2 Red
Ryan walked towards the black treasure chest and the special neckpiece. Both lay on the ground harmlessly.
"So much trouble only to die?" He clicked his tongue in amusement. He took a step toward the exit portal but he stopped. He then turned to look at the neckpiece on the ground again.
"Should I try it?"
It was probably better for him to be cautious and let this be as he should be playing safe. However, this item was a bit too special for him to do that.
The guy had literally died after touching the item. Chances were that he was also going to die but he simply couldn't give up without even trying to find out what this was. If anything was worth losing one stat point, this was. This risk, he had to take.
He bent down and picked up the same neckpiece. For a second nothing happened. Perhaps it was a one-time curse? A small hope flickered inside Ryan.
However, the very next instant the same black and red aura started enveloping him.
"Fuck!" Ryan shouted.
An inhumane amount of pain rippled across his body. It struck him like a lightning bolt without any warning. He gasped, unable to even breathe through the pain. Just like the tank, he also started bleeding from his eyes, nose, and ears.
He clutched his throat and collapsed on the ground. Why was this hurting so bad? Wasn't this just a game? What sort of game would make the players experience something like this?
His eyes bulged out of his sockets as he gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, and held on. Come on. Come on. Stop! He tried to breathe through the pain.
Yes, it was a horrible gut-wrenching experience but something like this was not new to him. In a single night, he lost his father and his legs. This pain was nothing compared to the pain he went through then.
He punched against the cold hard ground as he tried to regain himself. He hated this. He was weak and helpless back then, he was weak and helpless now.
"Noooo!" Ryan shouted as he managed to get a grip on himself. Only now he realized he was still holding on! The tank had died instantly but somehow he was still alive?
This gave a dose of encouragement to him as Ryan clenched his fists harder and tried to get through the pain. Waves and waves of excruciating madness crashed against him, but still, he was holding on, even if it was just barely.
Suddenly, in the midst of this madness, a melodious sound echoed. "Your mental power is noteworthy for a pathetic human being. I am impressed." It was a female voice.
"Who.. who are you?" Ryan stammered with great difficulty.
"Oh, you can talk." The voice sounded amused.
Ryan shouted in agony as he couldn't talk anymore. But a second later, the voice itself spoke again. "I am sure you are going to fail… meh… what the hell… I am bored so I will let you have this one. You barely qualify so it's fine."
"What…"
<Ding. You have successfully bound the item 'Necklace of Cursed God'>
<Ding. You have unlocked a legacy quest>
<Ding. Rank SSS>
<Ding. Legacy Name: Cursed God's>
<Ding. Do you wish to accept this legacy?>
Ryan gasped and panted. He could feel that the pain was also slowly subsiding. He rubbed his neck and stood up, staring at the notification in front of him.
SSS Rank legacy! It was actually an SSS Rank legacy. He had only heard about the top ten rankers who had A rank legacies and now he had a chance to obtain an SSS Rank legacy? He couldn't believe it.
This did not belong to him and he also did not put any effort into it. Should he still accept it?
"Heh. Of course, I will. Yes!" Ryan grinned, despite the maddening pain.
A good person would have probably wanted to be fair and just let this go to the guy who actually worked hard for it but he was not a good person. He was a weak person. A person at the rock bottom of this society.
And someone like him could only take whatever chance he got and crawl and fight his way to the top. An SSS rank legacy meant money and help for his family and that was something he just couldn't pass up.
<Ding. You have accepted the legacy>
<Ding. Your race is now changed to undead>
<Ding. Your class is now changed from thief to the hidden mindless bloodsucker (can be upgraded)< p>
"Huh? Bloodsucker?"
This was shocking and even more shocking was the option to upgrade but Ryan swiped away these notifications, ignoring everything. Examining this new legacy and the hidden class needed to wait.
For now, he needed to flee!
He quickly touched his neck to make sure that the necklace was still on him. After that, he immediately took the dungeon exit portal that was in the same room.
All the players who died should have already respawned back in the nearest town. He did not want to get caught when they inevitably came back here for their loot.
He ran out of the portal and then continued running all the way to the next town in the opposite direction.
But this was easier said than done even with his [Stealth] skill, something that he did not have at the moment.
When his class changed, it looked like he had lost all the thief class starter skills and his level dropped back to 1. It would be foolish to attempt to cross this entire path alone.
In this situation, there was only one option for him. After running far enough, he reluctantly pulled up his system interface and logged out.
Huff! Only after he removed the helmet and saw the familiar cramped living room of his apartment, he breathed in relief. He had actually pulled it off!
He took another breath and calmed down before wheeling towards the desktop computer and opening the browser. He then started researching the various legacies.
With every second that passed his excitement only grew. He was absolutely correct. There was no talk of any SSS legacy in the game.
Ryan felt a little thirsty so he drank some water and continued scouring the internet with ferocity.
After a few minutes, the most he could find was some rumors about a couple of players having S Rank legacies. However, there was absolutely no mention of an SSS Rank.
"Good." He sighed in relief.
This was definitely good news. With this, he can make a mark in the game and earn money to help his mother and sister. There was a lot to be done. He had to do careful planning. He read that legacy quests were very difficult so this was just the beginning.
However, all of that had to wait. A feeling of tiredness was slowly crawling on him and he was also weirdly thirsty. So he drank some more water and leaned forward to take some rest with his head resting on the table.
He was feeling very tired. Really tired. He tried to dose off but the uncomfortable thirst lingered.
Hmmm. He drank some water again and once more collapsed on the table. Somehow, he was still thirsty?
Fuck it. He ignored it and tried to sleep.
A couple of seconds passed by when suddenly the thirst became a burning pain without any warning. Ah! He clutched his throat and flashed his eyes open, only to see that everything in front of him was completely RED!
