The Devil’s Cage - Chapter 266

Chapter 266

After 10 minutes, Kieran slowly woke up .

When he finally regained his consciousness, he jumped up from where he was lying down and vigilantly scanned the area around him .

Neither the Creature of Desire nor the devil figure was around!

His injuries had been healed as well .

"I did it!" he mumbled .

Although he believed the system healing light would be able to save him, he was aware that he could have died in the process . Still, he didn't mind that he had survived .

Phew!

Kieran let out a long breath of relief .

The fatigue of hovering between life and death had exhausted him both physically and mentally .

However, he understood that now was not the time for him to rest . He still needed to confirm something .

He needed to know what had happened to the Creature of Desire and the fiery devil . Otherwise, he would not be able to sleep in peace .

When Kieran opened up his notifications, they were suddenly all projected before his eyes like overflowing water .

[Healing Completed!]

[Player 2567 has acquired Fusion Heart…]

[Fusion Heart will replace the original heart of the player…]

[Name: Fusion Heart]

[Type: Organ]

[Rarity: Above Epic]

[Attributes: 1 . Devil Transformation, 2 . Desire Summoning, 3 . Backlash]

[Effects: 1 . Fiery Sulphur, 2 . Eye of Evil, 3 . Body of Evil]

[Prerequisites: Constitution A, Spirit S]

[Remarks: This is a fusion organ fused with the heart of a human, the Demon Lord, and the Creature of Desire . Its power is indisputable . but so is its backlash . As the owner of this organ, you will not just need a powerful body, but you will also need a powerful will! The organ will grow stronger after your battles, but if you do not grow with it, you will become a puppet made of flesh and blood!]

… . . .

[Devil Transformation: This power has been granted to you by your new heart . When activated, you will take the form of the Demon Lord, duration: one minute, one time per day]

[Desire Summoning: Your new heart has granted you control over the Creature of Desire . When activated, you can summon the Creature, duration: one minute, one time per day]

[Backlash: Your heart allowed you to survive, but it was the product of an accident, created before you could truly adapt to it . Every time you activate Devil Transformation or Desire Summoning, it will consume one Golden Skill Point per use]

… . . . .

[Fiery Sulphur: Burning flames will follow the lineage of the devil like a shadow . When you cast Fire Element Spells, +1 Elemental Damage, extra Sulphuric Poison will be added to the spell . Any requirements, such as gestures, incantations or materials of Fire Element Spells will be down to half . If the spell fails to be cast, you will only suffer a quarter of the Magic Repulsion]

[Eye of Evil: The Creature of Desire was rooted deep inside your heart . Summon Eye of Evil, formed by the Creature of Desire, to fight for you, duration: three minutes, two times per day]

[Body of Evil: The combination of the Devil and the Creature of Desire, also known as chaos and sin . 200 extra HP, Stamina, Medium Tensile Skin acquired (100 Damage from Strong or weaker attack absorbed), Medium Devil Skin ( 200 Damage from Strong or weaker attack absorbed, extra Defense against Fire and Explosions); When facing Holy Element Attacks, you will suffer 150% Damage, Special counter items will deal extra Damage to you (including but not limited to blessed objects, holy objects etc . )]

… .

The notifications before Kieran made him suck in a mouthful of cold air . He was staring at the phrase "puppet made of flesh and blood" .

Although he had no idea what it was, the word "puppet" did not give him a good feeling .

Kieran's mind unconsciously conjured a picture of him senseless and dazed, walking around like a zombie .

"No! Even if I die, I will not become like this!"

Kieran shook his head as he thought about the matter in an unusually steadfast manner . He could not sit around and wait for that to happen .

He checked the attributes and effects of [Fusion Heart] more carefully than before .

The attributes [Devil Transformation] and [Desire Summoning] made Kieran's newly formed heart beat quicker .

Kieran had already experienced the formidable power of the Creature of Desire in the dungeon world . The fiery devil figure had only taken a glance at the Creature of Desire before suppressing its formation . The Devil's power was self-explanatory .

Being able to acquire skills related to such formidable beings made Kieran happy from the bottom of his heart . However…

"I need one Golden Skill Point in order to activate [Devil Transformation] and [Desire Summoning] . Before I get my Constitution to A and my Spirit to S, that cost will always apply!"

Kieran glanced over at the [Constitution A, Spirit S] prerequisite .

"I will need to store extra Golden Skill Points for the time being," he thought, feeling his temple suddenly swell .

Kieran was in dire need of Golden Skill Points, as all skill upgrades depended on them .

The skills [Devil Transformation] and [Desire Summoning] widened that gap even more .

Kieran sighed from the bottom of his heart before he shifted his attention to [Fiery Sulphur], [Eye of Evil] and [Body of Evil] .

Compared to the previous three attributes, those effects were much more user-friendly .

Even though [Body of Evil] had counter attributes, Kieran could accept that calmly . After all, compensating for such defects would not be too hard for him .

A couple of good pieces of equipment would be able to make up for it .

He would still need to be careful when he encountered a special situation though .

"I need to avoid places with positive energy and holy aura in the dungeons from now on!" Kieran reminded himself . He would not want to cause himself unwanted trouble .

However, he would not have a choice if such trouble was related to the Main Mission .

"I will still need an item in order to resist positive energy and holy aura," Kieran thought as his attention shifted to the loot from the last dungeon .

He had acquired a Legendary item and three pieces of Magical equipment!

The three pieces of Magical equipment were remnants that had dropped during the last few moments . Kieran had spent all his energy trying to get them .

Out of those three, none were big items . The biggest one among them was a metal dagger . The other two were two Magical rings .

One of the rings was the one Kieran had gotten from the Night Monsters, the [Pitch-Black Ring] .

The other one was made entirely out of white bone .

[Name: Piercing Dagger]

[Type: Weapon]

[Rarity: Magical]

[Attack: Common]

[Attributes: Armor Penetration Lvl1]

[Effects: None]

[Prerequisites: Strength F, Sharp Weapon, Dagger (Master)]

[Able to bring out of the dungeon: Yes]

[Remarks: If you want to control this metal-crafted dagger, you will need both technique and strength!]

. . .

[Armor Penetration Lvl 1: Able to pierce through light armor (Weak or Common Defense)]

. . .

[Name: Skeleton Ring]

[Type: Accessory]

[Rarity: Magical]

[Attack/Defense: None]

[Attributes: Dead Control]

[Effects: None]

[Prerequisites: None]

[Able to bring out of the dungeon: Yes]

[Remarks: This is a replica of a great item!]

. . .

[Dead Control: You are able to control one to three dead bodies at once and make them fight for you (the bodies' attributes cannot surpass F+), duration: one minute, two times per day]

. . .

"Another replica of a great item?"

When Kieran saw the remark about the [Skeleton Ring], he frowned and picked up the [Pitch-Black Ring] . Both rings had the same remarks .

"If the great items mentioned were Legendary Rank items, how many Legendary items were inside the [Ancient City Foreign Matter] dungeon? What kind of technology did the people who made replicas out of Legendary items possess?"

Kieran unconsciously looked at the Special Dungeon that came after [Ancient City Foreign Matter], which was [Primordial Invasion] .

[Special Dungeon: Primordial Invasion]

[Primordial Invasion: The demise of the Night Race leader was not the end, but a new beginning! The remaining Night Monsters have gone rampant without the restrictions of their leader . They are hiding among the shadows on the streets, assaulting anyone who looks delicious! As if that wasn't enough, a different kind of monster, one totally different from the Night Race, has suddenly emerged]

[Main Mission: Starts when you enter the dungeon!]

[Notes: None]

"Are those the collateral beings the tablet mentioned?" Kieran remembered very clearly what Herbert had said .

"The Night Race was just one of several inconspicuous collateral beings! That's what Herbert said! Now even more powerful monsters have appeared!"

Kieran went through the background description of [Primordial Invasion] . Although he did not know what the Main Mission was, he was sure it wouldn't be easy .

According to the Special Dungeon rules, this was only the fourth dungeon Kieran had been through .

However, Kieran was not going to take the difficulty of the dungeon as a given .

He looked at the special rewards from his Z rating dungeon, [Herber's Notebook] .

Although it was called a notebook, it was as thick as a dictionary . Kieran quickly flipped through a few pages and then gave up for the time being .

He would be in a life-and-death situation a couple of hours later, so he did not have enough time to pay attention to the notebook .

Even if it was related to the Special Dungeon, it was not the next thing he would have to face .

Kieran turned his attention to his biggest reward from the dungeon .

The Legendary two-handed sword!