Fredrinn Firecrown: The Weakest Villain

In that instant, Fredrinn noticed that something was amiss with Nate. The latter's body suddenly bulged as if he was about to burst and the Qi within his body fluctuated abnormally like a volcano on the verge of eruption.

"Watch out! He is using a technique to self-destruct!" Fredrinn cried out in alarm.

The others also sensed the abnormality and quickly retreated.

Meanwhile, Nix made a series of hand gestures, her eyes serene, seemingly unbothered by the impending disaster.

"Die with me you foolish Star Wind bastards! I'll bring you all to hell with me!!" A crazed look appeared on Nate's face.

Everyone sensed the unstable Qi that was about to explode within his body. This was a half-step Void Tempering powerhouse self-destructing! If caught in the explosion, they would be severely injured or even die!

Just one second before Nate exploded, the space around him suddenly twisted and formed a box that contained him.

Under everyone's nervous gazes, Nate's body burst like a squashed watermelon!

Surprisingly, the dimensional prison that Nix had conjured actually managed to withstand the full impact of Nate's self-destruction. They didn't even hear a violent explosion, only a light 'poof' as if someone had farted.

Nix's indifferent face revealed a look of exhaustion.

Fredrinn immediately came to her side. "Are you alright?"

Nix nodded her head calmly as she canceled the dimensional prison, causing the bits and pieces of flesh to fall out.

The smell of burnt flesh drifted into the air, making everyone scrunch their nose in disgust.

Looking at Nate's unrecognizable remains, Fredrinn clicked his tongue in annoyance. This would make things a bit troublesome. Luckily, he had many witnesses or he wouldn't be able to explain himself to the main camp if they ever interrogated him.

"Who would have thought that the Vice Commander is actually a spy?" Lester sighed while shaking his head, his eyes flashed with a mixture of emotion.

The others were still in a state of shock. No one could have guessed that something like this would happen.

"Burn his remains," Fredrinn instructed with a heavy look.

He had a good impression of Nate. He was the one who showed him around the camp when he first arrived at the northern borders. Even though it was just him playing his role as a spy, Fredrinn truly treated him as a friend.

'This is the cruelty of war.'

If it was in the past, he would be repulsed by this scene. However, the ruthless cultivation world slowly tempered his mind and heart, making him numb to the killings.

Everyone was in a somber mood after that experience.

The soldiers burned Nate's remains before they returned to their barracks and prepared for the march towards the Grand Beast Gorge.

Fredrinn was determined to attack the gorge. He didn't retract his initial command and decided to push through with their plan. It was risky, considering the state of mind of the soldiers, but it was also a great opportunity to catch the enemies unprepared.

Meanwhile, Fredrinn returned to his tent and looked at the system notifications.

[You have slain a high-ranking spy! Rewards: Level Up Card x1, and 2000 Fate Points!]

[You have killed a character that would have caused a major catastrophe on the Star Wind Kingdom's Northern Border Guards! Bonus rewards: Level Up Card x1, 4000 Fate Points, and Void Breaking Pill x1!]

Fredrinn immediately used the two Level Up Cards before checking his character profile.

Fredrinn Firecrown [Nascent Soul 7th Layer] Level 47

Spirit Root: High-Grade

Sword Talent: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Spear Talent: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Fire Affinity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Ice Affinity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Space Affinity: ⭐️⭐️

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Cultivation Method: Sacred Law of Ice and Fire

Skills: Seven Scorching Sword Style, Divine Ice Flower Execution

Affiliation: Firecrown Supreme Household

Fate Rating: D(Click to see your future)

Fate Points: 12675

The speed of his breakthrough stunned him. Not even half a year had passed since he joined the Northern Border Guards and he was already at the late stages of the Nascent Soul realm!

'By the time the players arrive, I wonder how powerful I would be…' A fleeting thought flashed in his mind.

Before he had transmigrated into this world, when he just started as a player, he always thought that Nascent Soul martial practitioners were incredibly powerful beings. However…

This war made him realize that even the people at that level were just minor characters in this big, wide world.

'I'm only living in one small corner of the continent, but I'm already struggling like this. I wonder what the world beyond looks like…'

Fredrinn shook off his random thoughts. He had strayed too far after two successive breakthroughs.

After shaking off his ambitious thoughts, he checked the description of the new item he had received as a reward.

[Void Breaking Pill]

- A special pill concocted by an alchemist with high alchemy attainment. Consuming this pill will increase the chances of breaking through the Void Tempering realm by 50%.

Seeing the description of the pill, Fredrinn was stunned.

It was similar to the Limit Breaking Pill he bought from the Silversword Auction House some time ago, but the Void Breaking Pill was more than a hundred times more precious.

Consuming it would practically guarantee an advancement to the Void Tempering realm!

Fredrinn took out the Void Breaking Pill from his storage space and turned his head towards Nix.

'Will Nix advance to the Void Tempering realm if she eats this pill?'

Nix had just been recently promoted to the 10th layer of the Nascent Soul realm after he used the Servant Upgrade Card on her. He didn't know if the Void Breaking Pill would work on her given that she had just been promoted.

After some hesitation, Fredrinn gritted his teeth and beckoned to Nix. "Nix, come here for a moment."

The girl calmly glanced at him. She then stopped what she was doing and walked towards him.

"Do you recognize this pill?" Fredrinn asked while showing her the Void Breaking Pill.

Nix stared at the pill in his hand and nodded.

"Can you break through if you consume this pill?"

Nix thought for a moment before she replied. "I can, but I will have to spend some time clearing the impure energy from the pill."

Fredrinn was excited to hear this. "How many days will you need to clear all the impurities?"

"I'm not sure. It would depend on the quality of the pill. If its quality is good, I would say around seven days." Nix responded.

"Seven days… that should be enough. Here, take it." Fredrinn tossed the Void Breaking Pill to her.

It was useless to him since he could just advance his cultivation using the Level Up Cards. Furthermore, no one in his family was at the peak of the Nascent Soul realm. He could give it to Bernard, but giving it to Nix was a better choice.