[Seoul, South Korea]
A giant red pentagram appeared on the building Lilith last placed it and she rose out of it with sparking electricity.
"Status, and explain my skills."
[Name: Lilith
Age: 18
Race: Demon
Class: Dark Witch
Title(s): Bane of Beasts (+5 STR, +5 PERS, +50% DMG increase on furred monsters.)
Gold: 5,600
SP: 39
Level: 40
HP: 610/610
MP: 1840/1840
STR - 39 (+5)
INT - 82 (+102)
END - 51 (+10)
AGL - 48 (+20)
PERS - 44 (+5)
Active skills -
[Hex: Curse anything or anyone that isn't immune. The more complex the curse, the more mana it will cost.]
[Decaying Bolt: A powerful bolt of decaying magic. It will only decay those weaker than you, otherwise, it will do massive bodily damage.]
[Stealth: Hide your presence from all those who don't have enough perception to sense or see you.]
[Mana Sense: Sense the presence of any creature.]
[Mana Cannon: Fire a powerful and penetrative bolt of mana.]
[Demonic Presence: Exert your magic over another creature, making them cower in fear.]
[Pentagram of Lucifer: Anywhere a pentagram is drawn you may teleport to.]
[Raise Undead: Resurrect any creature you kill. They will lose five of their original levels but will become eternally loyal to you.]
[Madness: Induce madness on a target who doesn't have any status effect resistance.]
[Weak Fire Magic: A weak variant of the original [Fire Magic] skill.]
[Magic Arrows: Create a maximum of five magic arrows with great penetrative power.]
[Fire Breath: Breathe a plume of fire out of your mouth.]
[Savagery: Do increased damage to any foe when this is activated. +25% DMG]
[Mana Reinforcement: Apply mana to a weapon or piece of armor to make it harder or sharper.]
Passive skills -
[Magic Resistance: Very resistant to most forms of magic and status effects.]
[Curse Immunity: Immune to all curses.]
[Soul Eating: Consume the souls of your foes to gain extra exp and a chance to gain one of their skills. Eating multiple of the same souls increases the chances of a skill retrieval by 50%.]
[Demonic Mana: Your mana is naturally poisonous to creatures unable to withstand the evil within it. +20% DMG boost to all creatures.]
[Fire Immunity: Immune to all fire-based attacks.]]
Lilith looked at her stats and felt she was definitely ready to face the S-ranks of this country, "But before I do that, system, put 8 points into INT, 11 points into STR, then 9 points into END, 6 points into PERS, and dump the rest into AGL."
Lilith's body gained a red outline and she felt a considerable difference in her physical stats. She could hear a conversation drunk people were having from a bad over 10 miles away, she could see the beauty mark on a woman's cheek with great detail. Her sense of smell also increased as she smelled something sweet in the distance.
"Now before I begin my pilgrimage against this world, I might as well eat all of those disgusting demon souls as well…"
[x250 Lesser demon souls]
[x150 Hellhound souls]
[x45 Avian demon souls]
[x1 Guardian of the First Layer, Farlah's soul]
[x1 Guardian of the Second Layer, Sifer's soul]
[x1 Guardian of the Third Layer, Griphon's soul]
"Let's eat!" Lilith devoured the souls like a vacuum with a bottomless pit and within a few minutes she was complete.
[Level up! x5]
[+15 SP!]
[Skills gained: [Physical Attack Resistance], [Howl of Hell], [Satanic Wrath], [Demonic Lightning], [Air Pressure]]
[Level cap reached!]
[Class advancement available!]
"Aww, man! A level cap?!" Lilith stomped her foot down in a tantrum, "Why didn't I get one when my last class advancement was available?!"
[Advanced classes and above are much more powerful and require an accurate reading of your soul for the test. It is in your best interest that a level cap was placed.]
Lilith narrowed her eyes for a moment before she gave up, "Alright, I believe you system." Lilith walked to the edge of the building and looked down upon the city, "Let my pilgrimage, begin!"
Lilith jumped high into the sky and aimed her palm down at the bustling city. A grey magic circle appeared in front of her palm and then a blue one in front of it.
"[Air Pressure], [Mana Cannon]." Electricity crackled as a white ball with a blue center the size of a small car was formed.
"Kaboom." The white ball flew out of her hands and once it hit the ground devastation spread like a virus. Everything within a .5 mile radius of the initial explosion was reduced to ash, everything within 1-3 miles of the explosion was flattened, and everything beyond that had windows break and cars flip due to the shockwave.
Lilith landed right in the middle of the devastation. A wide grin was spread on her face as thousands of souls entered her inventory.
"AHAHAHAHAHA! WHAT A GLORIOUS SIGHT TO SEE!" She exclaimed joyfully in the middle of a flattened landscape. She then felt 7 large sources of mana heading her way, with one way beyond the others.
Within seconds all of the S-ranks in Korea surrounded her, including a new one she hadn't noticed before.
"YOU'RE THE MONSTER WHO KILLED TAE-GYU!" Yoonho exclaimed and immediately charged her. Cha Hae-In, Chairman Go, and Master Ma all charged her as well.
Lilith's eyes glowed red and the smile on her face was nothing short of maniacal. She sidestepped Yoonho and flipped over Hae-In's blade. Her eyes darted across the battlefield to locate the weakest link and she found him.
She appeared behind Byung-Gyu faster than any of them could react. He tried to turn around but her cursed sword was already sticking out of his chest.
"BLEGH! W-What the hell…" Byung-Gyu didn't stand a chance against her curse of rot and he was reduced to a pile of flesh. She then felt a large source of mana above her and saw a giant flame dragon descending upon her.
"[Air Pressure]!" A powerful burst of air dispersed the dragon. The S-ranks gathered together again this time much more cautious than before.
"She speaks, is incredibly fast, along with having strong enough magic to disperse my strongest attack. This wasn't going to be an easy battle from the start but without our healer, this battle just got a hundred times harder," Jong-In said as he adjusted his glasses.
'She's dangerous! I can't hold back, especially not after what she did to the city! My mom's hospital was hit by the shockwave!' Jinwoo thought as he gripped his daggers in anger.
"You guys find a way to take her down, I can distract her," Jinwoo said as he stepped to the front and brought out all of his shadow soldiers.
Lilith tilted her head at his soldiers.
[Igris - Level 23]
[Tank - Level 18]
[Tusk - Level 23]
[Iron - Level 20]
"Oh wow, he can do the same thing I can do!" Lilith said to herself, "But I won't need Cross or Blade for this fight."
[Sung Jinwoo - Level 40]
[Baek Yoonho - Level 32]
[Go Gunhee - Level 40 (restricted to level 35)]
[Cha Hae-In - Level 31]
[Choi Jong-In - Level 32]
[Ma Dongwook - Level 32]
"But this is definitely the hardest battle I'm going to have in a long time, so I might as well enjoy it!" Lilith exclaimed loudly, confusing her opponents.
"Igris, Tank, and Iron. Go." Jinwoo ordered. Those three shadows immediately pursued Lilith. Lilith clashed swords with Igris before she kicked him away and dodged an overhead strike from Iron. Too bad for her, Tank was on her blindside and swiped her with his paw, sending her rolling across the ground.
[-10 HP]
"Weak." She said disdainfully as she rose to her feet. She pointed her palm to the sky as a dark blue magic circle formed. The clouds began to gather and thunder could be heard.
"[Demonic Lightning]!" From the clouds came thick bolts of lightning that dragged along the ground, destroying what was left of the city. Igris, Tank, and Iron were all hit by the lightning but quickly regenerated.
"His magic works like my skill. If I want these pests gone, I have to kill him." Lilith looked at Jinwoo. She tilted her head dodging another swing from Igris and vanished from her position.
When she reappeared, she was in front of a shocked Jinwoo holding her sword in the air.
'She's fast!' Jinwoo blocked her powerful strike with his daggers, causing a crater to be formed under him. Lilith kicked Jinwoo in the gut and narrowly dodged a swing from Hae-In.
Lilith backflipped and reengaged Hae-In. The two female warriors clashed swords with Lilith having the upper hand. Lilith followed her erratic movements with ease and slipped under one of her strikes.
Lilith placed her palm on Hae-In's ribs and smiled, "[Air Pressure]."
"BLEGH!" A giant hole was torn into Hae-In's side and she was sent flying across the battlefield.
"That's one down." Lilith beamed.
"YOU BASTARD!" Yoonho and Jong-In said in unison. Yoonho charged Lilith with his claws bared while Jong-In formed another flame dragon on top of Jinwoo and his shadows coming at her as well.
She was about to jump but found it hard to move. A golden light outlined her body, thanks to Go Gunhee.
"FINISH HER NOW!" He yelled. He was using [Ruler's Authority] to hold Lilith in place.
'Shit!' Lilith thought panickedly. She struggled hard but could barely move. Yoonho's fist sent her flying right into an overhead swing from Iron.
*BOOM*
[-250 HP]
Iron's powerful attack put Lilith in a deep crater. The battlefield was at a standstill for a moment until Lilith's powerful magic washed over them. Her eyes glowed red as she arose from the crater.
"No more playing around." Lilith said as she dispersed Jong-In's flame dragon again. Igris tried cutting her down but he was 'killed' with a single blow. She stepped forward and was standing in front of Jong-In.
He tried defending with his flames but it was futile as Lilith cut him down with her cursed sword. Soon, Jong-In was reduced to a pile of human goop.
She then caught Master Ma's giant fist and a black magic circle opened, "[Decaying Bolt]."
"AAAAHHHH!!!" Master Ma screamed in agony before he was reduced to ash.
"S-She's a real monster…" Yoonho said fearfully. After witnessing two of his closest friends and some of the strongest hunters he knew being reduced to nothing within seconds struck fear into his heart.
Jinwoo charged her again but instead of clashing blades with him, Lilith dodged all of his attacks. Everytime he increased his attack speed, she increased her dodging speed.
She blocked his strikes with her sword and punched him in the gut with all of her strength.
"KAH!" Jinwoo vomited blood and was sent flying across the battlefield once again. Before he could recover, Lilith was standing over him with her blade in the sky. When she cut him down, she got an odd system notification.
[Target is immune to curses!]
"Oh? That means nothing though," Lilith pointed her palm at Jinwoo ready to annihilate him with a [Mana Cannon]
"NOW TUSK!" Jinwoo yelled and a fireball the size of a large truck was flying towards Lilith.
"You don't learn from your mistakes?" Lilith questioned and dispersed the fireball with another [Air Pressure] blast.
Jinwoo used that brief opportunity to drink a health potion and get away from Lilith.
[Lilith, #@%$#, of ##LL]
Her name was black on his system, a color he'd never seen before. For the first time since gaining his system, Jinwoo felt fear.
'This is an unwinnable battle!' Jinwoo gritted his teeth. Magic didn't work, close combat didn't work, hell even his shadows were useless against her!
Lilith walked towards him until a golden light outlined her body again and Chairman Go came from the sky with a devastating punch.
*BANG*
But unfortunately for him, Lilith was in the mood to play anymore. Lilith caught his fist with ease, "[Air Pressure]."
Chairman Go's entire right side vanished and his body was flung across the battlefield.
"Cross, kill the other one." Lilith ordered as a red pentagram formed behind her.
"As you wish Your Highness." Cross walked over to a broken Yoonho. Yoonho looked up and saw Tae-Gyu's visage, "TAE-GYU IS THAT YOU?!"
He exclaimed but Cross aimed his bow at him, "Farewell." Cross killed Yoonho with a volley of arrows.
"That leaves one." Lilith looked over at Jinwoo.
'I-I gotta run! This fight is a lost cause!' Jinwoo activated [Stealth] and tried to run but was stopped by Lilith appearing in front of him.
She pointed her palm at him, "[Demonic Lightning], [Decaying Bolt]." A bolt of black lightning came down from the sky and reduced Jinwoo to ash.
Lilith looked at all of the destruction and honestly felt nothing. She then glanced at her system.
[+20 withheld level-ups]
[+60 withheld SP]
[Secret quest: Kill all of the S-ranks 9/10]
[+2,000,000 human souls]
[+1 Soul of the Shadow Monarch]
[+1 Soul of a Ruler's Vessel]
[+7 S-Rank souls]
[Skills gained: [Ultimate Fire Magic], [Ruler's Authority], [Maximum Heal], [Mutilation], [Elegant Swordstyle]]