My SSS-Rank Clone Talent: I Level Up Endlessly! novel Chapter 114

Chapter 114: Gang Ryeong’s Unbridled Fury!

Gang Ryeong kneeled on the ground without a word.

His face was expressionless.

His body didn’t tremble.

But his demeanour felt empty, it no longer carried that familiar coldness or anything at all.

It felt hollow, distant.

Jian Ruxue remained silent as she observed Gang Ryeong’s condition. She wanted to console this poor, pitiful child, but no words of comfort came to her.

In the end, she could only sigh.

"...Sigh."

She turned her attention to herself.

In truth, she had protected herself and a small area around her. Gang Ryeong was the only one who had instinctively rushed to her side when the explosion occurred.

Although she had shielded herself, the explosion’s backlash was simply too overwhelming.

Even her Sword Will had been torn apart.

Countless internal injuries racked her body.

Blood gushed from the corner of her mouth.

Her brows knit for the briefest moment, a flicker of pain flashing across her face.

But her eyes remained sharp, filled with vigilance.

The perpetrator of this disaster was still nearby. Someone capable of such terrifying destruction could not be ordinary.

As she scanned her surroundings cautiously...

A presence crept through the shadows, slowly writhing closer to the two of them.

The moment it drew near, it lunged forward.

The instant the creature emerged, she slashed, not even glancing its way.

Her swing was merciless, leaving a brilliant white arc in its wake.

The being hit the ground, neatly severed in two.

Only then did Jian Ruxue look. It was a worm, a small, white worm.

"Eh?"

In the next heartbeat, countless more worms hurtled through the air, whizzing in from every direction.

Jian Ruxue’s blade flashed again and again, each stroke bisecting another worm.

But she failed to notice what happened afterward: once the severed bodies hit the earth, they began to glow faintly, and a surge of death‑energy rose again.

"Ha... haha..."

Suddenly, Gang Ryeong began to laugh, a wild, unhinged laugh that echoed through the room. _{freewebnøvel.com}

"I tried so hard to protect them, but in the end—"

He spoke slowly, his voice cracking as tears streamed down his face with unbridled anger.

"I was wrong all along. How could I ever protect them... when I’m this weak?"

"Weakness."

"That’s right... I’m weak."

Gang Ryeong laughed again, this time with bitter self-deprecation as he opened his mouth.

All the death energy that had gathered around the room surged towards him, flowing into his mouth. Though invisible to the naked eye, its presence was immense, terrifying.

He, a ghoul, could be called the reaper of souls... the bearer of death energy itself, of course he could devour all the death energy.

"What are you doing?" Jian Ruxue demanded. She couldn’t quite discern his actions, but an ominous certainty told her he was crossing a point of no return.

"Haha... I’m doing what I should have done ages ago," he replied, his voice chillingly cold.

Death‑energy swirled into him, draping his body in utter darkness.

Bit by bit, that darkness engulfed him.

And with it, his form began to change.

Though Gang Ryeong had been a ghoul, his body was still been technically alive and couldn’t contain death energy. But now, inundated by pure death‑energy...

Veins burst beneath his skin.

His once‑beating heart fell silent. His lungs collapsed.

His eyes became two pools of abyssal black.

His body is on the brink of collapse from taking in the Death energy directly.

But at the same time, it was transforming.

"What are you doing?" Jian Ruxue snapped, darting forward.

As she neared him, her hand began to crumble, flesh and bone flaking away. She hastily withdrew, a deep frown creasing her brow.