Chapter 62: Unsealing And Escape
Jayven asked the man with him to wait for a bit as he heard something from Phenex.
Then he took a look at the Device and the Ether gem. All he could see were cracks from the Device and the Ether Gem seemed to be fine.
"Is there a way to repair them? But is it better to let a professional, do it?"
{My way of repairing it is different and not only would it be repaired brand new I could also enhance it to do better.}
"That would be great if you could do it like that. But how?"
{As you know we, the 72 cursed artifacts of the demon king have certain features and improvements, right?}
"Yes, I know you mean the unlocking of the seal right."
"Then what I will tell you is concerning about your Ether Device."
"Yeah. it's busted."
"What if I tell you, you can use me as a substitute?"
"Wait you can?"
"Yes, as long as you can unlock my second seal then I can use more of my ability."
"So how do I do that?"
"You need to sacrifice 1 thousand mana in one go. Not gradually but one go, which I think is possible with the current Ether in your gem and along with your mana."
"How much is there in my ether?"
"It is at least 6 points it might have lost some due to their targeted attacks on it."
"Let's see how much mana I have"
Hearing that Jayven looked at his stats and said.
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Stamina - 300/380
Mana – 250/380
STR – 115/114 (⬇20)
VIT – 116/115 (⬇20)
INT – 120/119 (⬇20)
AGI – 120/119 (⬇20)
DEX – 122/121 (⬇20)
AP: 0
SKILLS>>
> RESTRAINT (USER) C> Third Awakening
>RESTRICTION - Restrict the usage of body functions for a set amount of time. The current duration is 2 multiplied by X points of mana per second.
>ADJUSTMENT- The effect of restraint can be adjusted from 1% - 99%.
>Accumulated Points (AP)>
> The user needs to sacrifice 1 point for each attribute to gain one accumulated point. Once one has Accumulated points they can be used to improve or restore certain stats shown.
>Available Improvements: --
STATE >>
> Recovery>
> Currently in a state of restoring stamina and injuries.
TRAITS>>
>Senses>
>FEELING - 14
>SIGHT - 12
>HEARING - 13
>SMELL - 12
>TASTE - 12
>Health Recovery (User)>
>Able to heal injuries by 0.1% per second.
>Mana Recovery (User)>
>Able to restore Mana by 1 point per second.
>Stamina Recovery (User)>
>Able to recover Stamina by 2 points per second.
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"I can't, even if I recharge my mana I am still short of 20 mana points."
Seeing his stats Jayven was concerned about the lack of mana he had. Due to the excessive use of Phenex's ability in the fight as well as canceling his fatigue.
{Then what should we do?}
As Jayven was thinking this, he looked at the third ability of his skill.
"Wait I still have this scammer skill effect if I just use this then maybe."
{Really? then let's try it.}
Then After a few minutes, they tried it and it was effective. Jayven used 30AP which cost him an overall 150 attribute points.
The reason is that he used the 20 points to increase his overall mana limit and the other for revering his mana.
So, without further delay, they Unsealed Phenex's Second seal. And the cloth on Jayven's waist changed into beautiful red cloth.
{My seal is now undone time to use it. Master, please put me to where your medium is along with the ether gem and device.}
"Okay." Heeding Phenex's request Jayven put the cloth around his neck, changing it into a scarf.
With that Phenex used its ability to burn the device and the gem. Which surprised him as he could feel the objects melt from his neck.
"Eh, what are you doing?"
{This is my ability to master it is called recreation.}
As Phenex said it, the scarf slowly formed and it was cleaner than before it was a rug.
And in it is the gemstone and some patterns symbolizing it was an Ether Device.
"Wow, this is awesome. But is this what it can your ability do?"
{Yes and no. This ability is called restoration it burns an object and recreates it to become part of me. This was a fearsome ability that helped the demon king in many adversaries. But this came with a cost because of that I was used less and became just his flag.}
"And what is it?}
{The burned object cannot be returned, and I cannot have more than one of the same parts. And every usage cost stamina and mana, but earlier it didn't cost anything since it was like a one-time effect during my unsealing. Also, when it is destroyed it can be recreated again with the same cost of its creation.}
"Great with this I don't have to worry about my Ether device. But I see since he has multiple artifacts this ability has become useless."
{Yes, it had. But don't worry master it also came with a bonus effect. It can recreate the object with its previous abilities and once the silent tune is activated its previous abilities will have an increased performance and fire-type attributes can be imbued in it.}
Although it felt sad due to its previous owners less usage of the skill it hurriedly explained to Jayven its other perks.
"That's good, but that would make me a target for those who have abilities to suppress fire from now on."
Hearing Jayven's concerns Phenex said with great confidence.
{It doesn't matter we could just make the flames stronger then no one can weaken it.}
"Ahaha, your right, well for now it is time to choose the option of receiving the dungeon."
{Yes master.}
With that Jayven picked the reward system prompting a notification.
[The dungeon has been chosen. Rewards are now distributed]
With that, a treasure box was shown and Jayven felt an energy surge through him increasing his stats by 10 points and stamina and mana with an additional 100 points. As well as restoring his body's previous peak performance along with his injuries being healed.
{It is done now. Well then master, this is goodbye for now.}
"Yeah, see once I unseal the third one. How do I do that by the way?"
{I need a hundred more than what we previously used.}
"Okay goodbye, see you next time Phenex."
With that, the two said their goodbyes until he realized something.
"Wait 100 more means 100K mana points, right?"
[The dungeon shall now be gone after one hour]
Seeing this prompt Jayven had to stop thinking for now as he had no choice but to hurry.
"Shoot let's go."
"Oh okay."
The two then dashed fast to the top floor and along the way, they helped the two cousins out from their hiding spot and continued to the top.
"Good thing there are no monsters to drag us as well as traps."
"Yeah, it's good that nothing is hindering us."
"But still be careful as we keep on going up. We can't always be too sure inside an unfamiliar place."
"Yes."
"Okay."
"Of course."
As continued running, they got back to the first floor in which they detoured to help the civilians. And since Jayven conquered the place he knew where to exit so they followed him leading to the exit of the place.
And not long after they arrived outside of the dungeon. Seeing this they all felt relieved and glad they were out of their previous predicament.
"Phew, we're out."
"Yes. We are all safe."
"Ahahaha, we're alive."
"Thank goodness."
The people started feeling relieved as they finally got out of the dungeon. And they kept on hugging each other for they finally got out.
But this didn't last long as a voice filled with disappointment resounded the place.
"What the heck is this? Why are a bunch of these people got out wasn't he supposed to do his job?"
"What else could happen there? It got to be because he got into a fight with a high-ranking hunter among these people."
"If that's true then this sucks. They must have the artifact, right?"
"Yeah, so let's just get this over with and get the artifact and leave."
The sudden arrival of the two individuals. Plummeted the joyous mood from their survival as they gave a menacing look to the people.
Realizing they were up to no good the hunters gathered together to protect the civilians. After which they asked who they were and what reason they were here.
"Who are you guys?"
"You don't need to know. Since we are going to kill you all here."
With a menacing look, the man with a rough figure pulled out his weapon which was a halberd, and stared at them.
As for the other guy he summoned monsters surrounding all of hunters and civilians. Realizing that this is an unavoidable fight.
Jayven and the others have no choice but to take out their weapons as they prepare to fight against these two.
"Finish them off."
With that as the sign, the monsters begin their move prompting everyone to fight against these beasts as they protect everyone.