Leo shook his head. It didn't matter if he got a bit carried away during the fight. Those people wao kill him, and even if he could have just escaped, doing so would possibly bring more issues ter on. At least now, they knew not to mess with him. That, and he also mao learn some stuff from crossing bdes with them.

  It's always about information in the end. He snorted and opehe link to his panion. Nyx... Listen, I know you're probably mad at me, but you follow them? I o know where they live. I will take care of the corpse in the meantime.

  'You're right. I'm far from happy,' Nyx bit back. 'But I also uand this is important. I will tact you ohey stop... And when I e back, we will have a long talk about taking unnecessary risks."

  Yeah, yeah. Whatever you want. Leo sighed. So what if he acted a bit rashly. In the end, he was in no real danger during the whole battle, and he had plenty uments to prove that. The feline, like always, worried a bit too much.

  With their link closed once more and the group of Blessed Emmisaries out of sight, he dropped from the roof onto the street below. For the time being, the area was still clear of any other Voidlings, so he should probably hurry. Who knew when Devour would decide to stop w and leave him without Essence...

  First things first.

  The bdes upon his arms snapped out as soon as he approached the dead Treant. With a swift movement, he stabbed them deep into the beast's tough shell and pushed onward, cutting it off inch by inch. It took a bit lohan necessary as he didn't use any Essence for the process, but within a few minutes, he was left standing with a good k of the lifeform's Vetilim skin.

  This should be enough, right? Leo furrowed his brow, only to grihe System firmed his thoughts. Great. To soulscape you go then. No time to mutate now.

  At once, a weak fsh ed the cut-off skin, dragging it back to the depths of his soul. He grimaced at the additional weight. Apparently, a part of a creature more powerful than him was heavier thahat seemed bigger at first gnce.

  Iing, gotta remember this for the future. He noted before his gaze once more settled on the massive corpse lying oreet. Hopefully, I'm not going tret this.

  With that thought in mind, Leo stabbed the Treant agaiing Devour activate at full power. It spread over the lifeform in an instant, taking every bit of remaining power is body.

  The lohe process went on, the more he became worried that maybe his soul couldn't ha after all the fighting. However, as soon as the corpse colpsed into dark dust, a brand new notification appeared in front of his eyes, washing away his worries.

  Devour ed: +7 Might, +2 Soul.

  Holy shit. Leo chuckled, gd that he didn't just leave the Treant for other Voidlings to e. That's almost the same amount of points I get from my race. If only I could kill more of those things alone...

  Even if he was the oo defeat the Void Lifeform, it did not mean he could do it again. His shadows were powerful, but if it wasn't for the deep hole left by the roup, he could have never sin it. The Treant's skin oside was just to for him to deal with.

  I need more firepower. He decided, reag for the specks of Void affinity inside his soul. Shadows won't be enough soon. I have to figure this out, quick.

  Leaving his affinities in peace for now, he gave the abareet one final gnce before turning around. With his strength fully replenished, he climbed onto the roof and hid in a shade so that no passing Voidlings could spot him. He didn't pn to go anywhere until Nyx called for him.

  Might as well check the few notifications I missed.

  Teique Shadow: Resoained.

  Shadow: Resonanovice)A teique born out of the desire to ect with the world of shadows. Resonance allows the User to safely create a link with every shadow in a certaihose shadows might then be used tthen other teiques or scout the trolled location. Beware, this teique requires a lot of Esseo maintain.

  Leo snorted upon reading the st part. Yeah, I already figured that out. Still, very useful teique. o get it to higher mastery fast, same with Creation. Now, what else do you have?

  Fusion teique created: Shadow Emergence = Resonance + Eruption

  Makes sense, I guess. Wonder if I bi with Creation. Aire battlefield of flying arrows could clear out the streets in a matter of seds. Yet ahing to try out ter.

  Shadow: Eruption (Master)The source of pain and hatred of the User's enemies. Eruption is now free of its bindings. No oppo is safe from the grasp of deadly shadows. Imagination is the limit.

  Short and straight to the point, nice. He hummed, waving away the description. There was not much to see there. At this point, his own knowledge about the teique eclipsed anything the System could tell him.

  Now for the ig on the cake.

  Blink (Epic)How is a bde supposed to reach its enemy if it isn't fast enough? How is it supposed to travel through the night if it's too slow to escape the light? Here is your answer.Effects:This skill grants the ability to move quickly in sudden bursts of speed bined with Essehe efficy of this skill improves with yrad Mind.

  To be ho, the description alone didn't expin the ability that well. Thankfully, Leo had also received the standard package on how to use this skill. Without it, Blink would have been more useless than Vital Strike.

  From what he uood, for this skill to work, he had to fill his entire body with Essend then push it all out at the same moment. While doing that, he also had to trol his stance so that he wouldn't hit a wall or do a flip by mistake.

  Overall, once mastered, it could bee one of his most used abilities. Until then, he most likely wouldn't be able to move too far while using it. After all, the activation and movement had to happen in the same amount of time it took to blink, hehe name.

  Still sounds simpler than Phantom Erasure. Leo thought with a click of his tongue before taking a look around. Ah, why not? It probably will be a while before Nyx calls for me.

  Shrugging, he stood up and took a deep breath, Essence already filling his entire body. Slowly, he made sure it reached every single spot and spread equally all over. He didn't want Blink to misfire on the first try, not when he was out in the open.

  Alright, a bit more power, choose a dire, prepare your body, and push. Leo reted the steps, providing the ability with even more Essence as his body tehen, just as the System taught him, he pushed all it all out, releasing the gathered energy in a single burst.

  His entire body sprung forward, and with a blink, he was gone, only to appear a bit away from his previous position.

  Shit. He gasped, closing his mouth as bile gathered in his throat. He quickly swallowed it back with a grimace. That's... gonna take some time getting used to. It felt like someoried to tear my body apart. And all of that for what? About two meters?

  Even if he didn't have a measuring tape in his eyes, he could more or less tell how far he traveled during Blink. Although his first attempt wasn't too bad, sidering the side effects of this skill, mastering it would likely take lohaicipated.

  And so the list gets even longer. He sighed, lying down on the roof. I guess sleep is for the wea-

  'Leo! They have reached their base. It's a safe zone, a rge o that,' Nyx cut into his thoughts. 'Do you want to take a look? I'm a bit far, but the view is good.'

  He quirked an eyebrow. Safe zone, you say? Sure, give me the feed.

  The image in his left eye shifted at once, giving him a perfect view of a massive golden transparent dome and what was i. At first, he had to ensure Nyx's eyes weren't pying jokes on him. However, aside from some destru, cracked walls, and scorched ground, there was no mistaking the building in front of him.

  Bugham Pace? How the hell did they mahat?

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