Level 25
The night didn't bring rest.
It brought opportunity.
Ash stood at the edge of the campus, staring at the distant movement beyond the gates.
More creatures.
Stronger ones.
He could feel it.
His body was restless.
Hungry.
"Stay behind me," he said.
Elena nodded without hesitation.
They moved forward.
Silently.
Efficiently.
The creatures noticed them almost instantly.
Six this time.
Faster.
More aggressive.
Ash didn't wait.
He charged.
The first clash exploded with violence.
His speed had increased again.
Every movement sharper.
Every strike more lethal.
One fell.
Then another.
Elena engaged the third.
She hesitated—
But remembered his words.
No hesitation.
She dodged—
Struck—
And barely managed to take it down.
Breathing heavily.
But alive.
Ash didn't slow down.
Four.
Five.
Six.
When the last creature fell—
A pulse surged through his body.
Stronger than before.
Deeper.
[Level Up]
[Level 25 Reached]
Everything froze.
Ash's body locked in place.
His eyes widened slightly.
Then—
Pain.
A deep, burning pain erupted from within.
Not external.
Internal.
Like something was breaking apart.
Reforming.
His blood boiled.
His veins glowed faintly beneath his skin.
Elena stepped back in shock.
"What's happening to you?!"
Ash didn't answer.
He couldn't.
His body was changing.
Something ancient…
Something powerful…
Was awakening.
[Bloodline Unsealing: 15%]
A wave of energy exploded outward.
The ground beneath him cracked slightly.
The air itself felt heavier.
Oppressive.
Ash slowly lifted his head.
His eyes—
Were no longer the same.
A deeper shade.
Sharper.
More dangerous.
Even his hair—
Dark as it was—
Now carried a faint crimson tint under the lightning flashes.
Elena felt it instantly.
Pressure.
Instinct.
Her body reacted before her mind.
She dropped to one knee.
Not out of fear.
But something deeper.
Submission.
Ash exhaled slowly.
The pain faded.
Replaced by something else.
Power.
Real power.
He looked at his hand.
Clenched it.
Stronger.
Faster.
Different.
This—
Was only 15%.
A faint smile formed.
"…Now it begins."
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