Chapter 387: Breaking the Breed


    “Nichs… what are you doing? This is a great opportunity to kill a demon!”


    Vino didn’t care what kind of power Dumps was using for now, as long as it could severely injure the demon, that was good enough.


    Next, just a joint attack by the four of them would surely be able to kill the demon.


    However, Han Dong made an inconceivable move at this moment.


    Before this, Han Dong had only discussed this matter with Cass unterally, so being questioned was inevitable.


    “Vino, trust me once… I want to give Cass a chance.”


    Vino immediately understood Han Dong’s meaning, “You want him to Break the Breed through the Stone Demon? Too naive… it’s not that simple.


    Even if the previous attack hit the vital part of the demon, this demon, which evolved from the stone, could also recover in a short time.


    At the same time, it will regrow the defensive stoneyer on the surface of the vital parts.


    Cass’s odds of winning won’t exceed ten percent. He’s in great danger, and all our previous efforts will be wasted.”


    Han Dong tried to exin as much as possible: “I can see through the situation beneath with [The Eye], the moment I judge Cass is in danger, we’ll go help immediately.<div>


    Moreover, the Knight Regiment should have all arrived in the civilian area, and we can directly ask for support.”


    “Ten minutes… if Cass still can’t seed by the time limit, I will go down directly.


    If anything happens to that kid Cass, I’m afraid my sister’s going to cry her heart out.”


    “Okay…”


    At this time, the rabble in the market was almostpletely cleared by the two girls.


    Mia exhaustedly leaned at Han Dong’s side, gasping for air… Winry, the girl with almost infinite stamina, was all red and cooling off alone in the corner.


    “So the master’s name is Cass… Hehe!


    Nichs, you’re quite ‘loyal’, daring to take such a big risk to give the master such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”


    Han Dong had no intention of joking with Mia and directly pushed her away.


    “It’s not over yet, if Cass fails, we still need to restrain the demon… your Demon Sword is also a breach-defense weapon.”


    “I know, but I believe the master will seed… not because of personal feelings, but because my Spider Sense is quite sensitive


    There’s something rare in brother Cass, I can’t say what it is exactly, but it’s quite powerful.”


    “Hmm… Let’s wait quietly.”


    Under Han Dong’s observation, the battle was still going on…


    But Cass’s condition was getting worse and worse.


    ‘Contamination’ is a problem that the entire Holy City can’t solve. Even if Cass drank all the Holy Water he carried, it wouldn’t help.


    The Holy Artifacts worn on his body had all decayed and fell apart in the battle.


    Cass’s whole body was covered in deep-colored lines, but he was still fighting persistently, relying on his solid belief, giving the severely injured Adide no chance to recover.


    “If Cass can only reach this level, barely holding on, he can’t kill the demon…”<div>


    Time passed every second.


    The ten-minute deadline was running out.


    Han Dong’s expression had not been good.


    Until thest ten seconds were left… Han Dong seemed to have seen an unbelievable scene, his eyes wide open, as if something he had never seen before and could not understand had urred.<div>


    “This!!”


    Time’s up.


    Vino Silist stomped through the sandyer.


    All the members fell into the 20-meter deep Underground Eye Region.


    However, the battle that took ce here had already ended.


    Arge number of rocks scattered around the current area, [Adide Rubble]’s bodyy on the ground.


    The broadsword in Cass’s grasp was alreadypletely buried in the chest of the demon, utterly shattering the “Stone Heart”… A dense, liquid-like wave of contamination was now continuously spilling out of the open chest cavity.


    Yet, surprisingly, Cass seemed unaffected.


    “This is… [Virtue]!”


    Knight Vino was taken aback, remembering the word ‘virtue.’


    Cass, standing upright, looked to be in very dire straits. So grievous were his disturbances, the Church of Holy Light might not even be able to cleanse the filth from his body.


    His armor was broken and cracked in several ces, and the exposed skin was invaded by small stones that had embedded deeply.


    Dark-stained tracks of contamination that partly solidified into tentacles were squirming in and out of his body surface.<div>


    Even the blood flowing from the corner of Cass’s mouth had be filthy.


    Such a knight being sent to the church runs the significant risk of purification failure, which would result in an immediate execution… For such severe contamination could cause aplete fall, ultimately transforming the individual into a contaminant without consciousness and posing great danger.


    Yet…


    At present, a white halo was enveloping Cass’s head, purifying the contamination within his body autonomously.


    Crackling noises erupted… stones detached from Cass’s body.


    The tentacle patterns covering Cass’s body were slowly dissipating.


    This effect seemed even more potent than the high-grade Holy Purification performed at the church – by several orders of magnitude.


    Vino couldn’t help eximing: “Only those who harbor no impure thoughts, whose intentions remain unwavering, and those who dedicate everything to their knightly belief could possibly invoke [Virtue]!


    This young man Cass is truly exceptional.”


    “Virtue…”


    It was Han Dong’s first time hearing of such a concept. Observing Cass’s transformation, Han Dong was certain he made the right investment.


    Boom!


    Knight Vino directly destroyed the Array Eyes with her manacle, putting aplete stop to the Secret Stone n… Thosemoners in the region who had been imnted with stones will no longer undergo any transformations, they would simply have an extra ‘stone’ within their bodies.<div>


    “Cass is in the early stages of Breaking the Breed… None of you should approach and disturb him.”


    Bubbling sounds…


    The magic energy of the demon that overflowed from the “Stone Heart” flowed directly into Cass’s body.


    Han Dong estimated the quantity through his eyes, “Indeed… the demon’s prior injury had resulted in a marked reduction in the amount of energy avable for Breaking the Breed.”


    Without disturbing Cass, Han Dong advanced a little closer to get as close a look as possible… taking this chance to observe the detailed process of [Breaking the Breed].


    “Triple condensation? Only a small amount of condensed essence reaches the skull, being absorbed by the seed, right?”


    Han Dong memorized this process silently. This knowledge might prove very useful when he Breaks his Breed in the future… it should be noted that Han Dong’s two seeds will need twice the energy at the time of Breaking.


    Cracking…


    The Little Demon Eye distinctly saw that a crack had appeared on the seed’s surface, and a little sapling that emitted a dull light mixed with shades of [Adide Rubble]was growing out of it.


    At once, Cass’s entire body was undergoing a transformation.


    His physical structure, basic attributes, and aura all underwent fundamental changes.


    Meanwhile…


    Hooves thundered overhead.<div>


    The Knight Regiment reinforcements had arrived.


    A squad of knights assigned to handling the situation quickly contained the demon’s corpse, preparing it for transport to the Grand Church for detailed post-mortem examination and data recording.


    “Now that the sapling has sprouted, there’s no chance it’ll be interrupted… Cass must be sent to the National Royal Academy of Knights immediately. The [Cross Crusaders] will take over and provide him with the best environment for Breaking the Seed.”


    The next time they meet, Cass would already be a formal knight.


    As for Han Dong and hispanions, they were sent to the nearest Church to undergo the Holy Baptism and stress relief. Thus, the Secret Stone incident came to an end.