Chapter 1300: Draw Them Out

Little girls, this old man has come to collect my compensation for the years of torment you put me through."

Lilith frowned, then tilted her head.

"I didn’t know you could talk normally under the Pillar’s effects."

"Why wouldn’t we? Even if the Pillar makes you fall for it, you are still yourself. The Pillar isn’t some kind of hex. This old man is merely a little angry for being left sealed away."

He responded with a calm expression, even though Lilith could see that his whole body was consumed by the red energy.

"I see. Good to know. But don’t you think it’s unfair to want to kill us for that? After all, this isn’t really our fault. You went there of your own free will and got trapped because of it," Renata argued, stepping back.

"Hahaha! You are right, but can’t you see this old man is trying to be unreasonable? Even if I was the one who did it to myself, why can’t I be angry at you or want to kill you? It’s my right. I have the right to kill you. In fact, I must kill you."

Renata took a deep breath, then looked at Lilith. The red energy was slowly invading her mind and body, and the rune was growing fainter.

"You should go, Lilith. If the two of us stay here, we will turn on each other."

"Can you take him? He’s eccentric and mysterious," Lilith asked worriedly. After all, the blind old Daoist was powerful, and he had once stared into the Abyss.

"I’ll just have to find out now, won’t I?"

"Little girl, you can’t beat this old man. You will die here."

Renata sneered, putting a hand on her waist.

"Are you scared?"

He turned his eyes solely towards her, and Lilith bit her lips before vanishing. She appeared in the sky just as Renata and the blind old Daoist began to fight. Renata was slowly being taken over by the red energy of the Pillar.

Lilith raised her hand and then dived down towards where lightning sparked. Leona was standing on the head of a great dragon.

Its body still gave off sparks of lightning, but it was already dead.

Aethergon, the Great Dragon, had also fallen in this battle, like many others.

"Leona, we have to go."

She nodded and wiped her tears, turning into a streak of lightning and heading towards the center.

Damon watched from the outside, then raised his hand.

"Fire!"

Another barrage rained down as he controlled the Shadow Drones with the Soul Conduit skill. Just as he thought he had an advantage, one of his Shadow Drones turned against the others, and through the soul thread he was controlling it with, red energy began to spread towards him. Damon quickly cut it off and set it loose.

Damon gritted his teeth. The Outsiders were too powerful. He glanced at Ashergon, who was next to him, and said, "I’m going to try to draw them out of the area and towards me."

Ashergon didn’t reply. He merely grunted in disdain.

"When I do, we will fight them," Damon said coldly.

"We? Who is we?" Ashergon replied, looking down at Damon.

"Yes, we. And don’t give me that attitude. Don’t forget I own you for the foreseeable future."

Ashergon puffed out some smoke. He really hated this damn fiend.

Damon wondered how he would lure them to him.

He opened his system panel.

[HP: 500,995/500,995]

[Mana: 91,408,76/91,408,76]

[Strength: 17,010,124]

[Agility: 4,700,157]

[Speed: 11,900,985]

[Endurance: 16,000,210]

[Class: Unspecified]

[Shadow: 1900]

[Shadow Hunger Levels: 50%]

[Shadow Level: 19]

[Condition: Shadow Is hungry]

[Attributes: Umbral, Domination]

[Skills:]

[5x] [Remorseless] [Shadow Perception] [Water Celebration] [Sacrifice] [Shadow Control] [Parkour] [Shadow Armor] [Beholder’s Gaze] [Dead Eye] [Spirit Affinity] [Ashborn] [Omen Of Dread] [Dealer’s Hand] [Bloodletting] [Shadow Movement] [Shadow] [Faceless] [Danger Sense] [Shadow Storage] [Wave Walk] [Shadow Clone] [Blitz] [Flash Step] [Air Walk] [Appraisal] [Iron Bones] [Astral Projection] [Accel] [Terror Engine] [Vengeance] [Soul Tongue] [Eyes of Veracity] [Shadow Stride] [Soul Conduit] [Heart of Shadow] [Demon Dominate] [Shadow Seizer] [Bestowal] [Shadow Prison] [Recreate in Memory of the Lost] [Malevolent Starfall] [Broken Sanctuary] [Grave of the Unwelcome]

[Mastery:]

[Etiquette Lv6] [Swordsmanship Lv15] [Survival Lv10] [Persuasion Lv6] [Deception Lv9] [Bartering Lv6] [Theft Lv3] [Archery Lv5] [Trap Lv5] [Alchemy Lv7] [Dagger Arts Lv9] [Cooking Lv9] [Advanced Magic Lv14] [Mana Control Lv13] [Magic Gatling Lv5] [Pain Resistance Lv11] [Mental Contamination Resistance Lv5] [Disintegration Resistance Lv7] [Sniper Lv7] [Rune Magic Lv15] [Insanity Lv3] [Fate Manipulation Resistance Lv4] [Ravenous LvMax] [Poison Resistance Lv9] [Elemental Resistance Lv10] [Petrification Resistance Lv7] [Magic Resistance Lv5] [Curse Resistance Lv9] [Pressure Resistance LvMax] [Corruption Resistance Lv10] [Aura Farming Lv9] [Charisma LvMax] [Tyranny Lv9] [Ragebaiting Lv15] [Shadow Manipulation Lv20] [Pheromone Resistance Lv9] [Sailing Lv7] [Parenting Lv 12] [Nursing Lv 3] [Soul Resistance Lv 10] [Time Resistance Lv 9] [Divination Resistance Lv Max]

[Items:]

[Pale Crown Armor] [Broken Bonds] [Deep Quiver] [Silver Blades] [Staff of Carnage] [Sword of Nicolas] [Furnace of Frost] [Helm of Balero] [Womb of Healing] [Book Of Shadows] [Charms] [Potions] [Miscellaneous Items]

[Quest:]

[Path to Conflict]

After looking at the panel, Damon realized he had the greatest ability of all: Ragebaiting. If he used it well, he could lure them towards him, which would cause them to leave the range of the Pillar.

So Damon began to speak. He didn’t know what to say, but this was something that would come naturally to him.

’Three hundred thousand years.’

"What a disgrace! It took you fools that long to find such a simple thing that I found in less than two decades. The Unknown isn’t going to grant your wishes. You know why? Because all of you are useless. I’m sure you are bottom-feeding, low-tier, nameless, worthless, spineless wannabes in the Upper Realm. Your whole background is for nothing. Even after all these years, what do you have to show for it? Nothing. You will never go home. You will all die here as failures, all your wishes and greed turning to ash in your mouths."

When those words echoed out, fueled by the Pillar, no Outsider could accept them.

Renata, who was fighting the blind old Daoist, saw the old man’s veins pop, and he turned towards Damon’s direction.

But Damon wasn’t done. He was just getting warmed up.