I've Become the King of Villains in the Game

Chen Lun's feet shifted, and his whole body soared once more, flying low and upwards along the hillside.

As he passed over the elephant-headed statues, four or five among them "came to life" again, striding forward ferociously, chasing Chen Lun through the air, even whipping their long trunks upwards.

Chen Lun didn't want to waste time on them, so he sharply increased his flying elevation and continued onward.

After flying like this for several minutes.

He reached a position halfway up the mountain, where the area had even more elephant-headed statues. Looking down, there were dozens, if not hundreds of incomplete torsos, arms, thighs, and elephant heads scattered everywhere.

A few intact statues, startled by him, awakened and pursued him like enraged guardians. But Chen Lun's flying speed far exceeded these cumbersome behemoths, and it wasn't long before he had left them far behind.

'What kind of place is this? Why are there so many statue monsters…'

Chen Lun was somewhat puzzled.

When he arrived at the mountain's summit, his brows slightly furrowed.

He saw a towering ivory tower, dozens of meters tall, with many layers and its outer walls covered with ancient Anita script, which Chen Lun couldn't comprehend at all.

Surrounding the ivory tower was a pile of elephant-headed statue debris, numbering in the hundreds.

And at the top of the tower, Chen Lun finally spotted a tiny cabin.

It was like a little yellow hat worn on the head of the Ivory Tower.

'Philip always refreshes my understanding of Him…'

Chen Lun smirked.

The cabin was placed on top of the tower with a very obvious intention—to deliberately make things difficult for him.

'Too bad I can fly, and I can blink ; the whereabouts of the cabin hardly matter.'

Chen Lun chuckled lightly.

At that moment.

The thick wooden doors of the ivory tower's first floor slowly opened from the inside, and a translucent blue figure slowly emerged.

[Contaminated creature detected! Ernie's Lost Soul (Magic Faction: School of All Things)!]

Through Peek Life, Chen Lun garnered some information about the entity.

His expression grew slightly solemn, for the panel data of this Lost Soul was somewhat formidable; although its base attributes were slightly lower than his own, its Intelligence had reached 155 points, exceeding the threshold for Sequence Five!

Additionally, it possessed an elite template.

Chen Lun thought to himself that the elephant-headed statues he had encountered along the way were most likely creations of this Mage, Ernie. The debris piled around the Ivory Tower served as some kind of confirmation.

They gave Chen Lun the impression of "failed products."

The shadow, Ernie, was clad in a simple robe, its waist tightly cinched with a hemp rope, and in his hand, he held a forearm-thick, withered wooden staff.

His attire did not seem to belong to this era,

'A top-ranked Transcendent of the Mid Sequence, practitioner of the All Things School... As recorded in Carmen's Notes, this is one School that the Magic Saint Carmen despised and disdained.'

Chen Lun thought to himself.

He didn't know much about these Mages' schools, thus he decided to engage with this ghost of Ernie, to see precisely what his capabilities were. After all, magic was one of the pathways adjacent to Destiny, and knowing more about it couldn't be a bad thing.

Buzz!

The blue apparition lifted its staff, and amidst the rumbling of the statue debris, dozens of elephant-headed statues stood up and surrounded Chen Lun.

He surveyed the situation and immediately transformed into his Pale Knight persona.

Boom!

Previously dwarfed by the towering statues, Chen Lun suddenly became a white knight of equal stature. His silver greatsword, blazing with purple-red flames, swung fiercely, slicing through three elephant-headed statues at the waist with a resounding clang.

The purple-red flames scorched the stone, causing it to disintegrate.

Clang!

Clang! Clang!

The Pale Knight, hunched over and dragging his crimson cape, dodged left and right, stepping on the air and swinging his greatsword with rapid, forceful movements. The towering statues, proud of their defense, were easily shattered.

Not a single elephant-headed statue could withstand a single strike.

Thump! Thump!

The heavy remains of the statues hit the ground, producing dull sounds.

Ernie, the Mage's ghost, shook his staff again, his hollow eyes intently focusing on the Pale Knight, his mouth moving silently, chanting spells.

Rustle rustle...

Countless debris floated up, assembling into three giant elephants, charging straight at Chen Lun.

Boom! Boom! Boom—

Even a city wall several meters thick would collapse instantly under their charge!

Chen Lun felt the intense bloodthirst emanating from his armor, his eyes, hidden behind his helmet's slits, glowing red.

The attribute enhancement brought by "Bloodthirsty by Nature LV2 (Blessing)" increased once more.

Ignoring the charging trio of giant elephants, he Instantaneously Movemented right in front of Ernie's ghost and brought his sword down squarely on its crown. The silver slashing strike landed instantly on its head.

Clang!

Unexpectedly, the greatsword struck as if it had hit a diamond, Ernie standing unmoveable, with several long fissures cracking open in the black rock beneath his feet.

School of All Things Secret Technique: Skin of the Gigantic Elephant!

School of All Things Secret Technique: Undying Elephants!

The information about the two magic spells was instantly captured by Peek Life, sending alerts to Chen Lun.

One of the charging giant elephants suddenly exploded, scattering into countless tiny fragments.

Chen Lun realized that the enemy had utilized magic to massively augment its defensive power in that instant, enduring the strike, then transferring the damage to the statues.

With a twist of the sword's hilt, Chen Lun remained silent, reversing his grip for another transversal slash aimed directly at Ernie's cheek.