The System Awakens: Rise of the Champion - Chapter 85

Chapter 85: Chapter 85: Early Bloomer?
When Damian was rising through the power rankings, securing win after win and defeating every single awakener continuously, he encountered over 200 awakeners.

Among them, some were from Earth, and among those Earthlings, Damian easily recognized a few as individuals associated with the Vatican from his world.

They were now in the First Tower Realm, [Solarta], and likely part of the [Lord’s Disciple] faction.

Despite their past actions, Damian wasn’t immediately triggered by their presence.

He knew how the Vatican had exploited the poor and needy within their jurisdiction, and even he had been greatly affected by their influence.

However, he wasn’t the one who had suffered the most.

There were children in the orphanage he grew up in, kids with disabilities and life-threatening diseases, abandoned before they could even speak.

Damian’s fury wasn’t for himself but for those children.

Sure, he had been born with an unbelievably weak body, poor eyesight, and an inability to speak until he was 14.

But at least he didn’t have any severe disabilities.

What enraged him the most was how those children were driven out of the orphanage with nothing.

It wasn’t just kids like him who were forced to leave once they turned 14. Many others suffered the same fate.

After gaining power through the system and working for the Italian Awakener Association as a data recorder, Damian used his position to investigate why the Vatican had acted the way they did. What he discovered made him despise them even more.

There were many orphanages across the country, and the Vatican had turned them into transactional sites, collecting money from powerful figures who shared their faith.

Instead of using those funds for the well-being of the poor, the needy, and the orphaned children, they hoarded millions of dollars every month just from donations.

But that wasn’t even the worst part. They used the entire donation system for money laundering.

People with good intentions donated, hoping to make a difference, but instead of helping others, the Vatican abused their generosity for selfish gain.

After learning the truth, there was no way Damian could simply forget everything.

He couldn’t just let it go.

How could he?

He could still remember the faces of those children when they were forced to leave the orphanage.

Damian was never a cold person, even though he had been treated with nothing but coldness.

He had always been friendly with the other kids in the orphanage.

Even years after they were separated, he still thought about them.

But he never saw them again.

He didn’t know what had happened to them.

He didn’t even know if they had survived.

And he didn’t want to find out.

But at the very least, he could kill those who remained as a constant reminder of those painful memories, especially the Vatican members who had now formed the [Lord’s Disciple] faction.

Damian was about to make sure that not a single one of them would live.

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[Awakener: Damian Ignatius]

[level: 111]

[Race: Superior Human]

[Class: True Magic Swordsman]

{Subclass: Lone Leader}

[Qi Cultivation: Foundation Establishment Realm(Supreme)]

[Cultivation Method: The Path Of The Sacred Arts]

[Magic Cultivation: 2nd Circle(Perfected)]

{{Flame – 2nd Ring(Perfect)}}

{{Wind – 2nd Ring(Perfect)}}

{{Earth – 2nd Ring(Perfect)}}

{{Water – 2nd Ring(Perfect)}}

{{Titles}}

-Regressor

-Solo Hunter

-Hero of Adversaries

-The Strongest Human

-The Unforseen One

{{Talents}}

-Elementalist

-Martial Lord

-Rumination clarity

-World Tree’s Blessing

-Boundless Refinement

-Limitless Harmony

{{Abilities}}

-Extraction(Unique/Innate)

-Warrior’s Will(Inherited)

-Eyes Of Clarity(Innate)]

{{Traits}}

-Pain Tolerance

-Toxin Resistance

-Fire Resistance

{{Constitutions}}

-Unyielding Warrior’s Physique

-Eternal Earth Flame Physique

-Eternal Sacred Heart Physique

-Eternal Sea Sovereign Physique

-Unbreakable Terra Titan Physique

-Relentless Tempest Sovereign Physique

-Indomitable Ice King Physique

-Unstoppable Lightning Warrior Physique

{{Forms}}

-Flame Avatar

-Verdant Avatar

-Water Avatar

-Earth Avatar

-Wind Avatar

-Ice Avatar

-Lightning Avatar

{{Physical Attributes}}

[Strength: 300 | Agility: 310 | Vitality: 390 |

Stamina: 310 | Perception: 300 ]

{Stat Points: 0}

{{Superhuman Physiology: +15% All Attributes}}

{{Silver Bones: +15% Stamina}}

{{Energy Reserves}}

[Mana: 220 | Qi: 70 | Fire Essence: 245

Wood Essence: 135 | Water Essence: 118

Earth Essence: 122 | Wind Essence: 20

Ice Essence: 20 | Lightning Essence: 20]

{{Spells}}

[Fireball | Flame Spear | Mud Bind

Earth Wall | Wind Blast | Flame Tempest]

{{Skills}}

Swordsmanship(Master) | Spearmanship(Master)

Archery(Master) | Axe-Wielding(Master)

Quarterstaffmanship(Master) | Marksmanship(Master)

Glaivemanship(Master) | Kusarigamajutsu(Master)

Mace Fighting(Master) | Spellcasting(High)

Multicasting(High) | Elemental Fusion(Basics).]

{{Techniques}}

-The Sacred Mantras(Five Chapters)

-The Heavenly Sword Art(Four Chapters)

-The Thousand Armor Impale

-Unmentioned Techniques x 200

{{Inventory}}

+7,804,500 Gold, +1 Random Codex Card, +7 Epiphany Card, +2 Path Finder card, +25 one gallon of Ember bee honey, +2 Random Martial Technique card, +2 Random Martial Weapon card, +2 Class Related Technique card, +1 Exclusive Elemental Dungeon Card, +1 Title Hunting card, +1 Demon Dungeon Card, +1 Awakener Wardrobe(Type: Battle/Grade: Special), +1 Awakener Wardrobe(Type: Formal/Grade: Special), +1 Awakener Wardrobe(Type: Casual/Grade: Special)]

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[Racial Status]

[Race: Superior Human]

{{Racial Abilities}}

-Deep Resonance

-Sixth Sense

{{Racial Traits}}

-Accelerated Healing

-Longevity

{{Racial Constitutions}}

-Superhuman Physiology

-Silver Bones

-Superior Blood

-Superior Charm

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Damian looked at his current status for a few minutes, wondering if it would be enough to go against the [Lord’s Disciple] faction.

Yes, Damian was impulsive and somewhat arrogant, but that didn’t mean he would rush into every fight unprepared.

He wouldn’t enter a battle knowing he wouldn’t make it out alive.

If he did, he would be nothing but a fool.

“It’s probably more than enough,” Damian snorted.

Right before he left his faction to wage war against the [Lord’s Disciple] faction, Sir Holloway and Shiru asked him about the basic structure of his power level.

As expected, when they learned the truth, they were beyond shocked.

They could hardly believe their ears or eyes, wondering how a level 111 awakener could be this strong.

Even Sir Lucian Holloway, who had lived in the First Tower Realm for more than 800 years, had never seen an awakener who had not yet climbed to the Second Tower Realm possess stats and a power structure like Damian’s.

Sir Holloway had even mentioned that, compared to many worlds, Damian might be the most talented awakener with the greatest potential.

Shaking his head, Damian looked at the castle in front of him, stretching about 75 meters in radius.

This was the territory of the [Lord’s Disciple] faction.

The castle had become the faction’s base, which they had somehow managed to establish using a [Territory Card] after gathering enough money to buy it.

Damian didn’t care about what they had done or what they were doing now.

The only thing that mattered was that he was going to burn this entire place to the ground and turn it into a living hell.

Not far from where Damian stood, his two faction members, Shiru and Sir Holloway, were hiding in the woods, watching what he was about to do.

“Sir Holloway, no matter how powerful he is, do you really think he can do this? After all, there are no level restrictions in there like in the ranking battles,” Shiru asked, glancing at the plebeian vampire standing at a respectful distance.

“I don’t know what power he has other than what he showed in the ranking battles,” the plebeian vampire replied, rubbing his pale chin.

“He possesses the power of Earth essence and Wind essence, and those techniques he used… I assume they are Ultimate-Grade Techniques. Then there are the sword and spear he brought out… I’m pretty sure he can do it.”

He continued, his curiosity growing. “I didn’t get enough time to ask about this, but I’m very interested in how he obtained the ability to wield [Earth Essence] and [Wind Essence].”

“I always thought those abilities were specific to beasts and beast-type awakeners. I also remember that he can wield both magic and Qi. With all of that combined, he could probably overwhelm this faction without any outside help.”

“He is strong… I still can’t get over just how strong he is. I think he might even be stronger than my 6,000-year-old ancient vampire master when she ruled the First Tower Realm. I wonder how far he could reach in the tower,” the vampire said, holding his head as if he couldn’t comprehend it.

“I still haven’t confirmed whether the potential he is showing is just an early bloom.”

“Is there even such a thing as early blooming?” Shiru asked.

“It’s real. I’ve seen some awakeners who started out strong, but as time went on, their strength growth slowed down, and they couldn’t keep up. It happens more often than you’d think. I personally knew a lot of people who couldn’t do anything but give up.”

“Wait, is Earth Essence and Wind Essence all he possesses? And what about his magic? How far has he reached compared to other mages? And what’s up with his unnaturally strong healing power that he showed during the power ranking battles?” Sir Holloway rubbed his chin, deep in thought, as he turned his eyes back to Damian.

Inside the territory of the [Lord’s Disciple] faction, the leaders of the faction, the former Seven Generals of the Vatican, were gathered in a meeting hall.

Some of them bore severe wounds all over their bodies, their faces twisted in pain.

“This is bad… That madman is too powerful. Not only has he obtained first place in the power ranking, but now he has even created a faction of his own,” Antonio Romano, one of the seven generals, said with a serious expression as he looked at another general seated at the table.

“Who’s to say he won’t come after us? He seems to hold some kind of deep animosity toward us,” Elisabetta Ferrara, another of the seven generals, continued, her face filled with fear.

“Yeah… I don’t want to face that monster again. I can’t… I just can’t,” Teresa Lombardi murmured, holding her head and covering her face.

The terror from her battle against him still haunted her.

She had been left in a half-dead state, with a massive sword wound across her chest.

Even though the physical wound had healed thanks to healing potions and pills, the scar on her heart had only grown deeper.

“We can’t let someone like him live. We have to act first before he grows even more powerful… We have to kill him before it’s too late,” Matteo Bianchi said with a serious expression.

After thinking about it for a long time, he knew there was only one solution to this problem.

When the system first arrived on Earth, they had been at the peak of their power.

The Vatican had quickly fallen under their control, and they had ruthlessly eliminated anyone who stood in their way.

Eventually, they had become the strongest organization in post-system Earth.

Although there had been an unexpected variable, the Saintess and her group of warrior nuns who remained on the loose, they had still maintained dominance.

They had even struck deals with other Earth factions, securing an agreement to hand over the Saintess and her ground of warrior nuns in exchange for forming a unified Earth alliance.

Everything had been going according to plan.

Then another unanticipated variable had emerged: that monster known as “Infinity.”

He made them feel fear unlike anything they had ever known.

A fear so suffocating, so overwhelming, that they felt as if they could die from it alone.

But they couldn’t allow this to continue any longer.

“We have to kill him first,” Caterina Mancini agreed.

“Fufu… What a nice plan.”

Just as they were deep in thought about how to carry out their plan, a loud, distorted voice rang through the hall, dripping with intense fury and laced with biting sarcasm.

The temperature in the room suddenly began to rise at an alarming rate.