Nameless King

Wain looked at the skeleton approaching him and swung his arm. The dark sword headed toward the monster like a black flash and severed its head. Wain wanted to attack the other monster, but the Golden Skeleton kept walking, even without his head.

'Damn, once again, I have met opponents who have no weaknesses. Swords are not good for fighting skeletons. The best option is crushing hammers...' Thought Wain and swung his hand.

This time the dark sword severed the skeleton's legs not to move. Then each of the monster's bones was destroyed, after which the skeleton was turned into a wreck of gold, and Wain received a white soul.

[Soul of Golden Skeleton (Destroyed)

Chronicle: First

Rating: Common]

Wain crushed the soul, and the energy went to his body.

[You have acquired the Soul Essence of Golden Skeleton level 19.]

"These skeletons are pretty weak, but they have a level nineteen... Hmm, for other people, these monsters could be deadly." Wain muttered and snapped his finger.

Wain walked forward while the dark sword sliced apart the skeletons roaming around. The monsters tried to fight back, but they were too slow and weak. Their weapons were incapable of blocking the dark sword, as were their shields and armor.

Wain was pleased with the situation. He was approaching the end of the maze, smoking and dozens of souls flying into his body. Thus he would soon gain a new level and come one step closer to the borders of the First Chronicle.

Step. Step. Step.

Suddenly there was the sound of footsteps behind him. Wain turned around, and he saw a horde of Golden Skeletons.

Even though they were already dead and Wain had gotten souls for them, they were alive again.

"Are they trying to clutch me from both sides?" Proclaimed Wain and the dark sword headed toward the monsters.

After a few minutes, Wain killed all the skeletons behind him again, but Wain didn't get a single soul. This situation seemed strange to him, in his opinion, these skeletons were not regenerating but were new monsters. Otherwise, he shouldn't have gotten souls for killing them early.

Then Wain saw that the golden wrecks began to reconnect and turn into skeletons. They were recovering even though the gold was frozen and under the corrosive effect of the dark sword.

Wain shrugged and ran forward. The Golden Skeletons were like immortal monsters, and in Wain's opinion, they were the most problematic enemy. So in this situation, he made a decision not to fight them. He couldn't get souls, which meant he wasted his time and energy for nothing.

'Hmm, these skeletons are rather strange creatures. They're weak, but it can be difficult given that there are more of them gradually. No matter how many times I kill them, it doesn't make them less.' Thought Wain was running forward.

He killed the skeletons he met along the way, but he missed many. Behind Wain was a horde of skeletons that would not let him stop in one place.

Eventually, there were several hundred skeletons, but Wain didn't waste time fighting them, it was pointless. He used the Sign of Lightning and turned into blue lightning.

Wain ran past dozens of skeletons, which similarly began chasing him.

"Maybe I should use the Golden Prism? No, that's too wasteful. They can't chase me forever. At some point, it will stop." Wain muttered and ran into the vast hall.

It was the end of the tunnel. Wain looked around, but he saw no way out of this room. However, in the center of the room floated a huge, golden heart. It didn't look human and beat slowly, several times a minute.

The heart was hidden behind a glass barrier, and it was encased in a multitude of golden chains. Wain nodded and waved his hand.

He realized that he most likely needed to destroy this heart to get out of here. The dark sword reached the huge heart like a flash, but the weapon could not penetrate the glass barrier.

Wain looked back and saw that a horde of skeletons ran a hundred meters behind. Then the Ring of Damned glowed brightly, and a Whisper appeared in his hands. Wain set the sniper rifle and used the Distant Bullet.

Wain inserted the white bullet into the breechblock, aimed, and pulled the trigger. The white bullet should have pierced the glass barrier, but instead, it bounced sideways and pierced one of the walls.

"What the hell!"

Wain couldn't believe his eyes. He didn't understand how this was possible. By his calculations, the Whisper shot with Distant Bullet was powerful enough to kill most First Chronicle creatures below level 25.

Step. Step. Step.

By that time, the skeletons had already reached the room. They immediately attacked Wain, and he retreated to the other side. Wain realized that the situation was becoming critical, so he decided to try one more option.

Whooosh.

He accelerated, bounced from wall to wall, and climbed the protective glass barrier. Then Wain began to attack the barrier with his dark sword with all his might, but there was not even a scratch on it after a hundred strokes.

Wain tried to break through the barrier in several more ways, but suddenly he saw the skeleton's bodies below shine brightly, and his heart began to beat much faster. The skeletons melted and turned into pools of gold that headed toward the heart.

The gold quickly passed through the glass barrier, and the heart began to absorb it. The sound of the heart beating grew louder by the second. It was like the ringing of a bell announcing a threat.

"Damn it!" Said Wain jumped down.

He wanted to destroy the heart immediately so it wouldn't cause more trouble, but he failed. The golden heart was now consuming hundreds of skeletons that had turned to liquid gold.

"That man was talking about how they were fighting creatures that were half gold and half flesh. It looks like I've encountered something similar. I wonder what kind of enemy the group of Twilight Steel had to fight?" Wain muttered.

He wouldn't use either form, as he wanted to see what his enemy could do first. Otherwise, he risked wasting a lot of energy for nothing.

Whooooooosh.

After a while, hundreds of golden threads burst out of his heart, which acted as vessels. They turned into some shape. The gold quickly filled the gaps, morphing into a massive silhouette. Gradually Wain saw his opponent.

This creature looked like a tiger but with longer claws, straighter features, and a massive horn on its head. Also, this tiger had five tails, and each of them had some weapon on end, whether it was a sword or a hammer.

Roooooooaaaaaaaaarrrrrrr!

The monster roared furiously, and the room shook. It was like a light earthquake. Then the skeletons' weapons flew upwards and rained down on Wain like a hail of attacks.

He was surprised but managed to react. Wain turned into blue lightning dodging attacks, but the weapons chased him. Moreover, the Golden Tiger also attacked him. The monster raised its paw high and brought it down on Wain.

Wain bounced sharply to the side and then jumped off the wall to the other side, where it was safe for now.

There were three deep cuts on the ground from the tiger's attack. Wain grew wary, he knew that if those claws entered his flesh, he would be mortally wounded.

Wain then used a suitable form. Soul Essence gathered around his body, and his hair became white and much longer. Then black and white armor appeared on him, and all of his stats equaled each other.

[Wain Norheim

Level: 24

Race: Human

Beyond: Calamity

Soul: Nameless King

Additional Soul: Black Thunder's Renegade

Title: Savior of the Damned, Echo of Samurai, Mentor Inquisitor, The First, Soul Gatherer

Status Points: 15

Strength: 166 / Agility: 166 / Vitality: 166 / Stamina: 166 / Energy: 166]

Wain chose to use Code of Light and Darkness because his enemy was fast, strong, and could control items. Also, Code of Light and Darkness did not require much energy compared to other forms.

Whooooooosh.

Gold swords, spears, and axes reached Wain, but suddenly his silhouette turned into a blur. He dodged this attack and began furiously slashing weapons with his dark sword.

The Golden Tiger tried to stop him from doing this, but Wain could easily dodge and continue destroying weapons. After a few seconds, Wain got rid of this problem and stared intently at the Tiger.

The monster stared at Wain furiously. It wanted to tear him apart and devour him. Wain did not panic, he was watching the tiger closely, he was ready for any turn of events.

The tiger swung his paw, and three golden blades headed for Wain. He reacted quickly and transformed into blue lightning, and dodged the attack. The blades easily cut through the brick walls unharmed by Wain's full-force attack.

'Looks like he's a lot stronger and more dangerous than I originally thought. The brick walls couldn't even absorb the force of the blades. Hmm, I can do it too, though.' Wain thought, and threw the sword at the tiger.

Wain didn't expect to wound the monster with this attack. It was a distraction. When the tiger ducked and was about to attack Wain, the monster saw that Wain held a sniper rifle.

Wain decided that he could easily inflict a severe wound on the Golden Tiger that way, as earlier, the Distant Bullet had penetrated the brick walls.

Snap.

He pulled the trigger, and a white bullet flew from the muzzle of the rifle. The tiger reacted instantly, he bounced to the side, but the projectile was too fast. The bullet hit the tiger's left hind paw and ripped it off.

Wain smiled, his plan had worked, and he just had to keep going at the same pace. He used the Distant Bullet again and was already ready to attack, but suddenly the Golden Tiger disappeared from his sight.

The monster appeared above Wain and opened its mouth wide. The tiger wanted to swallow Wain and end this battle.

Wain didn't expect the wounded monster to move so fast, but he knew what to do in such a situation.

Whoooosh.

Wain turned into blue lightning and immediately fired his sniper rifle. The white bullet flew at lightning speed, but the tiger was ready for it. Suddenly its jaws glowed brightly, and a yellow beam of energy flew out of it.

The beam easily destroyed Distant Bullet and hit Wain as well. He couldn't dodge in time as he wasn't expecting such an attack. The tiger didn't even need to gather energy for it. Monster just opened its jaws and unleashed a deadly attack.

The beam's energy consumed Wain, and his armor began to crack and break gradually.