Not only Shal and Marco but now Path rewards even thought they could bully him What in the actual fuck
Chapter 160
But there really didn’t seem like there was anything that he could do The golden gates blocked his path and the reward advised him that he couldn’t survive that way Perhaps it was just making extra sure that he understood that wasn’t the way he should go
Either way Randidly was getting very good at bottling up his anger and using it to fuel his fights so he just accepted the option and clicked to ascend the mountain And in a flash he was there standing on the mountain path a grey seething land around him seemingly barren Randidly turned and found that the path behind him had disappeared
Sighing Randidly turned and began to walk forward Hopefully this wasn’t as traumatizing as his time being transported to the Patron of Ash’s world He slowly ascended climbing up the increasingly steep mountain path As he did so the air became chillier and he could slowly make out more landmarks around him It seemed that the higher Randidly climbed the higher the peak loomed above him Gnarled twisted trees bare of all leaves populated the mountain side twisted and angry
If he looked at them for too long Randidly was sure that they began to quiver slightly and were a touch away from coming awake so he hurried onward heading further up the path It was full of jagged turns and cutbacks but Randidly followed it shifting more from walking to climbing clinging grimly to slate grey stone faces as he ascended
He seemed to walk forever and the trees grew thicker and thicker below him crowding around the spot where he ascended almost staring up after him
After climbing for a while he reached a ledge and that was where the wind began to blow At the edges and backend of the wind there seemed to be a voice whispering to him but as he would listen the wind would howl even more loudly making him grit his teeth There were many parts of the climb that were difficult physically even for him but no matter how Randidly concentrated he could not manage to use any skills
So he simply closed his mouth and forced himself to continue
After the wind came the snow first a sprinkling of it then thick waves almost as if it was getting dumped from above on him The chill quickly sank to his bones and Randidly felt very bitter about the fact that he couldn’t use any of his many fire spells to drive away some of the cold
He could only slog on pushing is way through the deepening snow By the time it was waist high Randidly stopped panting looking up above him Still the summit loomed much closer but also much farther away with this difficult to handle snow in the way
Sighing Randidly looked down and then froze Slowly his hand trembling from the cold he reached down and touched the snow rubbing it between his fingers
It was bone shavings They weren’t cold either just filled with a frigid hateful energy Randidly looked slowly up and the summit seemed to curve in a vicious way like a murderous blade Lowering his gaze Randidly pushed forward moving through the shavings of bone
He definitely could not have done it before Mrs Hamilton’s training because the whole thing left his body trembling with exertion barely able to continue His physical potential was completely wrung out of him Even then if he had not spent so much time reading the words of the Spear Phantom the vicious cold rage of the shavings might have overwhelmed him and ground down his will to nothing
And what would happen then Randidly wondered as he moved forward on a path the bone shavings slowly falling away even as more softly fell around him Would he just remain here
Randidly reached the summit and looked around It was a small little valley here with a pond that was frozen over Sighing and shaking his head Randidly walked over to the pond his feet so numb by this point that he couldn’t even care Deep within the pond laying on the bottom some strange item looking like a strange sphere pulsed with a blue black energy
Randidly went down to his knees and punched the ice It cracked but barely Growling he looked around He spotted a dozen or so skeletons leaning up against the rock wall their arms crossed looking exceedingly peaceful So Randidly walked over and took the bones from one of the skeletons and then returned to the pond
But has he did so the skeleton began to hum and wail somehow making a ridiculous racket even in death Randidly ignored it and began to use the bone as a pick to dig at the ice This continued for a while before the bone shattered into small pieces that were unusable
So almost helpless Randidly returned and took more bones The wailing grew louder The bones continued to break Randidly had to move on from the first skeleton to the second Now that one began to wail and the first continued to make noise even though all Randidly had left was the skull
Slowly after an hour of work and all the skeletons he had cracked and scratched the ice enough to finally make it to the bottom A strangely lopsided sphere half dark blue and swirled black and white sat there almost breathing Randidly just shrugged and grabbed it
Congratulations You have obtained the Heart of the Wandering Butcher End +10 Str and Agi +7 Per and React +5 You have learned the skill The Pervasive Chill of Death ® Lvl 1
Warning Pervasive Chill
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Randidly narrowed his eyes as he reappeared in the tent and the warning notification and the follow up notification was snuffed out right before his eyes What was more disturbing was that when he checked his status he hadn’t received any such skill Annoyed Randidly closed his eyes and focused his attention inward There was the Aether Spring some disturbingly thick branches extending outward inside of him
There was his Soul Skill still swirling endlessly refining the rotten biomass into that strange emerald material
There was that small core of energy that remained as a reward from the Lonesome Spear Path And right next to it a small chilling orb of hatred and rage bound into a small ball of energy Surrounded by a disturbingly familiar golden chain that included a tinkling bell
Are you fucking kidding me 1000 PP for this
Although it took some time Randidly managed to force down his anger Then he turned to the next step which was selecting his new path Hopefully something actually useful
A vein in his temple twitched and Randidly took several deep breaths promising himself that he would take his anger out on the next spear user that Shal let him challenge
Heretic IX 0/ Oathbreaker 0/25 Initiate of Ash I 0/75 Nexus Traveler Cohort 5 0/50 Path of Control 0/200 Grace I 0/75 Basic Mana Engraving 0/100 Weeping that Falls like Rain 0/200
The big change was that Heretic had shifted to Heretic IX And sure enough when he looked Randidly found a notification among the sea of skill increases saying that he should turn back take a class or else he would face the consequences etc It just made him sigh There was no way that he would at this point or any way that he could
But he would need to be more careful about not having notifications if it was possible for him to be attacked by a Judgement
The new arrivals were the Mana Engraving and the Weeping Cloud Paths and of the two Randidly felt the draw from both Especially the Weeping Cloud path He relied on the Weeping Cloud heavily in order to recover from the mental strain of all of the training In addition it was his first path from an non Common rarity skill But after blowing 1000 PP for nothing it was hard for Randidly to justify another huge expenditure
Instead Randidly checked how much PP was remaining Seeing it was enough he quickly chose and finished off Oathbreaker which he had for quite a while Every 5 PP earned him a point in Willpower which was a nice state of affairs after this most recent path debacle
Congratulations You have completed the Oathbreaker Path You have broken your vows and left your shackles lay fallow behind you You feel no shame but only a righteous anger Your path is more important than any bond that they may force upon you Forward you continue because the path is long and continues ever onward Resist +10 You have gained the skill Rejection Lvl 1