I'm really a serious wizard.

As the monster's segmented limbs twitched like those of a centipede, it twisted its body with agility, making Ron feel physically uncomfortable.

"Ms. Fiona, where did this monster come from?"

As far as he knew, apart from extreme distortions, living things had virtually no way to survive in the Deep World.

The mimicry monster that suddenly appeared at this time reminded Ron of the recently troubled Kingdom of Oran.

"How would I know? The Deep World back then was very dangerous. Maybe there was a level specifically designed to breed these twisted monsters?"

The arrogant senior rolled his eyes, patted Ron on the shoulder, and said:
"Aren't you good at disguising yourself? Don't provoke them."

Ron stroked his chin and asked, "Ms. Fiona, how strong are these monsters?"

Fiona glared at him, then quickly floated in front of Ron and raised her arm, waving it back and forth.

"Hey, junior, you'll regret not listening to your seniors. What are you trying to do?"

What do I want to do?
Of course, it's about leveling up your proficiency!

One divine being costs hundreds of thousands of points, not to mention I need to collect six.
Realistically speaking, even the landlords didn't have any surplus grain!

Thinking of this, Ron's little face turned serious, and he said solemnly:

“Ms. Fiona, I actually feel that my magical talents and potential have not been fully developed.”

"Otherwise, becoming a god in a day is not even a dream."

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Upon hearing this, Fiona was shocked by Ron's words.

She blinked her light purple eyes, her long light pink hair swaying in the murky air, and revealed a polite smile.

Fiona thought to herself:

Sigh, it's all Grandma's fault. I should never have let him go lick Olivia's slut's boots. Now his IQ has plummeted beyond repair.
"Hmph, doing something so thankless and exhausting, I don't know what you're thinking."

"These monsters vary in strength and there is no real ranking system."

The haughty senior crossed her arms and let out a charmingly silly hum, as if she disdained communicating with a fool like Ron, and immediately crawled back into the cat paw bracelet.

Hey, give me back my image as a reliable senior colleague!
Ron silently grumbled to himself, then turned his gaze to the distance, transforming back into a giant centipede that resembled a forest of flesh and blood.

He gently pushed open the scabbard with his thumb, and holy light and magic surged in.

But at that moment, the giant centipede seemed to sense the orderly aura, and its massive body began to tremble urgently and irregularly.

The next moment, the open mouthpiece rapidly crawled towards Ron, almost within inches of him.

So fast!

Those hundreds of thousands of arthropod-like arms almost triggered Ron's trypophobia.

Holy swordsmanship!
The longsword was suddenly drawn, and the sword beam, condensed from magnificent holy light, instantly pierced the sky and cleaved through the mountain-like outer shell of the body.

Your proficiency in defeating the "Seed of Return to Nothingness" increases by 1.

As Ron glanced at the refresh notification on the panel, he felt a sharp pain in his heart.

The magic power I just used was enough to kill any fifth-tier expert.

Is giving only 1 point appropriate?
Damn it, you dog panel, are you just going to skimp on my resources like this?

Ron was about to recite a few words when he suddenly felt the fleshy ground beneath his feet tremble.

He lightly touched the ground with his toes, and holy light and magic enveloped his entire body, instantly transporting him into the air.

Rumbling--

Countless creaking sounds, noises, and the sounds of feet and toes sinking into rotting flesh erupted from all directions.

The endless mountains suddenly rose from the ground, transforming into giant centipedes that waved their tentacles and rapidly approached Ron.

There must be tens of thousands of them!
Just then, Fiona's whimpering came from beside my ear.

“Junior, I stopped you from doing such thankless tasks a long time ago.”

"Pfft, pfft, pfft, even if you're a legend, you can't deal with tens of thousands of centipede monsters."

"Those monsters aren't very capable; they're just huge and hard to kill."

"Back then, we put in a lot of effort and spent more than two years to get rid of the centipede monsters that had occupied an entire country."

"You know, there were seven of us back then, including soldiers, knights, and mages."

Damn it, why didn't you say so sooner?

Ron's lips twitched, and he felt even more strongly that Fiona lacked the necessary discipline.

A spoiled brat like this should be pinned down on your lap and spanked hard!

"Holy Sword Technique!"

Holy light and magical power surged within him, and the holy sword in Ron's hand transformed into a ranged attack form.

Lifting the lid reveals a deeper, more textured red button.

Pah, pah, pah, pah—

Ignoring the depletion of his magic power, Ron pressed the buttons repeatedly.

Suddenly, golden clouds appeared in this crimson, distorted world.

Through the gaps in the clouds, streaks of light solidified as if they were a stairway to heaven.

The next moment, 30 bombers composed of holy light elements emerged from the golden clouds, each aircraft carrying two nuclear bombs painted with skulls.

This scene made Ron's eyelids twitch wildly, and he felt that the Holy Light elements were becoming more and more abstract.

Boom boom boom——

Mushroom clouds rose up, their power no less than that of the meteors summoned by the president.

The intense heat and subsequent purification that lasted for decades instantly vaporized the giant centipede, tearing away the viscous, disgusting layer of rotting flesh to reveal deep white bones that resembled the earth's veins.

Your proficiency in defeating the "Seed of Return to Nothingness" increases by 1.

[Proficiency +1]

【+1】

【+1】

【+1】

Countless "+1" notifications were quickly refreshed and then pushed down again.

Ron watched as his remaining 8 points of proficiency skyrocketed.
【8】

【18】

【68】

【867】

In the blink of an eye, 859 giant centipedes, resembling mountains, transformed into a display of skill, causing Ron's face to turn red and his eyes to burn with fervor.

For a legend, the destructive power to destroy 859 mountains is somewhat exaggerated.

Its consumption of physical strength and magic power is extremely large, and even Ron probably won't be able to launch a second attack in a short period of time.

But I can have one every day!
Ron was in high spirits, and when he looked at those twisted centipede monsters again, he no longer felt disgusted at all.

With a guaranteed 800+ skill points per day, he could easily overcome any racial prejudices.

"Help me! Please help me!"

Countless pitiful pleas came from afar, and the shouts of thousands upon thousands of centipede monsters shook the heavens and the earth.

Seeing the monsters regroup and climb into the sky like a human pyramid, Ron flashed several times and flew away into the distance.

These monsters were just a pleasant surprise; he hadn't forgotten his purpose in coming here.

Northeast direction, 162, 78.

Fortunately, the physical coordinates of the 7th layer of the Deep World were not distorted. "Why are there more and more monsters?"

The closer you get to the coordinates, the more diverse the types of monsters crawling on the rotting flesh become.

Some of them resemble plants, rooted in flesh and blood, their skinless faces turned toward the dark red sun in the sky.

Others are irregular fleshy spheres covered with eyeballs and fish scales.

Some are simply creatures formed from aggregated tentacles.

Endless and dazzling.

Ron suspected that the creator of such a disgusting and innovative monster must have been addicted to some kind of heroin.

"Yes, these were the things that suddenly appeared on the streets, in the farmland, and in the wilderness."

"In just a few days, the population of the Oran Continent has been reduced by two-thirds. Even those who escaped have nowhere to hide in safety."

Fiona sighed, seemingly recalling the tumultuous first half of her life.

"Ron, are you really following the coordinates? Why does it feel like there are more and more monsters?"

Upon hearing this, Ron shouted:
"I want to lick Catherine's feet."

The temple received the command and responded instantly.

Ron, feeling the guidance from the unseen forces, nodded and said:
“Ms. Fiona, the coordinates are correct, and our path is correct as well.”

"Yes, junior, you must be careful. I have a feeling that Sky Castle might be here."

The arrogant senior looked very serious.

"why?"

Ron asked curiously in return.

"Is that even a question? With so many monsters guarding it, there must be something good in the very center!"

“A mage like you who didn’t experience the old era wouldn’t understand. In our time, the forests were vast and boundless, and both magical materials and rare herbs were guarded by powerful magical beasts.”

"Adventurers were everywhere, I really miss those days."

Upon hearing this, Ron stroked his chin and said:

"Since Ms. Fiona misses it so much, why don't you go down and scout the way for me?"

The eloquent elder immediately fell silent.

Frustrated, he clenched his fist and punched Ron on the head.

"Junior, if you want your grandmother dead, just say so. Do you think I'm too old and not as strong as you, and you want to abandon me?!"

Her light purple eyes glared fiercely at Ron.

"Hmph, I've seen plenty of scumbags like you. When we get back, I'll tell little Olivia that you've been having ulterior motives towards me."

No, what did I do?
As the saying goes, every creature has its nemesis. Olivia, who has the most volatile temper, is like a good child in front of Fiona, just like a teacher would say.

She was so well-behaved, it was as if she were a completely different person.

If someone were to be falsely accused of sexual harassment, wouldn't they be beaten to death by the president's iron fist?

Ron's expression changed, and he immediately said in a deep voice:
"What I mean is, let's both go down and take a look."

"Even if Sky Castle isn't here, we still need to find out where these monsters came from."

Well, perhaps it will help with the situation in the Kingdom of Oran and give us more information about the apocalypse.

"Hmph, that's pretty much it."

The haughty senior raised his snow-white chin, then grabbed Ron's shoulders with both hands and said:
"Come on, leave your back to me!"

Suddenly, Ron, seemingly transformed into a golden ray of light, veered sharply downwards, maintaining a low-altitude flight as he swiftly passed over the heads of the monsters.

Follow the opposite tracks of these monsters.

He flew towards the vicinity of the coordinates given by the temple.

From afar, it was an incomparably massive mountain range, but upon closer inspection, even the well-traveled Ron was momentarily stunned.

This is not a mountain range at all; it is clearly a vast basin that stretches to the horizon.

Within this basin, monsters writhe and struggle.

They varied in size, some resembling massive mountain ranges of centipedes, while others were less than half the height of an adult.

They are densely packed here, gnawing at each other as if they were endless, forming a monstrous mountain peak that reaches the sky.

The moment they saw Ron, they all stopped eating each other and pounced on the blond boy who was hovering in mid-air like madmen.

Damn it, I'm not Tang Sanzang!
Ron was startled and quickly sprang into the air, instantly dashing several kilometers away to avoid being devoured by countless monsters.

The mountain formed by the twisted monsters collapsed instantly due to loss of balance, just like the tower of game coins tipping over in a coin pusher machine.

It rained down with a roar, covering the entire mountainside.

Even more flying monsters flapped their wings, trying to approach Ron, who came from the normal world, and tear him apart.

Accompanied by several flashes of sword light.

Ron killed all the dozens of flying monsters.

But he was not relaxed at all; on the contrary, his expression was extremely serious.

These monsters seem to be too low-level, offering no skill points whatsoever.

Because of the fluctuations in the holy light's magic, more twisted monsters noticed him and flapped their wings, trying to fly into the sky.

"Junior, run!"

Fiona's expression changed at this moment; even she had never seen such a scene before.

However, Ron did not do that; he had planned to do so for a long time.

He flipped his palm over, and a white candle covered with protrusions appeared in his palm.

A gentle pinch on the candle wick instantly released an indescribable stench.

Even though he had become a legend, Ron, who was closest to the source and inhaled a little of the scent, felt a little dizzy and kept wanting to vomit.

The monsters were even worse; they avoided him as if he were excrement, circling around Ron as if trying to pick meat out of the excrement.

"Junior, do not generate any magical energy fluctuations. These guys are very sensitive to things in the real world!"

Ron nodded upon hearing this.

A strange blue light flashed around him, and the magical aura around him instantly transformed into a mass of darkness, no different from the chaos of the deep world.

This is a new use of "Shapeshifting" that he developed while sparring with Olivia after becoming a legend.

Unable to find any trace of the real world, the monsters returned to their bewildered state.

Although his safety was temporarily guaranteed, Ron showed no sign of relaxing.

Because he saw that the monster mountain, which had collapsed, was now rising again.

Countless twisted creatures appeared out of thin air, piling up layer upon layer, their numbers increasing exponentially.

If we count the monsters we've seen along the way, and the mountains of monsters piled up here.

How could their numbers be in the hundreds of billions or trillions?

If they all ran into the real world, the combined number of Federation members and Oran people would probably leave each monster with nothing.

Are all these things refreshed?

How to fight this?
This was the first thought that flashed through Ron's mind.

If it were really like the game from my past life, where monsters would simply spawn at a certain time, that would be far too terrifying.

"No, junior, separate them! There seems to be something in the monster pile!" (End of Chapter)