Chapter 293: Eruption

Chapter 293: Eruption



After some thought, Rain walked towards the middle machine, the 'Spear Launcher', and directly adjusted the knob to the 'High' setting.

As steel spears shot out from the launcher like a rapid-fire cannon, Rain's floating crane shield was bombarded with sparks flying everywhere, creating quite a spectacle.

After several tests, Rain's face lit up with a smile.

"Tempered Gold, excellent in physical defense, provides nearly 55 degrees of defense against physical attacks!" Rain thought to himself.

Then, he casually picked up a nearby steel shield and cast 'Metal Barrier', but the barrage of high-speed spears quickly pierced and shattered it.

"A regular steel shield with 'Metal Barrier' would only have about 39 degrees of defense power, a difference of around ten degrees," Rain noted.

Next, Rain approached the Sorcery Attack Testing Device coated with Enchanted Serenium.

It was also a large cylindrical metal column, horizontally placed on a track-like rail, with a circular face towards him, but the color of the surface was different, emitting a dark silver metallic luster.

Rain used 'Blazing Light', a basic fire-elemental sorcery, to test it.

The surface of the Enchanted Serenium remained almost untouched.

"Just as the female staff member said, Enchanted Serenium seems to have extremely high resistance to energy damage," Rain confirmed.

"With this, my previous idea should be feasible."

"Perhaps I can prepare several types of metal with higher resistance, not too much, just about ten kilograms, to counter specific enemies with different specializations."

"It seems that choosing 'Metal Transformation Spell' as my innate sorcery has unexpectedly benefited me," Rain's eyes lit up.

Other wizards, even those specializing in metal-based sorcery, wouldn't be able to use Rain's method if their innate sorcery wasn't 'Metal Transformation Spell'.

Without it, achieving near-instant casting and minimal mental energy consumption would be almost impossible.

Rain then left the testing room, intending to visit the Exchange Hall to look for suitable special alloys or rare metals.

In the Exchange Hall, the female staff member stood up and bowed, "Hello, how may I assist you, sir?"

"This is a replica of the Imperial Scepter, and I'd like to inquire about exchangeable rare metals and alloys," Rain requested.

"Of course, sir, please present your emblem."

Rain nodded and handed over his newly acquired crystal emblem.

The staff member took a glance and, slightly startled, placed the emblem in a specially designed slot. Soon, a black slate in front of Rain displayed some white text.

"Star Iron Ingot, possesses excellent toughness and hardness, 180 Merit Points per pound."

"Mithril Ingot, exceptional elemental energy conductivity, 24 Merit Points per pound."

"Tempered Gold Ingot, superior hardness, 24 Merit Points per pound."

"Enchanted Serenium Ingot, high elemental energy resistance, 180 Merit Points per pound."

"Radiance Ingot, forged from Radiance Ore, possesses special effects against evil, 120 Merit Points per pound."

"Which one would you like to exchange, sir?"

"Twenty pounds of Enchanted Serenium, please," Rain requested.

"Pardon me, sir, how many pounds did you say?" The staff member was taken aback.

This was an exorbitant price of 180 Merit Points per pound.

Twenty pounds would cost 3600 Merit Points.

"Twenty pounds," Rain repeated patiently.

"Very well, sir, I'll get it for you right away."

As the staff member turned to leave, Rain stopped her.

"Wait, there's more. Please write it down," he added.

The staff member's eyes widened in surprise.

"Yes, sir, please go ahead," she quickly regained her composure.

"Twenty pounds of Radiance Ingot, twenty pounds of Tempered Gold Ingot, and that's it," Rain instructed.

Enchanted Serenium, while not excelling in resistance to a specific energy type compared to certain rare minerals, still offered a comprehensive defense against various energy types.

Moreover, the Swordbearer Division didn't have any.

Additionally, Rain was surprised to find Radiance Ore, which he decided to exchange some as it was particularly useful against spirits and undead.

The staff member was astonished.

"Sir, let me confirm," she said hurriedly. "Twenty pounds of Radiance Ingot for 1,200 Merit Points, twenty pounds of Tempered Gold Ingot for 480 Merit Points, and the previous Enchanted Serenium for 3,600 Merit Points, totaling 6,480 Merit Points. Is that correct?"

"Yes, that's correct," Rain confirmed.

"Please wait, I'll get it for you immediately."

The staff member was astounded by Rain's exchange.

Converting it to Empire Gold Coins, she calculated that it would take a regular person an immense amount of time to save up for such purchases.

After working for two millennia...

In no time, the young female staff member returned, her face flushed, struggling to carry three wooden boxes of different colors.

A few minutes later, Rain walked towards the dormitory, looking rather satisfied.

He had already thrown away the boxes, and now his forearms were covered with three different layers of colored metal.

"Lord Rain?"

Vieri and Angus, who had just arrived at the dormitory entrance, called out upon seeing the familiar figure at the stairs.

Their voices carried a hint of delight as they had been looking for Rain to chat, and now they had unexpectedly run into him.

"Vieri, Angus, it's been a while," Rain smiled and nodded at the two.

Back in Myister, he had asked Olenna to help coordinate, but it didn't work out. At the time, he heard that they were injured during a task.

Now it seemed like their task had been quite intense.

On Vieri's handsome face, there was a new scar across his left eyebrow.

Angus's injuries were more evident, with a large patch of newly grown skin on his neck, indicating that he had suffered from some kind of corrosive or flame damage.

"Lord Rain, it's been a while!"

Vieri and Angus exchanged glances, and Vieri spoke with a hint of urgency, "Lord Rain, I wonder if it's convenient for you now. Can we find a place to chat?"

"Of course," Rain said, seeing their expressions and knowing that they had something to discuss.

"Then let's go to my room."

"Okay, Lord Rain."

After arriving at Rain's room, the three sat down casually.

"By the way, what about the others? Last time, I think I heard Deputy Administrator Olenna mention that you were injured during your last task," Rain asked with concern.

"It was more than just being injured!" Angus's face darkened as he slowly began to narrate. "Our task was to protect the convoy from Wales County to..."

When Rain heard that they were fighting the Black Flame Cult in Wales County, he looked puzzled.

Could it be Galina's group?

"That guy named 'Wild Bull' Bidalr, I must avenge him! Chris tried to save me, but he was directly knocked away by their charging horn and flew over a dozen meters. He didn't make it!" Vieri's eyes turned red.

Hmm?

Rain remembered that guy.

He had used Metal Transformation Spell to suddenly extend the length of his blade gauntlet and punched him to death.

It seemed like Angus and Vieri's task had taken place before Rain's journey to Wales County.

"Did you fight someone named Galina? A woman skilled in illusion magic," Rain asked curiously after some thought.

"Lord Rain, there wasn't such a person. I know who you're talking about. She seems to be the main priestess of the Black Flame Church in Wales County, extremely powerful. The Swordbearer Division has a gold-rank task to take her down," Angus explained.

Rain nodded.

Indeed.

If Galina had been there, with her notorious difficulty, these two might not have made it back.

At this moment, a struggle flashed in Vieri's eyes. He clenched his fists, his knuckles turning white, and in the next second, he looked at Rain with determination and said,

"Lord Rain, Angus and I would like to join your squad."

"Additionally, I personally request your help in avenging Chris. As compensation, I'm willing to become your follower!"

Follower?

Rain was slightly taken aback.

He hadn't expected that someone would ask to follow him so soon, and that person was even his fellow Swordbearer.

"Actually, about this..."

Just as Rain was about to say something, a knock on the door interrupted him.

It seemed like many people were looking for him today.

He opened the door, and standing there was Evelyn with her red hair, accompanied by two new Swordbearers.

"Evelyn, is your task over?"

"Yes, Rain, this is Neor, and this is Caroline. These two were with me during the task," Evelyn introduced.

Rain remembered Neor, a rare Scrollmaster, a specialized type of Wizard who primarily relied on pre-made scrolls for attacks.

And Caroline was also familiar, one of the few female Swordbearers.

Rain nodded and smiled at them, "Hello."

"Since you all know each other, come in."

Now his room felt a bit cramped.

"Rain, I'd like to ask why you allocated so many task evaluation medals and merit points to me," Evelyn said, unable to contain her curiosity any longer.

Rain smiled and replied, "I completed several gold-rank tasks. Let's leave the details unsaid."

"Several?"

"And they were gold-rank tasks?"

Everyone's calmness shattered at this revelation.

Vieri and Angus's eyes widened, as they had always assumed Rain's promotion to gold rank was due to his assistance in the Boulder Squad's task.

They never expected him to have the capability to complete gold-rank tasks directly.

Neor, however, had some idea when Evelyn was promoted to gold rank in the task hall.

Rain must have received a reward far exceeding three silver task evaluation medals to give Evelyn so many merits. He could tell that Rain wasn't the type to be frivolous with his points.

"By the way, Angus and Vieri, the 'Wild Bull' Bidalr and the Dark Magic Array user you mentioned should have been killed by me."

"Lord Rayn, is this true?" This news was like a bolt from the blue for Vieri, leaving him utterly shocked.

"Yes, and I also killed their High Priestess in Wales County, Galina," Rayn nodded.

"You killed Galina too?" Neor, standing nearby, exclaimed in disbelief.

"Yes, I passed by Wales County, and they ambushed me. So, I took the opportunity to kill her. That woman's illusion technique was quite troublesome," Rayn nodded again.

Troublesome?

It was more than that!

Neor was well aware of Galina's strength. He knew a Golden Rank Swordsman who was stronger than him, but during the attempt to assassinate Galina, he failed and was severely injured.

"So, Vieri, that's the situation. As for your request to become my follower, let's not bring it up again."

"As for the two of you joining my squad, that's not a problem."

"Lord Rayn, thank you for avenging Cleir. However, I still wish to become your follower," Vieri said, bowing deeply to Rayn.

In Vieri's heart, Rayn's mastery of Extraordinary Combat Skills was awe-inspiring.

At the same time, he was the fastest-improving person Vieri had ever seen.

Moreover, Rayn was so young, and it was evident that his current level of strength would not be his limit.

Vieri felt that if he didn't seize this opportunity to learn from Rayn now, he might not get another chance in the future.

"Hmm..." Rayn contemplated.

On the Minster side, there was no suitable person to take charge of protection, and Vieri, as a Great Knight, had just the right amount of strength.

As for his character, based on their current interactions, he seemed reliable. After all, someone who constantly thought about avenging his comrades couldn't possibly be of bad character.

"Alright! I agree, Vieri. If you have any questions about the Knight's Path, feel free to ask me," Rayn nodded.

"Thank you, Lord Rayn," Vieri said, his face filled with joy.

At that moment, Rayn suddenly thought of something and turned to Neor, asking, "Lord Neor, may I ask..."

"Well, Lord Rayn, I also wish to join your squad," Neor replied.

"Welcome," Rayn thought for a moment and then nodded in agreement.

Neor was a rare Scrollmaster, and Rayn had no reason to refuse him.

"And what about this one?"

"No, no! Lord Rayn, I'm not here to join your team. I'm just curious, so I came to take a look," Caroline, the round-faced girl, quickly spoke up, showing self-awareness.

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Dinnertime.

Inside Rayn's new residence.

"Hmm, where are Jenny and Agatha?" Rayn asked as he used a silver fork.

Lady Jennifer's face turned slightly red, and she said, "They probably went shopping."

"Brother, I want to go shopping too," Mint said enviously.

She hadn't been out much since arriving in Minster.

"Hehe, in a couple of days, when I have some free time, I'll take you shopping," Rayn smiled and nodded.

After dinner, it was the customary time for Lady Jennifer to report on her work.

(Omitted 10,000 words)



Just as the work report was ending, Rayn suddenly heard Cookie's bark and faint voices coming from downstairs.

"Cookie, stop barking at us! I'm Agatha, and this is Jenny. You're going to wake up the others!" Agatha was a bit flustered, not understanding why Cookie, who was usually so perceptive, kept barking at them.

"Cookie, what's wrong with you today?" Jenny bent down, intending to soothe Cookie.

But as soon as she crouched down, Cookie took a step back and stared at her with alert eyes.

Rayn stood up and looked out the window.

Cookie had blocked the path of the two girls, and at the same time, it crouched low, baring its teeth and growling softly, as if facing a formidable enemy.

"Hmm?"

Rayn's pupils constricted as he saw a transparent boy of about eight or nine years old behind each of the girls, following them closely.

The boys were unusually close, maintaining a distance of less than half a meter from the girls. Additionally, these two identical eerie boys were each holding a doll.

"Wraith?"

For Rayn, whether it was his Warhammer Wizard or after obtaining 1 point of Will Radiance, he could easily see the scene beneath the field.

The spiritual body had nowhere to hide.

Cookie, the Spirit Greyhound, had an exceptionally strong sense of perception.

"Could this be another scheme orchestrated by the Akson Auction House?" Rayn frowned, his anger rising.

Without hesitation, Rayn quickly walked downstairs.

At the same time, the Radiance Ore on his forearm immediately transformed into a sword and shield.

Seeing Rayn stride over from the room, the two girls were also startled. "Cookie, look, you've woken up Lord Rayn!" Agatha complained.

"You two, don't move. There's a wraith behind you!" Rayn said calmly.

Rayn's words naturally surprised the two girls, and they realized why Cookie had been barking at them.

Wraith? The two girls looked at Rayn in fear.

"Don't be afraid, it's nothing serious!"

Seeing Rayn approach, the two identical boys behind the girls seemed to sense a threat. They slightly turned their heads, staring at Rayn with eyes devoid of whites.

"Whoosh!"

Rayn took a quick step forward, creating a gust of wind as he passed the girls. With the Radiance Sword in his hand, he slashed downward at one of the boys from top to bottom.

"Sizzle!"

Apparently not expecting Rayn's swift action, a shrill scream was heard, and the boy was split in half by Rayn's strike.

Another young boy, upon witnessing this, grimaced and immediately swung his arms, charging at Rain. However, Rain forcefully struck him with the Radiance Shield, sending him flying.

He let out a similar scream of agony.

However, the young boy who had been split in half by Rain quickly reformed not far away.

"Hmm?" Rain furrowed his brows, slightly surprised.

Even spirits, whether they be wraiths or demon spirits, would exhibit signs of weakness after being struck by a Radiance Stone. Yet, the strength of the spirit before him seemed completely unimpaired.

At this moment, Jenny suddenly frowned and slowly crouched down, her face contorted in pain, her mental state extremely weak and exhausted.

Rain's eyes narrowed!

Only then did he clearly see that between the two eerie young boys and the two women, there was a very thin black line connecting them.

Due to the darkness, even with his dark vision, he had only just noticed it.

After a moment of thought, Rain had a guess.

It was likely that this black line, similar to a spider's feeding tube, was siphoning some kind of soul energy from the two women.

Therefore, after he inflicted damage on the young boys, they quickly recovered by siphoning energy, rendering the damage ineffective.

Instantly, Rain infused his longsword with a thread of Will Radiance, causing the sword to emit a more intense white light.

Rain aimed at the black line and swung his sword!

"Zzzt!"

Sure enough, the black line snapped!

Following that, Rain swung his sword again, cutting the thin black line behind Agatha.

This immediately made the two young boys feel a severe threat. The two boys glanced at each other and quickly moved closer, merging into one almost instantly.

At the same time, the spirit's strength and!

stronger!

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If their spirit's of was approximately to a young and three of a Third Rank Apprentice, now, could match the strength of a Full wizard.

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a confident glow.

"Interesting," Rain observed, not making a move as he watched the fusion.

This time, young boy seemed to have grown about 1.2 times larger. He confidently charged at Rain again!

Rain remained calm, and the Radiance Sword in his hand suddenly transformed into a warhammer.... lifted a little, and swung the boy hammer, impact,,,.,, '. top hammer the approaching young boy with a light swing!

It was the top High Technique, 'Annihilation Hammer'!

Upon contact!

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The fused young boy, struck as if he had been hit by lightning!

The entire translucent figure, like snow encountering boiling water, like a snowflakes, the snow meeting boiling water, it immediately dissolved!

This time, as Rain as he, did not revive.

"H? No soul energy?" Rain was slightly puzzled.

He had used the hammer instead of the sword to kill the demon spirits, hoping to collect some soul energy.

However, the expected soul energy did not appear, which made him ponder.

Could it be that these were actually just projections? Not the main entities?

"You two, where did you go just now?" Rain turned and asked.

Agatha, still visibly shaken, supported Jenny and said, "Lord Rain, we just went to the Art exhibition of Oil Painting Master Franco Vancliff."

"Art exhibition?" Rain frowned slightly.

If his guess was correct, and the young boys had some kind of projection ability, then many more people might have been affected at such a crowded place.

Rain felt it was necessary to immediately report this to the local sheriff.

"Yes, in the upper district of Minster, in a wealthy merchant's villa," Agatha nodded.

The battle just now had alerted the servants within the manor, and they were already on the move!

"Matteo, immediately go notify the Night Watch Patrol to contact the sheriff."

"As you wish, Lord Rain."

Rain was unaware that as he defeated the two young demon spirits, almost simultaneously, hundreds of young boys in different locations all turned to look in his direction.

If one were to look down from the skies of Minster and mark their positions, it would be evident that these young spirits had spread like fireflies throughout the upper district, and even sporad in the noble and trade districts.

In the shadows of a street inMinster, a figure in a black robe raised an eyebrow and whispered,

"Hmm, discovered? The reaction was quite swift. However, the energy has been accumulating sufficiently."

"Let's advance the timing a bit."

The figure muttered a spell, and the 'Gaze of the Eye' painting in the gallery suddenly emitted a chilling aura.

Immediately, one by one, the young boys began to converge from all directions, like moths drawn to a flame.

In the next moment, these young boys started to merge one after another!

The young boy's body began to grow, and his aura intensified! And intensified even more!

Soon, it surpassed the Near-Legendary level, approaching the Legendary realm!

Such a powerful aura immediately alerted the patrols, the Goddess church, the duke'sresidence, theswordbearerdivision, and other departments' strong individuals within Minster.

Rain, standing in thefrontyardofhishome,suddenlylookedupwardsthegalleryand said,

"Matteo, it seems no need to notify. I have to go out, you all stay indoors."

(End of Chapter)

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