"You've done your best so far, you can leave the battlefield now. I'll handle things from here, everyone please."
Rowan's declaration left both his father and Eliman utterly, completely confused, they could only stare at him, stunned and astonished with open mouths.
Eliman had already begun drifting closer toward Rowan and Dragun.
The monsters around them instantly halted their attacks when Rowan landed right in their midst.
They growled and screeched and made a cacophony of noise, yet not a single one really dared to move closer toward Rowan. Whether they felt fear, confusion, or some baffling mix of both, the blood mage could not discern their intentions.
"What happened, Rowan? Where did you go? How did you suddenly become stronger, and where exactly in hell did you get that sword?"
Eliman had a lot of questions he would like to ask at the moment, but the situation would not allow him.
Even Dragun still had many questions.
He had seen his son perform so many incredible feats, yet he himself was truly just as confused as Eliman at that moment.
Rowan took in expressions of his two allies and sighed.
I'll fill you guys in later on. For now, please help me lead everyone out of the battlefield, thanks.
"Rowan, do you now realize how many monsters are still standing? Have you seen the ones at the back? They are sheer powerhouses, even our combined might could not possibly take them down."
"What do you mean we should leave the battlefield? Are you out of your mind?"
Both Dragun and Eliman lunged at Rowan. Whether they had gone crazy or got overconfident, they could not tell.
Yet Rowan once again assured them to heed his words. He even told them they could enter the battlefield anytime he was in trouble.
Although the two of them still held many questions for him, they kept those thoughts inside and then still quietly departed.
Both of them slowly hovered above the truly countless untamed monsters rampaging wildly below, completely unaware of the arrival of a transformed Rowan who now carried the blessing of a powerful entity. One that rendered him an absolute juggernaut even amidst a sea of millions.
Eliman and Dragun ordered the soldiers to escape from the battlefield immediately.
"Run toward the village, all of you. We will hold back these monsters while you go there."
Roland and the other captains were quite confused by the sudden warning to evacuate.
Sure, they were completely exhausted.
Yet the determination to protect those people still burned within them, driving them to fight despite overwhelming odds against them.
Bruce and Josh briefly questioned the decision.
"We will explain the situation once you guys have left the battlefield," Eliman barked at them as he forcefully repelled a group of E-rank monsters with a simple blood magic spell.
The soldiers, bewildered, exited the battlefield and sprinted toward the village.
Eliman and Dragun furiously restrained the E-rank monsters that tried to break through their lines, targeting the escaping soldiers.
The combined efforts of the two mages were truly more than sufficient to wipe out the entire population of ruthless E-rank monsters on the battlefield, so it wasn't much of an issue for them.
Meanwhile, even now still standing amid the powerful monsters that gazed at him uncertainly, Rowan let out a long, deep sigh as a serious expression spread across his face.
"It's time to really test my new powers on you pitiful, stupid fools."
He muttered as he began strolling toward a group of monstrous chimpanzees who stood twice his height, possessed huge builds, and had red eyes that truly glowed with bloodlust just like the other monsters.
As he neared the chimpanzee group, they suddenly started growling and took several steps backwards in sheer fear and confusion.
"What, you guys really scared now?"
Rowan spoke sarcastically as if the monsters could actually truly hear him.
Seeing that even the unintelligent monsters were genuinely afraid to approach him, a proud feeling welled up within him.
Unfortunately, he could not bask in this feeling—he still had to immediately complete the battle.
ZOOM!
Under the intense gaze of the monsters, Rowan abruptly became an afterimage and vanished from all their view.
This caused them to unleash confused cries as they scanned their surroundings, desperately searching for his new position.
The chimpanzees that were his initial targets felt clearly the most trouble in that moment. They knew he would strike them first.
Their helpless growls mingled with other chaotic cries echoing around them.
GROWL!
The next second, a dozen of these monsters let out a loud growl filled with pain.
Their comrades turned toward their wailing opponents, alert.
But what could they do?
Before they could even cry to alert the others about the death of their comrades, Rowan appeared behind them and the soul harvester in his hand flashed forward, delivering a slash that sent their headless bodies collapsing to the ground with loud thuds the next moment.
[ You've slain 7 Merciless Chimpanzees, Evolution Points +12,300 ]
[ 100x Rewards Activated... ]
[ Soul Harvester has absorbed the souls of your slain enemies ]
[ Attack power of Soul Harvester has increased ]
[ You've slain x8 Merciless Chimpanzees, Evolution Points +19,790 ]
[ 100x Rewards... ]
[ Soul Harvester has absorbed... ]
Amidst the intense and stress-free battle, Rowan was bombarded with a barrage of notifications every second.
Every minute, he gained nearly twenty million evolution points, and every ten minutes, he actually earned straight over a hundred million evolution points!
The exhilarating sensation of slaughtering the E-rank monsters was truly intense.
Slaying them was as easy as cracking chicken eggs,, it demanded almost no effort whatsoever at all.
The speed at which he moved was shocking, even to himself.
Even though he was not moving at his true peak speed but rather simply moving casually, he still surpassed his previous maximum velocity.
The monsters surrounding him possessed heightened battle senses far surpassing those of humans, but even they were truly incapable of detecting when he arrived behind them or when the dark blade of the harvester took their lives and absorbed their souls to make him stronger.
"This feels unbelievably good!"
Rowan celebrated as his newly gained power proved utterly intoxicating.
"Just how powerful would the Curse of Death be?"