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(Nero)
After we left the tower of trial, we continued our journey to the west, to the fourth area. In the game, normally the players would go to the third area in the eastern side of the map after they complete finishing the 1st and the 2nd area, or after reaching above level 300. In the 3rd area is where the Kingdom of Terona located. The biggest and the only kingdom that exists in this world. All the monsters and the NPC who can fight there are above level 300, so the players can only go there after reaching level 300. But I don't plan to go there yet.
Some of you may have forgotten to ask but, what was the level required to conquer the Tower of trail and defeat Eilania, you may wonder?
Well, to enter the tower, you need to be at level 450 above. And to defeat Eilania... that will depend on the player's experience. Eilania's level as a Middle Boss was Lv500, but some pro gamers like me can beat her at Lv420-440.
What is important in this game is not just the level, but the skills, talents, items, and artifacts. And the most important ones are the experience and knowledge.
Anyway, back to the main topic. Most of the players that played the game would go to the 3rd area after they finish cleaning the 1st and the 2nd area. But if their Hero avatar reached Level 410, which can only be achieved by doing Solo route, then they can explore the 4th area in the west first, if they want to. (Because if the hero has some heroines in his party, then the hero's Exp to level up will be divided)
Now, my level is 483 after completing the Tower of trial, and I can go there.
"Uh... Sir Nero?"
I looked at Eilania who was walking next to me.
"Just call me Nero. No need for the "Sir". I said with a smile.
"Ah!... Yes! Okay!"
*blushing~*
Fufufu, she is so cute~
"So... Nero... do you know a way to get to the Forbidden Island?"
"Yes, I do. But we need to find a pacific dungeon first".
The Forbidden Island is the name of the 4th area. It's a large island with strong monsters on it, from level 410 to level 620. The reason I want to go there first is because I want to get a legendary artifact from there. It is called the Last Sword. One of the strongest artifacts in the game, and also one of my favorite weapons.
In the game of Forever Land, there are 11 legendary artifacts that's below rank of the Infinity gem.
-The first artifact is a "Staff" that gives 300% buff to healing magic. It's the main weapon for the 5th heroine who is a saint healer. I already got that from the 2nd area, and I am not planning on giving it to her. I will just keep it to myself and use it.
-The second artifact is a "Bracelet" that buffs the summoner's monsters and spirit. (Perfect for 3rd Heroine who is a summoner). I used it before to buff my spirit turtle when I was fighting Eilania, and I am also planning to give this item to her, since she can also summon some shadow minions.
-The third is the Last Sword, which is where I am heading now. The Hero's signature weapon.
-The fourth is a "Necklace" that buffs the allies 350% (perfect for support role Heroine).
-The fifth is an "Armor clothe" gives 500% magic and physical Resistances. (Hero's main clothes).
-The sixth is a "Ring" gives 500% resistance and purification ability. (Perfect for the Saint Heroine or the Knight Heroine).
-The seventh is a "Boots" increase speed and agility 200%. (Perfect for Assassin Heroine).
-The eighth is a "Shield" increase defense 400% (perfect for knight Heroine, or Heroine that needs protection)
-The ninth is a "Large Sword" gives extra 300% DMG. (Perfect for berserker Heroine)
-The teenth is a "Magic staff" gives extra 250% magic DMG. (Perfect for Mage Heroine).
-The eleventh is a "Bow" increase 250% physical and magic DMG. (Perfect for Archer Heroine).
I plan to collect all of them and use them in my journey, because they are all useful items against the final boss. But I am not going to use all of them, I plan to give some of them to Eilania to help her get stronger. After all, we both are going to fight together.
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3 months has passed after we left the Tower, and now we have reached the hidden dungeon that will help us get to the forbidden island.
It would have been a lot better if there was a "Traveling point" like the one in the game, that way, we would have arrived here early. Unfortunately, this world isn't a game, but real life now. And there are many things that is different from the game like, there is no "Time speeding", no Fast Recovery when you are camping, and even when you craft an item or cook a food, there is no green bar like in the game where you finish making it in 4 or 7 seconds.
Heh, too bad, but I already have Cooking and Crafting talents, thanks to my uncle who taught me how to cook, and the first Heroine who taught me how to craft items and potions.
Anyway, during our journey, we fought together, hunted many monsters together, and conquered multiple dungeons together. And I have to admit, Eilan is so damn Strong!
"Shadow javelins" (Eilania creates 100 spears to kill all Lv420 monsters in one go).
*BOOOOOM!*
"Nero, I exterminate the monsters. We can keep going now."
".... Right, great job Eilan." I patted her on the head, and she began to show some blushes.
She is sooo beautiful and cute~
(A/N: He calls her Eilan now)
Compare to the other female Heroines, Eilan is alot stronger than any of them. Unlike the other Heroines who have only one role in battle, like DMG dealer or supporter. Eilan can do both roles in battle.
During our journey, I found out that her role is a debuffer DMG dealer. She can use her dark and shadow magic to debuff the enemies, binding them or weakening them, making her a powerful support character. And she can switch her role to a DMG dealer where she summons her long scythe to slice down her enemies, allowing her to fight beside me in the front line.
Honestly, I feel very envy of her strength. I am sure that she can win against me now in a fight, since half of my Exp is going to her, allowing her to level up much faster than me. Not to mention, the addition of the Infinity gem has given her more extra boost in magic.
I checked her status again, and compared it to mine.
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Eilania: Keeper of Infinity Gem.
[LV:585]
Hp: 800000 (+500%)
Mp: 950000 (+4000%)
Sp: 100000(+500%)
STR: 1200 (attack, endurance, defense)
AGI: 1000 (speed, dodge, reflexes)
DEX: 700 (mastery, technique)
VIT: 500 (health, stamina)
INT: 4000 (mana, magic attack)
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Nero: The Last Hero
[LV:562]
Hp: 600000 (+900%)
Mp: 450000 (+700%)
Sp: 750000(+900%)
STR: 1300 (attack, endurance, defense)
AGI: 2000 (speed, dodge, reflexes)
DEX: 700 (mastery, technique)
VIT: 900 (health, stamina)
INT: 700 (mana, magic attack)
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I closed the status window and let out a sigh.
"Huh..."
"What's wrong Nero?" Eilan looked at me in confused.
"!! I-it's nothing! I was just thinking about something." I struggled to answer her, because her confused face looked so cute~
Seriously, Eilania is literally the Best Heroine Wifu in the game and in this world! 🎉
Anyway, let's focus.
"Ahem!... we should be nearing the dungeon by now."
I checked my system's map and I found it. We then soon entered the hidden dungeon and reached the last room where the dungeon boss is located. It only took us 3 minutes to reach there and to take it down, thanks to Eilan's debuffing magic and her scythe that deals crit DMG.
After getting the rewards from the treasure chest, a secret hidden door appeared, revealing a long path. we both entered it together. The path end up leading us to another empty room, but with a large magic circle that is drawn on the ground.
It was the teleportation magic circle that will send us to the Firbidden Island. I walked to the center of the magic circle and stretched my hand towards Eilan.
"Come Eilan. Grab my hand."
She was hesitated at first to step in, but after she finished analyzing the magic circle and confirm that it was safe, she took my hand, and I pulled her towards me.
"Eh!"
She let out a cute scream because I was embracing her around my arms.
"Stay close to me, I'm going to activate it." I whispered to her and she nodded her head.
I saw her pointy ears turning red, and I couldn't help but smile.
[An ancient magic circle that can use teleportation magic. Warning: the destination is Unknown!]
[Do you want to Activate the Teleportation Circle?]
[YES/NO]
I clicked yes, and we soon disappeared into light particles.
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Four Months later.
After we arrived of the Forbidden Island, we spend around four months here, hunting every last monsters that lives here, and clearing every Dungeon and Red territories that has Bosses. Red territory is an area where one type species of monsters likes to live.
Today was the last day of us here. We were inside the last dungeon of this Island, and the dungeon boss was a Hydra dragon with four heads.
"Shadow Chains"
Eilan created a chains made of shadow to bind it, and I finished it with a finishing move.
I was holding my new sword, the Last Sword with both hand, and raised it above my hand.
"Edge of light!"
I activated the sword's ability and the blade glowed white, releasing a large amounts of mana energy that reached about 70 meters tall. I then swung it down towards the boss.
(A/C: EXCALIBUR!)
*BOOOOOOM!*
The attack created a deep large line on the ground that burned everything on its path, including the boss.
[You defeated the Hydro Dragon!]
[You acquired the title: Dragon Slayer!]
[Eilania acquired the title: Dragon Slayer!]
"Huuuh... finally it is over." I sat down on the ground with exhaustion.
"Nero, are you okay?!" Eilan ran towards me.
"I am fine, just a little tired" I smiled at her.
"I see..."
She then sat down on the ground next to me, but what surprised me next was her next move.
"Hm?"
She grabbed my head and placed it on top of her thighs. I blinked my eyes a couple of times before looking at her face. She was blushing a little.
"I-I read that sleeping on someone's thighs would help you relief for the exhaustion." She said while looking to the side. Still blushing~
I didn't say anything, and just accepted it. I closed my eyes while enjoying the softness of her thighs.
'This is nice.'
Not going to lie, but I really feel exhausted and tired everywhere in my body. One of the most biggest differences between this world and the game is, you can feel tired. If it was back on Earth, I could finish clearing this island in one day without eating, because I only move my fingers on the controller while resting my body on a comfy chair. But here, I have to move around and move all parts of my body to attack, dodge, jump, run, etc.
After finishing enjoying the relaxation for 2 minutes, I stood up and thanked Eilan for the nap.
She blushed saying it was nothing.
I then turned my head and saw a golden treasure chest appeared right where the Boss has died. I went there to grab the item that was inside, which was a magic artifact necklace.
[Magic Artifact. Rank: Epic.]
There are 6 ranks for magic artifact. Common, Rare, Unique, Epic, Legendary, and Mythical. I already mentioned what were the mythical and legendary are. As for the Epic ranks, there are about 65 of them, but this necklace is the first top Epic item compared to the others.
[Necklace of Bastet: Increase the resistance to All magic attack by 300%. Nullify all Curses and Debuffs. Increase the defense by 300%]
"Eilania."
"Yes?"
"Here. Take it." I gave her the necklace, but she hesitated.
"N-no no, I can't take that."
"Just take it. It's my Gift to you. Consider it as a payment for the lap pillow that you gave me." I grabbed her hand and putted it on her hand.
She stared at the necklace for a moment before moving it close to her chest while looking down.
"T-Thank you...."
"Hehe, you're welcome."
I looked to her side and saw notification panel.
[Liking Rate: 69%]
[Liking Rate: 70%]
[Your relationship with Eilania has reached level Friends!]
A wide smile appeared on my face.
"Come on. We are leaving the Island now."
She nodded her head and followed me from behind.
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(3rd POV)
Eilania was walking behind Nero while looking at the necklace that he gave her. Her heart was beating fast.
*dump-dump-!*
'Is this what it means to have a Friend?' She asked herself before looking at Nero's back.
A warm smile appeared on her face as she embraced this feeling.
'This feeling... it feels very nice.'
For a girl who lived for 9,999 years, and was only able to watch the people's interactions, but doesn't understand the feelings very well. This time, the girl will learn more about the world, companionship, friendship, and maybe more.
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