Infinite Paths: The Raging Phoenix
Chapter 1265 - 1265: Success

Despite the exhaustion, Rain couldn't help but feel a sense of accomplishment. The undead king, now encased in ice, represented a potential source of valuable information. As they gathered in their base, Rain contemplated the next steps, knowing that their journey was far from over and more challenges awaited them in the realm of the unknown.

"I think that we can use the undead king to turn the cores into very cooperative friends," Rain said. "If they are influenced for a while by the power of his sloth, they will reveal everything they know."

"Can't we use the power of sloth ourselves?" Jori asked.

"I can, but I am starting to feel the influence of the sins. I lost my mind a couple of times during the battle, and it would be bad if all of us were to do the same," Rain explained. "The virtue paths can ease the effects of the sins, but they become quite powerful when they level up several times in a row, and that is enough to affect us all for a fair bit."

"So, we need to find a way to seal the undead king and turn him into a core?" Sealyn asked. "Can't we just grind him to dust and transform him into something else?"

"... That won't seal him," Rain said. "He still will be able to rebuild his body like that."

Despite the gravity of their situation, Rain couldn't shake a bit of concern for Sealyn. As they discussed their next steps, her eagerness for action was palpable, and he could see the worry etched on her face. She was still in the early stages of her pregnancy, and the turbulent events they had just experienced didn't make things any easier.

Rain's thoughts briefly shifted to his unborn granddaughter. Rain couldn't help but notice that the tendency not to calm down easily ran in the family. Sealyn's current state of unrest mirrored the occasional storm that brewed within Rain himself.

"We need some ideas, and you guys can help us with that," Rain said. "Considering that we suffered a loss already, things won't be easier from now on. So, we need that kind of power and knowledge from the enemies."

"Will that make any difference?" Seadrei asked. "We will have to make those paths level up to make them useful, after all."

"They will… The insect queen's ability to drain mana will be useful," Rain said. "Just like the ability of the demon king to control his enemies and the ability of the robot master to control metals and harden them."

Everyone nodded… not having to worry about mana while taking from the enemies was certainly something that would come in handy, making the enemies weaker while getting stronger themselves… that would be possible once they find the right way to seal the undead king.

"The relics know that kind of thing, right?" Reca asked. "They turned themselves into weapons."

"The key here is the words themselves," Rain said.

"What if we use the magic scribe path?" Seara asked. "There should exist a combination where we can do that kind of thing."

Seara had a point… but the combination was endless, and they didn't have that much time. Things would have been different if Isa had been there. But she wasn't, so they had to solve that problem by themselves.

"I have some ideas, but they might cause some issues," Sakaki finally said. "Once someone becomes a part of the paths system, their abilities are analyzed and quantified, so the overseer obtains their knowledge and power and integrates it into the system. The downside of that is the fact that the enemies will become even stronger… and their ability to become stronger will improve as well.

They might become an even more nuisance in the future."

Rain considered Sakaki's warning about integrating enemies into the path system. The potential risks were clear, but Rain saw a practical solution. The idea of destroying the cores after extracting the necessary knowledge and power was agreed upon. It aligned with their goal of obtaining essential information without allowing enemies to continuously grow stronger.

Rain, with a thoughtful expression, also contemplated another possibility. He could use the cores in the future and in many other ways that would benefit the whole group.

"All right, let's do that with the undead king," Rain said.

"Since he has a lot of mana, you will have to weaken him further or use more mana than he has," Sakaki said.

"No worries," Rain said.

In the end, Rain attached the core of the insect queen to the javelin and then pierced the ice that enveloped the undead king. The javelin began to shock the monster while also draining his mana. The creature tried to free himself, but he was unable to do much in that situation.

Rain learned that most of the guys who reached that zone used more of their cunning than their strength to survive. As such, once they found a place where their cunning wasn't as useful as before, they had to find some tricks to get stronger. Hence, the undead king was unable to do anything.

After a couple of minutes, Rain infused his mana on the undead king, and soon, he could feel the power of the guy rising as the system was activated inside him. Rain also got the results that he wanted…

Slothful Undead Path: The Slothful Undead Path is a unique path that revolves around summoning and controlling bones while utilizing sloth-related skills to hinder and drain the energy of opponents. Followers of this path become masters of bone manipulation, exploiting the lethargy associated with sloth to immobilize and exhaust their adversaries. Wisdom and Intelligence + 50 per level.

Level 1: Bone Manipulation - Gains the ability to summon and control bones for various purposes, including creating barriers, weapons, and constructs.

Level 5: Lethargic Aura - Emits an aura that induces a sense of lethargy in nearby enemies, reducing their movement speed and reaction time. Cost: 100 mana per second.

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