BXBX NOVEL Chapter 201 - Back In Alfheim
Charon could not handle Pann\'s curiosity so it took shelter behind Adrian\'s legs. It is definitely a normal undead as it actually felt fear and is even shaking from it. Pann no longer needed to inspect the undead but he looked like he was thinking something.
"What are the skills of that little fella?" Pann stated.
"Surprisingly, there are only two that it currently possesses." Adrian reply.
"Do you know how Life Eaters are made?" Pann asked.
"Not really. Even the Undead King said he did not know how undead like Charon spawn." Adrian answered.
"Life Eaters are what you call natural undead." Pann stated.
"Natural Undead?" Adrian said in a questioning tone.
"What do you think would happen if an unknown force is added to reality?" Pann asked Adrian.
"Then reality would find a way to fix or reject that unknown force if harmony is not achieved." Adrian replied.
"Very Good. It seems those old rascals are teaching you things that you need to know at the very least. Since undeath energy became a plague to the universe, the universe itself coped up by harnessing undeath energy so that equilibrium will be attained. The result would be undead that the universe itself created." Pann stated.
"The undead is created by the universe itself not by the Goddess of Life, Gaea?" Adrian inquired.
"The twin gods made the universe like a machine that could function even without their supervision because if they made it reliant on them then they themselves will be the pillars. The twin gods would sacrifice their wills in order to become the machine itself." Pann stated.
"I see that would sense then the universe has something like a mind then." Adrian asked.
"Even I do not know because the twin gods basically just reshaped the remaining chaos energy to make the universe. As we know, chaos energy is volatile and prone to change which is why it split into creation energy and destruction energy which are the past titles of the twin gods." Pann stated which made Adrian speechless because he thought he knew everything about the twin gods.
"Old man Pann, what are you really? Even the elders do not really want to associate with you." Adrian asked as he became extremely curious of Pann\'s origins.
"I am just an old man that cares for the animals in my farm. I would chase your elders with a broom if they happen to mess with my farm. Anyways, show me the skills of your Life Eater because even I do not know what the specifics are of what they do." Pann stated in a nonchalant tone.
Adrian did not bother Pann anymore as the latter did not want to answer the question. If Pann wanted to tell him then the old man would have already told him without hesitation because that is his character. There are currently two skills that Charon possess which are Soul Siphon and Unbothered.
Skill: Soul Siphon
Tier: Rare
Type: Absorption and Barrier
Effect: Absorb 20% health of the surrounding enemies in a given radius. The absorbed health will then become a barrier that can be bestowed to others. The barrier generated will have neutral attribute and true damage will deal twice the damage on the barrier.
Radius: 20 meters
Duration: Same as cooldown
Mana Cost: 20,000
Cooldown: 5minutes + Variable Time Value (Cooldown is increased dependent of the health absorbed. Every 50,000 health = 1 minute of Variable Time Value)
Cast Time: 1 second
Skill: Unbothered
Tier: Epic
Type: Passive
Effect: Anyone who bears this skill can only be damaged by super effective type of skills and attacks. Attacks that are not super effective will deal no damage and just pass through the skill bearer.
Mana Cost: None
Cooldown: None
Cast Time: None
Charon, the Life Eater, is basically a god tier undead summon due to just one of his passive skill which is the Unbothered passive skill. The only downside is that Charon has miniscule amount of health. In just one hit of holy attribute magic, Charon would turn to ashes instantly.
"Why not try out the skill here then?" Pann suggested.
"Are you sure?" Adrian asked as he looked around and saw all of Pann\'s creatures lazing about.
"My babies are tougher than they look." Pann stated with firm belief.
"Okay then." Adrian replied.
"Maybe target just two of them." Pann immediately interjected.
Adrian then commanded Charon to use his Soul Siphon skill. Charon then brought out a lamp from who know where. The lamp looked like lamp used in a medieval lamppost and the flame inside is actually a blue flame instead of a yellow one.
Charon floated towards the two capricorns and activated Soul Siphon. Something like a blue sphere of light is generated by the lamp that Charon is holding. The blue sphere grew until its radius became 20 meters and then it retracted suddenly when it reached its maximum size.
Adrian checked Charon status and its health bar has another health bar placed on top of it. Another set of values is beside the exact health value near Charon\'s original health.
Name: Charon
Race: Life Eater
Level: 50
HP: 100/100(+ 80,000)
MP: 80,000 / 100,000
Adrian the commanded Charon to use 10,000 barrier health on him so that he could see the effects of being enveloped in a barrier. Charon went close to Adrian and the lamp the former is holding emitted a blue light that is then transferred to Adrian.
Adrian checked his status and beside his numerical health value is another set of number values. Another health bar also overlapped his health bar. Adrian asked Pann to attack him so that he could test the barrier\'s efficiency. Pann just did a slight tap with his finger and the barrier instantly popped which shocked Adrian.
"It seems that the barrier has no defenses like other barrier type skills. I just made a slight tap and it already blew up like a balloon. Still it is useful as you are not affected by the force even if the barrier is dispelled." Pann surmised.
"Anyways, any suggestions on how I can evolve this little fella?" Adrian asked as there is no evolution paths available for Charon which means he had to find things that can aid it in evolution like what he did with Kanlaon.
"Even I do not have an idea. But since you did keep your promise of showing me interesting creatures, here is the batch of food you wanted. If you want suggestion on how to power up an undead then you better ask another undead. Now scram squirt, I am very busy." Pann stated as he chased Adrian away from his farm.
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"You are finally back brat! You sure did take your time. I almost wanted to drag you here because you were sure taking your time." Ascalor stated.
"Old man Pann became too excited in examining my new companion which is why it took so long." Adrian replied.
"Anyways, are you ready now?" Ascalor asked.
"Yup! So where is the door I need to enter?" Adrian asked but Ascalor just smiled mischievously.
A portal then manifested below Adrian and he fell down. Adrian did not even manage to shout something in protest this time as it took him by surprise. He did not even feel the flow of spatial energy in the surroundings. It seems even Ascalor is improving his antics.
"Good luck brat! You will need it." Ascalor stated as he threw a teleportation scroll towards the door below hoping it would hit Adrian by the head.
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A door then manifested above the skies of Alfheim and a figure could be seen exiting from it. Adrian finally saw Alfheim from above and could not help but be amazed by its mystifying beauty. The immersion is broken by a scroll hitting his head but he still manage to catch it after it hit his head.
"The air in Alfheim is really different compared to that of the main world. The closest would be the air quality in Neo Alfheim but the purity in the air here is vastly superior." Adrian stated as he unfurled his wings and safely flew down.
"That crazy old man! He actually materialized the dimension door at the upper layer of the atmosphere." Adrian grumbled as he landed on the ground.
Adrian looked around but this location is not familiar to his eyes so he decided to use Teleportation. He used the coordinates on where he was first transported to Alfheim. He disappeared from his location after a few seconds of chanting.
If Adrian is actually paying close attention to his surroundings then he might not have to use Teleportation. He actually flew down at the outskirts of one of the fae towns. He just did not see it clearly because the town is shrouded in a mist that inhibits others from recognizing it from afar.
Adrian just needed to walk a little bit and he would have been at one of the towns but fate is never anyone\'s mistress.