34 Chapter 33: Luck Comes With Misfortune
Kaya lay on the ground configuring his status window. His attributes right now could be compared to a peak tier 3 player and if he was to get his class upgrade and added his status points, he'd be a bonafide tier 4 player. Currently, the highest level a player has reached is tier 6 and those players could already rival gods of this world and we're on a stage where they could upgrade their ranks to Evolved. When players reached Evolved level, they'd return to level 1, they'd lose all their items, equipment, and weapons. Only their skills and class is what they could carry with them. When a player becomes an Evolved, they'd only have a short time in this world and would be forcefully transported to another realm or what people would call the Domain of God, in this place, things were a lot different than the Haven of God, everything was far more dangerous than the other but although the realms are quite similar, how they level is far different compared to the normal sort. But that's a story for another time.
He had gained a title from defeating a High Demon by himself.
Ting~
[Demon Slayer: Damage dealt against demonic monsters is increased by 40%. Demonic beings are more likely to resent you. Demon Kings have taken notice of your existence. You are automatically promoted to Viscount wherever human settlement you go.]
He was quite satisfied with the title effects, he had long been notified by the Demon Kings and both Beelzebub and Mammon had already known of his existence and he wouldn't be surprised if Belphegor had also noticed him since he had killed Damned Daniel who wore Belphegor's Boots. Recalling the fight, Kaya could've died a couple of times and he realized what he needed was not overbearing Strength since he already had it but rather speed since there were times that he couldn't catch up to their attacks and could only bet with his instinctive reaction. He also had to increase his Mana since he realized that using Blink or Shunpo over time will drain his Mana capacity. He checked his player status first.
Ting~
[Alon
Race: Human
Status: Commoner +Viscount {Baron}
Title: Lonely Defier.. (3 titles are in effect)
Class: Fighting Monarch (1) (Advancement in Process)
Level: 81 (42%) +43 (1%)
Rank: Awakened (Early)
Strength: 689 +215
Agility: 600 +215
Intelligence: 524 +172
HP: 1,690/25,300 +17,200 {36500}
MP: 4,535/4,535 +2,150 {2200}
Status points: 290 +645]
Ting~
[Congratulations on reaching 700 points in Strength! You have been rewarded]
[...]
[Congratulations on reaching 800 points in Strength! You have been rewarded]
[...]
[Congratulations on reaching 900 points in Strength! You have been rewarded]
[Destruction BUFF: Enhances the next offensive skill you activate by 1000%. After casting the skill, you'll be weakened by 60% for 1 hour.
Cooldown: 8 Hours
Mana Cost: 2000]
[Congratulations on reaching 700 points in Agility! You have been rewarded]
[...]
[Congratulations on reaching 800 points in Agility! You have been rewarded]
[...]
[Congratulations on reaching 600 points in Intelligence! You have been rewarded]
[Diminish BUFF: Refreshes the cooldown of the player's skills and spells.
Mana Cost: 20%]
The rewards he obtained were rather grand, although he gained 4 runestones, he also gained two amazing skills. Destruction was a sure kill skill, if he used destruction on Crunch, he could crumble the entire skull of a tier 4 player but the backlash of the skill was worth noting considering that he'd be weakened by 60% but since he had God's Will that lessened the effect of debuffs greatly, he'd only be weakened by 18%. Not to mention that he had the skill Diminish, he'd be able to repeat the process if his enemy was able to survive.
'I have nearly a thousand free status points, what should I put it to?'
Kaya thought deeply about it. His overall attribute already places him at the early stage of a tier 4 player, but despite being so strong, he still felt like he was lacking. Since everybody was basically on his ass, he'd have to protect himself if he wanted to rise from the top.
'Let's just put the status points to make the attributes reach the four digits and the remaining to agility.'
Ting~
[Alon
Race: Human
Status: Viscount {Baron}
Title: Lonely Defier.. (3 titles are in effect)
Class: Fighting Monarch (1) (Advancement in Process)
Level: 124 (43%)
Rank: Awakened (Early)
Strength: 904 +96
Agility: 815 +535
Intelligence: 696 +304
HP: 42,500/42,500 {36500}
MP: 1,720/6,685 +1,520 {2200}
Status points: 935 -935]
Ting~
[Congratulations on reaching 1000 points in Strength! You have been rewarded]
[Energizer (Strength) has been obtained]
[Congratulations on reaching 900 points in Agility! You have been rewarded]
[Space Leap SPD: Instantaneously teleport to 100 kilometers around you.
Cooldown: 10 Hours
Mana Cost: 2000]
[Congratulations on reaching 1000 points in Agility! You have been rewarded]
[Energizer (Agility) has been obtained]
[Congratulations on reaching 1200 points in Agility! You have been rewarded]
[Repeater- Every basic attack is followed up by 2 strikes each dealing 30% of the damage as True Damage.]
[Congratulations on reaching 700 in Intelligence! You have been rewarded]
[...]
[Congratulations on reaching 800 in Intelligence! You have been rewarded]
[...]
[Congratulations on reaching 900 in Intelligence! You have been rewarded]
[Insightful Vision- See through any traps, hidden items, barriers, blinding, etc.]
[Congratulations on reaching 1000 in Intelligence! You have been rewarded]
[Energizer (Intelligence) has been obtained]
"...!"
Kaya's eyes widened in shock. It wasn't the skills that had him stunned but rather the Energizers. Every 100 levels, a player could proceed to an Awakening Temple where they can pay a fine and would be reawakened. The reawakening would increase one's physique which improves one's compatibility with the game and also raises their status by 10%. The stage would reach from Early to Medium, to Bottleneck and once a player reaches the Bottleneck Stage, after reaching level 400, he'd automatically be awakened to an Evolved player in which he will proceed to the next realm, the Domain of God. Energizers were tablets that must be swallowed during the start of the reawakening process which not only enhances the physique but also increases the status increase by an additional 5% depending on what attributes the Energizer was. For any players in the higher levels, a 5% increase was godly so that's why Energizers we're considered one of the most precious resources a player must obtain. It doesn't just end there, Energizer's ability to improve a physique would help greatly not only in the first realm of the game but also in the next realm as things were far different and difficult. One would be unable to level the usual way and have to sort in a very unconventional procedure which is to cook and eat the monster meat. They'd earn added attributes depending on what type of monster they defeat and how strong it is.
Ting~
[Energizer
Type: Reawakening Pill
- Increases physique by 10%
- Increases Strength by 5%]
[Energizer
Type: Reawakening Pill
- Increases physique by 10%
- Increases Agility by 5%]
[Energizer
Type: Reawakening Pill
- Increases physique by 10%
- Increases Intelligence by 5%]
The Energizers looked plain but their effects were amazing. If he were to sell this, he could earn himself half a billion dollars easily in the market or if he was to auction it, he could earn 3/4th of a billion or even a billion dollars! That's how rare and precious an Energizer was. The only way to get it was for one's attribute to reach the 1000 mark or from special occurrences like killing a mutant or Catastrophe monsters or as a reward from completing S rank quests.
'I can't just forget about the skills, everything is just amazing!'
The system reward was random but it didn't mean it was rare. It all depended on the player's performance in which the system would give them a proper reward and for Kaya's case, he earned Space Leap, Repeater, and Insightful Vision. Space Leap and Insightful Vision were the rather common rewards he could earn in the 1000 mark as many players also gained this reward but this was the first time he had heard of Repeater.
"Hey Roman, have you heard of a skill Repeater?"
"No, I've only heard of a skill Repeat which allows a player to cast the same skill again."
Kaya asked to which Roman responded as he reconfigure his inventory. Seeing that even Roman who was a beacon of Knowledge had no idea what it was and it only meant that the skill was rare and for what he believed that he may only be the one who had this skill or if not, a few players that remained the skill's effect had hidden it from the public.
'I just earned an overpowered skill.'
Kaya smiled as he read the skill's effects. He already had inhumane strength and to think he'd be able to deal another 60% damage as True Damage was just too much. If he was to go all out in a brawl with a tier 4 player, he could overwhelm the player with simply his basic attacks. If this could happen, he wouldn't enjoy the game anymore so for now, he decided to hold back and only use a minimal amount of his overall attribute.
' I'll have to hold back for now on if I want to enjoy a fight. I can't just end every battle with a single punch although I have to help my grandfather's company, if I can give this astronomical amount of items to them, it should be enough to help the company financially.'
Kaya immediately started gathering items but first, he check the most important items of all the items he had earned.
Ting~
[Belphegor's Boots
Type: Footwear
Rank: Fabled
Durability: Infinite
+50,000 HP
+50% MP
+100% Movement Speed
+100% Attack Speed
+5000 Overall Defense
+20% Health Regeneration
Power Nap- Every time you sleep, heals missing health by 1% every 10 seconds and increases overall defense by 10 points every 10 seconds of a maximum of 1000 that lasts 1 hour after waking up. If health is full, instead gains a shield that blocks all damages equal to 50% of the player's HP. If the player sleeps for 24 hours, doubles attribute for 30 minutes after waking up.
Relax- If a player does not exert their full effort, block 50% of any incoming damage.
Effortless- Using only non-skill attacks when confronting opponents enhances the damage by 50%.
Eternal Slumber LS: If you are killed while asleep, revives automatically and increases overall attributes by 500% for 10 seconds.
Cooldown: 24 hours
Safe Travel SPD: Travel to any place in the world that you have been to.
Cooldown: 10 Hours
Requirements: Alon (Damned Daniel's killer)]
(Note: LS means Life Saving and EXC means Exclusive. Also if you are wondering why he can check high-ranking items was due to his high intelligence, intelligence increases one's Insight and Insight helps in an appraisal of both items and targets.)
'As expected of a Fabled item, it's godly and tierless.'
Kaya couldn't help but smile widely, he equipped the high-fashioned boots on and immediately felt the effects boost his entire power greatly. The skills of the boots screamed the Sin of Sloth as it was telling Alon to lay back and relax. It was a godly tool for lazy people. He checked the next item he earned which was the legendary sword.
Ting~
[Soulkeeper (4)
Type: Sword
Rank: Legendary
Durability: 50,000/50,000
+100,000 Physical Attack
+100% Physical Penetration
+80% Critical Strike
+2000 Attack Speed
Soul Stealer: Every time you deal damage equal to 10% of the opponent's health, steal a portion of their soul that weakens them by 5% of a maximum of 50%. If you kill a player, steal half of their Immortal Soul and in return give you 1-5 permanent status points (Only applies 10 times every 24 hours of game time).
Damned Soul AOE/CC: Releases a shockwave of spikes in a 100x100 that deals 20% of a player's HP and binds them for 5 seconds.
Cooldown: 15 Minutes
Sword Expansion AOE: Increases the size of the sword and doubles the damage dealt while slowing down by 80% for 10 Minutes (Can be Cancelled).
Cooldown: 5 Minutes
Soul Lock LOCK: If you have dealt 50% of your opponent's health, appear right in their direction instantly and the next attack is enhanced by 60%. Activatable by 5 more times.
Cooldown: 10 Minutes for every opponent
Demon Incarnate BUFF: Temporarily turn into a High Demon race in which you will earn exclusive skills and enhances Soulkeeper's attributes for 5 minutes. Weakens by 90% after the duration ends for 5 hours.
Cooldown: 10 hours
Mana cost: 40%
Requirements: Tier 4, 1000 Strength, 1000 Agility, Hidden Melee Class]
'Amazing but I can't use it yet. And even if I did, I could only use its attributes but not its skill effects.'
Kaya clicked his tongue. Considering the scarcity of Legendary items in higher tiers, this was an amazing item he had acquire but since he was still far from that level, he could only keep it for now. He couldn't also use the skills of the item since he was barred from doing so. He could only helplessly sigh as he returned it to his inventory and checked the loot drops he obtained.
He decided to check for any Storage type items first since his inventory was already filled to the brim. He also asked Roman to help and after thoroughly checking, Kaya was able to find one storage ring and 2 spatial pouches. Kaya gave one spatial pouch to Roman and began appraising the items. Most of the items we're tier 2 and up and those in tier one we're high-ranking items thankfully with how common sword-type weapons are, Kaya had earned 3 swords which he automatically let the orb absorb, and with it, Kaya was now able to conjure the Fighting Monarch's Orb's sword configuration. When he activated the sword effect, the purple orb quickly morphed into a 1.5-meter long sword that had quite a basic design for a Mythical weapon but he could understand since it was only a tier 1 weapon. It was nothing more but a plain purple sword.
Ting~
[Fighting Monarch's Orb
Sword(1)
- Damage is equal to 90% of Alon's Strength
- Attack Speed is equal to 90% of Alon's Strength
(Absorb tier 2 50 Epic Swords or tier 2 10 Unique Swords. An additional bonus will be given if 5 tier 2 Legendary swords are absorbed)]
'I guess I can only expect much from a tier 1 sword, thankfully I have just enough legendary items in my bag to upgrade it to tier 2.'
Kaya immediately let the orb absorb another set of legendary swords and if Roman knew what Kaya was doing or just any player at that would be fuming in shock and anger but Kaya could not care less.
Ting~
[Fighting Monarch's Orb
Sword(2)
- Damage is equal to 100% of Alon's Strength
- Attack Speed is equal to 100% of Alon's Strength
+10% Physical Penetration
Consecutive Strikes BURST: Execute multiple strikes at the same time dealing 120% Strength and 80% Critical Strike.
Cooldown: 10 Seconds
Mana Cost: 100
Counter-Strike DEF: Block any incoming attack and return the attack to the target dealing an increase of 50% effectivity equal to Alon's Strength.
Cooldown: 15 Seconds
Mana Cost: 200
(Absorb tier 3 50 Epic Swords or tier 3 10 Unique Swords. An additional bonus will be given if 5 tier 3 Legendary swords are absorbed)]
'Now that's more like it!'
Kaya was satisfied with the sword's additional effects. Although it couldn't be compared to a normal Legendary sword of the same tier, the fact that it was unbreakable was enough for Kaya to use it as his main weapon. The sword's design had also improved a lot. The appearance became more intricate with the handle looking proper for the hands to wield and in the center was the purple orb. The blade still looked dull but there was a sense of sharpness on its edges. Kaya started waving the sword around and was surprised at how light it was almost felt like a feather. This could only mean that this sword was made to be compatible with him or he just had very high dexterity and Strength which was the most likely reason for it.
Afterward, Kaya placed the other storage on his finger and collected the loot drops and after it filled up, he later placed the remaining ones in his pouch. Roman had also collected the loot drops but didn't dare to pick one since he was not obliged considering he had just watched the entire thing and had not helped one bit.
"Should we go home for now brother Alon?"
"Yeah, my grandfather should be looking for me now."
As soon as Kaya said it, a message from the cabin appeared in his view which was sent by Keith that his grandfather was looking for him. Kaya ignored the message and immediately pressed the [Leave Dungeon] button in which both were automatically transported back to the entrance gate of the portal.
"We're back brother Fist, I'll log out for..!"
Before Roman realized it, an entire arm had been drilled through his chest as he puked a mouthful of blood. He stared at his attacker and saw the red hue that glowed around his shoulder and could only mutter a short sentence as he looked at the man furiously with his reddened eyes.
"You bast-"
[You have died!]
[Your Immortal Soul has been heavily damaged from the attack! You will be temporarily banned from entering the game in 6 months, 30 days, 23 hours, and 59 seconds]
'Shit..'
Roman's lifeless body fell to the ground and Kaya who saw the scene permeate his cold gaze at the mysterious man as he sensed thousands of elite players surrounding him from every direction. In front of him was a large ebony man with the two steel sticks in his hands, a shirtless mohawk guy who was responsible for killing Roman with his crescent knives, and just a few meters from the rear was a cowering pink-haired girl who Kaya could only guess was Bird.
Blink!
Kaya vanished from sight as he went straight outside of the capital.
"Quick! Chase after him!"
