The Evolution of a Goblin to the Peak

Randolf left, so Souta didn't have to worry about Randolf attacking him. He could rest assured that he wouldn't get attacked from behind.

Randolf must have left to take his comrades out of this chaotic city. He was pretty sure that Randolf wouldn't leave his comrades in this city.

Well, that's if Randolf was telling the truth about him being a homunculus.

'What should we do now?' Saya asked him.

Souta stood up and patted his clothes before he replied, "We're going down. This land would crumble at any second."

Now that the crystal is gone. This land loses its property to float in the air. It will collapse and fall to the ground. It's not good to stay in this place, as the seals that were binding the Underground King were going down the moment this floating land collapsed.

Bang!

The ground shook heavily, and huge cracks appeared on the floating land. What Souta said before was right. This floating land was going to fall.

After a few moments, the land started to collapse. The edge of the land was crumbling before it fell down towards the surface.

Souta was on top of one of the falling rocks. He had a clear view of the Underground King from this position. He could see the cracks in the chains and estimated that it would only last for another two minutes.

Falling on the surface means getting close to the monster lord. The atmosphere changed as he continued to descend. The best feram was so thick in this area to the point that it made Souta feel helpless.

"Damn! This guy is like a god." Souta muttered as he observed the seven hundred-foot-tall humanoid-furry creature.

'Yeah, your god. A monster lord is equivalent to a god for monsters. Mostly, the monster lords are stronger than gods. A newbie god and a newbie monster lord, which do you think possessed more power?' Saya said.

"Of course, the monster lord," Souta answered without hesitation.

Humans and demis will have to evolve if they want to become gods, but they insist that was not an evolution. Evolution is what makes a monster, so if they evolved, then doesn't that mean that they're monsters too?

They called the process of changing one's body and transforming it to break the shackles of mortals' limits "Deification" or "Divinization."

'Correct. The monster lord's physical strength and ability were all above god. That's why the gods have feared them since ancient times. If a monster lord were to go out of control, the gods would bond together to subdue that monster lord,' Saya said.

"There is an exception to every rule. Some people could already fight a monster lord the moment they became gods," Souta said, and he recalled the names of those gods who could already fight a monster lord when they just became gods.

Some of the gods in the three great countries are: Mount Olympus, Asgard, the Heavenly Palace, Takamagahara, etc...

Also the Seven Deadly Sins, the Ten Commandments, and the Twelve Zodiacs.

Their powers were above those of ordinary gods, and they were like God of the gods.

Randolf was just like that too. If Randolf became a god just like in the game, then his power would skyrocket while defeating powerful opponents along the way until he stood at the peak.

'Watch out!' Saya warned him.

Boom!

Souta quickly jumped away and went to the other falling rocks. A wave of best feram just burst out and destroyed his previous position.

He needed to use it right now. The blank skill card that he got from killing the seven-circle officers that have blessings. This blank skill card lets him randomly copy any character's skill.

What a great card, but the process to obtain it was too hard for him. Killing a seven-circle officer was extreme. He wouldn't be able to do it without Randolf's help and if the officers hadn't fought Bargan before.

He was just lucky. Yeah, that's right. He was lucky. He wouldn't be able to do it again.

'What are you doing, Souta?' Saya asked him.

"Nothing," Souta replied before focusing his attention on the Underground King.

*Ding!*

[Do you want to use the blank skill card? Yes/No?]

Yes.

[Please select a target!]

He waited for a few seconds until a notification popped up in his vision.

*Ding!*

[You've successfully copied a skill of the Underground King!]

[Burrow]: Increased burrowing speed by 100% and could easily change the formation of the soil.

[Do you want to use 2 skill points to learn this skill? Yes/No?]

The Underground King has hundreds of powerful skills, but to think that he will get this one.

It's not a great skill, but it will become useful for him in the future. But it's not the skill that he was looking for.

Nevertheless, Souta used 2 skill points to learn this skill. He only had 6 skill points left, and he had one blank skill card left.

*Ding!*

[Do you want to use the blank skill card? Yes/No?]

Yes.

[Please select a target!]

Souta chooses the Underground King as his target once again. He wanted to get some useful skills that would boost his strength. If possible, he wanted the most powerful skill of the Underground King.

*Ding!*

[You've successfully copied a skill of the Underground King!]

[Monster's Force]: The strength of the king from ancient times. +100 strength, +80 agility and dexterity, and +50 vitality.

[Do you want to use 2 skill points to learn this skill? Yes/No?]

This was not what Souta wanted, but this skill was pretty good in its own way. This will do for now. This was a monster trait that they would receive once they evolved to their third evolution.

Yes.

Souta replied as he used 2 skill points to learn this skill. It was good, as he felt a pleasant feeling coursing through his body, strengthening his muscles and fibers.

After that, Souta quickly jumped as he looked at the state of the Ladro Institute. The institute was gone, and it seems that the students had already left after the Underground King appeared.

The entire place was deserted. No forces of the city or the Seven Deadly Sins could be seen around. The deterrent force of a monster lord was really high. It even scared the forces of the seven deadly sins.

'Hmm...?'

"What's wrong, Saya? Have you noticed something?" Souta asked as he landed on the ground. He could see corpses in every direction.

'Mnn... A person is standing in front of the Underground King,' Saya said to him.

Souta gulped as he turned his head to look over. If Saya was right, then there were only a few people that could stand in front of the Underground King without being affected by the best feram.

The gods.

They were the only ones who could stand in front of the Underground King.

He narrowed his eyes as he saw the silhouette of a person. He couldn't clearly see the person's appearance, but based on the figure, it seems to be a male.

'Just who the hell is that man?'

He thought while looking at the figure of a man. It seems that he had to observe what's happening in this place.

'It's too dangerous, Souta,' Saya warned him.

"Don't worry; they will not care about a weakling like me. With their powers, they must have already known that we're here, but they didn't care at all. For them, I'm just an insect that they could easily kill." Souta replied to her.

'You're underestimating yourself too much,' Saya said.

"Well, that's the truth. For other B-rank, I'm a powerful person, but for them, I'm just an insect. It doesn't matter if I'm an A-rank or a Hero-rank." Souta smiled as he quietly moved away while observing the movements of the unknown man.

He remembered that he still had 3 random reward cards. He had to roll this to know what cards he would get.

*Ding!*

[You've received a 300k exp card!]

[You've received a blank skill card!]

[You've received a skill-level up card!]

It's good except for the 300k exp card. A 300k exp was nothing at his current level. Well, it's still better than nothing.

He already had two skill-level up cards, so adding this one makes it three. He will use it later to level up some of his skills to try to promote himself to Rank 3 Battle Mage.

Another blank skill card. He was quite lucky today. So should he use it on the Underground King or that unknown man? He was sure the unknown man was at least a god.

Okay, he decided to use it on that man.

Souta narrowed his eyes as he set the man as his target and used the blank skill card.

*Ding!*

[You've successfully copied a skill of the Zodiac 'Leo'!]

[Sword Mastery]: Accumulation of one's sword strength. The understanding of the way of the sword.

Souta didn't care about the skill that he got. He was simply stunned by the name of that person in his system.

Zodiac Leo. Isn't that the leader of the Twelve Zodiacs? Why is that man here in Ladros City?