NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 4: Chapter 4: The Hunt Begins
The feeling of power coursing through his newly evolved form was intoxicating.
His massive, abyssal body pulsed with raw strength, and the ground trembled beneath his steps. He flexed his new limbs, testing their power. With a single swipe of his Devourer's Grasp, he could shatter boulders the size of houses.
But he wasn't satisfied.
No, this was just the beginning.
If he wanted to rule this world, he needed to keep evolving.
And to evolve…
He needed to hunt.
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[System Notification]
[ The Great Hunt Begins! ]
[ Defeat powerful beings to increase your evolution progress. ]
[ Next Evolution Threshold: 5 Mythical+ Creatures ]
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[Target Selection]
His abyssal senses spread across the vast landscape, scanning for powerful creatures nearby.
Immediately, he detected three major threats in the area.
1. Elder Flame Wyvern (Epic+) – A massive, fire-breathing beast ruling the sky.
2. Dread Titan (Legendary) – A colossal stone warrior capable of reshaping terrain with its steps.
3. Abyssal Lurker (Mythical) – A shadowy creature that devours light and bends reality.
The third one caught his interest immediately.
Another abyssal entity?
This would be fun.
Without hesitation, he moved.
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[Location: The Shrouded Expanse]
The landscape shifted as he traveled. The once-vast plains of crystalline trees gave way to a dark abyssal wasteland, filled with towering black spires that pulsed with eerie energy.
It was as if light itself was afraid to exist here.
Then, he felt it.
A presence.
Something ancient.
Something watching.
And then—
Darkness moved.
The Abyssal Lurker emerged.
It had no defined form—its body shifted and changed, phasing in and out of existence.
But the moment it saw him, it did something unexpected.
It spoke.
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"Impossible…"
Its voice was like a thousand whispers at once.
"You are not meant to exist. A formless one that devours evolution itself… You are an anomaly."
He smirked.
"Yeah? Well, so what?"
"You must be erased."
Then, the battle began.
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[Boss Battle: Abyssal Lurker]
The world twisted.
The creature didn't fight conventionally.
Instead, space itself warped, and suddenly—he was in an entirely different reality.
A void.
An infinite abyss, where time and space meant nothing.
But he wasn't scared.
He was excited.
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[System Notification]
[ Warning! You are in the Abyssal Domain! ]
[ Reality is distorted. Escape is impossible until the fight is over. ]
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The Lurker struck first.
From the darkness, countless tendrils erupted, each one aiming to consume him entirely.
But he had already adapted.
His Devourer's Grasp lashed out, ripping through reality itself.
SLASH!
The tendrils were shredded.
The Lurker let out a distorted screech.
It tried again—this time, creating clones of itself, each one warping and shifting to attack from every direction.
But he wasn't fooled.
With a single pulse of abyssal energy, his Cosmic Fear activated.
The clones froze.
Their very essence trembled.
And that was all the opening he needed.
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[Final Strike]
He lunged, shifting his form mid-air, transforming into a bladed nightmare of abyssal destruction.
"Disappear."
SLASH!
One clean cut.
The Abyssal Lurker shattered, its body dissolving into countless fragments of void energy.
The battle was over.
And then—
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[System Notification]
[ You have defeated a Mythical+ entity: Abyssal Lurker ]
[ Calculating Rewards… ]
[ New Evolution Trait Unlocked: Voidborn Ascendancy ]
Gain control over the Abyssal Domain. Can warp reality within a limited range.
[ New Form Unlocked: Abyssal Lurker Form ]
Partial Transformation Available
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He exhaled.
Power surged through him.
This was it.
This was how he would reach the absolute peak.
And he was just getting started.
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[Global Chat Erupts]
[Player 51,902,783]: Yo what the hell is happening?! Who is this guy?!
[Player 12]: Someone just soloed a Mythical-ranked creature?? This is broken as hell!
[Player 4]: I swear, if this guy isn't a final boss, I'll eat my keyboard.
[Player 1]: Heh. Just wait. This is only the beginning.
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[What Comes Next?]
With his new powers, his next targets were clear.
1. The Elder Flame Wyvern
2. The Dread Titan
He would hunt them all.
And after that?
He would start building his army.
Because if power ruled this world…
Then he would become the absolute ruler.
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[End of Chapter 4]