Undying Warlord

Dilan kept looking around but he couldn't find the Blue Tiger.

'How frustrating…I didn't even warm up properly…'

Sing deeply, he turned back to the monster corpses around him. There were far more corpses than he first assumed.

Thus, Dilan's sour mood improved considerably.

He saw a few monsters in his surroundings but not a single one dared to approach him which wasn't all that surprising.

There was no other Silver Tier-1 monster, which was why the bloody presence he radiated was more than enough to keep the monsters away from him.

They might desire to get hold of some Essence crystals but the little intelligence they had already gained was enough to make them understand that it was suicidal to approach the corpses, let alone the Ascender in the center of the battlefield.

When he calmed down a little bit, Dilan activated [Regeneration] using 10 Units of Mana to create the strongest possible effect.

After he activated his Origin ability, the energy that spread through Dilan caused him to sigh in relief.

It was the first time for him to activate his Origin ability using 10 Units of Mana, so the effect astonished him. His body, which was prepared to continue fighting calmed down and a soothing sensation spread through every inch of his body.

Not a single cell in his body was left out, telling Dilan that he would recuperate the drained Life force quickly.

'Even though I know I shouldn't play around with [Bearer of Pain], converting Life force to Mana is simply too advantageous…'

Dilan's mind felt weak after having used so many abilities one after another, followed by making use of his occupation's special trait to replenish his mana.

All this back and forth between replenishing Mana and recuperating his Life force was not only taxing for his body but also his mind.

That was why Dilan could only smile faintly when he began to start with the dirty work of pulling the Essence crystals out of the monster's corpses.

There was no need for him to be vigilant of his surroundings because no monster dared to attack him but Dilan was careful nonetheless.

A monster similar to the Blue Tiger could always appear out of nowhere and Dilan didn't plan to let such monsters take advantage of his unawareness.

Around half an hour passed before Dilan was left standing in front of the Silver Wolf leader once again.

"The claws and fangs of Tier-1 monsters are certainly better than Jadetite and Silver Iron ore, so I should collect them as well…"

He might not be able to store the corpses, but his backpack had more than enough storage space to collect the Silver Wolves' claws and fangs.

It might not be enough to store the Deer-Bears' razor-sharp claws, but that was not something Dilan could change.

That was why he wanted to start collecting as many spoils as possible.

However, he halted in his tracks the moment his gaze landed on a crystal that had been lying next to the Silver Wolf Leader for quite some time.

Dilan picked it up in curiosity and smiled faintly when he read through the information provided by the system.

"So that was why it was so powerful? Weird…"

[[Wild Instincts(Passive)] Tier-1 ★★

Inability to control his/her emotions, the wielder loses part of his/her reasoning when encountering a desperate situation.

The bigger the desperation of the ability's wielder the more reasoning he/she loses.

The less reasonable the wielder, and the more he/she relies on his/her wild instincts, the stronger he/she will become!

50% amplification of the wielder's prowess when the wielder loses all his/her reasoning!]

The description of the ability was slightly confusing at first glance. That was why Dilan felt weird about the ability.

"So it is an inferior version to an active Berserk ability?"

He concluded after re-reading the ability once again but he still felt a little bit weird.

From Dilan's point of view, the Silver Wolf Leader didn't lose its reasoning completely, yet, its strength had increased drastically.

That simply meant that he had not seen the Silver Wolf Leader in its strongest state. Dilan felt a shudder run down his spine at this thought.

However, oddly enough, he also felt a little bit regretful at this thought.

'Fighting against the Silver Wolf Leader in its strongest state would certainly be exciting'

Dilan sighed before he shrugged his shoulders.

He stored the ability crystal in his backpack before starting to collect the Silver wolf's claws and fangs.

Even if [Wild Instincts] was a powerful Tier-1 passive ability, Dilan was not interested in it.

Dilan was completely aware that he was already on the verge of losing his reasoning in exciting fights that gave him an adrenaline rush.

This was already more than enough of a hassle in fights where one had to use intelligence instead of brute force to fight.

Holding back his battlelust was already difficult enough, so he didn't need another burden, called [Wild Instincts] while fighting.

After he finished collecting his spoils of war, Dilan quickly left the battlefield.

He had spent way too much time on the battlefield that was littered with dead bodies and puddles of blood, which attracted numerous monsters.

It was his good fortune that no powerful monster found his way to him.

But that was not something he thought about while running into one of the larger buildings.

He wanted to have a few minutes for himself to figure out what he needed to do next.

Thus, he only stopped when he reached the fifth floor of the building he had entered.

"One more Silver Tier-1 Essence crystal and I would finish that task, alright….There are also more than 50 Bronze Tier-1 Essence crystals. Old Jeff can use them to improve his proficiency in the forging process of the Serpentine Blades!"

Old Jeff could also grind the claws and fangs he had collected and turn them into daggers, arrowheads, and other useful weapons.

This thought eased Dilan's mind as he was under the impression that they lacked useful weapons the most.

Now that one problem was solved, there was something else, which had been bothering him for quite a while.

'Rescuing survivors should be quite difficult right now…but it is not like I can wait any longer…'

Dilan knew that he had neglected other survivors in Rian way too much.

That was why he chose to focus on rescuing humans rather than massacring more monsters.

By pursuing the former, the latter would naturally follow suit, either way.

With that thought in mind, Dilan approached the panoramic windows on the building's fifth floor before sighing heavily.

The massacre he caused on the lower floor looked as gruesome as before, and even the angle from his current point of view didn't change that.

However, the bloody sight of mangled bodies didn't rouse his interest. Rather, it was the big crowd of monsters, which intrigued him.

A plan took shape in his mind while he was looking at the monsters. He was pretty sure that the plan was pretty stupid, or reckless, to be precise, but there was not really much he could do about it.

But most importantly…the plan involved spilling blood…a lot of blood!

Shrugging his shoulders, Dilan smiled faintly before he chose to climb down the stairs again.

He reached the first floor in less than five minutes, and tightened his grip over the Gray Slayer.

"I'm sorry, but I need your Essence crystals. So…please die for me!"

Saying so, Dilan activated [Thunder Step] before turning into a purple flash.

His eyes were void of every single emotion except a murderous intent shining within them.

He dashed toward the numerous Tierless and ordinary Tier-1 existences that had been attracted by the scent of blood after Dilan had turned into a harbinger of death.

Yielding to their instincts to approach the battlefield had been a mistake of these beasts.

However, they would never be able to fix this mistake because only death awaited them now, wanting to greet them like a long-lost friend!