Chapter 339 The Ultimate Champion [2]
The crimson wolf stared at the human with its predatory blood-red eyes. It tilted its head, seemingly confused as to why the human was suddenly grinning as if he were about to carry out an evil plan. The wolf started to feel a bad premonition in its heart.
Nox read the glimmering words once again, his entire body trembling with excitement. He was so excited that even Akira noticed as she craned her neck and asked in a curious voice, "What is it? Did you get anything special?"
As an Awakened, though she couldn't see it, Akira knew that Nox was currently staring at his system's message, and he seemed to have gotten an interesting reward.
Nox didn't answer immediately. Then, with a sly grin, he said in a quiet voice, "I just awakened a new class-related skill."
Akira placed her hand on her hips and tilted her head in mock jealousy and curiosity as she sighed, "Dammit, now you're seriously making me consider changing my class if that's even possible."
"Is that possible?" Nox stroked his chin, a thoughtful expression crossing his handsome features. Eos was a vast world with lots of mysteries and possibilities, and he was sure that something as changing a class should be possible.
But this meant that the individual would most likely have to start from scratch, lose their levels, and their skills. Unlike Nox, Awakened were strictly limited to skills related to their class. Their body would reject any skill related to any other class.
'If only I could get my hands on several high-level Beast Tamer class skills, the loss of skills shouldn't be a problem,' Nox pondered to himself.
In Eos, most Awakened believed that strength was determined solely by level. However, from his personal experience, Nox realized that this was not the case. If only he could offset the loss of level and class with high-level skills, he might be able to entice a few people into becoming Beast Masters.
Deciding not to dwell on his thoughts any longer, as he still wasn't certain if one could change their class, Nox returned his focus to the spectral crimson wolf whose eyes were filled with aggravation.
Then Nox's gaze swept through the surroundings. Because of his subclass, he could sense all the furious gazes of the other beasts he had slain. Some of them even attempted to attack him, but all attacks passed through his body.
It was then that the dreadful realization settled in: they were no longer in the land of the living.
'This subclass is a bit diabolical, but I like it,' Nox emitted a light chuckle as he thought. 'To use Spirit Fusion, I'd need to tame all the beasts present here.'
His current Spirit taming capacity was 27 as of the moment. Nox intended on using all his taming slots on the crimson wolves. Then, he would fuse them together.
Without hesitation, a fierce glint shone in Nox's eyes as he repeatedly cast Tame over and over again. All the irate beasts suddenly felt themselves linked to the one they loathed most.
"Alright," Nox nodded his head in satisfaction as he felt the pulsating connection with the crimson wolves, who were staring at him, their eyes filled with anger and confusion clouding their hearts.
[Spirit Fusion activated!]
As soon as Nox activated his skill, an invisible wind swept through the surroundings, kicking up dust and debris into the air. The invisible wind caused Akira's hair to flutter wildly in the breeze.
From her perspective, all she could see was a windstorm coalescing in the middle of the clearing, and the shockwave that expanded from it forced her to stumble back a few steps. Read exclusive content at empire
Meanwhile, from Nox's perspective, he watched as a swirling vortex began to form above the spectral crimson wolves. The vortex was unlike anything he'd ever seen. It was dark, ethereal, and pulsated with an eerie glow. The vortex sucked in the spirits with an almost magnetic force, dragging them upward despite their unwillingness.
The crimson wolves roared and snapped as they tried to fight the magnetic force. Some tried to claw at the ground while others turned their anger toward Nox, their eyes filled with fury.
"This is insane," Nox muttered under his breath, his grin widening as the energy around him grew more intense. The force was so fierce that other Awakened who were hunting several meters away saw the cloud of dust rising into the air from their position.
"What is happening there?"
"Are they fighting?"
In another part, Erin and her group paused on their track as they suddenly saw the dust clouds in the air.
"Let's head in that direction!" She ordered, and the group moved swiftly towards the source. As they did, Erin silently prayed in her heart, "Keep the princes safe from the hands of the vile male, Godess. At least until I arrive and cut them down."
Back in the plane, the largest of the crimson wolves suddenly let out a defiant howl as its spectral body glowed brighter in an attempt to break free.
"Oh, the alpha, huh?" Nox chuckled, his eyes glinting with amusement. "Well, let's see what you've got."
The vortex tightened, pulling harder as the wolves were dragged closer together. The alpha, who was trying to fight the pull, was yanked away despite its resilience. Nox felt a bit of respect for the beast's strong will and was glad that this wolf would become his companion very soon.
The collective ghostly forms of the crimson wolves began to merge, blending into a swirling mass of crimson light. Nox could feel their emotions—rage, confusion, fear—all melding into one overwhelming surge of energy that rushed to his brain.
'This is wild. I didn't think it'd be this intense. Fusing them together... it's like their very essence is fighting to stay separate,' Nox thought as he licked his dry lips in anticipation. 'But the system doesn't care—it's forcing them to become something new. Something stronger. I wonder... what kind of monster will come out of this?'
At that moment, the wind picked up considerably, and the crimson light grew brighter, almost blinding, as the last of the wolves disappeared into the vortex. For a moment, everything went still—the wind stopped, the glow faded, and a silence descended over the plane.
Then, with a deafening boom, the vortex collapsed, and a massive form began to materialize before Nox.
[Ding! Spirit Fusion was successful!]
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