After several minutes, Lin Hao and Richie had managed to successfully interrogate the pair of cultists. Having obtained quite a few important details.
Just as they thought, there were people held captive inside of the Cultist's "Fortress" who could give them directions. And there were multiple hidden entrances they could use to infiltrate the place.
There was one closest to where they kept everyone captive, which gave Lin Hao an idea.
"We can break into there, and set all of the prisoners free. They can help us fight the rest of them." Lin Hao proposed to Fu Mei and Richie. Richie eagerly nodded his head, "Yep! And then we just destroy the rest of them. There might be some treasure in there too!" Richie said in an overtly excited voice.
Fu Mei only looked at him awkwardly. "Lin Hao.. Are you gonna kill all of them?" Fu Mei asked, Lin Hao taken aback by her question.
Richie hand waved her concern, "Oh come on. These are just some random bad guys in the middle of nowhere, you want him to leave them alive!? Lin Hao here has the most destructive power out of all of us!"
It was a right assessment, Lin Hao was their main person to handle the fighting right now. Richie had limited control over his cubic power, and Fu Mei was hesitant to do anything with her own.
She nodded her head, reluctant. Lin Hao then turned over to the two cultists who had submitted to the trio.
His [Justicar] passive was activating intensely upon looking at them, he could feel the guiltiness of their crimes inside of them.
Without any hesitance, Lin Hao raised his hand over the face of one of them. Activating his [Magma Ball] Skill and coating the cultist's face in molten matter.
He fell over, dying without making any sounds. His brain had melted viciously within seconds. The other cultist watched with fear, as Lin Hao raised his hand over his face too.
"Any last words?" Lin Hao said with great confidence, the cultist vicariously shaking his head desperate for some form of mercy. "Oh come on, can't you just let me live?"
Lin Hao in response coated his fist in Magma, and struck the cultist's head clean off. "People like you don't belong in this world."
His mindset was changing, just yesterday he would have hesitated to do this.
Now he was brimming with confidence as he took the lives of these people. He felt vindicated, in this world he wouldn't be stopped. He wouldn't have to submit to some corrupt bastard getting in his way.
"Now that's what I call dramatic!" Richie said, a loud notification rang out to Lin Hao.
[You have leveled up!]
[Because Justice was carried out, [Justicar] is upgrading.]
Lin Hao noticed only he had leveled up, which made sense. He was the only one to partake in the fighting. His Status window then manifested in front of him.
[Personal Details]
Name: Lin Hao
Race: Cubic Human
Cubic Power: Volcanic [4% Comprehension]
Unique Traits: Never Give In! [Stage 1] Justicar [Stage 1]
Level:3
Experience:0/200
[Stats]
Health:90/90
Cubic Reservoir:85/85
Strength:9 [Normal]
Intelligence:17 [Favored]
Dexterity:13 [Favored]
As expected his wisdom stat was now gone, but he didn't feel any different. The description of [Justicar] had now changed.
"In the presence of evil, you strike critical points easier."
Lin Hao then turned to the bodies on the wagon. "It's not right to just leave these here. These people would want to be taken care of." They couldn't bury them.
Not without taking alot of time, and their bodies were defiled with a strange and evil magic.
Lin Hao stood over the wagon, exerting himself to produce a large wave of magma to disintegrate the bodies and wooden wagon.
[You are creating a new skill!]
[Skill Name: Lava Wave]
[Rank:0]
[Description]
"You can channel to continuously release a wave of lava in front of you. Lasts as long as you have energy to sustain it."
It only took half of Lin Hao's current Cubic Reservoir to disintegrate the wagon and the bodies inside of it.
Fu Mei and Richie watching solemnly as he took care of this. "Ah I'm not good at these kinds of things Lin Hao." Richie said with a rare serious look on his face.
There was no wise crack or joke to make when it came to the cruel reality that befell some people.
The evening sun was beginning to set, the trio had to settle their plan together. But before that, Lin Hao took the opportunity to inquire with the others about their cubic powers.
"Huh me? Well mine's made out of Gold. Look I can make things out of it." Richie began to concentrate, and made a solid orb out of golden metal in the palm of his hand.
"Well, why not make a weapon out of that Richie? We're unarmed." Lin Hao asked him, if they could gain any advantage now it would be vital to do so.
"Oh huh, good idea! And then I could even make armor. Maybe if I just concentrate..." He raised his hands in front of him, and aimed them at Lin Hao carefully, concentrating carefully.
[You are inventing a new skill!]
The notification manifested in front of Richie, as he conjured forth a golden plate like armor on Lin Hao's body. It was hard, but surprisingly lightweight in nature. However, it only covered his upper body.
"Sheesh...That alone took almost everything out of me. If we wait a bit. I can try making more of these."
"Richie what's your intelligence stat?"
"Oh it's a four."
Lin Hao took a deep breath, they would be here for a while.
"Fu Mei, What about you? I saw you use water before, is that what your power is?" Lin Hao asked her, she responded quickly to him.
"Mine is like yours Lin Hao. It said I can, call water? But I don't know what to do with that."