Single Wish: Rise Of The Omniscient Paragon

Chapter 592 591: Burn

592 591: Burn

After running for approximately eight minutes, Corey stood in front of the Stairs of Ascension with a tinge of awe and immense curiosity in his eyes.

He knew he was on a timer but the sight of the Stairs of Ascension was so grand to the point that even Corey needed to take a break in order to admire its beauty, aura, and simply everything.

Although the Stairs of Ascension was just large golden stairs that seemingly had no end in the skies, there was something about it that was just... otherwordly about it, even to Corey.

"The Underworld Emporium, the Mountain of Metals, the Eternal Waterfall, Azgul Fortress, and now the Stairs of Ascension... I've seen a lot of wondrous places and sights ever since I was captured into the Underworld." A light smile of mockery appeared on Corey's lips as he said these words.

Corey looked down, and his eyes landed on the first golden step that was just mere inches from his feet. The space in between his feet and the golden step was filled with a flowing golden light, and Corey knew that if he wanted to climb the Stairs of Ascension, he would need to go through the golden light first.

Corey looked around, and then his violet-blue eyes changed to pure white. He tried to study the golden light surrounding the entire Stairs of Ascension, but he could not.

Even with his Eyes of Omniscience, what he saw was a golden light surrounding the Stairs of Ascension, and nothing else, but Corey knew that the golden light was not just a golden light.

'If I decide to increase the output of my Eyes of Omniscience, I'll be able to see more, but I should not force it. I don't want to see things I'm not meant to see.'

Corey's experience with the void and the immense and unforgettable he could never forget always reminded him to not always try and see things that were not meant to be seen, especially for a mortal like him.

Corey took a step forward, and then he pushed his right leg through the golden light. The moment his right leg stepped on the golden step, his expression changed, and then a familiar looking red sword appeared from out of nowhere behind him.

It was too fast.

Way too fast for Corey to react to... However, at the same time, a familiar sound resounded in Corey's mind.

Ohn

Corey's body suddenly jerked due to a massive and completely unexpected pressure that hit him in his mind. This sudden jerk was enough to push Corey's body two centimeters away from the red sword that attempted to pierce his heart.

"You remember how you took my arm right? You remember how you took my sword right? And you remember how you almost made me to lose everything I've ever worked for... right?"

Dante squeezed Corey's throat as he spoke in Corey's right ear, but Corey's expression remained the same and he showed no signs of struggle.

Seeing no reaction from Corey, Dante began to smile and then chuckle like a mad man.

"Oh, Smile Reaper, Smile Reaper, Smile Reaper... You know, everything about you is just so abnormal and wrong. How are you able to fight Tier 4s despite being a Tier 2? How are you able to accommodate so many skills in you? How did you become a Runemaster when you were not one before?"

"So, so, so, so, many secrets. You have so many secrets, Smile Reaper, and I want them."

Dante started squeezing Corey's throat to the point that it would have killed a normal Tier 2, and Corey's expression began to change. But it was not one of pain or anxiety that one would expect, but one of annoyance.

"Although I want your secrets. I want something else from you... I want you to die."

Dante's hand moved, and he was about to move his sword into Corey's heart, but to Dante's disbelief and shock, despite the fact that he was crushing Corey's neck, Corey still moved his head to the back and slammed it into his head with so much force that blood flew out of Dante's mouth and nose.

Dante took several steps backward while holding his bleeding nose and mouth. He quickly looked at Corey, and when he saw that Corey was walking towards him, the shock and disbelief in his heart increased the more.

"H-How? But I paralyzed you with a powerful poison. How are you able to move you, abomination. What the fuck-?

Corey did not allow him to finish his words. He grabbed his head with a cold expression, and despite Dante's efforts to remove Corey's hand from his head, Corey's strength was higher than Dante's.

With Dante's sword sticking out of his chest, blood pouring out from his lips, and a cold and indifferent eyes, Corey said one word.

"Burn."

Unedited chapter.