Prestige Grinding : I Can Reset My Level

"You can tip the scales of this war at any time. You're breaking the balance."

His tone turned vicious.

"Anyone with talent can become a powerhouse if given enough time. You're making that possible for too many humans." His fingers twitched slightly, crackling with faint energy.

"And we will not allow it."

Sora was doing everything he could to remain calm and not immediately jump at the demon's neck. The threat to his life didn't bother him, as he didn't fear death. However, the look the demon was giving to Kara was infuriating.

Before he could move, however, he heard someone else speak.

"Enough with your bullshit Abbott. I didn't come all the way here to chat with these trash." Norj, the level 260 Dark Elf player spat.

Abbott grinned at Norj's words, and spoke in Sora's direction, "Oh I almost forgot. This guy's not here because he fears your future. He's here because of what you did in the past."

Norj replied to his ally in anger, "Shut it!"

Pointing at two players, he said, "You, and you, take Kara and Salim. I'll handle Ralph."

Turning to the remaining players, he said, "Everyone else, get in position. Make sure they don't run anywhere."

Sora clenched his fist in anger.

'Another group of enemies that aren't underestimating us...'

Covering himself and his group with thousands of layers of [Veil] to stall for time, he sent a frantic thought transmission to Kara.

'Accelerate us!! Push it to the limit!!'

Not waiting for her answer, he immediately took something that was stored inside his body.

[Human Blood Essence - Bloodline Quality: A. Level 180]

[Description: Extracted from player Ralph Eden. Can be consumed by beings with hot blood. Grants experience and part of the Human Bloodline.]

Sora looked at the item in his hand and sighed.

'I should have prepared more drops.'

He regretted his lack of preparation in the three days before update. While Kara, Alius and him farmed levels in Nigeria, Sora had created drops of [Blood Essence]. He had formed one every time his level hit the limit.

However, the quantity he had farmed was lacking, as every time he extracted a drop, he felt the purity of his bloodline thinning, and his overall power slightly reducing.

He observed small stack of drops in front of him and immediately started absorbed all of them.

'Less than a hundred drops...'

[You have absorbed Human Blood Essence - Bloodline Quality: A. Level 180]

[Select you preferred option.]

[Experience and Bloodline density]

[Self control]

The first choice would increase his level and bloodline density. The second choice allowed him to control it and do whatever he wanted with the drop of [Blood Essence].

'Zriko, the werewolf I met earlier chose to burn it to gain an explosive increase in power. But for now, I'll choose the other method.'

Selecting the first option, Sora who was level 186, felt a massive amount of experience being absorbed, and saw his experience bar filling up.

[Level up!]

'Just a single level? There's no way...'

Sora absorbed another drop of [Blood Essence]. Then another, and another.

He watched as the notifications he received were less and less frequent.

[Level up!]

[Level up!]

[Level up!]

[Level up!]

'15 drops to reach Level 190, and additional 30 to reach level 191 ... It's barely having any effect as the essence was extracted when I was level 180... '

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He handed the remaining drops to his friends, keeping only a few for himself.

After a while, he saw their new levels.

[Kara Spirine - Level 190]

[Salim Msakni - Level 190]

They had used around twenty drops each, reaching a level close to his.

'Once you'll burn a drop of Blood Essence, you'll experience immense pain, and your bodies will be crippled for weeks.' He communicated with them, warning them of the after effects of what they were about to do.

Before they could give any answer, Sora felt a terrifying aura slicing through his [Veils] at a frightening speed.

"They're coming," he shouted.

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Kro Nel sat on a chair, surrounded by a dozen of allies who sat around a table.

He had a frown on his face and seemed lost in thought. A voice pulled him back to reality.

"Kro, I know you're bothered by the argument with father, but you had to pick a side, and I believe you made the right call following Nate instead of him." Eloj, his sister, had a warm gaze as she spoke to him.

"Abbott knows the rules. He won't harm someone following another Demon King. Internal strifes between factions are forbidden inside of the game."

Kro Nel shook his head, "I don't care about that. I'm worried about that piece of shit, Ralph Eden. I've seen the madness in his eyes after being punished by the system and I feel like Father's decision might sign the death penalty for our kingdom."

Eloj looked confused, "Why are you saying that? It's impossible for him to survive the ambush of two level 260 players and their allies."

Kro Nel chuckled, "It doesn't matter. Whether he dies or not, it won't change anything."

Seeing the confusion on the faces surrounding him, Kro Nel continued, "Prestige. He's the holder of [Prestige] on this server."

Eloj was shocked by the revelation, like everyone in the room except for their leader, who looked confused instead.

A demon sat on something similar to a throne, at the head of the table.

He spoke, "What's [Prestige]?"

Eloj answered, "It's a highly ranked innate skill, ranked a few places behind yours... It allows the user to die infinitely, and come back twice stronger every time. And the user can also change identities whenever he feels like it..."

The demon raised his eyebrows, and asked, amused "Seems quite strong indeed... Is the holder the human who kept on slapping you and your brother?"

Eloj's face turned red, "Stop bringing that up!!" Before turning to her brother, "Kro, how do you know he's the [Prestige] holder?"

Kro Nel didn't turn around, but pointed at someone standing calmly behind him, "Kate has watched his streams for a while in hope of helping everyone once she joined this World... And if she told you everything about this Ralph Eden, you'd probably not believe half of it."

Eloj turned to the man behind her and complained, "Raymo, why is Kro's maid so helpful, yet you, my butler didn't tell me about anything this whole time?"

The man behind her looked troubled and answered shyly, "I'm sorry, Master Eloj, but you ordered me to be quiet as soon as I started reporting the state of the world, stating I was boring..."

Kro Nel refrained from face palming and interrupted the butler and his sister who had started arguiing, "Be quiet."

Turning to Kate, his maid, he said, "Explain the situation to them, and the reasons of my worries."

Kate, the female demon, stood behind her master.

She was as tall as average female humans, had dark green hair, and two minuscule horns on her forehead. She wore a white robe, and if someone paid attention to her back, they would see a small tail waving below it...

She spoke, "I've started watching Ralph Eden while I was observing a certain dungeon that held a power that could greatly harm our species. Someone had managed to get the legacy hidden inside the dungeon and it happened to be Kara Spirine, Ralph Eden's duo."

"Ralph Eden wasn't strong at all at the time. And I couldn't see anything special about him because as an unsubscribed viewer, I couldn't see his profile or stats. You all know subscriptions are only available for streamers who are aware they're streaming... So impossible for first update users."

Eloj rolled her eyes and cut her off, "Get to the point..."

Kate cleared her throat and continued, "It was only after Ralph's first war that I, along a dozen viewers, understood that he was the holder of the [Prestige] innate skill. And what a surprise it was. By paying close attention to his discussions and life, the first thing worth noting was that Ralph Eden wasn't his original identity. It seems that his real name was Sora Hashino, and he was bo-"

Before she could finish her sentence, she felt an aura lock on her, and all her body started trembling.

She was level 230, and the level 180 player that stared at her made her feel weak and insignificant. She could see the disbelief in his eyes.

He spoke, barely containing his anger, "What did you say his name was?"

"Sora Hashino..."

The demon at the edge of the table started trembling, and his aura started leaking.

The sight was worrying to the demons around him who had grown to like and appreciate his calm nature. He was unlike any other Demon King and was the fairest leader they had ever seen.

Eloj touched his arm and whispered, "Nate, are you okay?"

Feeling the attention on him, and the fear on their faces, Nate started regaining his calm.

After a few seconds of silence, he stood up and spoke, "Eloj, Kro, remain here and manage the faction for me."

Turning to the others, he said, "Everyone above level 210, come with me. We're going on a hunt."

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