Victor walked out of Cuckoo's Castle - or rather, out of the remaining ruins - his throat still aching from shouting, and only one thought in his mind.
"Fffffff..."
They are doomed.
Two hundred dragons! Two hundred dragons, and he would brag to them about how being an adventurer had made him richer! How could that be counterproductive?
This and Winkle gradually became wiser. He noticed that Victor had sacrificed his belongings, and even if the adventurer could distract him, he would need to replace them as soon as possible.
The announcement of his new level increase certainly eased his fears.
Congratulations! You landed a fatal blow on an ancient lich on behalf of your dragon master and cunningly trapped the soul in your scythe. You gained two levels in [Monster Acolyte] and [Reaper] !
+90 hp, +20 sp, +2 st
, +4 vit, +4 ski, +4 agi, +3 i
t, +3 cha, +3 lack!
You receive the [Wizard Upgrade] and [Necromancy II] career perks.
[Mook Promotion]: If your level is higher than the theoretical danger level of the evolved monster, and the hiding conditions are met, you can evolve your followers into a more powerful form. Promoted minions retain their previous class level.
[Necromancy II]: You can learn and cast necromancy up to level II. Replaces Necromancy I.
By consuming the soul of a powerful lich, your [Murderous Scythe] has been upgraded to [Murderous Scythe+]. +25% chance to critically hit.
Oh my gosh, those growths, he was so lucky today. At this rate, he'll catch up with Flash Knight in no time.
Warning: You have reached the level 30 career cap.
You will no longer be able to gain additional levels until you use a [Crown].
You can still gain perks for special actions, but your experience points will be set to zero.
Well?
What, is the ceiling flat? He needs to bribe the system to get into the middle class? Damn, just like on Earth.
However, this time, the system gave him more explanations.
[Badge] is a powerful but rare item that allows players to break through the career cap of level 30.
[Hero Badge] is a rarer and more powerful [Badge] that requires breaking the level 60 career cap.
After that, you are free to upgrade to level 99, which will allow you to enter the Hall of Valor and attempt deification.
Valhalla. The final challenge. Only 12 creatures survived and went out as the gods of Outremund.
However, he had no idea where to find Crest or even what it looked like. Questions later. There are more pressing things than levels or preparing for show off day.
"Fulibon," Victor shouted into his scythe, the lich's terrifying face appearing on the blade. "Fu
ibo
, are you there?" Fu
ibo
!Furi?"
"What?" the lich whispered in annoyance.
He does understand him. "What's going on with the iPad?" The lich's silence made him roll his eyes. "The Apple of Knowledge."
"Why should I tell you?" I hate you and everything that dragon represents. I hope you all die. "
"Thank you, that's so kind of you. As for why..." Victor gave the Lich a sly, cruel smile. "Because otherwise, I will give that scythe to Vaqu'ir, and you will forever be a part of his treasure. You will have to support his madness until the end of the world, watching him in the basement of your castle Bathed in gold, sprouting nonsense until you go crazy."
The lich's terrible silence is golden. "You're a monster," Fullibon said. "You look weak and innocent, but you're a monster."
"Humanoid/dragon form." Victor confirmed. "Tell me now, before I do it. You know I will."
Fuliben sighed angrily, but he hated Fankle too much to say no. "My master, Brandon More, to use your crude words... chose the wrong horse. He aided the First Men in their war against the Gadmani, led by King Bara'ul, so that he It would have been possible to capture the territories to the south, but his side failed. Now, with the Faerie Lords defeated, Gadmani has many adventurers and crusaders and no enemies to fight."
"So he was afraid that Gadmani would attack him next."
"Prydan and the Black Forest are the strongholds of the remaining orcs, which are too dangerous for Gadmani to threaten, but not Ishfania. Due to heavy losses in the war, my master no longer has the strength to go Facing the full force of his neighbors."
"Well, he's desperate to find a way to turn the tables and save what's left of his territory" using scorch ovens to distract the adventurers in an attempt to summon reinforcements from hell... "Let me guess, he thinks from Can weapons from other worlds solve his problems?"
"We always study Earth's technology whenever we can find it. In many ways, it completes our own magic. King Morr gave a great reward to Somi who was willing to share his knowledge with him, and one day, that The black woman brought him a man with an apple of knowledge.”
That story sounds familiar. "Is that woman's name Lovely?"
"No. The woman's name is Melodiuse. She is Poison in human form, a beautiful, deadly flower that is fatal on contact."
ah. so terrible. Victor speculates that not all the conspiracies are connected. "So, the guy who claimed to work for the largest weapons manufacturer in Minecraft, offered his services to Brandon Moore in exchange for power and money. He basically just changed employers. So, how did his electronic notebook In Haudemer?”
"Numbers?" The Lich shrugged. "The claimed one developed what you call a conscience, what I call weakness. The coward fled to Gadmani with the Apple, and when Maul's human agents killed him near Hadmer, they Found the monster had stolen the apple.”
Bless the kobold rangers.
"I cannot unlock the magical code that protects the forbidden knowledge, but King Morr has powerful allies, including his own Soi. One day, the knowledge will be within his grasp, and you, nay, all of Ortmund, will Learn fear and fire.”
Yes Yes. Speaking of threats, Victor heard nothing but good news. However, the possibility that a diabolical dictator had access to the aircraft's structural drawings was alarming; without the necessary infrastructure, Moore might not have been able to fully replicate the original design, but Victor himself had created a poor man's aircraft. This can be done.
He must warn Gadmani or convince Vankel to deal with Moore before he threatens the continent. "What about the woman? What does she want? Where is she from?"
"I don't know and I don't care. I serve my master as you serve yours, no questions asked."
There were a lot of mistakes in this sentence, but the lich didn't seem to be lying. Or even if he knew, Victor couldn't confirm it. The Squire suspects that another force is secretly supporting Maul in his attack on Gadmani, but for now he can only guess who it is.
oh. He would issue a warning alongside the "Declaration of Empire."
The kobold ranger walked out of the building behind him, snapping him out of his thoughts. Blue is holding a sword, and Victor recognizes him immediately.
"Baby!" cried little Winkle.
"Can the sword talk?" Lan asked, examining it more closely.
"Imitation?" Rhett examined it and noticed there were lips on the hilt. "Why doesn't it bite you?"
"Because Junior is a good imitator," Victor said, and the sword purred in response, "Who's a good baby? Who's a good baby? That's you!"
As he observed the minions, Victor felt an instinct welling up within him. He couldn't explain why, but he had an intuition that his [Mook P
omotio
] Pe
k works on both imitators and Red. But the other kobolds didn't; either their evolved forms were more powerful than his, or, more likely, Red gained more combat experience as the leader of the group, thus fulfilling the conditions for hiding.
"Red, come here, I want to taste something." Victor ordered. "Blue, give me Junior."
He patted the submissive Red on the head and took little James from Blue's hand. As soon as he encountered these two creatures, Pe
k is activated. They were both engulfed in a bright light, transforming as Victor watched.
Red grew into a bipedal humanoid lizard, almost as tall as Victor. His features changed into a mix of a raptor-like dinosaur and a kobold, with retractable blades on his arms. A red scarf suddenly appeared around his neck, and upon closer inspection, Victor realized that it was part of his body. As things stand now, Red clearly reminds him of the reptilian version of the samurai hero he was once inspired by.
"Style?" Red almost cried as he admired his new look, especially the blade. "I have style, I've grown up!"
imitators…
Victor had never seen anything more horrific. This scene alone made the kobold ignore Red's transformation and hide behind Victor.
He had to put the sword down before it could complete its transformation, as it had grown quite large. The misshapen thing before him was as big as a horse, its body was spherical and supported by six limbed legs. The texture of the skin reminded Victor of stone and could easily be disguised as stone.
The monster has a mouth big enough to swallow a human whole, with sharp teeth and a disgustingly long tongue. Finally, a beautiful, apparently magical sword protrudes from the body like a fish bait.
By burying itself underground, the creature could easily look like a sword stuck in stone, a king's sword that seduces fools. This creature is the next evolutionary step toward the complete destruction of adventurers.
Kobold Red is promoted to Raptor Ranger.
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Promoted to Excalit
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"Sword treasure!" The terrible monster roared with a strong and terrifying voice.
Victor Dalton. The Pokémon Master and the Grand Minister of the Swiss Dragon.
At least they'll help keep the peace. Now, first thing first, buy new bracelets and necklaces to replace the ones he lost in Haudemer. He already felt guilty for lying to Fankle, and—
wait.
Does he feel guilty for lying to the dragon? Not fearing for his life for purely pragmatic reasons, but shame?
Come to think of it, even though Winkle had made it clear that he would never let Victor leave his service, the adventurer wondered if this was really a bad thing. In all but name, he has become regent of the region, gained many ranks, made friends, albeit on bad terms, and gained a powerful protector. Winkle ultimately saved him from Furibang, even though he would have chosen to fight the Lich.
yes……
Has he really begun to like Winkle?
"I think I have Stockholm Syndrome."
