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Chapter 52 52. Third Guardian
Chapter 52 52. Third Guardian
A while later, Orion finished copying curses for the second time.
Unlike last time, he didn't copy everyone's curses and only copied the ones that were deemed useful for him.
He could see what curse a person had when he touched them because of system notifications, so it wasn't difficult to copy the ones he needed.
'Last time, I didn't know that not every curse could be useful, and I copied every single curse I came across.'
Recalling what he did last time, he felt embarrassed thinking about it.
'Well, this time I only copied two curses by looking at the titles. Now let's see if they are really useful for me or not.'
[Shattered Precision - With the curse of Shattered Precision, the individual's ability to enhance sharpness and cutting power becomes uncontrollable and unpredictable, leading to disastrous consequences.]
'Nice, this is what I need right now.'
He copied this curse from a guy who had a talent called Razor's Edge. This guy could make anything sharp enough and increase the cutting effect.
This was what he had been looking for, in the form of a curse.
On to the next one.
[Unbridled Fury - With the curse of Unbridled Fury, the individual's ability to enter a berserk state becomes uncontrollable and overwhelming, leading to destructive consequences. The individual might lose their sanity and become a battle maniac who only knows how to fight.]
'This...this is good! My own curse—Null Body won't let me lose my sanity, so this curse is pretty powerful if I can only have the berserk power.'
Orion became ecstatic as he read the details of the Unbridled Fury. He believed this curse could significantly enhance his overall strength.
'This is good. Now I only need to practice the curse of Shattered Precision. I don't think I need to practice the latter one, but I'll look into it too.'
He thought, as he turned his head to the staircase, that he had earlier gone to the train.
'Today is the third day, so I will train the whole night and come out on the fourth day.'
After making his plan, he walked towards the staircase and entered the training room once again.
***
All of that happened in less than a second, and as a result, Orion couldn't react to it, but after Feran's soul form dissipated, he finally got to see the perpetrator behind this.
It turned out to be someone clad in full-body pitch-black armor, wielding a massive black sword with both hands.
The head armor appeared to be designed in the shape of a skull, while a symbol of a red skull gleamed on the chestplate.
Seeing the armored man in black, Orion's mind seemed to be screaming only two words.
"Third Guardian!"
He exclaimed loudly in horror, for he couldn't understand how the third guardian happened to come here.
At that moment, everyone else noticed the third guardian before they started trembling in fear.
They hadn't forgotten the brutal beating they had taken from him, and most importantly, the guardian just happened to kill the strongest soul form in the temple as if cutting vegetables.
Everyone witnessed the demise of Feran, including Runo.
However, Runo didn't care anything about him, as his attention seemed to be fully focused on his teammates, who happened to be practicing near the third guardian without a care in the world.
'Damn!'
He panicked as he ran toward his teammates.
Meanwhile, after killing Feran, the third guardian turned his attention to Orion.
Sensing the impending danger, Orion hastily activated his absolute defense, causing a red film to envelop his entire body.
"Your blood reeks of those..."
At that moment, Orion heard a metallic voice trail off, and upon recognizing it, he felt shocked, realizing that the voice came from the third guardian.
'He can talk!'
The realization sent a shiver running down his spine. Knowing that the other two guardians didn't speak and the third guardian could, he speculated that, unlike the other two guardians, the third guardian may not be just an armor controlled by a symbol but rather a person wearing the armor.
"I hate those..."
Uttering these words, the guardian finally sprang into action. His body vanished from where he stood and materialized behind Orion; his sword slashed directly at Orion's neck