A few weeks later,
Edric was standing before an F-rank dungeon maintained by Fire Eagles.
"Sir, you can now enter the dungeon," A person in a black suit said.
He was the person overseeing this F-rank dungeon.
Edric nodded.
"Let's see if it can help me stay sane,"
Edric was wearing a red bracelet. It's an artifact he got from his grandpa.
[Bracelet of Akan]
Rank: B+
It prevents all types of psychic attacks. In addition, it helps maintain emotions and thoughts.
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A few days ago,
After completing his daily training, Edric sat with his grandpa.
Telling him about the things that happen to him in the dungeon.
"I don't even remember killing all those gnolls,"
After hearing his words, his grandpa said,
"It's maybe the side effect,"
"Side effect of what?"
"For healing your emotional numbness,"
"Rainier told me that there may be side effects of healing your emotional numbness,"
His grandpa sighed,
"When he told me this, I thought it would be a major side effect, but this is a minor."
"Are you kidding me? How is this minor?"
"What if I go insane during a dungeon raid and attack the people who go with me?"
His grandpa shook his head,
"It's simple, use an artifact to prevent that from happening."
Hearing his words, Edric pounder for a few minutes,
"What if an artifact didn't work?"
"It won't happen, but if it does, then you need something precious that reminds you of who you are."
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Back to the present,
"It is so nerve-wracking,"
"Sigh~"
He enters the dungeon.
He saw a green forest as soon as he entered the dungeon. The forest was inhabited by goblins.
"The air here is so fresh,"
"Here, I go."
He pulled out the same dull sword and ran straight into the woods.
"Fuck, where are the goblins?"
Despite running for five minutes, he could not find a single goblin.
"@@#%"
"@#$%"
Upon hearing some voices, he stopped running and headed towards the voice.
As he approached the source of the voice, he spotted a group of goblins hunting animals.
"There they are," He said with a smile.
He attacked the goblin from behind and killed it. Edric killed the goblins before they knew what had happened.
"It's working, I didn't feel the same as last time,"
He gazed into the forest with a smile.
"Be prepared goblins, here comes the future Emperor,"
Saying that he disappeared into the forest.
Outside of the dungeon,
"Is that kid going to make it out of the dungeon alive?" One of the helpers asked.
"I don't know myself," the black-suited man said,
"Why did the guild master let that kid enter the dungeon alone?"
"God knows."
"Sigh," Both of them sighed.
Inside the dungeon,
Edric was slaughtering the goblins left and right. He had already destroyed two goblin villages. As a result, he was able to level up three times.
Now he was approaching the last village.
"Let's use flames in place of the sword,"
He put his sword inside the inventory and summoned black and purple flames in his hands.
"Fireballs,"
In an instant, several fireballs appeared behind him, and as he waved his hand, the fireballs began whizzing toward the village.
As the fireballs struck the village, screams erupted.
Hearing the scream,
"I feel sorry for these poor monsters. I shouldn't use my flames on weak monsters."
His flames are ten times more intense than a normal flame. So, using them against weak monsters isn't a good idea.
In a matter of seconds, the entire village was reduced to ashes.
[Level up]
"Time to pick monster stones,"
Monster stones are found inside the corpses of the monsters. And for most hunters around the world, monster stones are their primary source of income. Monster stones are valued based on their quality.
A notification appeared in front of him just as he was picking up the stones,
[Title: Goblin Slayer acquired]
"Oh, I got my second title,"
When he was picking up stones, he found a large wooden box that was undamaged.
"What the?"
He removed the ashes from the box and opened it.
Inside the box was a black greatsword engraved with some runes.
Edric picked the sword,
[A Lost Sword]
Rank: ???
Type: Greatsword(Bond)
Description: ???
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*Slap*
He slapped himself to check if he was dreaming. Finding a bond weapon in an F-rank dungeon is like finding a lake in the desert.
"It's really a bond type weapon,"
Bond-type weapons are very rare, even in A-rank dungeons.
A bond weapon is a weapon that can only be wielded by someone who has made a contract with the weapon. Bond weapons possess skills. Most importantly, a bond weapon becomes more powerful as the owner becomes stronger.
He hurriedly cut his finger and dripped blood onto the sword.
As soon as the blood drops fell on the sword, the sword began to glow and a bright light covered Edric's eyes.
"Fuck!"
As the light dimmed, Edric slowly opened his eyes.
When he opened his eyes, he saw the greatsword was floating in the air.
The black greatsword was now glowing. A light blue glow emanated from the blade, accompanied by runic symbols.
(The para comment has an image of a greatsword as a reference.)
He took the sword.
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[Frozen Shadow]
Rank:?
Type: Greatsword
Owner: Edric Dukas
A sword made by the legendary blacksmith, Sidro Cuaya with the help of the legendary dark magician, Urefarihm. And wielded by a shadow warrior whose existence had been consumed by its own shadow.
Skill:
[Shadow Travel]
Type: Active
Allow a user to use shadows as portals to travel.
Mana Usage: None
*To use this skill, the shadow must be present.
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[Darkness Manipulation]
Type: Active
Allow a user to control darkness. The user can create or shape darkness as desired.
Mana: 1000
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"Holy cow!"
Edric's eyes nearly bulged out after seeing the sword skills.
"I hit a jackpot,"
"Now, I can also brag that I have a bond weapon,"
He raised the sword,
"But it's heavy."
"I should invest more points in strength,"
[Stats]
MP: ???\???
Strength: 23+16
Agility: 25
Fatigue: 60
Stamina: 20
Intelligence: ??
Sense: 13
Unallocated Stats: 0
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"Now, it's perfect,"
"Let's see what this greatsword can do."
He swung his greatsword horizontally.
*Slash*
*Crack*
The trees before him fell to the ground,
*Thud*
"I think I need to adjust to this,"
He began to swing the greatsword
After 15 minutes, he had become accustomed to the greatsword. He began to leave the dungeon.
In the process of becoming familiar with the greatsword, half of the forest was destroyed.
Everyone was shocked when Edric emerged from the dungeon unharmed. What was even more shocking was how many monster corpses he brought with him.
"You can have these monster corpses. I don't need them,"
"Are you sure, sir?"
"Yeah,"
The corpses of monsters are used to make weapons and other things, so they could be sold for a lot of money. But money isn't a problem for Edric.
'I want to take a shower,'
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In a faraway land,
In an empty castle, a man sat on the throne. His face was hidden by darkness.
"Found you, son of****," The man said while opening his eyes. Both of his red eyes were glowing brightly.
As the man opened his eyes, around ten people appeared in front of him. They all bowed to him.
"We greet our eternal ruler." A person said.
"I sense the presence of ***** son," The man on the throne said.
"We understand," One of the people said.
After those words, everyone disappeared from the hall, leaving the man on the throne alone.
The man closed his eyes, and darkness enveloped him.