Chapter 70 [Angel of Death]

“Angel of Death?” Dilan repeated, a little bit astonished.

The name of Yvonne’s Origin ability sounded quite eerie, but considering that she had also been on the brink of death, Dilan could prove that at least one of his theories was correct.

“So Origin abilities are related to one’s circumstances, and it…shouldn’t be a necessity to be on the brink of death to receive an Origin ability!”

The second point was something Dilan presumed. He couldn’t be sure about it, but his gut feeling told him that it was not necessary to be on the verge of death to obtain an Origin ability.

It might as well be possible to receive one for being talented in specific ways.

For example, Dilan found out that they had a craftsman in their group. The said craftsman received a passive ability that improved his fingerwork.

It allowed him to work more efficiently with his fingers.

This was quite interesting, which led Dilan to wonder if there were specific requirements to awaken specific abilities without the actual need to procure ability crystals.

Dilan was quite interested in this because it would motivate him to learn proper swordsmanship, or specific martial arts as he might learn their mastery as a passive ability.

However, for now, the most important was his interest in Yvonne’s Origin ability.

He looked at her curiously but quickly noticed that she was uncomfortable.

“Well, once you feel comfortable, it would be great if you can show me what your Origin ability is capable of. I think your sister told you about it already, but you should become stronger.”

Dilan couldn’t be always there for everyone nor was he very good at comforting people. And he might as well die for real while fighting some powerful monster.

As such, it was for Yvonne’s best if she were to improve her Strength. Focusing on her Origin ability in the meantime would probably boost her confidence as well.-.

At least, if she received stat boosts from her Origin ability, just as it was the case for him, she would forget her trauma faster.

Dilan didn’t want to disturb the siblings any longer. There was a lot he wanted to do, which was why he had to say something to Kathrine.

However, just at this moment, Kathrine waved her hand. Out of nowhere, a blue screen popped up in front of him.

[[Angel of Death] Tier-0 ★

[+1 Health] [+2 Mana] Passive →High sensitivity towards death itself.

Active →Uses up 2 units of Mana to control dead beings for 15 minutes

Limited to <1> dead being <Level 7 (Tierless)>]

Reading through the message, he frowned for a moment, just to smile gently at Yvonne before he said,

“Thank you for your trust. I will keep your ability a secret! Work hard to improve yourself at it!”

Because he didn’t want to burden Yvonne much longer than necessary, Dilan forced himself to not bombard her with questions.

His entire body was overflowing with excitement because the ability [Angel of Death] was simply too powerful.

He was not sure what ‘High sensitivity towards death itself’ truly meant because it could include many things.

However, the additional status points and the active skill Yvonne received were powerful, to put it simply.

If trained properly, Yvonne could become one of the strongest Ascenders in their group.

As if Kathrine understood what he was thinking when he looked into her eyes, she just nodded her head.

It was as if she wanted to say “I know”.

This was good to know, and upon perceiving the determination in Kathrine’s eyes, it seemed as if the incident from this morning and the afternoon the day before were a clear sign to never trust anyone.

In the end, even trusted members of your own group could betray you, which meant that you would have to be strong enough to overcome the betrayals!

Dilan understood this as well, which was the reason for him to feel like he had to improve more than anyone else.

And given Yvonne’s Origin ability, Dilan could also comprehend that [Regeneration] was nothing in comparison to the [Angel of Death].

At least for now, his ability was weaker than Yvonne’s.

Dilan figured that others with an Origin ability might have received an extraordinary one for the early phase in the Primordial Ascension as well.

Taking the dangers of Origin abilities, and powerful abilities like Kathrine’s into consideration, Dilan couldn’t help but keep looking at Kathrine before he asked,

“I guess you want to stay in the cafeteria for the next few days to take care of your sister, right?”

Kathrine thought that Dilan would leave immediately and maybe even ask her to join him, but she simply nodded her head when she heard Dilan’s question.

No words were required to be spoken by Kathrine. Dilan understood her current state perfectly fine.

“In that case, can you prepare a list of the name, age, former occupation, and what ability all the survivors here have bound, if possible? Maybe even add if they’re willing to fight, or what kind of occupation they want to pursue in the future.

Once you reach level 10, you receive something called Ancient Paths of Advancement followed by a list of occupations you can choose from. So if anyone has a specific occupation that they want to pursue, it should probably be related to their strengths, abilities, and innate talents!

If they’re not willing to do anything, mark this as well so that we know that they will receive less food!”

Even if Ailee and Oliver were trustworthy, he felt that he could trust Kathrine the most.

She was the strongest right after him and could control everyone with ease whenever he was not inside the cafeteria.

If all Ascenders were to be outside, he would probably select Bianne as the next candidate with the highest authority.

After shooting him once, Bianne had changed for the good. Instead of complaining about their situation, she gave her best to provide all of them with the best food, and to help everyone.

However, at the end of the day, Dilan didn’t think that all Ascenders would ever leave the cafeteria at the same time.

It was way too dangerous to leave their safe- haven and leave it completely unguarded, after all!

Thus, after Kathrine told him that she would take care of this, Dilan nodded his head before turning away.

He didn’t look at Yvonne again because he thought that he would just bombard her with questions such as ‘Can you see the requirements to upgrade your Origin ability’ or something related to her Origin ability.

His own impatience caused him to smile as he started to search for Oliver and Ailee.

By now, Dilan had already forgotten about the five Survivors that left their group to find their own way through the Primordial Ascendion.

Looking through the cafeteria, he found Oliver and Ailee standing next to each other.

‘As expected.’

This put a faint smile on his face as he approached them,

“Hey Oliver, Ailee, do you have some time, right now?”

Turning towards Dilan the moment they heard his voice, both Oliver and Ailee felt a bit weird to look into his perfectly clean sky blue eyes.

It was as if the incident from a few hours ago had never happened.

However, everyone knew that this was not the case. It was a fact that Dilan didn’t think it was necessary to speak about the incident from the morning anymore.

He had asked if someone had something against his doings, while only the old man in his 60s had asked him a question.

The others had chosen to remain silent. As such, the topic was over for Dilan. As simple as that.

“Can you two help the new Survivors procure their ability crystal? At least guide those who are already fit enough to wield one of the Kobold’s weapons.

I would do it myself, but I have something else to do.”

He was not yet willing to reveal the plan he had in mind, but that was not necessary.

Ailee and Oliver nodded their heads. They wanted to go out hunting, but without Dilan it was a little bit too dangerous to go outside the hospital.

They might be able to find weaker Bronze zombies on the second floor of the other three towers in the Rian mountainside hospital, but even then it was not something they could be certain about.

As such, they couldn’t help but believe that it would be the best to do what Dilan said.

The more Ascenders they had, the easier it would be to go out hunting. A proper team should be capable of hunting down large crowds of low-leveled zombies as well as lone powerful beings.

The Chimera Zombie Centaur was a great example of this.

Maybe Oliver and Ailee had not been the most useful at that time, but without their help, Dilan and Kathrine would have died.

This just showed that everyones’ contribution was important, no matter how trivial it might seem at first glance.

Taking this into consideration, Oliver and Ailee didn’t hesitate as they left Dilan’s side.

They were ready to give their best to procure more ability crystals and possibly convince more people to fight with them.

As such, they approached Sarah, and Pierre as well.

The two should help Oliver and Ailee, which they did readily.

Thus, the small team of four Ascenders made their way towards the new Survivors to figure out who was ready to procure their first ability crystal, and who was too weak.

Looking at the eagerness with which the small group of four acted, the corner of Dilan’s mouth twitched.

‘They will be fine, right?’