Ascension of the Nephilim - Chapter 587: Rule of the Glyphs

The group retreated far back that few monsters were known to pass by. But the team still had to keep away from where the guards were. Emeros had found a small tunnel down in the mines that led to an abandoned shaft due to monsters attacking the region again and again.

The long shaft extended deep into the cave and had many precious stones. But the bones of the dead were also there, scaring miners and soldiers from being here.

The shaft was around four meters wide, extended deep, and ended at an unfinished tunnel.

Yet this abandoned region was perfect for the next stage of his plan.

Emeros had taken out the formation plate and commanded the rest to mine at certain specific spots that he could see were surging with magical properties.

While the rest mined, Emeros began to draw a new formation plate based on the knowledge that he now knew.

At the center, Emeros had to engrave the Glyph, which calls on a specific power. Perment had used strange Glyphs that Emeros couldn’t recognize. And since his knowledge was from the Library of the Nephilim, which introduced all the Glyph that called on the power of many gods or fallen, the fact that Emeros couldn’t recognize what the kingdom used meant they were using a far inferior form that called on another power source.

But upon testing it, Emeros was confused as to why the Glyph only gave a faint light. The Glyph used by Perment could draw out greater power.

“Why? Is this region so far away, or is it because it isn’t blessed by these gods that I can’t call out to its power?” Emeros frowned.

“Kyros had altered the Glyph on his return from the Unrecorded Pages to that of Dentro because he already found out that the Glyph engraved would work stronger if he called on the name. And right before End appeared, he and Noxus used Dentro and Daradiel’s Glyph… So it seems that a god’s presence works. Then what power does this place call upon it? Energy Conversion Circles call upon the power of the place… But what could work?” Emeros taught.

Suddenly, he recalled the scene when Mage Captain Carlisto was summoned to the throne room of that king. A certain emblem appeared.

Emeros thought for a bit and decided to try it.

“The Glyph of Vasilius.” Emeros drew it out.

As he touched the formation plate, the plate trembled in power!

Emeros retracted his hand.

“…Woah. That reaction!” Emeros cheered.

Emeros quickly wanted to test it out. He knelt over the Receiving plate and had the Formation plate in front of him.

“Are you… sure you know what you’re doing, Master?” Don noticed that Emeros was going to use the formation plate to draw out the energy.

“…I think so.” Emeros placed eight imps and two gremlins on the formation plate and some stones they had mined along the way and slapped them on the plate with his mana.

FLASH!

Don closed his eyes as Emeros activated the plate without warning.

The rest stopped mining as they saw the light and turned to Emeros.

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Absorbed 260 Life and Death points!

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Level up!

Emeros Vasilius

3 -> 4

Next level: 433/814

Strength: 24 -> 28

Magic: 13 -> 14

Dexterity: 25 ->31

Vitality: 24 -> 28

Intelligence: 297-> 298

Force: 13 -> 14

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The power of great light appeared. It was a light that Emeors had seen numerous times in Kyros’s memories.

“Soter…?!”

The light of Soter was clearly called upon!

The energy and efficiency of the formation spell changed, and from what Emeros experienced from Mage Perment, he knew this new energy had increased by nearly two-fold!

The imps and gremlins would not have been enough! Because Emeros had the added blessings from his father, his level requirements were much higher compared to the rest. But now, the energy he received was similar to what the Temple did! Its quality was subpar to the Temple’s actual light, but compared to Perment’s magic, it’s two times stronger!

“…The light of Soter! I actually summoned it! Is Vasilius a son of Soter?!” Emeros couldn’t understand it. But the Glyph worked!

What’s more, the stat increase had also surpassed the normal points that it would normally have bestowed! Emeros gained 4 points in strength and vitality in this level-up when normally it would have only given 3!

“These stat increases…! If I can maintain it… then! Wait…! That means…!” Only now that Emeros understand the disgusting advantage Kyros and the Temple had. Just by using its powers, Kyros was practically growing at a rate that would give them a Cardinal’s potential!

“But this is good! With this! I can ensure that everyone will reach their Commander’s Potential! I have increased my knowledge and gotten better resources, so we can finally use this!” Emeros decided.

“Don! You’re up first!” Emeros called out.

A few minutes later, Don, Wesret, and Philip had all leveled up, and Next level: 321/716

They felt a strange energy within them.

With that, the team had its level-ups.

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Wesret

3 -> 4

Next level: 321/716

Strength: 10 -> 13

Magic: 1 -> 2

Dexterity: 14 -> 20

Vitality: 7 -> 10

Intelligence: 49

Force: 1 -> 2

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Philip

3 -> 4

Next level: 289/706

Strength: 8 -> 11

Magic: 2 -> 3

Dexterity: 16 -> 22

3 -> 4

Next level: 242/683

Vitality: 9 -> 12

Intelligence: 39

Force: 1 -> 2

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Don

3 -> 4

Next level: 242/683

Strength: 7 -> 10

Magic: 3 -> 5

Dexterity: 13 -> 19

Vitality: 7 -> 10

Intelligence: 54

Force: 0 -> 1

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Emeros used his gauge on them and could see the increases. He revealed the stat increase to the team, and everyone was excited.

“Alright! I didn’t expect us to solve our Commander Potential problem so soon! But now, we have to fight stronger enemies. One of the reasons why people have a high level of cultivation is because the quality of beasts and monsters they fight are so strong!” Emeros recalled the Darklings that Kyros and Noxus fought. They were creatures twisted from the Fallen Spawns. Though they were weak and only acted as basic food for Kyros and his armies, in a place like a kingdom, they would greatly empower the people!

If he had a hundred corpses of those beings, they could already reach a Cardinal’s Potential!

“Wow!” Don was amazed. He had noticed that Emeros was too strong, as his cuts could already slice through the imps. But now, he feels that he will soon be able to do that. Serena even had a higher stat than them, but the hope of catching up was now there!

“Master! This is amazing!” Wesret praised.

“Master, if I may ask… How strong was your master? I could tell that Mage Perment’s spell had not only helped me level up, but it was far more nurturing and powerful than the ones this kingdom had. If so, what was the potential of your Master?”

“Him? On his peak…?” Emeros thought for a second.

The old life of Kyros didn’t count. He practically forced himself to reach higher levels and had vastly low stats. It was similar to leveling up without having any potential at all! But in his second life, right before his death, the level 60 Kyros already surpassed the level 99 Kyros of his original lifetime.

“Obviously, he didn’t start out to have such huge bonuses. I remember he naturally had a Cardinal’s Potential where he had a forty-point advantage.”

“F-Forty?!” Wesret nearly choked.

“Master! That means at level one, he could already defeat level ten soldiers!” Philip exclaimed.

“Yup.”

“But… wasn’t he a Crown? How is that compared to someone who doesn’t have any of these potentials?”

“He was a Crown. But as I said, his potential was far higher than that. But before he died, he had a High Conqueror’s potential!

“Then that means he could have beyond the Crown level of myth?!” Wesret exclaimed.

Even Serena was enthralled.

“Master! How much of a difference would that be!? Let’s say someone has that High Conquerors potential and is at my level! How much increase would I need to have that potential?!” Don asked.

“It’s impossible to have a High Conquerors potential at level three!” Emeros chuckled.

“Perhaps, when you’re level fifty or so. But, if we are to use level three as an analogy, then you’d need to be seven hundred points higher!”

Everyone marveled at that strength. Having three digits as a stat was already a dream in this kingdom!

“Do you guys understand now? Master taught me a lot of things. If I can remember half of what he said, then reaching Cardinal is possible!” Emeros laughed.

“ROAR!” A loud cry was heard as several howling and enraged sounds were heard.

The slaves all ran back and gathered to draw their weapons as they stood at the end of the mine shaft.

Emeros could see a crowd appearing at the end of the shaft. Imps and Gremlins of great number had arrived.

“Master! We’re trapped!”

“This was my plan. Relax. You guys need to be more confident in your strength. You’re at level four now! And you have strong weapons and armor! A weapon attack stat of 16 and a defense stat of the same is with you. Use this opportunity to learn how to bring out your force.” Emeros commanded as he took the bow.

Philip and Serena also picked up their bow.

“Let’s go kill some imps!” Emeros laughed as the imps and gremlin all attacked.

Emeros gathered his Force energy. At this enclosed and tight path, his arrows would surely hit another behind!

FWIP! FWIP! FWIP!

The team shot their arrows at the horde. Their strength was stronger, and the base damage they could do could easily pierce through the arms of the beast.

The arrow that Emeros shot had an incredible force that ripped through the body of the gremlin, and a huge hole could be seen as the Force covering it added more energy to the attack. But after the initial piercing momentum, the arrow continued and pierced through another Imp.

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Damage inflicted: 318