Chapter 25: Ch 25 Another Cultist Dammit!!
Klaus made a detailed list of all the gates within the capital’s vicinity that contained monsters from his chosen elements: Ice, Shadow, Fire, and Earth.
Luckily, he found quite a few of them. He considered the possibility of trying to awaken all elements, but he had limited time to waste.
His immediate need was to get strong, and to do that, he needed to narrow down his focus and accelerate his growth in specific areas.
Once he entered the Guardian Academy, he would reiterate his plans for the future and decide on broader elemental mastery.
With that thought firmly in mind, Klaus activated his Phantasmal Veil. The sensation was surreal. His body didn’t just become transparent; it felt as if he literally ceased to exist in that space.
The air where he stood felt empty, his presence gone to any conventional sense. No light reflected, no heat radiated, no sound resonated from his movements. He simply vanished from the world.
He then silently appeared in a narrow, unlit alleyway at the back of the inn. The transition was seamless.
"This is perfect," he thought. "No one knew I was there" He had jumped from the window of his room directly onto the street yet no one detected him.
Klaus then walked out of the alley and into the bustling streets of the capital. Despite the earlier commotion regarding the vanished gate, the city was as vibrant and crowded as ever, people going about their daily lives.
He wanted to sell the corpses of the ice golems he had harvested and earn some quick money. He had 50 corpses stored in his Subspace, a significant haul.
Luckily, the corpses of these specific golems had gone up dramatically in value due to the disappearance of their primary source, the Ice Golem’s Lair. This was an unexpected windfall for him.