Chapter 65: Chapter 65: Summoning Legendary Maidens Gone Wrong

From there, Adonis went to a secluded special training facility of the Academy.

Using 50 Credits he received as a Nova Student and from the recent mission at Flocky Village, he booked a room for 3 days.

Inside this special training facility, everything was very quiet. No noise. No interference from gossipy students.

He wasn’t here to train, though. His goal in coming here was to absorb the Ether Cores he received from the Spatial Pendant.

There were approximately 10,000 Ether Cores, ranging from the lowest F grade to the highest S grade.

Adonis sat down cross-legged and took 200 F-grade Ether Cores from the storage.

As soon as they appeared in reality, they glittered like pearls.

He knew well that he couldn’t absorb high-grade Ether Cores from the start, as that could lead to internal damage.

He had to take it slow.

Without wasting time, he held one of the cores between both hands and began absorbing it.

Unlike previous times when he had to consume them by eating, this time he didn’t need to.

Because of his Ether Net and Dragon Heart, he could now absorb energy just by touching them.

As a result, the absorption rate was very fast.

Ether +10

Ether +11

Ether +10

Ether +9

…

His Ether reserve started rising at an astonishing rate.

Within just two hours, his Ether Reserve crossed the threshold of 1000.

[ Ether: 1000 (↑420) ]

It was just the right amount to activate the trait: Valkyrion, and summon legendary maidens who would fight for him.

But he didn’t activate it immediately. Instead, he continued absorbing E-grade Ether Cores, hoping the summoning would go as per his wish.

The F-grade Cores lost their effect, so he had no choice but to go for higher grades.

Time passed…

The absorption session went on for two days non-stop.

What started as E grade elevated to B grade in the end.

By the time he thought his body couldn’t handle any more, a layer of magical current formed above his skin.

At this moment, his body felt ethereal.

The energy inside him became so dense that with each exhale, he was leaking out residual Ether.

More than anything, he felt strong. Extremely strong.

He looked over his status window to notice the progress.

[ Status ]

[ Name: Adonis Kingsbane ]

[ Constitution: Chaotic Harem Body (Stage 1), Progenitor Dragon Physique (Stage 1) ]

[ Level: 6 | Exp: 540/5,000 ]

[ Health: 103 ]

[ Strength: 54 ]

[ Agility: 53 ]

[ Intelligence: 60 ]

[ Defense: 44 ]

[ Charm: 40 ]

[ Luck: 48 ]

[ Ether: 6,700 (5,700) ]

[ Special Traits: Universal Language, Boundless Stamina, Touch Of Lust, Valkyrion ]

[ Sword Soul: Chaotic Harem Sword (B) ]

[ Sword Arts: Chaos Ultimatia (D), Relentless Thrust (E), Backdoor Severance Style (E) ]

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“Phew, the improvement was worth the struggle at least,” Adonis muttered, exhaling a breath of relief. “I don’t need ti be worried about running out of energy anytime soon.”

“Most importantly…” his eyes shone with a sudden fanatical glint. “I can try to summon Valentina, the Vampire Queen. If she comes to my side, no noble can harm me.”

With that goal in mind, he cleared a space on the reinforced floor and began to draw a summoning circle with a piece of enchanted brush.

​This was no ordinary formation. It was the gateway for Valkyrion, the trait that allowed him to reach across the boundaries of space and time to call upon the legends one can only dream of.

​Adonis closed his eyes, centering his focus on a single image: Valentina, the Vampire Queen.

​He visualized her long crimson hair, pale porcelain skin, eyes in the color of freshly spilled rubies, and the sheer, overwhelming aura of ancient night that followed her every step.

He poured his desire into the circle, fueling it with a large portion of Ether reserve he had just painstakingly built.

He then began chanting in a deep voice, appearing to spoken from heavens itself.

​”Valkyrion, heed my call. I summon the Queen of the Crimson Night. Valentina, manifest!”

​The circle glowed with a violent, violet light.

The Ether in the room began to churn like a localized hurricane, gravitating toward the center of the formation.

For a second, a rift appeared in reality that smelled of old roses and iron.

But—

​CRACK.

​The light suddenly shattered, bringing a heavy darkness into the room..

​Adonis frowned as his forehead covered with sweat.

He didn’t let the failure deter him. He drew the circle again, even larger this time, channeling 2,000 units of Ether into the process. He pushed his mind harder, focusing on the specific characteristics he remembered from his own writings about the Vampire Queen.

​”Come to me!” he roared.

​Again, the crimson light rippled. The shadowy silhouette of a woman with majestic bat-like wings began to materialize within the rift.

Adonis felt his heart race. It was working. The boundary was thinning.

​But just as the silhouette reached out a pale hand to step through, a golden chain of light, something that didn’t belong to Adonis, snapped across the rift.

​BOOM.

This time, a backlash of energy occurred.

​And this backlash of energy sent Adonis flying across the room, his back slamming into the reinforced stone wall.

The summoning circle was completely scorched, leaving a dark crater in the center of the training hall.

“Huff. huff.”

​Adonis gasped for air as his internal organs ached from the shockwave.

The summoning wasn’t just failing, it was being blocked. It was as if the world itself, or perhaps Valentina’s own location, was unreachable by his current level of power.

The link was too weak, or the distance too vast.

​He wiped the blood from his lip, seemingly very frustrated,

“Why is this happening? The Ether is enough. The image is perfect. So, why can’t I reach her?”

“No. I can’t give up. I have to see it through the end.”

​However, just as he prepared to stand and attempt a third ritual, a frightened voice reached his ears.

​”P-please… Don’t bully me anymore. I will do all of your work.”

​

As the light returned, the figure’s image became clear.

And upon seeing that figure, Adonis was shocked.

“Tina!”

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