Awakening：The Infinite Evolution of My Talent as a Low-Level Awakener

System Notification:[Warning: The Devourer of All Things may appear in any unexpected place and situation. Players, remain vigilant.]

That was the only message from the Hall of Valor.

And then, nothing more!

The boss is already in our faces, and you're telling us it can appear unexpectedly anywhere...

What's the use of that information now?

We need to escape its pursuit first, before worrying about avoiding surprise attacks from this boss!

Every player who saw the notification couldn't help but curse aloud.

Sterl also frowned slightly.

Does this notification have any significance now? It's only useful for those outside of Area A2.

So, we're just the unlucky ones who happened to run into it...

"Wait? Unlucky ones?" Sterl realized something as he looked at the simulated three words in the boss's name. It dawned on him—

Does this mean that in [Transcendence], players could also randomly encounter this so-called Devourer of All Things?

This notification isn't meaningless. It's informing players of one of the boss's characteristics!

In a flash of insight, Sterl didn't have time to think further.

He could only run along with the other players, all while mentally noting the boss's key traits. First, the damage output needed to break the multicolored glow on the boss. Otherwise, all attacks would be absorbed by the Devourer of All Things' black hole-like body, strengthening it.

Also, they must avoid its shockwave.

If not, it's not just about failing to escape—their movement skills would be sealed during the fight, greatly increasing the risk.

As he pondered, the number of players around him rapidly dwindled.

The Devourer of All Things surged madly. Its body, composed of various spheres, now flattened against the ground, morphing into a form akin to a hunting leopard, charging forward.

The boss then rampaged, crashing through everything.

No fancy skills, just sheer speed and power, launching a furious assault!

Yet, faced with such a simple attack method, the highly-skilled, resourceful genius players found themselves utterly powerless.

Sterl watched as the melee fighters ahead of him unleashed incredibly fierce attacks, only to be easily slaughtered by the boss!

No screams, no cries, no blood spilling—everything was swallowed by the black holes.

"It's as if those players were completely erased from existence!"

Sterl felt a chilling fear, watching the efficiency and cleanliness of the boss's slaughter.

Sterl couldn't help but marvel internally at the boss's "efficient" and "clean" killing methods!

At this point, with the front-line players all dead, leaving nothing but the transparent shields of the Hall of Valor protecting the rocky ground,

The Devourer of All Things grew even more formidable!

The rear-line mages and priests were also in dire straits.

"Get away!"

A player in a golden robe activated some unknown ability, his body engulfed in blood-red flames, forcibly transforming him from a young man to an emaciated, wrinkled old man.

He then unleashed a bolt of lightning!

The lightning was so brilliant that it illuminated the sky, which had turned a dark gray from the Devourer of All Things' absorption.

At the same time, the lightning struck the ground, enveloping the boss and producing a deafening explosion.

All players couldn't help but turn their heads to look.

Yet the lightning only managed to diminish about half of the multicolored glow on the Devourer of All Things. The boss's movements merely slowed for a fraction of a second before resuming its assault.

The mage who had unleashed the powerful lightning, now in a weakened state, couldn't evade and was swiftly swallowed by the black hole, turning to ashes in an instant…

Immediately…

Witnessing this, the mages and priests who had been considering using their trump cards to unleash high damage quickly abandoned such thoughts and fled.

Not everyone could use a life-burning arcane skill like that mage.

Others couldn't produce such high damage outputs. Even if they teamed up, they might not be able to break the boss's multicolored shield. So, they had no choice but to run!

Unfortunately, mages and priests were inherently less agile than warriors and assassins. Meanwhile, the Devourer of All Things had grown much stronger by devouring numerous players and skills.

This disparity, coupled with the complete sealing of movement skills, made the remaining players' escape efforts highly inefficient.

In fact, the Devourer of All Things could leisurely hunt them all down!

Although the players quickly realized this and tried to scatter in different directions,

The Devourer of All Things, still in its leopard-like form, used its massive body to cover great distances with each charge.

The players' attempts to disperse were quickly thwarted as they were picked off one by one.

This also meant that Sterl, who initially blended in with the crowd, running while keeping an eye on the situation,

Soon realized that the mages and priests were falling too quickly!

Every second, a few unlucky ones were swallowed and shattered by the black holes! Sterl suddenly stood out because, during the Devourer of All Things' previous attack, several players around him were instantly killed, yet he had effortlessly dodged the assault.

However, he didn't have to worry about revealing his strength.

About 10 seconds later, the boss targeted Sterl because… all the other players had perished.

Sterl finally stopped running, standing still. The Devourer of All Things, seemingly devoid of consciousness, showed no emotion as it saw its final prey halt. It simply stretched its limbs, crouched low, and charged!

Whoosh!!

A terrifying gust and sonic boom followed.

Sterl sidestepped slightly, narrowly dodging the pounce.

The Devourer of All Things, having absorbed so much, had significantly enhanced its life force and abilities, no longer moving sluggishly as before.

Sterl could only dodge the boss's attacks when there was some distance between them.

But now, having missed its mark, the Devourer of All Things agilely moved to block Sterl's escape route, sealing off all exits.

Its head's black hole flashed with chaotic multicolored light, and the small black holes forming its arms transformed into hammers, smashing down.

Though the giant creature's movements seemed slow, the moment it struck, the speed was as fast as a lightning bolt!

Sterl instantly realized he couldn't dodge!

Of course... this was because he didn't dodge immediately, instead choosing to wait until the boss attacked.

At this moment, Sterl felt a certain deathly threat. He knew very well that if he were hit directly, he would have to use his resurrection armor or Protection Power to survive.

With no movement skills available, a flash of light crossed Sterl's eyes, and he activated [Shadow Stealth].

He wasn't foolishly using a spatial skill that had been sealed. From the beginning, Sterl had sensed that legendary abilities were not within the Devourer of All Things' sealing range. This wasn't because the boss wasn't strong enough, but because the large-scale sealing effect was undoubtedly weaker than a single-target seal.

But to Sterl's surprise, even Shadow Stealth didn't work!

He was a bit stunned and then realized that the boss's power had likely increased after absorbing the other players, enhancing the effect of its predatory waves.

This is just unbeatable, Sterl couldn't help but frown.

The difficulty of this extreme trial seemed a bit exaggerated!

Players initially couldn't defeat this boss. They had to find ways to break through their own limits before they could have a chance to defeat the Devourer of All Things.

But as the Devourer of All Things killed players, it grew stronger. Given this disparity, players might not even break through before the boss became invincible!

Sterl now thought he might have to use a Hall of Valor token to ensure he could return to the Hall of Valor alive after failing the trial.

Unless he ascended to godhood!

But Sterl didn't have much Divine Power needed for godhood left and didn't want to waste his trump card.

However, compared to other teleportation and Bloody Rush skills, the seal on legendary abilities could be broken! As long as he infused Stardust, he could forcibly use them.

Sterl relaxed slightly. It seemed that the Devourer of All Things' power growth wasn't as outrageous as he had thought...

Without any hesitation, he threw in Stardust and activated the enhanced [Shadow Stealth], instantly entering the shadow world.

Boom!

Accompanied by a violent tremor, the Devourer of All Things punched the ground protected by the Hall of Valor's transparent shield.

The boss then noticed its opponent had suddenly vanished. Without pondering why, it stood dumbly, sensing around. It seemed to confirm the presence of a living being in a certain direction and slowly began to move there.

Clearly, it was about to leave Area A2.

One second...

Two seconds...

Sterl suddenly reappeared, standing on the black hole that represented the Devourer of All Things' brain. Without hesitation, he condensed his star power into a liquid form.

He invoked the law of [Flowing Water]!

At this moment, Sterl also discovered [Flowing Water]'s flaw. While most enemies, even deities, contained liquid within their bodies, the Devourer of All Things was constructed from miracle energy fields similar to black holes, with no liquid inside!

The blade formed by [Flowing Water] now carried a faint shadow aura, amplifying the power of this move.

Incidentally, the enhancement from legendary abilities significantly weakened the power of laws.

This is a common rule in [Transcendence]. Unless specifically stated in the skill description, golden-quality skills have diminished amplification effects on legendary abilities.