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

The yellow and red flames fill the dome, and the last remaining member of the big three is consumed by fire.

There isn't a single yell, curse, or attempt to escape the flames.

The man who lived his life consumed by numbers, certain he would live forever, merely disappears the moment the odds turn against him, accepting his fate.

I float downward as notifications ring in my inner ear.

[Level Up] x2365

[Use Absorption]

Skill: [Foresight][Divine Grade]

[YES][NO]

[Use Absorption]

MCP: 14,289,200,896,345,001

[YES][NO]

[Use Absorption]

Stat: Mental Strength

Points: 18,909

[YES][NO]

My level hits [Lv. 16,706], and I press yes to accept every skill and stat point available to me, while draining the ice and fire around me back into my True Core.

The Divine Energy trapped within the Man and the Horse also flows directly into me, increasing my strength even further, and I feel two unique True Core abilities enter my body.

Both of which are instinctively comprehended in an instant; but I can't fathom the true extent of their power until I use them in battle...

In the same moment, the result of this match pushes my links of loyalty over 45 million, surging upward faster and faster at an exponential rate.

These new True Core abilities and additional hundreds of millions of stat points fill me with confidence as the black dagger's fragments and the horse's armor turn into yellow Divine liquid, consumed by my blade.

I let out a satisfied sigh, but my moment of victory is quickly interrupted by a slow clapping sound from one far corner of the room.

My head turns to the noise, and a telepathy channel opens with the Demon.

"Very impressive. It seems you have a decision to make: honor the pact in place and leave this tower at once to allow me to claim the throne; or fight me for the chance to make this world your own.."

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Meanwhile, outside the tower, Raven sees three black spears coming at her from separate directions, with body doubles of the Demon she was fighting spawning out of nowhere.

Raven's senses are keen, but every time she locks onto the true body of the Demon, it instantaneously swaps to one of the other doubles.

She disappears using her Divine stealth, not even attempting to attack, but the body she sliced in two moments ago spawns back into reality, right underneath her. Four perfect copies of the Demon block all possible escape routes.

Even with her stealth skill activated, she is too close to fully dodge all four attacks.

The lucky spear that manages to hit her is a body double, but the mythic grade perk given to the Demon allows it to swap places instantly and use its true spear to land a devastating blow on Raven's side.

Blood leaks into the air, and a portion of Raven's body becomes visible as the density of Divine energy and demonic soul energy shocks her system, sending her flying backward.

All four body doubles follow like machines, as the Demon is no longer playing around, aiming to go in for the kill.

Despite Raven's invisibility, the gushing blood and residue from her wound give off a faint energy signature, making it easy for the Demon and its doubles to surround her again, landing another attack that sends her flying down to the ground with another horrific wound, this time in her leg.