Capítulo 21: Chapter 21 - Another Test ( 2 )
The surviving shadow puppet started to glow during our fight.
It gives me no time to react or do anything. A loud explosion disturbed the original quiet environment of the forest.
From the smoke, I emerged unharmed as something stood in front of me.
A fire snake that just emerged from the summoning ritual died before it could even show its might. Well, it played its role in protecting me.
At the last moment, I used the talisman I got from those unlucky rankers and summoned this beast to defend myself.
But this was quite a close call. If I was a second late I might been dead instead of this summoned being.
An E + rank monster defeated the D rank monster in one strike. I now have a new level of understanding regarding the might of the self-explosion of these shadow puppets.
I talked to the system in a hurry.
' hey 07, can you give me some help in this trial? I could use some sort of miracle or any other help.' ( David )
[ ding ]
[ the system has seen the difficulty of the host and thus granted a new quest. The section of the reward has been given in advance to the host to complete this trial. Rest will be given after the completion of the trial.]
[ quest generating.....done.]
[ name – edge of death
Description – The host is at the edge of the death. Few can walk safely from this point so to encourage the host this new quest is generated.
Condition – complete this special test without getting killed and kill all the enemies.
Reward – increase in rank and hidden reward.
Penarly – decrease the rank by a whole level. ( from E to F )
Note – part of the reward is issued in advance.]
I felt a hot current flow through me and my rank increased by one sub level.
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Name - David Adam (lv 0 )
Title - the soul of another world
Age - 16
Rank – E
Potential - C
Affinity - shadow ( 65%)
Talent - shadow domain ( locked ), < not selected yet >
Bloodline - ???? ( sealed )
Stats
Strength – E +
Agility – E +
Stamina – E +
Mana - E
Mana recovery - E
------ > Special state
Forbidden curse ( ???? ) - a strong curse born to slowly consume the holder's life force and give them a painful end. ( sealed for 5 days )
------ > Manual skills
Instant movement ( Tier 4 ) ( Active ) ( Elite )
Move 7 meters away from your initial position at a fast speed.
Intermediate swordsmanship technique ( Perfect )
A set of intermediate sword moves and styles.
Intermediate footwork ( Master )
A set of basic movement patterns and sets.
Intermediate martial arts ( Master )
A set of basic hand-to-hand combat moves and styles.
Intermediate herb gathering ( Elite )
Gather medium-leveled herbs while preserving their properties.
------ > Skills ( 3/4)
SCAN ( EX ) - scan the surroundings or a certain area or a specific thing or any living being to know its information. Only some special level things or skills can counter this skill.
Parallel thinking ( E ) ( Gro.) ( Active / Passive ) ( Master )
grants the user the ability of dual thinking. Can increase the thinking speed.
Earth Observer ( F ) ( Gro.) ( Active ) ( Elite )
Feel the earth and the things buried in it.
Skill points - 6
Quests - breaking the ban ( in progress ), Edge of Death ( in progress )
Status - cursed
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I gain a lot from the trial of bravery. I levelled some of my skills and reached the limit for my intermediate sword skills.
My other skills have increased by at least a sub-rank. This type of improvement is hard to get in normal time.
This is why many rankers pursue these hidden trials to train their skills and get handsome rewards too.
So I spend only 2 days in this trail area. Time flow in this area must be quite fast compared to the real world.
Anyway, I looked at my status and saw my increased rank. This type of help is much needed right now.
I did not increase the rank of skills using the skill points as I think it is a waste to use them on such basic skills. My instincts told me not to use the skill points now and I trust my instincts.
Following the next hour, I make some complicated traps and other stuff to face these shadow puppets.
Just after I completed the last trap shadow puppets came to me.
This time only one shadow puppet showed up. I searched for its other companion and found nothing.
I felt relaxed for a second but got serious in the next second after seeing the rank of the puppet.
It is Rank D – and the same elite rank. Does Shadow think too highly of me or it wants to kill me?
Who put high to test someone?
I think someone might complain about how was I able to defeat the E-rank elite monster despite being an F-ranker at the dungeon.
Facts are elemental monsters are more powerful compared to normal monsters as physical attacks can not cause much damage to them.
Only elemental attacks, skills, or spells can cause high damage to them.
Even after defeating the previous assassins, I coated my sword with shadow elements to cause some damage to them. If not, my blade may not cause any damage to them.
Adding mana to the weapon is a basic skill of ranker but this has certain limits. This is the most crude method to give elemental properties to the weapon.
Adding mana to the weapon this way can increase the consumption of the mana and put pressure on the body of the ranker.
I can not use this skill continuously for a long time as it also damages the equipment if too much mana is supplied to it.
I focused my attention on the puppet and observed its movements.
It continued to stay in the shealth as time passed. It must be the patiencent one of all the attackers I faced till now.
Even after half an hour it did not rush to attack me but continued to wait in silence.
I have no problem with its waiting but what if it did not attack me for 1 hour and other enemies appeared for the next round?
What would I do if I had to face multiple opponents with self-explosion skills?
I looked at the area where the last shadow puppet self-exploded. The ground Is chared and the trees are uprooted by the strong impact.
I asked myself, can I survive such an attack head-on?
The answer is yes or no. I can survive for one or two times with the help of equipment and other stuff but after the two attempts, I will be helpless in the face of such an attack.
I can not waste time. I can not afford to take the risk of being surrounded by a bunch of time bombs.
I moved my location and shadow puppet followed me in shealth. I walked in a specific manner unknown to the shadow puppet.
It followed me on its way. Just as it stepped onto a special location the ground beneath its feet moved apart.
The shadow puppet fell into the deep pit dug by me. Of course, I know this is not enough to harm it.
I pressed the button on the remote control and before the puppet got out of the pit a huge explosion erupted under its feet.
This time I left more bombs under the pit to directly blast this thing to heaven.
Just as I predicted after the explosions died a louder and stronger explosion erupted from the pit.
A shadow puppet has died in a blast saving me a lot of trouble.
But before I could relax I looked at the time and realized that few minutes were left till the next wave of the monster hit me.
I tried to preserve my strength and get ready to face the incoming opponents. I can not use these bombs continuously as I have a limited supply of them.
If not for the memories of David I can not even acquire this many mana bombs. These bombs are enough to destroy a big area of the Flower City completely.
Right on time, new enemies appeared around me. This time 2 shadow puppets appeared with D rank.
Are you kidding me? Is this still a trial or a complete death game? How am I supposed to defeat the enemies stronger than my rank and their rank is increasing by each round?
Last will be C ranked or what?
Cursing my bad luck I formed a new plan to get rid of these puppets from a safe distance which seemed to be impossible for the current scenario.
I have some mana bombs left which may be needed for the last battle.
So I have to take the risk and kill these two puppets by myself.
Eariser to said than done. I tried to separate them using forest area but like glue, they both stay connected to each other.
Like the previous one, they did not try to attack me but just followed me around. Like puppies follow their mother.
I hate this kind of hide-and-seek game.
I decided to take a risk.
Just as the assassins reached a specific spot I pulled a trap.
Two huge logs smashed into the shadow puppets and threw them in different directions.
Before they could recover I attacked the closest puppet with everything I got. In exchange for some injuries, I killed it before another assassin came to the rescue.
Just as I killed it, the puppet's body started to glow. I picked it up and threw it at the incoming shadow puppet.
The body I threw exploded near the other shadow puppet, but I also got caught in the explosion range.
I summoned the last fire snake as a shield. The talisman burned into the ashes as the summoned creature died in an explosion.
Before I could relax I felt a dangerous feeling. This is a sense of danger I honed in the trail of bravery.
During the constant battle, my senses warn me of the incoming danger. Depending on the situation, the signal may arrive late, or even if it arrives on time, I can not move fast enough to escape the danger.
I sensed the danger in advance and activated the defensive skill of my equipment. I know this is not enough so I activated my trump card.
I grabbed a thing from the system space and activated it.
A barrier surrounded me and covered me from all angles.
The source of the danger is a remaining shadow puppet who seems to have survived the explosion of the same kind.
Its condition was not right but still, it managed to get close to me and activated the skill of self-explosion.
The high amount of heat and force strikes the barrier but the barrier remains stable.
After the explosion went down the barrier also crumbled into the mana particles.
I looked at the thing in my hand. This is the second thing I exchanged from the museum.
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Name – amulet of the protection
Rank – D ( Rare )
Type – Equipment
Skills – Absolute Protection ( Active/ Passive ) ( D ) – summon a barrier and cover the user from all sides. The barrier can protect the user from any of the Rank D or lower-level attacks completely. Cool down – 10 hours.
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A special type of accessory with only one skill. But the skill is stronger compared to other skills in the same rank. The skills that provide absolute guarantee are hard to find regardless of their ranks.
I breathe a sigh of relief. I was never this close to death. For some time I took my sweet time to adjust my state to the best.
I looked at the progress bar and found that only the last round was left.
I looked at my surroundings alertly and waited for my final enemy to appear.
After some time passed my last enemies appeared.
Looking at the scan results I took a cold breath.
What the hell? I can not help myself from swearing.
There are 2 enemies but their rank has changed to D + rank.
Fuck this test. If they are hell-bent on killing me then do not expect me to follow their rules.
I drank the potions to boost my strength for a short amount of time and got ready to face the most difficult opponent I faced so far.
Sorry, I take it back they are not the strongest opponent I faced till now but they might be the hardest of all.
I followed the same pattern as before. With the help of the traps and some other means, I separated the puppets from each other.
One puppet reached the spot I wanted.
A wooden cage trapped the puppet. Though it can not trap it forever it can give me some time to deal with other puppets.
I get into a fight with the other puppet. Sword and dagger clashed with each other. During our fight, the trapped puppet got free and joined our fight.
Now it's two against one. Despite this, I give a tough fight to the puppets.
Suddenly one of the puppets retreated. Before I could understand its purpose the one who was fighting with me used its self-exlosing skill.
I stayed calm and attacked its core. Every elemental creature has a thing called mana core which functions as the most important part of its system.
Using a scan I found the location of the core and destroyed it. As the core got destroyed the supply of mana got interrupted and the explosion that happened was much smaller compared to its original power.
Still, the explosion gave me some injuries but these are nothing if we imagine getting hit by a full-scale explosion.
I spotted the only remaining enemy who attacked me from behind.
I parried its attack but failed to suppress it completely. The dagger gives me a big wound as the price for my carelessness.
I continued to fight it till we reached a special area. This time I retreated from the fight and activated the trap I set up.
Loud explosions went up beside us. I activated the defensive skills of my equipment but the impact from the explosion sent me crashing into the distance.
I crashed into several trees until I came to a stop. My whole body Is badly damaged. I drank some healing potions which stopped my injuries from spreading and slowly started to heal.
But before I could get up I saw the last shadow puppet appear in front of me and launch its skill.
Its body started to glow in light.
At such a close distance, I can not escape the range of the explosion.
My body is not in condition to run so I just looked towards the incoming attack.
"Is this the end of me and my story" ( David )
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