Chapter 613: Outside

*Ding!*

[Evolution completed!]

[Race: Crimson Twilight!]

[Every attribute has increased by 300!]

[Health has increased by 500!]

[Stamina has increased by 150!]

[Energy has increased by 400!]

[Health, Energy, and Stamina Recovery have increased by 50!]

[Physical Damage and Energy Damage have increased by 30%]

[Physical Resistance and Energy Resistance have increased by 20%!]

*Ding!*

[You've reached the fourth evolution stage!]

[Every time you level up you will gain 200 Health, 40 Energy, 40 Stamina, 100 Strength, 60 Agility, 60 Dexterity, 60 Vitality, 60 Intelligence, +10% Physical Damage, +10% Energy Damage, +10% Physical Resistance, +10% Energy Resistance, +30 Health Recovery, +20 Stamina Recovery, and +20 Energy Recovery!]

Ohm!

Souta slowly opened his eyes as he felt overwhelming power inside his body. So this was the feeling of achieving the fourth stage.

100 points of strength per level... He could still remember back then he could only get 1 point of strength per level.

The fourth stage was different and he still had to explore its other ability, unlike the third stage. He could still remember in the forum that the fourth stage's unique traits had other abilities aside from its description.

He stood up and checked the changes in his appearance.

He grew a little bit taller and the color of his skin was much darker than before. His sharp nails were pure red and the color of his eyes was crimson blood color. His hair had the same color and there was a short horn protruding on the center of his forehead.

Souta raised his hand and touched the horn on his forehead. Its size was almost the same as his thumb.

Also, he noticed that both of his wrists were covered in dark red fur.

'The changes in my power are huge... I need to familiarize myself first.'

Souta said inwardly as he glanced at his surrounding. Using [Crimson Perception], he learned that there were a total of three hundred seventy two people in this place.

He could widen its range to twenty kilometers in diameter but there's no need for now.

Carmel approached him with a smile on his face. "Good, how is it?"

Souta was about to reply when a pain a.s.saulted his brain. He fell on his knees and grabbed his head with both of his hands.

"Argh!!"

Carmel was stunned when he saw this. He quickly went down to support Souta.

"Hey, what's wrong?!"

Carmel narrowed his eyes.

"s.h.i.+t, he couldn't hear me! Is there a problem with his evolution?!"

He looked around. There's no monster expert in Tenth Grain War so he didn't know who should he call for help. There's no one who could check Souta's condition properly.

Alice, Eilish, Isabella, and the others run in their direction with a worried expressions.

"Souta!!"

"Boss!!"

Souta gritted his teeth. Images were flooding his mind. It was always like this every time he evolves. He already guess that this was related to his past but it seems that there's more to it.

'Argh! f.u.c.k... I can't...'

His vision blurred as he saw five people running in his direction. He tried to stay conscious but in the end, he still fainted.

'This s.h.i.+t... always happens to me....'

...

A young boy with a short black was holding a sharp knife in his hand. There was a bloodstain on his face and blood was dripping from the knife.

Police and medics were running around him.

The young boy was expressionless as he stared at the people around him.

A man wearing a black suit slowly approached the boy. He slick back white hair and a thick beard. In his hand was a simple black umbrella.

Even though there were a number of people inside the house, no one noticed the man.

The man squatted and smiled.

"Do you have other relatives?"

"I don't know." The young boy answered with a dazed look on his face.

"What's your name?"

"Souta Yamazaki."

"Why did you stab your father?"

"He stabbed my mother and sold my sister."

"What do you plan now that you lose your parents?"

"I don't know."

"I see..." The man stretched out his hand toward the young boy. "You will forget everything that happened here. From now on, you are my grandson."

The young boy fainted and fell onto the man's arms.

Boom!

The ground shook heavily as if it was going to collapse. All the people in this country felt it.

The man looked up and muttered, "This world is too fragile. It can't accommodate a person at my level."

He stood up while carrying the young boy in his arms.

"A little bit of mana and it already caused an earthquake in the entire country... This tiny bit of mana will do nothing to Great World..."

The images in his mind change...

"I've already set up everything..." The man with slick back white hair said. "I'm counting on you, Souta. Find them in Mars Archipelago. They will help you in your journey."

"Yes, Grandpa."

Boom!

The ground shook and an enormous amount of mana gushed out in every direction. The whole place trembled and barriers showed signs of breaking.

The man was stunned. He looked around at his surrounding warily. "This mana... G.o.ds... No, consciousness..."

"Yes..."

The man narrowed his eyes and asked in a cold tone. "What do you want?"

"Is this the boy that you've chosen?"

"Yes, I will entrust the future to him."

"It seems that you've made your decision. We've made our decision too. This will be the last cycle."

"I'm aware of that. The previous cycle was prevented by sealing all the doors and separating the seven continents." The man replied.

"At what cost? The collapse of other dimensions... The Great War shattered those dimensions. We're afraid that the cycle this time will be much stronger than before so let me give you a hand."

"You..." The man was speechless as he stared at the enormous amount of energy rus.h.i.+ng inside the body of the young man. "His body couldn't handle this."

Bang!!

Cracks formed on the body of the young man and before long his physical body turned into ashes.

"Fear not. He will forget everything that happened in this world except for the Vision that you created. We are going to disappear soon so this will be the last time."

"Then, my plan will..." The man opened his eyes widely. "My preparation will be useless if this happened..."

"Trust him. You are the one that groomed him. Even if he forgot you, he will do better. Besides, we're not the only one that's preparing for the calamity."

"I know that. She will come to this universe soon." The man shook his head and approached the soul of the young man. He stretched out his hand and grabbed the head of the soul. "I will forcefully imprint your name using my powers. Don't forget it. Your name is Souta Ies.h.i.+."

"You're going all out. Your body will collapse soon."

"It's already broken. After the calamity, the survivors suffered the same broken body. I could only last long because of my powers if not then I would've fallen long ago." The man said.

"The Curse... I hope the Imperium survived this calamity if not I'm afraid that everything will perish. She'll devour everything."

"The seal on the doors is weakening. She and her minions will appear soon. Her force will be stronger this time."

"Last time, one thousand G.o.ds appeared but the hosts of the Star Zodiacs, Four Authorities, and Deadly Sins fought them in different dimensions causing the dimensions to collapse."

The man had a grim expression. "Right now, the overall G.o.ds and monster lords of the universe haven't reached a thousand. So it will be a hard battle for this generation."

"The upcoming war will be the last hope of survival of the universe. It will decide everything. Our universe showed signs of breaking so it couldn't handle one more cycle. Imperium entered a deep sleep to preserve its energy. It will bloom soon and many people will reach G.o.d-level sooner."

"The existence that surpa.s.ses G.o.ds... She will arrive to devour this universe... But what I'm afraid is that she already made preparation this time."

"It seems that's the case."

"Her, Lynn, what are you thinking?"

Lynn turned her head and saw Bryan. She smiled wryly and said, "I'm just thinking about Souta. I'm wondering what he is doing right now."

"Souta... Don't worry about him. He's strong. He's the only person that I couldn't defeat." Bryan said.

"I'm wondering how strong is Souta too. All of us have solidified our mana pool, especially Bryan. He completely solidified his own so he's going to tackle the Shackle Realm soon." Brando said while rubbing his chin.

While they were talking about Souta, Lumilia approached Lynn.

"Are you okay, Lynn?"

Lumilia asked with a concerned look.

"Yeah, I'm just having a bad feeling and Souta suddenly comes into my mind. I hope I'm just imagining things." Lynn lowered her head.

Lumilia smiled and patted Lynn's back. "It's fine. Souta is strong just like what Bryan said. Trust him. I think Souta is the one who's worried about us since we are going to fight the demons soon."