novelODS Chapter 16 Abyss Anomaly, the 2nd Godslayer!
Chapter 16 Abyss Anomaly, the 2nd Godslayer!
Inside the cave, blood and gold intertwined before being swallowed by a deeper darkness.
On Wang Yan's retina, two lines of dark gold characters burned his senses.
[Divine Judgment]
Abyss Erosion
Without wasting even a second of hesitation, he immediately clicked on the details of the two options.
[Divine Judgment]: Upon evolution, the Prototype of Godslayer will be upgraded to 'Godslayer: Holy Judgment'. Weapon base attack power is increased by 120%, the 'Godslayer' stat bonus is expanded, dealing 300% additional damage to all 'Corrupted', 'Abyss', and 'Undead' units. Gain the unique active skill [Holy Light Purification], which dispels all negative status effects within a 30-meter radius and deals holy damage to enemy targets.
A very orthodox and powerful path.
Magnificent, bright, and impeccable.
It's like a heroic hymn composed by the system for the god-killer.
Wang Yan's gaze swept across the crowd without lingering for a moment, and went straight to the second one.
[Abyssal Erosion]: After evolution, the Prototype of Godslayer will undergo unpredictable mutations. Weapon base attack power increased by 150%. The 'Devour' attribute is transformed into [Abyssal Assimilation], when devouring materials/equipment, there is a certain chance to analyze and plunder one of its inherent traits/skills. Gain the unique passive [Abyssal Imprint], all your attacks will be imbued with abyssal energy, dealing continuous corrosive damage to the target, and have a very low chance to trigger 'instant death judgment'.
[Warning: Choosing this path will mark you with the 'Abyss,' attracting unknown beings from the Abyss, and the subsequent growth of the God-Slaying Weapon will be highly uncertain.]
Wang Yan looked at the warning line, but a pleased smile instead appeared on his lips.
Uncertainty?
That's the greatest certainty!
Holy? The gods sit high on the clouds, casting down only judgment and destruction. To stand with them? Ridiculous.
The abyss is the enemy of the gods, and he is the enemy of all men.
"I choose, Abyss Corruption."
Wang Yan made a decision in his heart.
The next second, the God-Slaying Prototype in his hand let out a mournful cry that was both extremely painful and extremely liberating!
The crimson lines that had been writhing on the sword broke off inch by inch, and in their place came wisps of pure black aura that spread wildly upwards from the hilt.
The original silver-gray sword blade was corroded and peeled away by an invisible, acid-like force, revealing an even more ferocious black skeleton beneath, composed of twisted shadows.
The blade was no longer smooth; it had sprouted fine, backward-growing barbs, shimmering with an ominous, dark purple light.
The entire sword transformed from a weapon into a living, hungry monster.
[The "God-Slaying Prototype" evolves into the "God-Slaying Aberration"!]
Attack power: 125-180
Strength +15, Agility +10
[Entry 1: Godslayer (Unique): Deals 1000% bonus damage to divine units.]
[Entry 2: Abyssal Assimilation (Aberration): When consuming materials/equipment, there is a 5% chance to permanently plunder one of its traits/skills. (Note: The probability is affected by the material's quality and rarity.)]
[Entry 3: Soulbound (Unique): Untradeable, undroppable, and undamageable.]
[Entry 4: Abyssal Brand (Passive): Your attacks inflict 'Abyssal Corruption' on the target, dealing 10 Shadow damage per second that ignores defense for 5 seconds. Each attack has a 0.1% chance to trigger an instant-death effect (ineffective against Lord-level or higher units).]
Attack power skyrockets! And it even comes with attributes!
Even more terrifying are "Abyssal Assimilation" and "Abyssal Imprint".
One can steal skills, and the other can apply DoTs and has a chance to instantly kill.
This is no longer a weapon, this is the second SSS-level talent!
"Thump."
As the God-Slaying Sword completed its transformation, Zhuang Bugui, drained of the Shadow Demon's power, collapsed to the ground.
He covered his head, struggled to sit up, and his eyes quickly changed from confusion and bewilderment to terror and lingering fear.
"Boss, I..." He remembered the scene of him stabbing Wang Yan with his knife, and his old face instantly lost all color.
"You're still alive."
Wang Yan didn't even turn around to look at him. He simply stroked the rough, cold blade of the "Godslayer - Aberrant" sword with his fingers, his voice calm.
"Your life is more valuable than an apology."
Zhuang Bugui's remaining words were stuck in his throat.
He looked at Wang Yan's back and at the eerie black sword that exuded an ominous aura. A chill rose from his spine and froze his limbs.
He suddenly understood.
The person I'm following isn't even the same person.
It is a monster in human skin.
An existence more unfathomable than gods and demons.
He lowered his head, knelt on one knee, and said in a hoarse but unwavering voice, "My life is yours."
Iron Pot Stewed Goose and Qiqi stood by, barely daring to breathe; this scene was beyond the comprehension of these LV9 players.
It was at this moment.
"Buzz".
A message popped up in Wang Yan's private chat channel without warning.
Sender: Abyss Walker.
His pupils contracted sharply.
[Abyss Walker: The target of the Second Sequence Judgment has been changed by the 'Abyss Gaze.' It won't come for you; it'll go to the starting village to bury what lies beneath the 'First Embryo' for you.]
Wang Yan's blood almost stopped flowing.
Abyss Walker...
He was never in it for the sake of cooperation from the beginning.
All his intelligence and all his overtures were for one purpose—to use his god-killing to alarm the Council of Gods, and then use this commotion to draw out the "Abyss Watcher" hidden in the deeper depths!
I am but a pawn in his plan! A pawn used to test the waters!
Before he could recover from the massive information overload...
His newly formed senses, connected to the abyss, suddenly sounded a sharp alarm!
A cold, vast, and incomprehensible consciousness locked onto me across countless dimensions!
Immediately afterwards, a line of distorted, deep purple text, composed entirely of malice, appeared in the system log:
The Abyss Watcher appreciates your choice. The Path of the Void... seems familiar.
He offers you a fun pastime. The coordinates of the starting village have been sent to a friend... who is also interested in the area.
Wang Yan's heart plummeted into an icy abyss.
He chose the abyss, and the abyss chose him.
But this kind of "choice" is not a gift, it's manipulation!
"Ding-dong."
A crisp notification sound.
A friend request popped up.
[Friend request from: Sword as its Man]
Wang Yan's gaze was fixed on that ID.
Su Zihan!
In his previous life, he was the top theorist in the Northern Theater Command, a genius who could deduce the underlying logic of the entire game from the slightest clues!
The application included only one sentence, yet its oppressive effect far surpassed that of a level 35 divine messenger descending:
"I've calculated the energy resonance frequency below that coordinate. Now, I have its precise location. Shall we go and dig it out together, 'Wang Yan'?"