Chapitre 45: Sometimes there is no shortcut

"Damn it. This is taking longer than I thought."

Liam moved, slashing down at the bear one more time. His other hand swiftly took out a piece of fruit and popped it into his mouth to recover his stamina.

Though his health was not taking a hit, his stamina was dripping like water from a rusty bucket. So he quickly chewed on the fruit while the rest of his body continued moving with ease.

However, he still didn't show any signs of stopping or speeding up his attacks.

He took his time and only used a certain type of attack which was a straightforward sword slash, at least that's what it looked like to others.

He had other stronger attacks in his arsenal but weirdly he continued to use only this single attack, despite the amount of time it took.

It almost looked like he was stalling for something or simply passing his time wastefully. In reality, Liam was not either of those things. In fact, he was training.

If he did this same training somewhere else, the target wouldn't last this long. It would have died in his hands within a second, and the training wouldn't be as effective.

But thanks to the bear's strong defense and it being an elite field boss, it became a perfect target for him.

Liam did not intend to let this opportunity slip by and trained to the best of his abilities and as for what he trained… it was nothing fancy.

He had no knowledge of any advanced sword techniques. If he had, he wouldn't have died such a pathetic death in the first place. Rather what he had and what he knew were the basics.

And in his previous life, because of his very low which might as well have been non-existent mana affinity, he wasn't able to practice this particular skill.

However, in this life, he was one of the blessed few. Though he was not born with a constitution that could make others envy him, he was surely going to get here very soon.

And that meant, his mana absorption, mana manipulation, and mana usage would be top-notch at worst. So how could he still not train in this special technique?

After all, this was the basis for one of the strongest abilities everyone chased after and the foundation of one of the most powerful classes, the battle mage!

Though Liam did not intend on becoming one, he nevertheless wanted to perfect this technique as swordplay was already drilled into his bones. It would only be a waste if he didn't try and combine it with the other thing that could bring out the full potential of the sword.

And that was mana!

Just like his spirit sword techniques that relied on his inherent spirit and soul strength, there were also arcane sword techniques. These relied on mana.

To be more specific one had to combine the power of mana with the strength of the sword.

And Liam was currently practicing this exact same thing!

Since he had personally not used this move before, he was also a novice just like the others, so he was struggling a bit, unable to execute it immediately.

At the same time, he already knew the basics and also had seen these kinds of moves being used several times, so his progress wasn't too slow either.

With every slash of his sword, he was improving tremendously and gaining a lot more experience in this technique.

He even managed to almost achieve success a few times, leaving behind charred marks on the gigantic black-furred beast.

However, before he could get any further, the enormous black bear couldn't hold out any longer and charged towards him with everything it had.

Its red eyes further darkened in rage and it shouted letting out an earth-shattering roar. Its speed and agility, not to mention strength, all of a sudden increased by leaps and bounds.

Liam instantly pulled back. Every boss monster deteriorated into this enraged state when their health was reduced to the last 5%.

So he treated this part of the fight more carefully and focused on evading. He also used some of his other long-range skills [Lightning bolt], and [Fire ball].

The bear king was more susceptible to these two elements and combined with Berat's attacks, almost the entirety of its thick black lustrous fur was burnt down and its body riddled with several injuries gave out.

The rest of Barabara's health was also quickly brought down and the huge grizzly fell back with a loud thud.

Experience points and notifications chimed in one after the other, but Liam clicked his tongue in annoyance. "Tch. Tch. It won't respawn for another ten hours. So no point in staying here."

He had to continue his training with another new target. He kicked the bear's body into position and then brought down his sword to cleanly sever its head in one swift move.

"Alright. This quest is taken care of. Time to head to the city." Liam tossed the bear's head into his inventory. There were a couple of equipment pieces that had also dropped which he casually tossed in as well.

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Chapitre 46: World Famous

[Ding. Congratulations. You have killed the Bear King Barabara. You have gained 20000 Experience points]

[Ding. Congratulations. You are the first player to kill the Elite Bear King Barabara and save the city from its terror. Your grand achievement will be etched in history]

Liam tossed the two notifications aside with a smirk on his face. It has begun now!

The very next second a loud ding chimed and bright letters flashed in front of him and also the several other players currently engrossed in the same world.

[DING. World Announcement: Player Chang Liam has successfully killed the Elite Bear King Barabara. This achievement is etched in the walls of fame and his glory will be sung for all eternity!]

Berat gasped. He was currently seeing the same thing as everyone else.

Being announced on the server within 24 hours of the game starting was something unimaginable for someone like him.

And considering that this was the first World Announcement… he just dumbly looked at the person and then back at the flashing bright words.

So his name was Liam?

Every player currently in the game would have received this message. They would all know his name too. This was a good thing, even an envious achievement, but at the same time…

Fame always came with jealousy and hatred. Even this single announcement was enough to put him under a spotlight, which would inevitably be accompanied by harassment and ganking.

Moreover, observing him so far, this person was definitely a solo player without any sort of backing. So Berat wondered how he was going to handle everything by himself.

He searched his face for the slightest trace of fear or concern. However, the other party seemed to be rather preoccupied, only barely paying attention to the world announcement.

His observation was indeed spot on as Liam already knew this was going to happen.

While this video game's or rather the tutorial mode's initial purpose seemed to be to prepare everybody for the upcoming changes in the real world, it was far from the truth.

While giving a helping hand to the inhabitants of the planet, this simultaneously festered chaos and commotion as well. This was why there was no option to hide one's identity or appearance in the game.

The more one stood out, the more the game would be disadvantageous to that person. No one player would be allowed to rise to the top.

This was going to happen sooner or later and Liam had no plans of delaying anything or changing his plans because of this.

Otherwise, he would only miss out on a lot of things and in the end, he wouldn't be able to achieve anything that he wanted. So he might as well get this over with right here and now.

Liam sighed and he was already gazing at the next couple of notifications. The night was still young and he knew that the last of the notifications was not over just yet.

[Ding. You have leveled up]

[Ding. Congratulations. You have reached Level 15]

[Ding. Congratulations. You are the first person to be recorded on the world leaderboard. Your grand achievement will be etched in history]

And just as he finished clearing this notification, another announcement rang loudly.

[DING. World Announcement: The world leaderboard is now available. Only the deserving, the truly strong and powerful will be recorded on the world leaderboard]

Liam did not even bother opening this so called world leaderboard option in the game screen and checking. He already knew what it would look like.

There were 50 spots in total and currently only his name would be present, occupying the first of the fifty other empty slots, thereby putting another spotlight on him.

As if this wasn't enough, killing any of the players on the world leaderboard would fetch special rewards, bonus drops, and generous experience points.

Liam flicked all the notifications close as he subconsciously hurried his footsteps. Things were going to get very heated up a lot faster now, but his main goals still remained the same.

He lifted his head to calmly gaze at the huge city sprawled in front of him and walked towards it steadily with an unwavering gaze. Bring it on!

Ahh... Umm… Berat saw that he was once again being forgotten and ran behind the guy. "Boss, wait for me."

"Why? Do you have more free time?" Liam chuckled.

"Bro! You are famous now. Don't you think it's better to have someone by your side to watch your back?" Berat tried to strike the iron when it's hot.

"Heh. Yup. You are absolutely correct, but I already have companions. You don't have to worry about that."

"Boss, come on. Aren't you planning to form a guild in the future? Also dungeons and raids… I am sure this game also has something like that! Don't you want more players?"

"You can call me whenever you need help. I have a couple of friends. We can help you out."

Berat hadn't expected it, but hearing his words, Liam actually paused in his footsteps. "Ok. Let's do this. Add me as a friend and I will call you if I need anything."

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