Sinner System

Chapter 541: Final Dungeon - Seventh Floor (Part 1)

"Well, while it would be cool to have my own unique weapon, it’d just be wasted on me since I can’t fight, and I can’t even cast my Enchantments through the rings of pillars once the fights begin. So, it should be one of these two," Jax responded first, stepping back with a hint of reluctance in his eyes.

"It is super tempting, but objectively, it should go to Petrus, he’s the most experienced and has the best combat skills of the three of us," Added Brid wryly.

"Yeah, I agree. Who knows, it might give him a weapon that’ll help him protect himself and the other two more effectively," Suggested Aria prudently.

"," Chimed in Avaritia.

"Hm, good point. If I remember right, there are ten Personalis Arma total, right?" I recalled, before pausing for a moment.

Wait...between me, Aria, Cleo, Ciel, Jaden, Aarav, we’ve currently claimed six. There’s this one we’re about to give Petrus, that’s seven.

Then, the one held by the last Sentinel, and Vaszel’s Dimension Breaker, that makes nine. Which means, there’s one unaccounted for.

"What’s up? Is something wrong?" Cleo asked me warily.

"Maybe...hey, besides Deino and Vaszel, who else still currently wields a Personalis Arma?" I asked Avaritia and Gula.

"," Avaritia shook her head.

"," Added Gula with a shrug.

"I see. I wonder who-...hm?" I frowned, turning my gaze up to the ceiling as I felt a gaze on me.

I felt it before too, and this time, I’m certain I’m not imagining it.

"You noticed it too? Someone was definitely watching us," Remarked Aria warily.

"," Responded Avaritia.

"Who?"

"."

"," Huffed Gula, an annoyed look on her face.

"An Archdemon without a physical form? What kind of abilities does he possess?" Chimed in Jaden warily.

"," Explained Avaritia in response.

"Well, that’s concerning," Muttered Aria grimly.

"Yeah...I suppose we’ll just have to worry about that once we reach the top floor. I’ll link Petrus to the Personalis Arma, and after we get the info we need about the next Sentinel, we’ll proceed with conquering this floor," I stated, before approaching Petrus.

"Not gonna lie, I feel a bit nervous about this," He remarked sheepishly.

"Don’t worry, you’re in no real danger here. Here I go," I replied with an assuring smile, before placing my right hand on his shoulder and held the rod out to him.

He tentatively reached out, before taking hold of it, starting the process.

The rod rapidly transformed as it began glowing, taking the shape of a jet-black staff with a shadowy Mana Orb at the end of it.

Shadowy petals formed around the Mana Orb, before closing shut around it, resembling a flower bud.

The glow faded as the weapon finished forming, before a display popped up:

Name: [ ]

[+20% Boost to All Stats While Equipped]

[+25% Boost to All Spells While Equipped]

[Unlimited Shadow Travel While Equipped]

[Shadow Cast]

"Alright, time to name it. It boosts you physically by twenty percent, your Magic by twenty-five percent, you can stay in the shadows indefinitely while wielding it, and there’s an ability called Shadow Cast, not sure what it does, though," I informed him.

"W-Woah, that’s a lot to process...uh, think I’ll keep it simple and just call it Shadow Staff," He responded in bemusement, before I let go of his shoulder and stepped back.

He then dropped into the shadows, several seconds passing, before his head suddenly poked out of Brid and Jax’s shadows, which were overlapping.

"I really can stay down here indefinitely! Usually, when I approach my ten second time limit, I get this feeling that’s similar to running out of breath. But I’m not feeling that anymore," He remarked with a gleam in his eyes, before chanting as he fully emerged, "[Shadow Cast]."

The shadowy petals wrapped around the Mana Orb opened up, before detaching from the staff and floating around him as they expanded, before flying up and spreading out, each floating near clusters of Mana Crystals on the ceiling, casting several shadows all around the space.

"Hey, that looks pretty handy," Mused Brid in fascination.

"Yeah...this gives me so many more options," Nodded Petrus in awe, still looking like he was struggling to process it.

The petals then can flying back down, reattaching to the staff and closing around the Mana Orb.

"Alright, with that, you two are up. Tell us everything you know about Deino, the last remaining Sentinel," I remarked, as I glanced at my two newest Apostles.

"," Spoke up Avaritia.

"," Added Gula with a grimace.

"," Avaritia informed us wearily.