I Can Only Cultivate In A Game-Chapter 45: I Finally Found A Weapon

"How the hell did he vanish that fast?!"

Could he be…

An Assassin-type Awakener?!

It already didn't make sense that a kid could stand their ground against adults Drakenar regardless of whether they were awakened or not.

Seeing him speeding off made things even more puzzling because she recalled spotting a burst of flames earlier...

"Assassins can't use flames... Mages can't move that fast..."

Her brows furrowed as she turned her gaze toward the direction of the Molten Wastes.

"Just what kind of kid was that?"

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Victor on the other hand ignored the pain shooting through his body and used Wind Dash to get further and further away.

Victor's legs burned as he darted through the empty streets with a racing mind.

The Mage had been strong.

Stronger than anything he could deal with right now.

If she caught him, she'd force him to return to the safe zones.

And he couldn't let that happen.

His father was still out there.

Victor gritted his teeth as he pushed forward.

The GPS on his phone blinked furiously as he got closer and closer to the mine.

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The Molten Wastes Mining Site was a graveyard of ruin and death.

The air reeked of burning flesh, the ground was scorched black from the relentless waves of lava surging from the earth.

Screams had long since faded, replaced only by the distant echoes of battle and destruction.

Mr. Revenant ran as fast as his legs could carry him, slinging through fallen debris and any obstacles along the way. His lungs burned from the heat and exertion but he couldn't stop.

Behind him, the ground trembled...

It was the footsteps of the pursuing Drakenar sending cracks through the earth.

He dared not look back.

"Keep moving… keep moving!"

But the booming sounds of combat up ahead told him that he wasn't free yet.

Because Felix Ardent, the lone Mana Defense Officer who had come to their aid, was still locked in combat with the Drakenar leader.

And it wasn't looking good.

Felix's chest heaved up and down intensely due to exertion. His greatsword felt heavier with each passing second.

The Drakenar leader molten lava-infused exterior glowed brighter as cracks of pure heat energy coursed through its veins while it relentlessly attacked Felix.

Felix had been strong at the start.

But after facing wave after wave of Drakenar warriors, he was spent.

His armor—once reinforced with mana-infused plating—was now cracked and barely holding together.

The Drakenar leader smirked.

"Your kind… so weak," it rumbled while stepping forward after a brief pause. "You cannot stop us. You only delay the inevitable."

Felix gritted his teeth while gripping his sword tightly.

"I'm not… done yet!"

Summoning every last ounce of his strength, he pushed forward, swinging his greatsword with a desperate, ferocious slash.

The blade connected—

But the Drakenar leader caught it with one hand.

Felix's eyes widened in horror.

Then—

The Drakenar's free hand ignited with molten energy like an erupting volcano.

It slammed its palm against Felix's chest.

BOOOOOM!

A wave of lava-infused energy spread through Felix's armor.

The entire plating shattered in an instant, breaking into hundreds of pieces and leaving only his battered body exposed beneath.

Blood trickled down his mouth as his arms trembled while he slid backward and fell to his knees.

His strength faded.

The Drakenar leader grinned.

"Goodbye, human."

With terrifying speed—

It drove its fist straight through Felix's chest.

Felix let out a sharp gasp as his body jerked violently while the lava-coated hand burst out of his back, covered in blood and burning flesh.

The Mana Defense Officer trembled as he stared at the Drakenar in shock.

The Drakenar leader leaned closer, watching the life drain from Felix's eyes.

"See?" it whispered darkly. "Weak."

Then—with a look of brutality, it ripped its hand upward, splitting Felix's body in two.

Blood sprayed across the battlefield.

Felix's remains collapsed to the ground, lifeless.

Their defender had fallen and Mr. Revenant had seen it all.

From behind a large rock formation, Mr. Revenant crouched while letting out heavy breaths as his entire body shook.

He had peeked just in time to see Felix's brutal execution.

His fingers dug into the dirt as his mind screamed at him to stay silent.

But his heart—

His heart pounded so loudly, he feared it would give him away.

He turned back and pressed himself against the stone as his entire body trembled in terror.

"Will I get to see them again… at least one last time?" The image of two smiling figures appeared in his mind as he leaned against the rock.

Felix had been the only hope.

Now, he was dead.

The Drakenar were unstoppable.

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He closed his eyes, forcing his breathing to slow.

Maybe—just maybe—he could still stay hidden.

Maybe they wouldn't—

"Where were we?"

His heart stopped.

A deep voice rumbled right next to him.

Slowly—dreadfully—he turned his head.

And saw the Drakenar leader standing right in front of him.

"Ah," the Drakenar sneered. "That's right."

It lifted one massive clawed hand with lava dripping from its fingertips.

"You were about to die."

Then—it swung downward.

The attack was fast—too fast.

Mr. Revenant barely had time to process it. He could only squeeze his eyes shut—

All of a sudden—

A loud clang rang out.

It sounded like metal grinding against raw strength.

The blow that should have ended his life didn't come.

Mr. Revenant's eyes shot open in confusion.

And there it was...

Standing between him and certain death was a young figure with his knees bent from the impact and a blade raised to block the Drakenar's massive hand.

The ground cracked beneath him and dust spread in all directions.

The Drakenar leader's eyes narrowed.

And then, Mr. Revenant saw his face when he turned slightly to the side.

His heart nearly stopped again.

"Victor?!"

Standing before him was none other than his son.

Victor's arms shook from the sheer force of the block with sweat dripping down his face.

But despite the odds, despite the mountain of power towering above him, Victor's eyes blazed with defiance.

He looked at his father—

And smiled.

"You really know how to pick a terrible hiding spot, Dad."

Mr. Revenant couldn't even breathe.

"Howww?"

He couldn't fathom what he was witnessing right now. How was his son here? How did he block the arm of the titan before them?

The Drakenar leader, however, grinned.

"Interesting."

Victor pushed back and took a proper stance as his sword radiated with Qi.

"I finally found a weapon... are you willing to be my test dummy?"

Qi began to gather around Victor in waves, causing a strange pressure to descend upon the surroundings.