Reborn Soul Master: The Rogue's Counterattack

Chapter 288 Nine Stars

"How many beatings did you receive?"

"Look, didn't you say that we just need to fight?" Cardin, who would lose his mind every time he absorbed too much magic energy, was looking at Wolfe with normal eyes.

"Is this really possible?" He couldn't help but laugh. After being beaten by Wolfe many times, he was able to regain his sanity even when his magic power was out of control.

"Well, I can't say I've completely regained my sanity this time."

"What do you mean?"

"That's right. Starting today, we will conduct a training session every day to regain our sanity." Wolf said with a smile.

Although it was a bit bitter, I couldn't refuse his proposal. No matter what the process was, the result was perfect.

Just as Cardin had hoped, and just as Wolfe had hoped, it produced the results they were looking for. How could one refuse a proposal that produced the results they were looking for?

"I see."

"Okay. Then, let's train in that state."

"In this state?" The state of crazy and out-of-control magic. Naturally absorbing the magic of nature, the absorbed magic spreads to all parts of the body, full of vitality.

"How is it? How does it feel to feel your magic power out of control while concentrating your mind?" After hearing Wolfe's words, Cardin paused and quickly checked his physical condition.

“It seems so…” Being in optimal condition several times stronger than usual, one can exert powerful strength.

“Now keeping that going is what you have to do here, too.”

“Do I have to keep living like this?”

"No, 10 minutes at most. If it exceeds that time, it will be overloaded. If you maintain strength in an overloaded state, you may die." Wolfe said the terrible words with a smile, which made people shudder.

For him who is already "dead", "death" does not have much meaning, so he can say it with a smile.

So, what happens to people like Wolfe who are already "dead" if they remain awake for more than 10 minutes?

"Well, Senior Wolf, what happens when the dead die?" Cardan asked curiously. Necromancer. Cardan, who led the Undead Army, had never thought about the death of the "dead".

This is only natural, as Cardan's undead creatures are immortal beings that will be resurrected even if they die.

Of course, he believed that death did not exist for souls existing in the world of the dead.

"Why would the guys who are already dead have anything else to die for?" Wolfe sneered as Cardin looked on stupidly.

"Ah...it seems that death does not exist for the dead."

“Instead, you will gradually lose yourself.”

"What? Ego?"

"A ghost that has lost itself will become a wanderer in this world without any meaning, and eventually existence itself will be erased."

"Like a normal dead person?" It is said that if one becomes a dead person after death, one will gradually begin to lose their memory.

Then, when all memories disappear, you begin to lose yourself, and eventually you will disappear forever as if you had never existed.

"Even so. I've seen necromancers disappear a few times here. It's just a pity."

“Then, won’t the people in the City of the Dead disappear?” For some unknown reason, the people in the City of the Dead will not lose their memories or disappear no matter how much time passes.

"I don't know that either. How would I know what the great ancient necromancers did?"

Wolfe chuckled and flicked his fingers. At the same time, a skull appeared in the air and hit Cardin on the back of his head.

"Well!"

"That's enough for the chat. You can't even last 10 minutes. Are you going to kill time with a boring conversation?"

"Do not."

"Come on, attack as much as you can."

"what?"

"There's no time left. Attack. Use magic or your fists." There are about 5 minutes left.

"Then I'll be welcome..." Cardin chuckled and began to put more force on his feet.

Whoosh! The moment Cardin jumped forward, his eyes widened.

"It's different." It's different from usual. The body is so light that even a small recoil can generate a huge elastic force.

Magical energy flows throughout the body, and the state is incomparable to usual.

"Maybe I can defeat an ordinary eight-star knight." Maybe I can compete with a warrior with a strengthened body? The moment Cardin swung his fist.

Bang! A huge skull appeared in front of Cardin and hit him on the head.

"Ah!" The sudden impact caused Cardin to fall backwards.

"Don't get excited. Why are you getting excited just now when you regain your sanity?" Then, Wolfe attacked Cardin with a crutch made of bones.

"No, why is it so easy?" Is it the difference between eight stars and nine stars? Although he controlled the awakening state of the out-of-control magic power, he didn't even touch the corner of Wolf's clothes.

Not to mention attacking, we were stuck in a defensive situation again.

"But I was very confident in close combat." He was a gangster in his previous life.

After becoming Cardan, while learning necromancy, he has also been training his body to prepare for close combat.

However, even for Wolfe who didn't use magic, getting close to him was difficult.

"do you know?"

"what are you saying?"

"It is said that ancient necromancers originally preferred close combat."

"what?"

“I learned it here, too.”

Whoosh! As soon as he finished speaking, the bone crutch hit Cardin on the head.

"Ah!" Despite letting Cardin attack, Wolfe swung his cane at Cardin with even more excitement.

“Will you continue to do this in the future?”

Cardin smiled bitterly in his heart and nodded. Of course, he did not intend to give up.

Strangely, even when he was hit so hard, a smile appeared on his face. He knew instinctively.

Although he was hit, he is growing.

I do not know how long it has been?

“Nine Stars…” What was once considered an unattainable dream has now reached the realm of Nine Stars.

By controlling the awakened state of out-of-control magic power and continuing training, the magic core will naturally be strengthened.

After that, under Wolfe's training, after a long and painful period of time, he unknowingly reached the nine-star realm.

“It looks pretty good now.” It has only been a short time since he became an eight-star, but now he is already a nine-star.

"Everyone will be surprised again." After becoming a nine-star during the few days of disappearance, how surprised will everyone be when he comes back?

Not only did he reach the Nine Star realm. After becoming a Nine Star, Wolfe also said that he would fully master the Nine Star techniques, and except for the minimum rest time, he kept Cardin busy every time.

Even after becoming a nine-star, the beatings from Wolfe's cane did not change.

"But the parts that were hit are..." The places where magic power is concentrated. The places where the natural flow of magic power is blocked by something and the flow stops.

Wolfe hit the areas where magic power was concentrated. After learning these facts, Cardin had no resistance to Wolfe's attack.

Instead, his torture makes people feel grateful, reaching a strange state of ingratiation.

"Now it looks a bit useful," said Wolfe, who was once criticized for his lack of talent, looking at Cardin in training.

"What kind of training is today? Do we have to start right away?" Cardin activated magic absorption right away, thinking that he would start after a few hits with the cane.

"No, the training is over."

"What? Then?"

"Now that you are ready, you should take the exam, right?" Is it finally time to take the exam?

"Is there anything I need to prepare?"

"No, follow me," Wolfe deadpanned and waved for him to follow him, heading somewhere, with Cardin following right behind him.

"Long time no see?"

"Yes." The place where the two stopped was the gate of the big castle where the ancient necromancers gathered and lived.

This time, they didn't block the people in front of them, and they walked into the castle easily.

Click. This time, Wolfe did not knock, but opened the door with ornate patterns.

"Candidate for the King, are you ready?" As the door opened, the ancient necromancers asked as if they were waiting for Cardin.

Cardin briefly looked at Wolfe, who nodded impatiently.

"Yes." Seeing that scene, Cardin immediately nodded in response.

"Well, let's begin the qualifying exam. Candidates, please stand in the middle." The ancient necromancer pointed to the center of the large room, and Cardin naturally walked to where he pointed.

"Looking at it this way, it looks like an arena." The ancient necromancers were all looking down at Cardan from a high place. Cardan was the only one standing in the arena-like place.

"When did Wolfe go up again?" Wolfe seemed to be a spectator this time as well, sitting naturally among the ancient necromancers and looking down at Cardin.

"My great colleagues, a qualified candidate for the king has finally appeared." The ancient necromancer who seemed to be the leader stood up and said to the seated necromancers.

"If anyone has any objections to the candidate's examination, please raise your hand now." The captain looked around and asked, and the room became quiet.

No one raised their hand, and the leader of the ancient necromancers looked at Cardan with a smile.

"Candidates for the King, can we start the exam now?"

"May I ask what kind of test it is?" Cardin asked, tilting his head, and the ancient necromancer answered with a chuckle.

"You'll know when you see it." Gugugugugugu! The ancient necromancer waved his hand and the ground shook.

Clang! The ground cracked, and two black pipes slowly rose from it. Both pipes were tightly tied with bloody iron chains.

"To achieve victory."

"Is that all?" Is the exam over if I win the battle?

"Yes." Who should we defeat?

Kacha. Cardin swallowed his dry laugh and looked at the two tubes. Who was emitting such a strong and terrifying breath from the two tightly closed tubes?

A sense of tension spread around Cardin. Cardin immediately activated his magic power and prepared to start the battle.

"I'm going to start."

"Okay." The ancient necromancer waved as Cardan's signal went off.

Clang! At the same time, the bloody iron chain tied to the pipe quickly loosened.

Boom! Whoosh. The bloody chain was retracted and the tube cover automatically moved to one side.

The black smoke coming out of the pipe made it impossible to immediately confirm who was inside. However, one instinctively knew that there was a strong person inside who should not be underestimated.

Cardan nervously summoned Dullahan and the Death Knights.

"I don't know what kind of attack will come. Let's check the opponent first and take a defensive posture...ah?" The moment all the black smoke coming out of the pipe was retracted, Cardin's body stiffened as if time had stopped.

It wasn't some specific magic that made Cardan stiff. The funny thing was, it wasn't just Cardan who was stiff.

The Dullahan and Death Knights he summoned also looked at the being that came out of the tube in surprise and froze.

"Why are you two here...?" The person who came out of the tube was none other than someone who had a deep connection with Cardin.

"Ah, Dad? Teacher?" Charlotte and Professor Isaac.

The two of them are the last hurdle that Cardan must overcome to become the King of the Dead City.