Chapter 155 - Homecoming

One of the most important events of the future was the appearance of a colossal island comparable in size to a continent.

Wain had one part of the map and knew when this island would appear, but he had no information about its location.

Of course, most likely after the island appeared, Wain would know where it was after a while. But, he had to be one of the first to arrive at this island. Otherwise, he risked losing a lot and falling far behind those who would arrive there at the right time.

Wain didn't know where to find the rest of the map, but Sven helped him with this problem. He sold Wain a special compass for some Void Souls.

Wain looked at the silver compass with the platinum trim and opened it. Inside was a matching dial and a compass hand.

"Okay, it's time to find out my next destination." Mumbled Wain and used some Soul Essence.

Despite his wounds, Wain was able to do this as only one drop of energy was needed. Within a few minutes of resting, Wain had already recovered many times that amount.

Then the compass arrow glowed brightly and began to rotate in all directions. First, the compass had to determine what Wain was looking for to show the exact direction.

Wain concentrated, and an image of part of the map appeared in his mind. The next moment the compass arrow turned to the left.

"Hmm, given the location of the museum, then I need to head west. In a way, though, it was obvious. Harald came from there. Maybe his organization has other parts of the map." Mumbled Wain.

As he said this, an idea came to him. He concentrated again, and an image of the island appeared in his mind.

Wain tried to locate the island in this way, but he was unsuccessful. He made several attempts, but the compass needle moved in different directions like a madwoman.

Wain shrugged and moved the compass back to the Ring of Damned. He was not upset, for it was too easy to be true.

"I need to go back to Gisle and find out about the current situation. It's been days since I've been gone." Proclaimed Wain.

It had actually been ten days since he had slept in Ice Caves for two days, and he had been in the Purgatory area for a little over a week. Wain didn't know that since it had only been five minutes, not seven days, in a strange space with a dial.

...

Wain lay in the museum for about six hours. Only after that time did he have enough strength to get to his feet and move around independently. Most of his wounds were not yet healed, but Wain could no longer be here.

"Great, no monsters here," Wain muttered as he left the museum.

The roads were as ruined as before but empty. There were no safe places in the area, so few people were here and, therefore, few monsters.

Click.

Wain snapped his finger, and a dark sword appeared beside him. That's when he coughed up blood. It was hard for him to use this skill, but he had to have some measure of protection.

He doubted there were First Chronicle monsters in this part of town, so he had nothing to fear even considering his wounds.

In the distance, Wain saw a tall tower that belonged to Luar and his organization. However, after the recent repowering of Gisle and Last Light became the main on the two parts of Overion.

He slowly stepped forward, gradually approaching the tall towers. At that moment, Wain realized that he had forgotten something.

"I recently discovered the third form, but this is definitely not the limit, but only the beginning," Wain muttered and opened the skill improvement menu.

There, as he expected, was Nameless King's Forms.

[Nameless King's Forms (First Chronicle Active Skill, Legendary Rating) <Partially Unlocked>]

[This skill hides forms of incredible power and limitless potential. You partially unlocked this skill and gained access to three forms: Code of Light and Darkness, Cursed Swordsman, and Blind Sorcerer. You have already progressed along your path, but this is only the beginning.

To unlock the next form, the following conditions must be met -

[Faceless Aristocrat Mask required: 0/1]

"Oh... This time I don't need some soul, but a certain object. This is interesting. The first time I had to open the Code of Light and Darkness, I also needed an item. It was the Flame of the Dead, or Ring of Damned." Surprised, Wain said.

He wondered what the functionality of the item was. The Ring of Damned was a unique piece of equipment.

Wain had only seen something like it on Sven, but he thought Sven's ring was more primitive and simple than the Ring of Damned.

Then Wain concentrated, and the Seal of Darkness shone brightly. Wain felt energetic vibrations emanating from the south of Overion. A blurry image of an old wooden door in a dark alleyway appeared in his mind.

'Not the most accurate clue, but it's better than nothing. Hmm, so I have to go south this time. Well, I'll head there as soon as I get the rest of the map.' Thought Wain and went on his way.

In an hour, he had gone only a third of the way. Wain wasn't happy with his speed, but he physically couldn't move any faster. His wounds were severe. He only survived because of his Stamina and Vitality.

If these stats had not been high enough, Wain's body would have long ago been unable to withstand the strain, and his heart would have stopped.

Crackle.

Suddenly a blue arm came out of the ground. Wain took a few steps back.

Whooosh.

The next moment the monster came out and stared at Wain with a predatory look. It was a mutated zombie. It had blue skin, several protective plates on its arms, legs, and chest, and razor-sharp claws.

Wain smiled, "Great, gradually more dangerous opponents begin to appear. The world is slowly changing and becoming more dangerous and diverse."

The zombie roared and pounced on Wain. He was a weak, wounded target and the perfect opportunity to become stronger.

Wain wouldn't even look at his enemy and moved on. He swung his arm, and a second later, the body of the blue zombie was cut into eight equal pieces. The monster didn't even have time to understand anything.

The blue soul flew into Wain's body.

[Soul of Blue Zombie (Whole)

Chronicle: Primary

Rating: Rare]

'Oh, this is a pleasant surprise.' Wain thought and crushed the blue soul.

[You have acquired the Soul Essence of Blue Zombie level 14. Strength+4, Agility+3, Vitality+4]

[You have leveled up to level 20. You get 3 status points to distribute freely]

Even though he improved Agility and Strength, it wasn't because of the 80 point limit. However, his Vitality was 74, so these stats could be increased.

"Level twenty, great. Maybe I can reach level thirtieth in this month or next month." Mumbled Wain.

[You get Rare Rating Soul Chest]

Wain was surprised. He was lucky that he killed one monster and got so much useful stuff all at once. However, all equipment below First Chronicle Rating was now useless to him.

'This zombie was level fourteen, which is a pretty high score. Most people who would have encountered it would have died.' Thought Wain looking at the blue chest floating in front of him.

The Soul Chest was of medium size, so Wain thought it must have contained some small weapon or armor.

He put his hand to the chest, and it opened. Inside was a dagger with a black hilt and a blue curved blade.

Wain took the dagger in his hands and read the description.

[Dagger of the Blue Zombie Claw (Primary Chronicle, Rare Rating)

This light and a sharp weapon are capable of causing great damage to any opponent with a Stamina below 70 points.

This dagger has no peculiarities or abilities. But in the hands of a skilled fighter, this dagger is a deadly weapon. Thanks to the special curved shape of the blade, you can easily hit the enemy's weak points and cut the arteries with muscles].

Wain nodded his head, "Not bad, I'm sure Gisle knows who to give this dagger to."

To Wain, the Dagger of the Blue Zombie Claw was of no value. The weapon was completely useless against First Chronicle foes.

Sure, Wain could have kept the dagger and tried to sell it, but he wasn't that petty. Trading was not yet developed, and this dagger would at best be worth a few Common Rating Souls or one Rare Rating Soul. For Wain, that was nothing.

It was much more efficient to deliver this dagger to Gisle to give the weapon to someone who needed it more than Wain.

Whoooosh.

The Ring of Damned glowed bright green and disappeared from Wain's hands.

...

Wain spent the next two hours getting to Last Light's main base in the city's north. During this time, Wain was attacked by several monsters, but it was their fatal mistake.

Wain got better, but it would be long before he was fully healed. This was the first time Wain had received such serious wounds since the apocalypse.

'Next time, I need to be better prepared. It will probably be much harder to open the fourth form. In that case, I might even die. The higher the reward, the greater the danger.' Thought Wain as he approached the high stone walls enclosing the towers.

Several people stood at the entrance, patrolling the area and destroying the monsters approaching the borders.