Chapter 199: Tunnels
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7:37 p.m.
Vivian was inside her room and writing on her desk.
Okay…
Each kingdom has a Duke or Duchess, Marquis or Marquise and Count or Countess…
And each of them has their own Viscount and Baron…
These are the Aristocratic Nobles and their families are labeled as Aristocratic Noble families…
They're different from the Royal families, the noble families and the commoners…
When it comes to Magic Arts…
Kings, Emperors and Light Saints are required to at least have 5 Magic Arts…
Dukes, Marquises and Counts are the same…
Meanwhile, Viscounts and Barons have at least 4…
And if these Aristocratic Noble families can't produce a worthy heir, they can be usurped…
Vivian flipped to another page of her notebook.
"Okay, next topic," she said and began writing.
Everyone has their own way of studying. And in the case of Vivian, she prefers to write down everything she knows and then compare it later for checking.
All Physical Arts except [Savage Mastery] come with 3 skills…
Low-Tier, Mid-Tier and High-Tier…
For Physical Arts such as [Fist Mastery], it comes with [Power Fist], [Explosive Fist] and [Mana Fist]…
As for [Savage Mastery], it only comes with 2 skills…
[Blood Drinker] and [Primordial Beast]…
Meanwhile, for Magic Arts, they come with 7…
All Magic Art Affinities except for Soul, Poison, Heal and Lesser Chaos or Chaos are the same…
For Fire, it comes with [Fire Arrow] for their Low-Tier, [Fire Spear] for Mid-Tier and [Enchant Fire] for the High-Tier…
The rest are top secret…
Soul and Poison are the same…
They have [Soul Strike] and [Poison Strike] for the Low-Tier…
[Soul Bomb] and [Poison Bomb] for the Mid-Tier…
And [Enchant Soul] and [Enchant Poison] for High-Tier…
The rest are top secret…
The Light affinity is also a bit different…
They have [Heal] for the Low-Tier, [Cleanse] for the Mid-Tier and [Enchant Light] for the High-Tier…
And once again, the rest are top secret…
As for the Chaos and Lesser Chaos, they come with 4 spells as well…
The Low-Tier is [Chaos Enchant] or [Lesser Chaos Enchant]…
The Mid-Tier is [Chaos Transformation] or [Lesser Chaos Transformation]…
The third is [Chaos Blessing] or [Lesser Chaos Blessing]…
And the Legend-Tier would be [Chaos Ascension] or [Lesser Chaos Ascension]...
[Chaos Blessing] gives [Lesser Chaos Mastery] and develops a master-slave relationship…
[Lesser Chaos Blessing] gives [Lesser Chaos Mastery] but no master-slave relationship is formed between the two…
Instead, the source of the [Chaos Mastery] becomes their master…
She flipped to another page.
"Next topic," she said and then began writing.
During a Wave, Priests, especially the ones with [Cleanse], are required to participate in helping contain the curse which transforms anyone into a demon-kin…
Meanwhile, only powerful and influential authorities are allowed to get close to the epicenter of the Wave and dismantle the Summoning Ritual…
And in regards to the demon anatomy…
Vivian continued studying for hours.
***
10:52 p.m.
Vivian was done studying and was walking all alone in the dark tunnels heading to the East Exit.
Just like yesterday, she didn't carry any light source and only relied on her. Instead, she only relied on her demonic eyes which allowed her to see the world in black and white while all living beings featured a blue or a red-colored nervous system.
She finally arrived at her destination.
She was inside a large and spacious cavern which was the size of a football stadium and in front of her was an enormous hole in the middle which covered most of it and was at least 30 meters deep.
This cavern had one of the tunnels which led to an exit outside a mountain. But thanks to Vivian's battle here last night with the Sarcoises, the tunnel was no longer accessible because of the enormous hole.
That was a lie.
The tunnel was still accessible, but reaching it proved to be a difficult task.
Based on what Vivian could see, there were only two ways to reach the tunnel.
The first was to fly.
The second way was to walk on the edges and pray that the ground wouldn't break.
But she wasn't interested in those things.
Vivian took out a folded black-colored cloth from her belt pouch and spread it on the floor, revealing it to be a small blanket enough for someone to sit on during a picnic. She stripped all of her clothes and placed them on top of the blanket before wrapping them up all together.
Fully naked, she went over to a nearby wall.
This wall will do…
[Greater Origin Transformation].
Blaaak.
Her right arm transformed into a demonic spider-like arm which was painted in an ethereal pale grayish color without a single strand of hair on it and had black and sharp fingernails.
Scraaa…
Scraaa…
Scraaa…
She began ding a hole using her nails.
With her Strength which was now 11 (+221) points, it was like digging on sand. Although she could easily still dig through the wall with her human hands, this was far more efficient.
I think this is enough…
She got up and picked up the blanket that kept all of her belongings and then placed them inside the hole before covering it with dirt.
Now my things are safe…
She turned around and went over to the edge and stared at the hole which was about 30 meters deep.
Even from here I can see them…
At the bottom of the hole, she could see thousands of red-colored nervous systems. There were also blue ones but they were at least 1 in 1,000.
If what that teacher from class said is true, then I can go beyond 10 meters…
But will I fit…?
Based on what Vivian learned from her classes, [Lesser Chaos Enchant] amplifies a skill or spell by x2 and [Chaos Enchant] amplifies by x3, and can be used on [Lesser Chaos Transformation] or [Chaos Transformation].
I have [Greater Origin Enchant] which amplifies any skill or spell by x4…
My Greater Demon form's actual height is 10 meters…
So if I amplify [Greater Origin Transformation] with [Greater Origin Enchant], I can reach anywhere between 10 to 40 meters…
Though technically, it's 3 to 40 meters…
Idiot teacher...
[Greater Origin Enchant].
Dark red lightning appeared on her hand.
[Greater Origin Transformation].
Blaaak!
Vivian transformed into a 15-meter-tall Greater Demon.
It worked…
Although she could transform into 40 meters and kill the Sarcoises as quickly as possible, the giant hole was only about 30 meters deep and she wanted to level up other Masteries as well.
Wooom.
Wooom.
Vivian waved two of her eight arms using her full speed and they made heavy gushing wind sounds as if two giant logs were swung in the air.
So it is true that my speed slows down…
Last night, she didn't really notice it but she felt a little bit slower when she transformed into a 10-meter-tall demon.
And here I thought it was just fatigue or something…
Wooom.
Wooom.
10 meters decreased my speed by 10%…
11 meters is 11%…
And if I were to reach 40 meters, it would be 40%…
Speed, huh…
I guess that would be AGI…
[Greater Origin Transformation].
Blaaak!
Vivian transformed into a 15-meter-tall Demon by retracting two of her arms. So instead of 8 arms, she now only has 6 arms.
As far as this world is concerned, Greater Demons can't enter this world because this world's reality can't handle their existence…
I can only imagine how people would freak out if they saw an 8-armed demon…
And I wouldn't be surprised if the high-level experts come out to frantically hunt me…
The teacher also said that [Lesser Chaos Enchant] emits a light red lightning while [Chaos Enchant] emits a red lightning…
Tch!
She clicked her tongue.
There are just so many things I have to be careful of…
[Greater Origin Enchant].
Dark red lightning appeared on one of her hands once again.
[Halo].
Given that Vivian was 15 meters tall, the golden ring that appeared on her back was also appropriate for her height. But now that it was amplified with [Greater Origin Enchant], it only grew 4 times bigger.
A dark expression appeared on Vivian's face.
This is drawing too much attention…
But I have no choice…
I need it…
She was about to jump down into the hole when an idea suddenly popped inside her head.
Yeah…
Let's test that…
[Greater Origin Transformation].
Blaaak.
The spell activated, but there were no changes on her body.
[Greater Origin Transformation].
Blaaak!
From 15 meters, she dropped to 14 meters.
I see…
So given that my actual height is 10 meters and I buffed it with [Greater Origin Enchant], I was able to go beyond 10 meters…
But if I were to use [Greater Origin Transformation] without buffing it with [Greater Origin Enchant] despite already being beyond 10 meters, I can't go forward, only backward…
At the first [Greater Origin Transformation], she tried to transform into 20 meters. And although the spell activated, it didn't change anything.
[Greater Origin Enchant].
Dark red lightning appeared on one of her hands.
[Greater Origin Transformation].
Blaaak!
From 14 meters, Vivian transformed into a 20-meter tall Demon.
Now this is the perfect height…!
Wooom!
Wooom!
Hmm…
I definitely feel slower…
[Greater Origin Transformation].
Blaaak!
Two arms burst out of Vivian's rib, transforming her back into a Greater Demon.
I'm gonna need all of my arms for this…
"Okay, this is it!"
Vivian jumped into the hole.
SPLAT, SPLAT, SPLAT, SPLAT, SPLAT!!!
She landed in a crawling position, crushing many Sarcoises underneath her.
"DID YOU GUYS MISS ME?! NOW STAY PUT!" Vivian said in her giant demonic voice that it was no longer possible to tell if it was a female or whmale voice.
Due to the charming effect of her [Halo], the Sarcoises stopped for a moment before rushing over to her to attack and drown her with their numbers.
[Greater Origin Enchant].
A dark-red lightning appeared on her tail.
[Power Tail].
RIIIIIIIIIPPPPPP!!!
Thousands of the monsters were shredded into pieces or became blood of mists, while the larger ones had a huge chunk of their flesh obliterated.
***
A few hours later…
Squish!
Vivian was standing on top of a sea of blood, guts, chunks and pieces of dead Sarcoises and her entire Greater Demon body was covered in blood and guts as she grabbed a 30ft long Sarcoise with one hand and crushed it.
Her 8 demonic eyes darted around independently and studied her surroundings.
This is it…?
Where is the Queen…?
Squish.
Squish.
Every step she took produced a mushy sound.
With a nest this size, there's supposed to be a Queen…
Or have I accidentally killed it…?
Vivian thought about checking underneath the sea of corpses but immediately threw the idea away. By her estimate, it was at least 20 meters deep and found it too disgusting to dive down on it.
And plus, if there was a Queen, she would've already attacked me by now…
I think…
As far as what Vivian read in the books given to her from her Training Course about monsters, the Sarcoise Queen wasn't immobile and was intelligent. However, the book didn't mention how the Queen would react if met with someone with the [Nemesis of Beasts] Lore.
Her many demonic eyes darted around the walls and saw the holes -- some were large, others were small -- that the Sarcoises used to travel.
Even with the largest holes won't fit my body…
[Greater Origin Transformation].
Blaaak!
She transformed into a 3-meter-tall demon.
I need more experience points…!
She jumped and entered the largest hole.
Unfortunately for Vivian, she only managed to level up the Main of [Leg], [Savage], [Fist], [Claw] and [Tail Mastery] once. She was also able to level up both the Main and Body of her [Lightning Mastery] twice.
And the only reason why she also decided to level up her [Lightning Mastery] instead of solely focusing on Physical Arts was because self-harming to level it up was too much of a hassle due to its electrocuting effect.
***
Vivian walked a couple of steps before stopping.
There's nothing…
Have I really killed them all…?
She has been walking around for a few minutes and not a single Sarcoise came out to attack her.
But where is the Queen…?
Did I really kill it already…?
She turned around and looked behind her.
I can continue searching through these tunnels dug by those caterpillars…
But I can't afford to get lost…
In her head, she could easily just create new pathways in case she got lost. But there were two issues.
The first one was that she left her things back at the abandoned base where the sea of dead Sarcoises was located. And if she couldn't find those items and return back to the headquarters, it would only spell trouble for her.
The second one, she might cause unimaginable damages. The caterpillar-like monsters dug so many tunnels on top of each other, some even intertwined or connected. So if she dug her own tunnel, she wouldn't be surprised if the whole place would start collapsing, just like what happened to the abandoned base.
I have to go back…
Vivian began retracing her steps.
***
Vivian was climbing a wall until she finally reached the surface of the abandoned base.
[Greater Origin Transformation].
Blaaak!
She transformed back to her human form save for her eyes.
Now where did I hide it…?
Her gaze swept around until she found the wall where she hid her things.
Scraaa…
Scraaa…
After she dug up the cloth wrapping her things, she immediately unwrapped it.
Splash!
She grabbed a water pouch and poured all of its contents on herself.
Tch!
She clicked her tongue.
It's still lacking…
Her body, especially her hair, was still covered with blood and guts.
Even if I use the wipes with me, it would be pointless…
My clothes would still be dirty…
She shook her head.
I'll just try my best to clean my hands and feet with wipes in order to not soil these brand-new gloves and boots…
If Vivian were to be honest, she was hoping that she would stumble upon a water source or something. In her head, there were the Sarcoises living in such places and she also has seen movies where people who get trapped in deep caverns filled with monsters would also stumble upon water sources.
***
A few minutes later…
Vivian already wore back her clothes and felt like a heavy cloud was looming over her.
This is making me cry…
It hasn't even been 24 hours since I bought these things and they're already this dirty…
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