Legendary Awakening: Strongest Class In the Apocalypse-Chapter 60: Risking it all

Xavier’s heart thundered inside his chest like a war drum, faster and faster. He continued to chant as he moved through the hall like a madman, leaving multiple afterimages behind.

Lich King Rokos continued to watch, the smile on his face widening with each kill Xavier performed.

Indeed, my eyes were not deceiving me. This human can indeed grow stronger by killing...

Even though he had witnessed this absurd phenomenon with his own eyes, Lich King Rokos was still having trouble believing it.

To be able to bridge the vast gulf between non‑evolved and First Sequence creatures just by killing... just how broken was this human’s ability?

For now, Lich King Rokos could barely comprehend it.

Not just him, but Aria also watched with a cold look in her eyes. She was barely able to keep up with him. Xavier was like a phantom appearing and disappearing, and every time he appeared, a goblin would fall.

...

Meanwhile, Xavier’s mind was occupied by something else. A chilling realization popped up in his head.

There are not enough goblins!

Looking around, he noticed the hall was getting emptied. His gaze moved to the crimson windows.

[Execution Streak – 149]

No, this bonus is not enough!

Xavier gritted his teeth firmly. He had failed to kill Lich King Rokos in one hit even when the bonus was over three hundred percent.

What to do? Xavier’s thoughts surged like lightning.

It was at that time that Zerin’s cold voice echoed in his head.

"What are you even doing? Do you want to be devoured by Lich King Rokos? Just kill these broken women. They are already broken. Your actions will only free them from misery."

No...

Xavier didn’t even know why she was here. If she had been here all this time, why didn’t she speak earlier but simply shook her head?

Killing innocents just to get stronger would be going too far.

Xavier wasn’t a monster to do that.

Maybe Zerin saw his struggle and tried to coerce him again.

Feeling annoyed, Xavier barked out loud, "Why don’t I kill you."

Although he might have said these words in annoyance and anger, there was some part of him that really thought about doing the same.

Yeah, he knew Zerin was useful to him—but only when he was alive.

Maybe she was already expecting such a response from him, so only a cold laughter echoed in his reply.

"Fine. Even if you kill me, tell me how do you plan on getting back? Surely you don’t want to spend the rest of your life here in this broken world..."

Those words immediately caused Xavier to shut up.

Maybe it was Xavier’s hesitation or something else, but the smile on Lich King Rokos’s face widened. He emitted the air of someone who had everyone under his control.

Although it might look as if Lich King Rokos had no idea what was going on, ever since the battle outside, he had been keeping a close watch on Xavier. With a deeply broken DeathWill aura, he had not expected it to be this fractured; otherwise he would have made all the goblins disappear already.

Just then, Lich King Rokos started clapping his hands like a little child. He slowly threw a glance at the remaining goblins while saying:

"I have used enough. That is enough for now..."

With those words he flicked his wrist, and all the remaining goblins disappeared. Now there was only Lich King Rokos, the humans... and a monster.

Xavier’s heartbeat slowed. His face slowly turned indifferent as he scanned Lich King Rokos’s figure in the distance. He didn’t know why, but suddenly he had the feeling that he had been playing right in the palm of Rokos’s hands.

Lich King Rokos no longer had a smile on his face. Instead, his expression was cold and indifferent as he stared directly into Xavier’s eyes.

For a moment, the temperature in the hall plummeted to freezing cold.

"Remember when I told you about how we goblins used other races’ females for survival? That disgusted look in your eyes... you might have forgotten it, but I remember it very clearly. That look is still etched into my mind."

"Now I want to see: when faced with the same situation as us goblins, when on the brink of extinction with only one hope of survival, what would you do, human? Would you prefer being perished or using convenient but cruel tactics?"

Rokos’s voice was laced with strange allure, urging Xavier to let go of all worldly concerns.

How did this happen...?

Xavier questioned in his head. The situation had developed far beyond his control. Not even in his wildest dreams had he expected something like this to happen.

The stakes were clear. Even with the current bonus, he was no match against Lich King Rokos. Once he attacked and yet the lich king didn’t die, the streak would reset.

Then his gaze turned to the poor women, and the cold, indifferent Aria in the distance.

Xavier’s expression couldn’t help but turn ugly.

It wasn’t clear whether it was fear or something else, but the women flinched backward while trying to hide their private parts.

This...? Xavier was shocked watching this. He had no intention of doing something so heinous.

Lich King Rokos saw the struggle in Xavier’s eyes and chuckled. "Impressive. If it were anyone else, they would have already given in..."

It wasn’t clear whether Rokos was praising or mocking, but Xavier didn’t react to his words. He simply felt a strange feeling taking root in his heart.

Zerin’s sharp voice echoed once more inside his head.

"Quit being an indecisive coward. Just kill these women for the greater good. If you manage to survive, just imagine how many people you can save with your power. You might even save the entire humanity one day..."

Zerin’s figure was nowhere to be seen, but her voice echoed right beside Xavier’s ears.

Those words did nothing to allay Xavier’s worries. Today he might kill these hundreds of women to save his life. He was worried tomorrow he might be forced to kill a thousand to save his life again. Then ten thousand.

Once he took this path, there was no going back.

Rokos, on the other hand, completely stopped speaking. The aura around his figure suddenly started to shake and vibrate as if being pushed by something heavy. Spider-like cracks spread outward.

"After I kill you, there’s a chance that I might get the class module... Hmm, is this skill of yours a class skill or something that you acquired?"

Rokos casually asked.

Puchi!

Xavier spat out a mouthful of blood, feeling as if his chest had been hit by a hammer, shaking his internal organs. For a very brief moment, he even heard the sound of bones breaking.

Not good...!

Xavier’s figure shook. A chill ran down his spine.

Maybe it was this sudden change or something else, but the women came to look at Xavier as the monster more than Lich King Rokos, who was solely responsible for their current state.

"Don’t come close, you monster..."

"Stay away from us..."

Their cries were filled with resentment and blame. Although they were not sure what was going on, from the exchange between Xavier and Rokos they could deduce a few things: this human man might be somehow responsible for their current state.

Even Aria’s stance turned slightly alert. The crown on her head shimmered faintly.

She moved forward to stand in front of the group of women protectively, a cold and indifferent look in her eyes, making it clear she was willing to fight Xavier if he dared to go too far.

Meanwhile Xavier watched this scene with a forced smile on his face.

Did they really think I would go that far?

"Just do it, or you will die a painful death."

Zerin’s voice was no longer calm and collected. There was a hint of desperation in it.

Xavier could almost imagine the black hair being frizzing out, jumping around like a little girl.

Looking at this scene, his mood lightened slightly, and he thought more clearly.

I definitely can’t kill them just to grow stronger. Moreover, I am not out of options yet...!

Xavier thought, his posture slightly uncertain.

He now only had two options: either take the risk or kill the innocents.

Xavier was very clear about what he would not do.

With that thought in mind, he started moving.

Step by step, the over two hundred points in agility pushed him close to Lich King Rokos. Once the distance between the two was less than an arm’s length, Xavier punched.

A punch carried all the strength that he could muster. The jewels on his hand blazed like living embers. A faint whoosh sounded as the air was torn under the force of that punch...

Lich King Rokos only watched this scene with a curious look on his ugly face. Xavier’s strength was clearly less than last time, yet he still dared to use the same attack. What gave him the confidence?

"You moronic idiot, what are you doing?"

"Didn’t you learn your lesson from last time? Have you forgotten your sister that you wanted to save?"

Zerin used everything she could think of to curse Xavier for his sudden action.

Xavier didn’t listen. His eyes remained locked on Lich King Rokos’s figure, silently praying in his heart:

Please activate just this once.