The Golem Mage

The Hive Queen lunged forward, one of her bladed legs aimed at the Peak Tier 3 Orc in a desperate attempt to halt his attack.

However, it was clear that the speed of her leg blade would not be enough to stop the formidable peak Tier 3 Orc from piercing Oni.

Oni's body appeared to be irreparably damaged, yet he maintained a haunting smile as he stared at the Orc with intensity and all his hands stretched out wide,

[> Special Ability – Phantom Reaper's Embrace. <]

Oni's voice echoed throughout the area, every corner filled with his ominous words, as his six hands transformed into swift-moving black tendrils, closing in on the Orc.

The sudden change caught the Orc by surprise, causing him to alter the trajectory of his spear to defend against the tendrils.

He managed to repel three of them in his desperate attempt to protect himself.

But despite the Orc's resistance, Oni continued to laugh unabated, as a strange darkness began to unfold beneath, enveloping the surroundings, shrouding them in an eerie and foreboding atmosphere.

"It's too late, you cannot escape the embrace of the Phantom Reaper at such a close range," Oni proclaimed, his voice filled with dark certainty, as one of the tendrils finally found its mark, piercing the Orc's body.

The orc let out a groan of pain as the tendrils penetrated his waist, he felt it draining something vital from his body.

And in a desperate effort to remove the tendrils, he instinctively moved his hand, unknowingly giving the other five tendrils an opportunity to pierce him from different angles.

One tendril pierced his neck, another his heart, a third his spear wielding right hand, a fourth his leg, and the final one his stomach.

The damage inflicted by a single tendril would have been small, but the combined force of all six tendrils was overwhelming.

Their absorption force could not be equated to a simple addition; instead, it multiplied with each tendril that pierced the Orc.

Despite the excruciating pain and debilitating assault, the still Orc fought back, attempting to break free from Oni's hold.

However, Oni unleashed all the souls of the dead he had been holding captive, releasing them into the eerily dark fog that now surrounded them.

As the ethereal blue souls entered the black fog, agonizing screams filled the air, as countless black hands emerged from the fog, seizing hold of the Orc's legs, their grip unrelenting.

As Oni continued to drain the Orc's life force, the damage inflicted upon his body, which had appeared beyond repair, began to regenerate at an astonishing speed. Enjoy more content from My Virtual Library Empire

Slowly, he rose to his feet, while the tendrils was still extracting the remaining life force from the Orc.

But now, he resembled nothing like an Orc, His body had shrunk and his complexion turned pale and dried out.

Oni glanced at his regenerated form and realized that the process was complete.

Retracting one of the tendrils, he transformed it into his hand and reached out to grab the neck of the peak tier 3 Orc.

"What... What kind of monster are you?" the Orc weakly questioned.

The eerie expression on the mask that Oni wore seemed to twist into a grin as he responded,

"Remember my name before you die, My name is Oni, and you should take pride in dying at my hands, as you are the first person to experience my special ability."

With those words spoken, Oni swiftly snapped the Orc's neck, ending his life, Silence fell over the area as the deed was done.

"You had me scared there, I almost thought I would have one less competitor for the attention of our master,"

The Hive Queen remarked, as her babies spider gathered around her, with the new robust red-striped spiders positioned at the front as her protectors, as always.

Oni was about to respond to the Hive Queen when he felt his body suddenly invaded by a surge of energy.

"Oh, it's here!" he exclaimed in an eerie voice as he had realised the breakthrough process of the system.

The energy within him grew too immense to contain, as a powerful wave of energy spread across the vicinity, heralding his breakthrough into the Tier 3 golem realm.

"Ahhhh! Ha ha ha! It was worth it!" Oni exclaimed, gripping his hands tightly and reveling in the increase in his power.

His overall appearance didn't change much, but he reverted one of the tendrils back into an arm.

The remaining tendrils transformed into sword-like wings along his back, ready for whatever lay ahead.

He turned to face the Hive Queen, his neck twisting at an unnatural angle, as his mask emitted a menacing aura.

"What was that you were saying, Queen? I'm not the type that can be easily disposed of, My time to become the Master's main killer golem has arrived," Oni boasted, causing the Hive Queen to snicker in anger.

"Tell that to Titan's mace!" she snapped, her anger evident. Despite fighting alongside Oni, she had not been able to step into the Tier 3 realm.

But she couldn't help but acknowledge Oni's bravery, as he had faced the most danger.

"Why do you have to mention that monster?, I'm just a newly advanced Tier 3 golem, Though I might have more moves, but that bastard is a bulldozer, smashing everything that stand in his path. I can't face him alone."

" Let's go hunt some other Tier 3 Orcs this time, and you can get the kills. That way, you would be able to support me if Titan decides to bully me," Oni proposed.

Hive Queen looked at him nonchalantly.

"And how do you plan to do that?, I may not be a genius, but I'm sure you used all your mana in activating your special move, Even if you ended up breaking through, do you think the pitiful mana you have just accumulated would be enough to assist you in battle against a Tier 3 lifeform?"

Oni shrugged

" I am no longer weak, and am summoning my minions who now have there limit increased to the peak of Tier 2 realm, with you supporting us, no small team of Tier 3 lifeform would survive "

Oni said as he sent out strands of black smoke into the dead bodies of the orcs.

And The bodies started to join together until they started forming his summoned creatures, the Shinigami Oni.

This time, instead of summoning just three Onis, he was able to summon five due to his realm upgrade.

The three usual Onis, he used to summon before, were able to form their bodies the fastest, since they were used to the process.

However, their realm had dropped from (Peak) Tier 1 to (High) Tier 1 due to their deaths.

But Oni wasn't bothered though, He was certain that they would soon be able to enter the Tier 2 realm after killing enough demonic beasts.

Meanwhile, the fourth Oni finally formed, it was also wielding a club adorned with spikes.

This was the preferred weapon of the Red Onis', as they believed it allowed them to fully utilize their physical strength.

Oni turned to look as the last Shinigami Oni that was forming, and that was when he realized something unexpected had happened.

And It was the skin colour of the fifth Oni that caught his attention first – it was blue.