It was called {The Infinite Backpack} and could store 500kg of items. However, it became popular among Players because the stored items were assigned a shortcut. Players could use those items by simply using shortcuts.
Raizel tried to retrieve an item he knew was inside the backpack but to no avail.
"So thinking about the shortcut doesn't work. Perhaps I need to open it and manually retrieve the item."
He opened the backpack, and the inside looked the same as in Yggdrasil when Players placed an item inside it. The inside looked like a blue portal.
"Let's try this again," He mumbled and again thought of the shortcut for the item he wanted.
"Still no effect?"
After much deliberation, he decided to manually retrieve the item. He inserted his hand inside it and thought of the item he needed.
His hands felt something as soon as he thought about it, and its surface and shape felt like the item he needed. He then brought his hand back up and observed the item.
It was a ring made of silver and had a red gem. The ring was called {The Ring of Thousand Illusions}, an upgraded version of the Cash Shop item {The Ring of Illusion}.
Unlike its cousin, the upgraded version allowed its wearer to imitate any race, contingent upon having slain an individual of that race while wearing the ring.
He then placed the {The Ring of Ainz Ooal Gown} in the backpack and reattached it to his belt. He then equipped the ring and connected it to the chain.
"Now, let's try this. Change my race to Human," As the command was issued, the ring's gem shone momentarily before returning to normal.
'The activation looked good. Let's check my status.'
He opened his status, and sure enough, his race had been changed, or rather, his status showed the imitated race.
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[Name: Cadis Etrama Di Raizel]
[Racial Classes(Covered): ...]
[Race: Human (Original Race: Vampire)]
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While the original {Ring of Illusions} also stopped its wearer from using any racial ability, the upgraded version didn't have this shortcoming.
"Good, the ring is working as intended. This should protect me from rival Players."
He used the ring because there was a natural hatred among the heteromorphic Players and human, demi-human Players.
Because he had suspicions that he was teleported to Midgard or Alfheim, where most of the human and demi-human Players resided, it was paramount for him to conceal his race.
"Now then, I need information about this new world before I make any plans. But before that, I need a secure base of operation. If Nazarick had teleported with me, that wouldn't have been a problem."
He mumbled while getting up and gazing toward the forest's interior.
"I can't use any scouting-type spells or items; there is a great risk that my location might be revealed by that."
Typically, Raizel would be willing to take a risk like that because back in Yggdrasil, even if he died, he only lost 5 levels and a random item. And because he had a ring that made it so that only his lowest-class item would drop when he died, he was more willing to take such risks, but...
"I don't know if resurrection mechanics even work in this world; there is an equal chance of them not working. And honestly, I don't want to risk it. If I had a friend with me, maybe then I would be more open to such ideas, but not alone."
He had many items from the raids he had done on other guild bases, but alas, none of the items he had pillaged were high-class scouting-type items.
The highest-class scouting-type item he had was only at the Legacy Class. Whose effect would easily be negated by a Player specializing in anti-divination magic.
If Raizel was a scout, he could have used some skills to empower that item.
"~Sigh~ My best bet is to hide in the forest and search for a base of operation. But first, I should summon some helpers."
Although he couldn't use items or spells for scouting, that didn't mean he was powerless in that regard. In Yggdrasil, certain monsters had good scouting abilities.
He activated his Item Box, functioning as his inventory capable of holding an infinite number of items. Ordinarily, there was a limit to the number of items it could contain. Still, Raizel had utilized a Cash Shop item to expand its capacity.
A purple portal opened near him, and he inserted his hand into it. He then thought about the item he needed, and just like Raizel had expected, Raizel felt an item in his grasp that felt like the item he needed.
"So, it works the same way as the Infinite Backpack."
Muttering this, he took out the item, which turned out to be a scroll, a summoning scroll, to be more precise.
With casual nonchalance, he tossed the scroll into the air. Unfurling, it revealed its contents before igniting, the flames gracefully dancing from the bottom to the top.
A mere moment later, a small summoning circle materialized in the very spot where the scroll had hovered. In swift succession, a creature emerged from nothingness, and as quickly as it appeared, the summoning circle dissipated into nothingness.
'So the summoning scrolls also work.'
He contemplated while observing the summoned monster. It was a football-sized eyeball with bat wings on either side. Its sclera was obsidian black with a yellow pupil.
The monster was called Gazerwing, a level 50 scout-type monster, a vital asset for someone lacking specialized scouting classes like Raizel.
Raizel sensed a bond with the summoned creature, reminiscent of the connection he had with the {Billion Blade}, albeit less profound. Upon establishing this connection, a flood of information surged into his mind, revealing the Gazerwing's skills.
"Right, let's try giving it some orders,' Raizel focused on the connection, which felt like an ethereal tether connecting them both, and issued some orders.
"Go around the forest and gather information about any sentient life form, and if you find any, contact me immediately."
The Gazerwing vanished; however, Raizel was still aware of its whereabouts if he focused on the connection a bit.
"Let's try its skills," Muttering this, he closed his eyes and activated one of the exclusive skills of Gazerwing, known as Sense Share. It allowed the summoner to see from the eyes of the Gazerwing.
As the skill was activated, Raizel 'saw' a vision inside his head. The vision depicted what the Gazerwing was seeing. This skill was highly valued by the Players, but this was not the only reason why Gazerwing was popular among Players.
That reason went to its other skill called Divination Inhibition. It nullified any divination spells or skills. If a Player attempted to employ such techniques on a Gazerwing, the creature would perish. Yet, the Player would remain unaware of the summoner's location.
The vision showed the view of the forest from the sky.
'SHIT! Go down, you stupid bastard!'
As soon as he thought about it, the Gazerwing began to descend.
'It seems mental commands also work. That's good to know.'
He then deactivated the skill and opened his eyes. From the vision he had seen, the forest was quite large, and it would be difficult for a lone Gazerwing to scout it out completely.
"I can summon more monsters, but I want to save the remaining summoning scrolls; who knows, maybe they aren't a thing in this world. Also, I don't have a job class that allows me to craft more."
It was also quite possible that this world didn't have the materials he needed to craft more scrolls. Because of these reasons, he was hesitant to summon more monsters with scrolls. Also, even though the monsters summoned through scrolls had many weaknesses, Raizel could use the summoning scrolls as raw material for the production of other scrolls.
"I do have monster data of a few scout-type monsters, but that would take gold and quite a bit of time."
The monster he had summoned before using the scroll would vanish after a certain amount of time had passed. The time depended on the quality of the scroll, and because Raizel had used a high-quality summoning scroll, Raizel had roughly 3 days' worth of time.
Such scrolls weren't usually used in Yggdrasil because no one needed a summoned creature for that long. However, they were used to show off to other Players because the only way to get them was through the Cash Shop.
An alternative method of summoning monsters existed, necessitating access to the specific monster data one desired to summon. This method also required gold and a ritual.
Opting for this method had its advantages; notably, the summoned monsters would not vanish. Furthermore, creatures summoned through this process could attain levels of up to 90. In contrast, those summoned through scrolls were limited to levels of 70 and below.
After much deliberation, Raizel took out a few more summoning scrolls and activated them.
'Even if I waste some of them, it's for my own safety.'
The scrolls burned up, and a few summoning circles manifested. After the summoning was done, the circles vanished, and in their place were a few more Gazerwings and 2 Elementals.
"You lot, go and search the forest for any sentient life form, and if you find any, don't engage them, but contact me. Also, you must not fly over the forest."
He issued the command to the Gazerwings, who promptly vanished. He then shifted his focus to the 2 Elementals. In Yggdrasil, Elementals were spirits affiliated with the various incarnations of nature, and their appearance resembled their elemental alignments.
Depending on their levels, they were divided into different tiers, with Primal being the highest tier and Lesser being the lowest. The ones Raizel summoned were known as Arcane Elementals, level 70 monsters.
One of the summoned Elementals looked like a hunk of earth, stones and vines. It had a humanoid body, and its stature looked like a golem— bulky and sturdy. It was the Earth Arcane Elemental, which boasted a high defence stat. Raizel intended to use it as a tank.
Raizel commanded while pointing towards it.
"You go underground and follow me. If you sense danger, tell me and protect me in case someone attacks me."
The Elemental nodded and smoothly merged with the Earth, gradually dissolving from view. In a matter of seconds, it had entirely vanished beneath the surface. This was one of its skills called Earth Swim.
Raizel then turned toward the second Elemental, who looked like a humanoid dinosaur made of shining white crystals. White fire blazed around its body, and its eyes were shining in bright white colour. It was the Arcane Star Elemental, and it had the highest attack stat among the other Arcane Elementals.
"You go invisible and tail me around. Attack whoever I command you to."
With the command passed, the Elemental turned invisible by using a 5th-tier spell called <Complete Invisibility>.
Raizel also called a Gazerwing back and assigned it the job of scouting around Raizel.
"With this, the preparations are done," Raizel muttered while looking deep into the dark forest and continued, "Let's see what this forest holds for me."
To be continued...
A/N: For those who worry that there will be no Nazarick in this fic, don't worry. Nazarick will be teleported to the new world, albeit a little while later.
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It had been half an hour since Raizel began traversing the forest for any sign of sentient life or a good location for a base of operations. While walking, he was deep in thought.
"The skills and the spells are functional. Based on my earlier tests, it's evident that my raw physical prowess surpasses that of an average human. However, I would like to know just how powerful I am compared to a normal human?"
Raizel came to a halt, directing his gaze toward a robust tree. Closing the distance, he keenly observed the sturdy trunk.
"This should prove a valuable test dummy," he muttered, stepping back slightly and assuming an attacking stance. With {Billion Blades} poised for action, he prepared to unleash a strike upon the unyielding tree.
"First, I should assess my raw physical strength," he deliberated. Gathering every ounce of power within him, Raizel launched an attack on the tree, executing a forceful horizontal slash with {Billion Blades}.
The sword effortlessly cleaved through the sturdy trunk, causing the tree to topple to the side. The impact sent minor tremors through the land, accompanied by a small cloud of dust kicked up by the fallen tree.
"Nice, I didn't even need to activate any skill." He had a joyous expression on his face.
"Killing powerful enemies in the game was one thing, but that couldn't compare to the feeling of cutting through a tree with a single sword slash."
He then deactivated his Soul Weapon skill, and the {Billion Blades} vanished. Seeking to further gauge his strength without the aid of any weapon, he proceeded to another tree.
Adopting a punching stance, he attacked the trunk of his new target. A resounding boom echoed in the surroundings as the tree quivered violently, the impact of Raizel's powerful punch making its presence felt in the immediate area.
While his punch wasn't able to penetrate the trunk, it left a profound impact, creating a deep crater.
'My hand doesn't hurt.'
Because he wasn't aware of the dangers of the punch, he was ready to cast some healing spells if things went south. He brought his hand closer to his head, inspecting it with a careful gaze.
His face had a shocked expression while he inspected his hand.
'Hmm, no bruises,' He contemplated as he shifted his focus toward the crater on the trunk.
Observing the aftermath of the impact and the resonance it produced, Raizel contemplated, 'It appears my hands are akin to steel, judging by the sound and the condition of the trunk.'
With this experiment, his confidence grew, and he continued his experiments to ascertain his physical strength.
~Scene Change~
Under the moonlit canopy, Raizel moved with deliberate steps through the dense expanse of the nocturnal forest. The silver glow of the moon accentuated the crispness of his attire as he navigated through the shadowed woodland.
On closer inspection, he had a black sword adorned with intricate red runes along its length, firmly gripped in his right hand. Additionally, hanging from a silver chain on his left ear, he sported a silver cross featuring a crimson centre.
It had been a few hours since Raizel started his search for a base of operations, but until now, he had found nothing. The Gazerwings he had summoned reported no sentient life as of yet.
'One thing baffles me: I have been walking for a few hours, yet I don't feel tired. On the contrary, I feel refreshed.'
He stopped walking, looked above towards the moon and took a long breath. He then exhaled after a few seconds.
'This world is truly beautiful. I'd like to travel it and explore all sorts of things. While I'm uncertain whether other Players have been teleported here, if I find myself alone in this world, perhaps I'll embark on a journey to explore it.'
He then eyed a branch of a tall tree.
"Even though I'm not tired, I'd like to take a rest and revel in the enchanting spectacle of moonlight cascading through the forest."
Approaching a sturdy branch, Raizel leapt onto it with a graceful landing. Seating himself at the far end of the branch, he utilized the trunk as a supportive backrest, laying his head against it in a moment of repose.
'While I am resting, I might as well check the remaining features of the console. After teleporting to the new world, there have been some changes to it.'
He opened his console, and a translucent screen materialized before him, showing his status.
He contemplated while scrutinizing his various stats. In his recent experiments, he focused on augmenting his Phy. Atk. stat to explore potential differences, and the outcomes were staggering.
The increase in any stat wasn't additive but exponential. His initial punch was only able to leave a deep crater on the tree trunk, and that was when his Phy. Atk. stat was;
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[Phy. Atk: 70]
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After that, he used an Aura Manipulation Technique to enhance this, and the new value was;
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[Phy. Atk: 80 (70)]
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The value within the parentheses denoted the original stat, while the other represented the augmented one. It became evident that his rings, wristbands, and armour significantly enhanced his stats, as confirmed by the status displayed on the console.
When he delivered a punch to another trunk with the enhanced stat, his fist effortlessly pierced through the thicker trunk.
"From the experiments, I now know that stats play a more important role in this new world than they did back in Yggdrasil."
In Yggdrasil, stats were important but not as important as passive and active skills. Players depending on their high stats, were considered noobs and inept at combat.
Numerous instances illustrated that a player with a lower level than their opponent could emerge victorious by leveraging superior skills.
For instance, Touch-Me was considered a first-rate warrior and was one of the top Players on the server. However, he didn't have overall high stats. His maximum stat was his HP, which exceeded the limit of 100, and after buffing himself up, its value rose to 125.
Other than that, all his other stats were lower than 100, some even lower than 70. But, what made him formidable in battle was his skills, namely one of his skills allowed him to completely counter the attack of his enemy. He also had the World Break skill from the World Champion job class.
So, because of his skills, he had defeated Raizel on multiple occasions, even though Raizel had an edge over him in terms of stats.
Raizel had high stats but not a lot of powerful skills. He only had a few physically-oriented skills, and the majority of his skills revolved around magic.
A notable example was his preferred skill, Blood Field, a magic-oriented technique designed to eliminate targets by accumulating negative status effects upon them. Because of these reasons, he wasn't considered a min-maxed Player like Ulbert and Touch-Me.
However, because of his spells, high stats and a few powerful magic-oriented skills, he was able to hold his own in an altercation with another Player. He was unquestionably strong, as evidenced by his numerous victories over Touch Me and his success in defeating Rubedo on two separate occasions.
"Which means I should keep some potions that enhance my stats on me at all times."
He then began inspecting his armour. The white suit and the white pants were a set of armour he was awarded after he won the World Championship Tournament of Jotunheim.
It was named the {Noblesse's Robe} and only had a single ability. It wasn't a passive ability, and Raizel had to activate it manually.
The ability negated the effects and damage of any attack imbued with Holy/Light Magic. Raizel could use this ability as many times as he wanted after the cooldown had passed, which was 1 hour. Other than that, the armour also provided him with high defensive stats.
Raizel further used one of the wishes from the {Ring of the Shooting Star} to further decrease the cooldown to 30 minutes.
While World Champion Class armour was typically exclusive to players with the World Champion job class, Raizel's possession of the World's End job class mitigated this restriction, allowing him to don and benefit from the armour.
"If my enemy isn't a Holy magic caster, I might need to switch my armour with something that would protect me from other elements than just the Holy element."
After some deliberation, he activated his Item Box and took out some wooden sticks. These sticks were Cash Shop items called {Quick Switcher}. In Yggdrasil, a Player could swap their armour through a console, but during battles, there wasn't enough time for that.
That was where this item came into play. It enabled players to register a specific set of armour, and when it was broken, that preregistered armour would automatically be equipped by the Player.
"Let's get started," Raizel muttered and began registering different sets of armours to different sticks. After an armour was registered, its name was etched onto the wooden stick.
After half an hour, Raizel heaved a relieved sigh and began storing the sticks in his pant's pockets.
"I hope they don't break due to an attack."
He took a wooden stick and began inspecting it.
"They don't look particularly strong. Let's test this," He then looked toward his right and said.
"Undo your invisibility." The Arcane Star Elemental undid its invisibility, and the surroundings were illuminated because of its bright white fire.
Raizel gave it one of the sticks and ordered it to try breaking it. The Elemental took the stick and began applying force to it. Yet, no matter how much force it used, the stick didn't break.
'Guess my worries were unfounded.' He contemplated as he observed the Elemental trying its hardest to try and break the stick.
"UGH!" The Elemental grunted while using all its strength.
"~Sigh~ Give it back and go invisible again," Raizel ordered the Elemental. The Elemental complied and turned invisible after giving Raizel the stick.
"Let's try this," He applied a little force, and the stick broke, and Raizel's armour transformed into a black cloak.
"Good, they are working."
After he reverted back to his armour, he kept going through different tabs of the console. The first thing he checked was the party tab.
'Interesting, so the summoned monsters are shown here. It also shows their stats as well as the remaining time till their disappearance.'
He then moved to the map tab, but nothing; it showed an error. Same was the case with the Cash Shop and trading tabs. But the Guild tab had some interesting information.
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[Create Guild]
[The Player would need a {Guild Creation Scroll}]
[The location is not suitable for a guild.]
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'Does that mean I can create a guild if I have a {Guild Creation Scroll}. But more importantly, why doesn't it show information about my own guild or Nazarick.'
Raizel wasn't able to reach any conclusion based on the information he had. He kept going through different tabs of the console but found nothing of use there.
"I should also organize my Item Boxm; it's a mess in here." He muttered while observing the tab which showed him the contents of his Item Box.
To be continued...
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