studiobondurri Chapter 144: The Demon of Dispair...
Chapter 144: The Demon of Dispair...
The smell of sweat, piss and different kinds of waste wafted toward the unknown, fusing to create an unbearable fragrance that filled the atmosphere.
Gazing toward the ground, toward the far distance, Leo could already feel the tense atmosphere within.
The sight of the scrawny/malnourished resident (Lower Class) entered his senses as they dragged their exhausted body toward the dark alleys... Their eyes, depraved by hunger could be seen eyeing everything within their sight... Not letting even the waste escape...
"Tsk, tsk, what do the people within the higher-ups think? Their true colours began to show up as time passed by..."
Leo joked to himself, although he had a faint feeling within him that they were equally facing a detrimental crisis within the depths of the Endless Forest...
Even though the reason was unknown... He still couldn't help but disdain them upon choosing someone not capable of running the town.
"It's probably due to the riot of the beasts within the depths of the Endless Forest.'
"It's said that there were unknown abominations hiding there that could threaten a Nascent Soul realm, causing most of the powerhouses to be missing within the town to deal with the problem...
"Hehehe, No wonder someone was stirring trouble behind..."
Gazing toward the indiscernible clouds above, Leo couldn't help but giggle excitedly, sitting above one of the ceilings as he secretly licked the corner of his lips.
Gulping inaudibly, he began absorbing the thick despair and fear in the atmosphere, causing the smoke to churn greatly before rushing towards Leo's being.
"Kekeke, the taste of the despair and fear..."
Leo mumbled toward himself, sensing everyone's despair and fear as he began studying them in depth. Causing him to fall under dazedness as his being continued to absorb and enjoy the thick dark clouds above, slowly solidifying them into energy (Qi)...
Making his exp fluctuate before increasing slowly yet steadily.
"Indeed... Every single one of them carried different fears within their heart, pointing toward indescribable, weakness, and future... But it's undeniable that all of their fears stem toward the unknown.
"The unknown brought by the future, the unknown of indescribable, the unknown reason of weaknesses... All of it brings fear, It could be said that the unknown is one of the main rules of fear."
"Fear deprives beings of natural thought, causing them to create more mistakes, causing them to create more sins... Inevitably making them fall deeper and deeper until they couldn't and wouldn't be able to resurface above... again."
"Fear and Despair... I seem to understand something yet not, their profundity runs deep toward the unknown... Understanding a little of it greatly shows how little my existence was!"
Not to mention that, they were only Rules of the Dao!
How profound the Dao is?
Sigh...
"I might not be able to touch the corner of it even if I spend most of my life studying it."
Leo sighed deeply, feeling his desire toward the physical body vanishes like smoke, making his mind incomparably clear before being strongly replaced by the desire to understand the Rule! Or the be exact the Dao!
"I want to understand what Dao is! I want to understand the vastness of the Dao!"
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Ding!
[??? (Human)- Foundation Level 16 ]
Class Job: Follower of the Devil (Rare)
Physique: ???
Rule: Rule of ???
___Attributes___
Health: 225/227
Qi Storage: 412/422
Stamina: 138/152
Strength: 127
Speed: 82
Qi Power: 102
____Skills____
Skills: Invisibility (Elite), Spying Eyes (Rare), Instinctive Desire (Epic)... ]
Ding!
[ Spying Eyes (Rare): Greatly increase one's sight, allowing the caster to see toward the darkness with clearness and great detail... Could pry toward the wall with a thickness of less than a meter!
Activation: Passive! ]
Ding!
[ Instinctive Desire (Epic): Increase one's desire, in exchange the caster of the skill would gain an increment in overall stats!
Chapter Explore:
Current Increment: 1%
Activation: Passive! ]
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