72. New Record
[You have killed the High Orc!]
[Experience +54.79%]
[Gold +8,000]
[Additional Gold +4,000]
[You have leveled up!]
[You have obtained 'High Orc's Gauntlets'.]
[You have obtained 'High Orc's Molar'.]
[You have obtained 'Low-grade Purple Magic Stone'.]
[You have obtained 'Stone of Balance'.]
[Sub-quest Progress: Stone of Balance 4/4]
Ryumin wasn't flustered by the flood of messages covering his vision.
Rather than being flustered, these were messages to be happy about.
[High Orc's Gauntlets]
- Category: Gloves
- Grade: Epic
- Defense: 60
- Effect: Strength +10, Additional Strength +5 against Orcs
- Durability: 1,000/1,000
- Usage Restriction: Regular grade or higher
- Description: Gloves modeled after the fists of the violent and ignorant High Orc. Orcs fear them.
Though the gloves increased Strength stat quite a bit, Ryumin didn't pay them any more attention.
It wasn't an option worth giving up the Shadow Gloves he was currently wearing.
Above all, there was something else that caught Ryumin's interest.
[You have completed the sub-quest!]
[You are rewarded with the 'Rune of Balance'!]
[The acquired rune is automatically engraved on the player's body!]
Namely, he obtained the Rune of Balance, which could be said to be essential for getting stronger.
[Rune of Balance]
- Effect: If the difference between the minimum and maximum 'pure stats' is 10 or less, all stats are doubled.
The pure stats mentioned here refer to stats raised only through points, excluding items or additional effects.
The condition for the Rune of Balance was simple.
The difference between stats should be 10 or less.
And that's based on pure stats.
'It's simple but not easy. It means you have to raise all four stats evenly.'
For example, let's say there's an ordinary level 20 with stats of Strength 30, Agility 14, Intelligence 3, Luck 3.
'In this case, the minimum is 3 and the maximum is 30, so the difference is 27. It doesn't meet the condition of 10 or less.'
Naturally, the Rune of Balance becomes useless.
On the other hand, for someone who evenly raised their stats to Strength 20, Agility 10, Intelligence 10, Luck 10?
'The difference between minimum and maximum is 10 or less, so it becomes eligible for the Rune of Balance.'
In the end, all stats are doubled and you can reap benefits surpassing the previous stats.
You have to raise stats evenly somehow to receive the rune effect and become stronger.
But what if you obtain the Rune of Balance without knowing this fact?
'You'd have a hard time belatedly trying to balance your stats.'
It's useless to try supplementing with items.
Because it's based only on pure stats raised through points.
But Ryumin didn't need to go through such trouble.
'I already raised them evenly in anticipation of obtaining the rune.'
Ryumin's current pure stats were Strength 27, Agility 26, Intelligence 18, Luck 28.
He matched the minimum and maximum difference to exactly 10 by investing less in Intelligence.
'Intelligence is already high enough thanks to the Rune of Radiance anyway.'
His pure stats were high compared to his level.
This was because the 9 points gained from the Bead of Eternal Rest were also included in pure stats.
'Let's see how much the stats increased...'
Ryumin was inwardly surprised when he opened his status window.
- Strength: 374, Intelligence: 614
- Agility: 518, Luck: 374
'All stats are over 300?'
Round buff 1.5x, Rune of Slaughter 2x, Rune of Balance 2x, Bless 1.6x.
A total increase of 9.6 times.
It was an unbelievable figure for level 40.
It was natural for his eyes to widen.
'Of course, it's thanks to the round buff and Bless...'
Even so, it was beyond imagination, so he couldn't help but be surprised.
'No, I shouldn't be surprised but happy.'
This wasn't the only thing to be happy about.
[Your grade has risen from 'Regular' to 'Expert'.]
[You can now use the trade function.]
His grade increased as he reached level 40.
He also gained the trade function to exchange gold between players.
'Though I can only properly utilize it if the other person has this function too.'
The trade function didn't matter much.
What's important now is that he learned a new skill.
[To commemorate your grade increase, the Death's Seal skill is strengthened!]
[Death's Seal skill's additional damage is increased from 120% to 140%.]
[To commemorate your grade increase, the Night of Death skill is strengthened!]
[Night of Death skill's range is increased from 500m to 1,000m.]
[Additionally, you have learned the Reaper exclusive skill 'Moonlight Annihilation'!]
[You can automatically learn the next skill when you reach level 60.]
Existing skills were strengthened and he learned a new skill.
A skill that could be called the Reaper's only attack skill.
[Exclusive Skill - Moonlight Annihilation]
- Effect: After gathering energy for 1 second, deals 1,200% fan-shaped area damage in front.
This damage is mixed damage with half physical and half magical, and increases by 1.5 times when used at night.
It has a 10 minute cooldown and can only be used while holding a scythe.
'I finally learned it. The Reaper's only attack skill.'
Unfortunately, the Reaper class has only one attack skill.
The rest are just buff or debuff type skills.
'You could say that's the Reaper class's only weakness?'
With only one attack skill, you naturally have to use it sparingly.
The risk would be indescribable if you miss.
'There's nothing more futile than wasting a finishing move.'
But that's only if you miss.
If you're confident in landing the skill, there's no risk to speak of.
'I stab opponents' eyeballs with my scythe, so Moonlight Annihilation is nothing.'
Moonlight Annihilation is a relatively easy skill to land.
Because it boasts a wide fan-shaped range, it's almost impossible to miss.
You'd deserve to be called an idiot if you missed.
'And there's no skill as strong as this.'
1,200% area damage, increasing to 1,800% at night.
Since it's mixed physical and magical damage, you need to raise both Strength and Intelligence, but it's that strong.
'Plus, I can deal with it using skills if the opponent is immune to physical damage.'
Only insignificant level monsters appear now, but later on beings appear that have no answer.
'Those bastards really have no answer. The 7 Archangels ruling the heavens.'
The 7 Archangels are beings that even Ryumin can't do anything about.
He only met them once, but their power was indescribable.
'Of course, there was no ridiculous quest to kill them...'
Since it was his last chance, Ryumin wanted to kill at least one of those Archangels.
Seeing that items dropped from killing regular angels, he felt those guys might have some reward too.
'Well, that's something to try after reaching max level.'
For now, growing stronger comes first.
Ryumin looked at the last message that popped up.
It was time to check the time attack reward.
[You have killed the Round 5 boss 'High Orc' in 1 second.]
[This boss is subject to time attack rules.]
[Additional gold is given according to the record.]
[You are given the highest reward of 100,000 gold for killing it in less than 10 seconds. Congratulations!]
He gained a whopping 100,000 gold at once.
'Last time I got 23,255 gold for killing it in 43 seconds, this is amazing.'
Adding what he earned so far, he had more gold than he knew what to do with.
'I should learn all the common skills I haven't learned with this.'
Ryumin was about to turn his gaze away in satisfaction when he paused.
Now he noticed there were more messages.
[You have set an unprecedented record in time attack history!]
[Your achievement is recorded in the Akashic Records.]
[You are rewarded with a 'Unique Item Selection Ticket'!]
'What's this? They're giving a reward for setting a record?'
1 second was a record even Ryumin had never set before.
Naturally, he didn't expect to receive an additional reward.
Looking at his inventory, there really was a Unique Item Selection Ticket.
'To be able to select a unique item. Don't tell me I can choose anything?'
When he immediately pressed use, sure enough.
[You can select one of the unique items.]
[Please touch the item type first.]
└ 1. Weapon
└ 2. Shield
└ 3. Helmet
...
.....
...
└ 8. Ring
It really allowed him to choose any type of item regardless.
'A unique, unique item I need among them...'
Ryumin paused his selection and pondered while stroking his chin.
'I was planning to make a unique weapon after returning, so I don't need that, as for others...'
Right now he needed a utility ability rather than getting stronger.
He thought about what ability would be helpful in the current situation.
'Ah! That would be good.'
Ryumin's finger touched number 3.
* * *
Eom Jun-seok stared blankly at one spot.
Eyes with dilated pupils.
Wet pants.
Is this how it feels to return after crossing the threshold of death?
But above all, he couldn't understand the current situation.
'I-impossible. That monster with just one hit...'
The High Orc that crushed his companions with one punch.
Ridiculously, that monster's head was rolling at his feet.
It was the result of one scythe swing by the player called Black Scythe.
'Black Scythe... was this strong?'
Eom Jun-seok was dumbfounded.
How could he kill in one hit what five level 20s couldn't defeat?
Of course, Ryumin was now level 40, not 30.
Moreover, he was strengthened by the round buff and Min Juri's buffs.
It wasn't entirely impossible for him to cut off the High Orc's neck in one go.
Plus he aimed for the neck, which could be considered a weak point.
Eom Jun-seok unintentionally drawing its attention also played a part.
Of course, he had no way of knowing these facts.
He just felt awe towards Black Scythe.
At that moment, Black Scythe, who had been touching the air as if checking rewards, turned his head towards Eom Jun-seok.
Just as he flinched and was about to open his mouth.
"Ah..."
Black Scythe quickly left the spot.
Regret appeared on Eom Jun-seok's face.
He couldn't even convey his thanks.
* * *
Finally, when the time limit ended, the players were moved to one place.
And an angel appeared as if it had been waiting.
[How was it, did you complete the quest well?]
"..."
[The number of people decreased a lot in 10 hours? There's no way you died to mere orcs... Did you fight each other over prey?]
It was clearly mocking, but the players held their tongues.
They weren't in a position to talk back, nor did they have the energy.
[Then shall we see what results came out?]
As Priscilla's wings fluttered, a results window appeared.
At the same time, surprise appeared on people's faces.
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