Chapter 33 - Blood And Souls

When Gisle saw Wain running forward, he quickly commanded and headed toward the monsters. This would be their first test after he became the sole leader.

Then Wain thought, 'I'm lucky, I'll get a lot of Soul Essence, and also Gisle will strengthen his position. That means that the leader here is unlikely to change, so I haven't wasted some of my time on them for nothing.'

The next moment Soul Essence appeared around Wain's body, and his appearance changed once again. He used the Codex of Light and Darkness. Wain had already fully recovered thanks to the cocktail Sven had prepared for him. So he decided to use his most powerful skill to kill as many monsters as possible.

Moreover, the monsters were not to destroy the university's buildings and kill all those who hadn't activated their Soul Altar yet. But, the main goal was souls and Soul Essence.

The next moment a dark sword appeared in Wain's hands, and he turned into a white flash of death. He killed one zombie after another, methodically cutting off their heads. One by one, the white souls headed for his body.

Gisle and the others weren't going to stand idly by. Most of the monsters that attacked were zombies. At this point, they were the most common type of monster and also one of the weakest.

They were killing zombies every second, but they did not forget safety. Zombies couldn't kill them, they were too weak for that, but any wound led to infection. Zombies were somewhat like poisonous insects. With their weak bodies, these insects could not do anything to their enemies. But the presence of the poison made them deadly to their enemies.

Wain also didn't get damaged by monsters. He had an antidote against infection, but he was never careless. However, zombies couldn't even see him, he was too fast. When he used the Code Light and Darkness, all of his stats became 33. That meant that he was about seven times more powerful than the average human in every way.

[You killed the Zombie Level 3]

[You killed the Zombie Level 5]

[You killed the Giant Bee Level 4]

[You killed...]

'Hmm, the average zombie level is up a bit. Moreover, there are also a lot of mutated insects. But I don't understand anything. Why is this huge monster standing in the distance, watching the battle? Moreover, he broke the barricades and stepped back. It's too strange.' Wain thought as he sliced up another zombie with his sword.

The last time he fought the Demonic Ants, he was more aggressive and enjoyed the battle. At that moment, his blood was boiling, and he wanted to make a real massacre. It was also because of the deadly danger of the situation.

But, it was different now. The zombies he was killing couldn't fight him back. Wain was calm and even relaxed. He felt as if he were on the training ground and attacking dummies, not destroying crowds of zombies. Then he saw several messages.

[Your current state is not the perfect balance of light and darkness.]

[Because of your condition, light absorbs darkness and begins to dominate this duo. Along with the increase of light comes a redistribution of characteristics]

The next moment Wain felt his movements become slower and his attacks weaker.

'Am I getting weaker? What's going on?' Wain muttered to himself and opened his status.

[Wain Norheim

Level: 7

Race: Human

Soul: Nameless King

Additional Soul: Last Knight

Title: Savior of the Damned

Status Points: 21

Strength: 5 / Agility: 5 / Vitality: 5 / Stamina: 5 / Energy: 145]

'What? All my stats have gotten so small, but Energy has increased to unbelievable heights. Hmm, last time darkness defeated light, Energy dropped to 1, and other stats went up. Now it's the opposite.' Wain thought.

His stats have dropped to the average human before the apocalypse. Except for his skills, Wain is now no different in terms of power than people who haven't activated their Soul Altar.

However, Energy was a special stat on which the power of his skills depended. This meant that most of his active skills were now stronger.

'Hmm, Destruction Sword will probably get sharper and faster, but I'm already killing those zombies with one blow. However, I have another powerful and useful skill. Wain thought, and his body glowed with lightning.

The amount of Energy also affected the number of skills a person could use before he was exhausted. This meant that if before Wain could use a skill for example, ten times, now this number increased several times.

Wain used Lightning Lizard's Dash and turned into a terrifying lightning bolt. Everyone heard loud peals of thunder and looked in the direction of the sounds.

They saw a multitude of blue flashes carry from one place to another. Wain used Lightning Lizard's Dash time after time. Now he could use this skill many times.

An electrical discharge was created with each flash that tore the zombies apart. Thus, Wain wiped out over two hundred zombies in just thirty seconds. Dozens of souls flew into his body.

As time passed, Wain began to enjoy such power, and then the balance between darkness and light was struck again. At that moment, his stats became equal again because of the Code of Light and Darkness effects.

Wain looked at the hundreds of zombie corpses around him and muttered, "Hundreds of deaths are only necessary for one man to climb just one step in the infinite path. This world has indeed become a cruel place. It used to be even more horrible, though."

He swung his sword, knocking away the clinging blood, and walked slowly toward the giant monster. Along the way, Wain killed attacking zombies and insects. Some monsters passed him, but Gisle and his men killed them.

By then, Wain's soul count had exceeded three hundred.