I ran, continued swiftly running and slashing through the hordes of monsters of the same kind in the city. Although they were the same kind, there were also different types. Some of these insects are actually flying. I'm surprised none of them were able to make it the building yet.
"Where is it?" I looked through every street and corner I passed by, looking for the thing that was leading me here.
Whatever that mysterious thing is, if I were to guess what it is, it's probably something or someone pulling me to their location with an invisible thread that connects to my mind, telling me which way to go.
However, whatever caused that explosion is what concerns me. A mere car explosion wouldn't cause that much. Theoretically, someone might have a far more stronger attack skill to cause such an explosion.
But, if I remember correctly, all of us have an exclusive skill that is on the roots of the talent tree. It's also mentioned to be the most powerful skill in a single individual. The God never mentioned how it would be unlocked and seems like whoever caused that explosion knows how. I just hope they're a nice person and kind enough to tell me how they managed to do it.
As I kept running, thinking who or what caused the explosion, I forgot to notice a horde of insects following behind me. But when I turned to one corner, I suddenly fell into a deep crater.
Surprisingly, the ground was hot and there was smoke coming out of the debris. I look around and thought that this might be where the explosion came from. However, an explosion at the size of a building with ten floors wouldn't have been able to create a crater that is almost or already is the size of a football field.
I looked behind me and saw that the insects seemed scared of getting down the same crater. A thing I noticed was that they were looking at the middle of the crater. I followed their gaze and noticed that a smoking greatsword was stabbed to the ground.
The greatsword was perfectly symmetrical, a black handle with the blade, flickering a fiery red light that was getting weaker every second that passes.
Somehow, it feels like this is the thing that was bringing me here. No matter how dangerous and mysterious it looks, I think I should get it. Perhaps, it's a weapon, far more stronger than the ones in the built-in shop within the system.
"What should I do with this? I just have the hunch that I might need this thing sooner or later. Either way, this thing looks rare." I said to myself as I walked closer to the flickering greatsword.
Every step I took, it might just be my imagination, but the ground's temperature was rising. It must have something to do with the greatsword.
"Be careful of the hot hilt. Go." Someone suddenly spoke to my ear and I turned around to see the same mysterious white-haired lady from before.
"Stop speaking and appearing so suddenly! It just creeps me out." I shouted at her for doing the same thing she did before. At this point, I already know she'll disappear later within the blink of an eye.
"Take the flaming greatsword." She said.
"It's not that hot, is it? But, that thing looks suspicious to me. I can't just take dangerously mysterious things from everywhere." I asked, but the mysterious woman didn't answer and just stood there, waiting for me to pick it up.
"That thing is destined to belong to you." She waited for a few moments before answering to my question. Though, she still didn't answer my first question.
Sheesh, if it's hotter than I expected, I'm never going to touch that thing again. Neither am I going to listen to this woman again.
I walked up to the greatsword, ignoring the heat that was seeping out of the cracks around it and grabbed the greatsword by the hilt.
I felt the pain and heat. It was hotter than I thought it would be, but I couldn't let go of it. It's as if my skin had melted like a candle and became stuck to the hilt of the greatsword. It took me a while before I could let go of the greatsword's hilt, only for the mysterious woman to sigh in disappointment.
"You're not in control of yourself. I guess I have no choice." The mysterious woman said, and walked towards the greatsword to grab the hilt with no effort and hesitation.
As a man, my pride was hurt and shocked. I couldn't endure the heat and could barely move the greatsword by an inch.
"It'll take some time before you unleash the true power of this greatsword. As of now, you are still to naive and weak. Learn and as time goes on, one by one, the three stones of the sword will awaken and unlessh the true power." She said and handed me the sword.
I hesitantly grabbed the greatsword from the mysterious woman's hand and the heat dissipated from the hilt. The system suddenly activated and displayed the greatsword's stats on its own.
[ Greatsword Of Destruction And Peace ]
[ Rarity: ??? ]
[ Description: ??? ]
"Not much is known about this sword except for its name, huh?" I asked her and once again, the question was ignored.
"This won't be the last time we meet again, Cho Minhyuk. You still need guidance." The mysterious woman said. I blinked my eye and just as I expected, she was gone in an instant.
She's just like a ghost. Appearing out of nowhere, and disappearing all of a sudden. She just creeps me out for some reason.
Still, I can't believe that this thing got weaker by her grabbing it. It's probably because the greatsword could cause damage to me earlier. That's why she probably weakened the greatsword.
By unleashing its true power, she said as I learn, the three stones which should be on this three holes on the blade should appear some day. But, what I need to learn is the question.
I sensed multiple rumblings from behind and quickly turned my head, only to see the same insects that halted on the side of the crater earlier. It must've been the greatsword that stopped them from getting down here.
"Damn, I'm confused as hell right now on what to do with this greatsword and I have to fight already..."
The first wave came at me and I swung the greatsword at them. I was expecting some flames to come out of it and deal fire damage, but it's just like the sword. The damage was didn't have fire and the damage was bigger than the sword I had.
However, this is pretty bad. I'm still not that strong enough to swing this thing as fast as I could with my sword. My attack speed is obviously affected. It might be harder to dodge with this. But, this thing is big enough to deflect some attacks.
Another wave of insects came and I started clashing with the monsters using my newly found greatsword that set my expectations way too high. I also wanted to know if I could use sword mastery on it and I couldn't. I guess this greatsword doesn't count as a sword.
"Ah, this damned life. I may have found something valuable, but I brought myself to somewhere dangerous. I need to return now." I swung the greatsword at another insect white running back to the side of the crater where I could climb.
I swung the greatsword at every insect that came at me. I felt overwhelmed by their numbers, but the greatsword and [ Stormeye ] seemed to be pretty efficient in a fight like this.