Although Tiberius had noticed something strange about the kid, he didn’t take it too seriously.


    With Luca’s strength, even if he could break through his defenses, it would be difficult.


    However, that thought waspletely shattered the moment Luca’s attacknded.


    In the astonished and disbelieving gazes of everyone around them,


    The tip of the Sr Divine Spear miraculously pierced through the gaps in Tiberius’s armor and struck directly at his heart.


    "Boom!!"


    "-240 million!"


    A ck number appeared in mid-air, leaving everyone stunned. Tiberius’s enormous body shot backward like a cannonball, and a massive blood hole appeared where his heart once was.


    For a moment, the air fell intoplete silence.


    Everyone turned to look at the tall, slender young man, stunned into speechlessness.


    Jormungandr gaped, staring at him as if seeing him for the first time.


    When did this guy get so powerful?


    Even Luca himself was shocked.


    He hadn’t expected to hit so hard, dealing over a hundred million damage to a Transcendent-level monster.


    However, he also noticed that the damage number was in ck, not the usual red.


    In Eternal Game, ck numbers represented a "fatal strike."


    Which meant that Luca had just hit Tiberius’s fatal weakness, causing an extra tenfold damage.


    But Luca knew full well that he hadn’t the faintest idea where Tiberius’s weak spot was. That attack had purely been a stroke of luck.


    He couldn’t help but marvel at the power of his sheer luck. With such a high luck attribute, he was able to take on a monster-level being.


    Although he’d always known that Eternal Game had four special attributes that were a bit overpowered, the hundredfold luck was just terrifying!


    If he could maintain this state, who would need to grind endlessly to level up?


    At that moment, Tiberius had snapped back from his stupor.


    He slowly stood up, gazing at the gaping wound on his chest, from which ck blood was still flowing. He looked at Luca, and a sh of fear passed through his eyes.


    "You… how do you know my weakness?" Tiberius stared at Luca in disbelief.


    This was his greatest secret. Apart from himself, no one in the world should know about it.


    Luca remained silent for a moment, giving him a strange look before replying, "Why should I tell you?"


    Tiberius’s face twisted in anger.


    Then, the ground beneath his feet suddenly exploded, and in the blink of an eye, his massive form was right in front of Luca.


    With a furious roar, the golden warhammer swung toward Luca’s head.


    Tiberius snarled, "If you’re not going to tell me, then you can die!"


    Anyone who knew his secret, Tiberius would never allow to live.


    But then, something even more unfathomable happened.


    Luca made no visible move at all.


    Yet the giant hammer in Tiberius’s handpletely missed him, flying just above his head.


    He missed?!


    Tiberius’s pupils shrank in shock, unable to understand how such an absurd thing could happen. A deep sense of fear began to rise within him. This human in front of him was too strange!


    Seizing the opportunity while Tiberius was stunned, Luca swung the Sr Divine Spear, lightning fast, and struck his chest once more.


    "Boom!!"


    "-560 million!"


    Tiberius was sent flying again, and the ck damage numbers above his head doubled this time.


    Hiss!


    The sound of countless monsters inhaling sharply filled the air, all of them looking at Luca as if they were gazing at a monster.


    How did this guy manage to do that?!


    "ROAR!!!" Suddenly, an enraged roar erupted from the ck mist.


    Tiberius’s crimson eyes burned with madness as rolling Demonic energy swirled around him. The entire Bone in trembled under the force of his fury.


    "Boom!!"


    The earth cracked open, and an enormous hand shot up from the ground, reaching toward the sky. This massive hand, almostrge enough to block the entire heavens, mmed down directly toward Luca.


    It was the very hand of the Mountain of the Dead that had been sitting on the in!


    If this strikended, Luca would surely be reduced to nothing but ash.


    Not daring to dy, Luca quickly called upon every ounce of power in his body and bolted for the edge of the hand’s reach, narrowly escaping its crushing force.


    "Boom!!"


    The earth-shattering roar echoed across thend! Dust and debris filled the air, and the in was split by deep rifts.


    Countless monsters were obliterated in an instant, turned to nothing by the monstrous swipe.


    Tiberius hovered in the sky, panting heavily. His crimson eyes remained locked on the ground below.


    When he saw that the "damned human" was no longer in sight, his featureless face and twisted skin rxed slightly.


    Finally… finally rid of this cursed human!


    However, just as he let out a breath of relief, his peripheral vision caught something in the mist— a tiny golden figure.


    His pupils suddenly contracted.


    Luca, holding the Sr Divine Spear, stood unscathed within the gaps between the fingers of the ck giant hand.


    At that moment, he looked up at Tiberius with an odd expression in his eyes.


    "How is this possible?!" Tiberius’s heart was overwhelmed with fear.


    Even a Cataclysmic-level being should have been torn apart by that attack. How could this human havee out of it unscathed?


    What in the world is going on with him?!


    Luca couldn’t help butugh. The hundredfold luck boost was just too good to be true!


    "Now it’s my turn!" Luca shot up like aet, soaring directly toward the Necromancer King in the sky.


    "Seeking death!!" Tiberius suppressed the unease rising in his chest, and his body collided head-on with Luca’s.


    He refused to believe that this damned human was so hard to kill!


    But soon, he regretted it.


    In the instant of the collision, Tiberius suddenly felt his power rapidly diminishing.


    Panicked, he checked his condition and was horrified to realize that his power was leaking out through his wounds.


    "W-Wait…!" Tiberius stammered in desperation, but what greeted him was a burst of golden me.


    Pffft!


    His eyes went wide with shock.


    The Sr Divine Spear pierced through his chest, and endless ck blood rained down from the sky.


    Tiberius’s gaze grew vacant, unable to believe what was happening.


    He was actually… killed by a human?!


    Boom!!


    The raging golden mes erupted, engulfing his entire body.


    [Ding! You have in lv130 Necromancer King - Tiberius (Monarch)!]


    [Since you have notpleted the Awakening Trial, you will not receive any experience! ]


    [Congrattions onpleting the hidden quest "Monarch of the Abyssal Demon Realm"!]


    [Reward: Miracle Emissary (Title) *1, Abyssal Token (Unknown) 1, Random Divine-Level Skill Scroll 1…]


    ...


    The Necromancer King slowly dissolved into ck mist as a series of game notifications shed before Luca’s eyes.


    Multicolored items shimmered in the air, and with quick reflexes, he caught them all.


    [Miracle Emissary: When equipped, the yer’s attacks have a 0.0001% chance to instantly kill an enemy, ignoring any differences in equipment, level, or items. This title can only be worn by those who have created miracles.]


    [Abyssal Token: Unknown item, only the Monarch of the Abyssal Demon Realm possesses this token. The exact effect is unknown.]


    [Random Divine-Level Skill Scroll: Upon use, the yer will randomly acquire a Divine-level skill with no level restrictions.]


    ...


    Looking at the item descriptions in front of him, Luca felt an overwhelming sense of excitement.


    This was his first time ever defeating a Monarch of the Abyssal Demon Realm with his own power.


    Though it was still with a little cheating involved, and not easy to replicate, the Necromancer King had indeed been killed by him on the spot.


    This was definitely a great start!


    After Tiberius’s death, the entire Bone in fell into an eerie silence.


    All the monsters stared at Luca in disbelief, and even Jormungandr was frozen, gazing up at the young man in the sky.


    She still couldn’t quite believe it.


    A Monarch of the Abyss was actually dead just like that?


    And in the Abyssal Demon Realm, on his own turf, Luca had managed to kill him at a higher level…


    Suddenly, Jormungandr felt like she really needed to form a good rtionship with her current master.


    Otherwise, who knew when she might be just another soul to fall under Luca’s spear.


    By the time the monsters on the Bone in hade to their senses, their king had already been in. Countless monsters, panicked and frantic, rushed toward the edges of the in, desperate to escape.


    They didn’t dare to linger for even a moment.


    Luca didn’t stop them, instead, his gaze shifted toward the massive ck hands on the ground. The middle fingertip clearly disyed a grand gray pce.


    The previous attack had caused no damage to it at all.


    Inside the pce, a ck, decaying coffiny exposed, with a small white grass swaying in the wind atop it. The grass emanated an indescribable, terrifying death energy.


    It was Soulgrass!


    Without wasting any time, Luca entered the pce and approached the coffin. Reaching out, he carefully plucked the grass.


    The moment he touched it, he felt a chilling aura surge into his body.


    In the blink of an eye, his skin shriveled, losing all vitality.


    Even his health dropped by a third.


    What an overwhelming force!


    Though Luca had expected this, he still flinched in surprise.


    No wonder the Necromancer King had chosen to nt it on his coffin lid.


    Your journey continues with empire


    Not daring to dy, he immediately stored the Soulgrass into his storage space.


    The materials needed to craft Soulwater had all been gathered.


    Next, he only needed to refine the Soulgrass, and it would help Fratis regain her memories.


    Once she could control that divine power within her, many things would be easily resolved.


    With this in mind, Luca felt a bit more at ease.


    At that moment, Jormungandr cautiously approached.


    "Master…" she said, nervously tugging at the hem of her skirt, her voice sweet and yful. She even gave Luca a wide-eyed look, her obedient demeanor starkly contrasting with the nightmare queen persona she once had.


    Luca wiped the smile off his face, gave her a quick nce, and said, "Stop acting cute and hurry up and help me farm monsters."


    There was still time left before the trial and the fate duration ended, and he couldn’t afford to waste it.


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    Watching Luca’s back, Jormungandr couldn’t help but pout, muttering, "What’s so great about him anyway…"