The Third Return of the Necrotic Magic Swordsman

As One was checking the items he could give to Evan, he was unaware that within a few minutes, the seed of betrayal had been sown between them after Evan followed the lead of an unknown message linked to a mysterious relic.

”So, what’s next, man? And is everything alright outside? It feels like several hours have passed in here,” Evan inquired, while Grim grinned, unseen by Evan.

”Well, Evan, rest assured that our associate here, who is proficient in the time element, has altered the passage of time and put this place on pause. The duration of our stay here is only limited by his energy, which is sufficient to last a few years, so don’t worry,” Grim explained as Evan saw Tick, known as the time expert, give a two-finger salute to acknowledge his prowess.

”So, what’s the next item, One?” Evan asked, turning to One who was analyzing things for him.

”Ah, it’s time for the next one. We have the fifth item, which could be useful. It’s the bloodline of a degraded dragon species that once ruled over the void, their blood infused with chaos. The Serpent of the Chaos Void,” One elaborated with enthusiasm, as the other nine applauded as if it were a god-tier item.

”Huh... what a serpent bloodline. Are you kidding me? If that’s the bloodline you’re offering, then you might as well give me the black dragon bloodline, which is a million times better than this serpent one,” Evan said in an angry tone.

”Oh, come on, can’t you see the elements this bloodline controls? The special [Void] and [Chaos], which are too significant to overlook. And that dragon bloodline only contains the [Dark] element, which isn’t good enough for you. Perhaps some opportunities could enhance this into something far stronger than that bloodline,” One argued, envisioning the true terror of the bloodline’s power.

”Okay, I’ll take it. But can you tell me where I got this from?” Evan, sensing their anxious emotions, finally agreed to accept it.

”Oh, it’s from your second encounter when you tamed a beast in the area of the second expanse. By some fortunate chance, it managed to integrate into this bloodline power, becoming immensely helpful to you in your journey, perhaps even more so than that girl,” One explained, his voice trailing off towards the end.

Evan nodded at his explanation, approached the artifact, and began the process.

After a few minutes, he finished, and the artifact had taken up a considerable amount of space in his soul.

”Are you full, Evan?” Soul inquired, examining him carefully, as his soul was now incredibly powerful, capable of holding so much, even two quasi-god-tier talents.

”No, I can still take in more,” Evan stated, feeling that he hadn’t reached his limit yet.

”Okay, let’s get more resou... oh, I mean, let’s get you more things,” Soul corrected herself and stepped back to observe his absorption of the items.

”Alright, let’s proceed with the final touches before the last ones,” One suggested, and Evan nodded, approaching the ultimate item.

”The ability you’re about to absorb is quite peculiar; it’s a mutated form created by combining four elemental manipulations: Fire, Earth, Lightning, and Ice. It’s called Elemental Manipulation and will be extremely useful for your future,” One explained as Evan prepared to assimilate this power, which could fulfill his secret desire to wield the elements at will.

Without waiting for further explanation, Evan began the absorption process.

The process took about thirty minutes, and upon completion, Evan felt an intense sensation, as this was a mutation involving four elements.

Having absorbed all the necessary abilities, they were now free to select others.

”What would you like to take on now, Evan?” One inquired, watching him move towards an orb floating in the distance, surrounded by various sub and main classes.

”I’m considering if I could also take a class with me,” Evan pondered aloud, contemplating the addition of a class to his repertoire.

”Try it; perhaps you can. If successful, it could greatly enhance your power,” One encouraged, allowing Evan to proceed as he wished.

”Okay, so the class I have in mind, I choose you,” he said as he squeezed the orb containing the class , wanting this class for its potential to use his abilities for good.

The process lasted an hour, and he successfully absorbed the class. But before anyone could stop him, he chose four more orbs and squeezed them to absorb.

”Evan, wait, no! You can’t absorb this many at once!” someone shouted as they all rushed toward him, now lying unconscious on the floor.

A few hours later, he woke up to find all ten of them looking at him with anger.

”Oh, hi guys, what’s up? Did something happen?” he asked, acting as if nothing had occurred.

”What did you just say? Don’t you realize what you did could kill you.

Absorbing so many classes could overload and maybe even destroy your soul, in the worst case,” Soul yelled, her concern for souls making her manic.

”But nothing happened. These classes and subclasses didn’t take up as much space in my soul as you described,” he explained, startling them. They had thought the classes would occupy most of his soul’s space in a past life, but this time he had absorbed five and was still okay.

”Are you really fine? I don’t think your soul can hold them,” one said, to which Evan shook his head in disagreement.

”No, I can handle it. Do you want me to explain?” Evan said, walking toward the berserker class orb. But as he squeezed it to absorb, nothing happened. He tried again, but still, nothing happened.

Shocked, he discarded it and selected another class orb, the chef, and tried it, but nothing happened.

”Why isn’t it working now?” Evan asked, fearing something had gone wrong.

”No, you won’t be able to gain any more classes, Evan. A soul can typically hold only two to three classes, but you’ve absorbed double that, and now it’s rejecting others. You can only take another class in the future, except for the one you’ll receive upon awakening,” one of them explained.

”Oh, I have five classes in total: , , , , and I wanted the class, but by mistake, I got the class. It might be weak in potential since its knowledge isn’t very profound,” he mused, feeling the subclass knowledge clearly, while the Mage was also weak but tolerable, this class’s knowledge was significantly lacking.

”Perhaps it’s of lower potential, and it’s your fault for choosing such a subpar class,” one remarked, and Evan nodded, his rashness having led him to a poor choice.

”But maybe it can still be useful; I might be able to wield many weapons from it, right?” Evan suggested, but no one responded and they walked away.

”Hey guys, let’s pick more—wait, where are you all going?” Evan called out, chasing after them as they floated away due to his stupidity.

As he ran, he noticed something floating in the distance, separate from him and the others, which piqued his interest.

”What is that thing?” he asked Grim, who looked in that direction and was quite shocked as it was a familiar orb.

”Ah, maybe you shouldn’t choose that thing, Evan, as it can’t be stored in your soul now,” Grim said, trying to dissuade him, but Evan was an explorer at heart.

”Please, let me just see it, then you can put it away,” Evan insisted, pestering him for some time.

”Hush, okay, but just look and don’t be rash,” Grim conceded and signaled for it to come down.

It was a darkish orb, filled with only dark color.

”What is this thing?” Evan muttered to himself, holding it to inspect as something urged him to claim it, to make it his own.

”Evan, put it away, don’t try to do it,” Grim warned, but Evan snapped out of it and nodded, although it was already too late; he had done it.

Grim looked at him with a grim face, having been instructed not to let him absorb it, but now Evan had, and he was going to be in a dire situation.

He collapsed on the ground, screeching madly.

The pain was much worse than before, and it showed no signs of stopping.

After hearing his screech, everyone gathered to see what had happened, and the one who noticed the dark orb was missing understood the situation.

”What has he done? Is he mad? Our entire effort will be destroyed in seconds if he dies here,” one shouted as they saw his whole body covered in a black, tar-like substance.

”Where were you when he took it?” One asked Grim, who was shocked by Evan’s state.

”I was here, but he didn’t listen to me and absorbed it. What was it, though? You even told us not to touch it,” Grim inquired.

”Ha, it was something he got from that tier three guy. He wasn’t able to absorb it even in his lifetime when he killed it on his second chance at life,” One explained, though they still didn’t understand.

”But what was it? I don’t think that guy could take it since he even has those Quasi-god talents,” Soul interjected, which One instantly denied.

”No, it’s above that. It changes a person’s entire life. Even a normal person can gain god talent, but this thing can only be found once in an entire species. Yes, it’s what we call the Physique of a Monarch.

He obtained the Physique of that guy by luck that time. I was considering letting him try it before he chose his class, but now it might be too late. Let’s hope he gets out alive because if he does, then our plan’s success is almost within reach,” One said as they observed the figure of the guy writhing on the floor.

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