Daren has returned to the room. He had many things on his mind. He has to formulate a strategy for their action on the three bases. Also he wanted to think of a way to convert his group of thugs into proper force.
'STATUS'
*ding*
[NAME : Daren Martinos
Age : 15
RANK: Knight
CULTIVATION : A Rank
CULTIVATION SKILL : 5 elemental indestructible body (1/5)
SKILL : Shadow Leech (lvl 3)(20%)
Archery (lvl 3)(45%)
SUMMONS: 2/6
ß : 1,592,500
BLOODLINE : sealed ]
By breaking through to A rank, Daren can now have upto 6 summoned Subordinates.
Also, all the killing done by their group throughout the year, has resulted in accumulation of a sum, greater than 1.5 million black currency.
And while going through all the battles, Daren's skills have sharpened. His mastery of archery has improved significantly.
His shadow leech also became stronger. He can now do a switch, every 2 days.
He was pleased with how far he has come within a year. But he also knew his path has just begun. And he is still an ant in the eyes of truly powerful beings.
'Cahya, I want to buy some assassins'
*ding*
-SS Rank killer-
An mighty lone cultivator, feared across nations for his quick and traceless killing. No one below spiritual realm dared to fight him. Even spiritual realm experts feared his ambushes.
Price : ß 990,000
-S Rank killer -
Leader of the assassination organization. It is said when he takes a job, even if the target hide behind an army of thousands, the target still doesn't survive.
Price : ß 300,000
[SS rank killer purchased]
'To think that so much money will be gone in an instant.' Daren sighed as he purchased the assassin.
*shua*
With a bright light, a normal sized man, cover in black tight clothes, appeared infront of him. A black mask covered his facial features. Together with black hair, he almost resembled a shadow. His deep red eyes added to his ferociousness.
"I pledge to serve my Lord with loyalty, from this day forth and ever after."
Said the man while kneeling on one leg.
"Rise. From this day forth, you shall be called Kage, the Traceless. "
Said Daren with a smile. Information about the assassin appeared as he looked at him.
[NAME : Kage
TITLE: The Traceless
AGE: 21
SKILLS: Duplicate (lvl 1)
Killer steps (lvl 1)
Silent blade (lvl 1)
Cultivation : SS Rank.]
'I have never seen one with more than 2 skills. Even Arius has only two of those. Interesting.'
Thought Daren in his mind.
" Rest for the day. Meet me here tomorrow morning." Daren said to Kage. The latter nodded and faded away like he was an illusion.
"Flashy..hehe"
Daren comment and then started browsing through the market , searching for something he could buy. Something good and affordable. He has about 600k black currency left with him after the purchase.
His gaze fell on a interesting thing. He read its further description and was shocked.
-Doomsday viper-
An species of snake, known for it deadly poison. It is said that their poison can even kill the God if poison is left unattended for enough time. It can kill any being 2 level above it in less than a minute. But as the level increase time taken by poison to take effect increase as well. It's size range between 9 to 12 inches. Even though it can harden its body, it's defense is weak.
Price : ß 300,000
Daren though for a minute then decide to buy it.
*shua*
With a bright light a little snake the size of a palm appeared before him. It's scale were blackish-golden, giving it look beautiful. If it didn't move people will think of it as a luxurious item.
'It's speed was even faster than Arius!!', Daren observed when the snake dashed towards him.
The snake reached his palm, then it bit its tail and blood started flowing from it. Then it moved in weird way leaving a trail of blood behind it. After it was done, Daren noticed that the blood trail left by the snake, formed a circular diagram on his palm.
Then, the little snake coiled itself inside that diagram. It then bared its fangs in the center of the diagram tearing a part of Daren's flesh.
Daren watched curiously at first. But when the little snake bit him he was startled and even panicked. He was fearful of the poison. But he soon calmed down as a voice entered his mind.
'It's forming a blood contract. Those are very intelligent creatures and are hardly trainable. Consider yourself lucky to have it as your companion.'
It was Cahya's voice. It came to him as a relief. He could now feel a connection with the little snake.
The snake then entered inside his body through the blood. A blackish golden tattoo similar to the snake he just make a contract with, appeared around his wrist. But the tattoo was lifelike. It moves when the snake moves inside his body.
At the same time a translucent figure of the same snake appeared on the walls of his mental sphere.
He tried to control the little snakes action through that translucent image in his mental sphere. He willed the snake to come out and perform certain tasks.
After a while, he concluded, that the figure inside his mental sphere is the link between him and the snake. He can communicate with it though actions as well as through this runic image.
Cahya's voice rang into his head as he was busy observing the snake.
'There is a legend regarding them. They are considered to be lazy and easy going creatures. They never attack unnecessarily. Once a nation hunted them excessively for their skin and medical value. This made the king of these vipers very angry. He gathered all members of his species. And then these easy going vipers revolted. Not only beings of the nation, but any being not of their species was eliminated. Many God's died in that battle. It is said that a Supreme God, one of the strongest God at that time, personally had to intervene. But even he was scared of going near them. Thus he destroyed the whole planet, turning it into nothingness. '
"Fascinating!! Is it true?" Daren asked curiously
' It happened centuries ago. Records of the incident aren't clear. So can't say with certainty. ' replied Cahya.
' Such a cute creature can be this dangerous, he never imagined. Even Cahya, who is always spirited, was serious when it talked about it.'
Daren was happy to have such creature as a friend instead of a foe.
" I shall name you Nhi."
[NAME :Nhi
TITLE : Doomsday viper
AGE : 7
SKILL : Extreme speed (lvl 1)
Hardening (lvl 1)
Cultivation : S rank.]
The snake nodded in response as if it understood what he just said. Then the snake made itself comfortable around his wrist and slept.
He smiled at Nhi's action. He then turned his attention away from her.
He had now 302,500 black currency remaining. And since he didn't had any particular choice in his mind. He decided to postpone further purchase.
He decided to rest for for a while before beginning to formulate strategies for their next action.