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"Soul Refiner" is a higher-level branch of the Sorcerer class.

Adventurers cannot directly master this profession; they must trigger the mechanism in the Tier 5 Flint Palace [Bone Graveyard] and pass a series of trials before they are qualified to obtain it.

【Body of Burden】 is a basic skill of Soul Refiner.

The game provides a more detailed description of this skill, especially of the "Sculpted Form".

The sculpted form is fueled by the souls of the dead.

At first, it was weak.

Without enough fuel, there will be no light; the burst of power and damage reduction are negligible and merely decorative.

Later.

In the aftermath of "Oz's Archive," Sieg dedicated time to collecting the souls of the dead, elevating his Pseudo-Symbol form to its absolute limit.

Skills retrieved by "triggering past memories" are not blank.

It's exactly as it was in that save file; it's exactly the same as it is now.

At this moment, every tiny flame clinging to his body is a trapped, dead soul.

Countless.

inestimable.

Thousands upon thousands of souls converged and merged into a torch, emanating not light and heat, but boiling resentment and utterly bitter unwillingness!

Sieg threw a punch, the malevolent energy engulfing the ghostly figures, but the real harm came from the most vicious, profound, and vile curse of the restless dead.

Even with the blessing of the Body of Bearing, Sieg's stats still couldn't compare to the group of guards from the city lord's mansion in front of him.

After all, he is not a superhuman.

However, the eerie and overwhelming death aura that comes with the chain form is something they cannot resist!

A single strike can kill; it's commonplace.

Sieg took a deep breath and watched the last two enemies fleeing under the moonlight.

Its sculpted form is extremely powerful, and it can be said to be invincible within this level of the Fire Palace.

Powerful skills often come with strict limitations.

The chain form originally had only one flaw, but now it has two—

First, the chain form requires magical support.

Once activated, Sig's magic power burned rapidly, which wasn't a limitation before. Sig's magic power was abundant, and he could last for at least twenty minutes.

Twenty minutes later, the dragon was also killed.

But right now, he has not yet ignited the fire in his heart, and the magic power within him is negligible.

Even if you grit your teeth and persevere, you can only maintain it for twenty seconds.

Secondly, the cooling time is long.

In the game, it takes "ten game days".

Now that I've traveled through time, it's been "ten days."

Sieg bared his fangs, no longer willing to let things slide; what he wanted was to eliminate the threat completely and prevent future troubles!

However, now...

Was it because his aura was too terrifying?

The two survivors fled in different directions.

"Hmph, trying to escape?"

Sieg's eyes widened, and he didn't hesitate.

With a burst of strength from his toes, he lifted a patch of grass and, carrying his soul with him, gave chase. In one leap, he covered more than thirty meters, steadied himself in the mud, and landed in front of the fleeing guards of the city lord's mansion.

"ah?!"

The guard was terrified; he stared at the ghost-like Sieg, completely bewildered.

She instinctively swung her sword at Sieg, but it lacked power and accuracy. The cute little fists she used when she was a girl would probably be more powerful than this sword strike.

Sieg used one hand to grab his wrist and applied slight force—

With his five fingers digging deep, he tore his wrist off, and at the same time, a flying kick severed his pelvis, breaking him in two.

"Three seconds left."

Sieg shifted his gaze to the last survivor.

The leader of the guards of the city lord's mansion.

At this moment, the straight-line distance between Sieg and the leader was more than 100 meters. No matter how powerful his Chain Form was, he could not catch up with the deserter in three seconds.

But it doesn't matter.

As long as the sword can catch up.

His eyes were bloodshot, and he locked onto the fleeing leader. With all his might, he threw out the longsword that he had just captured, which was still attached to a hand!

It was just like a cannonball.

The longsword moved close to the ground, cutting through the grass and trees along its path. Its speed was so fast that the heat generated by the friction between the fine steel blade and the air scorched the blade until it melted.

The leader felt a sudden tightness in his chest upon hearing the howling sound.

He turned his head while driving.

There was no one behind him.

The dark-skinned killer, Sieg, stood two hundred meters away, showing no intention of pursuing.

"Am I safe?"

A sense of relief welled up, and the corners of her mouth, which were about to turn up, froze in the next instant.

What is that...?

A streak of bright red light.

It moved close to the ground, unstoppable, and when it was close enough, it suddenly raised its head, pierced his body, and pinned him to the tree trunk!

"You've won."

The magic power is exhausted, and the sculpting process has ceased.

By the moonlight, Sieg saw that the leader had been stabbed by a longsword and fallen into the forest.

"He's definitely hit the mark, but is he dead?"

Sieg took a deep breath.

I need to confirm this, otherwise I won't feel at ease.

He forced himself to stay awake, battling the dizziness, and prepared to take a step—

"That's amazing!"

A lazy voice, tinged with a hint of laughter, rang out from above.

Sieg tensed up and looked up.

A pair of round-toed high heels swayed behind her head, red soles and black uppers.

A woman with a graceful figure sat on a thick tree branch, her chin resting on her hand, her bright red eyes looking down at him.

Those eyes were dreamlike and ethereal, with tiny runes faintly emerging within them; they were clearly the [Arcane Eyes].

The eyes of the famous "Grand Mage Leo" at the border are the same as those of the woman in the tree.

Sieg believes he should be nervous now.

A stranger suddenly appeared above us, and this person seemed to have seen everything. No matter how you look at it, it was an emergency, and we had to be on high alert!

but……

The girl on the head seemed to have no ill intentions.

Her eyes, as bright as stars, sized up Sieg. She smiled and said, "One against seven, and you won so beautifully? You're incredibly strong, sir."

Sieg was unable to respond.

The field of vision was dim.

He experienced palpitations, trembling hands, dizziness, and sweating—typical symptoms of hypoglycemia.

The explosive power granted to Sig by the Soul Refining Form did not come out of thin air; the battle, lasting only twenty seconds, had exhausted his stamina.

"You need to replenish your sugar levels."

The girl in the tree was experienced; she jumped to the ground, took a sugar pill from her pocket, deftly peeled off the sugar coating, and pushed it into Sig's mouth.

This is--

【Golden Thread Honey】.

An adventurer's go-to supply, it looks and tastes like candy, but it's actually a genuine product of alchemy.

One pill can quickly replenish sugar, electrolytes, and energy.

An adventurer can take one after an attack, and the effect will be immediate.

The mint-flavored fruit that the girl fed to Sieg wasn't the mass-produced kind from a small workshop; it was a premium, large-fruited variety and quite valuable.

She patted Sieg's cheek and laughed, "Tired, right? Then go to sleep. I'll take your spoils; they're rightfully mine."

Sieg, maintaining his consciousness, asked, "What's your name?"

You can call me "Grapefruit".

The girl smiled and said, "This is the code name that Mr. Oz gave me."