[CH598+ Continued] Dungeon Diver: Stealing A Monster's Power

Chapter 683

The red fiery slash curves downward, slicing through the icy serpent's head and shattering its True Core, triggering mutual death.

As notifications ring in my ears, the red crescent of flames bursts into hundreds of tiny red droplets, curving back through the icy fog created in the explosion and rejoining my blade as though drawn by its own center of gravity, restoring its full form.

It feels like I could send out at least two or three of these high-powered strikes, and no matter where they hit, the mass of the Divine Soul Sword would always return.

As I land, the ice spears from the serpent whiz by me on all sides, and Ember doesn't even flinch as they explode against the wall behind us.

[Level Up] x1752

[Use Absorption]

Skill: Ice Summoning

Upgrade: Supreme

[YES][NO]

[Use Absorption]

MCP: 8,521,426,902,388,295

[YES][NO]

[Use Absorption]

Stat: Speed

Points: 10,240

[YES][NO]

My level surges to [Lv. 14,341] as I absorb all the MCP, stats, and skill upgrades I can from both the woman and the serpent in less than a second, continuing my forward momentum to stand over their corpses, letting all of the two True Core's power and abilities flood into mine.

The fragments of the black armor Elara was wearing all turn to yellow liquid as I press [Consume], and my sword digests it before the white mist clears.

I point my sword at the man on the horse, staring at me as he takes in the new numbers in front of his eyes.

"You said 0.1% chance I'd leave a scratch? I guess I'm pretty lucky, aren't I?"

The man doesn't get hot-headed like his two deceased partners, the fire and ice users. He simply pushes his glasses up and meets my gaze.

"This must mean you killed Redgrave too..."

I feel emotions of horror, anger, and even fear being heavily suppressed. The man can't believe the sight before his eyes, but acts as if it never even happened.

He pauses, thinking to himself, glancing down at his status, and then back up at me.

"You may have hidden your power and concealed that weapon of yours until now, but I assure you, this was not the correct decision to make. You have stripped us of all bargaining power; I am not your main concern. We are now at the whims of this Demon."

His gaze shifts to the far side of the room, and my eyes follow to the Demon, who has yet to move or speak. It watches us with an amused expression for a few seconds, then establishes a telepathic link with everyone in the room. Its gaze turns to Beckman first.

"I remember you, the only sensible human on this world... We made a pact when I first arrived, allowing you a small kingdom with 25% of the population if all humans conceded in the final trial."

Beckman stares forward.

"That is correct, and I intend to honor our pact. Will you?"

The Demon nods.

"Of course. I am of Noble Blood. A Demon of my standing always keeps its word. However, there is another challenger here; it seems your perfect foresight isn't what you claimed it to be."

The Demon and the remaining member of the big three both look my way.

Without a moment's hesitation, I yell back.

"Deal's off."

The Demon's grin grows even more, and it turns back to Beckman.

"I won't break my noble oath. I will only fight back if one of you makes the first move. If not, I shall wait for you to surrender this world and honor the pact."

The link is severed, and the Demon watches as I ready my blade, while the man frantically sifts through data on his status.

He shouts at me.

"Be reasonable. Let us talk this out. I can give you half of the resources at central, you have proven yourself strong enough to take the place of the other council members. We can rule what is left of humans together."

I narrow my gaze on him, raising my blade as it begins to flicker red again, yelling back.

"You send me an offer now? After both of your partners tried to kill me? After offering my kingdom of people to the Demons, and so many more lands all over the world; just so you can keep your power?"

Beckman continues scrolling through his status, and responds.

"You do not understand. You haven't seen what this Demon is capable of."

I shake my head.

"I don't care what he's capable of. Is this what hundreds of years at the pinnacle of our world's power turns a human into, or have you always been this way? I would die before letting 75% of the human race fall to a Demon intent on using us as slaves. Don't try to offer me any part of your deal. I haven't given up hope like you. Even if the chance is low, it's worth trying."

My inspect and appraisal skills scan his status, revealing a far higher level than both Elara and Redgrave, plus unique skills and buffs I've never seen before...

This only makes me more intrigued as he responds.

"Then I must kill you. My odds of survival are far higher challenging you than they are breaking the pact I made with this Demon."

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