Capítulo 65: Celes First Awakening Trial 2(Unedited)
"If what I saw on the slate earlier is correct, there was only one person that passed the Fifth Level, that Starshine guy right?" Celes asked curiously, "What did he get as a reward?"
[The creator of the trial collection of spells and magic knowledge.]
"Then I will get it as well if I pass the Fifth Level?" Celes's eyes shone. Although it probably wasn't the super high-level magics that she was capable of doing in real life, it didn't matter to her as she only wanted to learn magic knowledge she didn't learn before, and from what she saw, although this game world was similar to Perias in mana, there are indeed new things she could learn here.
[No! the rewards of the Fifth Level can only be given once! In addition, this was a special reward as he was the first to fully clear the trial!]
"Boo!" she whined with a childish pout, "You're no fun! But since there are other rewards that could be gotten from this Fifth Level place then there must be some more good things there!"
"I choose to continue to the Fourth Level!"
[Recived! Fourth Level start!]
And as expected, monsters came out from the walls fewer in quantity but much better when it comes to quality.
[Mountian Troll(Lord) LV:10]
Over 4 meters of what seems to be a mix of explosive muscles, overgrown dark green hair, and shower-in-the-sewers stench, came out from the walls and surrounded Celes from five directions, only that this time they didn't wait and directly charged at her.
"To think the stupidest ones of those who came so far will actually make the smartest decisions," Celes giggled without showing signs of worry and casually waved her staff at the Troll that was the closest to her with one hand while waving with the other at where there were three Trolls close to each other.
"[Water Prison]&[Earth Wall]!"
*Boom!*
And in just a moment, the Troll that was about to hit her suddenly found himself inside a pillar of water that trapped him in place and absorbed all of the power from his movements to the point it seems like he is moving in slow motion. While on another side, a giant wall made of golden stone rose from the ground in a circular shape and trapped the three other Trolls like a cage.
*Bang!*
But Celes didn't stop for a moment and jumped forward speedily like a cat and dodged skillfully from the attack of the last Troll that came from her blind side.
"Good thing I put the extra points in agility," she murmured with a smile and turned around in an instant and aimed her staff at the chest of her attacker.
"[Fireball]!"
*Bang!*
And while the Troll charged at her, a large magic circle was created in front of the staff and instead of shooting the spell immediately like before, it actually shrunk to the size of the underside of a bottle before shooting a very small and dark, golden fireball that covered the distance in a blink of an eye and drilled/burned its way into the Troll's heart where it exploded like a grenade.
"One gone, four to go," Celes smiled and without even looking, waved her staff at the earth wall that already began to show signs of breaking thanks to the angry Trolls that are trapped inside, causing an even bigger and thicker wall to rise from the ground.
Celes then ignored the furious roars of the three Trolls and aimed at her the Troll that was trapped in the water prison, "[Lightning Chain! Piercing Version]!"
The large golden lighting bolt that was shot out instantly went through the water prison and hit the Troll's head, but instead of exploding upon touch, it actually punctured the Troll's eye like a bullet and entered inside the monster body where he finally began to unleash the destructive energy it possed.
"Now for the finishing act."
Celes then cast earth wall under her feet and used the momentum of rising stone to jump to the opening of earth cage where the three Trolls were madly pounding in order to break out.
"Good night~" the three trolls sensed someone above them and a moment after heard a voice, but before they managed to lift their gaze, their heads were penetrated by a miniature golden fireball each, ending their lives in an instant.
"That was a nice warm-up," Celes landed lightly back on the ground and began to execute the breathing technique.
"So, while I restore mana, can you give me the reward for clearing this level?"
[Yes!]
The Voice declared and a moment after, a beam of light came down from the ceiling above Celes and landed right in front of her. Celes stared at the beam before reaching her hand and taking the object that was in there.
[Magic Philosopher's Grimoire(Growth - Superior - Higher)
Level:10
Binds to the wearer
Current growth: 0%
Number of storable spells: 5
Casting speed when held + 20%(Additional 10% if the spell that is cast is recorded)
MAG.ATK when held + 20%(Additional 10% if the spell that is cast is recorded)
Durability: linked to the user
Note: This is the equipment used by the true Magic Philosophers. It can record the spells that the user learned inside and in case they were of high enough quality, grow and gain additional abilities.]
"This is quite nice," Celes grinned as she held the book and further examined it, "It was made using good method and magic arrays and its materials are quite suitable, not the mention that I could show off this to Nex as he didn't get any growth type equipment yet!"
"But I guess that I can't use it for the next level right?" she asked the Trial Spirit with a smile.
[That is correct!] the Trial Spirit agreed solemnly, [The Grimoire is only allowed to use once you finished the trial!]
"Very well, I wasn't going to use it for this fight anyway," Celes shrugged and threw the grimoire to the inventory.
"Now for the main fun!" she said excitedly "Start the Fifth Level!"
[As you wish! Fifth Level Start!]
And at the moment the voice finished his words, loud and heavy footsteps shook the hall and upon turning around and seeing the monster that came, Celes gave a sigh.
"Well, this was quite foreseeable."
[Ogre (Lord - Boss) LV:10]
Towering over five meters and had a body full of strong muscles that are able to show peak performance in both speed and power, dark skin that seemed like even steel swords will break upon clashing with, and eyes that showed a high level of intelligence, among the monsters, there aren't many that could be compared to Ogres.
"Since it just you," Celes pointed her staff at the monster and said with a smile, "It will probably end rather quickly."
*Roar*
The Ogre seemed to understand her words as it opened his mouth and roared at her, but a moment after he heard a laugh come from his opponent.
"Got you~"
"[Whirlwhind]X[Fireball]!"
The Ogre covered its face and roared in pain, but Celes knew it wouldn't hold him for long and quickly cast another spell just as the Ogre started to remove its hands.
"[Earth Wall]&[Water Prison]!"
Golden stone wall rose around the Ogre in a conical way and held its forearms against the rest of its arms, locking the Ogre in place without letting him move his upper body much. In addition, as the stone wall rose, the inner area of the wall was filled with the by the water prison so when the Ogre got caught he found himself not able to move with enough strength any body part that could release him free.
"See?" Celes smiled and waved her staff and created a giant fireball magic circle that moment after he was formed, it began to shrink and compress it's power more and more before finally shooting at the despaired Ogre a basketball-sized fireball that flew like a golden star.
"I told you it will end quickly."
*Bang!!!*
And just like that, the boss that would be able to easily defeat 99% of the ones in his stage, was effortlessly killed using only a few seemingly simple moves.
[Congratulation! Trial Taker! You have completed the-]
"Ohh!" Celes didn't wait for the Trial Spirit to finish his words and ran straight toward where the Ogre once was with greedy eyes, "Loot!"
But upon arriving at the scene, her face was filled with disappointment instead upon seeing a spear and a warrior shield, "Tch! Only muscle-brained things. Never mind, I will bring these to Elise and Eddie, it's better than what Nex gave them anyway."
"Hey! Trial Spirit!" after keeping the equipment, Celes finally called the returned her attention to the Trial Spirit, "You can say what you wanted, but don't say it from the start again!"
[...You have completed the Trial to a perfect degree! You shall now be allowed to choose your reward before you will go through Awakening!]
And similar to before only that this time it was not just one, but over a dozen beams of light came down from the ceiling carrying inside them various objects.
"*Whistle*" Celes raised an eyebrow upon seeing the items that were presented before her, "Quite generous aren't you?"
Every item here was at least a grade higher in its worth compared to the Grimoire and it wasn't just gear, there were also magic books and consumables that will drive any normal Magician crazy with greed.
But as Celes passed her gaze over the items, her eyebrows rose in slight surprise when she saw the last item.
"I will take this."
She declared without a doubt and examined the item, a beautiful necklace that had a large gem embedded into it shining with a faint light.
[??? (???) LV:???
Note: A strange necklace from a very long time ago, only those who possess enough ability and knowledge could unveil the secret it hid.]
[...] the Trial Spirit stayed silent before asking somberly, [Do you perhaps now the origin of this necklace? The creator of the trial researched it for a long time in order to release the seal that embedded in it, but he never succeeds in doing so.]
"Of course he won't!" Celes snorted and gently stroked the gem of the necklace as if it was a small cub.
"It wasn't a seal that inside it, but instead something that no normal mage will be able to understand in their lives."
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"She's out!" the Mage Guild Master sighed in relief upon seeing Celes coming out while emitting the power of First Awakening, but not a long time passed before he noticed something wrong.
"Wait, how much time passed?"
"Did you miss me?~" Celes ignored the old man who tried to make sure exactly how much time passed and went straight to Nex with a grin, "Guess what I got- ow! Ow! Ow!"
"What did I told you before you went in?" Nex pulled her checks with an annoyed expression, "Don't overdo it, right?"
"I didn't!" she grunted.
"Then why does Dumbledore over there is looking as he is now!?" veins popped on Nex head as he pointed at the old man that was in the middle if muttering things to himself with a blank look while staring at the new name that occupied the first place in the slate ranking.
"Twenty minutes… she completed did the whole trial in twenty freaking minutes… haha…"
"Eh…" she stared at him for a moment before giving an awkward laugh, "Age caught up to him? Ow! Ow! I'm sorry!"
"Sorry won't help here!"
"Ow! Then I brought a gift!" she quickly said and pulled out the necklace, "I got this as a reward from completing the trial!"
"..." upon seeing the necklace, Nex's bad mood seemed to vanish as he took it gently to his hands and stared at it with a serious expression before sighing, "There were more there?"
"No, the creator of the trial found it by chance and as you expect from a mage, he didn't know a thing about what inside," she shook her head before asking gently, "Will the child there be okay? they have probably been there for a very long time."
"She will," Nex nodded with a smile as he caressed the gem of the necklace, "Luckily she is very strong and also been hibernating inside very smoothly. as long as I wake her up properly, she will be fine."
"That's good," Celes smiled in relief, "When would you do it?"
"When we return to the dojo," Nex answered and pointed again at the Guild Master.
"But before we go we need to do something about that."
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