Chapter 9

Averill Institute Academy is a prestigious school that has history and culture and has also become a center for institutions of higher learning all over the world.

It is the dream and honor of countless people to be able to enter this prestigious school. Here exists a place where students come from prominent backgrounds and rich families all over the world.

An endless stream of people was continuously moving back and forth. Enthusiasm can be seen everywhere, just like on a normal school day in the academy. The endless flow of people didn't appear chaotic as they were moving organized.

Some students banded together and friendly laughter could be heard, but nevertheless, Zephyr was alone. Zephyr didn't care and greeted anyone as he passed the other students as he moved silently to his classroom.

Arriving in his classroom, he walked over to his seat without anyone noticing, as no one cared about him. Zephyr went to a seat towards the back of the room and near the window. A perfect spot to get.

The classroom was only half full as they talked among themselves. He suddenly heard them talking about something that piqued his interest.

"Hey! Isn't Tensura amazing? "

"I know right. It's very amazing when you can do magic and other cool stuff! "

"It's a pity, right? The server is only open until 8:00 p.m. and it closes at 5:30 a.m."

"I agree. If not, I would be totally absent today and play the game the whole day."

Tensura only has one server that accommodates billions of players at once and that is managed by an AI. Tensura is closed during the daytime and only available at night. It is to ensure that Tensura won't affect the players' schedules.

The VR device operates as it helps the player's real body to sleep while the consciousness is in the game, making the player feel refreshed when they log out, unlike Zephyr, who over exerted himself.

"What is your level and class?"

"Archer, level 4. I'm amazing, right? "

"Eh, that's amazing. I'm only level 2 yet. I'm a mage, by the way. "

Zephyr looked at them with a confused look as he wondered what they were doing in the game when he was already level 9. However, he did not know that the average levels of players were at level 3 and level 5, as they were not like him, who could solo a boss.

Normally, it takes 3 days for a player to reach level 10, because the higher their level, the more experience points they need to level up. Not everyone is like Zephyr, who was lucky to defy logic.

"It's incredible how player Zephyr was able to solo bosses while we couldn't even solo a single mob. Our party usually gets wiped out fighting a common boss. "

The atmosphere changed to admiration after talking about a pro player. They wanted to meet him and be carried by a pro to ride a bus.

[Bus-A player helps another player to raise their levels.]

Zephyr then sighed and muttered.

"So boring."

'What should I do? Should I talk to them and know others when it's free time? I don't want to They would probably see an aura of 'Talk to me and become my friend' and get creeped out. '

Zephyr thought if somebody walked up and talked to them, they would probably be bothered. Zephyr didn't want them to talk about him as he didn't want any attention to be directed at him.

In the end, Zephyr didn't speak to anyone and was left alone in his seat, staring out the window. He fell into a deep thought as he lamented the beautiful scene in the academy.

'I wonder what's friends are. Where do friends come from? Do people become friends when they eat with each other? '

The more Zephyr thought, the more he didn't understand.

'Isn't it true that friendships develop over time? Trying to make friends is really tiring and bothersome.'

Zephyr's mind was in disarray and stopped feeling that he would only tire himself. While he was in deep thought, the classroom quickly filled up as other students entered.

Class continued for the whole day, and Zephyr felt it was boring as usual. Things didn't even change, as even the teachers ignored him and didn't call him out to answer the questions.

Zephyr returned home and looked at the game capsule in his room. Zephyr muttered with cold eyes.

"I hope this game brings me more interesting stuff."

[Scanning user... Complete.]

[WELCOME TO 'TENSURA']

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Appearing in the place when he went offline, Zephyr looked at the quest he was currently doing.

[Beginner Village Request] (A-rank Quest)

Help the chief solve the mystery of the lake.

Rewards:????

Failure: -300 karma, -3 levels.

Zephyr wondered what would be the reward as it was an A-ranked quest. He also knew how amazing the reward of the S-ranked quest was, which was his current class, and he was curious about what was in an A-ranked quest.

As he was on his way, Zephyr sensed something as it felt like his intuition was pointing out something that he didn't understand at first but then remembered that he possessed the super sensitivity stats.

Zephyr followed his intuition and saw a cave hidden by bushes on a cliff not far away from the lake. As Zephyr approached, he saw a passageway that could barely be seen by the naked eye. Suddenly, a system notification appeared in front of him.

[You have discovered the hidden dungeon, "Black Magician's Hideout."]

[You are the first to make this discovery.]

[You have made an achievement that is not easily accomplished. Additional karma will be provided.]

[You have acquired 100 karma.]

[You have acquired 150 additional karma.]

[All experience gained inside the dungeon will be doubled for the next 5 days.]

 [The item drop rate inside the dungeon has also doubled for the next 5 days.]

'Black Magician?'

A black magician is a class that uses black magic borrowed from the power of demons. They were the polar opposite of the class priests who prayed for divine power and borrowed it to heal and buff others. The black magician focuses on curses and debuffs.

Zephyr's interest is piqued as he can see that this dungeon is the one connecting to his quests. Zephyr didn't hesitate to enter the dungeon and looked at the surroundings.

It was a cave inside and nothing looked wrong until he reached a couple of meters. Zephyr saw an experiment with equipment and corpses that was used and dissected. Black magic power was floating in the air and Zephyr became vigilant.

He grabbed his Venomous Demon Sword. He scanned the surroundings and looked ahead as something appeared.

[Corrupted Goblin]

Rating: Uncommon

Level: 15

Tier: 0

HP: 2,300

MP: 670

Skill:

[Darkness Bite]

[Bite the target and deal 100% physical damage and additional curse that deals 50% magical damage per second and lasts for 5 seconds.

Skill Resources Consumed : 50 MP

Cooldown Time: 30 seconds.]

Summary: A normal goblin who was caught by a black magician and was being experimented on. The organs were transplanted and infused with black magic, resulting in it becoming stronger than a normal goblin.

Zephyr looked at the goblins, which had internal organs that were about to fall. It seemed in pain, as if it were screeching. As it saw Zephyr, it immediately attacked him and used [Darkness Bite].

However, he was taken aback by the next notification because he knew he had easily avoided it.

[You have been cursed.]

[You will lose 100 HP for 5 seconds.]

[A legend doesn't yield easily.]

[You have resisted the abnormal condition.]

Zephyr was surprised as the curse landed on him while the attack missed. He now understood that avoiding the curse was futile as it would totally hit him, but he was glad as he now saw the benefit of the legendary class.

Zephyr then slashed the neck of the goblin with the Venomous Demon Sword. 

[You have dealt 2,950 damage to the target.]

[The target has died.]

[300 experience has been acquired.]

[You have acquired 5 bronze.]

[Level Difference of 6. Exp gain multiplied to 700%]

[1,800 experience has been acquired.]

Zephyr was surprised at the damage he had dealt. He thought it would be around 2,100+ combined with his strength and damage of the Venomous Demon Sword, but he remembered that every damage he dealt would increase by 75% if he used a sword.

He was amazed by [Complete Sword Mastery] damage amplification as he one-hit killed the goblin, who was higher level than him. If not for it to be a higher level, his damage should be 3,000+.

Zephyr then continued, as he saw a horde of corrupted goblins ahead. Zephyr narrowed his eyes as he was about to attack. He remembered he possessed no skills, as his skills were deleted by the system after he became the Sword Saint.

He felt it was a pity as Frostlight Slash was an epic skill to begin with. But he did not lament it, as he then remembered that he could create a sword skill.

Zephyr fell into deep thought as he didn't know how to create a skill in the first place. He returned to the entrance for a while to avoid being disturbed. He looked at his [Swordsmanship Creation] before doing anything.

[Swordsmanship Creation, Lv.1]

[You can create sword skills.

* The number of times it can be created will increase every time the level of 'Complete Sword Mastery' increases.

* Passive skills can't be created.

* There is a certain probability of producing rare-epic sword skills.

* There is a rare probability of creating unique sword skills.

* There is a very rare probability of creating legendary-rated sword skills.

* When rare-rated sword skills are produced, all stats will permanently rise by +2 and karma will rise by +30.

* When epic-rated sword skills are produced, all stats will permanently rise by +4 and karma will rise by +80.

* When unique rated sword skills are produced, all stats will permanently rise by +12 and karma will rise by +300.

* When legendary-rated sword skills are produced, all stats will permanently rise by +25, and karma will rise by +1,000.

* Something special will occur with every five legendary sword skills created.

[Number of sword skills that can be created: 3/3]

Zephyr used Swordsmanship Creation without hesitation.

[What sword skill do you want to create?]

Zephyr didn't know a thing about swordsmanship as he came from a peaceful era. Zephyr did not know the answer to the question, but he still decided to try. Suddenly, he remembered a certain cultivation novel he read due to boredom.

'A sword is to kill, destroy, and annihilate.'

His arm, which is holding a Venomous Demon Sword, moved as he tried to remember the words. His body moved in a motion as he thought of the words from the novel.

'A sword is an extension of one's arm of a true sword master.' Suddenly, he felt a tingling sensation as his class responded to his motion. It helps his body get used to it as the system corrects his mistakes.

After a while, a notification appeared.

[Player Zephyr has created a new skill.]

[Please name the skill.]

Zephyr was snapped out of his trance as he fully concentrated his senses to visualize an image. 

"It worked!"

Zephyr made a slight grin as he was getting excited about this.

"Name the skill Vorpal Destruction." Zephyr did not think about the name as he named it randomly.

[Have you decided on 'Vorpal Destruction'?]

"Yes."

[Vorpal Destruction]

Rating: Unique

[All targets within 5 meters take 300% attack damage.

There will be a fear effect if the enemy is a tier lower than the user.

A sword filled with a concentrated amount of destruction. A single strike of this sword skill can destroy those who stand in its way.

This sword skill is not at its full potential.

Type: Active

Skill Proficiency: 0%

Skill Resources Consumed: 200 MP

Cooldown Time: 30 seconds.]

[A unique rated sword skill was produced, all stats have permanently risen by +12 and karma has risen by +300.]

'Amazing.'

It was a unique sword skill, not a rare or epic one. just one rating lower to be a legend. It was a one-of-a-kind skill in this world, and Zephyr was the one who created it. He almost couldn't believe it as it was just based on a novel.

There was just one word for this skill of this caliber, especially in this early game: overpowered! However, another notification appeared as he was still enjoying himself.

[Congratulations! Player Zephyr, you are the first player to create a skill.

['Complete Sword Mastery' proficiency has increased by 25%]

[You have made an achievement that is not easily accomplished. Additional karma will be provided.]

[You have acquired 500 karma.]

[You have acquired 750 additional karma.]

Suddenly, an announcement about Zephyr would appear and would send numerous players into a frenzy.