Undying Warlord

Dilan kept his focus on the Death Beatles gang. All of them were quite relaxed as they walked through the night that was filled with darkness and heavy snow that began to cover the ground in a white layer of ice.

"Boss Pyro, will we continue our search for the remaining gangs, and the remaining survivors, who were able to flee when we attacked the hideout of the police?"

A rather young man asked this question in an overly excited voice.

Upon hearing this, Dilan couldn't help but become tense for a moment.

He was not sure why exactly he was so bothered about the fact that the Death Beatles gang seemed to have attacked the police, but somehow he felt extremely burdened.

Sighing deeply, he could only take a step ahead to inch closer to them. But the others were moving quite fast, which was why he could only barely hear the gang leader's answer.

"Tomorrow, I want all of you to reach level 10! It's time for you guys to reach Tier-1 as well…afterward, our conquest shall begin, for real!!"

A baffled expression manifested on Dilan's face the moment he heard 'reach Tier-1 as well'.

It clearly revealed that the Death Beatles' Boss was already a Tier-1 existence, which made things even worse because Dilan knew that their boss owned an ability from the moment the Primordial Ascension had occurred on Milarn.

This was an indicator that he owned an Origin ability. Adding the fact of him being a Tier-1 existence meant that the threat of the entire Death Beatles gang was not to be taken lightly.

Hence he stayed unmoving like a statue for a few minutes and took a few deep breaths before he bit his lower lip.

'If they reach level 10 tomorrow, they will require a few more days to fill their Essence, even if their leader helps them. That…should be fine, I guess?'

Even if Dilan didn't like the current situation, the Death Beatles gang was extremely relaxed.

This was something Dilan could take advantage of. Maybe not right now because he knew that he was not able to defeat 200 Ascenders that owned unknown abilities and combat prowess.

However, after advancing to Tier-1, Dilan knew that he would be capable of achieving everything he could wish for!

"This Pyro didn't pick a high-graded ancient path of advancement as I will do!"

Even if Dilan could not be certain about his assumption because he didn't know how many Essences Pyro had devoured, he could still sense how dangerous his opponents were.

That was something he learned by sensing the mana that surrounded his opponents and the pressure their existence radiated.

'Maybe a special occupation?'

In the end, Dilan had no idea about the rank of Pyro's occupation.

That was perfectly fine and instead of being too bothered, he chose to avert his focus.

'The others will have to speed up their progress! I will give my best as well!!'

Even if Dilan was already giving 120% since the Primordial Ascension occurred, he figured that this was not enough.

He had to progress even faster but he was not sure if that was even possible.

But what he knew was that the night was still young!

"It's still night, so I might as well take a look at the supermarket!" And like several times before, Dilan had forgotten about the supermarket near their shelter.

But oddly enough, there hadn't been much news about Survivors entering the supermarket.

That was one of the reasons Dilan didn't really bother giving this place much of his attention. There had been way too many things he had to think about in the last few days.

Yet, the most intriguing fact about the little information was the fact that not a single Survivor, who entered, had been able to leave the supermarket.

That was also why Dilan wanted to visit the supermarket now as his curiosity was increasing with time.

It was highly likely that the Survivors inside had died there, which indicated that there were quite some dangers within.

The only good point was that the dangers lurking in the supermarket didn't seem to leave the large market.

This was great, but simultaneously, it increased Dilan's interest in the supermarket even more than before.

Dilan thus appeared in front of the supermarket, where he was flooded with a mana-rich environment the moment he opened the doors.

'The mana inside the supermarket is even richer in pure mana than the permanent Gate to the underground valley!'

Dilan didn't require much time to come up with this conclusion. The richness of mana in the surrounding was simply too overwhelming to compare it with anything he had sensed before.

And the feeling was certainly great because it was almost as if his entire body was being infused with pure mana.

It invigorated him and washed away his tiredness in merely a few seconds.

He predicted that the supermarket was a hot-spot for mana density owing to some external factor. It was, at the very least, twice as mana-dense as the area right next to the permanent Gate on the hospital's second floor!

"This place is a heaven for everyone, who wants to practice controlling mana!" Upon entering the supermarket, Dilan quickly circulated mana through his body.

This was not necessary to replenish his mana, even less because his body was already filled to the brim.

However, what he sensed immediately upon entering the space was something entirely unexpected.

'So cold!'

The first thing Dilan noticed was the fact that the entire supermarket was even colder than it was outside, which was quite difficult to achieve.

After all, the temperature in the open was below 0 degrees celsius!

But what attracted Dilan's attention, even more, was the fact that the supermarket was filled to the brim.

Or at least, that was how it seemed to be the case from the entrance of the supermarket.

When he slowly ventured inside by taking a few vigilant steps within the supermarket, Dilan quickly noticed the presence of several monsters.

However, instead of backing off, Dilan couldn't help but feel a little bit astonished as he didn't feel any killing intent.

The deeper he walked into the supermarket, the weirder the sensation around him became.

While the mana density kept increasing one could easily perceive that the air around him turned thinner.

It was almost as if the oxygen around him was converted into mana.

But that was not actually what was happening right now.

Instead, the oxygen around him was being poisoned, preventing Dilan from breathing properly.

If it were not for his passive [Immunity] ability, he would have died by now…without even noticing anything.

Only when he reached the deeper parts of the huge supermarket did Dilan start smelling a somewhat foul odor from a few shelves.

They were completely empty and without any goods. In fact, there was not even a speck of dust on the shelves, which was quite confusing.

Dilan was just about to avert his attention when he noticed that something was off about the empty shelves.

They were not empty, after all!

At the first glance, Dilan didn't see it properly because his Nightvision was not perfect.

However, when looking at the empty shelf, one could clearly see some sort of gel-like liquid moving around.

This caused shivers to run down Dilan's spine.

Yet, instead of retreating, he instinctively took a step ahead. When he neared the shelf, the foul smell intensified.

The bluish mist was expelled by the liquid, only for Dilan to notice something.

"This liquid…devours parts of its surroundings and turns it into…mana?"

Dilan could clearly see that the liquid had a core in its center. Within the transparent liquid, he could see a tin can that slowly decayed.

Thus, he came up with his insane theory.

But something was odd. While staring at the slimy liquid, and the core in the center of the liquid-like blob, he felt that something was familiar.

'Just what is this?' He asked himself, just to see an Essence crystal in the center of the liquid mass's core.

"A monster??...Wait…Is that a slime?!"

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