I Only Want To Kill-Chapter 163: The Undercity

A white light filled the train and its compartments. When the light died down, Blaze saw that he was now in a steampunk world.

The building afar was high but stacked on each other in an inorganic way. It looked like the building grew a new floor instead of an architect designing it with precision and symmetry.

Where he ended up was a train station on the ground, there were no staff or customers around. The only person there was him.

[You have lost the effect: Woodland Terror]

[You have lost the effect: Woodland Decomposition]

[You have lost the effect: Daywalker]

[Congratulations on clearing your second dungeon]

[You have received x1 Adept Gift]

Blaze could feel his power come back to him. The electricity surged inside his body, and his lungs lit up in blue. However, he immediately felt a pain in his tight chest.

His Thunder Ascended God power was still conflicted with the Shadow Tattered Cloak and could not be used together without hurting himself.

Blaze took a look at his status window after a long time.

[NAME: Blaze Singer]

[ATTRIBUTES]

- Physical:

|Strength - 26|

|Stamina - 15|

|Agility - 31|

|Dexterity - 23|

|Perception - 15|

|Endurance - 24|

- Mental:

|Psyche - 0|

|Cognition - 10|

|Instinct - 5|

|Will - 9|

[Power]

- Thunder Ascended God (S-rank): Can’t Evolve/Missing Core Components - Sub Power: Primordial Roar; Master of Thunder; Ascended Forge.

- Genesis Legion (S-rank): 0/100,000 EXP - Sub Power: Genesis Absorption; Psyche Split; Legion of One; Genesis Soul.

- Beast’s Link (C-rank): 0/2000 EXP - Sub Power: Avatar of the Mind.

- Lightning Ascension (A-rank): 0/10,000 EXP - Sub Power: Lightning Stream; Thunder Spear; Zero Mind.

<Equipment>: Grappling Hook (C); Running Shoes (C); Steel Claw (C); Cloud Coat (U); Butcher Knife (U); Irony (R); Shadow Tattered Cloak (R); Lantern of the Damned (UR); Blue Bolt (UR); Sun Bird (R); Moonlight Karambit (UR); Tattered Mask (UR).

<Skill>

- Necromancy (Novice): Necrosis Touch, Animated Corpse, Dying Ray.

- Mythomancy (Unranked): Myth Manifestation, Reality Overwrite.

- Power Manipulation...

<Myth>

The Vengeful Wrath (Urban Myth)

The Sun God (Cosmic Myth - Dormant)

The Nameless God (Cosmic Myth - Dormant)

[Lantern of the Damned]

- Equipment Rank: Ultra Rare

- Trapped souls: 96 (Currently present: 83)

- Soul Slaves: Snake - William D’Angelo (Clone), Isaac Everdeen (Ethereal), Rachel McAvoy (Alive), Anton Arc (Clone), Hugo Arc (Clone), Mitsuhiro Watanabe (Ethereal), Dominic Renly (Clone), Thomas De Gea (Alive), Geraldine Courtois (Clone), Magnar Perisic (Alive), Philip De Maria (Clone), Louis Sante (Clone), Lee Jae-joong (Clone), Damian Walker (Clone),...

- Soul Warrior: Zach Dunn (Soul Knight),...

- Ethereal Slave: 7/7

[Experience Points: 4970]

Blaze took a deep breath, and instantly, his muscle was energized.

[You have gained a temporary effect: Ascension]

<ASCENSION>: All your physical attributes +30; All your mental attributes +10.

He turned into a blur and jumped off the train. With his current attributes, a simple Ascension turned him into a respectable speedster.

Blaze ran around the train station but didn’t find anyone. He found a secluded room to hide in to open the new system gift.

This was the second gift the system ever gave him. The first was from the beginning when he had activated the system.

"Opening Adept Gift."

[OPENING ADEPT GIFT...]

[You have received x1 Customisable Outfit (Uncommon); x1 Equipment Fusion (Uncommon)]

<Customizable Outfit (Uncommon)>: Design a piece of outfit to your desire.

<Equipment Fusion (Uncommon)>: Fuse two pieces of equipment together for a chance to have a more powerful piece of equipment. The pieces of equipment cannot be higher than Uncommon rank.

More customizable options. Similar to the first one Blaze had received to make his Destruction Wand, now known as Blue Bolt.

The attire of the Wraith could be a hindrance. Especially in this Undercity. This place was deserted, but maybe there was a society out there. Blaze also didn’t bring any clothes with him, so the Customizable Outfit was very useful.

"Make me a battle suit. Preferred black. Let it match well with the Cloud Coat. If you can, make it have regeneration power for the wearer as well."

[Retrieving User’s preference...]

[Creating an outfit based on the user’s request...]

[Congratulations, you have received Night Owl (Uncommon)]

Blaze unequipped his Shadow Tattered Cloak and put on the new piece of equipment. It was an all-black attire with a shiny surface. It almost looked like it was made out of black leather, but it wasn’t as hot inside.

The top was a padded shirt that stuck close to the body. The chest was padded the most, with an engraved owl face on it. The bottom was a long pair of pants that had padded knees. Blaze’s Running Shoes (Common) changed itself to black boots that went very well with the pants.

"Ah ha! I finally know what your hidden trait is!"

<Night Owl>

- Rank: Uncommon

- Hidden Power: Hungry Owl

- Hungry Owl: The suit is a symbiotic parasite that feeds on the wearer’s power. In turn, it will provide regenerative healing power to the wearer once it is full.

- Hunger meter: (100/100)

"Well. Not exactly what I was imagining, but it looks good."

Blaze then wore the Cloud Coat on top of the Night Owl. The contrast of black and white surprisingly went well together. He looked like an old knight of a fantasy world in common attire with a bit of modern aesthetic mixed in.

The last thing was the <Equipment Fusion>. Blaze had a chance to reduce his arsenal to have more powerful items. Of all the pieces of equipment, the two most useless ones at the moment were Butcher Knife (Uncommon) and Steel Claw (Common).

The Butcher Knife wasn’t that bad, and its infection effect could prove useful. But comparing it to Twinblade’s pure power and penetration capability, Blaze rarely had a chance to use it.

As for the Steel Claw, he still hadn’t had a chance to use it for the same reason. Its range was bad, and it has no Hidden Power either.

"Let’s fuse the Butcher Knife and Steel Claw."

[FUSION IN PROGRESS...]

[Congratulations, you have received a new piece of equipment: Slaughter’s Blade (Uncommon)]

<Slaughter’s Blade>: A single steel glove with sharp claws at the tips of the fingers.

- Dizziness: Attacking with this weapon has a chance to make the enemy stunned for a few seconds. This effect is stackable.

- Plain Blade: The glove can summon a two-meter-long sword.

The fusion did not advance the new equipment to Rare rank, but it did awaken an additional hidden power. Blaze equipped it. The large metal claw was now a humble steel glove with sharp fingers.

With a single thought, a long Western sword appears in his hand. The sword was thin and straight, with its handle made out of pure, shiny steel.

It felt really good in the hand, and the best thing was its range. That blade must have three times the range of the Twinblade. Now it had become a weapon that could actually be utilized.

Blaze retracted its blade and then continued to walk out of the station. He needed to learn the situation of this world.

The way leading out of the station was also deserted; no soul was seen walking around.

However, at the gate of the station, there was a young man standing. He leaned his back toward the wall and was smoking. When he saw Blaze, he couldn’t hold his mouth closed.

"Holy shit! An actual survivor from the woods! Boys, come out and meet the newcomer."

A group of young men gathered at the gate. Looking at their faces, Blaze could see they were around their early twenties. They were actually older than him, chronologically speaking.

But because of the several metamorphoses Blaze had gone through, he actually seemed older for his age. He actually seemed to be a young man in his twenties or twenty-one. His hulking shoulder didn’t help show his young years either.

The group of young men quickly approached him. Before Blaze could open his mouth, a skinny young man pulled out a gun and aimed at him.

"You’re new to this place, huh? Give us everything you have!"

Blaze blinked a few times. He couldn’t believe what he was encountering.

The group of young men laughed at his face.

"Look at the naive deer! Ha ha! His face says everything!"

"Come on, little bitch! Give us everything you have now! Including that fancy body armor of yours!"

"Look, do it quickly and we can let you go to the Awakened Center!"

Blaze turned into a blur and dashed forward. He kicked the man with a gun right in his chest and sent him flying through the group. Most of them fell to the ground.

Then Blaze took out Irony. With one spin, he fired all six bullets into each and every knee of the thugs.

They all screamed in pain. Their eyes widened. They couldn’t hide their shock at what was happening.

"How?! How are you able to use your power?!"

A man said. Blaze approached him and stomped his knee so hard it bent backward. The man writhed in pain.

Blaze grabbed him at the collar and lifted him up.

"Is this the Undercity? What do you mean by the Awakened Center? You seem surprised that I can use my power. Why?"

"Hey... Hey... Slow down. I can’t think..."

Blaze pulled the trigger and pierced another bullet through his stomach.

"Speak! If you value your life."

The man tried his best to not scream again. Sweat poured out of his forehead.

"This... This is the Undercity. The Awakened Center is where you get back your power... but not many people can afford it... People that came here from the woods... They are usually so corrupted... They lose their power.

That’s all I know! I promise!"

Blaze dropped him to the ground and aimed Irony at his head.

"Please! Please! I told you the truth!" The man begged for his life. His eyes teared up.

"I believe you. But still, that isn’t going to save you."

A deafening bang, and the man was dead. The others were terrified. They tried to crawl away from Blaze.

Blaze summoned his two-meter Slaughter’s Blade and did a spin. The blade cut off the heads of every single assailant. Then he sucked all of their souls into the Lantern of the Damned.

"Should have thought twice before messing with someone else."

Blaze continued on his path.