The Hunted Regressor: My Heretic Saint System-Chapter 70: A Man To Kill
Ignotus was standing directly in front of the soldier.
"AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
His eyes scared the soldier into screaming.
"DIEEEEEEEE YOOOOU BASTAAARD!"
He punched forward, though nothing was hit.
Ignotus was already behind him, slicing the pitiful soldier in half.
When the dead fell apart, he let out a quiet breath and lowered his blade.
"You should’ve listened to my words."
His gray eyes turned to the sky.
"...I’ll always be a killer, it seems."
Not allowing him a moment of... reminiscing? A few of the others, now angered, screamed and charged at him, not a single rational thought going through their minds.
"Ah, for Hell’s sake."
Ignotus groaned.
"Can’t you people take a hint?"
"DIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"
No, they could not, and so...
He turned and bolted.
"Get him!"
"After him!"
"Get the bastard!"
He ran, and not because he had to, but because it was easier to kill them that way.
Besides, baiting people into rage was an art form that needed repetition to perfect. What better time than now to practice it here, with a live audience?
"C’mon, hurry up!"
Ignotus waved his hand at them.
"You’ll lose me at this pace!"
Their fury only grew.
"My mother runs faster than that!"
He led them down a narrow passageway, a canyon with cliffs on both sides that was barely wide enough for five men to stand shoulder to shoulder.
Once he was deep enough, he stopped, drew his sword, and drove it straight into the rock wall.
The cliff trembled almost immediately, cracks spidering through it.
In moments, the hill roared, much of it collapsing in a cloud of dust and falling stone.
Yet stone and rubble didn’t reach them; no, the canyon was safe from that.
The dust, however? Oh, the canyon got filled with it, blinding them.
"Retreat!"
"The bastard had set up a trap!"
"B-But... which way’s out?!"
The soldiers screamed, knowing better than to stay here a second longer.
Visibility had dropped to nothing, and they could barely breathe.
"I can’t see!"
"Hold formation!"
"Where’s—urgh! Don’t blindly swing!"
They couldn’t see or think.
Well, the second one wasn’t anything new.
Nor could they tell if the shadow moving beside them was friend or foe.
Were they to attack? Defend? Run away like they wanted to?
Either way, it didn’t matter...
Ignotus was already among them.
This time, he didn’t need his ’guide.’
His Beholding Eyes were enough.
The first one died before realizing anyone was behind him.
The second turned and saw nothing but his own reflection in a blade.
The third didn’t listen to orders and swung wildly, only to hit his ally. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺
By that point, panic had completely taken over the soldiers.
"MONSTER!"
"H-HE’S A DEMON!"
"STAY TOGETHER—!"
Ignotus weaved through them, his blade easily tearing through their flesh.
Screams, one after another, echoed off the canyon walls, and blood sprayed against the stone. Eventually, when the dust began to settle, the only sound left was the faint dripping of blood and the far rumbling of rocks.
Ignotus stood alone, staring at what remained.
"Maybe they’re right."
He twisted his sword, flicking their remains off, and sighed.
"...I might just be a Demon~."
Eris shook her head.
’They started it.’
He stowed his blade.
"Mm."
Ignotus turned back towards the battlefield, stepping over corpses of humans and monsters alike until he reached the Rune...
The prize that had started all of this.
It floated in the air, pulsing and glowing faintly.
He stared at it for a long time, only to then groan.
"You’ve got to be kidding me."
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[ᛂᛪᚾᚱᛜᛈᛜᛉ]
Element: Entropy
Rank: 5
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"Entropy..."
He sighed.
"Out of everything..."
His eyes twitched repeatedly.
"Entropy."
Of all the possible Runes to waste this bloodbath on, it had to be that.
One of the rarest ever Runes, an unimpressive Ethereal Entropy Rune.
He couldn’t even sell this thing!
No one would buy it!
Absolutely no one!
"Calamity really hates me."
Ignotus stepped closer.
"Really, really."
Eris sighed in his head.
’Are you going to—’
’Oh, I am.’
He reached out, clutching the floating orb in his hand.
The moment his fingers closed around it, light flared...
Thump!
Chaotic and incredibly violent Divinity crashed into him.
It was strong enough to twist his mind.
The pain he felt was enormous.
Yet he didn’t scream or blink.
"It hurts a little, so..."
Instead, he warned Eris.
"I’ll sleep for a bit."
His entire body shook, and...
’Break.’
The world went black.
...
Ignotus, after many hours of well-needed sleep, eventually fluttered his eyes open.
Before he could move or even think—
Ding!
His system arrived.
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║OVERFLOW!║
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║☆ ORDINATION UP X 4 ☆║
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[SF= 500]
[Ordination: 20 → 24]
[+ 12 STAT POINTS!]
[You Have Stepped Closer To Divinity.]
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’Hoh...’
As expected, breaking the Rune was the way to go.
A few more gains and he’d be as strong as a seasoned Acolyte...
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║Heretic Saint System║
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{Class: Disciple (Class Eleven)}
{Ordination: 24}
[• SF: 75 / 161 •]
{Health}
[• H: 434/434 → 616/616 •]
{Divinity}
[• D: 460/460 → 732/732 •]
{Statistics}
[Strength] 19 → 20 (E+ → D-) (Academy Avg: C+)
[Intelligence] 20 → 28 (D- → D) (Academy Avg: C+)
[Willpower] 20 → 30 (D- → D) (Academy Avg: C+)
[Speed] 22 (D-) (Academy Avg: B-)
[Endurance] 20 → 24 (D-) (Academy Avg: B-)
[Appearance] 70 (B+) (Academy Avg: C)
[Personality] -1 (G) (Academy Avg: C)
[Luck] 60 (B) (Academy Avg: C)
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All this effort was more than worth it.
Perhaps he was ready to start doing the more insane stuff now, like, for example...
’Hey, Eris, and good afternoon.’
Ignotus pushed himself up.
’Good afternoon, and yes?’
He took a moment, thinking about how much he wanted to reveal, and continued:
’You’ve got four Followers, right?’
’That’s right.’
Her voice turned a little heavier.
’Do you wish to end the first of them now?’
’I do.’
That answer made Her pause.
’...really?’
Ignotus nodded.
’Nikalaos Andreas, the bearer of the now Time Rune.’
Eris took a moment, many thoughts going through Her pretty head.
’Yes, he seems not to have moved in a while, but... I don’t remember telling you his Element; how do you know—’
She cut Herself off before completing that sentence, knowing full well by now how secretive and cautious he was.
’Does it relate to what happened to your Soul?’
Ignotus nodded, appreciating Her gentleness.
’Yes, it does, and call it my regression.’
He could hear Her nod.
’I see... Thank you for answering that. I’m sure it wasn’t something you liked doing.’
Ignotus shook his head.
’No, I might be seen as crazy, but at least I know how forthcoming you are with me, always putting me first, so I should do this at least.’
What a rare moment this was...
A deranged man and a chaotic but gentle covered Goddess being direct with each other and genuinely listening to each other...
Too bad it wasn’t going to last.
’So where is he?’
Ignotus had a man to kill.
Ding!
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║NEW QUEST!║
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[Objective: Kill Nikalaos Andreas]
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And his system knew that too.
