Kruta the Second

## Summary

A barbarian who can commune with lingering wills due to a soul whisp of an old warlord in his body. First encountered in the Quarry in Perennial Vastness. Later on joined Zac in an Orange Zone Battlefield mission and had monthly duels with Zac. Invites Zac on mission to the Stand of Saeward where Valsa Planur ambushes them.

He appears to enjoy a good challenge and testing himself, he's good humored and often jokes around with his friends, and he's very loyal and trustworthy, coming to aid Zac even when doing so could potentially spell doom for him and his tribe.

## Appearance & Personality

* "Who's here to congratulate you?!" a buff human with at least some orc heritage swore. "What kind of disgusting luck do you have? First the Calamity, and now this?" **Chapter 1,016**
* "Greedy bastard," the buff man from before laughed as he stepped forward. "I like it! Skills or martial?" **Chapter 1,016**
* You wanted to watch us get our ass beat and then slink away?" the barbarian grinned as he grabbed the man's shoulder. **Chapter 1,016**

## Cultivation

* He was a faith cultivator calling upon the spirits of his tribe's ancestors. A soul whisp of some old warlord lived in his body, resulting in him being adopted by a warchief from the main tribe. **Chapter 1,020**
* The barbarian could actually commune with the lingering wills to some degree. Occasionally, the fallen soldiers took a liking to him and shared some secrets. **Chapter 1,020**
* The two swords in Kruta's hands hummed with the Dao of Conflict, and they started to absorb the ambient Dao in the air. The weapons looked like a mix of messer swords and butcher's cleavers. **Chapter 1,026**
* A spectral projection appeared behind Kruta's back as he readied himself for battle. It was only a bit larger than Kruta himself and even looked similar except for a noticeably stronger orcish blood. It was the ancestral soul whisp Kruta the Second had been born with—the original Kruta. **Chapter 1,026**
* As he moved, so did the avatar on his back. It almost looked like Kruta had grown a second set of arms, and two translucent fists grabbed at the weapons in Kruta's hands. The sword shuddered as two spectral projections appeared, turning two swords into four. **Chapter 1,026**
* The imperfections in Kruta's blueprint were the real deal, though, an unavoidable side effect of the man being a bit of a fighting idiot. **Chapter 1,026**
* "Your axe is doing almost as much work as my four swords. I'll have to ask my elders if they can help me reach that state when I return." **Chapter 1,026**
* "Don't these patterns feel odd to you?" Zac said. "No. Then again, I have no talent for stuff like this," Kruta shrugged. **Chapter 1,033**

## Techniques and Treasures

* Kruta placed the fang on the plate, and it looked like the primal scribbles crawled onto the tooth. In just seconds, it was completely covered with a set of engravings. Zac only smiled as green scales appeared across Kruta's face while he transformed into a lizardman. The bone disk seemed to be an interesting transformation treasure that allowed the barbarian to take on features of beasts he'd felled. The tooth was imbued with a temporary array, and the array was then injected into Kruta himself. It allowed for a transformation beyond even what **[Million Faces]**could accomplish. **Chapter 1,024**
* "Well, this is," Kruta said as he took out a thick hide. It was painted with black ink, depicting two raging armies locked in battle. Zac frowned as it wasn't some ancient artifact from the battlefield. It was newly drawn, probably by Kruta himself. **Chapter 1,024**
* Kruta had some orcish heritage, but his gear was far more exquisite than what he saw from his brethren in the Big Axe Coliseum. The swords were a rare dual Spirit Tool of extreme quality, and Zac suspected they had an equivalent or even greater spirituality than **[Verun's Bite]**. **Chapter 1,026**
* "Wow," Zac whispered from within the emergency isolation array Kruta had prepared as they slowly backed away to hide behind a rock formation. **Chapter 1,026**
* "This is Warhaze Array," Kruta frowned as he took out a bone. "Stay close or we'll get split up." **Chapter 1,027**
* "Can you tell what direction it's moving?" Zac [*sic*] asked Kruta fiddled with a few bones for a couple of seconds before nodding. "Out and toward the Edge." **Chapter 1,028**
* Still, it was enough as Kruta turned into a streak of light that shot right through one of the exits, fleeing west. **Chapter 1,028**
* A twenty-meter Orc had appeared out of nowhere, and plumes of bloodlust poured out of his cells. He had a huge machete in his right hand and swung it at the sword with a roar that shook the whole region. **Chapter 1,031**
* Ah?" Kruta said, glancing down. "Oh, don't worry about it. This bone's a specialty of my tribe's shamans. It'll help me grow a new foot in a week. In a month, it'll be back to my old strength." **Chapter 1,032**
* "By the way, I marked her with some bone dust when I brought the puppets. She won't be able to ambush us again when we return," Kruta grinned. "Well, unless she cleans her shoes, I guess." **Chapter 1,032**

## Perennial Vastness

* Zac nodded, and the two appeared in front of a simple hut [*Kruta's Manor*] standing atop a gargantuan skull. The skull had likely once belonged to a bloodthirsty Beast Emperor, and it still emitted fierce waves of carnage. It drenched the hut in a bloody aura, though Zac could tell it had been changed somewhat. It felt protective rather than threatening after being altered by the Mana Domain. Not protective of Zac, though, but of Kruta. **Chapter 1,024**
* "And no more than five people have spent as much time as me in the Stand. Of them, only I have gotten the clues from the Hero Souls," Kruta proudly said. "And that's why Kruta gets 60%." **Chapter 1,024**
* Kruta had a wealth of experience collected during his nine years in the Perennial Vastness, much of which had been spent in the Stand and similar battlefields. Knowledge you wouldn't find in any publicly available information package or the manor scrolls. **Chapter 1,025**

## Faction

* Each Imperial Clan formed a powerful Empire, and we live closest to the Han'Bazor Empire. We are not a subsidiary to them, but we still can't defy them because they control the Fourth Heaven. **Chapter 1,032**
* Kruta belonged to the Redleaf Tribe of the Everwind Steppes, which was actually a vast region on a B-grade continent [*Raulfi Continent*]. **Chapter 1,038**
* More importantly, the Everwind Steppes' continent was extremely far from Zecia. Directions were iffy with the confusing dimensional composition of the Multiverse, but the steppes and the Seven Empires could be considered on the "other side." The distance between Zecia and the Undead Empire was actually much shorter between the Everwind Steppes and the Undead Empire. **Chapter 1,038**

## Adopted Grandma

* Balka Redleaf - Autarch - **Chapter 1,045**
* "Should've asked my grandma for more money," the barbarian muttered as he strolled away. **Chapter 1,017**
* "Ghost-talking? My grandma would whoop you until you sang like a canary if she heard you speak like that," Kruta laughed. **Chapter 1,024**
* Of course, they were the remains of the Primordial Beast Balka slew to claim her seat as one of the seven Grand Elders at the Tribal Council. **Chapter 1,045**

## Marriage

* "Who wouldn't?!" Kruta laughed. "I've already have six fiancés, though they have to become Late Hegemons before marrying me, and I a Monarch." **Chapter 1,033**
* The faces of his fiancees rapidly faded as Kruta took in the true expression of deadly grace. **Chapter 1,053**

## Master

* "Disciple…" Thousandflames said, a radiant smile spreading across her face. "Would you believe that I've never actually had a disciple?" **Chapter 1,053**

## Ultom

* "Indomitable Court," Kruta said, his eyes veritably burning. "You're really my good brother!" **Chapter 1,038**

## Zac's Bro

* "Alright, buddy, you've squeezed Mana out of all of us. Time to get this show on the road," the barbarian hollered, not even trying to hide his jealousy over Zac's good fortune. **Chapter 1,017**
* "Hey, dead guy. If you're planning to head to one of the war zones, bring me along, yeah? I could use your luck." **1,017**
* Kruta had come for a duel and to gawk when the rumors of his ability to swap between two races had started to spread. **Chapter 1,020**
* Kruta had also joined him, Ogras, and Catheya for a mission in one of the Orange Zone's battlefields once. He almost only stayed in those regions, and it turned out he had a very useful ability. **Chapter 1,020**
* The stalk was one of the best Natural Treasures Kruta had found during his travels on the battlefields. Kruta had been worried about his insufficient funds after missing out on the Fate Kernel, so Zac had taken the opportunity to buy the stalk and some other conflict-attuned materials. **Chapter 1,022**
* "It's so weird," Kruta snorted as he thumped down on a large shinbone. "Your path is straight, but you're so crooked and paranoid. Is that why you grew a second shape?" **Chapter 1,024**
* "I mean, a wise man once told me, *'what's the use of calculating and thinking when you're an idiot?'"* Zac coughed. ... Kruta blankly looked at Zac for a second before he started laughing. "Good advice! I like it!" **Chapter 1,027**
* "Do you trust me?" Zac whispered while he took out a Void Core. "No!" Kruta groaned. **Chapter 1,032**

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