I Can Copy Curses

The man with the sword sneered, "Of course, we'll finish him. Hunting newbies to increase our soul power is the easiest, and we've been doing it for a long time. How could we let this one go?"

With that, he drew his sword and laughed at Orion.

"It's your bad luck that you stumbled upon us," he said, laughing.

"Oh, my bad luck?" Orion smiled lightly. "How so?"

The man with the sword sneered. "Because you've stumbled upon the legendary newbie-killer trio. We've never failed to kill a newbie we've encountered."

"Well, there's a first time for everything." Orion unsheathed his sword. "And your time came the moment you decided to attack me."

As he said this, he vanished from his position and reappeared behind the man with the sword. He used the curse of Blinding Speed along with the curse of Stormcaller in Curse Transformation to achieve this teleportation-like speed.

For these three, who were only at gold rank, Orion felt he might be going overboard, but it didn't matter since he intended to kill them anyway.

He swung his sword, severing the man's head. Blood spurted like a fountain from his neck.

"You! How? No!" By the time the other two realized what had happened to their leader, it was too late; within seconds, their heads were sent flying as well.

Orion stopped and observed their bodies. He noticed that, like before, they shone with a blue light before disappearing into the air.

He checked his status.

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[Name: Orion Darkwood]

[Level: 1 - 0.9%]

[Divine Soul: #$&#$& - Soul Form]

[Soul Shard: (1) 3-star]

[Soul Power: 2%]

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'Only my soul power increased after killing them.'

Orion assessed his status and noted that his level percentage hadn't increased much. It was only 0.9%, which likely came from killing the monsters earlier.

"Killing people doesn't give level-up experience; otherwise, people would farm humans instead of monsters," Orion muttered, realizing that if killing humans granted experience while they were revived, it would create an ultimate farming exploit.

"Let's keep moving."

Orion continued toward the enormous wall, its size becoming more apparent with every step. From a distance, it had seemed imposing, but now, standing in its shadow, he could truly appreciate its sheer scale.

The wall towered over him, reaching heights comparable to the communication towers he remembered from Earth. Its surface was made of dark stone, with faint, intricate patterns etched across it—perhaps runes or protective enchantments that fortified the city.

'Why such massive walls?' Orion wondered. If they were built, it was surely to protect the city from monsters, but he found it hard to believe that monsters large enough to necessitate such walls existed—except for Apocalypse-level beasts.

'I'd better get into the city quickly. Knowing my luck, I might run into one of those monsters.'

Orion used Blinding Speed along with Stormcaller, increasing his pace significantly.

As he passed through the plain, he noticed many others making their way toward the wall, most moving in groups of two, three, or even four. He saw few people traveling alone.

He speculated this might be because of the robbers he had encountered earlier.

'It seems there are more of these newbie hunters terrorizing Grimshore,' he thought.

Not long after, he arrived at the base of the wall, where he spotted what looked like a gate. Hundreds of people were lined up in rows, waiting to enter the city.

Orion also noticed several figures moving among the rows, acting like guards, carefully watching for any disturbances.

'Do I have to wait in this long line to enter?' Orion frowned. He didn't have time for that. He needed to save his position in the city and exit Grimshore so that the next time he returned, he would already be inside. But standing in line with hundreds of people might take too long.

He also had to be mindful of the time he could spend in this world. Since he was leaving for Dollas Academy's assessment, he had to exit Grimshore before midnight. He wanted a peaceful night's sleep before heading to a new place.

'Why are people waiting in line to enter? Is there some kind of identity check or something?' he wondered.

'Looks like I'll have to ask someone.'

He turned to the person in front of him in line. "Excuse me." He tapped the man's shoulder.

"What is it?" the man asked impatiently.

"Why are there so many lines with so many people?" Orion asked directly.

"How would I know?" the man snapped in frustration and turned back, ignoring Orion.

Orion was speechless. He had just asked a simple question, and yet the man ignored him. He couldn't tell if it was because of the long line or if the man was always this irritable.

"It's because of Orion Darkwood," someone else answered his question.

Orion turned to see another man, who had overheard their conversation.

"Orion Darkwood? Why? Did he kill someone?" Orion asked, confused.

"No, it's not that," the man said, shaking his head. "The people who control Desmere don't want a potential threat in their city."

"What kind of threat?" Orion asked.

The man patiently explained. "Think about it. Orion Darkwood has so much potential and is currently the strongest genius in the three domains. If he enters Desmere, levels up to platinum and diamond rank, what do you think will happen to those ruling the city now?"

The man added with a smirk, "Knowing Orion Darkwood's treacherous reputation, he'd overthrow their rule and crown himself king. So, they've put in place a strict identification process to keep him out. Since he's still at gold rank, they can easily identify and turn him away."

Orion smiled lightly. He knew he was infamous for all the wrong reasons, but he had underestimated the extent. Apparently, his treacherous reputation had spread far and wide.

"They made the right call, but I doubt it'll stop him," Orion said with a smile.

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