfully. It can carry stuff too, but it's too noticable so I also got a jet-black hooded cloak.
Another flower from Veno. Both of the flowers were tied to my head, one on the back, and one on the front, but don't ask how they don't just slip off.
2 enchanted Katanas inside each limb, with 8 Katanas in total. It was possible thanks to me becoming a "Full-fledged Vampire", but it was really disgusting opening my body, putting them in, and then healing myself so that they'll be stuck inside. I can take them out again, but it'll be unsightly. No damage is done on me though, it's simple, but gross.
4 small explosive devices, labeled [Foot], tied to each leg, with the trigger on the back of my hand. They're designed so that I can pick them up and throw them, but they're also for increasing running speed. They can't cause harm to me, but they can destroy my surroundings.
And then lastly, a small container tied to my left arm. It's filled with knives, forks, and spoons. They're for [Orbital Curveball] or for my current [Symplirotheí], but they can also be used for eating purposes as well.
There's a ton more items everywhere on my body, especially on my backpack, but they're a bit too insignificant.
I arrived at the top of a mountain and slowly realized that I was actually heading north instead of south.
The Dragon field or whatever was in the south where the mission will take place in, but I'm already this far away from my allies.
Fortunately, I had a pocket radio connected to the Shark's house... or her radio?
"Hello? This is... Uhh... This is Vixen. Are you there, Shark?"
After a few minutes, she picked up.
"Where are you?! The mission has already started! Get to us now, or try to talk to the demons or something!!"
"Heh. I'm already in the Demon Realm. Rest assured. Everything's fine on my end."
I then turned off my radio and went back to trying to find my way back to the Demon Realm.
The Shark took care of the Alliance speech in Rintan's kingdom by sending a clone of me, so I really need to thank her somehow.
I'll thank her by helping out the Baphomet.
A few more days went by and I was now lost in the desert. The tumbleweeds rolled around as sand hit my face. There's nothing to see here but lifeless yellow landscapes.
If my life was an animated japanese TV show, I'd definitely be the main character, but recently, everything's been so boring. I'd think that this is a comedy show, but sometimes, reality hits you in the face like a shotgun.
Yeah, the world is ending, everyone's dying, but I'm just out here walking around cluelessly.
A settlement appeared before me in the middle of the night. It was filled with people... Or maybe not?
It was a conveniently placed portal with abandoned buildings surrounding it. "It must be the portal to the demon realm!!" I thought to myself, and sure enough, I was right.
What a strange story this is. Are the gods playing with me or something?
I went into the portal and the moment I opened my eyes after blinking, I found myself falling from the ceiling before landing into a long table, breaking it.
"Ow...! Uhh... My head...."
"Who's this? Has my wish been answered finally!?"
My my. It was a strange demon praying to the gods. How ironic.
"Yes. I am whoever you think I am. I'm here as a messenger, to deliver a message to you guys."
The [Solar Deceiving Technique] is one of my most convenient techniques. I learned it from Veno, of course.
I brushed the dust off my body as I stood up, fixing my clothes without revealing too much underneath the cloak.
"Is that a... that's called a swimsuit isn't it..? ...But very well. If it is you, ARock, then our race will receive a new powerful member."
"Sorry sorry. It seems that I damaged my head upon impact, who is this "ARock" and what have they accomplished?"
"Heh. I am not to blame you, alright. You are ARock, a powerful demon from the Eras of Apostasy. You served us greatly, until your end. Now you have come to a new beginning! We shall destroy our wretched foes and bring back what was once the greatest!!"
Hmmm... I have never heard of a demon named "ARock" before. I don't think that name even appeared in The Book of Epitomy.
Also, did he see under my cloak? Only thing I'm wearing underneath besides my strange devices and equipments is a one-piece swimsuit with long sleeves.
I'm not revealing most of my skin though, since there are wires connected to my explosives, and extremely hardened blood frozen over my feet, up to my knees.
I'm not exactly sure why Veno told me this was necessary, but I think it's for swimming or something similar... I must adapt according to the situation after all.
"Right..."
The Demon led me into another room after explaining his wish; to bring back a great demon and save his currently dying race.
This place reeked of death. It was many layers deeper from the place I walked around with Heart. There were many sights that one won't bare to see.
The [Automatic Appraisal] from [Blood Panel] allowed me to see the Demon's specific race, class, name, and stats. It was a weaker demon named "Killer". It's stats were mediocre, and it was a [Necromancer].
"You see, almost all of our finest members were wiped out in less than a second during the Eras of Apostasy. Those who remained were then picked off not too long ago after the arrival of our greatest enemy, Frillet Tofan."
So that guy was a huge problem even for them huh?
We arrived at a large chamber with an elevator at the middle. Everything on the surface was corroded and blood red. Multiple bodies could be seen laying on the ground.
"The one free from every... It was our last card, but then another old enemy took it. It appears that they're still unaware though. We have sent out a powerful weapon to destroy the Dragons, the biggest threat on this continent, and one of our current missions now is to reinforce this place in case of an attack."
Well. They're definitely not too good at that then. I did just snuck in here through a portal in the middle of nowhere after all.
"We must wait until we can deliver our sacrifices to the Blood God, so that the final action will begin, reviving the Blood God to finally destroy the Mortal Realm!"
"By the way, why do you guys hate dragons? I'm sure there're stronger creatures out there, yet you still chose to destroy them."
"They aren't just strong... It's been rumored that Dragons are born from the gods themselves. They're made to be the perfect monsters, but we must change that now."
I walked towards the elevator and Killer went to a control panel to adjust the buttons and activate it.
Loud metallic noises echoed throughout the chamber. After a while, the chains connecting to the elevator finally got released from something and became loose.
"Watch out, ARock! You'll be sent back into the Mortal Realm to search for surviving dragons and get rid of them! Don't forget that, and be sure not to let one escape! Your mission will be given to you in more details once you land! ...also, I didn't think you'd be a woman..."
"H-hehh..??? So you did see.... ...Ahem ahem. One request before I go. Can you deliver a message to every Demon you can contact? Tell them that I've returned and I've sensed that an annoying foe, the Baphomet has stopped fighting us. Also, I'm 100% sure that the Dragons will be gone once I arrive, so tell them that ahead of time."
The chains holding the elevator broke and I was sent falling down at an increasing speed.
The walls sparked as I continued to fall. It screeched loudly whilst I tried to hold on, terrified of letting go and getting caught on the wall.
When it crashed into the ground, I slowly got up from all of the smoke, coughing as I looked around.
"Cough cough cough..!!"
Through a quick search with [Spatial Investigation], I found out that I fell through a portal in the Demon Realm and slipped back into the Mortal Realm.
A scroll fell on my head and I opened it to find a key along with text in the Demon language.
"ARock Mission: If General ARock is successfully brought back to life, leave Danger Zone after sending him to Mission #50."
Another scroll fell on my head and on the left it reads:
"The Key in the first scroll opens the gates back to the Demon Realm."
And then a really long description of my mission is written to the right. It was too tiresome to read it so I threw it away and picked up the key.
I looked around with [Spatial Investigation] and found myself in the dragon fields or whatever it was.
[Blood Panel] gave me the information I needed about this place and thus I began to search for the Shark and the Baphomet's military group.
"So... let's see... Mission 1 completed... Mission 2... Kill dragons- No... Find Shark... Mission 3 kill dragons... Alright. All good now."
Suddenly, as I was walking towards the mountains where I felt the most Bloodlust on, a huge man appeared.
All of the Bloodlust that [Antares] absorbed has finally come back. It's stronger than before, but at least it saved a lot of people.
People... This guy a hundred miles away from me looks like he can eat a thousand people.
He's extremely defined and muscular. His entire body is built like a Golem. He looks like a human at first glance, until you see his head. I'm not sure if the average human can even train hard enough to achieve that look.
The main thing putting him so far away from humans however, isn't his muscles, but the large mushroom for his head.
"I'm a bit rusty and foggy right now, but even I can tell. You're from the Old Hero's Party aren't you?"
Sisisaya Mandrakora. The one who destroyed General Litharin's army and crushed him personally was this mushroom.
He's a well-known prodigy, and by that I mean the man. Sisisaya is a mushroom that grows like fungus and benefits it's host's body greatly. The host is usually a human. This one's a prodigy who had excellent genetics to become strong.
All of that was wasted by this Mushroom however.
I won't be able to save him from this tragic fate, the most I can do for him now is putting him to rest.
However, I realized that he hasn't even noticed my presence yet. He appears to be walking towards a specific area, it's filled with Bloodlust and humans.
The Magical Energy in the air is extremely thin. A war must be going on right now, for Magic to be used this much.
Just as expected, a group of Fighter jets flies through the skies, followed by an earsplitting sound. It must be the United States Air Force. There're more incoming, along with multiple different life forms.
I can sense massive creatures moving in the air with the jets. They must be dragons according to their intense Bloodlust and Magical Energy, which wasn't very present in the military.
"I'm here, Shark. I've sent a message to the Demons and have arrived in the land of dragons."
I connected to the Shark's radio and spoke to her about our mission.
"Huh? Oh good! Finally! It seems that there are already some demons roaming around here... They don't look like the humanoid ones. These guys are huge and monstrous, I doubt we can talk to them. Be careful, we're behind a mountain, you'll find us with the least Bloodlust."
"Bloodlust? The closest mountain to me is full of Bloodlust. I thought you guys would be there but..."
"Ah... You must be near a dragon's nests... Notice the giant crater behind that mountain? There'll be sunlight there because of the nuke. Remember that you'll burn under the sun as a Full-fledged Vampire."
Almost forgot about that.
Also, I thought I sensed humans... But I guess my senses were wrong..?
"I'll do what I can. A member of the Old Hero's team is here. I'll fight him off before he gets to ya."
"Thank you! Let's go to the city or something after this!"
Well. That's if I can actually survive here. There's little to no magic again. I won't be able to use most of my Blood Magic, I'll have to rely on Blood Techniques now.
[Antares] also can't be used again even with the current amount of Bloodlust present in this continent, it'd just fail our mission.
Crimson Blood Magic isn't available either, since Arisa has been sealed and most of her Magic in my soul has slowly died out...
But I have new items don't I? This'll a good opportunity to use them!