Landlord World - Start with SSS talent-Chapter 148: Another Vylyss??

Vylyss couldn't believe she had reached rank B, yet faced with this flame and had no strength to resist at all.

She had tried using magic, but this fire incinerated it; she couldn't even utilize spatial magic.

This flame seemed to burn her soul and scorch the very energy within her body.

"Master…" Vylyss stretched out her hand, grasping Noan's shoulder, using all the remaining energy inside her to transfer it to him.

However, it felt like some mysterious force had seized Vylyss's body.

From deep within her mind, a pair of strange pink-glowing eyes appeared, seemingly gazing through everything.

"Kill him, and you shall be free."

"Hm?!" Suddenly, a voice echoed inside her mind, startling her.

"Kill who?"

"The young man before you," the voice rang out again, seductive yet filled with an indescribable hatred and anger.

"No! He is my master, the one I love the most. I would never betray him," Vylyss felt trapped in a fierce battle between her mind and the hypnotic voice.

Suddenly, a hand emerged, moving from her shoulder toward her hand like a serpent.

"Kill him! You will be free. Love is just nonsense created by weaklings."

"He sees you only as a tool, a dog, a cheap toy."

"Kill him! I will grant you the power of a god, a supreme being."

"Once we're free, the vast sky… You can fly to your heart's content."

Vylyss's hand trembled as if gripped tightly by an invisible force, reaching toward Noan.

She desperately tried to pull her hand back, but it was as if she had lost control, continuing to move towards Noan's throat.

"No! Let me go!"

"Hahaha… You can't resist because, deep in your mind, you also wish to kill him, don't you?"

"No! You're lying to me!"

"Stop deceiving yourself; you crave freedom as well. The only way is to kill him. Hurry! Kill him, and afterwards, we shall be free."

"No!!!"

Crack!

Suddenly, something inside Vylyss began to fracture into countless cracks. However, pink wisps of smoke immediately started to repair it.

At this moment, Vylyss sensed she could regain some control over her body, so she struggled desperately to withdraw her hand. Yet, the excruciating pain from the soul-burning flames rendered her unable to move.

When the pink smoke completely healed the strange presence deep inside Vylyss's mind, her body was again seized by an external force.

"No!" Vylyss clenched her teeth so hard that blood began to flow, but all her resistance was futile. It seemed her body no longer obeyed her commands.

"Master… Do not harm my master…"

Vylyss screamed in despair as her hand, charged with destructive power, approached Noan's neck.

Right then, another pair of eyes suddenly turned toward Vylyss, causing her soul to tremble.

"Malrik?!" Vylyss immediately recognized those eyes—they belonged to Malrik.

"Tsk!" At the same time, the strange voice clicked its tongue irritably, "Don't meddle in other people's business."

"Oh! I happen to enjoy interfering with your business. What can you do about it?" Malrik teased. Naturally, this voice was audible only to Vylyss and the mysterious entity inside her.

"Kekeke… Do you think you can hide inside her body? Foolish! For a magical genius like me, nothing is beyond my capability."

"You're just a tiny soul. Would you like to taste some hellfire?"

"Huh!" The hidden entity within Vylyss snorted disdainfully, "I'll let you off this time, but next time… things won't be this simple."

Immediately afterwards, Vylyss felt that control over her body had finally returned. However, perhaps fearful of losing control again, she hurriedly backed away from Noan.

At the same time, Noan felt the pain gradually disappear, replaced by enormous energy flowing throughout his body.

A moment later, the flames covering his body slowly vanished.

Noan stood up, sensing the new strength surging within him.

He clenched his fists, and at that moment, a small fireball emitting bluish-green light appeared in his hand.

Although it was just a tiny fireball the size of a tennis ball, Noan could clearly feel its terrifying power.

He flicked his hand, causing the flame to vanish.

Since he had just evolved Malrik, he now possessed the innate talents Malrik had. However, their levels were relatively low, only about 5–10% compared to Malrik's.

Of course, Noan didn't desire too much; this was already enough for him.

Most importantly, Noan noticed that his physical strength had increased astonishingly, even surprising himself.

Noan swung a fist, testing his strength by punching into the air before him.

BAM!

As soon as his fist was thrust forward, a powerful shockwave spread outwards.

Noan nodded slightly, feeling satisfied. At this moment, he was at least three times stronger than before.

"Heh?!" Suddenly, he noticed Vylyss kneeling on the ground, her expression confused. "Vylyss, what are you doing?"

"Ah! I… I…" Vylyss stammered, and unable to endure any longer, she fainted immediately.

"Vylyss!" Noan was startled, quickly rushing forward to catch her.

Earlier, when the soul-burning flames had tormented him, the pain was so intense that he almost lost his sanity, so he ignored his surroundings.

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Only now, after the pain had subsided, did he realise Vylyss was close to him.

"Master…" At this moment, Malrik approached Noan. His appearance was no different from before, but Noan could clearly feel that the aura emanating from Malrik had increased tremendously.

"You should take Vylyss back to rest first; she endured a great deal earlier," Malrik said.

Although Noan found Malrik's words somewhat confusing, he knew Malrik was right—he needed to bring Vylyss back to their territory first.

…

Looking at Vylyss lying quietly on the bed, Noan sighed, unsure of what he should do next.

He could only sit beside her, gently stroking her face.

Malrik had explained to him earlier that Vylyss had been so worried about Noan that she recklessly rushed into the infernal flames.

The flames, created by Malrik, naturally wouldn't harm Noan. On the contrary, they had the special effect of refining Noan's body, making him stronger.

However, while harmless to Noan, that didn't mean they were safe for anyone else.

Vylyss had undoubtedly endured far greater pain than Noan, which was why she had fallen unconscious.

Noan understood clearly how terrifying those flames were. According to what Malrik had told him, the flames were called "Hellfire," possessing the special ability to burn through someone's soul and energy.

Therefore, Noan could only imagine what Vylyss must have gone through.

Moreover, Malrik had deliberately hidden the fact that another entity existed within Vylyss's body.

Noan sighed again, gently caressing Vylyss's beautiful face, and opened his personal status window.

…

Name: Noan

Lord Rank: E+ (Temporarily unable to evolve)

Level: 4

Owned Buildings: Resource Storage Center (Level 2); Combat Simulation Room; Apocalyptic Bunker

Talents: Almighty Fusion (SSS); Immortal (SS - Fake), Space (SS); Almighty Copy (SS+)

Items: 'Pioneer' Medal Level 1; '300 Kills' Medal Level 1; 'Extreme Challenge' Medal Level 3

Heroes: Abyss Cube (D), Vylyss (B), Zhisse (D-Peak), Malrik (D-Peak), Drakhan (D-Peak)

Summonable Soldiers: Skeleton (E+)

Mutated Soldiers: Skeleton Hunter (D+) x 2, Skeleton Swordsman (D+) x 2, Skeleton Shielder (D+), Urlgan (D-Peak), Urlgug (D+)

Special NPCs: Khorvath - Alchemist Master (D); Thalira - Blacksmith Master (D); Greeny (???)

Unused Items: Hero Upgrade Card, Lord Upgrade Card, Special Event Ticket, Free Construction Card, Storage Space (x99), Building Blueprint x1, Dark Seed, Dark Crystal, Triple Soldier Quantity Card x5, Hero Evolution Card x2.

…

Looking at the talents he possessed, Noan felt a wave of happiness surge in his heart.

For others, just having a single SS-ranked talent would be enough for them to be arrogant their entire lives, turning them into terrifying existences.

As for Noan, he not only had three SS-ranked talents, along with numerous other talents obtained through the monsters he had fused with, but he even possessed an SSS-ranked talent.

It could be said that given sufficient time, Noan was confident he could become an unrivalled existence.

Of course, the prerequisite was still sufficient time and abundant resources to grow.

While lost in his thoughts, a notification suddenly appeared before him.

[Ding! Stage one has ended. Everyone may return to the city in five days.]