Damn, I Awakened With A Horror System!

Drizzle~ Drizzle~

The unceasing sounds of water droplets falling from the high altitude, rhythmically hitting the vibrant leaves of the canopy above, soaking them completely before the accumulated droplets... finally fell from their tips resounded toward the encompasses of the land...

Hitting the ground with soft sounds, making them sticky as time passed by as its rich yet cold fresh fragrance began to fuse with the surrounding environment- making one's senses become extremely active as the cold energy brought by the rain slowly drilled into their being.

Beneath, the puddles of water began to flow toward the unknown, entering the gaps of the earth before eventually entering the cracks within the countless concrete niches below- making the smell of the rotting flesh within, from the past civilization, slowly spread towards the bland surroundings.

...

Within its centre, a small flickering red flame, originating from the lamp beneath the familiar cauldron slightly illuminated the damp environment, making its heat shroud the short distance- creating a mist of smoke due to its high temperature.

Beyond, different kinds of spiritual fruits and herbs could be seen mysteriously floating throughout the atmosphere, unaffected by the rain as their surfaces remained dry... as if an imperceptible umbrella were shielding them from the onslaught of the natural phenomenon... of the heaven above.

Swish.

Not even a second passed by, a spine-chilling, dark long tendril suddenly grasped a silver spiritual fruit from the atmosphere, clenching it softly before vanishing with a blur, followed by the audible sound of closing the lid that silently reverberated toward the distance.

Boom!

As if the unknown being's action enraged the sky, the dark clouds above abruptly released a loud booming sound, followed by thick lightning that momentarily blinded the ground...

Making the unceasing cawing of the wet black crows within the branches of the tree above, hiding beyond one's vision, halted momentarily.

(It's just a coincidence, don't think too much about it...)

...

"A little more, just a little more.'

A whisper that seemingly originated from the deep abyss weakly resounded within the damp cemetery- being weakened by the heavy rain above yet still managing to resound in the far distance...

Causing the two sounds to fuse, making one senses to mistakenly hear it... Making its sound similar to a weeping soul that craved warmth.

So, Cold.

Ding!

[ Congratulations upon successfully creating your first 500 potions!

+50,000 horror points!

+12 free attributes!

+1 Medallion of Forceful Upgrade!

+Chance of understanding a certain rule! ]

Ding!

[ Congratulations upon successfully filling the requirements of your class job!

+10,000 horror points!

+6 free attributes!

+1 peak enlightenment stone! ]

...

Leo's ferocious eyes abruptly lit up with unprecedented darkness as he carefully manipulated the potion toward the bottle that mysteriously appeared within his shadow tendril (arm)...

Humming in a cold yet dreadful tone, causing the temperature in the surrounding environment to plummet drastically- creating a mist of cold energy in the process as his tense physique began to loosen up.

"It's earlier than I expected, however, creating potions while gazing at the damp environment on the eve of morning isn't that bad...

"It greatly helps in improving one's mood...'

He mumbled under his breath. Taking a quick glance toward the churning black clouds above before hurriedly opening his character panel.

Ding!

[ Neutral Primordial Witchcraft (Uncommon (Upgradable)) - A class job that specializes in six paths...

The Dao of Life and Death, The Rule of Healing and Curses, and the understanding of the Potion and Puppetry... upon reaching its peak, it's possible to create a lifeform on your own!

Effects: Increase Soul Power by 3 and Magic Power by 2 at every level!

Class Upgrade Requirement to Elite Rarity: Kill 50 beings by only relying on curse skill and heal 100 beings by only relying on Witch Doctor Abilities! ]

Ding!

[ Congratulations upon gaining the "Way of Dark Magic" and "Archives of Witch Doctor" skills! ]

...

Ding!

[ Way of Dark Magic (Level 1) - Gain the Basic Knowledge of Dark Magic, the Language of the Dead, and the Karma of Revenge... Allowing one to successfully Curse a being to its death!

Activation: Permanent.

Upgrade Cost: 1,000 horror points!

Note: Death as the Start and Life as an End! ]

Ding!

[ Archives of Witch Doctor (Level 1) - Gain the Basic Knowledge of Healing, the Language of Life, and the understanding of the corner of True Origin...

Allowing one to successfully Heal a being from its deathbed!

Activation: Permanent.

Upgrade Cost: 1,000 horror points!

Note: Life is the beginning while Death is the End! ]

...

"Another two support skills? Am I really destined to become an almighty support figure?"

Leo casually joked to himself, pausing for a while before abruptly closing his eyes upon feeling a mysterious force suddenly materialize within his being, increasing his soul attribute by a staggering 40 as unknown knowledge kept flickering within his consciousness...

Drilling toward its depths, making him unable to forget those scenes and knowledge, slightly altering his mood due to unexpected pain...

Huff~

"I almost forgot that knowledge would mysteriously appear within my mind upon gaining those skills... However, the pain this time was actually twice as painful when I was receiving the potion and puppetry knowledge!

"The unknown is really scary, I wonder who created these wonders that allow a being to easily master a skill upon getting them..."

Shaking his head, Leo unhurriedly opened his eyes, mulling to himself as he began to re-arrange his thoughts- delving deep toward the knowledge that suddenly appeared within his mind as he blankly stared at the droplets that unceasingly collide toward the surface of leaves above...

"Dark magic and Death Qi, there seems to be a connection between the two... they both corrode life force, making life rot beyond one's imagination.

"However, compared to Death Qi that could be used by beings who had affinity on the Death element. The energy contained by the Dark Magic was unpredictable, chaotic, and full of conflict in nature, making absorption almost impossible...

"In fact, absorbing it might lead to injuries! Since the energy it contains would inexplicably clash towards the life force within one's physique upon absorption.

"Huff~ In the worst case, it might even lead to the death of the being!"

Taking a deep breath, pausing for a while as he carefully delved toward the knowledge within his consciousness, he again continued.

"As for the Archives of Witch Doctor, its meaning is self-explanatory, making it easy to understand..."

***

Sigh...

Upon digesting parts of the knowledge within his consciousness, Leo unhurriedly opened the skill tree of his class job- wanting to see when he would be able to learn a new skill, wanting to descern if it was an offensive skill even though the chances wasn't that high!

Ding!

Soon, in an instant, the sight of the inverted pyramid appeared within his senses- being consumed by darkness, as the only 6 flickering lights that could be extinguished at any time could be faintly discerned on its top.

Following its order, Leo eventually locked his gaze toward the two skills on its far side. Their figure was faintly concealed by darkness, however, compared to the other skills beneath the floor of the pyramid, the corner of the two skills could still be seen...

"I see, I will be able to unlock the two skills after I advance toward the Core Formation realm (Level 1)...

"Huff~ I guess, it was finally time to break through.'

Leo sighed deeply within his being, hiding the cauldron within his inventory as he silently dragged his physique toward the forsaken pit in the far distance- wanting to advance within the place...

***

Haha~

"Haha~ All the higher-ups within the town already went crazy! They didn't even care about the life of us mortals at all!

"The thousands of residents within the town would all die and the land would be filled with rotten corpses if nothing changed...

"I even saw a young man eating a rotting arm within one of the dark alleys...'

They are all crazy! No, they were all lunatics!

Roy hugged his knees fearfully as he spoke mindlessly within the corner of the room, his eyes unfocused as he tried to forget those nightmarish scenes within his mind, but only in vain...

Feeling that the town became more and more unfamiliar when the Nascent Soul being entered the depths of the Endless Forest.

Looking blankly outside, gazing toward the dark clouds above, shrouding the land in uncomfortable darkness, Roy couldn't help but remember the scene he saw hours ago- sending chills toward the depths of his soul as he uncontrollably shivers in fright.

Although he was with Drake at that time, his premonition ability and other senses skills allowed him to sense more compared to the teenager, making him aware of what kind of dread the town was facing.

Just the dried land outside the town already makes his being uneasy...

"Fortunately, I was smart enough to not sell those potions in bulk... or else, people with malicious thoughts might already following us within this place.

"Hehe, why I am scared? Even if they follow us, they might not survive in this forbidden place for a night.

"Huff~ Don't worry, you're safe for now, you all are safe for now.'

He mumbled under his breath as his heavy dark eyes (due to stress and lack of sleep) finally closed in exhaustion, sleeping tensely as the cold energy outside seeped into his being, calming his chaotic thoughts in the process...

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