Chapter 285: Philosopher's Stone
Chapter 285: Philosopher’s Stone
*Crack* *Bam* Angus’s leg broke under the pincer attack of Lily’s knee and elbow attack. However, this also allows Angus to shoot his Sky Thorn to Lily at point-blank range. Didn’t expect such an attack, Lily got hit directly by the Sky Thorn and launched backward.
This attack gives Angus a little bit of breathing. Just as he gets his bearing, Lily once again charges towards Angus.
As he wanted to defend himself, “.. succumb to the darkness!! [5th Circle – Dark Prison].” said Benjamin from the back.
Suddenly, dark black rods appear around Lily and restrain her body.
Seeing Lily is entirely restrained, “Haa.. Haa… Damn, that was hard. I should use enchantment and safety barriers.” said Angus while slumping on the ground.
“Angus!! Y-You are hurt!” called Jayna while approaching Angus.
“It’s okay. It’s just a few broken bones. It will be healed in mi…” said Angus.
Before he finishes his sentence, Jayna hugs Angus while crying.
“Stupid Angus!! You don’t have my regeneration ability. What if.. What if you are…” said Jayna while crying.
Hearing this, Angus could only sigh.
“Yeah, I am sorry. Don’t worry, I will never leave you.” said Angus while patting Jayna’s head to calm her.
“Ehem.. I am sorry to interrupt you two. But, can you help me deactivate Lily? It’s hard to maintain this spell and deactivate it at the same time.” said Benjamin.
“Ahh, yeah. Sorry about that.” said Angus while standing up and repositioning his broken bones. *Crack**Crack*
“Fiuuhh.. Much better. Now, what should I do, old man?” said Angus like he was completely recovered.
Both Jayna and Benjamin are surprised at this scene but decide to keep it for themself. Then, Angus begins to dismantle Lily with the help of Benjamin’s instruction.
After a while, Angus finds a dark red crimson crystal inside Lily’s chest. Angus finds that this dark crimson crystal is somehow familiar.
‘Hmm.. Why is this core like the crystal inside my body?’ thought Angus while taking out the crystal carefully.
After losing her power source, like other artificial intelligent products, Lily immediately shut down and became inactive like a doll losing a string. Seeing that Lily finally turned it off, Benjamin decided to release the spell and approach Angus.
“Thanks for the help. Now, could you give me the core?” said Benjamin.
“Say, old man, what is this core?” said Angus while looking at the red crystal in his hand.
Hearing this question, Benjamin stays silent and looks at Angus.
“That’s just an ordinary red-colored core. Now, could you give it to…” said Benjamin.
Before Benjamin finishes his sentence, “Anna, come here.” said Angus.
Like a good girl, Anna immediately came to Angus.
“Is Angus hurt?” said Anna, who has already undone her transformation.
“A little bit. Anyway, do you want to eat this core?” said Angus.
“Nope.” replied Anna immediately.
“Ehh.. That’s surprising. Why don’t you want it?” asked Angus again.
“Because I feel I will burst like a bubble if I eat it, and I think it doesn’t taste good.” replied Anna.
‘Doesn’t taste good?! Like I thought it was artificially made.’ thought Angus.
“Hee… I see. Alright, you can have this back, old man. Sorry for the delay.” said Angus while giving the red crystal to Benjamin.
Seeing this makes Benjamin confused.
“Err… Aren’t you interested in the core?” asked Benjamin.
“I am, but it is a troublesome item. Besides, it is not the real one and is artificially made. Anyway, where is the exit?” asked Angus while looking around the circular room.
“Kid, you already know about this core, right?” asked Benjamin seriously.
“Hmm.. What if I know about it?” said Angus.
“What if you know about it?! Kid, did you know what it is capable of?” said Benjamin.
“It is a Philosopher’s Stone, a core that could produce Infinite energy. To be exact, an inexhaustible energy core.” said Angus.
“Y-Yeah…” replied Benjamin.
“Don’t worry, old man. I don’t have any interest in that stone, nor will I tell the others. Also, I think I know what kind of sin you talked about before. But, none of it concerns me. Now, could you please let the way? I don’t want to make others worry.” said Angus.
‘None of it concerns him?!! *Sigh* What a strange kid.’ thought Benjamin.
“Alright, follow me.” said Benjamin while going towards the nearby wall.
In the meantime, Ian and the others finally managed to lose the monster horde with the help of the United guild’s guide. Currently, they’re in a dilemma about what to do.
“I think we should escape from this dungeon first or go to the upper floor.” said Vice-Principal Ellen.
“I agree. More than half of our members are dead. It is safer to go up first.” said Raul.
“But, what about Angus, Lady Jayna, and Anna?” asked Millie.
“We don’t know if they still survive or not. We could hope they survive. For now, we should prioritize escaping from this place. After having enough reinforcement from the kingdom, we will try to search for them.” said Vice Principal Ellen as she tried to reassure Millie.
“Alright, then let’s go. We can’t waste any more time.” said Ian.
After another whole day, they finally find the way to go back upstairs with the help of Marko’s sharp sense of smell and guide. A few hours later, they finally manage to exit the dungeon.
“Haa… Finally, we are out of this damned place.” chimed Axel.
“Hushh.. We still need to search for Angus, Lady Jayna, and Anna.” said Mia.
“You don’t need to worry about that. The Vice-Principal will contact Savan city and ask for reinforcement. All you need to do now is rest.” said Teacher Elis.
“No way, we will help search for them together.” said Ian.
“Search for who?” Everyone heard a voice from the side.
“Ehh.. Angus, Lady Jayna, and Anna?? Why are you here?” exclaimed Millie.
“Huft… I thought we would ask for reinforcement to search for you all if you didn’t show up now.” said Angus.
“Ehhhh…” said everyone.
“When did you manage to get back, Mr. Victory?” asked Vice-Principal Ellen.
“Around half a day from now. Anyway, let’s go back to Savan city. I think everyone is quite tired by now.” said Angus nonchalantly.
“Ehem.. Alright, since everyone is already returned. Let’s get back to Savan city first.” said Vice Principal Ellen.
After that, everyone returned to Savan City safely and immediately rested in the hotel while the teacher reported the situation to the academy through the communication device. This matter is quite a disaster for them since one of the teachers gets killed during Satyr’s attack.
Furthermore, half of the United guild members also died during the attack. The casualty is quite big and involves a lot of parties, be it the royal academy or the others. Fortunately, all of the Angus group is back safely. Otherwise, this incident will become more serious.
Late in the night, Jayna sneaks into Angus’s room and sleeps together with him.
During this time, “Angus, how is your wound?” asked Jayna.
“It’s fine. I am already completely healed.” said Angus.
“Ehh… really??” said Jayna while touching and probing Angus’s body.
To her surprise, all Angus’s broken bones were already completely mended and healed.
“How is this possible?” asked Jayna.
“Hmm.. Do you remember the red crystal that I found in the Endless Battlefield?” said Angus.
“Yeah, don’t tell me it is the one that heals your wound.” said Jayna.
“Yup, to be exact, it increases my recovery ability.” said Angus.
“That’s great. Are there any side effects?” asked Jayna.
“So far, there is none.” replied Angus.
‘But, it will consume any soul that I killed. Not that she needs to know about this.’ thought Angus.
“Really??” asked Jayna again.
“Yeah, so far, there is no side effect besides I feel more energetic than usual.” said Angus while patting Jayna’s head.
Enjoying Angus’s touch, “Alright. If you said so.” said Jayna.
Before returning from the Endless Battlefield, Angus found that he could increase the soul reserve attribute by killing at least a third-grade monster or fourth-grade combatant. Each kill will give him one soul reserve.
At first, Angus didn’t know the effect of the soul reserve, but he somehow feels his recovery rate has increased to the point it becomes absurd. Currently, his recovery rate is five times greater than usual.
This is also not limited to his mana and stamina but also his wound recovery. He finds this when getting hurt during his fight in the manual battle system. After having some intimate season with Jayna, Angus decides to check at his status panel.
Host: Angus Victory
Age: 16 Years Old
MP: 527/527
Chi: 18
Heritage chi: ???
Strength: 46
Dexterity: 45
Intelligence: 45
Vitality: 46
Soul Point: 923
Soul Reserve: 56
Currently, all his attributes have already reached a bottleneck. Just to increase one of his attributes, he needs about 1280 soul points which are an enormous number of points. However, his current physical strength is also quite absurd.
His strength is about nine times stronger than an ordinary human. This is also not limited to his strength but also his reaction speed, agility, and thinking process. This is also the reason why he reacts appropriately during the fight with Lily, the homunculus.
‘Hmm… Like I thought, I exhausted a lot of chi during the fight with Lily. I need to cultivate my chi again.’ thought Angus.