NOVEL NEXT Chapter 403: Quest 4
The battle that decided the fate of the Prison World has ended in an overwhelming manner for the prisoners.
Several ships were falling, with smoke coming out of it. It took heavy damage, and its flight function couldn't handle it anymore. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers perished without even knowing who was responsible for their deaths.
Right now, the soldiers of the empire are fleeing as every higher-up in their army has died at the enemy's hands. The commanders, generals, and wardens were all dead. No one could command them anymore, so they started to panic and run in every direction to survive.
Their morale has plummeted after they witnessed how their leaders died.
The prisoners' side also suffered heavy casualties, as half of the inmates in the catastrophe rank prison had died, leaving only seventeen thousand prisoners. It was understandable, as their opponent's number was several times higher than theirs.
Roar!!
Yuko and the dragon roared so loud that it shook the entire sky. Their energy spread out in every direction. They were asserting their superiority over these lowly creatures.
Franklin and Torkez were standing on top of the ships that the prisoners stole. Out of more than fifty ships, they only managed to take three. It's understandable, as Yuko focused her attention on destroying all the ships in her field of vision.
These two also showed their powers, and everyone recognized them as the most powerful prisoners. One was a real A-rank powerhouse, while the other was a peak B-rank with the power of a parasitic essence eater.
Although they couldn't release their full strength because they just got out of prison and removed the poison from their bodies, they still showed everyone what it means to be a powerhouse.
If they rested and recovered their strength, Souta was sure that they could exert more power than what they've shown today.
They were strong and dangerous. That's the reason they were locked down on the lowest floor of the prison.
But the one that people revered and feared the most was Souta.
The power that he showed this time was simply beyond their imagination. They couldn't comprehend it. It feels like it was the work of a god. Making the whole catastrophe rank prison float that weighs several million tons was something they'd never seen in their entire lives before. They also haven't heard of anyone who could do it on their homeworld or from the Great Astley Empire.
Souta's eyes were closed while floating around the field. He was gathering the souls of the dead soldiers. He wouldn't let this opportunity slip by to gather a huge number of souls.
Ohm!
Voices of the souls rang in his head as the earrings sucked them. The number of souls in this place was enormous, as some were outside the range of his skill.
The souls that he devoured have surpassed millions. Even Saya was shocked and tried to warn him.
'Souta... It's dangerous. You should keep it for a while. Millions of souls are gone in an instant. It will notice you,' Saya spoke to him seriously. The thing that Souta was doing was worse than killing millions of people.
'Notice me...? Who?!' Souta narrowed his brows tightly. He didn't have any idea what she was talking about.
'The laws of the universe...' Saya said in a grave tone.
The laws of the universe were the rules of the whole cosmos that everyone followed, including the gods. Reincarnation was one of these rules, which explains why no one could escape the cycle of reincarnation after they died. Souls were included in this cycle, and if millions of souls suddenly disappeared, of course, the laws would notice it.
Souta asked her about it, but Saya said that she also didn't have much information about it. She only knew that the soul world was part of the rule. It wasn't a physical world; no living beings could go in that world where the souls were being purified for reincarnation. Also, reviving someone was against the law of the universe.
'Just remember that breaking the laws of the universe can bring disaster to you...' Saya said to him.
'Laws...?' Souta didn't think much about it as he checked the attributes that he gained from using the souls of the dead soldiers.
He added 160 points to his vitality, 300 points to his intelligence, 345 points to his dexterity, and 92 points to his agility. Once he used this, all his attributes reached 1,500 points.
He still had 733 remaining points, so he used them all in his intelligence attribute.
Strength: 1,540
Agility: 1,408 -> 1,500
Dexterity: 1,155 -> 1,500
Intelligence: 1,200 -> 2,233
Vitality: 1,340 -> 1,500
His base intelligence has reached 2,000 points, so he gained plus 30 energy recovery, and the ratio of his intelligence to energy became 1:1. So after 2,000 points, if he added 1 point to INT, he would gain 1 energy.
Before he reached 2,000 points, 3 points of INT were equal to 1 energy.
Also, he gained +5% energy resistance and +5% energy damage.
The increase in his stats after killing millions was simply amazing. The [Soul Blood Earring] really deserved its rank as a universal artifact. Although it didn't have a powerful attack or defense, the stats that it could provide to its wearer were overwhelming.
He would rank this artifact as one of the top universal items.
What an overpowered item...
[Soul Blood Earring](Left Piece) Soul Collected: 2,743/10,700
[Soul Blood Earring](Right Piece) Soul Collected: 6,870/13,600
At this moment, his stats have already surpassed those initial third evolution monsters. His stats could rival those from the third intermediate evolution. If he used all of his skills, then he probably could rival a high-level third evolution monster.
No one among B-rank and A-rank could fight him. It will take a group of twenty-plus veteran A-rank powerhouses to defeat him.
Souta took a deep breath and looked at the prisoners. He slowly opened his mouth and said, "We've won! The wardens, commanders, and generals of the empire are dead! This world is ours from now on! Kill! Kill the remaining dogs of the empire!"
His words sounded in every direction, and the prisoners heard it clearly. Some of them didn't understand it because of the language barrier, but they vaguely understood what he meant.
"OHHHH!!!"
"KILL THE DOGS OF THE EMPIRE!!"
"KILL THE DOGS OF THE EMPIRE!!"
"KILL THE DOGS OF THE EMPIRE!!"
The prisoners roared as their morale rose to its peak. They were finally free from all the tortures that they'd suffered in prison. It's time to get their revenge and kill those empire dogs.
...
A week had passed quickly after the battle that killed the rulers of this world...
The cleaning was almost done. They had conquered ninety percent of the territory of the thirteen wardens and were killing the remaining forces of the empire that were hiding in this world.
In short, the empire's forces were done. They couldn't fight back at all and asked for reinforcements as the prisoners took over all the facilities in this world.
Souta was sitting in a room, resting his head on his hand. He was looking at his system and pondering what he should do next.
Quest 3 was already completed, and quest 4 flashed before his eyes.
He narrowed his eyes while reading the content of the quest.
*Ding!*
[Quest 3 Completed!]
[You've received 10,000 exp, 5 free attribute points, and 3 skill points!]
*Ding!*
[Quest 4 unlocked!]
[Great Astley Empire] Quest 4: The empire rules hundreds of sub-worlds for a long time. Free five sub-worlds from the grasp of the empire.
Rewards: 80,000 exp, 15 free attribute points, and 10 skill points
Souta could see the ending of this chain quest. The last quest must be about destroying the Great Astley Empire. It will take a lot of time if he is still a second evolution monster, but now that he is a third evolution monster, he isn't afraid of them anymore.
Freeing five sub-worlds was easy, but it will take a lot of time. Well, he has a lot of free time on his hands, so it didn't bother him. Also, he could use all the prisoners that he freed to make his work easier. All he had to do was kill the strong officers of the empire, and the prisoners would deal with the normal soldiers.
That's it...
Souta stood up and walked forward in a huge hallway.
Franklin, Torkez, the dragon, Isabella, and Lydia, who were at his side, also stood up and followed him.
Sounds of their footsteps echoed in the hallway. No one uttered a single word as they simply followed Souta.
Souta reached the end of the hallway, and he saw thousands of people waiting outside the huge building. The sun rays landed on his body as he observed the people of various races.
"I will get straight to the point. I want all of you to follow me, and together we'll conquer the worlds under the rule of the empire. Are you going to follow me or not?"