Chapter 165: No Souls Allowed (1/2)

"Ahh cold, cold" Merlin's surprise fro on the fact his hands were essentially frozen solid and stinging "It hurts, why couldn't it be like the tiht ca the around without li it took to heal was an unco at him from a small distance away, some of which clearly saw the blue flash

Worried about the state of the ruin, Merlin turned around to gaze at the door frame, only to find that it was still in pristine condition Fortunately, hismethods hadn't caused any visible coh the door frah without any resistance

"So That was odd" He er is the only thing that has interacted with the ruins so far"

He stared at the infor why this was different to everything else he had on hi

'The only thing I can think of is that it's an infused weapon' He thought to hih it?'

'But then again, I have souls infused in h it' He continued to wonder but his thoughts were interrupted by the painful stinging sensations co both his arms underneath his cloak, he quickly chanted out a skill name that he hadn't used yet, "Overheat"

Suddenly, the red ge a war up quickly Within a matter of seconds, it was as if he had been wrapped in a heated blanket that was cranked up to its highest setting, which caused hihtly drowsy

He felt abody, but after eightand the skill ended

"Ah, ran out of etting that he no longer had the obscenely large mana pool that he once had

It seemed his hands were healed, for the most part, and he could now move them around

"Oh wait a second," Hethrough it "I alreen ball of light and held it tightly within his hand It was the goblin soul he had acquired and hadn't yet stored away at the soul receptacle

As he ainst his hand as the soul inched closer Once the soul was only about a fist away, he began seeing a faint blue ripple effect for that didn't happen when he held the blade to it

However, much like with the blade, Merlin was unable to push the soul through the door fra more violent the harder he pushed, so he eventually pulled back and threw the soul back into his inventory

"So you're a portal of sorts that won't allow souls to enter," Merlin's eyes lit up with excitement, "What is the story here, I wonder? A sealed dimensional rift"

Unfortunately, he was forced to ure it out right away

'I guess I should pay a visit to the Arteht to higer, but if I hold ithis head, he threw his hood over his head and beganhis way out of the city Merlin suht as he stepped into the darkness

'I guess I should activate o deal with the thieves guild though' He thought to hi down the road

He eventually chanted the co eyeball returned

"Good evening everyone," He greeted everyone who had quickly piled into his chat

He had a pleasant conversation with severalclai that they were fellow classmates, which caused Merlin's face to cramp up

"Quinn, are you there?" He asked his stream chat, to which Quinn promptly responded

┌───────────────────