Awakening：The Infinite Evolution of My Talent as a Low-Level Awakener - Chapter 165

Chapter 165: The Formidable Foe with Full Ratings, Officially Appears!
In an instant, more than half of the soldiers of the Black Armored Army had fallen.

Yet “Nathan” remained incredibly calm, as if none of this concerned him.

Of course, Sterl was not as calm.

He had several shards of glass in his mouth at the moment. Silently, he used his mental energy to transfer the shards into his small world.

Sterl had just transferred the [Essence of the Moon] from his small world and drank two bottles to fill the terrifying energy gap created by using the Flowing Water Law (while also making use of the energy storage pool).

This time, he used the effect of silence plus damage.

Sterl had no idea about the special abilities of the Black Armored Army, but the Flowing Water Law’s direct attack on the internal body completely ignored this elite army’s combined attack technique, easily slaughtering the soldiers.

This bizarre method of attack was not only terrifying in its output but also allowed Sterl to put on quite a show.

Killing countless enemies without a trace—how cool is that!

The only drawback was the immense energy consumption required to deploy the Flowing Water Law on a large scale.

To keep up appearances, Sterl developed another use for his small world: he could directly transfer potions into his mouth, allowing him to crush and swallow the glass.

Though it hurt a bit, it looked incredibly cool!

And the final effect left Sterl immensely satisfied. Visually, it seemed as if he had unleashed a massive attack without any expenditure, instantly boosting his aura of a master.

He ignored the continuous notifications popping up in front of him—

[You have successfully collected one Star Crystal.]

[You have successfully collected two Star Crystals.]

[You have succ…]

…

Sterl maintained a composed demeanor.

A second ago, countless people were yelling to kill “Nathan.” but now, no one dared to speak recklessly.

Even the elite Black Armored Army had been instantly massacred!

The Emperor had been easily injured. What kind of monster was this guy in front of them?

Those passionate and angry nobles and commoners all froze in their actions, instantly cooling off!!

At this moment, countless people were gathered in front of the Crown Prince’s mansion, with an extremely high crowd density.

If that mysterious powerhouse wanted to go on a killing spree, hundreds of people could be slaughtered in an instant!

The crowd suddenly became chaotic.

Many people had come close to the battlefield just to catch a glimpse of the excitement, to admire the Emperor’s glory, and were convinced there was absolutely no danger. The princes and princesses had no means of resistance.

At this moment, those people couldn’t help but retreat, crowding together. The silence in the field was broken without Sterl having to lift a finger! Many nobles and commoners were squeezed together, even causing a stampede…

Fortunately, those who came here had at least a basic level of around thirty, so they wouldn’t be trampled to death.

The remaining soldiers of the Black Armored Army were also holding their weapons, their hands trembling slightly.

“What kind of monster is this?”

“How did he do that?”

“So many people died without him even moving??”

…

The soldiers’ morale had almost hit rock bottom.

Yet, as the most elite warriors, even faced with such high casualties and overwhelming fear, they resolutely continued their assault on “Nathan.”

However, their movements to encircle him were noticeably slower.

At this moment, the Emperor shouted sternly, “All troops, use the Annihilation Formation!”

He commanded.

All the soldiers’ faces changed color. The so-called Annihilation Formation was an all-out, no-holds-barred assault on the enemy.

Usually, the Black Armored Army relied on that special dark aura to mutually deflect damage. Even in suicidal charges, they wouldn’t suffer much harm. But now, against “Nathan.” the damage-reducing aura was ineffective!

The Annihilation Formation—this was essentially throwing their lives away!

Their only hope was to gamble that “Nathan’s” strange ability consumed an enormous amount of energy and couldn’t be sustained for long.

However, “Nathan” appeared to be in excellent condition at the moment!

Despite knowing this was a suicide mission, the soldiers, out of loyalty to the Emperor, charged forward without hesitation!

But they no longer had their previous composure and calm. Many were screaming, yelling madly, “For the Empire!”

“For the Emperor!”

They roared to bolster their courage, while the weapons in their hands glowed with a dark light. This time, they abandoned the strategy of sharing damage and deflecting attacks. Instead, they channeled all their energy into their weapons.

Soon, the soldiers at the front threw their swords like javelins, while those in the rear transferred their dark aura to the already thrown blades.

The Black Armored Army’s combined attack technique was typically used for defense to minimize casualties, given the high cost of training these soldiers. But when unleashed offensively, their output was terrifying.

Sterl could feel the deadly aura radiating from those blades!

Although his attributes were high, he was still limited by the player template. Being targeted by hundreds of second-class and dozens of third-class soldiers simultaneously, Sterl felt immense pressure!

If he were hit, it would result in instant death!

At first, Sterl tried to use his teleportation skill to dodge. The visual effects of this move were subtle, so there was no risk of exposing his identity.

However, he quickly realized that those sharp weapons obviously had tracking capabilities. Simply dodging through displacement was impossible.

Meanwhile, the NPCs from the Divine Mountain Empire, whose morale had already plummeted, couldn’t help but watch this scene intently.

They wanted to know if this mysterious powerhouse could still easily fend off the attacks.

At the same time, some had their eyes on Octavius’s position.

Earlier, the first encounter resulted in the massive slaughter of the Black Armored Army, causing numerous nobles and officials to feel heartbroken.

These soldiers were too hard to train. They thought that although His Majesty ordered a full assault, he wouldn’t stand idly by…

He would use the soldiers’ cover to capture this otherworldly individual suspected of being sent by an enemy nation!

But at this moment, the NPCs were horrified to discover that Octavius was nowhere to be seen!

On Sterl’s side, facing the soldiers’ thrown weapons was truly a headache.

He couldn’t use silence to block the attacks like before.

Sterl hesitated for a moment, first activating his legendary ability, Inspire, to immediately boost his attributes.

Then, he waited slightly.

Just as countless blades were about to hit him, he suddenly disappeared!

Sterl activated Shadow Stealth, diving directly into the shadow world! By traversing to an alternate dimension, he caused the blades, imbued with a massive amount of dark aura, to collide in mid-air and annihilate each other.

In the shadow world, Sterl watched this scene with a smile on his face.

He now felt that [Shadow Stealth] was incredibly useful. Activating it during battle could help him avoid many critical skills, making it much more reliable than Bloody Rush or teleportation.

Moreover, although this move itself consumed a fair amount of energy, in the shadow world, Sterl had two seconds to leisurely use various consumables…

Meanwhile, outside in the Divine Mountain Empire, chaos erupted.

The Emperor had suddenly vanished, and “Nathan” had also disappeared…

What was going on?!

A second passed…

Two seconds passed…

Then, the NPCs of the Divine Mountain Empire simultaneously had a drastic change in expression.

Sterl had directly appeared in the center of the soldiers’ formation and then once again activated the Flowing Water Law!

With a slight flick of his finger, countless soldiers clutched their chests, vomiting blood, and fell to their knees.

With Sterl at the center, a large area was swiftly cleared.

The remaining soldiers’ expressions grew increasingly terrified, and the NPCs of the Divine Mountain Empire looked at him as if they had seen a devil.

“Run!”

“Run!”

Someone suddenly shouted, and the previously aggressive NPCs began to flee for their lives. Everyone ran in the direction away from “Nathan.” fearing that if they were a step too slow, they would be instantly killed in that bizarre manner!

But as they ran, they kept glancing at the position where their revered Emperor had been…

Earlier, only a few had noticed Octavius’s disappearance. Now, all the NPCs of the Divine Mountain Empire were aware of it.

“Where is His Majesty? Where did he go?”

“His Majesty is under attack.”

“Soldiers, protect the Emperor!!”

…

For a moment, out of loyalty to the Emperor, many actually stopped their fleeing and shouted in panic.

However, Sterl’s expression also changed slightly at this moment.

He and the other NPCs simultaneously spotted Octavius.

The Emperor was not under attack. He was standing in front of the Crown Prince’s residence, holding a prince in one hand and a princess in the other.

With a flip of his palm, he refined both of them into two blood-red elixirs and swallowed them.

In the next second, Octavius moved even faster, pouncing on the remaining princes and princesses like a hungry tiger!

Previously, the Emperor had a bit of familial affection for his descendants and was reluctant to kill them directly. Instead, he brought his army to force them into submission, hoping they would surrender willingly.

But now, he couldn’t afford such sentimentality!!

“Nathan” posed an immense threat to Octavius!

He took the initiative and went on a killing spree!

In just a few seconds, seven or eight princes and princesses were devoured by him!

Sterl didn’t react at first!!

Moreover, having just used the Flowing Water Law, his mana was depleted, and he was quietly waiting for it to recover.

Sterl hesitated for a moment but chose not to consume the [Soul of the Moon] to instantly restore his state and intervene.

After all, following the rebel route he was executing, he only needed one prince or princess to survive!