Chapter 126: Conquering Level 50
DING!
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[You have met the requirements to unlock Level 50 of the serialized system mission: Dragon’s Tooth!]
[Level 50 Mission Name: Conquering Realm 50!]
[Mission Description: There are tens of thousands of Qi Beasts living here at this level of the Mountain. Assert your dominance, intimidate all the Qi Beasts by killing at least 1000 Qi Beasts!]
[Mission Reward: +500,000,000,000 EXP, and +500,000 DP!]
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Seeing the nature of the system rewards that were offered by the Debauchery System, Julian confirmed immediately that this was going to be different than any of all the other realms that he already conquered.
Afterall, compared to the modest 10 billion increase difference that usually occurred every 10 realms for the past 49 realms, this time, the EXP reward jumped by a whopping 460 billion at once.
And if there was one rule that Julian firmly believed in, it was the rule of equivalent exchange.
The Debauchery System already proved it countless times.
The numbers that were involved alone gave him an inkling of what the level difficulty of the 50th realm of Dragon’s Tooth was going to be.
Julian smiled darkly.
Despite viewing the system notifications already, for a long time after waking up, Julian didn’t move as he simply stared at the distant mountain range above which was the 50th level of Dragon’s Tooth, trying to access the difficulty.
’What does level 50 have to offer?’ He thought quietly.
Unlike Julian that sat on top a rock, watching the distant mountain range, Theodore stood beside him with her daggers on hand as she also looked up at the next level and realm of Dragon’s Tooth.
She didn’t know that Julian also felt a bit of trepidation at the prospect of challenging the 50th level. But personally, she dreaded the challenge after what Lord Zaratul said yesterday about the 50th level.
She couldn’t help her fear and anxiety but of course, she didn’t show it.
Men don’t cry.
She may be a woman now, but that was only biologically. Inside, Theodore saw herself as a man stuck in a woman’s body.
And this was exactly why she had no intention of stopping despite the potential difficulty of the 50th realm of the mountain. No matter what faced them, so long as Lord Zaratul continued moving forward, she was also going to continue moving forward till they cleared every obstacle in their path.
She would not stop moving till she hit her goal.
The more powerful she grew, the more she realized how pathetic of a life she’d been living previously.
After learning general knowledge about the world of Awakened from Lilith, Theodore knew just how abnormal her growth speed was. And the more she grew, the more she realized that she’d been wasting her potential previously.
Her eyes gleamed with ambition. ’I won’t stop until I become an S Rank Sovereign and switch classes to the Warrior Class!’
Talking of her gender, Theodore was glad that it was finally morning.
During the night, the hostile intent of the Qi Beasts in the realm feeding into her cursed object was not the only reason why she was unsettled and couldn’t sleep. The true reason was her fear of Lord Zaratul.
Before as a farmer, she already heard rumors about his lascivious lifestyle and his harem of powerful Villainesses.
And within the few days that she spent in Dreadmoor, she experienced it for herself. And since she was a woman now, Theodore could not help but fear for the remaining bit of her pride as a man.
If she was a woman naturally, she would probably be head over hills for him already to be witnessing such a legendary Villain in the flesh.
But as a man forced to become a woman, it was different.
Being forcefully turned to a woman against her will was one thing that already shattered her pride and traumatized her, if she was forced into having sex with a man, the level of trauma will become so much that she was not sure if she would be able to live with the truth.
This was the bigger reason why she was unsettled all night.
’If he makes a move, can I stop him?’
’Can I beat him in a fight? No!
Theodore didn’t even try to delude herself despite how much stronger she already became in such a short time.
This was because having seen him in battle yesterday, she was 100% sure that despite being higher-leveled currently than Lord Zaratul, in a 1v1 battle, he would still absolutely rag-doll her, destroy her and murder her in cold blood.
Lord Zaratul was just that powerful. Watching him move on the battlefield, he seemed inevitable.
Julian finally broke the silence as his voice jolted her out of her thoughts.
He said calmly. "Before climbing further, let’s do something that we’ve not done before".
His crimson eyes gleamed. "Let’s try to wipe out every single Qi Beast that’s in this level of the mountain".
"Yes Lord Zaratul". Theodore immediately bowed.
Though she didn’t ask, Julian still took it on himself to explain. "We need them to get more EXP and warm up for the challenge ahead. Also, this is a warning for any of them that’ll survive the culling in this level".
He looked at her. "Always pay evil with evil," he said. "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. If someone takes your hand, don’t rest till you kill him".
"That’s the only freedom in this world, understood?"
"Yes Lord Zaratul".
Julian nodded and after that, they started.
BOOM!
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About 30 minutes later.
DING!
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[You have gained 48 billion EXP for slaughtering dozens of Qi Beasts!]
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By the time they were done, Julian’s bloodlust was back, including Theodore.
The Demonic Dragon and Wolfkin brimmed with bloodlust and fighting intent as they finally set their sights above on Level 50 of Dragon’s Tooth.
And finally, Julian jumped.
The moment he jumped, Theodore jumped after him and grabbed his right leg just in time as his massive Dragon Wings unfurled behind him.
And with that, Julian flew deeper into the clouds, climbing the 50th realm of the mountain. In less than 2 minutes, he crossed the massive distance and finally, they arrived at the 50th realm of Dragon’s Tooth.
Floating in the sky with his wings, Julian observed the realm.
The 50th realm of Dragon’s Tooth was different. This was a realm of endless snow and cold, with mountain ranges and hills that were filled in snow.
And across the wide expanse of snow, countless Qi Beasts lived- Snow Wolves, Snow Leopards, Winter Eagles, and even Oni- giant, horned lesser Demons with blue skin and tusks.
Oni were exiles from Hell, lesser Demons that were cursed to forever lose access to the infernal flames of Hell, embracing the opposite instead.
Floating in the sky, Julian quickly made his measurement and concluded. ’This realm is at least 10 times bigger than the realm of Level 49’. He thought grimly.
And then, he saw the strongest Qi Beast of the realm, a massive Polar Bear that was like a mountain of flesh laying down on top a distant hill.
Its body was as white as snow with occasional patches of dried blood dying its fur red, and it covered 1/3rd of the large hill.
It was the first being in the entire realm to detect the arrival of the intruder as it roused from its sleep, raising its head as its deep blue eyes stared at the sky where the Demonic Dragon levitated.
The moment the Polar Bear set its sight on the Demon, its predatory azure eyes constricted slightly, then it opened its large maws and howled.
AWOOOOOOOO....!
AWOOOOOOO...!
AWOOOOO...!
It howled 3 times as its guttural voice spread through the entire realm in deep decibels, and then the world came to live.
BZZZ!
Tens of thousands of Qi Beasts that were in this realm of the mountain with the least of them being Level 50 immediately roused from their sleep, their slumber, or their laziness as they answered the call to war.
They bared their fangs at the sky and finally, over 10,000 Level 50+ Qi Beasts set their sights on Julian and Theodore!
Despite his dual bloodlines, Julian still felt a chill crawl down his spine.
And before he could react, the aerial Qi Beasts in the realm launched into the sky, already coming after him in a feral manner.
Seeing this, Julian’s brain whirred as he finally realized what felt wrong here. ’This is not just the strongest Qi Beast, this is the Alpha...’
His eyes widened slightly. ’This realm is not like the previous 49 realms...’
’Here, I’m not fighting against a horde of mindless Qi Beasts’.
’Here, I’m fighting against a coordinated beast tide of over 10,000 Level 50+ Qi Beasts that was led by an intelligent Polar Bear’.
’This time, I’m fighting against an army!’
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[Thanks for reading so far. Due to the performance of the book, I’ve decided to revert to 1 Chapter per day for now. I may change my mind in the future but for now, this is the status quo.]