Unlimited Power 03: The Sinful Ruler

The monster was stubborn enough not to die even with that. Still, Karina copied Jake and then left her daggers enchanted with poison magic there, causing tons of damage every second to the beast. While the monster was trembling in pain, Jake cut its throat with his katana and dark flames.

You obtained 7.000 coins.

Congratulations! The skill Swordsmanship has leveled up.

Congratulations! The skill Flames of Wrath has leveled up.

Congratulations! The skill Fire Resistance has leveled up.

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Even though Jake received those notifications, he didn't drop his guard. That battle had been so intense that, for a moment, he forgot what those words meant. Still, eventually, the boss fell down dead, and he came to realize that they had won yet again. Not to mention, the boss had dropped a red spear… After sheeting his katana, Jake tried to grab the weapon since his left arm was still hurt, but then he felt some bloodlust. Alert was working, but he saw Karina dashing at him with her two daggers ready to pierce his throat before he could react. Jake tried to grab his weapon, but the girl quickly kicked his chest, knocking him down and putting her blades on his neck. That indeed had been the best moment to attack him, with a single hand and with his weapon sheeted… Rick probably gave her the order to attack at such a moment. Jake didn't even have time to feel anger and use Flames of Wrath. Despite that, Jake didn't feel his throat being cut or his chest being pierced. Karina was trembling while biting her lips, to the point where she started to bleed from her mouth a lot.

"Karina?" Lana asked, visibly surprised.

Louise couldn't even mutter words in response to what she was seeing. It was the first time all of them saw a human being trying to kill another, after all. Not to mention, the attacker was someone they met recently and were very fond of.

"Kill me…" Karina said while she was trembling for fighting against something.

"All right," Jake said and then grabbed his katana.

"Jake! No!" Louise shouted.

In the end, Jake clicked his tongue and then hit the left temple on Karina's face with the hilt of his katana, knocking her down unconscious. From what Jake saw, he assumed that Karina was being controlled by Rick. It was hard to believe that someone could have that power already, but perhaps with the help of some magic tool…

"Shit, I knew it was coming, but I still got caught…" Jake got up and then sighed.

"Karina was really…" Lana asked while she hesitated.

"She had the skills to be a top assassin, someone saw that on her and then decided to turn her into a slave-assassin," Jake said. "I guess I was wrong about her… or maybe not, since her act was just too good, was this failure of assassination also an act?"

"Let's stop with the assumptions here… it was Rick who sent her?" Lana asked.

"Obviously, I guess he wanted you two on his guild since there are a lot more women there than men," Jake said. "Still, for someone who played the gam3e to change so fast… oh well, it doesn't matter."

"He seemed like a good person…" Lana said while furrowing her eyebrows in disgust. "I can barely believe this."

"What are we going to do, Jake?" Louise asked

"I don't know what you are going to do, but I will find Rick and then one of us will die," Jake said.

"Wouldn't it be better if we stay away from him? Besides, killing is…" Louise said.

"That kind of low life won't stop unless someone stops him," Jake said. "Besides, either we kill him or her… I don't know how he did it, but he probably put a spell on her that will force her to obey all his commands, so she won't stop until she kills me."

"Maybe if we use Purification…" Lana said.

"I wouldn't bet on that, if it were that simple, Karina would have found a way for someone to use that on her," Jake said.

"We need to find another way… we can't let Karina in the hands of a man like that, but we can't kill him," Louise said. "Once we do that, there is no turning back, we will become worse than him."

"Nah, it is fine, I don't need your help," Jake said. "I don't mind becoming worse than those who try to screw with me."

Lana and Louise didn't know what to say… Jake was calm, but he was pretty serious about killing Rick. Moreover, he didn't even want their help. While that was a relief, it was also a problem since they were a team. Before anything, Lana healed Jake's arm because while he was putting a strong front, he still was pale. After that, he picked the spear.

Fire Pike

Explosive Touch, + 05 speed (0%), master this item to obtain the skill and the status points permanently.

Durability: 20/20

Explosive Touch: it grants you the power to cause extra damage upon contact by using fire magic. The extra damage will be equal to your strength plus twenty percent of your intelligence. The damage will increase by five percent per level up.

Cost: 10 mana

"I guess it isn't so bad…" Jake muttered.

As soon as the Jake picked the spear, the group was teleported back to the starting planet and their first camp. Karina was still unconscious, and Lana and Louise didn't know what to do with her.

You obtained 15.000 coins.

You obtained 1500 fame.

You obtained Wild Mantis bloodline. You have become part of Wild Mantis.

Congratulations! You have learned the skill Enhanced Speed.

Enhanced Speed: it passively increases your speed by five points per level.

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! You have learned the skill Enhanced Strength.

Enhanced Strength: it passively increases your strength by five points per level.

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! You have learned the skill Sword Style.

Sword Style: it passively increases the speed of your sword attacks by two percent per level.

You obtained 01 status points.