NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 66: Death Mark Activated
Realizing the fatal mistake he had just made, Adam did not have time to pond over it!
With a sharp exhale, he activated [Body Blood Magic], sending a barrage of crimson spikes lancing through the remaining corpses.
The impaled bodies twitched violently but refused to fall.
Not yet.
Adam dashed forward, weaving through the battlefield.
His eyes flickered as he activated the Pulse Disruptor again.
A press of a button.
A hum filled the air as waves of disruptive energy pulsed outward.
Several corpses convulsed, their corrupted bodies trembling uncontrollably before they collapsed like shattered puppets.
[Trespassed Corpse has been slain.]
[+2030 Exp, +1 Basic Soul Core.]
[+100 Gold]...
[Level 37 → Level 38]
[Mana Quality has been slightly improved]
But the danger wasn't over.
A system notification flashed before his eyes.
[Select Viewer Skill to Copy]
5th Style Sword Master
[Temporary Copy has been activated...]
[Due to low level and low rank, skill picking will be randomized...]
The system beeped again.
[Temporary Copy is successful!]
[Temporarily Copied: Flow Piercing!]
[Reducing Flow Piercing to its F-tier version...]
[Flow Piercing has been reduced to Smooth Cut.]
[Temporary Copy] : Smooth Cut (30 Second Duration)
[Smooth Cut] : All blade attacks will have their sharpness increased by 200%.
Adam felt the surge of borrowed power course through his veins. He raised his hands—
And conjured whips of blood blades.
Their edges gleamed unnaturally sharp.
With a flick of his wrist, the blades lashed out, carving through the battlefield like crimson serpents.
But Adam wasn't done.
His gaze flickered to the shop interface.
[Purchase Pulse Disruptor! 250 Gold deducted.]
[Purchase Pulse Disruptor! 250 Gold deducted.]
[Purchase Pulse Disruptor! 250 Gold deducted.]
[Pulse Disruptors have been sold out]
Tch. That was the last of them.
Without hesitation, he hurled the activated disruptors across the battlefield.
The moment they landed, a wave of energy pulsed outward, their signals colliding with the corrupted mana inside the corpses.
A grotesque symphony of shuddering, shrieking, and snapping flesh filled the air.
Immediately, Adam's blood blades struck, slicing into the staggering corpses.
The combination of the Pulse Disruptors and [Smooth Cut] caused their bodies to disintegrate into chunks of mangled flesh.
[Trespassed Corpse has been slain.]
[+2030 Exp, +1 Basic Soul Core.]
[+100 Gold]...
[Trespassed Corpse has been slain.]
[+2030 Exp, +1 Basic Soul Core.]
[+100 Gold]...
Just then...
Adam felt a tap on his back!
His instincts screamed.
A corpse had touched him.
His entire body seized.
"Shit—"
A force like a battering ram slammed into him.
Before he could fully react, a tremendous shockwave blasted him backward.
But even as he was thrown, his grip on his weapon never loosened.
In one swift motion, he twisted mid-air, whipping a blood blade behind him.
Slash!
The corpse's head flew off.
But even that wasn't enough to calm him.
Bang!
Adam crashed against a wall, the impact rattling his bones.
He let out a deep breath, forcing himself to push past the pain.
Something was wrong.
A foreign sensation crawled along his back, burrowing deep into his skin...
No, into his mana.
'It's trying to latch onto my energy… to take control of my body?'
His expression darkened.
He immediately accelerated his process of mana regeneration using a blood crystal to overwhelm the attempt of control.
A deep exhale.
His gaze swept across the battlefield.
There were no more corpses left...
He glanced towards his team, only to see them battered up on the ground with grave wounds.
Luckily Loraine, their healer, was still safe...
'Good... they listened to me by making sure the corpses don't reach towards Loraine...'
Adam thought in relief.
[DaoistOfCreation has donated a D-tier gift]
[You have received] : Instant Rejuvenation : Heal all your injuries and restores mana in an instant. (One-time use)
[DaoistOfCreation tells the streamer to patch himself up before more corpses arrive!]
[Bird Hunter tells the God-like viewer of Creation that he would like some guidance!]
[Experienced Old Knight scolds the Bird Hunter to be more respectful to the daoist!]
Adam glanced towards the gift, sincerely thanking the Daoist for it.
However, he did not want to waste it as of now.
After all, he still had a few blood crystals, and their healer was still alive.
Noticing that the fight had come to a stop, Loraine ran towards him immediately.
"Are you alright?"
She said worriedly.
Adam glanced at her before frowning.
"Yes, go heal the others first, that one attack isn't enough to render me disabled or gravely injured."
Loraine let out a sigh of relief.
"That's good, let me heal you first so you can protect me while I heal the others..."
She said as she extended an arm towards Adam.
Seeing this, a question suddenly arose in Adam's mind.
'Didn't she only need to sing to heal him? Why is she reaching out her hand?...'
Just as her hand extended near Adam...
The [Death Mark] that was in the back of Adam's palm suddenly lit up!
It meant that he was about to experience death!
The moment Loraine's hand was about to make contact—
Adam's body vanished.
And in his place—
A stone fell onto the ground.
20 meters away, Adam reappeared near his injured teammates.
He had used [Location Swapper], the gift that one of his viewer's had gifted him before!
[Activated] : Location Swapper (8 uses left)
His eyes snapped back toward Loraine.
Her hand froze mid-air.
She slowly tilted her head back towards Adam as she smiled.
A slow, eerie smile.
Adam frowned, thinking of ways to escape while being able to drag his teammates along.
Just then, he heard Loraine's voice speak up first.
"Hm. Quite incredible."
She mused, tilting her head slightly, as if studying a particularly interesting specimen.
"I was truly surprised when I found out you were the one called The Chosen Conduit."
Adam didn't respond.
He kept his stance firm, muscles coiled, waiting for an opening.
Loraine didn't seem to mind his silence.
She took a slow step forward, ignoring the distance he had put between them.
"You were the one who killed one of my puppets on the first floor, correct?"
She continued, her voice retaining that gentle lilt, as if discussing something mundane.
"Celestia...."
Adam finally muttered, the name leaving his lips like a warning.
Loraine—no, Celestia—let out a soft, airy laugh.
"It's been on my mind for awhile now, how exactly did you know about my name? Did Elaric perhaps tip you off?"