The Low-key Evil Wizard BOSS-Chapter 54 - 50: Digestion, Enhancement, and a Clue

Chapter 54: Chapter 50: Digestion, Enhancement, and a Clue

[Evil Spirit Wizard] (World-level BOSS) (Special Template)

Level: Level 2 (36%)

Evil Witch Spirituality: You can devour all spirits born of pain, distortion, terror, despair, mutation, and death, and consume them as food!

Immortal Divinity: Unknown

[Talent]

Mortality and Rebirth (SSS-level): Upon death, you can resurrect from the brink (5/5).

Evil Spirit Authority (SSS-level): You can grasp the Spiritual Root Source and reshape it.

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[Skills]

Life Absorption: Level 0 (56%)

Forbidden Weaving: Level 0 (24%)

Destruction Magic Ball: Level 0 (16%)

Scythe of the End (Forbidden Technique): Level 0 (4%)

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In the dim, silent secret chamber, Zorn quietly examined his attribute panel.

His Level Two Sequence Experience had shot up from 5% to 36%, a jump as sudden as taking an elevator.

And this was only from the Spiritual Resources contained within the Sun King’s Golden Skeleton—and the least valuable part at that. The true worth lay in the Golden Skeleton itself.

’I still have some offerings in the Hidden Source Land.’

’Absorbing the Golden Skeleton gave me this much of a boost. If I add the resources from the Hidden Source Land and the daily provisions from the Steam Factory, I feel like I can reach 80% to 90% Sequence Experience once I’ve absorbed it all.’

’I’m not too far from Level Three.’

’Gathering resources quickly is much faster than grinding levels slowly on my own.’

If Zorn didn’t act, the world’s trajectory and plot would not change.

In that case, Zorn wouldn’t mind leveling up slowly and playing out the story of the "Shili Slope Evil God."

Unfortunately, steam was roaring, Evil Spirits were on the move, and the Church would surely close in, step by step.

The world did not revolve around Zorn; it wouldn’t allow him to slow down.

He slowly composed himself.

The ritual was not yet over.

Zorn was carefully trying to sense the gaze from the Starry Sky.

But there was nothing!

No insightful gaze came searching for him.

"HUUU..."

After a long moment, Zorn let out a long breath.

’Without realizing it, I’ve already managed to leverage a significant amount of the Black Mist’s power.’

’Using a ritual to exert power under the cover of the Black Mist, I won’t be discovered at all.’

’Right now, Ogrande City is in the throes of a Calamity.’

’The Church’s forces, the rulers of Ogrande City, the members of those Evil Spirit Organizations—they’re all watching from the shadows.’

’If I used the power of an Evil Spirit and they discovered it, their gazes would surely fall upon me.’

’Fortunately, I went undetected!’

Zorn’s gaze once again fell upon the immensely valuable Sun King’s Golden Skeleton.

Zorn had only extracted the Spiritual Essence; the value of the other parts far exceeded this small amount of Spiritual Essence.

’If I throw this into the Calamity Origin Land, I can construct my own little Golden Throne to some extent.’

’The Sun King was especially fond of sitting high upon his majestic throne, looking down on everything.’

’Building my throne from his bones... I’m sure his spirit in the heavens will be delighted.’

As he thought, Zorn used the ritual to send the Golden Skeleton to the Calamity Origin Land.

If he had done this before, Zorn would have certainly been discovered.

After all, the Calamity Origin Land was a place shared by many Evil Spirits.

But now Zorn possessed a considerable amount of the Black Mist’s power and had his own small area that others could not peer into.

No one would know when he invested a resource like the Golden Skeleton into it.

Even if they did find out, Zorn had no need to worry.

Other Evil Spirits could not enter the region of Black Mist he controlled.

When the ritual ended, the viscous Black Mist slowly dispersed.

Zorn also felt a part of his trinity return to the Hidden Source Land, where it remained concealed.

His Spiritual Will also returned to his physical body in the real world.

’With the Golden Skeleton throne as the core, serving as a second anchor point, my speed of absorbing the Black Mist will be even faster.’

’Next...’

Zorn took a deep breath and slowly exhaled.

’...is to find the main base of the Forbidden Bloodline, an Evil God Organization, here in Ogrande City.’

The Evil God Organization, Forbidden Bloodline, built an altar in a hidden place deep in the sewers to advance their ritual.

In the process, they drew the Forbidden Blood of the Upper Ranker, the Double-Ringed Snake, and polluted the sewer environment to amplify the destructiveness of the Rat Plague.

They aimed to expand their power and reach new heights of glory.

According to Zorn’s knowledge.

The Forbidden Blood drawn from the Double-Ringed Snake wouldn’t be stored deep in the sewers.

Instead, it would be kept at the Forbidden Bloodline’s secret base in Ogrande City.

Once he found this secret base, he could find a way to steal or seize the Forbidden Blood that the Forbidden Bloodline had extracted.

This Forbidden Blood was a top-tier resource.

It could help Zorn unlock some special abilities.

’However... the Forbidden Bloodline’s main base won’t be easy to find.’

Zorn rubbed the bridge of his nose.

In different "versions," the bases of many organizations were in different locations.

Zorn couldn’t possibly turn Ogrande City upside down searching for it.

However, he did have some clues. If he used them well, he could follow the trail straight to the Forbidden Bloodline’s base in Ogrande City.

After sorting out his future course of action,

Zorn looked at the Giant Glutton’s Stomach, which was still being boiled in a scalding boiler nearby.

The stomach, which had previously been letting out dull, hungry GURGLES, was now silent, tumbling obediently up and down in the boiler.

Zorn had deliberately chosen to boil the stomach in this underground chamber.

This way, whether it was the searing power released from the Sun King’s Golden Skeleton or the deterrence on the Spiritual Layer when his "true self" descended, it would make the Giant Glutton’s Stomach more docile, ensuring it would merge with Zorn peacefully instead of causing any trouble.

Following the established procedure, Zorn, who had already emptied his own stomach, took out the Giant Glutton’s Stomach to let it cool. As it cooled, he drank the Snake Swallowing Potion he had purchased from the Witch Bishop.

After over ten minutes of digestion, just as the potion’s effects were reaching their peak,

Zorn swallowed the Giant Glutton’s Stomach whole.

Soon, a sharp pain erupted from within his stomach.

He began to cough, spitting up a constant stream of fresh blood.

This pain lasted for about half an hour.

As the pain faded, a feeling of hunger began to emerge.

Walking over to a shelf of food he had prepared in advance, Zorn began to eat.

He started with biscuits and pastries as staples, accompanied by fresh cream cake and some braised meats.

Of course, there was also plenty of liquor, the easiest way to fill a stomach.

Two small casks of fresh water and two small casks of light-flavored fruit wine were placed in the corner.

The liquor alone was enough to fill the Glutton’s Stomach.

As Zorn ate ravenously, pairing food with drink, a warm sensation spread through his stomach.

His body, which had been weak after three days of hunger, quickly regained its strength. Zorn even began to feel energetic.

In the dim, silent underground chamber.

"INHALE... EXHALE..."

He sat down quietly in a cross-legged position. A portion of the viscous, strange Black Mist seeped silently from the surrounding walls and slowly merged into Zorn’s body.

In that moment, Zorn’s Perception appeared with perfect clarity at the "trap ritual" in the sewers.

’After obtaining the Golden Skeleton, my Perception of the trap ritual’s area has increased immensely.’

’At the same time, using this stable anchor point, I can easily mobilize a large amount of the Black Mist’s power.’

’During this time... that Evil Spirit Knight has appeared near the trap ritual three times.’

’He seems to have sensed the secret ritual I buried there, or perhaps he was drawn by the diluted Black Mist.’

’But the Evil Spirit Knight isn’t skilled in Spiritual Insight, and his knowledge of Extraordinary Studies is limited.’

’Although he had some vague feelings, he didn’t make any concrete discoveries.’

’The second time he arrived there was... the day before the Rat Plague broke out. The Evil Spirit Knight had already advanced to Level Three.’

’The day before yesterday... was his third visit.’

’He was corrupted and heavily injured. He lingered in that area for a long time.’

’It seems he was waiting for his uncle.’

’According to their arranged time, his uncle should be meeting him within the next few days.’

’If he doesn’t show up, his uncle is most likely dead.’

’If he does come, I can use his uncle as a lead, follow the trail, and find the Forbidden Bloodline Nest Base.’

Over the next few days, as Zorn adapted to the Giant Glutton’s Stomach, he also began to leverage more of the Black Mist from the Calamity Origin Land at an even faster rate.

Faced with the threat of the rat infestation,

Ogrande City finally began to crack down hard.

Thanks to the help of a "Mysterious Person," an effective countermeasure for the "Dark Realm·Sewer Boundary Area" quickly spread among the Rat Catchers.

Don’t try to fight the darkness with torches; that will only invite a backlash from the darkness itself.

Using Dark Vision, however, might yield good results.

To counter the sewer miasma, the Antitoxic Potions that had gradually appeared on the market were very effective.

At one point, these Antitoxic Potions completely sold out.

Once they had a method to deal with the threats,

the official Transcendents also began entering the sewers in succession to exterminate the swarms of rats that had brought disaster to Ogrande City.

Every day, while digesting his offerings, Zorn would use the trap ritual as an anchor to sense the situation within the sewers.

On this day, his opportunity finally arrived.

The clue had come to him on its own.