A Core Ship From The Start-Chapter 266 - 214: Seal Release_1

Chapter 266: Chapter 214: Seal Release_1

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[Obtained Rune of Death (Fragmented)]

[Acquired Special Ability—Black Flame: The Black Flame is the flame of the Hunting God. After releasing the seal, it once again becomes a terrifying existence (It can trigger an explosion through a charged attack, instant death judgment when the target is hit/ If the target successfully resists, it reduces the enemy’s maximum HP, decreasing enemy attributes by 1% (stackable))]

[Divine Special Attack]

“Phew…”

Duanmu Huai opened his eyes and let out a long exhale. Although it was a bit risky this time, obtaining the Rune of Death made it worthwhile!

Especially the debuff against maximum HP, it’s extremely useful for Duanmu Huai. He knew well that many chosen ones had damn annoying self-regeneration skills, especially those disgusting minions of the God of Plague – weak attacks only allowed them to regenerate more than the damage dealt, which was utterly infuriating.

Now, cutting the maximum HP directly would really show them what’s what!

“Vassal, are you all right?”

Bambi anxiously hovered around Duanmu Huai, regarding him with concern, while his hand lightly touched Duanmu’s head.

“I’m fine… just need to rest for a bit…”

Upon hearing Bambi’s query, Duanmu shook his head. He was currently resting against a mountain wall while his Skull Repair was busily fixing his damaged equipment. In fact, Duanmu himself had been injured in that self-explosion. If he hadn’t accumulated enough Physical Attribute points and promptly used Armed Enhancement to boost his defense, he could have been fatally wounded or even half-dead by now.

Although if he had preserved Mobile Armor, Duanmu could have escaped injury. Nevertheless, he had finally decided to sacrifice the Mobile Armor to lure Marikas. That damn dog was insanely swift; if Marikas didn’t get what he wanted, he might have realized something was wrong and dodge away in time, and that would make Duanmu’s self-explosion a totally wasted move.

Thinking of this, Duanmu once again looked at the Rune Engraving on the back of his hand. The Rune of Death, which originally appeared in the form of a cross at the bottom of the Rune Engraving, was now reversed and surrounded by half a crescent-shaped rune that resembled a tentacle.

In other words, Lani had originally stolen one third of the Rune of Death, so what she currently held should be the remaining half.

Now that Power Armor had been fully repaired, Duanmu Huai stood up and moved his slightly sore body.

“Okay, let’s go.”

“Are you sure you’re all right, Vassal? Shall we rest a while longer?”

Seeing Duanmu Huai get up, Bambi asked anxiously. Duanmu, however, shook his head.

“No need. We still have to find the others.”

As he said this, Duanmu Huai frowned, a shadow of seriousness crossed his gaze. During his rest, he had contacted his three companions. Lorena and Audrey were all right, but Ogis had informed him of some incomprehensible anomalies, which had him quite worried. Even though according to the card data, Ogis didn’t seem to be in any peril, Duanmu still planned to rush to Red Lion City as soon as possible, slay the Shard Star General Ratain, and lift the seal on Eternal City. Only in this way could he hurry to Ogis’s side.

Initially, Duanmu thought Red Lion City would be filled with a bunch of neurotic violence enthusiasts like in Stonewell Castle, but to his surprise, the city was entirely empty — not a single soul in sight.

What’s going on?

With this mystery in mind, Duanmu walked forward with Bambi. Only when they’d reached the depths of Red Lion City did he see a group of diversely dressed figures standing there. Some looked like warriors, others like mages, and still others were… who knows what, to be honest.

Say, that walking kettle with hands and legs.

The Werewolf Soldier he’d previously met outside of Eternal City was also present, so Duanmu decided to approach him.

“Ah, you’ve arrived.”

Seeing Duanmu Huai’s arrival, the Werewolf Soldier nodded appreciatively.

“I’ve been waiting for you for a while. I thought you wouldn’t come.”

“I was… slightly delayed. But speaking of that… what’s going on here?”

Duanmu looked around in confusion at the people around him.

Had he not known his purpose for coming here was to fight, he’d have thought Red Lion City was holding some sort of festival or celebration.

“This is the Ratain Ritual, a ceremony to honor the eternal rest of the strongest warrior and greatest hero of the Shard War, Ratain. You should also know that Ratain was corroded by the Crimson Corruption during his bout with the Valkyrie. Now that his sanity is gone, all we can do is to give him an honorable death — a glorious death like that of a warrior.”

With this, the Werewolf Soldier nodded towards the other warriors nearby.

“These are all brilliant warriors from the Borderland. They are all here with a desire to challenge this legendary figure and prove their own strength.”

“I see.”

Now Duanmu finally understood why he had met no resistances on his way in. It seemed the subordinates of General Ratain were quite dependable.

Well, comparing them to that one in Stonewell… it was glaringly different.