Leo smiled he felt incredible. He just defeated a Heavens Chosen from the Large Of Shadows! Granted, it was probably some of the weakest Heavens Chosen but still…… He Leo could defeat a cultivator kissed by the Heavens themselves. Leo felt unstoppable and [Void God] deactivated. Leo opened the notification he skipped during the fight.
[Void Dismantle] [Void Dismantle]
Arcane F-Grade Early Proficiency -> Arcane F-Grade Middle Proficiency
Unending, Undying, Face The End Unending, Undying, Face The End
Leo realized that the new [Void Dismantle didn’t need him to chant the word Dismantle or point anymore. Pointing increases accuracy and chanting adds strength but now he could activate it with just his mind.
Outpost Downer
Destroy one Sword Curse Outpost (0/1)
Time limit: 14 Days
Reward: F-Grade Spirit Tool
Savior
Drive back the Sword Curse Cultivators from Earth (0/1)
Time limit 2 Years 11 Months 15 Days
Reward: Hidden Node Breaker or Ancestral Vision
Fated
Kill a Peak Hegemon while still being a E-Grader (0/1)
Bonus: Escape a Half Step Monarch (0/1)
Time limit for regular: 4 Years 11 Months 15 Days
Bonus Time Limit: 4 Years 11 Months 15 Days (No penalty)
Reward for regular: D-Grade Spirit Tool of your choice
Bonus Reward: ???
Leo smiled as he felt super confident in beating Outpost Downer with his new abilities. Leo became a bringer of death as he danced through the battlefield closing in on an outpost that was in the corner just outside of the cleansing crew. They were going to be found out anyway Leo thought as he rushed down.
The cultivators on top of the tower that was seemingly the outpost pointed at Leo and a huge cultivator over 2 meters tall jumped down. The earth shook a little bit as he looked at Leo. Despite what the common person would think the cultivator wasn’t overly muscular. He was lean and was a skeleton. He probably was extremely muscular for a skeleton but to the normal person he just looked lean.
Bone armor protruded out of the joints and covered him up. A mace replaced his right arm and his left was replaced with a shield. Leo charged pointing at him. Dismantle! The attack left blemishes all over the skeletons armor but Leo felt that the skeleton was in the Middle of E-Grade if he had to rate strength the skeleton definitely felt stronger in speed and strength to Azil yet Leo couldn’t picture Azil losing.
Leo felt confident enough and charged straight into the skeleton banging shield and mace. A wide uppercut aimed towards Leo’s chin but he slid under the mace and stabbed. Only to see a shield with serrated edges crash into his ribcage as he was flown back. Leo looked up in disbelief he was sure to keep track of the shield how had it appeared there!
Leo traced the skeletons body for anything abnormal but he just seemed like a normal Middle E-Grade! But no normal E-Grade could do what he just did and speed up so fast! Leo had no time to think about it as the skeleton came up swinging the mace in a seemingly simple attack yet Leo felt like it was Inescapable death. Leo tilted his body barely dodging the attack and a wordless Dismantle was used.
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The skeletons armor received another set of scars and Leo finally realized [Void Dismantle] not empowered by [Void God] as not going to cut it. Leo also knew he couldn’t activate [Void God] again because he wouldn’t be able to control the urges brought by the form a second time in quick succession. Leo felt like a beast that has been cornered by a far more experienced hunter. No matter how simple the skeletons strikes seemed they somehow always met him in the trajectory. Even worse Leo felt like he was being sucked in by the attacks unable to take himself out of the fight to get a breather.
A fist appeared out of nowhere and hit him in his right temple Leo staggered and two more arms slammed into Leo’s chest driving him back fifty meters away. Leo coughed up a mouthful of blood and nearly got decapitated by the shield serrate edges when Shade’s twin blades intercepted. Leo stumbled backwards nearly falling and opened his Quests only to see something that confirmed his fears.
Outpost Downer
Destroy one Sword Curse Outpost (0/1)
Time limit: 14 Days
Reward: F-Grade Spirit Tool
Bonus Objective: Defeat Sword Curse Outpost Leader: Kommando
Bonus Reward: E-Grade Spirit Tool
Leo realized he was never supposed to engage in Kommando as it seemed the System called him he was supposed to target an Outpost that already los tit’s leader. Shade was being pushed back to already having strained herself a lot over the past few hours while Kommando was seemingly in perfect condition minus a couple blemishes on his armor.
Shade’s waves of cleansing fire barely even melted Kommando’s armor Leo jumped straight in as he tried to apply more pressure on Kommando. A [Void Slash] was conjured and slashed at Kommando. But he just scoffed and bent his back back 180 degrees and effortlessly dodged it while kicking Leo back. Kommando then soup his mace towards Shade and banged her and her twin blades aside.
This was going to be harder than he thought.
Leo shot Dismantle after Dismantle to try and break that armor of his. He the skeleton just moved his body slightly to the right and tanked the one she couldn’t dodge easily. Set of scars one after another appeared all over his armor. But he was unfazed as he walked through the attacks unhurt. Leo felt like the skeleton was Death and Time incarnate Death didn’t always come in the blink of an eye but rather like Time unrelenting unforgiving and none can cheat Time forever.
Leo suddenly realized the Kommando’s Path and he fully realized the phenomenon he experienced. Kommando when attacking instilled the essence of Time with every strike drastically changing his perspective making him be wary of things that were there five seconds ago and utterly incensing of the mace heading for his head. Kommando really wasn’t very strong or fast he just had immaculate understanding of Time Death and Technique. It felt like every attack contained the unending rampant of Time.
Leo felt his senses sharpen this kind of technique even confused his Danger Sense as it wasn’t an illusion but rather muddled his senses. Leo smiled and ran at Kommando but while he was still 100 meters away he swung a pre conjured [Void Slash] at what seemed like empty air. A annoyed Kommando was instead pushed out of thin air his shield slightly cracked. “So you managed to figure it out. Not bad for two F-Graders.” Kommando boisterously laughed.
Leo smiled and turned around ducking nearly dodging a mace he then cast Dismantle all around him in a circle. Kommando’s body appeared right in front of Leo. Leo looked at the ground and saw footsteps in the sand as he realized the Kommando truly was frazzled by having his Path exposed. Kommando slipped up and let his control faded slightly and didn’t perfectly control his technique. Leo laughed internally at how simple Kommando truly was tip toeing around Leo trying to confuse him.
A [Void Slash] slammed into Kommando’s helmet cutting open a long gash. A beam of condensed sunlight suddenly seared through the crack and quite literally fried Kommando’s head. Shade suddenly appeared as an Abyssal half moon crescent slash bro down cutting an X with Leo’s strike in the Kommandos’ helmet. Kommando fell back and stumbled. Leo smiled as he pointed both his hands together in a clasped finger gun. DISMANTLE!!!! The strongest Dismantle Leo ever unleashed shredded through the already weakened armor. Kommando took a couple steps back his one good red eye glaring at them as only half his helmet remained.
Kommando’s remaining armor shone an irresistible green glow and his remaining eye was covered with dense green runes. A clock appeared on his chest and it started rewinding a green glow entered Leo’s eyes and he felt his memories fade…..
Leo was standing in a field of sand disorientated he felt his memories were gone at least a part of— BOOM! Leo was smashed in the head with a mace and he flew backwards. The last thing he remembered was a green glow. Leo felt himself getting held up by his throat as he felt two strong red eyes glare into his eyes.
Leo groaned as he felt life draining away. Than only black remained.
The Void Emperor opened his eyes again and looked down at the skeleton that held him no held Leo by the throat. Leo blacking out actually let the Void Emperor gain control and a supercharged [Void Slash] appeared slicing the skeletons arm off cleanly. Eh. How strong would Leo be if he just let me take over Zac sighed looking back up at the small skeleton.
For some reason this little skeleton reminded him of Kator the Reaver. All those years ago when he was fighting for the Ultom Courts. Kommando backed off scared. He even has similar names Zac though as a supercharged [Void Dismantle] shredded through the weak skeleton. Zac felt the brats presence return and he sighed as he receded control again.
Leo opened his eyes to find out his Void Energy Reserves has plummeted to its last 20% and his Energy Reserves at 30%. Leo looked down at Kommando’s shredded body and remembered everything except for how Kommando ended up in this state.
Leo looked up at the Outpost, the people deserted it. Without people manning the defensive arrays it just took one Dismantle to send it crashing down.
Outpost Downer
Destroy one Sword Curse Outpost (DONE)
Time limit: DONE
Reward: F-Grade Spirit Tool
Bonus Objective: Defeat Sword Curse Outpost Leader: Kommando
Bonus Reward: E-Grade Spirit Tool
Leo smiled looks like he would soon get a nice upgrade to his weapons. After all Leo’s only sword broke. Loot time has arrived.