Chapter 121: The Crown of Void Appears… Even Golden Knights Feel Fear
Luke’s voice echoed across the battlefield once more—louder than before, yet strangely suppressed at the same time.
The contradiction confused everyone. How could a voice be both overwhelming and quiet at the same time? How could it reach every ear without being shouted?
They didn’t understand, nor could they.
Because Nyx was the Void Titan. And the Void didn’t need to shout.
"The Void simply brought its voice to whoever it wanted to hear."
As they were in the middle of their thoughts, behind Luke the air began to distort, which attracted their attention again toward him.
Then a crack formed in reality from which a black void that seemed to swallow all the light could be seen. Eventually it widened slowly, on which they unconsciously forced their eyes to see what was inside, and soon they found something.
There within the endless darkness, a suit of ancient armor floated silently, whose whole metal was black, while azure-blue runes flowed across its surface like living veins. And lastly a dark cape swayed gently despite the complete absence of wind.
Seeing this, an name came into everyone’s mind. "Velzareth", they just knew, that Luke’s earlier words were for this and the name of the armor was Velzareth.
Sorin narrowed his eyes but didn’t dare interrupt. Even he could sense that if he came into contact with that black darkness, he would be erased completely without the slightest chance to resist.
For the first time in a long while, he felt fear—a fear he had almost forgotten.
The next second, Velzareth separated into different pieces and one by one attached to giant Luke’s body.
’So cool.’ Some adventurers and nobles, seeing this, felt awe and thought wearing this would make them cool as well.
Though Velzareth’s attaching process didn’t stop for those onlookers and soon everything completely clicked and bound to Luke.
Now, he stood as a fully armored Titan, towering fourteen feet tall. His breakthrough to the Bronze Knight realm had likely caused the transformation, and a dark cape flowed majestically behind his armor.
’Now it’s enough!’ With that he released his pressure fully, which the Void was holding for him.
WHOSSSSH!
His aura didn’t erupt like an explosion. Instead, a silent ripple spread through the air, sweeping across the battlefield.
Everyone below the Silver Knight realm was forced backward by its overwhelming pressure. Even the Silver Knights would have suffered the same fate had they not immediately used their own strength to resist.
’Interesting.’ As the Void disappeared, the threat Sorin was feeling also disappeared, and when he felt Luke’s aura, which was close to Peak Bronze Knight. But there he could, or everyone could, feel Luke was still an Early Bronze Knight.....wait??? "Early Bronze Knight!!!"
Sorin’s eyes widened, and the surrounding onlookers as well. "How!!!"
And this shout escaped from many mouths, though Sorin controlled himself. But he was baffled the same as others.
Because Luke was declared talentless, so the amount of resources he needed to reach each realm was insane. Of course, none of them knew, that Luke couldn’t cultivate at all, the reason there were some people in Valtharion who were also declared talentless or born talentless, but they could still cultivate with resources.
So everyone’s mind was filled with one question. ’Where did he get those huge amounts of resources or does he have some huge secrets?’ Since Aurielle is exiled and couldn’t help him reach Bronze Knight at all.
With this some nobles, merchants and even adventurers eyes turned red with envy and... with greed.
Alistair shared the same thought, but he mocked other people’s, because even if they couldn’t kill Luke because he was a Hero.
But his secrets still belonged to the Ashenford family, so he will also get the benefits.
Meanwhile, 10 km far from the battlefield five figures with plain masks, were hiding and watching everything on the battlefield.
"Sir, if we get the Hero’s secret, then wouldn’t we also become strong." one person with a red plain mask and the other three who also had same mask, said to the front person, who was wearing an orange plain mask with a normal mercenary outfit.
"Idiot." The second man smacked him on the head before saying, "He’s only one, so how could all of us share that secret? Only Sir is worthy of using it."
As he said the last word, he glanced at the man standing in front of them.
Because he wanted to make a connection with him.
Soren paid no attention to their conversation and simply reprimanded them. "Remember, we are not from the Hidden Hand Organization. Whatever we do, it must never point back to the organization."
*{The Black Hand orginization which keep sending assassin are The Hidden Hand. the name has been fixed.}*
At this everyone’s expression, became serious, because they had got a special mission, kill the Hero at all cost, without bringing the name of their organization.
While they were thinking this, Soren’s thoughts were somewhere else. ’That Saintness lied to everyone.’ Soren cursed the Saintness of the Holy Church.
Because the Hero’s growth was too suspicious, ’only two weeks and he is already a Bronze Knight.’ Clearly the Goddess of Light did this, and the reason he could see.
’He is too talented and can fight above his realm.’ Soren felt maybe because of this reason, as even the previous Heroes or other Hero summons this time, were at the Silver Realm already, but they had been given the resources of the whole empire.
’So how could he without any resources grow so fast.’ That’s why he didn’t believe this, but still he didn’t relate Luke with the Golden Assassination Death, because it was too absurd.
’Maybe a helper.’ and this is the reason, the organization decided to send him, a Mid-Golden Knight assassin along with four Early Golden Knight assassins.
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The surrounding darkness which was spread earlier, suddenly started gathering above Luke head and soon a ring made of condensed Void energy formed.
The ring did not spread light, instead it was just a dark halo that pulsed with each heartbeat, casting a faint shadow over Luke’s face.
"A Crown of Void."
And with this Luke finally felt complete. ’Hmm... it’s good.’ So he clenched his fist, which created a small shockwave.
Then calculated that before his strength with a 1x stats multiplier, was a Peak Bronze Knight. But now he was just shy of crossing into Early Silver Knight.
While he was feeling his new strength and the surrounding people looked at him with different expressions, and the Ashenford armies looked at him with wary expressions. Therefore 1000 Bronze Knights, immediately drew their weapons and shields to fight back. If Luke suddenly attacked them.
Subsequently the system’s voice also came inside Luke’s mind. [Luke, Crown of Void, has become a complete part of your Nyx Titan Ascension. And its ability allows you to detect any beings within 50 meters. Unless they have the ability to hide from the Void itself.]