Requiem Of A Failed Hero

Chapter 183 The Ant King (1)

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[You have equipped 'Helmet Of The Shadow God']

[You have equipped Ellaf'at earrings]

[You have equipped Egard-Hearl's golden boots]

Raith looked at the golden shine on his leg, he couldn't help but feel out of place. The bright colors weren't really him.

That was why he was already thinking of selling them too but hasn't really gotten time to settle down– and he couldn't help but try them out now because of their abilities.

[Ellaf'at Earrings]

- An item passed down by the legendary war asura, Ellaf'at– ever since it has always been passed down to the one most worthy of being compared to him.

- The earring grants +10,000 HP, it grants +100 HP auto recovery every ten seconds.

- It creates an unlimited resistance to hit effects such as burns, stuns, bleed, it also reduces the level of pain felt by 70%

[Egard-Hearl's boot]

A boot crafted by the finest of assassins for the War Asura Egard-Hearl.

- Increases movement speed by 50%

- Unleashes a wind impact of 400% damage when momentum is accurately gathered— wind impact can also be used to propel oneself by slamming the boot on the ground.

Raith couldn't help but try them on, seeing how the item description was so amazing.

He thought back on Thard-Harl's items which he had sold without giving much thought to but shook his head, he probably would have made the decision all over again. He hated the state of utter suffering he was in and was too blinded to see beyond that.

And it wasn't like he loved using items, to begin with.

He softly marched to the ground looking at the golden boot.

'It is light...'

[EGARD-HEARL'S BOOT WILL BE CORRUPTED BY DARK ENERGY]

[ELLAF'AT EARRINGS WILL BE CORRUPTED BY DARK ENERGY]

[ITEMS WILL BECOME BOUND ITEMS AND CAN NOT BE USED BY OTHERS]

"eh?"

Raith was shocked by the sudden message, he cocked his head at the message. Not being spared a moment, the boots' golden color faded and like a corruption, a black hue spread on it, turning the boot to a pitch-black one that now rhymed with Raith's dress. It was the same with the earrings.

"I supposed you are done with your preparation." The ant who had been amusingly watching Raith spoke, raising his chin.

He opened his fingers and they protruded into a sharp black and long claw, unhuman in every form one looked at it.

"My king...per-mit me to–

Wham!

Kortopi slammed a rotating 360 kick on the purplish black ant that crept out of the dark part of the wall to the left of the ant king.

Even though it blocked the attack, the ant was sent flying back into the darkness, and with a resounding thudding sound, it was certain that he would have been embedded in a wall.

Raith turned his face back to the ant king who also just watched one of his subordinates get slammed– this was the first time since they had been born, the first time that they will receive a hit.

"I am not surprised. Seeing that he killed my subordinate..."

"uh uh..." Raith shook his head, "No, don't be mistaken. He wasn't the one."

The ant king flinched unnoticeably, he was displeased by Raith's claims but hid it.

The thought of there being another person that was strong enough to kill his subordinate apart from this one irritated him. Until now, he believed himself to be the only king there is, especially after receiving a name from a certain unknown individual.

He grimaced.

"I care not whatever, do make sure to live up to my expectations of you." He widened his eye and claws and disappeared instantly – he swiftly appeared before Raith, his claws so swift that he cut down three slashes before Raith could react.

Raith was dazed, he had all the subskills of [Multiple Cognitive Resonance] and knew very much that his reaction speed was different from normal because of these.

'This guy....'

For the ant to be able to catch him off guard like it meant the ant was incredibly fast and not just fast too.

"Tch..."

The wound went deep and Raith couldn't help but grit his teeth as he felt the tearing pain on his right torso, just that moment the pain was tremendously reduced.

[You have been poisoned]

"Kekekeee....my claws are imbued with lethal poisons, you can not last another three seconds against me." The ant chuckled eerily.

Raith's eyes got blurry that moment, he staggered left and right in an attempt of trying to find balance and the world was as though it was spinning. Dying wasn't his fear, he of all people knew he would wake up again.

In fact, Raith did not think he would die. This was far too little to get him killed.

[Due to the UNDEFEATED KING BODY CONSTITUTION you have resisted the poison effect]

[You have resisted the poison effect]

"Argh!"

Raith let off a groan and stopped moving, he lowered his upper body and swung the sword toward the back with finesse, the tip of the blade pointing to his back.

He closed his eyes for a moment.

"Now, Bal, let's do this..." He muttered softly, his eyes still closed and his upper body lowered towards the front.

"Ah, finally you have learned to be polite."

The ant king wiped his mischievous grin off his face and looked at Raith with a scowl.

'This guy should be writhing in pain by now...' He thought in his head and narrowed his eyes the second later. It was because a thick aura began to escape from Raith.

He sharply jumped back.

"As if that will matter!"

SLASH

Raith executed a masterful swing, leaving a diagonal streak of the thin black line as his sword surged upwards with an evoking sense of awe– the distance did not matter, in a gruesome display, the ant's left torso ruptured up to the stomach, violently separating into two distinct halves as a shower of green colored blood splattered in all directions.

"Hiieekekk..." The ant king gritted his teeth, letting out an ant-like screech.

Raith narrowed his eyes as he saw the ant's torso join back together immediately and heal up real fast such that there was no sign of wound in the next three seconds.

Raith chuckled unbelievably.

"It seems this will be harder than I thought"