Damn, I Awakened With A Horror System!

Chapter 133: Arriving, The Rule of Despair!

"Hehe, the sight of civilization, how wonderful... even though it was already in the middle of the night, most of them were still active."

Leo thought in exhilaration, sticking his shadow body to the side of the tall wall as he stared in the distance (night shop) in pure happiness. Discover hidden tales at ???

The sight of it and the loud sound of the chaotic market still manage to reach his senses even though the distance between them reaches at least 300 meters apart... as if the darkness above couldn't hinder their hope and excitement.

...

After watching for a while, Leo's initial excitement began to dry up before being replaced by boredom.

Although it was fun to watch their hope from afar, the happiness within him was slowly being filled/replaced with envy, tempting his being to destroy their hope and happiness, causing him to shake his shadow head in denial...

"Is this the feeling of the demon?"

He thought, depressed as he gritted his imaginary teeth in determination... Wanting to quickly gain his physical body to suppress the malevolent feeling within him.

Dragging his shadow body back toward the wall above, Leo took a long last glance toward the (night market) in the distance before unhurriedly transversing the wall, planning to go toward the silent housing in the far distance that was being shrouded by night... Feeling that something/someone was summoning him toward the place.

Although there were guards that were occasionally walking above the wall, walking past Leo's shadow figure, unaware of his existence since all of them only reached the early-peak foundation realm...

Leo couldn't help but sigh in relief, quite relieved that they couldn't sense him, putting him at ease as he hurriedly transited the place.

...

"This place, the residential area of the poor?"

Leo quietly thought, quite surprised by his findings, not expecting that the life of the past would reappear in this apocalyptic era.

The sight of waste that consists of countless beasts' bones, decaying flesh of the unknown, and waste from the previous era scattered throughout the place, appearing in his every line of sight.

On the far left side of the residential area of the (poor), Leo could see drainage with black dirtied water, constantly flowing through the unknown passage... he could even see the excreted of the beings getting carried by the wave.

Making him unconsciously cover his nose as if he could smell its disgusting fragrance.

"This should be impossible right? This is the era of superhuman yet... Their lives were worse than the past civilization."

Leo pondered deep within, thinking that life was extremely unfair sometimes... Already having an idea why they remained in this sh*tty place although they could have created one by themselves...

"It's either they couldn't level up to level 15 in fear of dying or probably they only gain a common class job... There's also the probability that they have already passed their prime, not allowing them to fight anymore.'

The former could still be saved but the latter's future could be said already set.

Most of the common class jobs only revolve around auxiliary skills that weren't so useful, making their future extremely bleak.

One of the prime examples is the common class job (Builder) compared to Elite class jobs (Earth Master), both could create/build houses, but the durability and speed created by Earth Master was above the builder by times!

Moreover (Earth Master) also has offensive and defensive skills on its own that could fight against beasts to gain levels, unlike (Builder) which only has Common (Bush) skills for protection.

How unfair...

Leo mumbled under his voice, scanning for a while as he silently plunged toward the ground.

Touching the soft soil in a matter of seconds as he gazed toward houses with mixed emotions.

"Even their houses were only made of wood...'

He mumbled under his breath as if his house weren't worse than theirs.

"The town didn't even pay attention to this place, making the place to become perfect for infiltration..."

Walking toward the unknown direction, where fates brought him, Leo began seeing humans appearing in the corner of his sight as he crept/hid beyond the shadows of the place...

Their pale and thin appearance greeted/reflected within his senses as he immediately noticed the ball of black under their eyes, a testament to their lack of sleep.

Above their temple, Leo could see that their soul was slowly being consumed by death aura, conveying their slowly failing health...

Sooner or later, probably in months, if they don't change their lifestyle, there are huge chance that they will die.

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"The smell of despair..."

Leo thought instinctively, feeling that the Qi within his shadow body began to boil, increasing slowly every second as he stayed in this place.

Above, the brewing despair that was imperceptible to one's eyes and senses began to drill into Leo's shadow being, causing him to groan comfortably as if he were being submerged in cold water after standing under the scorching sun for hours.

Ding!

+10 exp!

+10 exp!

"How comfortable no wonder demons love and enjoy causing despair, unrest, and fear toward beings...'

...

Soon, after an hour of absorption, the despair above him already thinned out, causing Leo to sigh with regret, having no choice but to stop.

Checking his shadow beings, it seems that they become much denser compared to before, enabling him to control his shadow body (At new heights) to a great degree!

Ding!

[ Congratulations upon absorbing despair for the first time!

+1% Rule of Pure Despair.

+4 free attribute points!

+1 Stone of Unrestricted! ]

Ding!

[ Rule of Pure Despair (1%): The knowledge and feeling of pure despair. Despair from the past, present, and future... Giving up everything since there's no hope.

Effects: Nothing! (Needed to increase the mastery of the rule to 6% to gain the basic permanent boost!)

Note: One of the highest rules within the Dao of Horror and Despair! ]

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[ Stone of Unrestricted (small): Unrestricted by Rules, Place, and Time! A one-time-use stone that could defy a single restriction!

Note 1: Could be used to defy one of the restrictions within the Physical Body of the Soul!

Note 2: It could also be used to escape a Core Formation realm domain and restricted place for a single time! ]