Reclaiming the Demon’s Curse - Chapter 157

Cyril’s defense has weakened a lot because he used to wrap his 10 Pickaxes…

Because of this, he barely had any defense when that energy hit his face.

“Aaarrgghh!”

Cyril crouched in pain and he didn’t lose his mind. He opened his Storage Space and took out all of his Lesser Healing Potion!

He hastily opened a couple of flasks before pouring them on his face.

“Aack!”

It was quite painful but he had no choice. Luckily, it was only at first and he felt its effects after.

He immediately felt a cold and rejuvenating sensation but it wasn’t enough, he poured three more of them on the left side of his face where he was hit before the pain started disappearing. Then, he drank one more potion to revitalize his body…

“Ugh…”

His left eye was hit and injured… He’s unsure how much damage did he received from it but since his right eye is still alright, he should be fine for now. Healing this should only be a matter of time… or that was what he hope to.

He would probably consult Xagan later for this…

‘Tsk… To be blinded at this time. I guess I really angered this beast.’

Cyril thought while looking at the Frilled Shark Lava Beast. The beast stopped its attack because it probably felt pained as well after destroying a small part of that barrier.

Well, perhaps not only that, it’s because Cyril is now holding the Conqueror Staff in his hands! Information about the Artifact immediately came to his mind!

[ Beast Conqueror Staff ]

[ Rank-S Artifact ]

[ Skills: Conqueror’s Domain, Beast Force-Control, Magic Seal, Beast Appraisal ]

This information came to his mind naturally as soon as he held the staff.

Unlike the Artifacts at the lower level, the Rank-S Artifacts no longer require an Appraiser as long as you’ve been accepted as the owner of the Artifact!

“Oh, so the protection wrapping this black stone is actually the Conqueror’s Domain, huh?”

Cyril mused after realizing what kind of ability the Domain magic was. Since the Staff didn’t have an owner previously, the protection was quite weak creating a gap in its defense. This is why he was hit by that Lava Beast’s concentrated attack.

Nevertheless, with his S-Rank Aura flowing smoothly in his new Artifact, he would no longer let that happen!

‘Well, the only problem now is I already used too much S-Rank Aura… How come I still can’t feel my connection to the Entrance Crystal?!’

Cyril wanted to return to the human world as quickly as possible.

He already noticed that the Snake King and the Frogmen Deity perished under the Lava Beast’s onslaught a while ago.

He can also see that this beast can still move energetically unlike him who is already reaching his limit thanks to his injury.

‘Ugh… Am I supposed to kill this thing as well? Isn’t this a bit too difficult! Tsk.’

Cyril complained as he looked at the Lava Beast glaring at him.

Well, he had no choice… but to escape!

Even if he has a Rank-S Artifact, he still needs the energy to wield it after all!

Luckily, he didn’t have to think too much.

“Master, I’m here! Do you need any help?”

Magenta finally arrived. As soon as she felt that the pressure disappeared, she immediately ran to this place and found out about Cyril’s weakened body.

“I need to escape from this Lava Beast. Can you help?”

“Alright, Master… I can’t fight it since I used too much energy from my previous Corruption. However, escaping shouldn’t be impossible.”

Magenta immediately assessed the situation and realized that the Lava Beast is indeed the peak of existence here in this Arcane World.

“Good… I’ll leave it to you. I’m too tired… Just maintaining this barrier is already my limit.”

“Don’t worry, Master. I’m coming.”

Then, the Black Cat suddenly transformed into a gorgeous lady with a black dress… This is Amaris the Corruptor’s human form!

She looked at her master before she shifted her gaze at the large Frilled Shark Lava Beast swimming through the lava.

She would not even dare to swim on such a thing even if she’s in her full strength.

“Hmph!”

Amaris fixed her long black hair then pointed at her master.

A cloud of black smoke appeared on her fingertip as it rushed towards Cyril. The black smoke doesn’t have any aggressive behavior as it calmly reached Cyril.

The Lava Beast tried stopping this but obviously, it wasn’t effective as the smoke doesn’t have a life.

Soon, the black smoke started forming into a human shape…

It then became Amaris herself after a few seconds. The black smoke and the demoness had changed their positions!

“Hold my hand, Master.”

“Ah… oh.”

Cyril grabbed Amaris’ hand and soon, a cold sensation spread around his body.

He felt that he had to close his eyes so he immediately did as his body dictates.

After a few seconds, Cyril opened his eyes. He saw that he was already out of that lake of lava!

“Oh! We escaped! That’s convenient!”

“Hehe… It’s only possible since you have a part of my soul in your body, Master.”

“Good.., Let’s escape now, we need to find a safe place for me to recover. We’ll probably need to kill that beast to escape this Arcane World.”

“Eh? Isn’t that a bit too difficult? That thing isn’t something you can kill yet, Master… We probably have to think of another way.”

Amaris gave her suggestion.

Of course, Cyril took it seriously since this demon must’ve felt something from that Lava Beast.

“Ha~ I’ll think about it. If we really have to kill that thing to get out, then we can only try to find another way… There should be an escape crystal that can be found here.”

“That’s right master… I think I found this escape crystal on the battlefield.”

“Right! What happened at the battlefield below?” Cyril asked after recalling that the Corrupted Beings started attacking the beast clans.

“Well, what else? They were defeated. There are just too many enemies. However, we managed to kill a lot of Snake people… Unfortunately, after my army weakened from fighting the Snake Clan, the other clans started working together to eliminate all the Corrupted Beastmen.”

Amaris explained.

“Well, they must’ve hated an unknown force. It’s natural that they’ll work together to remove them. Anyway, where’s the Escape Crystal?”

As he finished speaking, a dozen of flying beastmen came to their location. They are the corrupted beastmen of the Hawk Clan and Raven Clan.

“Are they the only survivors?”

“That’s right, Master. I had the others fight to their death. That’s what they’re wishing for, anyway.”

“Is that so?”

Cyril just shook his head at this and looked at one of the Raven people. The birdman handed over a small gray stone with some kind of magic circle engraved on it.

Amaris took the stone and gave it to Cyril.

“Oh… This is the real deal. Where did you get this?” Cyril asked.

“It was dropped by the Bear Clan’s Chieftain when he battled against the Snake Guardian.”

“I see… So the Snake Guardian fought hard, huh.”

“That’s correct, Master~. If the leaders of the Bear Clan, Lion Clan, and Lizard Clan didn’t work together, he wouldn’t be defeated.”

Cyril nodded knowing how Amaris increased their power with her demonic corruption.

It must’ve been an amazing battle that he missed. Anyway, he can now escape.

‘The only problem is that I can only use this once. If I have to return here again, I really have to kill the Lava Beast at that time.’

Cyril thought as he glanced at the dozen of flying beastmen.

“You can’t bring them outside, Amaris.”

“I understand, Master. They’ll establish a small cult here while we’re away. This way, they can gather intelligence and resources for your next return here.”

Amaris dutifully replied. Cyril didn’t find anything wrong with that but he advised her not to make the cult unnecessarily huge.

“Right, I noticed that they’re still carrying some treasures. Did they find them as well in the battlefield?”

“That’s right. Perhaps, you can use them to seal the other demons from the Vestroth Clan. They should be at B-Rank.” Amaris said as he showed four pieces of B-Rank Artifacts.

A spear, clawed gauntlet, necklace, and a bone helmet worn by the Bear Clan’s Chieftain.

“Not bad… Cyril inspected them for a little before storing them inside his Dimensional Storage Space.

It’s too bad that they didn’t reach Rank-B but since he already has a Rank-S Artifact, he wouldn’t complain.

“Master, the remaining forces of the other clans are coming… Are we going to find a place to settle or we’re going to escape this world now?”

Cyril jolted after being reminded. He went silent for a moment before answering.

“There are too many uncertainties in this place. Let’s use this crystal now.”

Amaris nodded at this and gave instructions to the Corrupted beings. After doing this, they flew out of the volcano attracting the beastmen below…

She then transformed into a black cat again and jumped to Cyril’s shoulder before they finally vanished and left the Arcane World.