Wain was fast, but he quite rarely fought on ice. Lizards, unlike him, were able to maneuver perfectly in such territory. So even though Wain was faster, the ice lizard had time to dodge and attack with the others.

Whooosh.

The three tongues came down on Wain like whips. He hadn't expected to be suddenly exposed to such a coordinated attack, but he reacted in time.

Wain ducked, and one of the tongues swept before his eyes, but he was physically unable to dodge the other two. Wain wasn't about to do that, though.

He quickly grabbed the lizard tongues and turned sharply. The lizards did not expect Wain to act so brazenly, so they could not resist. They hit the solid, icy walls and were stunned for a few seconds.

Wain took advantage of this and ran up to the lizards one by one and crushed their heads with several powerful attacks. As he supposed, his fists were far more deadly than the plasma sword and most of his skills.

It clearly indicated how big the gap was between Primary Chronicle and First Chronicle. Sure, there were exceptions like Oblivion Thunder. But even such a powerful skill could not have been stronger than Wain's prolonged series of blows to a single target.

When one ice lizard remained, it did not attack Wain'a. On the contrary, the monster was frightened and began to run away at maximum speed. Not all monsters could make such an important decision as an escape in time. Some managed to survive, but some didn't.

Wain smirked and ran after the lizard. He thought about using Kinetic Shot, but even if the power of the skill was enough to rip the monster's paw off, the lizard could still escape.

Whooosh.

After a few seconds, Wain ran up to the lizard and grabbed it by the tail. Then he caught the monster by the neck and squeezed it tightly, breaking all the bones.

When Wain first activated his Soul Altar, his strength was enough to kill the zombie with his bare hands. Now Wain did the same with the rather weak First Chronicle monsters.

The ice lizards were deadly and almost invincible opponents for Primary Chronicle creatures, but they were pretty weak. Wain was several stages above them.

Whooosh.

Three white souls flew into Wain's body.

[Soul of Ice Lizard (Destroyed)

Chronicle: First

Rating: Common]

"Damn, if their souls had been Rare Rated, I could have improved my skills. This time I was out of luck. However, those lizards weren't strong enough for their souls to be Rare Rated." Mumbled Wain and headed onward.

Wain crushed each of the souls and saw several messages in front of him.

[You have acquired the Soul Essence of Ice Lizard level 16.]

[You have acquired the Soul Essence of Ice Lizard level 16.]

[You have acquired the Soul Essence of Ice Li...]

Unlike Primary Chronicle Souls, Wain had no intention of keeping these souls to exchange for Void Souls. It was too disadvantageous. Wain needed the power at the moment. Money was on the back burner.

[You have leveled up to level 17. You get 3 status points to distribute freely]

Wain had to level up and get stronger. Of course, he would have preferred those souls to be Damaged or Whole, but he was fine with that too. As long as he could move forward, he was content.

[You get Common Rating Spiritual Box]

"Oh, this is, as always, an unexpected surprise. What's more, from the looks of it, it appears to be the First Chronicle Spiritual Box. There must be something useful in there for sure." Wain thought and crushed the white box.

The next moment a strangely shaped blue crystal appeared in the palm of his hand. It was like a spider web, just as flexible, strong, and viscous, even though outwardly it seemed solid.

[Spider Bundle for Bombs (First Chronicle, Common Rating)

This is a pretty specific consumable item, as you can't use it by itself. To use this bundle, you need two bombs of any kind. They should be placed on the center of the web, and then the bundle will be activated.

The power of both bombs will increase by 30%, and they will get the ice attribute in addition to their firepower].

"Hmm, that's an unusual item. It's the first time I've encountered something that can't be used without other equipment. It's a good thing in my case, though. I just have two bombs." Wain muttered, moved the bundle to the Ring of Damned, and headed onward.

Wain had two bombs, but one of them was unique. He wasn't sure if this bundle would work with Edge Blast and Imp's Needle Bomb. But, if he succeeded, he could inflict a serious wound on even the First Chronicle monster with this blast.

...

Wain continued on his way down. On his way, he encountered many monsters, each of which was a First Chronicle. Because of the external conditions, the monsters were resistant to cold and quite resilient. The plasma sword could not do any damage to such enemies.

In all that time, Wain collected about ninety Common Rating souls. It was quite a lot, but he had spent about a third of his strength by that point. He crushed every one of those souls, and he also raised one level, but it was not enough for more.

When Wain reaches level twenty, each subsequent step will be twice as hard for him. But when he gets close to level thirty, he will have to kill thousands of monsters to raise at least one level.

Wain had already evolved once, and the next time it would happen again when he reached level thirty. Wain didn't know what would occur then. No one in his world had reached that level as far as he knew. Only one person had managed to get to level twenty-five in a few months, and that was the maximum.

...

After about three hours of traveling through the ice caves, Wain reached the bottom. But, he was in no hurry to find the location of the Sorcerer's Soul, for he had another problem.

A massive creature, over twelve meters long and over four meters high, slept at the very bottom. It looked something like a dragon.

'No, it's not a dragon...' thought Wain looking at the sleeping monster. 'It's a wyvern, an ice wyvern.'

Many people confused wyverns and dragons, and that was a critical mistake. After all, one was an ancient, mythical creature with unparalleled strength and power, while the other was simply a relatively strong and dangerous monster.

Of course, wyverns weren't weak, but they couldn't be equated with creatures like dragons.

On the surface, wyverns were similar to dragons, but they had several significant differences. First, wyverns were generally much smaller than dragons. Second, unlike dragons, wyverns didn't have wings on their backs but rather on their front legs like bats.

Also, most wyverns were quite aggressive, unlike the wise and judicious dragons, which were practically the crown of evolution.

The monster sleeping in front of Wain was a massive ice wyvern. Steam was coming out of its mouth and a formidable aura.

'Hmm, apparently, this monster is the strongest here, at least if this huge cave is the entire territory of Void.' Thought Wain looking at the monster.

It was his first time in Void, and the area was very similar to Dungeon, only Void was more dangerous. But, Wain thought there was something else in this space besides this cave. Maybe he was just lucky enough to be at the top of the ice funnel.

Wain concentrated and felt the energy fluctuations coming from. To his surprise, they were coming from beneath the wyvern.

'Is there something under it? Most likely, there is no Sorcerer's Soul here. Perhaps after defeating this monster, I will have to go to another spatial rift. Hell, will I even be able to get home this way?' Wain thought.

Wain knew how to get out of the Dungeon, it involved simply going out through a passage, but the Void was a more mysterious place. Wain could only get out of the Purgatory area thanks to Agnes. Otherwise, he might have been in trouble.

Wain had never been in Void before, but he supposed he needed to go back to the place he had entered through. Then the ice walls would turn to ink, and Wain could get into the spatial rift.

'Okay, I'll deal with that later. I have to fight with the wyvern first and then find the Sorcerer's Soul.' Thought Wain and his aura began to intensify.

Wain had learned to determine his enemy's strength quite accurately by its aura in the many battles he had fought in this world. He felt that he couldn't handle a wyvern without using Nameless King's Forms.

Wain decided to use the Code of Light and Darkness since Cursed Swordsman was useless under the circumstances. Despite the tremendous power of the second form, Wain knew that using ice skills while fighting an ice wyvern was not the best solution.

Wain's hair turned white, and he wore black and white armor. He also decided to check his status after the transformation.

[Wain Norheim

Level: 18historical

Race: Human

Beyond: Calamity

Soul: Nameless King

Additional Soul: Black Thunder's Renegade

Title: Savior of the Damned, Echo of Samurai, Mentor Inquisitor, The First, Soul Gatherer

Status Points: 21

Strength: 88 / Agility: 88 / Vitality: 88 / Stamina: 88 / Energy: 88]

"Huh, not a bad number." Pronounced Wain as he looked at the wyvern, which opened its eyes, sensing Wain's menacing aura.