"Clelia!!"

Wei’en had just finished imprinting two Soul-Devouring Runes when he heard the voice. He had named Xiaoxi number three and four "Red Devil" and "Secret Master," respectively.

And no, don’t ask why. He just thought the two names were easy to remember.

Wei’en released Secret Master’s head, rose, and went to the window, looking toward the Laos District. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

’Clelia?’

’Looks like she’s fighting someone over there...’

"Eternal life, eternal life, eternal life is truth..."

Before Wei’en could make anything out, he heard what sounded like countless voices of Clelia chanting these words in Gonzalez.

Immediately after, a gray fog abruptly rose over the Laos District.

The fog was thick and heavy, and as it billowed up, it seemed to block out the light of the red moon.

From the outside, he could only faintly see two flashes of red and black light from time to time.

But under the enveloping cover of the gray fog, the red and black flashes appeared less and less frequently.

"Clelia, I won’t let you get away with this!!"

As the voice faded, one red and one black streak of light pierced through the gray fog and vanished beneath the red moon...

Wei’en felt his scalp tingle as he watched this scene unfold.

’Is Clelia really that powerful?’

That gray fog just now had enveloped nearly the entire Laos District and had almost spread to Golden Street.

Not only that, but the person who had twice cried out in impotent rage had managed to fight Clelia for so long under the cover of that fog. Clearly, they were no ordinary Extraordinary.

However—

’Lady Clelia, as a renowned figurehead for the Eternal Life Association, can’t you act a little more discreetly?’

’If this keeps up, I’m going to start worrying about people discovering my connection to you.’

’If I get discovered, too...’

Wei’en didn’t need a brain to know the consequences of that would be utterly catastrophic...

"Holy!"

’Huh?’

’Again??’

Wei’en recognized that voice, too. It was the Guardian Knight, Melbel.

Immediately after, a light as bright as day tore through the night sky, descending from above Krimms Cathedral onto the Laos District.

"Damn it!!"

Clelia’s furious voice rang out.

Wei’en: "..."

It just went to show that every power has its counter. Now it was Clelia’s turn to be impotent.

After a good while, both the Dawn Radiance and the gray fog vanished, and only then did Wei’en draw the curtains.

’I have no idea what these powerful Extraordinaries think about all day.’

’With all this time, wouldn’t it be better to focus on improving their strength?’

’Like me—I’m always thinking about how to kill Melbel!’

With that, Wei’en "viciously" grabbed a Xiaoxi, pressed his finger to the back of its head, and got back to the busy work of imprinting runes.

[You have successfully imprinted the Heart Rune of Flesh and Blood (Death God). You have learned Heart of Flesh and Blood (Death God), Level 1. Evaluation: Very good. Big and strong, a worthy acquisition. Special Reward: Survival Points +10, Resilience Level +4.]

[Note 1: Heart of Flesh and Blood (Death God) Lvl. 1. Effect: Can be enhanced with your Spirit Level, increasing your Resilience Level by 10%. (For every 1 Spirit Level gained, Resilience Level increases by an additional 0.1.)]

[Note 2: Heart of Flesh and Blood (Death God) Lvl. 1. Passive Trait: Immediately gain a Resilience Level bonus equal to 10% of your current Spirit Level. (One-time increase.)]

[Note 3: Each level-up grants one instance of the passive trait bonus. The bonus effects are stackable.]

[You have successfully imprinted the Blink Rune (Death God). You have learned Blink (Death God), Level 1. Evaluation: Want to play hide-and-seek? I love it. Special Reward: Survival Points +3, Spirit Level +1.]

[Note 1: Blink (Death God) Lvl. 1. Spirit Cost: 2. Effect: Allows travel through stable space within a 50-meter range. Using this Magic leaves behind a phantom clone at the original location.]

[Note 2: The Spiritual Power cost of Blink (Death God) increases exponentially with repeated short-term use. A cooldown of at least 30 seconds is recommended to avoid depleting your Spiritual Power.]

[Note 3: Blink (Death God) Lvl. 1. The phantom clone possesses 10% of the user’s Spirit Level and 10% of the user’s Resilience Level. Duration: 10 seconds.]

[Note 4: Phantom Clone Hidden Trait: Possesses a charm ability. Cannot charm creatures whose Spirit Level is more than 100% higher than the user’s.]

[Note 5: Each level-up increases the Blink distance by 100%, reduces Spiritual Power cost by 10%, and adds +1 phantom clone.]

[You have successfully imprinted the Corpse Explosion Rune (Death God). You have learned the Corpse Explosion Skill (Death God), Level 1. Evaluation: Do you want to see a grand fireworks display? Special Reward: Survival Points +4, Spirit Level +1.]

[Note 1: Corpse Explosion Skill (Death God) Lvl. 1. Spirit Cost: 5. Effect: Can detonate any dead life form (including but not limited to flesh-and-blood life forms) to cause area-of-effect damage.]

[Note 2: Corpse Explosion Skill (Death God) Lvl. 1. Passive Trait: Life forms killed by this damage will trigger a secondary corpse explosion.]

[Note 3: The damage carries a death attribute and slightly increases the damage of the secondary corpse explosion. (Stackable)]

[Note 4: Each level-up increases the Corpse Explosion Skill’s area of effect by 100% and reduces its Spiritual Power cost by 10%.]

[You have successfully imprinted the Elemental Heart Rune. You have learned the Elemental Heart Spell, Level 1. Evaluation: Now this is what a real Wizard looks like. Special Reward: Survival Points +2, Spirit Level +1.]

[Note: Heart of Elements. Effect: Increases the damage of Elemental Magic...]

[You have successfully imprinted the Undead Fury Rune. You have learned... Reward: Survival Points +2.]

[Note: Undead Fury Rune...]

Imprinting five runes in a row was a bit much even for Wei’en’s current Spirit Level. He quickly pulled out a bottle of Enlightenment Potion and drank it.

As his Spiritual Power rapidly recovered, the color returned to his face.

"Phew..."

Wei’en sat down in his chair, waiting for his Spiritual Power to recover while he looked over the information on his panel.