Outside of the Kurast Harbor, Abel had already cleared out the spider forest, the giant wetland, the skinning forest, the lower level of Kurast, the Kurast Mall, and the upper level of Kurast.
Of course, the hell creatures on the ground were the easiest to deal with. Johnson, Flying Flame, and Snow White were basically sweeping through all the hell creatures. Abel just had to follow behind and collect their souls.
He found Khalim's eyes in the Spider Cave in the Spider Forest, Khalim's brain in the Flaying Cellar in the Flaying Forest, and Khalim's heart in the sewers of the Kurast Emporium.
It took him a lot of time to explore these caves. Since there were so many hell creatures here, he had to be very careful with every step he took. He didn't want to risk his life.
With the spirit guardian Knight as his shield, Abel was able to collect Khalim's remains. He then used the Hradik Cube to combine them into Khalim's will. Khalim's will could then use Khalim's will to destroy the Force Orb and open the path to Mephisto's fallen sacred ground.
Abel remembered that Mephisto was the final dark gold hell leader of the Kurast Harbor. He had to find and kill Mephisto to clear out all the hell creatures.
He also knew that he got the world stone fragment after killing the demon queen Andariel and Duriel. If he guessed correctly, Mephisto should be controlled by the world stone fragment as well.
The mysterious world stone fragment was very attractive to him. As long as he had the corresponding world stone fragment, he would have complete control over the corresponding area.
Just like how he was in the Rogue Encampment and Lut Gholein. Because of the world stone fragment, he was like a god in these two areas. However, his power of the Will and body were limited, so he couldn't take too much energy. Therefore, he couldn't enter the state of a god for too long in these two areas.
At the same time, his true power was too far away from this godly power. If he wasn't careful, his soul would get lost. Therefore, he rarely stayed in those two areas.
However, he knew very well that once his power and body got stronger, the godly state that the world stone fragment gave him in the Rogge Camp and Lut Gholein might be his next target.
Today, he brought 3 pieces of Khalim's remains to Travinck. This was where the Zakarum Church was located. Mephisto had used the Force Orb to control the priests and followers of Zakarum, turning this place into a place of evil.
Abel looked at this city made of stone. He was full of respect for the Zakarum Church.
He still remembered the legend that Khalim, the leader of Zakarum's Church, was not bewitched by Mephisto. However, he was killed by other members of the High Council. His body was split into pieces and buried in various places. They were Khalim's eyes, brain, and heart that he now had.
The only thing missing was Khalim's flail. Khalim's flail was on a member of the high council.
"Johson, be careful. These are all ruins. Don't step on them!" Abel turned around and reminded Johson, who had accidentally knocked over a stone statue.
Johson helplessly looked at its feet and then at the city that was too exquisite for it. However, it still had to obey its master's orders.
Abel valued everything here because this place would soon belong to him. He didn't want it to become a ruin.
A small group of hell creatures appeared. It was a group of church berserkers who had discovered Johson. Of course, whenever Abel was with Johson, it was always Johson who was discovered and attacked first. Johson was too obvious a target.
The howling berserkers fearlessly rushed towards Johson with long swords in their hands. They were only as tall as Johson's legs. However, before they could get close, Johson had already swung its lightning spear and sent a dozen berserkers flying.
However, after those berserkers, a bolt of lightning struck Johson and made it pause for a moment.
Abel clearly saw that it was Hale Offende in a wizard robe. Hale Offende was a spellcaster from Zakarum's church. It had 4 spells: "lightning," "healing," "instantaneous movement," and "blizzard."
It could be said that Hale Offende was a well-rounded wizard with elemental attacks. However, its opponent was Johson, who specialized in defense.
That bolt of lightning only made Johson pause for a moment. It didn't do much damage to it. A dark cloud appeared on top of its head. Before the "blizzard" spell landed, Johson had already rushed into the group of berserkers. The lightning spear in its hand pierced through a few berserkers, and Hale Offende was also pierced into pieces.
Yes, pierced into pieces. The lightning spear in Johson's hand was a Titan's weapon. With that huge spear head and its enormous strength, it could directly turn anyone it pierced into pieces.
Just when Johson was about to take advantage of its victory, a cloud of icy mist fell from the sky and wrapped around all the berserkers on the ground. Soon, those berserkers were turned into ice sculptures. Snow White circled down from the sky and used its steel-like wings to sweep through those ice sculptures. After a series of crisp cracking sounds, those berserkers were turned into ice shards.
Johson helplessly put away its lightning spear. Its defense was a lot better than Snow White, but in terms of group attacks, it was no match for a top-level spiritual beast that could control ice elements.
Flying Flame didn't participate in the fight between Johson and Snow White. It was a proud creature. These low level hell creatures couldn't attract its attention. At that moment, it was looking towards the temple deep in Hovank.
Johson and Snow White quickly found a new target, and they began to attack again.
Abel didn't participate in the attack. He sat on Black Wind's back and followed behind Johson not far away. He wanted to make sure that the soul of every dead hell creature would be absorbed by the Hradik cube.
Hovank wasn't too big, but there were a lot of buildings. Johson and Snow White couldn't enter the buildings to clean up the hell creatures, but hell creatures had a natural desire to attack non-hell creatures. Therefore, as long as they were close to the buildings, they would automatically run out.
Abel commanded Johson and Snow White to spend some time cleaning up the entire Hovank except for the temple in the center.
At the same time, he also found a small teleportation station in Hovank and activated it with 2 perfect gems.
When he came out of the teleportation station, he saw Flying Flame flying in the sky above the central temple. It seemed to be provoking the councilors inside.
The councilors also noticed Flying Flame flying in the sky, and they began to throw out the 'nine-headed serpent' spell from the window.
The 'nine-headed serpent' spell was one of the most powerful fire spells. It could summon a nine-headed serpent from the fire element world and let it attack the enemy.
At the very least, this spell was beyond the capabilities of an advanced wizard. Zakarum's high council members specialized in fire spells and were strengthened by hell, so they were able to cast this spell in advance.
Afterward, a dark gold councilor rushed out of the temple with a group of councilors and yelled at Flying Flame in the sky. It seemed like it was asking Flying Flame to come down. 'Ismail the Evil Hand.' Abel saw the name of this dark gold councilor through the ability of his world stone.
Flying Flame was furious when it saw this' Ismail the Evil Hand 'was provoking it. Ever since it became a young dragon, it had always been respectful to its master, Abel, but it had always been arrogant to other summons.
It was not that Flying Flame wanted to be like this, but it had to be because of its natural pride as a dragon.
At this moment, Ismail the Evil Hand's provocation made it quickly rush towards the ground. A white fireball was spat out from its mouth towards Ismail the Evil Hand.
Boom! The white fireball hit Ismail the Evil Hand, and the power of the white fireball also spread to the councilors around it.
Even Abel could see how powerful that attack was. The white fireball was Flying Flame's best attack. It could even melt steel, let alone a human body.
Abel thought Ismail the Evil Hand would be severely injured, if not killed. However, after the white fireball disappeared, Ismail the Evil Hand seemed to be fine. Instead, it unleashed a 'nine-headed serpent.'
However, after the white fireball hit its body, 4 electric arcs were ignited from its body and spread in all directions.
However, the electric arcs on the ground had no effect on Flying Flame in the air. After spreading for a while, they disappeared.
Abel immediately recognized the 'lightning enchantment' ability from hell.
Not only did Flying Flame's white fireball not hurt Ismail Vilehand, but it also didn't hurt the councilors around Ismail Vilehand.
'Fire nullification'. Abel thought about the elemental nullification ability of the high councilors from the Zakarum Church. Ismail the Evil Hand and the councilors around it all had this ability.
Under this ability, no matter how powerful the fire element attack was, it would not be able to do anything. This ability was not given to the councilors by hell. It was something they already had before they became hell creatures.
Flying Flame did not expect this to happen either. He was stunned for a moment, and the fireball from the 'nine-headed serpent' hit its body. As a dragon who was good at controlling fire, these fireballs could not hurt it either.
All of a sudden, the battle became very strange. Flying Flame's white fireball and Ismail's nine-headed serpent could not hurt each other.
Abel saw that Flying Flame was about to land on the ground and use its claws to attack Ismail the Evil Hand with force. His face changed.
"Flying Flame, don't come any closer!" He immediately warned Flying Flame through the soul chain.
Flying Flame listened to him, and it immediately flew up again. However, in this short period of time, a curse light appeared on top of Flying Flame's head.
'Special Curse – Damage Amplification.' It was another ability from hell.
Abel let out a long breath of relief. He just thought about the terrifying 'fire enchantment' ability of the dark gold level councilors. It could almost kill in one hit.
It didn't matter if Ismail the Evil Hand had the 'fire enchantment' ability or not, he would not let Flying Flame try.
"Snow White, be careful. Attack from afar!" Abel commanded Snow White through the soul chain.
When Flying Flame was attacking, White Snow had been flying from afar. It didn't dare to get close to Flying Flame because of the difference in level.
Now that it heard its owner's command, Snow White flew above Ismail the Evil Hand and dodged a few fireballs from the 'nine-headed serpent'. It then spat out 10 ice crystals towards Ismail the Evil Hand and the councilors around it.
Seeing the ice crystals flying towards him, 'Ismail the Evil Hand' flashed a few shadows on the ground and dodged the ice crystals with ease. His speed was so fast that it shocked Abel.
'Special Speed.' It was another ability from hell.
However, although Ismail the Evil Hand had dodged, the councilors around it could not. They were all hit by the ice crystals and turned into ice sculptures.
Snow White felt embarrassed in front of Flying Flame and its owner after its attack was dodged, so it spat out ice again. This time, an ice fog appeared and covered the entire area.
This kind of large area attack was not something that could be dodged with speed. Ismail the Evil Hand was also covered by the ice fog. Its body turned blue, and its speed was greatly reduced.
Snow White saw that its attack was effective, so it spat out another string of ice crystals. This time, Ismail the Evil Hand's speed was greatly reduced, so it could not dodge the ice crystals.
Ice crystals exploded on Ismail Sinister Hand's body. Ismail Sinister Hand's body kept swaying, and electric arcs kept spreading around its body.
Abel looked at Ismail the Evil Hand that had been under Snow White's attack for 5 minutes. He could not help but estimate its defense.
'Skin hardening.' Abel guessed that Ismail the Evil Hand had this ability from hell.
"How many hell enchantments is this already?" Abel calculated in his heart. He was very glad that this chairman did not appear in the cave or the building. Otherwise, it would be very dangerous to rely on him to kill Ismail the Evil Hand.
Also, this was only a dark gold chairman. According to Abel's knowledge, there were 3 dark gold chairmen in this temple.
Finally, 'Ismail the Evil Hand', which had lost its ability to defend against the ice element, exploded under the continuous ice crystal attacks.
Since it was slowed down by the ice and interrupted by the ice crystals, Ismail the Evil Hand did not have the chance to cast another 'nine-headed serpent' spell before it died.
"Flying Flame, lure another group of councilors out!" Abel commanded through the soul chain.
Johnson and Flying Flame had the most powerful defense among all the summons here, but Flying Flame had the advantage of flying. It was the best choice to lure out the hell creatures from the temple.
Flying Flame's body was circling around the entrance of the temple. It kept on letting out dragon roars. Unfortunately, the hell creatures here were not afraid of the dragon's roars, but the dragon's roars were enough to make them go crazy.
The 2 dark gold chairmen rushed out of the temple with a group of minion members. Seeing that the 2 dark gold chairmen were lured out, Abel couldn't help but let down his guard.
He didn't want to go into the temple and risk his life. It was just too dangerous.
'Gileb the Flaming Finger' and 'Torek the Icefist.' Abel saw the names of these 2 dark gold chairmen through his world stone.
Gileb the Flaming Finger was the first to rush out from the group of councilors. Its body turned into a shadow as it rushed towards Flying Flame. However, Flying Flame was flying a bit too high, so it could only cast a 'nine-headed serpent' spell.
Torek the Icefist didn't seem to have a 'super fast' enhancement, so it was a lot slower. However, it soon arrived next to Gileb the Flaming Finger and also cast a 'nine-headed serpent' spell.
Suddenly, 10 nine-headed serpents appeared on the ground, and a large amount of red fireballs flew towards Flying Flame.
Flying Flame didn't even bother to dodge the incoming fireball. Instead, it spat out another huge white fireball towards the ground.
However, something that made Flying Flame depressed happened. The white fireball exploded on the 2 dark gold chairmen, but it didn't do anything. Even the councilors on the side weren't hurt.
These councilors of the Zakarum Church all had the ability to nullify fire elements, so the powerful Flying Flame couldn't do anything.
Seeing this, Snow White followed Abel's command and spat out an icy mist to surround the councilors on the ground.
It wasn't like Flying Flame didn't have a mission. It needed to attract all the fireballs from the nine-headed serpents to itself. Snow White couldn't handle that many fireballs.
Soon, all the councilors and councilors on the ground were covered in frost. Their bodies turned blue, and their speed slowed down.
However, Torek the Icefist was an exception. The icy mist didn't affect it at all, and it continued to cast 'nine-headed serpents.'
Abel was hiding in a safe place, so he could clearly see what was going on, "Don't worry about it. Kill the other monsters first!"
White Snow seemed to be using up a lot of energy. Its Ice Mist and Ice Crystal attacks consumed a lot of Ice Elemental Energy, and it could only use Ice Elemental Energy to attack in a frigid environment.
As soon as he saw White Snow's ice attack slowing down, he sensed the reason through the soul chain. Afterward, he took out a bottle of "full recovery potion" and transferred it to White Snow through the potion slot in his belt.
A purple light flashed on Snow White's body, and its energy was restored to full in an instant. Once again, it quickly unleashed its ice attacks.
Abel guessed that Gilebe the Flaming Finger also had a lot of hell enchantments, but Snow White's attacks were like a bug in the system. Soon, all of Gilebe's life force was emptied.
"Boom!" Gilebe's body exploded, and the fiery red fire elemental essence could be seen with the naked eye.
Abel didn't know all of Gilebe's hell enchantments, but he was sure that it had the 'fire enchantment' ability. The explosion just then was the embodiment of the 'fire enchantment' ability.
Torek the Icefist was the only one left on the battlefield. It had the 'fire and ice immunity' ability.
"Be careful, Johnson!" Abel was very confident in Johnson's ability. Even if Torek the Icefist had the 'fire enchantment,' Johnson had the ability to reflect attacks. If Torek the Icefist had the 'fire enchantment' ability, then it would most likely be reflected back to death.
However, Abel still told Johnson not to let Torek the Icefist get close to it. With the length of the lightning spear, as long as the attack was accurate, Torek the Icefist would not be able to get close to it.
Johnson held the lightning spear and dashed forward. Its giant metal body was so fast that only a blur could be seen.
"Dang!" The lightning spear accurately hit Torek the Icefist's body, and the huge impact sent Torek the Icefist flying.
When Torek the Icefist landed on the ground, Abel could see the lightning sparks on its skin. It was the damage caused by the lightning spear.
However, Johnson's attack was powerful, and with the lightning spear's attributes and the force of its acceleration, Toorc Icefist was only slightly injured.
"How many defense enchantments does this guy have?" Abel couldn't help but gasp.
This hell enchantment was enchantment. Was it "skin hardening" or "super sturdy" or both at the same time?
The multi-faceted iron ball in Johnson's body was also changing rapidly. The fire resistance iron ball had been placed on the outermost layer of Johnson's body, so the fireballs that the hydra spat out could only leave a little black mark on Johnson's body.
Abel knew it wasn't because the hydra's spell wasn't powerful. It was because Torek the Icefist had forcefully mastered this spell, so its power was greatly reduced.
Of course, Johnson's defense was also very strong, so the hydra's fireballs couldn't do anything to it.
Toorc Icefist kept casting the useless nine-headed serpent spell. When it realized that it couldn't hurt Johnson, it tried to get close to it. However, even though Johnson was a huge target, it couldn't get close to Toorc Icefist because it had the special fast speed buff.
The lightning spear in Johnson's hand kept knocking Toorc Icefist away, and his body kept moving so that Toorc Icefist couldn't get close to him.
The battle was one-sided. Torek the Icefist was like a hard rock. It kept getting hit by Johnson, but it would only get back up with light injuries.
Abel knew the result of the battle was obvious. Johnson had already grasped the rhythm of the battle. No matter how strong Torek the Icefist's defense was, it was only a matter of time before it died.
Time passed by, and Toorc Icefist's speed became slower and slower. Finally, Johnson's strike landed on it, and its body exploded. The ice elements exploded in an instant.
Johnson didn't get close to it, so it wasn't affected.
"Freeze enchantment." Abel knew what Torek the Icefist's ability was.
Inside Abel's Hradik cube, there were 3 more purple "ability potions." Each of the 3 dark gold council members gave him a bottle.
Abel's body disappeared in a flash of white light. He flashed to the battlefield and began searching on the ground.
He didn't pick up the staffs in the hands of these councilors because these staffs had lost the support of Hell's aura after the councilors died. They had become tattered and had lost their value.
"What's this?" Abel found a ring on the finger of Ismail the Evil Hand's corpse. As a wizard, there was no way they would use useless accessories, no matter if it was a human wizard or a hell wizard.
Abel violently cut off Ismail the Evil Hand's finger and took off the dark gold ring.
Abel was overjoyed when he saw the dark gold ring. The world stone's ability was activated.
'Stone of Jordan.' A name appeared in his mind.
Surprise, it was definitely a surprise. If there was a dark gold ring that could increase his strength the most, it would definitely be the Jordan's Stone.
This ring could increase all of his spells by a level. It could increase lightning damage by 1-12 points. It wasn't a big deal, but it allowed him to deal 12 points of lightning damage in his normal attacks without using his lightning combat qi.
Another useful effect for him was that it could increase his mana by 20 points and his mana limit by 25%.
20 points of mana wasn't a lot, but 25% of his mana limit was too much for him. With his current mana, his mana limit had increased by almost 1000 points. It was a huge increase, and he didn't have to worry about mana consumption anymore.
He wore the 'Stone of Jordan' on his finger. Of course, he couldn't wear the 'Bahamut Vampire's Ring' anymore. It lost 6% mana steal and 120 points of mana increase, but compared to the benefits, it was a far cry.
According to the rules of the Dark World, one could only equip 2 Dark World rings at most. Any more than that and it wouldn't work.
The Bahamut Vampire's Ring wouldn't go to waste. It would be given to Bartoli to increase her power. Abel was ready to get her a rune word set as well. Her safety was now linked to the safety of the Kingdom of Saint Ellis.
The Stone of Jordan was a surprise, and it was expected to find Khalim's Flail in Gilebe's Flaming Finger's body.
Khalim's Flail was always carried around by the president to make sure the Forcing Orb wouldn't be destroyed. The only thing that could destroy the Forcing Orb in the Dark World was Khalim's Will, which was made from 4 pieces of Khalim's body.
Now that Abel had 4 pieces of Khalim's body, he emptied the Hradik Cube and placed Khalim's eyes, brain, heart, and flail into the Hradik Cube. Afterward, his power of the will began to combine.
In a flash of white light, the 4 pieces disappeared, and a new flail appeared. It was Khalim's Will.
Before entering the temple, Abel scanned the temple with his power of the will to make sure there were no more hell creatures inside. The hell creatures here were too scary, especially their elemental immunity. They were the bane of wizards, so he had to be extra careful.
The temple wasn't big, and there weren't any compartments. After he was done, he walked in after making sure it was safe.
One could vaguely see the splendor of the temple back in the day. Unfortunately, it was now covered in blood and a foul stench. The dark brown blood stains had tainted the murals on the walls and the sculptures on the pillars. The originally sacred temple had now become the lair of hell creatures.
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