Chapter 78_ Easy Clears
「 Immediately leaving without saying anything, it seems like master is truly carefree. He is really unlike the legends of my time. 」
The moment Lexus disappeared, Death Knight Pagma said with a sigh. Feeling the stare of the death knight that appears out of nowhere, Greed flinched and his breathing stopped for a moment when he made eye contact with the Death Knight.
「 Its nice meeting you, my successor. My name is Pagma. 」
Hearing the voice from the death knight in front of them, it was not just Greed, but also Piaro and Asmophel widened their eyes. They didn't expected that the one in front of them would be one of the nine legends of the past generation. The secret legendary hero who fought for humanity.
He is the only NPC-Legend known to have 3 Classes. 1st Class - Swordsman, 2nd Class - Legendary Blacksmith and 3rd Class - Baal's Contractor. He also used to be the only NPC-Legend who is known to have 2 Legendary Classes - Legendary Blacksmith and Baal's Contractor.
The source of Greed's strength.
People became aware about the secret legends of Pagma which was revealed after the first epic of Lexus. Thanks to that, Greed's Holy Light Set became a Myth rated item.
「 I won't speak much. Although I'm extremely weak and lacking compared to my prime, allow me to personally teach you according to my master's order. 」
With the words that left from Death Knight Pagma, a notification window flashed in front of Greed. It was the progress of the class quests that didn't appear again for almost half a year.
[Pagma's Guidance]
Difficulty: Class quest.
[....]
Look at the warning window, Greed couldn't understand it. However, he unconsciously summoned a shark-shaped greatsword that reminds one of the sea.
「 Let's begin, shall we? 」
Pagma summoned a sword while performing a sword dance. It wasn't the multi hit Link Kill or Transcendent Link that Greed was familiar nor it was the ultimate six fusion sword dance that Death Knight Pagma unleashed against Sword Saint Biban.
Death Knight Pagma's sword energy unleashed an overwhelming momentum. It was a sharp energy from the Great Swordsman who was called the best swordsman after Sword Saint Muller hundreds of years ago that could lead all living creatures above the ground to death.
At the center of it all was Greed.
[You have suffered a catastrophic damage!]
[Attack power will increase by 100% and attack speed will increase by 50%.]
[All resource recovery speeds are reduced by 30%.]
[Resistance failed.]
[A legend doesn't die easily. You can resist all attacks for 5 seconds with a minimum of health.]
Pagma's Swordsmanship, it was made up of skills that dealt additional damage in proportion to physical damage.
"... ! ?" Holy Light Armor. It was the ultimate armor made by the legendary blacksmith Pagma out of the god mineral, adamantium. The set items were originally legendary items but they were upgraded to myth rated after the first epic of Lexus.
But it couldn't boast a complete defense and suffered a mortal wound from Pinnacle Kill that ignores the target's defense. Seeing that 100% of his health was reduced to 1 health point in one blow even made Piaro and Asmophel speechless.
Greed doubted his eyes. Who was he? Greed had received a legendary class and gained a large amount of stats that was clearly above the standards of other players and his items. There were more than 2 billion players in Satisfy and Greed believed that he was superior than them thanks to his encounter with the King who's also a Sword Saint.
No matter how much he revere Pagma, it would be a lie if he said he wasn't confident in his skills. But now, he was knocked down by Death Knight Pagma in one blow and the Bloody Berserker, the unique skill he received from the king was activated.
Then a notification window popped up.
[You have learned a little more about the person called Pagma.]
[There is a bond with Pagma. The growth rate of your skills will increase.]
The legendary skills had the disadvantage that their effect and power were excellent, but the growth speed was slow. This would overcome that shortcoming. Greed was delighted by the unexpected harvest.
Piaro, who was watching was amazed by the manifestation of an amazing sword technique.
'So this is Pagma...!'
A blacksmith, but also a master of the sword. The sword technique that could separate the sky and the mountains. Indeed, the best swordsman after Sword Saint Muller...
'Although he says that he was weak compared to his prime, there's no mistake that he is stronger than my current self!'
Piaro had the shivers. He once again realized after witnessing Death Knight Pagma's power. He might not be born under the same sky as Muller or Pagma, but he was under the same sky with the resurrected Pagma and the new Undefeated King.
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Behen Archipelago. A challenger must break through the 66 islands, which were like an instant dungeon.
After quite a long journey, Lexus arrived at the Behen Archipelago.
"At this time, Kraugel must have already chosen the third advancement class of White Swordsman, had crossed from the West to the East Continent as one of the player that discovered this place."
Lexus murmured, remembering the details in the novel.
"This is gonna be fun."
Lexus spoke to himself and started to cross the bridge between the mainland and the first island. A notification window appeared at the end of the bridge.
[Do you want to enter the instant dungeon 'Behen Archipelago'?]
"Yes."
[The 'Behen Archipelago' is limited to one person and the escape method is unknown. Death is highly likely. Do you still want to enter?]
The chance of death is high? This detail might be trivial to the players but for Lexus who is an NPC, his life is finite. He only has a single life but was he worried?
"Go."
On contrary, Lexus was brimming with anticipation. This place is one of the most important places in Satisfy and will help him increase his strength again. At the same time, his body was sucked into the gate.
[You have entered the first island.]
Just like what was described in the novel, the structure of the first island was very simple. There were several rock piles, as well as white sand.
Lexus was looking around when he saw the notification window that popped up.
[A mission will be created.]
[First Island]
Survive for 20 minutes!
First Clear Reward: 1 Challenger Point.
[The mission will start 30 minutes from now.]
What terrible things would happen in the future that he needed to 'survive?' Ordinary people would be extremely nervous and uneasy.
Lexus simply smirked about it and instead, he was full of anticipation. Just then, four large magic circles engraved on the island. What were they for? Lexus was able to grasp it pretty quickly.
As he is a "king who possesses over a thousand weapons", one hundred swords appeared in a magic circle with fancy golden lights from his inventory as it all floated into the air.
[Control Sword - Lv.6]
Rating: Unique (Growth)
[A Sword Saint is able to remotely move and control up to hundreds of swords from the inventory without using hands.
* The attack power of Control Sword is proportional to the weapon's attack power.
*The number of swords that can be controlled will increase according to the rating. Number of available swords to be controlled: 100
Skill Resources Consumed: 1,500 Mana per Second.
Cooldown Time: None.]
[The first island's mission has begun.]
After 20 minutes of calmly waiting, monsters were created at the four magic circles.
Kyaack!
The monsters that emerged from the magic circles were the creepy sellobu. They were a spider type monster with low defense and stamina, but high attack power and speed. The sellobus were so fast that ordinary humans couldn't counter. They were ghastly monsters that can slaughter the current players all over the continent.
The speed at which the sellobus were created was fast but it wasn't that much of a big deal for Lexus. In every magic circle, 25 swords in each magic circle were hunting down the monsters at ease.
The monsters were all helpless as all 100 swords were perfectly controlled to eliminate the sellobus before they could shot poisonous liquid at Lexus.
Lexus didn't have to personally do anything. Although he could add the God Hands and fire some basic magic spells, all sellobus were already suffering from the swords that suppressed their advantage in speed.
From this point on, numerous notification windows appeared in front of Lexus.
[You have killed a sellobus.]
[612,000 experience has been distributed.]
[You have killed a sellobus.]
[You have killed a sellobus.]
[You have killed...]
The first island that frustrated so many challengers over the years... The land of despair turned into a simple hunting ground for Lexus.
[You have cleared the first island.]
[You have acquired 1 challenger point for the mission success.]
[Challenger Point]
Can be used to purchase items from the Challenger Store that exists somewhere in the Behen Archipelago.
Since it wasn't that much of a challenge for him, 20 minutes quickly passed while his swords were auto hunting for him. With a carefree manner, Lexus proceeded to the next island with a smile.
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"It's been a long time since there was a challenger."
The hidden sage, Sticks. He gazed into his magic ball and saw a man with white hair. Sticks examined him closely and didn't feel inspired.
"Anyway, he will be eliminated."
The first island dropped the challenger's stamina to the limit. Faced with the terrible limit, they would cause their own self-destruction. Over the past few decades, most challengers lost their lives at the first island.
Sticks was sure that the same thing would happen to this white-haired man. However, the result was different from what he expected.
"Heok! N-No, how...?"
Sticks was shocked. He looked like he saw a ghost. It was natural. The first island. The goal was to take advantage of the island terrain to hold out against the monsters that appeared 'infinitely' for 20 minutes.
They should reduce the area that the monsters could attack from by moving to the highlands or into narrow places. It was a common strategy, but most people didn't survive for 20 minutes even if they knew the strategy. There was a limit to their stamina.
However, the man with white hair used an unconventional method. He cleared the first island easily without using a strategy. After summoning more than hundred of swords, he waited for the monsters to appear and killed them. It was a method that destroyed common sense, making even the sage Sticks embarrassed.
(#A/N: I just copied and pasted from the novel. I admit that I can't think of a possible change in Sage Sticks reaction... I'm also afraid that my poor writing will entirely change everything.)
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[You have entered the second island.]
This island was at least 10 times larger than the first island. The scenery was also different. There was the sound of waterfalls from the lush jungle, as well as a small mountain at each end of the island. There were also lakes and caves.
'A bonus island.'
Lexus grinned as he looked around. He saw a towering rock wall just behind the starting point. There were 10 golden boxes shining brightly.
'In the novel, this island has a big impact on me as a reader.'
As a smirk was beginning to form in his face, notification windows appeared in front of him.
[A mission will be created.]
[Second Island]
Open the locked treasure chests!
There are 10 keys hidden throughout the island.
It is important to find as many keys as possible, as each box has a different key.
Time Limit: 3 days.
First Clear Reward: Every time you open a box, 1 Challenger Point.
* If two or more boxes can't be opened within the specified time, you will be expelled from the island.
[The mission will start 30 minutes from now.]
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