Chapter 42 Book 1: First Chronicle

After fighting for a while corpses everywhere Regal was panting heavily to the point that he was sitting there with tongue out like a dog exhausted after running for a while.

"Too many, too many this is just too exhausting. And certainly dangerous but this... isn't I a bit too powerful after awakening?" Regal muttered looking at the sky horizon even lifting his finger will tire him even more.

'Now that I think about it the more enemy I kill the weaker I am. Another limitation of this skill but still this is too strong.' This is true looking around not even a single soul can be seen instead all sorts of mangle flesh. The peaceful scenery grass are now full of green blood, it isn't an exaggeration to say that if he stacked all of the corpses around it will form a mountain or small mountain at least, and the blood around made the surrounding more ghastly.

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In another place of the trial looking from a high vantage point the pavilion at the middle of this beautiful paradise. This is simply a great place that depicted from the mortal world that they describe the heaven.

What made the sight more grand are the stairs that could even be considered a stair by looking at the sheer size of it. Each floor one can see people climbing like an ant struggling to climb.

Each tile of the stair are simply too big just going to another upper tile needs to walk at least a few kilometer. And each step increasingly harder. Looking at this stair if Regal was here he will certainly recognize this is the same stairs that appear in front of him.

Some are already at the second tile while the other are just there lying at the ground while some gritting their teeth walking through sheer power alone.

While some are just leisurely walking like Zack for example.

"So this are the first trial to getting the inheritance huh, what a magical place!" Zack is moving a steady place not minding the pressure while his peculiar eyes one glowing blue, while the other glowing red. Looking around the more he saw the less he understood but the more excited he became.

"This isn't a simple place indeed! I wonder if that guy were still a live, the elder are not that simple just to detain him only after a while. Maybe there's another reason to it?" Thinking like that he was intrigue but that won't matter for now. Continuing his stroll the more he walk the greater the pressure that even when Zack reached the fifth tile he already activated his ability that made him look like burning, exactly half of his body are covered with red and blue aura that look like a fire and even him struggling to keep his regular stance. Even walking are tedious now but there are only few at this tile countable by two hands.

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Regal didn't know how long time passed but he spent entire field due to his exhaustion he fell asleep.

"Dangerous! Incredibly dangerous! Woah I'm alive? Is that a dream?" Regal woke up and touch his self processed all the thing that happened. Assaulting him was his body slightly aching but after sorting memory a while and pinching himself he now believe.

Everything that happen are real at least he was certain. Thinking about how he left the his old house thinking how he got to the strange space, the voice his awakening and getting his Anima. Even meeting Mingyun, Mad monkey the Old man and the scene that happen right now. Looking at his surroundings still littered of corpses blood and goblins flesh everywhere.

'Will this be the price everyone have to bear in exchange for what they want and freedom?' Regal was confused thinking this deeply isn't really for a boy around 16 years old must be thinking. But knowing his journey didn't even exceed a year and only a few months and all of this already happened.

'It's hard to believe that I'm this strong.' But thinking up to this time I shook my head. It isn't that I'm strong just lucky to meet some weak opponents and just so happened that they're all weak and complimented my skills. What if I met someone who's strong and that's my only opponent will I win? If I meet someone stronger than the Crocoman?

I'm stronger now but is this the only... Before he can finish that trail of thought Regal was shocked at the dazzling thing in front of him.

"Right this book! How can I forget this book and why is it glowing?" Confused I reached my hand the as soon I did words rang out inside his brain.

'First chronicle: The path to invincibility walking the slaughter path.'

Before Regal can react the book shone and the page turn itself in front of him and to his shock the first page are fill with character he didn't understand but if someone look at this text they will be shock and it's quite obvious that this language are old. In fact too old and if one isn't a dumb they will understand that it was beyond this era.

Of course Regal isn't that dumb to think that it's simple. And at the bottom part of the empty part of the page. In fact only half of the first page are filled but below that it's empty.

"Will you record this as your First Chronicle?" A voice rang out. The voice gender are indeterminable, and seemingly coming from everywhere and at the same time isn't here.

'What First Chronicle? Is this a joke? So it will be here in the book?' Regal was thinking simply of course he didn't think of a significance.

'Recording down this feat as my first Chronicle if someday I'm at the peak and I forgot this scene it will be a pity how will I tell story at my grandchild then it would be a pity. Yes!' Thinking like this he replied yes to who know who. But when he said that the veins in his arm that holds the book throb.

The feeling of being sap by his strength and from his finger tip a small wound opened while his blood float forming a mysterious symbol the same as the character that was already written there. In front of his eyes the character formed one by one but he can't understand it.

'This should be my so called First Chronicle right, why does it have to be blood damn it!' Regal was confused and yet again feeling weak but thinking about a book that record his feat and bragging in the future make him elated. Specially when he can also brag that he use his blood as ink this will look him strong and add ferociousness to it.

Imagine injuring yourself just to write something about your achievement isn't that prospect alone are scary? But in fact he did it easily he didn't feel pain but the effect were the same.

'It's not like I will lie to them that I use my blood to wrote this characters' Feeling satisfied even if he's weak made him still happy.

"First Chronicle: Path of Slaughter."

'Host can choose one reward from the following'

"All Seeing Eye Manual (Evolvable). Mana Manipulation (Evolvable). Energy Absorption Manual (Evolvable).

Body Refinement Manual (Evolvable). Soul Manual (Evolvable)."

"There's a reward? What is all this? All Seeing Eye the name looks cool. Mana Manipulation the mage and magician uses this right? Energy absorption.. Body refinement is this the so called martial arts? Soul Manual?" Regal was muttering under his breath looking at the book in front of him. He didn't quite understand but making him choose all of a sudden without know full well any of this manual.

"Why so many option when I can only choose one so irritating' Regal was now in a dilemma he knew all this stuff but all only superficial knowledge."

"Can't I choose all of them?" Regal only muttered this under his breath but he didn't expect before he can choose the Old man appeared in front of him. He was so occupied that he didn't even noticed but when he was thinking suddenly feeling a cold wind around him he decided to look around to see the Old man again.

'Se.Senior! I didn't knew you were there' Regal jump in shock anyone seeing something in front of them suddenly while in deep contemplation will give them fright him included.

Seeing this sight the Old man was amused but seeing the book a profound gleam appeared in his eyes. Few might not know or even see this book even if it's there but the Old man at his strength can.

'I didn't see this earlier it seems that I'm still lacking compare to his Majesty but no matter if I can easily surpass him... Sigh'

"I must admit young man you are quite capable. Turning a perfectly serene scene into a hell is quite a talent. As a reward I'll grant you something within my capabilities.

Regal was shocked but elated the same time. He can ask for anything but thinking about it's inappropriate decided to ask for guidance since he still can't choose and being ignorant isn't a sin but staying like that is.

"May I ask senior to guide me on a certain matter. I want to ask senior if you can answer my question?" He sounded polite and the request are extremely simple but if anyone heard how he phrase it.

"Alright what question do you have young one?"

"It's like this senior can you please guide me what the difference between mana, body refinement, soul, energy absorption?" Regal decided to ask this because even he doesn't know this and if you don't know and decided not to regret more stuff in the future.

The Old man was shocked because everyone knew this. Anyone outside even child aspiring to be a magician or what path they will take knew about the differences. Did young master lived under a rock all this time? Did his Majesty didn't teach anything to him?

Looking at Regal's confused and hopeful gaze he couldn't help but sigh but this kind of gesture brought a smile on his face, a genuine smile like looking at his grand child.