I Can Copy And Evolve Talents

The journey down the mountain wasn't so hard, even for Northern. He leaped into the air and dove down, feeling the air whip against his skin as he forcefully plunged downwards.

Almost at ground level, he summoned the Mortal Blade and stabbed it into the rocky side of the mountain with frightening force.

Then he instantly killed his speed with his legs, landing against the side of the mountain with a lot of power in his legs. And all that power caused an impact on the mountainside, creating a loud shockwave.

It didn't even take him a minute to come up with something almost impossible to do.

'Was this what it meant when it said I have an innate understanding of my body?' Northern wondered.

He dislodged the Mortal Blade, sending it back into his soul, and then he slid down the mountain slope and landed at its base.

The rest was a simple walk downwards.

Night Terror had landed on the ground with just a single jump and was already closer to the gloomy forest than Northern was.

After a couple of minutes of walking, Northern entered the forest.

This time he didn't need to be as cautious as he was the last time because of his inability to see.

Even though it was very dark, Northern walked through indifferently.

The light orb materialized beside him, its brightness becoming absorbed by the darkness, and for once, Northern's torchlight was utterly useless.

'Not that I expected it to do anything, it was just supposed to be a test.'

He could see the position of the Corpse Eaters, could see the crawling insects on the ground, and even the state of the soil if he wanted to.

No little detail could escape his eyes.

'I don't know if I'm ever going to get used to this… it's just so amazing.'

Once again Northern allowed a grin that made him look perverse.

"Oh well then, should I have some action too?"

Northern summoned the Silver Sword and twirled it before dashing into the darkness.

With a profound understanding of his entire body, Northern was fast!

He was like a flash of light in the darkness, his sword easily cutting through the flesh of the monsters like it was cutting through tofu.

He slashed his sword in arcs as he slipped between them, dodged their onslaught effortlessly, and stabbed them with the sword.

His eyes played a much larger role than he thought it would.

And it only excited him more.

His pupils shot across in multiple directions, taking in all the locations of approaching Corpse Eaters in less than a fraction of a second.

Then, with a profound movement of his body, Northern darted into the sphere of attack, like lightning dashing amongst the monsters.

The Silver sword was like flashes of light dancing in the dark as he sliced the monsters with slick fluidity.

Despite Night Terror having decimated almost all the monsters, Northern was still faced with an overwhelming amount of Corpse Eaters.

But they were so easy to kill.

Before, he had struggled because he hadn't been able to see through the darkness. Now, he stabbed and sliced them apart as they jumped onto him, his sword swinging in the darkness with frightening accuracy.

Sometimes, he didn't even look at what he was tearing apart with his sword.

As a group of Corpse Eaters lunged at him from the front, Northern wrenched his sword from the body of his most recent kill.

Resetting his grip on the hilt for a throw, he swung his arms powerfully forward, propelling the sword through the air.

The Silver Sword impaled the first monster, then hurled it backward as though it had no weight, and also stabbed through a second one before wedging both bodies into the tree.

"Yes!"

He didn't actually think it would work, but it did.

'Two monsters, huh… I guess that's as far as my full power can go for now.'

With seven hundred-plus talent fragments, he felt incredibly strong, but in reality, he was just…

Northern shook his head vigorously to get rid of the thought.

'No, no, no, don't do that, North' He stopped himself. Then his eyes blazed with flames of determination, slightly illuminating the part of the darkness where he stood.

'We've come so far already. Let's appreciate ourselves for a job well done, but no slacking. I will close down this rift and become the strongest.'

He summoned the Mortal Blade again, dismissing the silver sword in the process.

Then weaved through the monster-filled forest with the onyx sword merging with the darkness as it flashed across.

After a couple of minutes, Northern and Night Terror were standing outside the gloomy forest.

"I guess that took shorter than the last time." He whispered looking back.

His brows furrowed, lines of frustration straining against his forehead, then he added in a low tone:

"Those bastards kept running away."

Corpse Eaters were by far the lamest of monsters Northern had come across in the rift.

They were monsters that only ate dead things. However, their hunger and numbers had given them the audacity to go for more, to challenge a living thing.

But now, the walker and hellion had instilled in them so much fear that they would never approach anything that breathed, even if it was harmless.

Northern and Night Terror were now more formidable than they had ever been—thanks to the Vestige of the Chaos Prince.

Night Terror was about to start moving when Northern immediately stopped him.

"What the hell are you doing?!" He shouted, quickly grabbing the monster's left hand.

Northern quickly released the hand due to the itchy feel of its furs. Moreso, Night Terror looked like he was about to bite his head off, allowing a very fierce low snarl the moment he touched the monster.

"Ahem…" Northern looked away, "I mean, you are not thinking of going through the same route we used to escape, are you?"

The monster looked confused but stared at him nonetheless.

Northern after a few seconds of silence, sighed and explained:

"See, that was where we escaped through. So they would have definitely sealed that place off the moment they found out we escaped. Even if it is unsealed, it will be because they expect you to come back through that same route. A trap may be lying in wait for you, you know."

'Or am I giving them too much credit?'

Even he wasn't sure… He could be overthinking it. Either way, it was better to be safe than sorry.

Night Terror, at this point, was paying attention to him. Perhaps the monster found what he was saying to be reasonable.

Northern was happy with the terror's response, so he continued:

"So, instead of doing what they expect, how about doing what they never expected."

His eyes flickered mischievously.