Endless Evolution: Last Star

Chapter 695 The way to the top is through the bottom

Smack.

Adam fell to the ground, his legs and arms wide open and a wide grin on his face.

He watched the fountain of blood spurt from the Mighty Commander's body for a long moment before weakening, turning into a faint stream.

"Agh... What a great fight..."

Soon, he heard Silvana's voice:

'Looks like you enjoyed it to the fullest.'

Adam smiled weakly, gazing at the vibrant crystals above. Some of them were shattered like stalactites, but there was still enough to cover the spacious cavern with light.

"Well... I can't deny that. But, I must move on."

Though it was another victory over the fortress monster, it was Adam's most difficult fight since he returned to the Dead Lands.

Thick blood covered most of his body, Adam's situation was much better than the Mighty Commander's, but he was far from the peak of his strength.

'Maybe you should get some rest? I mean, your final opponent isn't clear yet. We'll probably be able to find out when you get to the External Artifact, at least that's where your First Wall is pointing.'

In response, Adam only shook his head, approaching the Mighty Commander with a calm stride.

"I'm injured and have lost a lot of energy, it's true, but from the looks of it, I'll be recovered as a victory bonus."

With a careless wave of his hand, Adam stood in front of the Mighty Commander and leaned into the cut-covered paws of his opponent.

Silvana wanted to say something, but Adam interrupted her:

"Yeah, I realize that besides that the moral and psychological component is also important, but..."

Slick.

Adam removed two heavy bracelets from the massive paws as a wide smile appeared on his face.

"This fight wasn't an exhausting one for me, on the contrary, I feel like I'm making a comeback. The Dead Lands is where I belong, not in an arena fighting for the amusement of the nobles."

Tap.

"Wait... The flame thread led me to the first statue, I found the purple sphere on my own, the Mighty Commander was already here, so... how do I find the third weapon for the last statue?"

Silvana joined in:

'Hmm... Maybe you should explore the statues? I mean, there should be some clues here, at least I hope so.'

Adam had no other options, so scratching the back of his head he headed towards the round platform, wanting to check the statue with the spear first.

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Tap.

Suddenly, the platform shuddered as a stream of flame appeared from the very center, just like the middle level of the fortress in the main courtyard.

"Agh...?"

Adam's eyes went wide, not because he wasn't expecting it, but because the color of the flames was different.

"How strange... In the courtyard, all the streams were purple, but this one is blue..." Adam gulped, tentatively approaching the bright fire.

Like all the previous times, a rune hovered above the flames, but it was a unique rune that Adam had never seen before, not even when choosing a reward from the purple sphere.

The rune resembled an arrow, changing direction from time to time.

"Well, I guess I have no other choice anyway, right?"

With a deep sigh, Adam reached forward absorbing the rune and all the energy from the stream.

Whooooooooooooosh.

A refreshing gust of energy swept through his body, causing his eyes to glow brightly for a moment. The purple flow from the stone bracelets healed his wounds and refilled his energy reserves, but not completely, just a larger portion.

The blue energy stream corrected that deficiency, that was his reward for defeating two serious opponents.

Previously the runes remained in Adam's hand, but the blue arrow simply darted forward in the opposite direction from the statues.

Adam stared after the arrow for a while before smiling bitterly, shaking his head.

"Fuck, so I have to go back? Hah, looks like there's a secret passage leading here that I missed."