My SSS-Rank Clone Talent: I Level Up Endlessly! novel Chapter 105

Chapter 105: Never Outshine Your Master!

Eryke the Third whispered to Hak Soo in a barely audible tone:

"They can’t see me, so talk to them first."

"Yes." Hak Soo nodded, her body trembling as she stood up and faced the group.

There was a young man to one side, a young lady with five burly bodyguards, and an elderly man with a wrinkled face.

"Who are you all?" Hak Soo demanded, her voice shaky.

"Don’t worry, little girl, we mean no harm," the young lady said with a warm smile. "We’re just travelers heading to the famous Flowering Clouds Town. Are you the keeper here?"

"Y-yes." Hak Soo stammered, lying through her teeth.

"Great!" the young lady beamed. "We’re exhausted. Would it be alright if we stayed here for the night?"

Hak Soo didn’t respond until Eryke the Second gave a subtle nod of confirmation.

"Okay."

The group opened the doors to the old temple, revealing an empty space cloaked in darkness.

As soon as they entered, Eryke the Third narrowed his eyes. Something was wrong here, his ghoul instincts were on edge.

"Is this... death energy?"

He watched as Hak Soo cleared a spot and leaned against the wall, while the travelers quietly settled into their own places, the scene strangely peaceful.

His gaze shifted downward, his eyes narrowing further.

"There’s something here... something I can’t quite place."

The air felt heavy, as if death energy lingered in the space, but he couldn’t pinpoint its source.

Eryke the Third remained in the same spot, his mind sharp and alert, watching for any signs of danger.

But...

Nothing happened.

The hours passed, and he remained patient, waiting for something, anything, but there was no change.

Hak Soo had regained her calm after a few hours and was now casually chatting with the young lady, trying to lighten the mood. But there was always a flicker of vigilance hidden deep in her eyes.

As the sun began its descent and night slowly took over, they were still there. Eryke the Second never took his gaze off them.

Finally, the moon rose high in the sky, yet there was almost no change. The death energy still lingered, oppressive and heavy in the air.

"Umm?" He scratched his head in confusion.

"Is there really nothing?"

Eryke the Third thoughts were interrupted when he suddenly felt a shift in his surroundings.

The death energy began to gather, swirling in rapid succession. The dense mass of death energy surge through the roof.

"Finally." Eryke the Third muttered under his breath. He focused, suppressing his own leaking death energy and drawing it deep into his core, trying to hide his presence as much as possible.

Meanwhile, the little girl and the travelers were finishing their meal and preparing to sleep. The sense of danger around them was growing stronger with each passing moment.

He took a deep, steadying breath, calming his mind, focusing on the rising threat.

Crack!

A sharp, crisp sound, like glass breaking, echoed through the air.

Reality itself seemed to tremble, space warping and tearing apart as if it were unraveling.

Eryke the Third looked on as the world completely broke apart into pieces, and the world changed in front of him.