The Low-key Evil Wizard BOSS-Chapter 41 - 37: Grinding Skills in the Sewer

The ritual of proclamation, the Sacred Mark.

Calamity, writing a Chapter of Death.

These were mystical terms related to rituals, learned while studying within the Forbidden Bloodline.

Bucky knew clearly that one needed to set up a ritual according to the environment and weather, then perform a profound sacrifice.

And enough Transcendents had to be drawn in.

Only then... could one begin to carve their own Sacred Mark.

If that cunning Evil Spirit’s sacrifice went unnoticed, the resulting Sacred Mark would be faint and ephemeral.

It would soon be washed away by time, ground to dust by the gears of fate, and vanish without a trace.

But when enough Transcendents were drawn in, even to the point of triggering investigations from many people...

The convergence of numerous Extraordinary Powers was like a grand ceremony, a cruel vortex.

Then that wisp of a Sacred Mark would be continuously strengthened.

It would become nourishment for the Sacred Mark carved by that cunning Evil Spirit, serving to anchor and solidify it.

And now...

Catastrophe Power was brewing and growing in the sewers of Ogrande City.

The slaughter between him and those damnable Rat Kings was part of the ritual.

Moreover, it was the part that would push the ritual to its climax.

When he had killed all the Rat Kings, devoured and digested them, and descended upon a terrified Ogrande City—perhaps even razing the Church of the Holy Fierce Sun...

The entirety of Ogrande City, and everyone drawn into it, would become the musical notes for the Chapter of Death he was composing!

He would leave a bold and indelible mark on the scrolls of history.

He would ascend to his own throne upon a stairway paved with skeletons and Death.

However, the current situation was that he lacked the resources to advance to Level Three.

He needed to advance to Level Three as soon as possible; otherwise, he would become the Rat Kings’ dinner.

In the darkness, the two of them conversed intermittently.

After a full half-hour, they agreed on a time for their next meeting.

Only then did the two depart.

Before leaving, Bucky, the Evil Spirit Knight, looked around.

’There’s... a strange feeling here.’

’It’s as if the darkness is thicker, and it gives me a sense of inner peace.’

"Nice place. I like it here!"

he muttered under his breath before leaving.

......

In the depths of the darkness.

As the hidden third party, Zorn had overheard their entire conversation.

His deep gaze carefully scrutinized the surrounding darkness.

’Is this Lord Egunus’s convergence characteristic?’

’It always makes us Evil Spirits converge and collide in some unexpected way.’

’It’s like an unforeseen intersection of fates, playing a score as tumultuous as a raging storm!’

’Thankfully... I’m not the "Zorn Corick" from the previous timeline.’

’My Evil Spirit Wizard is completely whole, so my Evil Witch Spirituality won’t dissipate.’

’On top of that, I am a Dual Sequence, with Star Trace Fighter to cover for me.’

’Even if I appeared right in front of him, he wouldn’t be able to sense that I am an Evil Spirit Wizard.’

’This way, I can avoid a lot of trouble.’

Relying on his former identity as a Player and the advantage of his Dual Sequence, Zorn’s current margin for error was quite high.

’A Level 2, soon-to-be Level 3 Evil Spirit Knight.’

As he thought, Zorn glanced in the direction the Evil Spirit Knight had disappeared down the sewer tunnel.

That Evil Spirit Knight was someone Zorn would inevitably have to devour.

If Zorn didn’t devour him, someone else would reap the benefits.

If he were sealed by the Church, it would be a huge problem.

He would be absolutely unobtainable until the Church fell into internal strife.

Right now, that Level 2 Evil Spirit Knight was walking alone through the depths of the sewers.

This... seemed like an opportunity.

If he devoured the other party,

then Zorn could use the flesh and blood remains to strengthen his Evil Spirit Magic, leverage the Black Mist Power, enhance his boss template, and so on.

Devouring a not-so-weak Evil Spirit Knight in the early stages would provide a significant advantage.

Vaguely, Zorn felt his heart flutter with temptation.

After a moment of thought, he ultimately shook his head.

’That Level 2 Evil Spirit Knight is exceptionally good at both dealing and taking damage at low levels.’

’Besides, this is his home turf. It would be difficult to take him down quickly.’

’Once that Level Three Dream Maker comes back, or if those lunatics from the Forbidden Bloodline show up, I’ll be the one at a disadvantage.’

’After all, I’m only Level 1.’

’The perfect opportunity requires more patience.’

’But... their conversation did contain quite a bit of useful information.’

Zorn carefully sifted through the important details from their conversation.

’Either at the end of this month or the beginning of the next.’

’The Evil Spirit Knight and the other few Rat Kings, cultivated with the Forbidden Blood of Upper Rankers, will converge for a forbidden ritual.’

’That will also be the moment the Rat Plague breaks out!’

’Keep it up, Bucky the Evil Spirit Knight.’

’Don’t you go getting devoured by those rats.’

’The Bloodline: Lower Rank Rat King, with you at its core and carrying the Forbidden Blood, will be a rare boss even more powerful than the Golden Crown Catastrophe Rat King.’

’Moreover, the many Secret Lands underground need your Calamity to erupt before they can appear.’

’Only when you become ever more insane, twisted, and depraved in the blood of the Upper Rankers... can I reap an even greater harvest!’

As he meticulously considered the scenarios for the appearance of these two types of bosses, two distinct paths formed in Zorn’s mind.

Exploiting a disaster for personal gain is a basic move for Players.

And Zorn, a veteran among veterans in this regard and shouldering a Dual Sequence, was no exception.

The disaster had only just begun, and he was already starting to fleece the sheep.

As the two of them departed into the distance,

The ritual trap began to coalesce once more.

Soon, gray rats and mutated gray rats were continuously drawn to the trap and captured.

The ritual continued to leverage more of the Black Mist.

Vaguely, Zorn could feel a faint connection to his nascent Calamity Origin Land, and this was the advantage he had in leveraging the Black Mist.

[Star Trace Fighter] (30th Anniversary Exclusive Commemorative Edition) (Untradeable)

Level: Level 1 (38%)

[Talent]

Gangyi Iron Bone (SS-Level): You possess a will and body of steel.

[Skills]

Basic Skull-Splitting Fist: Level 0 (48%)

... 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Zorn examined his panel, lost in thought.

’I’m gaining about 6% to 8% Experience every day now.’

’By the end of the month, I should just about max out my Experience.’

’At that time, the restless, mutating Rat Plague will be the perfect cover for my advancement to Level 2.’

Closing the system panel, Zorn chose a narrower sewer tunnel and walked inside.

He planned to hunt, capture, and absorb some Elite Mutated Gray Rats.

This would allow him to effectively convert some "Spiritual Essence" and also improve his Extraordinary Skills.

Many Transcendents, after obtaining an Extraordinary Ability, would never know that their abilities could also be evolved and upgraded if they weren’t told by a well-established organization.

They would most likely go their entire lives without knowing that once an Extraordinary Ability reached a certain level, it could also be upgraded through rituals and Sacred Marks.

But Players with their panels, of course, could see all of this at a glance.

Generally speaking, Extraordinary Skills have four levels.

The evolution at each level would greatly enhance an Extraordinary Skill, even unlocking many powerful new traits.

Players also have corresponding names for each level.

LV0, Entry Level.

LV1, Mastery.

LV2, Expert.

LV3, Master.

Many eccentric Players would even grind their basic abilities to the Master level in the beginner villages and towns before venturing out.

Although Zorn wouldn’t go to such an extreme now,

he still had to do the necessary grinding.

The same Extraordinary Magic at the Master level versus the Entry Level were two completely different concepts.

Even at Level 1, its power was far greater than at Level 0.

Every day, Zorn would specifically practice his various abilities in the sewers.

He could practice the Fighting Master’s fist techniques at home, treating it as a morning workout.

But the techniques of an Evil Spirit Wizard—Life Absorption, Forbidden Weave, the Destruction Spell, and even the extremely destructive Scythe of the End—could not be easily revealed in front of others.

And the depths of the sewers, surging with Catastrophe Power and teeming with mutated gray rats, was the perfect place.

As he delved deeper into the darkness, mutated gray rats began to appear continuously.

Zorn then unleashed the Extraordinary Witchcraft techniques of an Evil Spirit Wizard, using these mutated gray rats as targets to constantly train his Magic and Skills.