"Oh la la! Look, look! The most adorable loli Candy didn't lie, right?" Candy's triumphant laughter echoed, clear and pleasing to the ear, yet at the same time it had the power to make one want to shut her mouth.
Alex ignored her, his gaze like substance falling on the massive object in his hand, which transformed from his most precious possession, his expression still calm but hiding deepening shock.
He actually saw its attributes, and its name was...
Eternal Moment of Destiny!
"The energy core of this world—Eternal Moment of Destiny—has disappeared, its whereabouts unknown. With the loss of the Eternal Moment of Destiny's power, the seal of the Tower of Fate finally shattered, and all eight Demon Kings escaped. The overflowing demonic energy began affecting all lands, even the gentlest animals turned savage..."
The words of the old woman with petrified legs echoed in his mind. In her first sentence, she mentioned this 'Eternal Moment of Destiny'—the power core of this world?
What surprised him more was that this thing called the world's energy core was actually... a weapon!
Eternal Moment of Destiny (Fragmented): Requirements: None. Grade: Spirit. The power core of the world of destiny, with an unknown mysterious origin and unknown mysterious powers. Currently in a damaged state due to the loss of the core of destiny. Forced owner registration, Owner: Loki, non-tradable, non-droppable, non-stealable, non-discardable.
Attributes: Attack +50, Attack +5%, All four basic attributes +10, Normal attacks simultaneously damage all targets within the attack range.
Skills: Gift of Destiny: Passive, The master of the Eternal Moment of Destiny receives the blessing of destiny, increasing fixed talents: Luck +10, Insight +10, Charisma +10. (Forcibly attached, effects cannot be disabled. Even if unequipped, effects remain.)
Destiny's Seven Kills: Uses the judgment power of the Eternal Moment of Destiny to inflict seven different fates on the target. The effects of judgment are irresistible and non-stackable, attack range and skill cooldown time unknown.
First Kill: Life Judgment—Blood Slaughter, effect unknown, consumes 100 mana, core of destiny missing, cannot be used;
Second Kill: Magic Judgment—Magic Slaughter, effect unknown, consumes 200 mana, core of destiny missing, cannot be used;
Third Kill: Heavenly Judgment—God Ruin, effect unknown, consumes 400 mana, core of destiny missing, cannot be used;
Fourth Kill: Guardian Judgment—Toxin Erosion, effect unknown, consumes 800 mana, core of destiny missing, cannot be used;
Fifth Kill: Life and Death Judgment—Soul Death, effect unknown, consumes 1600 mana, core of destiny missing, cannot be used;
Sixth Kill: Yin-Yang Judgment—Spirit Death, effect unknown, consumes 3200 mana, core of destiny missing, cannot be used;
Seventh Kill: Fate Judgment—Heavenly Punishment, effect unknown, consumes 9999 mana, core of destiny missing, cannot be used;
Forbidden Technique: Destiny's Forbidden · Heavenly Execution: Effect unknown, core of destiny missing, cannot be used.
Alex: "!!!!!!"
Clutching the strange weapon named Eternal Moment of Destiny, which forced him into becoming its master without his consent, his hand trembled slightly. The attack power it conferred surpassed that of a common weapon of level 20, and the additional 40 points to the four basic attributes equated to a direct increase of 8 levels (5 points per level) ! Even more powerful was its special attribute, allowing normal attacks to hit all targets within range simultaneously, a property unprecedented even in the strongest weapons of 'Rising Heaven' and 'God Slayer' game. And its grade—Spirit! Alex wasn't surprised in the least; the additional 30 points bestowed by the Gift of Destiny alone were deserving of the Spirit grade rating! Knowing that increasing fixed attributes was extremely difficult, and equipment with attached fixed attributes was exceedingly rare. Take 'Rising Heaven' for example, even legendary accessories rarely bestowed more than 3 points of fixed attributes.
Yet this Eternal Moment of Destiny bestowed an unbelievable 30 points!
Pale Implement, Steel Implement, Bronze Implement, Silver Implement, Golden Implement—these formed the rank divisions of equipment in the world of destiny, with Golden Implement serving as the threshold. Beyond this lay increasingly rare Spirit Implement, Celestial Implement, Divine Implement, and Saint's Bane Implement, Forbidden Implement. Ten names formed the ladder of ranks for all equipment in the world of Destiny.
Beyond Golden Implement, starting from Spirit Implement, most items began to possess uniqueness, underscoring the preciousness of equipment above Golden Implement. Possessing a Spirit Implement was the dream of countless players, and those who owned a Celestial Implement could rule the world. A Divine Implement disrupted balance, its appearance a rarity, while Saint's Bane Implement was the stuff of legend, rarely seen. As for the Forbidden Implement... it was mere fable. The word 'Forbidden' implied that it should not appear to disrupt the balance of this world.
However, at the very beginning of this game, he held a Spirit Implement in his hand. He could imagine the intense shock it would cause if news of someone obtaining a Spirit Implement spread.
Yet even so, these weren't what concerned him the most; he was more preoccupied with... why the remnants of her possessions would appear here, bringing with them a strange girl and the Eternal Moment of Destiny missing its power core?
"Oh la la! Master, isn't it cool? Hehe, this is a gift from me to you, master. Do you like it?"
Candy's voice jolted Alex from his reverie; his mouth twitched slightly. Inconceivable as it was, this was originally mine, wasn't it? Since when did it become a gift from you!
"Master, can you give me a lollipop now? I really want to eat... really want to eat..."
The little Candy twisted her body lightly; one couldn't deny that her petite figure emitted a suffocating beauty with every movement, and her voice softened one's bones entirely. Alex almost succumbed. It was clear the little girl didn't want to eat a lollipop she heard about somewhere, but rather to satisfy her peculiar sense of pride as a loli through consuming one...
"What is the Core of Destiny?" Alex asked.
"The Core of Destiny... hmmph! If master won't give me a lollipop, then I won't tell master!"
"...Since you call me master, you must obey me!"
"Hmmph? Why should I obey you just because I call you master?"
"...Do you know what 'master' means?"
"Nope!"
"...Then why do you call me master?"
"Dunno!"
"!@#￥%..."