92: Third Job Awakening

The Consultant's heart jolted. He sat cross-legged on the spot, not only ignoring his surroundings but even closing his eyes!

"Heh heh, what, do you want to die?"

Jia Heng's voice came again, and at the same time, he threw a spear at the Consultant!

This time his attack was obvious. Before the Consultant could make a move, the Slime beside him had already protected him.

Clang!

The blade clashed with the spear, emitting a crisp metallic sound.

The Consultant remained motionless and spoke softly:

"Duen Dwen, it's up to you. Give me some time!"

The Slime heard the Consultant's voice and nodded seriously.

The Consultant, meanwhile, continued to maintain steady breathing, forcibly suppressing the tension and anger in his heart, and closed his eyes.

Darkness enveloped his vision, but the magic power within him was continuously dispersing.

At first, the Consultant could only hear Jia Heng constantly attacking him, while the Slime did its best to block every blow for him.

But at a certain moment!

The Consultant seemed to re-enter the sensation he had experienced after drinking Zuo Dao's potion.

Everything around him was within his perception.

Even... the way this illusion was constructed was in his mind!

The Consultant suddenly had a feeling of enlightenment.

At the same time, a voice reached his ear... [You have awakened the sub-class: Rune Master!]

[Rune Master: Possesses the ability to create various runes using magic power. Runes can be used to break or repair formations and environments, and can also be used to enhance various attributes. It is a support-type class!]

"Rune Master?!"

Hearing this voice, the Consultant was startled and immediately opened his eyes.

In his eyes, two dark green lights flashed past!

In this world, the number of Rune Masters is not large; it is considered a rare class.

But rarity corresponds to the difficulty of acquiring advanced rune knowledge.

Without advanced rune knowledge and the ability to master it, merely the rune teachings in ordinary academies make it difficult for this class to be effectively used in formal combat.

Therefore, even as a support class, no team would choose related Awakened Ones to form a party.

However!

[Congratulations on awakening a new class through your own abilities.]

[This system exceptionally rewards you with some rare abilities related to the Rune Master. Please make good use of them!]

With this system prompt, the Consultant's head swelled as some complex and obscure knowledge appeared in his mind.

At the same time, the class 'Rune Master' was added to his information, and this class actually reached level 15 directly!

For the first time, the Consultant felt the generosity of this system.

His heart swelled with joy, and the green light in his eyes flowed again.

In an instant, the entire structure of the illusion became clear, and the method to break it also emerged in his mind!

Jia Heng was unaware of the Consultant's change, but a sudden sense of crisis surged in his heart!

His attacks became increasingly frantic.

But the Consultant sneered, slowly and calmly standing up, without even drawing his sword, merely raising one hand.

He extended two fingers, held together, and gently waved them in the void, displaying the power of a Rune Master without reservation!

In this world, there is a certain relationship of mutual restraint between classes.

The simplest is the basic relationship of mages countering warriors, warriors countering assassins, and assassins countering mages.

And Illusionists, a class focused on causing mental effects, are completely countered by Rune Masters!

"Detection Rune!"

As the Consultant lightly swept his fingers, a glowing green light appeared before him.

Several twisted and strange runes appeared in mid-air!

The purpose of this rune, as its name suggests, is to break illusions and locate enemies!

Jia Heng noticed the Consultant's movements, was immediately startled, and even paused his attack for half a beat, exclaiming in the void:

"Impossible, how could you have a third awakened class?!"

Jia Heng's voice carried a hint of fear that wasn't there before, clearly recognizing the ability of the rune the Consultant had just drawn.

But the Consultant offered no reply.

The glowing green rune floated in mid-air, trembled slightly for an instant, and then was scattered by a palm strike from the Consultant!

The rune dispersed, instantly transforming into magic power that broke the illusion!

The surrounding ice and snow rapidly melted, and the illusory and real constantly overlapped.

And Jia Heng's figure also appeared in the Consultant's line of sight!

"Found you!"

After keenly pinpointing Jia Heng's location, the Consultant let out a sharp, low cry, raised his hand again, and used his fingers as a brush!

With a flourish, the glowing green light reformed, intertwining like dragons and snakes into a new rune!

"Lion's Mane Rune!"

After drawing this rune, the Consultant slapped it onto his chest with a backhand.

Suddenly, a lion-headed phantom appeared behind the Consultant.

This rune could enhance the strength and attack power of the caster, and could even be said to be a very effective support spell!

And that wasn't all. After attaching this rune to his body, the Consultant raised his left arm again.

"The Determination of the Knight Serving the King!"

Golden radiance descended upon him.

Immediately after, he extended his hand towards the Slime in mimicry state.

The Slime quickly transformed into the Nargacuga form, its body trembling like glue, attaching itself to the Consultant, completing the defensive possession state.

All of this happened in less than a second. Jia Heng barely reacted, and his illusion was almost broken.

The feeling of his life being threatened made his hair stand on end.

"You... this is impossible, you're just an ordinary student!"

Jia Heng roared continuously, floating off the ground again for a distance, holding high a spear condensed from void matter in his hand.

But the Consultant had no intention of giving him a chance to act.

With all his buffs active, he merely swung his blade casually, and the scarlet blade light, powerful enough to cleave space, reappeared!

But this time, Jia Heng had no chance to hide back in the illusion, not even enough time to defend!

The scarlet blade light flickered for an instant, and the next moment, it had already sliced through his body!

The black spear was easily shattered, and along with it, Jia Heng's limbs!

As blood splattered, the illusion finally couldn't hold on and dissipated into white light.

They had fought in the illusion for so long, yet only a few short seconds had passed in reality.

The Consultant reappeared on the upper level of the Star Bell Tower, the red hexagram magic circle still flickering with an eerie light.

Jia Heng knelt before the magic circle, his face filled with disbelief.

His arms were shattered, blood flowed continuously, being absorbed by the magic circle behind him.

And Li Yi lay on the ground, a fatal hole in his chest, already lifeless... The Consultant saw Li Yi's corpse again, and the anger in his heart reignited.

He looked at Jia Heng, who still had one breath left, his eyes full of murderous intent.

But Jia Heng seemed to have realized something.

He quickly raised his head, looked at the magic circle behind him, and on his pain-filled face, a grinning smile of joy actually appeared.

"Heh heh ha ha ha, it succeeded, this is the third seal!"

"Once all the seals are broken, the evil omen will descend, and then, everyone will prostrate themselves at the feet of the gods!"

"Even if I die, my soul will return to this world again!"

"Everyone... no one can stop it, no matter how long it takes, the evil omen will reappear!"