Chapter 990: Dark Demon and the Witch’s Staff (4k)
After absorbing the divine power of the [Mysterious Person], the permanent enhancement mainly focused on the attack attribute among the three primary stats.
The [Demon King·Eldridge]’s magic power, attack, and defense were originally 8000, 7500, and 8000 points respectively. After digesting and absorbing the divine power, the gap in attack was filled, and the three primary stats became 8000, 8000, and 8000.
A total increase of 500 points in attack is indeed quite limited.
However, this growth is in the base attack, and even after the summoning is lifted, it remains.
This is equivalent to instantly elevating the Demon King·Eldridge’s attack by a tier.
Additionally, due to the lack of a [God’s Core], inheriting the divinity of the [Mysterious Person] cannot be well preserved.
Apart from that, the most significant change was in the ultimate skills. The special ultimate skill obtained after successfully using the [Devourer] could be permanently retained due to the [God-devouring Beast]!
However, the ultimate skill he absorbed was not the wind-attribute power of “certainly cutting,” but rather the flame spell used at the beginning — the [Envy’s Fire]!
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[Envy’s Fire: Flames of envy burn from the depths of the heart, capable of striking the soul directly.]
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This surprising fact is a fire-type + dark-type ultimate skill. When released, the [Envy’s Fire] appears as a mixture of black and red flames in its normal state. The dark attribute’s black flames burn from the depths of the heart, while the fire-type red flames burn externally like ordinary flames.
One from within, one from without; although they are part of a single ultimate skill, they possess dual damage.
If the [Demon King·Eldridge] could fully master the [Envy’s Fire], he might even integrate it into the [Sin’s Fire], making the [Sin’s Fire] even more terrifying.
It is worth noting that after defeating the [Mysterious Person], the [Demon King·Eldridge]’s [Sin’s Fire] gained an additional level.
During the process of waiting for the [Demon King·Eldridge] to digest and absorb the divine power, Dak retrieved the staff that had fallen to the ground.
The staff itself was slender, slightly longer than the commonly used magic wands of today.
Since it was used by the [Mysterious Person], it must have been a certain level of a divine artifact.
Dak just happened to need a magic wand, so he paid particular attention to it.
Immediately after picking it up, he felt a surge of envious intent!
This staff was actually of the same nature as the [Envy’s Fire]… a jealous magic wand!
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[Witch’s Staff: It is said that the [Goddess of Beauty] Aphrodite bestowed this staff upon the [Witch] Eve. It can evoke jealousy from within and convert it into a continuous flow of mana. The more beautiful the wielder, the more jealousy it evokes, resulting in a greater amount of mana. It comes with an ultimate skill: Envy’s Fire.]
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[Envy’s Fire] was originally an attached ultimate skill of the [Witch’s Staff].
But after the [Mysterious Person] mastered the [Envy’s Fire] spell upon holding the [Witch’s Staff], it was then absorbed by the [Demon King·Eldridge].
In the legends related to this [Witch’s Staff], the [Goddess of Beauty] Aphrodite was jealous of the ethereal beauty of the [Witch] Eve, hence she intentionally bestowed the [Witch’s Staff] to make her susceptible to its influence, hoping to turn her ugly through jealousy.
However, the [Witch] Eve did not suffer any negative effects from the [Witch’s Staff]; instead, she repeatedly used it to subdue a dragon terrorizing the area, leaving behind a beautiful legend.
The [Envy’s Fire], which can strike the soul directly, is indeed a powerful weapon against dragons that rely on their scales for defense.
Dak sensed the overwhelming jealousy and had no choice but to temporarily seal the [Witch’s Staff] inside the [Ball of Truth] and put it away in his bag.
Until he understands how the [Witch] Eve used this staff, he could only treat it as a precious collectible.
Dak deeply regretted this.
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“Umm.”
The [Demon King·Eldridge] forcefully burrowed into Dak’s arms and suddenly opened his mouth, spitting out a golden medal!
The appearance of this medal greatly surprised Dak.
Initially, he suspected it might be the gold medal obtained by Fred North after killing the monster targeting him, but this medal actually appeared after the divine power of the [Mysterious Person] was truly absorbed.
This means that the [Mysterious Person] was the owner of the medal!
On the front of the medal was engraved the image of Hermes, the [God of Commerce, Traveler, Thief, and Livestock], dancing in the air with winged shoes!
So far, Dak has obtained four gold medals: the [God of Fire and Forging] Hephaestus, the [God of War and Wisdom] Athena, the [God of Agriculture] Demeter, and the [Goddess of Beauty] Aphrodite.
Adding the gold medal of Hermes, the [God of Commerce, Traveler, Thief, and Livestock], he now has five.
“Sir, do you know the purpose of this medal?”
Olivia approached from behind, extending her slender white hand, and in her palm was the sixth gold medal!
The front of this medal is engraved with Hera, the [Queen of Heaven], seated on a golden throne!
Dak took the medal from her and explained his guesses about its use.
Afterwards, Olivia recounted how she acquired her own gold medal. Of course, it wasn’t anything extraordinary.
She simply killed the creature chasing her and received the medal.
Her experience also served as a reminder to Dak that there were still two holy knights lying in the train car of the [Chariot of the Moon Goddess]!
“Go wake up Albert and Emily.” Dak said as he put away the [Demon King·Alastor] into the magic card.
“Alright.” Olivia agreed and entered the train car, waking up the [Twin Holy Knights] one by one.
The faces of the [Twin Holy Knights] looked grim upon waking from their sleep, but they couldn’t complain about their savior, so they swallowed their grievances inwardly.
Among them, Albert Grantham indeed had obtained a gold medal.
The front of the medal was engraved with Apollo, the [God of Light]. Dak directly pocketed this medal, bringing his total to seven!
After further inquiry, he quickly learned that the creature pursuing Emily Grantham was the same one that had driven them into a desperate situation, the grotesque and horrifying monster with an angelic halo!
“How does that angel monster compare to the mysterious person and the six-winged angel?” Dak asked Olivia.
Olivia thought carefully before shaking her head. “The physical strength and regenerative ability of that monster are superior to them, but its offensive capabilities are slightly weaker.”
Dak frowned slightly. “Doesn’t that make it even harder to deal with?”
Olivia replied, “It also possesses divine power and can purify abnormal states.” “That makes it even more troublesome.” Dak shook his head, pulling the [Demon King·Eldridge] out of his arms. “Spit out Fred North and let’s see him.”
[Good morning, ah ah ah!]
