"Is this big demonic spider just a 0th order of level 4?"
Agnus was surprised that a spider so big and capable of casting magic spells was only of that level.
"How big would she become if promoted to 1st order?"
Every hair on his body stood on end as the image of a gigantic black furry demon spider with red eyes popped into his mind.
At the same time, he couldn't help but remember how laughable he'd been to think that this spider was already a 1st order when he ran into it in the hallway.
"At least I have you to thank, as you helped me get to level 3 quickly. I now have two more 0th order attributes slots unlocked and +20 attributes points available."
Stepping forward, he bent down and picked up the two spiritual cards. The blue one was the same as before and he quickly placed it in one of the two 0th order attributes slots that had just been unlocked with his advancement to level 3.
"With this card added, my strength has gone up to 700 kg. I still have +20 available attributes points that I gained from my promotion to level 3..."
"Although my current strength is pretty good, I feel like my agility is lacking. After all, I can't keep void aura activated for long and I can't rely too much on it."
Remembering how quickly the spider had caught up to him as he ran into the room, he couldn't help but think that his current agility wasn't very good. Havengard has barely begun to evolve with the arrival of spirit mana, but there is already such a fierce spider inside his dorm, he could imagine how fierce the creatures were out there, and for sure, there will be creatures with agility-focused abilities and he would have difficulty in defeating such an enemy.
"This time, I must put them in agility..."
After careful thought, he awarded the 20 free points in agility.
Feeling that his body had gotten lighter, he looked at his current statistics.
Evolved: 0th order [Level: 3 (1,905/2,000)]
Combat Power: 700 kg
Magic Power: 2,200
Total Strength: 70
Total Agility: 70
Total Dexterity: 130
Total Constitution: 130
Total Magic: 220
Free Attribute Points: 0
0th order Attribute Cards (2/3/10): Strength +10, Agility +10, Dexterity +10, Constitution +10, Magic +10
Divine Weapon: Arcane Thunder Scythe +0
[Strength +10 (+100 Kg), Agility +10, Dexterity +50, Constitution +50, Magic: +50]
Divine Armor: Arcane Thunder Black Armor +0
[Strength +10 (+100 Kg), Agility +10, Dexterity +50, Constitution +50, Magic: +50]
"There is still an imbalance between strength, agility and my other attributes due to my weapon and armor bonuses..."
"Looks like I'll have to find a way to balance combat power with magic power later... After all, who knows if I'll encounter a powerful enemy with the ability to nullify magic?"
After thinking about how his attributes would evolve in the future, he watched the red card with interest.
[1st-order Flames Corrosion]: Launches a fireball of black flames capable of corroding almost all elements. The black flame is a derivation between the flames and the element of darkness making it one of the most powerful flames among the flames and one of the most fearsome elements in existence.
"Such a powerful flame... How did this spider obtain such an ability?"
After seeing his information, Agnus was surprised: "This is just the first day, how strong will the creatures be in the future?"
He didn't expect that since it was the first day that Havengard began to evolve with the arrival of spirit mana, there would already be a creature with such a powerful ability when he still hadn't even left his dorm.
Agnus didn't know it, but he hadn't felt the terrifying temperature of this flame when it was released by the spider before due to him being fully covered in the Dark Armor of Arcane Thunder, a divine armor. Otherwise, it was likely that your clothes would just melt from the high temperature of the black flames.
As its description said, this is one of the most fearsome elements among the existing elements.
Opening his Gricard, he went to the acquired skills page and inserted it into the second slot, leaving only 1 slot available out of the 3.
"Well, it's time to leave this place..."
When he was still walking down the hall, he couldn't help but look at a small hole in the floor that still contained black flames crackling. From the looks of it, the flames was still eating away at the floor and it wouldn't take long to corrode enough until it landed on the 5th floor.
Shortly after, Agnus arrived in front of a narrow staircase after passing the broken elevator and began to climb to the dormitory terrace.
The 6th floor was the top floor of the boys' dormitory and he didn't even bother to walk down the building as he went straight to the terrace.
"With my Reaper's Wings skill, it would be stupid if I decided to walk through this chaotic city until I reach the baron's castle which must be 20 kilometers north outside the city."
Arriving on the terrace, he witnessed the chaotic scenery of the city with a frown on his face.
Everywhere he looked, buildings were on fire, smoke rising to condense into a great black smokescreen in the sky. The noises of glass breaking nearby were audible mixed with desperate cries for help. Some people lost their sanity and committed all sorts of vandalism, whether it was breaking into and looting stores or abusing defenseless women.
On a corner, a couple ran hand in hand only to be surrounded by a dozen zombies. Both were desperate, and in the next moment, Agnus witnessed the darker side of humanity.
The man still holding his mate's hands hadn't given it much thought and used all of his strength to throw her at the zombies only to allow himself to escape with his life. However, he hadn't run far when he was swallowed alive by a large worm that suddenly emerged from underground.
Witnessing these terrifying scenes, Agnus felt fear, but it was not fear of how terrifying the scenario before him is, but fear of the passive skill "Heart of Darkness" that hardens his heart making him indifferent to life and death.
In normal situations, every human being should be horrified by such atrocious scenes, after all, this was the real world and not a movie where people would witness behind their digital screens. Realizing how indifferent he was, he knew it was due to the effect of his passive ability and it caused him to fear losing his humanity by becoming a cold-blooded maniac with no love for his neighbour.
"Even if I have this ability, I won't allow myself to lose my humanity..."
His eyes were steady and he seemed to have decided on his future path: "Maybe this is a blessing in disguise. Only with a strong heart can I face the difficulties that will arise..."
Looking once more at the chaos that was growing across the city, he looked helpless as he sighed, "At this rate, it won't be long before this city with a population of over 700,000 is completely destroyed..."
"Where are the police forces?"
From his memories, Agnus knew that each city was protected by police forces headed by a nobility and, the duchy's army did not interfere in the cities, they only occupied strategic bases and were only under the duke's orders.
The political structure was a great pyramid. At the top were the emperors, below were the kings, just below were the dukes and other nobility. These were the real power authorities in Havengard, as they each had large private armed forces.
Although the dukes were under the orders of the king who were under the orders of the emperor, there was not much difference between the war power of a duke and the war power of a king as only the emperors were in possession of the nuclear bombs.
In this world, generally, an empire is made up of 4 kingdoms and each kingdom is then made up of 4 duchies that are divided into dozens of counties and baronies.
Abel Vorhells, father of Agnus, is a superior baron who came very close to being promoted to viscount due to a recent victorious war over an enemy barony. His castle was located just 20 kilometers away on the peak of a cliff that could only be reached by a single road that crossed a bridge that connected a large mountain to the castle cliff. The other way to access or leave the castle was by helicopter and it shouldn't take long for him to send troops to rescue the city.
Glory City was the main city within his barony, and from the vague understanding he knew of this new father, Agnus knew that Abel attached great importance to this city. However, it has been some time since the chaos began and, so far, there seems to be no sign of the appearance of police forces to try to restore order.
"If there's no sign of my father, he must be facing some kind of difficulty..."
"I don't know why I even lost time bringing this backpack if it's only going to bother me with the wings and it's not convenient to carry it in my hands, as I may need to use them quickly in unforeseen situations..."
Feeling the need to find his father quickly to try to establish himself in this world and think of a way to regain order in the city, he closed his eyes briefly as he thought about what exactly he would do after meeting him.
Soon, he threw the backpack on the terrace floor and a large pair of 2 meter long black wings with black crow feathers emerged from his back connected with the armor that covered his entire body.
Aside from the small opening behind his helmet that allowed his hair in a ponytail to flow through it, only his glowing eyes were visible through the opening of two small holes.
At this moment, Agnus looked like a great dark knight in his pitch-black set of armor and lit only by the crackle of purple thunder that occasionally snaked his black scythe.
With a thought, his wings beat mightily, lifting the scant amount of dust from the terrace and he quickly began to fly north which was the direction where his father's castle was.
With each beat of its wings, the air blew powerful gusts of winds producing sounds that cut through the air.
"These wings are amazing. I feel like my speed has been improved by at least 2x... Danger..."
Agnus had barely flown a few hundred meters and was enjoying the speed with which he was flying, when suddenly, a strong feeling of crisis surged through his heart.
His Heart of Darkness passive ability seemed even more anxious than when he faced the Demonic Spider.
That means there was an even more powerful enemy lurking.
However, he was flying hundreds of meters above the ground, where would the danger come from?