Damn, I Awakened With A Horror System!

Ding!

[ Congratulations on killing a being solely by relying on your curse skill!

+5,000 horror points! ]

Ding!

[ Congratulations on killing a being solely by relying on your curse skill!

+7,500 horror points! ]

Ding!

[ Killing beings by solely relying on your curse skill (3/50)! ]

Still hadn't a second passed by, when Leo was guessing about the identity of the first being that died under his unceasing curse. Another two similar notifications appeared in his front, making his brows raise in surprise.

Not expecting that the Goddess of Luck began to take notice of his pitiful existence.

"Isn't this too much a coincidence?

"Don't tell me they all died while having each other nearby... Making their bad luck resonance with each other, summoning an earth-shattering catastrophe in the process?"

Unable to think of another guess that made sense, Leo hurriedly abandoned those unnecessary thoughts.

The only thing that matters to him right now is seeing his class job requirements decrease in number!

"Unfortunately..."

Now that he doesn't have beings under him to curse, Leo's day from now on will become much more boring.

Although he could still curse normal beings for fun, the damage they would receive from his curse skill was only a third of the effects that the low devil gained from his curse.

Since in order to fully utilize his curse skill, the first requirement is to build hatred in his heart and that of his victim, followed by the karma between them that was built from hatred toward each other.

Of course, he also needed an item from the victim that he/she had used for months. It's also preferable if it's the parts of the victim.

"I guess I will help the four beings concoct their potions tomorrow. It would be fun to watch their advancement...'

Unfolding a deep anticipation on his grey irises, Leo again closed his eyes, continuing his postponed cultivation.

Absorbing the dark mist from the surrounding environment. Circulating it within his pale physique as he used it to slowly purify the liquified Qi in his multi-colored core.

Finally starting to solidify his foundation.

***

Currently, in one of the rooms of the wooden house.

The injured Jerome stared at the man on his front, warily sizing it up and down as he couldn't help but frown upon sensing a dangerous aura emitting from its being.

As a peak foundation realm being with an epic class job, it's actually rare for him to sense danger from beings in the same realm.

Since that was the case, it only meant that the person in front of him had at least a rare class job that focused on combat or that the man was holding something that was enough to endanger his life!

"Eh, are you the new tenant here? I didn't expect that the owner of this place would start doing a renting business...

"Furthermore, I didn't expect that there were beings crazy enough to rent the place."

Andress jokingly said, gazing at the battered figure of the three behind the injured man as he couldn't help but reminisce.

He remembered that their figure wasn't that far from them when they arrived in this kind of place.

Following that, a sensation of pity appeared on his brown irises. Couldn't help but mourn for them upon understanding that they would have a hard time adapting to this kind of place.

Although this place was much safer than the town (in his opinion), the horror it held was much more fatal than the scheme of the quasi-devils.

If not for its safer environment, Andress would never try to step into this forbidden place, lest staying in this uncomfortable house for weeks!

...

"This... are you also from the town?"

Hearing the man in front of him, Jerome unfolds a surprised look on his face, never expecting that other humans were staying in this kind of place other than the owner.

Furthermore, based on what the man said, they should have been staying in this place for more than a day!

"Indeed, we arrived in this place before the devil's spawn started their massacre.

"If I'm not wrong, all of the devil spawn within the town has already retreated... Then, why did your group decide to rent a room in this kind of place?"

Understanding the curiosity in the eyes of Andress, Jerome wore a regretful smile on his face before replying.

"We wanted to purchase potions that would help us ascend toward the core formation realm.

"Oh right, can you tell me the origin of the owner of this place?"

Quite curious about the owner of this place, Jerome hurriedly asks the man on his front. Watching it unfold a mysterious yet horrifying smile on its face before speaking toward him with a hushed tone.

Often inspecting the window outside, ensuring that no horrifying crows were eavesdropping on what he was talking about, or else he might get beaten by skeleton #2.

...

Huff~

Within the unknown depths of the forsaken pit, being shrouded in eternal darkness. Leo slowly opened his eyes before hurriedly exhaling the impurities inside his body.

Grazing the floating bones nearby as he beholds them corrode due to the impurities they carried... Making his eyes raise slightly in the process.

If the thing that he just discharged right now were the normally accumulated toxin from his long hours of cultivation, then the bones nearby wouldn't be corroded that much.

Unfortunately, the impurities that he just exhaled carried the small amount of impurities that came from his unstable foundation, making its toxicity enough to injure a being at the early stage of the foundation realm.

"This was unexpected; I thought I had already discharged all of the impurities within my body after I advanced to the core formation realm...

"Yet, who would have expected that it was only a fraction of the impurities inside my body?"

Huff~

"No wonder I couldn't fully utalize my overall strength; some of the impurities were hindering my capabilities."

Taking a deep breath, feeling that his unstable foundation was much more troublesome than he had expected.

Leo hurriedly opened his character panel, browsing from his countless spells beneath as he locked his gaze toward his particular skill.

A skill that he had almost forgotten. He only remembers it right now after noticing the problem with his foundation.

"Found you!"

Ding!

[ Strong Physique (Elite +1) (Level 5): A skill that tempered one's body, increased its talent by a small amount, and considerably strengthened its foundation...

Effects: Per skill level, permanently increase the strength and stamina by 2, physical talent by 0.2, and strengthen its foundation by amount!

Activation: Passive

Enjoy more content from empire

Upgrade cost: 2 medallions of forceful upgrade and 10,000 horror points!

Note: One of the Elite skills that almost reaches the qualification to enter Rare rank! ]

...

"Indeed, it was the one that was responsible for increasing the meter beside my species in the past!

"Unfortunately, with its low rarity, the ability of the skill to solidify my foundation was almost nil, to the point that I didn't feel it previously!"

Grinning to himself, Leo took out the bronze medallions within his inventory, numbering up to 14 as he began to ponder where he would spend them.

Of course, he exuded the skills and techniques that would bestow knowledge on his mind upon advancing. Wanting to avoid bursting his consciousness.

However, before he starts upgrading other skills, Leo focuses his attention on the skill in front that will greatly help him with his current problem.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Ding!

[ Upgrading the Strong Physique (Elite +1) to the Advance Physique (Rare) would cost 2 medallions of forceful upgrade and 10,000 horror points!

(Accept/Declined)? ]

"Accept."

-2 medallions of forceful upgrade.

-10,000 horror points.

...

Soon, after the skill was upgraded to Advanced Physique, Leo immediately upgraded the skill to level 5 before again using his medallion of forceful upgrade to advance its rarity.

Ding!

[ Upgrading the Advance Physique (Rare) to the Advance Physique (Rare +2) would cost 3 medallions of forceful upgrade and 20,000 horror points... ]

"Accept!"

Feeling a faint fang of pain within his chest, Leo hesitatingly pressed the accept button. Further reducing his wealth as he watched the skill begin to get consumed by intense light.

Momentarily blinding his vision in the process.

At the same time, when the skill was being upgraded by the system, a mysterious warmth began to course through his physique, making him feel that he was being cleansed from the very depths of his core.

Unbeknownst to him, as he was enjoying the embrace of the warm energy. Impurities from the depths of his liquified core began to ooze from his open pores.

Slowly excreting their disgusting nature from his being, making his unstable core slowly strengthen.

Although it was still far from satisfactory, its unstable nature had already vanished. Being replaced by a thin yet durable foundation that wouldn't collapse after being caressed by a slightly strong wind.

Ding!

[ Congratulations on successfully upgrading your skill from Advance Physique (Rare) to Advance Physique (Rare +2)! ]

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