Tower Ascension
Chapter 14 - Not Holding Back
"Oh! It\'s about the slave you brought with you. It appears that a noble thrashed him and stole your mana coins." The lady appears to be quite interested in his reaction.
"HOW DARE THEY STEAL MY MONEY?" Peter clenched his fist on the desk and mumbled angrily. He threw three hundred and sixty gold coins.
Just as she was going to say anything, Peter had vanished. The blue barrier was never meant to hinder real-world items. It could only be used to obstruct sound.
"I\'m hoping with his level, he won\'t create too much trouble. I forgot to explain that the individual was the son of Heavenly Demon Guild\'s top executive." The lady moaned helplessly as she gathered the money.
On another side of the town,
"Hahaha! I had no idea I\'d get two mana coins in this trek. I should come here more often to walk." While clutching the two mana coins in his hand, the obese boy jiggled his large tummy and chuckled.
\'You didn\'t deserve them. You stole them after you beat someone up.\' The audience yelled in response to his laughing, but most of them did not dare to speak up. Although commoners are not required to bow, they must keep the appropriate demeanor.
Tap! Tap! Tap! Tap! Tap!
Suddenly, a man appeared from the distance. Most folks didn\'t even notice him until he got close. Peter was the person in question. He dashed towards the overweight kid. When the guards noticed Peter approaching, they yelled, "Hey, stop!"
Bam! Bam!
Peter, on the other hand, was not in the mood to quit. When he got close enough, he raised his hands, smashed a punch at their stomach, and slid between them. His speed was so fast that the big boy didn\'t even see him. He only realized his own predicament when he felt fingers wrapped around his neck and he was hovering on air.
Lifting him up, Peter yelled angrily, "How dare you steal my money?"
\'If you\'re going to steal, let me steal something from you as well.\'
"Greed!"
The moment he activates his passive skill, a few system screens appear in front of him.
[Greed has locked on to a massive number of targets!]
[Would you like to decrease the number of targets to improve the effects?]
[Yes] [No]
Peter directly presses \'yes\' and the power of greed spread around him. The wave of EXP rang on his mind.
[Gained 5 EXP] [Gained 5 EXP] [Gained 5 EXP] [Gained 10 EXP] [Gained 10 EXP] [Gained 10 EXP] [Gained 10 EXP] [Gained 10 EXP] [Gained 10 EXP]
[EXP storage has reached its limit! Would you like to level up?]
[Yes] [No]
Peter was not surprised that his EXP storage was at capacity. However, he was amazed that he could receive such a large quantity of EXP from commoners.
\'Something isn\'t right here! Greed does not seem to have drained the power of others. It steals something that can help with strength. But what could it possibly be?\'
Peter paused for a moment, utterly forgetting that he was choking someone to death. He was preoccupied with his own ideas. When he discovered that his greed was actually affecting people by causing many people nearby to become unconscious, he recognized that his greed was wrong.
A frigid breath emerged from his heart just as he was about to cease. A recollection flashed before his eyes in an instant.
"Peter Johnson, please make your way to the stage!" A man in a black coat stood near the enormous purple crystal on the large stage and spoke while looking at the paper in his hand.
A young man nearing the age of sixteen stepped to the platform, his face filled with expectation. When he arrived on stage, the man in the coat said, "I know your yearning to awaken Soul Talent. However, ninety percent of the people fail. Do you consider yourself to be one of the 10 percent?"
"It is beneficial if you awaken the Soul Talent. But if you don\'t, you\'ll sink into the abyss. When you witness others employing Soul Talent, you will be envious and wish you had that talent. Unfortunately, that will only be a fantasy. That is why you should not get your hopes up! You might take a terrible fall."
When this memory came to mind, he tightened his fists and continued to be greedy.
\'I envy them. What\'s the big deal? I couldn\'t possibly take their soul talent, could I? But I can now. I have the ability to steal from others in order to strengthen myself. This is where I\'m heading. I don\'t know whether I can retain this power outside but I will get out of this tower. And, to do so, I will steal their strength.\'
Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!
As people near Peter began to pass out, more and more people became despondent.
"Ughhh! Let meeee good!" The overweight boy fought and attempted to kick Peter but was unable to do so due to his inability to move his body properly. A hand grabbed his leg just as he was about to hit the fat boy.
"Please, let him gooo!" Ray caught his leg on the ground and talked while struggling to breathe. His ribs and bones were broken, his muscles were ripped, and his skin was covered in bruises. But when Mike heard what he said.
Whoosh!
His left hand made an abrupt movement. A sword emerged in his palm, his eyes became red, and his body exuded a ferocious killing intent. The sword merely came to a halt a few centimeters over Ray\'s neck. But in a matter of seconds, his entire body was drenched in sweat.
\'Hu! Hu! Hu! Hu! I.... I almost killed him?\'
Peter couldn\'t believe what he\'d done. His sword was only a few centimeters above Ray\'s death. Ray would have perished if he hadn\'t used all of his resolve to stop his own hand.
[Divine Dying Breath Activated]
[Please kill betrayer to deactivate the skill]
[More time it consumes, the devastating the damage will be!]
\'What? Does that count as a betrayal?\' When Peter saw those texts, he was perplexed. But when he felt an enormous surge of vigor in his body. He was aware that his strength had been multiplied by five. It\'s the equivalent of adding a fifth level to his existing level.
Splash!
A knife entered the overweight boy\'s body just as he was about to fall asleep. As the person withdraws the knife from the fat boy, it dripped with blood. When Peter saw who had stabbed the knife, he was taken aback.
The little girl!
It was the same little girl that was beaten to death by the fat boy. He didn\'t expect the girl will kill the fat boy.
"Johnnyyyy!!!!!"
A huge roar shook the entire city at this time. When Peter turned around, he noticed a fat man standing there, tears welling up in his crimson eyes. The violent energy that surrounded his body was palpable.
\'This obese boy is his child!\' For a brief moment, Peter was taken aback. He couldn\'t believe what he had just witnessed. But as he saw the huge man charging at him, he realized he was in a hazardous situation. He sighed as he turned to face Ray.
Whoosh!
With a kick on the ground, Peter dashed toward the fat man. At this moment, the fat man was in the midst of transformation. A pair of black horns and black wings appeared in his body.
[Gained 5 EXP] [Gained 5 EXP] [Gained 15 EXP] [Gained 15 EXP] [Gained 20 EXP] [Gained 20 EXP]
The sword appeared in his hand as Peter ignored the messages in front of him. EXP was constantly raining for him.
\'Even though my strength appears to be two levels higher than his, I can\'t dismiss him. I need to utilize mana this time.\' Peter\'s eyes twinkle as he expels mana from his body. It felt like water. He only needs to control it, yet controlling water is a difficult process.
"Die!" The big man clenches his fist and rushes toward Peter, wielding a massive amount of mana. His fist formed a massive blue whirlpool that sucked everything in its path.
When the whirlpool grew larger and attempted to absorb Peter, he came to a halt. He grasped the blade in both of his hands, infusing it with mana. He raises his sword hilt to the sky, letting the sword tip fall behind him. He moves forward and draws the sword.
Bang! Splash!
As his sword struck down, a colorless arc moved towards the fat guy. The colorless arc was produced from the mana, and it was unstoppable, powered by his own might. It sliced the whirlpool in half and slashed the fat man\'s chest.
[Gained 5 EXP] [Gained 5 EXP] [Gained 15 EXP] [Gained 15 EXP] [Gained 20 EXP] [Gained 20 EXP]
[Greed stole the Lesser Demon Transformation Skill]
[Would you like to consume one of four active skill slots with Lesser Demon Transformation Skill?]
"HOW DARE THEY STEAL MY MONEY?" Peter clenched his fist on the desk and mumbled angrily. He threw three hundred and sixty gold coins.
Just as she was going to say anything, Peter had vanished. The blue barrier was never meant to hinder real-world items. It could only be used to obstruct sound.
"I\'m hoping with his level, he won\'t create too much trouble. I forgot to explain that the individual was the son of Heavenly Demon Guild\'s top executive." The lady moaned helplessly as she gathered the money.
On another side of the town,
"Hahaha! I had no idea I\'d get two mana coins in this trek. I should come here more often to walk." While clutching the two mana coins in his hand, the obese boy jiggled his large tummy and chuckled.
\'You didn\'t deserve them. You stole them after you beat someone up.\' The audience yelled in response to his laughing, but most of them did not dare to speak up. Although commoners are not required to bow, they must keep the appropriate demeanor.
Tap! Tap! Tap! Tap! Tap!
Suddenly, a man appeared from the distance. Most folks didn\'t even notice him until he got close. Peter was the person in question. He dashed towards the overweight kid. When the guards noticed Peter approaching, they yelled, "Hey, stop!"
Bam! Bam!
Peter, on the other hand, was not in the mood to quit. When he got close enough, he raised his hands, smashed a punch at their stomach, and slid between them. His speed was so fast that the big boy didn\'t even see him. He only realized his own predicament when he felt fingers wrapped around his neck and he was hovering on air.
Lifting him up, Peter yelled angrily, "How dare you steal my money?"
\'If you\'re going to steal, let me steal something from you as well.\'
"Greed!"
The moment he activates his passive skill, a few system screens appear in front of him.
[Greed has locked on to a massive number of targets!]
[Would you like to decrease the number of targets to improve the effects?]
[Yes] [No]
Peter directly presses \'yes\' and the power of greed spread around him. The wave of EXP rang on his mind.
[Gained 5 EXP] [Gained 5 EXP] [Gained 5 EXP] [Gained 10 EXP] [Gained 10 EXP] [Gained 10 EXP] [Gained 10 EXP] [Gained 10 EXP] [Gained 10 EXP]
[EXP storage has reached its limit! Would you like to level up?]
[Yes] [No]
Peter was not surprised that his EXP storage was at capacity. However, he was amazed that he could receive such a large quantity of EXP from commoners.
\'Something isn\'t right here! Greed does not seem to have drained the power of others. It steals something that can help with strength. But what could it possibly be?\'
Peter paused for a moment, utterly forgetting that he was choking someone to death. He was preoccupied with his own ideas. When he discovered that his greed was actually affecting people by causing many people nearby to become unconscious, he recognized that his greed was wrong.
A frigid breath emerged from his heart just as he was about to cease. A recollection flashed before his eyes in an instant.
"Peter Johnson, please make your way to the stage!" A man in a black coat stood near the enormous purple crystal on the large stage and spoke while looking at the paper in his hand.
A young man nearing the age of sixteen stepped to the platform, his face filled with expectation. When he arrived on stage, the man in the coat said, "I know your yearning to awaken Soul Talent. However, ninety percent of the people fail. Do you consider yourself to be one of the 10 percent?"
"It is beneficial if you awaken the Soul Talent. But if you don\'t, you\'ll sink into the abyss. When you witness others employing Soul Talent, you will be envious and wish you had that talent. Unfortunately, that will only be a fantasy. That is why you should not get your hopes up! You might take a terrible fall."
When this memory came to mind, he tightened his fists and continued to be greedy.
\'I envy them. What\'s the big deal? I couldn\'t possibly take their soul talent, could I? But I can now. I have the ability to steal from others in order to strengthen myself. This is where I\'m heading. I don\'t know whether I can retain this power outside but I will get out of this tower. And, to do so, I will steal their strength.\'
Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!
As people near Peter began to pass out, more and more people became despondent.
"Ughhh! Let meeee good!" The overweight boy fought and attempted to kick Peter but was unable to do so due to his inability to move his body properly. A hand grabbed his leg just as he was about to hit the fat boy.
"Please, let him gooo!" Ray caught his leg on the ground and talked while struggling to breathe. His ribs and bones were broken, his muscles were ripped, and his skin was covered in bruises. But when Mike heard what he said.
Whoosh!
His left hand made an abrupt movement. A sword emerged in his palm, his eyes became red, and his body exuded a ferocious killing intent. The sword merely came to a halt a few centimeters over Ray\'s neck. But in a matter of seconds, his entire body was drenched in sweat.
\'Hu! Hu! Hu! Hu! I.... I almost killed him?\'
Peter couldn\'t believe what he\'d done. His sword was only a few centimeters above Ray\'s death. Ray would have perished if he hadn\'t used all of his resolve to stop his own hand.
[Divine Dying Breath Activated]
[Please kill betrayer to deactivate the skill]
[More time it consumes, the devastating the damage will be!]
\'What? Does that count as a betrayal?\' When Peter saw those texts, he was perplexed. But when he felt an enormous surge of vigor in his body. He was aware that his strength had been multiplied by five. It\'s the equivalent of adding a fifth level to his existing level.
Splash!
A knife entered the overweight boy\'s body just as he was about to fall asleep. As the person withdraws the knife from the fat boy, it dripped with blood. When Peter saw who had stabbed the knife, he was taken aback.
The little girl!
It was the same little girl that was beaten to death by the fat boy. He didn\'t expect the girl will kill the fat boy.
"Johnnyyyy!!!!!"
A huge roar shook the entire city at this time. When Peter turned around, he noticed a fat man standing there, tears welling up in his crimson eyes. The violent energy that surrounded his body was palpable.
\'This obese boy is his child!\' For a brief moment, Peter was taken aback. He couldn\'t believe what he had just witnessed. But as he saw the huge man charging at him, he realized he was in a hazardous situation. He sighed as he turned to face Ray.
Whoosh!
With a kick on the ground, Peter dashed toward the fat man. At this moment, the fat man was in the midst of transformation. A pair of black horns and black wings appeared in his body.
[Gained 5 EXP] [Gained 5 EXP] [Gained 15 EXP] [Gained 15 EXP] [Gained 20 EXP] [Gained 20 EXP]
The sword appeared in his hand as Peter ignored the messages in front of him. EXP was constantly raining for him.
\'Even though my strength appears to be two levels higher than his, I can\'t dismiss him. I need to utilize mana this time.\' Peter\'s eyes twinkle as he expels mana from his body. It felt like water. He only needs to control it, yet controlling water is a difficult process.
"Die!" The big man clenches his fist and rushes toward Peter, wielding a massive amount of mana. His fist formed a massive blue whirlpool that sucked everything in its path.
When the whirlpool grew larger and attempted to absorb Peter, he came to a halt. He grasped the blade in both of his hands, infusing it with mana. He raises his sword hilt to the sky, letting the sword tip fall behind him. He moves forward and draws the sword.
Bang! Splash!
As his sword struck down, a colorless arc moved towards the fat guy. The colorless arc was produced from the mana, and it was unstoppable, powered by his own might. It sliced the whirlpool in half and slashed the fat man\'s chest.
[Gained 5 EXP] [Gained 5 EXP] [Gained 15 EXP] [Gained 15 EXP] [Gained 20 EXP] [Gained 20 EXP]
[Greed stole the Lesser Demon Transformation Skill]
[Would you like to consume one of four active skill slots with Lesser Demon Transformation Skill?]