Level Up: Voidwalker

Chapter 191: I Love This Feeling

Atlas continued killing bandits that littered the hidden city and were perched on the top of the castle where the leader hid. While there, he decided to use the Shadow Stalkers from the Blackthorne Hill Dungeon.

He activated Dungeon Conquerer and summoned eight creepy shadow monsters to appear around him. The creatures bowed in his direction, but Atlas spoke in a commanding voice, ''Kill any reinforcements that come. I will butcher the ones in the city.''

The monsters agreed before they all vanished, and he cast Void Infusion on his blades while leaping from the roof. Atlas cast Void Step to appear in the middle of a group of large men who reminded him of Berserkers.

'Here we go! Let's hit them with a Void Wave.'

Without mercy, he started jumping around like a hyperactive rabbit while slicing through the men's flesh. Atlas brought them to the ground like falling trees thanks to his sudden attacks, giving him the advantage in the current fight.

Atlas quickly lunged forward. He thrust his blade through the bandit's skulls, causing the experience to flow into his body, which made him smile. Following that, screams echoed throughout the hidden city.

'Looks like the Shadow Stalkers are attacking.'

Following this, he continued hunting the bandits before casting several Void Bullets and Void Arrows that sliced through the air, piercing their bodies. They all dropped dead, allowing Atlas to level up as he heard the internal click.

'I love this feeling!'

The battle continued until Atlas fled into the shadows when dozens of bandits tried swarming him. He vanished into the city while the outlaws started searching for him, but thanks to a Landshark, he was underground.

Atlas was relaxing in a cavern the monster dug out so he could recover mana to continue his fight. Thanks to a Darkling, he could watch the bandits panicking as they secured the city while searching for him.

'They'll never find me down here,' he mused.

He started getting out of blankets and making a cubby for himself; while doing that, Medusa's voice sounded in his mind, 'Why are you hiding underground? You can just use the monsters to kill them.'

Atlas settled into a comfortable position and responded, 'Why waste my mana when they'll be scared all night? I'll deploy the Shadow Stalkers to strike before the sun rises.'

The Death Serpent laughed as she replied, 'You're evil Master. If you were to attack, the bandits will be thrown off.'

He agreed with a nod before pulling out a Horned Rabbit Kebab and started eating. At the same time, the world's mana rushed into his body, causing him to feel better as he pondered, 'When I get to a city, I need to find a Mana Regeneration Skill that would be useful to me.'

Atlas was enjoying the hot meat that filled him up, allowing him to sink into the blankets while activating Void Realm and reappearing on the Void Golem Plateau. While standing there, he pulled up the monster total.

[Void Golem – 312134/1000000]

[Void Warrior Golem – 391790/500000]

[Void Golem Commander – 94201/100000]

[Void Golem King – 1/1]

'Hopefully I can get it down much more this go,' Atlas mused while casting Void Infusion on his swords.

Following that, he cast a Void Bomb that sliced through the air and hit the swarm of Golems that decimated them. Atlas dashed forward, carving through the stone bodies, causing them to crumble back into the realm.

'That was easy, but the warriors or commanders will appear soon,' he mused while casting Void Bullets at more monsters.

As Atlas prepared to deploy the Shadow Stalkers, he felt the ground tremble beneath him. Looking up, he saw three Void Golem Commanders charging in his direction. Reacting swiftly, he sheathed his blades and readied Void Punch.

When the stronger Golems got close, Atlas quickly cast Void Step and vanished before reappearing behind the commanders and launching himself at it while punching. When his fist touched the giant stone monster, an explosion erupted.

The force sent him flying through the air, but thanks to Void Step, he landed on his feet while killing more Golems. As his blades sliced through them, they crumbled to dust as he cast Void Bullets.

Explosions rang out all over the plateau as the commanders or warriors couldn't keep up with him. While clearing some space, Atlas pulled up the monster total and was happy with what he saw.

[Void Golem – 300019/1000000]

[Void Warrior Golem – 391790/500000]

[Void Golem Commander – 92171/100000]

[Void Golem King – 1/1]

After that, Atlas continued fighting until he ran out of mana and returned to the real world. Once he woke up, the Darkling he summoned informed him that a hundred more bandits had appeared while they had locked down the hidden city.

He chuckled when he heard this and curled up before falling asleep to get some rest. He didn't know that outlaws and pirates only got more paranoid, which would make his job much more manageable.

Atlas woke up a few hours later, and it was still dark out; he used Void Step to escape his hiding place after asking the Landshark to attack the bandits. He summoned eight Shadow Stalkers and ordered them to scare the enemies before killing them.

After that, Atlas rushed into the city, cloaked in darkness, its alleys and rooftops bathed in eerie moonlight. He moved silently through the darkness, a wraith among the shadows. His presence was nearly undetectable, blending with the night.

Perched atop a crumbling wall, he surveyed the scene below. Bandits roamed the streets, their torches casting flickering shadows that danced like restless specters. They were on high alert, their eyes darting nervously as they scoured the city for their unseen foe.

His lips curled into a predatory smile as he activated his Void Step. He vanished instantly from his perch, reappearing behind a group of unsuspicious bandits clustered around a flickering fire.

The sudden appearance of a dark figure silenced their laughter. With a quick motion, Atlas drew his blade, its edge shimmering with azure mana. He struck each movement that only got faster, thanks to his excitement.

'I may rank up after this fight.'

Atlas watched as the first bandit fell with a muffled gasp, his throat sliced cleanly. Before the others could react, he was already in motion, his blade a blur of shadow and steel. The scum scrambled, their cries of alarm echoing through the streets.

He remained a phantom, appearing and disappearing with the ease of smoke, his strikes both efficient and ruthless. He cut down one after another, leaving only the dead and the terrified in his wake.

As the last bandits fell, Atlas slipped back into the darkness, his figure swallowed by the night. He watched from a hidden vantage point as the remaining bandits, now panicking, frantically tried to regroup.

Following that, Atlas started killing them by ambushing the group from alleyways or dark corners. While he was doing this, his Shadow Stalkers were scaring the other bandits, which caused chaos in the city.

The battle went on for hours, and Atlas only got caught out in the open a few times, but thanks to Nala, who slaughtered them without mercy, the survivors rushed toward the castle in the city center.

Atlas was happy with the outcome and followed the fleeing pirates as he ran along the rooftops, using Void Step to keep up with them. When he arrived in front of the castle, he grinned before spamming Void Bombs that arched through the air.

When the spells hit the castle, explosions erupted, shaking the defensive shield, Atlas smiled when he saw this and continued casting his magic, cracking the barrier, which excited the Shadow Stalkers.

Once that was done, Atlas downed a few mana potions before summoning a dozen Landsharks that dug under the castle walls and appeared in the courtyard, catching the humans off guard.

He jumped on a freshly summoned shark before it dived underground and swam through the earth, and when passing the wall, it burst from the ground while biting a pirate in half as Atlas cast several Void Bullets that peppered another four bandits.

His blade, infused with Void Energy, slashed through the air with a deadly grace. The first enemy fell without a sound; his throat cut cleanly. Before the remaining three could react, Atlas was already among them, his strikes a blur of shadow and steel.

Their screams were muffled, quickly swallowed by the darkness. As the last group collapsed, he leaped back into the shadows, blending seamlessly with the night. Below, chaos reigned as the survivors scrambled to regroup.

Atlas smirked, savoring the terror he'd sown. He watched the remaining desperate and disorganized bandits run toward the castle from his spot. His lips curled into a grin as he thought, 'This is fun. When I fight the boss, he will be tired and worn out, allowing me to kill him easily.'

Following that, Atlas backed off and watched as the castle fell into chaos, and the remaining Landsharks killed some of them before falling to the cannon fire that erupted for the walls.

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