I Can Copy Curses

Chapter 51  51. Copying More Curses

'Is there a ghost in the temple? And why didn't they remember anything when she talked to Walric? Am I the only one who saw her? But I am sure Walric and the others also saw her and heard her when she talked to them. So, why don't they remember anything?'

Orion couldn't get his head around what's going on with that girl. It's as if everyone had forgotten about her—everyone but him.

'Or am I seeing things now?... Maybe all that stress and anxiety that I have suffered since my transmigration is finally starting to take a toll on me.'

Although he didn't believe he had hallucinated the situation with the girl, he was certain that there was something mysterious and eerie happening in this temple.

'Forget about her. Let's focus on the task at hand.'

Orion threw that thought to the back of his mind after finding no answers and pondered over the current problem—the third guardian.

Thinking of the third guardian, his face became solemn. He understood that it would be difficult to defeat the third guardian, depending on his current strength.

'But first, I should go and increase my agility to max.'

Therefore, he decided to improve his raw strength first before thinking of copying any more curses.

With that in mind, he wasted no more time and headed towards the ruined portal, disappearing from the temple hall.

***

As Orion killed the monsters in the level-up area to increase his strength, the tension in the temple increased a lot.

Agnar, who had been silent the whole time, had his face turn serious.

"You kids, are you also not going to practice the Three Divine Ways anymore?" He asked icily.

Runo's team members, who happened to be with him, and the group of transmigrators frowned when they heard him.

They had been practicing for three days now, including today, but they had not succeeded in taking the initial step. This made them doubt whether they should be practicing the Three Divine Ways or not.

But they didn't have many options left. Runo, who happened to be the strongest of them, got defeated easily by the third guardian. So, it really didn't matter if they challenged the guardians or not, because ultimately they were going to lose to the third guardian.

Therefore, the best option they had would be practicing the Three Divine Ways, but they didn't feel motivated to continue that training.

They felt that no matter how much they tried, they just wouldn't be able to learn the Three Divine Ways in the remaining four days they had left.

However, as everyone hesitated whether to continue on with their training or not, they heard a voice asking them to do it. n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

"Go and practice, everyone. You guys are our last hope."

Everyone noticed that the one who had just spoken was Runo, whose demeanor seemed to have lifted slightly after some contemplation.

Seeing that Runo seemed to have calmed down, his team listened to Runo's words and went to train once again.

As for the group of transmigrators, they felt helpless in the face of Runo, so they also sat cross-legged and started their training.

Agnar and Feran smiled at each other, seeing this.

Meanwhile, Runo contemplated what he would do. Knowing the strength of the third guardian, though he felt hopeless, he wasn't the one to back away from a fight, more so in a situation where the fight decided their very survival.

***

An hour passed by quickly, and at that moment, the ruined portal vibrated with a low hum before a silhouette appeared in the hall.

It was Orion. He had finally succeeded in taking his agility attribute to the max level. With this, his confidence, which seemed to have died down after Runo's defeat, had been reignited.

But he still needed one thing in order to finally have a showdown with the third guardian.

'I need a curse that can act as a powerful weapon for me—sharp enough to penetrate armor.'

As Orion contemplated which type of curse should be a better option for him, the soul forms, including Runo, saw him appear out of the ruined portal.

All the soul forms had long lost hope for their freedom, so they hadn't much reaction to Orion, but the same couldn't be true for Runo.

Runo frowned, looking at Orion. Last time he saw Orion enter the portal, he thought that he wouldn't be able to defeat the second guardian, but now that he saw him, he felt a threat from him.

'How did he become so strong all of a sudden?'

He couldn't understand how someone whom he had just thrashed a while ago could pose a threat to him in just a few days.

But the thing that bugged him most would be that he hadn't sensed this much power when Orion entered the portal the last time he saw him.

'Is it because I hadn't paid attention to him earlier or… my arrogance?'

He felt that what his father said might be true. If he had just taken Orion a little bit seriously, then maybe he could have gauged his strength.

Thinking of that, he felt that it might be the reason why he had lost against the last one of Orion's group he had gone to capture.

'It seems I'll have to work on this, but the third guardian...'

He despaired, thinking about his fight with the third guardian.

Meanwhile, Orion had been planning to once again start his handshake debacle.

Looking over the hall, he observed the group of kids whom he had already copied and turned his attention to those whose soul forms he hadn't.

'Though I will get many trash curses like last time if I copy without knowing the curses, I don't have much choice, do I?'

Having decided on what to do, he headed towards a group of people who he hadn't copied last time.

But this group of people appeared to be much older than Orion's age group, so after meeting with them, he had already prepared a different excuse if they, by chance, asked him why he had come to them.

As he neared them, to Orion's surprise, one of them asked for the same thing he had prepared for.

"Hey kid, what are you here for?"

Orion smiled in response to him.

"Senior, will you be willing to teach me how to effectively use my talents for the better?" He asked them politely.

The man who just asked the question felt surprised by Orion's words.

"Do you want to learn from me?" He asked, pointing at himself.

Orion nodded.

"I met with some kids about my age here, and they said that you guys are better at teaching newbies," he shamelessly added nonsense over nonsense.

But it worked for him, as the guy, when hearing his words, puffed up his chest.

"Don't worry," he said proudly. "I will teach you, with the best of my abilities."

"Senior, I will be in your care then," Orion said excitedly.

The man nodded, and he started teaching him. All the while, Orion asked him some questions from time to time.

These soul forms didn't have anything to do while trapped in this temple, so if they got to feel even a little bit of enjoyment, then they would definitely do anything for it.

Although they seemed dead inside, it didn't stop them from experiencing temporary enjoyment. That's how they had been living their lives in the temple for years.