Slash!
Without his shield, Colin was even weaker than his black-robed zombies.
Parr felt as if he was hacking at an ordinary zombie. The sharp black sword sliced through Colin's body smoothly, from his crotch to his head. Colin knelt on the ground with his hands wide open. His body sprawled in front of him, and he fell to the ground.
Bang!
"Beep, Life Energy Points have been detected. Do you wish to absorb them?"
"Beep, absorbing."
"Beep, absorption completed. A total of 10 Life Energy Points and 11 Spiritual Energy points were obtained."
Life Energy Points: 31
Spiritual Energy Points: 47
Phew!
Parr sheathed his sword and slowly exhaled a mouthful of turbid air. He revealed a satisfied smile upon looking at the data panel.
"There are still two black-robed zombies left!"
Turning off the data panel, Parr did not bother to wipe the sweat on his forehead. He held his sword and rushed towards the remaining two black-robed zombies. For some reason, the two black-robed zombies stopped moving after Colin died.
"Parr, the zombies controlled by the cultists will be frozen for some time after the cultist dies. Quickly save Rotes."
Old Jack shouted from behind, answering Parr's doubts.
"Eh?"
But at this moment, Parr's eyes widened. He realized that there were now three black-robed zombies standing beside Rotes. No! The one that appeared wasn't a black-robed zombie, but a black-robed man, a cultist!
"Why is there another one? Why didn't I see it earlier?"
As Parr wondered, he saw the black-robed man raise his arm and direct his palm towards him.
'Parr, if you see the ring on the cultist's hand glowing, get on the ground immediately.'
Parr recalled what Old Jack had told him before. Although this new black-robed man did not have a ring on him, Parr dared not take any chances. Therefore, Parr got on the ground immediately.
"Hehe."
The new black-robed man chuckled and clenched his open palm. A gray fog appeared around Parr, who was in mid-air, binding him.
"This thing is consuming my Stamina!"
Parr could feel his Stamina being absorbed by the gray fog. The feeling of his body being gradually emptied was extremely uncomfortable. He opened his data panel and looked. Indeed, in just two short seconds, his Stamina had already dropped to one point, which shocked him greatly.
"What kind of spell is this!"
Fortunately, Parr's Stamina did not drop to zero. The gray fog flew towards the black-robed man and disappeared. Meanwhile, Parr had fallen in front of him.
"Hehe."
The black-robed man walked over without a care, just like Colin before. He reached out and grabbed Parr's neck.
"It's now time!"
"Beep, would you like to consume 1 Life Energy Point to replenish 10 Stamina?"
"Yes!"
Life Energy Points: 30
Spiritual Energy Points: 47
Parr did not hesitate. He used his system to recover his abilities once again. He flipped over and stood up, wanting to launch an attack.
Hyah!
However, the gray fog that had dissipated earlier instantly reappeared. This time, it directly turned into a solid chain that bound Parr.
Bang!
This gray fog chain was much thicker than Colin had released earlier. With Parr's strength as an Elementary Knight Apprentice, he could not break free at all. His black sword fell to the ground, and the Stamina he had just recovered was again absorbed.
"Little one, don't bother playing any tricks in front of me. Do you think I'm as weak as that id*ot, Colin?"
The black-robed man lifted Parr by the neck. He curled his lips in disdain.
At this moment, Parr saw the face of the black-robed man. He was a thin old man who did not have any hair or eyebrows. He looked just like an egg. However, his gray eyes were emitting a faint light. The moment Parr locked eyes with the black-robed man, he felt as if he was naked and completely exposed to the public.
However, this was not the time to be concerned about this. Parr's life was on the line. This time, his stamina had been entirely absorbed by the gray fog. He could not breathe at all due to the black-robed man's grip on his neck. The HP on the data panel began to decline rapidly.
"It's a Bronze-level cultist!"
Everything happened very quickly. Old Jack cried out in surprise, revealing the strength of the black-robed man.
After finding some vague information about Bronze-level from his memories, the dying Parr immediately rolled his eyes.
'Old Jack, you should have told me earlier! If I had known that he was at Bronze-level, I wouldn't have charged at him! I would have run as far as I could!'
Bronze-level was a rank above apprentice-level. Currently, Parr was directly one rank below Bronze-level. The difference between their strength was huge. This was because anyone who reached Bronze-level would undergo a massive change.
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"Uhh..."
Having fallen into a desperate situation, Parr could only focus his attention on his data panel and watch his HP rapidly drop. If his HP reached a dangerous level, he would have to use his Life Energy Points to recover it. Even by doing so, he reckoned that he would only be able to prolong his death for a little while more.
"Why would a Bronze-level enemy appear now?"
"Hahaha!"
The black-robed man sneered when Parr's HP fell to half. Suddenly, he released his grip, causing Parr to fall to the ground.
"Little one, I've already seen through your secret." The black-robed man's words immediately stunned Parr, trying to recover his Stamina and HP.
However, the black-robed man's subsequent words caused Parr to heave a sigh of relief. His secret as a transmigrator had not been exposed.
…
"You have a special talent. Every once in a while, you will recover some HP, right? You can even control this talent by yourself. I have to say. You are a prodigy."
Parr hurriedly used 1 Life Energy Point to recover 10 points of Stamina. This confirmed the black-robed man's words.
Life Energy Points: 29
Spiritual Energy Points: 47
"What an incredible talent."
The black-robed man who had observed Parr's Stamina recovery praised him. Then, with a flick of his finger, the gray fog began to absorb the Stamina once again that Parr had just recovered. However, this time, the fog did not suck it dry. Instead, it left some for Parr.
The black-robed man squatted in front of Parr and showed a disgusting smile. He said in an amiable tone, "Little one, your talent is not bad, and your Spiritual Power is strong. I want you to join our Evil God Cult!"
"..."
Parr did not answer. He only widened his eyes in anger, very much in line with the behavior of a bratty child his age. Tacitly, Parr was saying, 'You f*cking killed plenty of people in Haystack village, yet you want me to join you?'
"Hehe."
The black-robed man anticipated that Parr would reject his offer, but it did not matter. He had patience and also his methods to get Parr to agree.
"Bring them up."
The black-robed man waved at the two black-robed zombies behind him. He could directly command the zombies that were previously under Colin's control! His strength was indeed many times greater than Colin's.
The black-robed zombies walked over, unable to resist. The sound of their footsteps reached Parr's ears.
'Looks like this black-robed man wants to use Rotes to threaten me. I should show hatred in my eyes and hesitate for a long time before compromising. I'll pretend to follow him. With my system, as long as I don't die today, I'll kill him in the future.'
Knowing that he was not a match for the black-robed man at this moment, Parr thought of an alternative strategy. He was thinking of a countermeasure to survive in the face of death, and at the same time, he fantasized about what he might suffer in the future.
'Could it be that I am destined to be a bad person after being reborn? Being a bad person isn't scary. What's scary is that once I am labeled a cultist, I will need to hide all my life. How would I have time to explore this fantasy world? This world is entirely different from the one from my previous life!'
Parr's thoughts ran wild. His heart was already inclined to save his life first and seek revenge in the future. However, at this moment, another incident occurred.
A red crescent moon suddenly rose from behind the Haystack Village's grain warehouse roof and struck the black-robed man squatting in front of Parr.
"Huh?"
Parr saw the black-robed man frown. He suddenly stood up and raised his head to look at the incoming red crescent moon. With a slight movement of his fingers, a gray fog shield appeared in front of him.
Bang!
The red crescent moon smashed onto the shield. After a few moments, the shield broke, and the crescent moon chopped off the heads of the two black-robed zombies that were carrying Rotes before disappearing into thin air.
Immediately after, a handsome red-haired man jumped down from the warehouse's roof. His facial features were clearly defined. He had a pair of dark red eyes and a head of short red hair that stood up like needles. He wore brown sheepskin armor and held a Knight's sword. The blade of the sword displayed a red glow. It seems that the red crescent moon earlier had been launched by him.
'A Bronze-level Knight? It couldn't be! He doesn't have any badges representing his family or the lords he has pledged his loyalty to. Neither does he have the aura that a Knight should emit. He should be a Wandering Knight at most.'
The black-robed man studied the red-haired man before guessing his identity.
"..."
After the red-haired man landed on the ground, he wiped the sweat on his forehead and calmed his chaotic aura from running wild. Then, he taunted loudly. "Cultist, what are you looking at? Come and meet your death!"
"Hehehe..."
The black-robed man let out an unpleasant laugh. Then, he threatened in a sinister voice, "Wandering Knight, I advise you not to interfere in the matters of our Evil God Cult. Otherwise..."
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