Chapter 178: Wiped Out A Planet: Unsealing Card
Matilda stepped into the opulent mansion, a throbbing headache clouding her mind. She collapsed onto a plush couch, her thoughts a jumble. "Why can’t I remember anything that happened there?" she murmured to herself, frustrated:
"Not even a single thing."
Georgia, a worried frown on her face, approached cautiously. "Mistress, are you alright?" she asked, glancing at Jabez and the other five who stood by, their expressions equally bewildered.
Matilda looked at her feet, avoiding eye contact. "Is there a place where I can train and get stronger?" she asked, her voice quiet but firm.
"There are ruins, dungeons, and secret realms," Georgia replied, her voice soft and respectful. "If you wish to advance quickly, you should clear a secret realm."
Matilda’s head shot up, her resolve hardening. "Then take me to the strongest secret realm."
"...?!"
The seven servants froze. Georgia stammered, her eyes wide with shock:
"My Queen, the strongest secret realm... no, not even the ten of us together could clear 50% of it. The weakest opponent there is in the sixth order."
Matilda was taken aback, her determination faltering for a moment. "So strong..." she said, genuinely surprised. She looked up at Georgia, her gaze searching.
"What do you suggest then?"
Jabez stepped forward, his tone urgent. "There is a dungeon a few miles from here. We can help you clear it, My Queen."
Matilda nodded, a plan forming in her mind. "Andras, return to the lower world and inform Gabriel. I will stay here for three months. On the fourth, my daughter will return, and I will be there to welcome her."
She rose to her feet, a new confidence radiating from her. With a flick of her wrist, the Soul Sealer materialized in her hand, its dark surface gleaming.
"During this time, I must reach the first order, or even higher," she declared, her eyes filled with a fierce resolve. Her purpose was clear: to become powerful enough to protect herself from all enemies.
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Sunny stood at the center of the outpost, a deep frown etched on his face. The earlier encounter with the Wendigo left him uneasy.
’That creature had spirit energy... Is it from the higher worlds? Do they have Wendigos there?’
He glanced over his shoulder at the approaching giant, a towering fifteen-meter figure with Ellen perched on its shoulder. He clenched his fists, a bitter realization dawning on him.
’If that Wendigo had spirit energy, this giant is just a regular beast... an ant, even.’
A cold dread settled in his stomach. ’There’s a high chance more creatures with spirit energy are lurking in the shadows. This giant won’t be able to protect Ellen.’
He exhaled slowly, trying to calm his racing thoughts. "Okay, dear," he said, his voice softer than he intended.
"Let’s go."
With a mental command, the battleship’s engines hummed to life, and it lifted off the ground, moving toward the giant.
The giant stopped, raising its massive palm for Ellen to step onto. Sunny watched as the gentle creature carefully lowered her to the ground. Once she was safe, it shimmered and dissolved into particles of light.
Sunny gestured to the ship, and Ellen walked to the co-pilot’s seat, her movements graceful and sure.
’Take her off the planet,’ Sunny commanded the system.
{Yes, Master.}
The battleship ascended into the sky, leaving Sunny alone on the planet. He closed his eyes, his focus narrowing:
’How many of these creatures are on this planet? I don’t care. My only goal is to complete this mission.’
He channeled his spirit energy, pushing it to its absolute limit. Dark smoke billowed from the ground, swirling around his body. In an instant, the smoke coalesced into a gigantic serpent, a creature a hundred times larger than the mythic beast Ellen had killed earlier.
"Using my second bloodline will amplify my powers," he said, his voice echoing across the landscape.
Sunny opened his mouth, unleashing a torrent of crimson lightning bolts that struck the earth with cataclysmic force.
BOOOM!!!!
The ground cracked and split, the lightning carving a deep trench, burrowing into the planet’s core.
’Found it!’
He poured more energy into the attack, the continuous strikes shaking the entire planet.
{Planet’s durability has been reduced to 70%.}
’What?! I used almost all my spirit energy, and it’s not even halfway done?!’ Sunny was dumbfounded. He pushed his remaining spirit energy into the attack, desperate.
BOOOOOOOM!!
The entire planet trembled violently. He didn’t stop, continuously feeding energy into the lightning.
{Planet’s durability has been reduced to 40%.}
{Planet’s durability has been reduced to 20%.}
"A little more!" he urged himself, pouring the last of his energy into the attack. A full minute later, the system’s notification chimed in his mind.
{Congratulations! The planet’s core has been successfully destroyed.}
{The planet will explode in one minute.}
"...?!"
Sunny’s eyes widened. He transformed back into his human form and shot into the sky, reaching the battleship in seconds. Ellen, already anticipating his arrival, had an air mask on. He opened the door, got in, and locked it.
"We’re getting out of here," he said, his voice strained.
Sunny started the ship, turned it around, and with a flash of light, it jumped through space, appearing millions of miles away. He stopped the ship and looked at Ellen, gesturing to the vast emptiness before them:
"What do you think, Ellen?"
She blinked in confusion, her gaze sweeping across the immense void, speechless.
BOOOM!!!!
A distant explosion caught her attention. She watched, captivated, as a small point of light expanded rapidly, growing into a brilliant, glowing star that illuminated the entire galaxy.
"Wow... it’s beautiful," she whispered, a bright smile on her face.
"Isn’t it?" Sunny said, a small, genuine smile gracing his lips. He watched as the brilliant light dimmed and disappeared, the memory of the immense power of his attack still fresh in his mind.
’According to the space theories I saw back on Earth... when a planet is destroyed, a black hole appears, sucking up all the toxic debris and everything else. The other nations won’t be affected.’
{DING!!!}
{Congratulations! Master has completed a Hell difficulty quest: Destroy a planet.}
{Congratulations! Master has completed a Hell difficulty quest: Hunt down 20 Mythic beasts.}
{Congratulations, Master has completed a Hell difficulty quest: Kill two hundred thousand enemies.}
{CONGRATULATIONS! ALL HELL DIFFICULTY QUESTS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED!!}
Sunny let out a breath he didn’t realize he was holding. But the next words from the system froze him completely.
{Congratulations! Master has slaughtered five billion life forms.}
{Congratulations!!! Master has gained ten billion EXP.}
{Congratulations! For completing the hell difficulty quests: Master has gained the complete set of the All-changer equipment and armor.}
{Congratulations! Master has gained a new skill: Wings of Judgement. God-rank skill.}
{Congratulations!! Master has gained Nine hundred and Ninety nine trillion personal money.}
{Congratulations! For slaughtering so many life forms, Master has gained a system title: Grim Reaper. All Mercenaries’ stats increase by 100,000.}
{Congratulations!!! You have unlocked a hidden reward.}
’A hidden reward? What could that be?’
{Congratulations! Master has gained one Unsealing Card!}
{Unsealing Card: An unknown, powerful artifact with the power to unseal any lock and bloodlines.}
{Master can use the card to either unlock any bloodline, or unlock one chosen locked bloodline.}
{Note: If all Master’s bloodlines are unlocked, Master can use the card to acquire another bloodline.}
"....?!!"
Sunny stood there, stunned, his mind reeling from the magnitude of his accomplishments and the terrifying power he now held.