Chapter 121: 121. infiltration – 4

Somewhere in no man’s land, far from any empire’s borders or faction’s territory, a lone carriage rolled steadily along a paved path that cut through the wilderness.

“Master, we are an hour away from the base.”

Benson’s emotionless voice sounded directly inside William’s mind, through the slave mark.

William, who had been perched on top of the carriage under the concealment of Trickster’s Veil, had been lying on his back looking at the clear blue sky.

As Benson’s words echoed in his mind, he straightened and sat upright before focusing in the direction Benson pointed to with his hands.

He allowed his gaze to stretch far beyond normal limits as he activated the piercing sight effect from his Heaven-Piercing Archer talent.

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Piercing Sight – Vastly enhanced vision, the host can clearly perceive targets, weak points, and movement patterns across extreme distances spanning thousands of kilometers; fog and other interferences cannot block the host’s sight.

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The world seemed to widen in front of his eyes as distant terrain sharpened unnaturally, and within moments, he spotted the faint silhouette of a fortified base camp several miles ahead, its outline was barely visible against the natural folds of the land.

He confirmed Benson’s information, already expecting the base to be positioned in a place far away from the main cleared path of the forest, in a hidden and secretive manner.

William was sure such bases were never visible from the sky, most likely the effect of illusion arrays.

Deactivating the piercing sight, William called out to the system

“Let’s learn that spell. I have been anticipating claiming that for quite some time.”

Now that William had finally obtained the long-awaited space affinity thanks to Maris, he wasted no time in acting upon it, immediately instructing the system to claim the god-ranked space elemental spell which he had purchased earlier through one of his twenty-four free purchases back when he had operated as a chocolate vendor.

[Ding!! Void Sovereignty Spell (God) has been transferred to your mind.]

The moment the notification sounded, an overwhelming torrent of information flooded William’s consciousness, forcing him to grit his teeth as vast amounts of information about the spell entered his mind.

He remained silent and endured the influx, and once the pressure subsided enough for coherent thought, he requested the system to show the spell’s effects.

“Give me the description.”

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Void Sovereignty Spell (GOD)

1st form: Space Lock: Locks targets in their current coordinates, sealing all movement and spatial actions, preventing teleportation, displacement, or forced relocation.

2nd form: Blink (movement): Instantly teleports the caster within a fixed radius. Extremely high mana cost proportional to distance and environmental resistance.

3rd form: Void Beam: Releases a concentrated beam of void energy that erases everything in its path from spatial existence, leaving nothing behind.

4th form: Spatial Collapse (AOE): Forces space within a designated area to fold inward violently, crushing all matter, energy, and life caught inside.

5th form: Rift Break: Shatters space to create unstable rifts that slice through targets or swallow them into spatial voids.

6th form: Spatial Domain: Creates a controlled domain where all spatial laws fall under the caster’s authority. Domain duration depends on mastery, mana capacity, and mental stability.

7th form: Black Hole: Summons a controlled singularity that devours matter, energy, and space itself until dismissed or depleted.

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Before Will could marvel at the effects of the spell, another cascade of notifications sounded.

[Ding!! Absolute space affinity is reacting to the god-rank spell.]

[Ding!! Void Sovereignty Spell (GOD) 1st form mastery has reached Grandmaster stage.]

[Ding!! Void Sovereignty Spell (GOD) 2nd form mastery has reached Grandmaster stage.]

[Ding!! Void Sovereignty Spell (GOD) 3rd form mastery has reached Grandmaster stage.]

[Ding!! Void Sovereignty Spell (GOD) 4th form mastery has reached Grandmaster stage.]

[Ding!! Void Sovereignty Spell (GOD) 5th form mastery has reached Grandmaster stage.]

[Ding!! Void Sovereignty Spell (GOD) 6th form mastery has reached Grandmaster stage.]

[Ding!! Void Sovereignty Spell (GOD) 7th form mastery has reached Grandmaster stage.]

“Woaah, hahahaha!!! I am the god of space now.”

William laughed openly, unable to suppress the rush of excitement that surged through him as the knowledge of mastery entered his mind.

[Tsk, don’t be so happy, host. Listen to me first.]

“Tsk, what is it?”

[The mana consumption for each form of the spell is extremely high.]

“Don’t tell me (┬┬﹏┬┬).”

[At S+ rank, the 4th form and onward spells will not even form due to insufficient mana.]

[Thanks to your large mana reserve compared to normal people, you can currently use up to the 3rd form, but be aware that activating the 3rd form, Void Beam, will drain you almost completely.]

[So avoid it unless necessary.]

“(┬┬﹏┬┬)”

William’s shoulders slumped slightly as disappointment replaced his earlier excitement, though the system showed no sympathy for his reaction.

[The 1st and 2nd forms should also be used sparingly. Avoid reckless usage.]

“I just wish I had taken Vorin’s storage ring that day.”

William sighed heavily as he recalled the aftermath of that battle, when he had passed out and Vorin’s corpse, along with the valuable storage ring, had been claimed by the academy without giving him any chance to retrieve it.

The ring must have contained countless space spells, even though lower level than a god spell, their value was unquestionable.”

He could not even request it from Andrea, knowing full well that all the spells were demonic spells that would raise unnecessary suspicion.

The regret lingered briefly before he forced himself to refocus.

Several minutes passed as the carriage continued forward, and the base camp ahead gradually became clearer.

“Benson,” William spoke calmly through the mental link, “tell me the highest-ranking individual stationed at this base.”

“My lord, the supervisor in charge of this base is an Ascension Realm being.”

“Are there any others at the Ascension Realm inside the base?”

“No, my lord.”

“How many similar bases exist in the surrounding area that supply kidnapped individuals?”

“My lord, only the base supervisor knows of that.”

“Very well,” William replied with a low chuckle, “Then let’s go ask him directly.”

William said before he donned a black raven mask.

***

Inside the Clayman cult’s base camp, tension had begun to spread like an infection.

The base supervisor stood at the center of a reinforced chamber, his face radiating irritation as he stared down at the unconscious beastfolk girl lying on the stone floor before him.

Her body bore no visible wound;, she had just been incapacitated with drugs.

Her attire reeked of wealth and royalty.

“Boss,” one of the beastfolk cultists at his side spoke while trembling visibly, “she belongs to the royalty of the Beastfolk Kingdom. Her clothes are crafted from rare leathers, and the adornments are authentic.”

“Most likely the crown princess,” another beastfolk added, sweat dripping down his face. “Her canines are golden, which means she belongs to the Leon Clan.”

The dragon-kin supervisor exhaled sharply, smoke faintly escaping his nostrils as annoyance deepened his expression.

“At first, it was that Draconis brat from the human empire,” he growled, “and now a crown princess.”

He clenched his claws slowly, the stone beneath his feet cracking slightly.

“What in the hell are the people at the first terminal doing?”

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A/N

Ding! ding!info dump time!

Let’s keep it short

1. Only techniques and spells at heaven rank and above have different forms, like the tempest sword technique, or Void Sovereignty Spell (GOD); the rest have single effects, some heaven techniques like radiant flash step, dedicated towards movement don’t have multiple forms.

2. Spells consume more mana than weapon techniques.

3. Every spell and technique is unique and can require varying factors to execute.

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