Chapter 106
Chapter 106
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 105
Chapter Title: The First Myth is Born
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Suddenly, a cackling laugh bursts out.
"Hee hee hee!"
And it doesn't stop!
"Ah, I need to calm down."
I stop laughing and lie down on the bed. Thinking I might be here for a while, I place a memo by my bedside summarizing today's date and the progress of current tasks.
"Login."
Ardenia's time zone is the same as ever. Even though I've been going back and forth between Earth and Ardenia for various reasons, in terms of time, it's not even a full day since I received the report about the monsters swarming.
Standing by the window and looking down at the city, I see people moving busily.
"...They're preparing diligently."
I can see the executives summoning all troops and sending them to designated positions. Supplies for defense, like arrows and rocks, are being carried up to the walls just as diligently.
"Now, let's see..."
I turn my gaze from the window and open my character window.
<Killians>, <Killians2>, <Killians3>, <Killians4>, ... <Killians78>, <Killians79>, <Killians80>
Eighty characters with IDs literally slapped together at random.
I empty the inventories from Killians44 to Killians51.
Rumble! Crash!
Top-grade fabrics, stones, and jewels pour out. Drops don't happen in the area I've claimed now, so I hadn't gotten any until this point, but it doesn't matter anymore.
Who cares about drops? I can just buy them with money!
"I've got enough top-grade leather and iron already. Good, this is doable."
I open the castle lord menu and start construction without hesitation.
[Construction of Gigas Experience Hall (Hero) begins!]
[Construction of Gigas Production Factory (Legend) begins!]
[Darwin-8 (Hero) begins upgrading to Railgun-16 (Legend)!]
[Meteor Cannon (Legend) construction begins!]
[Gigas Call (Hero) upgrades to Gigas Call (Legend)!]
As I install the buildings that had been pie-in-the-sky dreams, a massive roar shakes the city.
The outside grows noisy, but it's not causing any major chaos. They've built up tolerance from a few prior experiences.
Well, they've even seen a Mythic Castle built in one go—what's this compared to that?
'Still, billions just vanished into thin air.'
It would've made my hands shake back in the day, but now it's no issue at all for me.
"I should swap out the guns too. Reloading's a problem, so..."
I change all the basic machine guns to sniper rifles. Now that the game has become reality and auto-reloading doesn't work, single-shot weapons with high power and long range are better.
I increase the quantity to over 10,000 as well. Most enemies will be taken care of by these sniper rifles, not the railguns or Meteor Cannons.
[Guild Tower (Hero) begins upgrading to Guild Tower (Legend)!]
[Installation of Comprehensive Control Room (Legend) in Guild Tower begins!]
Boom!
The ground shakes. The Guild Castle grows even taller, its walls changing in material and thickness.
"Urgh!"
A sudden chill runs through me, and I close my eyes for a moment.
"This is insane, for real."
The thrill of spending money feels dangerously overwhelming. Installing all these Legend buildings that I used to just suck my thumb over daily due to their insane prices.
"...Did I go overboard?"
I went wild building and upgrading because diamonds are overflowing. No joke—if the Wraith Dragon doesn't swoop in right now, invading this castle is impossible.
The problem is.
"I haven't even used 10% of my spending yet!"
That's right. Castle upgrades are just a tiny fraction of my spending! In games like this, isn't strengthening yourself the most important thing?
I sit in the center of the now-spacious office as the piled-up materials vanish. Then I open my inventory and pull out the class cards.
And toss them into the air.
Rumble...
Boom!
Dark clouds gather.
"No way, this effect happens here too."
Amazed, I draw the rainbow-hued sword that embeds itself before me.
-Finally ascending to transcendence in a mortal body, rising to the heavens.
-O God, forgive him.
[All praise him. The first Mythic has been born here and now.]
[His name is Han Jaeyeon.]
[For the next 24 hours, all hunting grounds receive a 100% EXP buff.]
[Announcement repeated. The first Mythic has been born here and now.]
A personal alert rings out too.
Collection complete!
God of the Sword that Cleaves Heaven and Earth (Sword God) – All Stats +10
"Whew..."
I feel my body strengthening. 600 points of stats, a whole tier above Legend classes, plus the collection bonus.
But the strength of a Mythic class isn't just stats.
It's the added traits and unique skills from reaching Mythic in the Swordsman tree.
[Transcendent Realm]
[Man-Sword Unity]
[Sword that Cleaves Heaven and Earth]
Among them, Man-Sword Unity's effect is as follows.
[Man-Sword Unity]
Attack power increases by the equipped sword's attack power. The equipped sword's additional effects are also applied. (Some effects may not apply.)
"Whoa."
Even looking at it again, it's absurd. It's why the current Revenge ranking 1, Sword God Magic Lord, went through hell to craft a Mythic sword.
'The Mythic sword he chose had a 20% crit increase, right.'
Thanks to that, the Magic Lord with 160% crit ignores crit resistance gear—which is the counter to the Swordsman tree—and rampages in PvP and sieges. Crit resistance items top out at 30%, maybe 50% if really good, so it's no surprise.
'And the Sword that Cleaves Heaven and Earth.'
[Sword that Cleaves Heaven and Earth]
On critical hit success, store a [Heaven-Earth Sword] stack. Stacks do not decrease by normal means and can be unleashed as a skill at 100 stacks.
Upon skill activation, attack the enemy with the 'total damage' dealt during those 100 critical hits.
If the target dies, the remaining damage attacks another enemy within 10 meters. If that one dies, it chains to another within 10 meters.
The effect repeats until all total damage is expended.
"I know this one well."
I cleaved through tons of monsters with this unique skill in the game too. Unlike Man-Sword Unity, which didn't shine much due to crappy weapons, this one worked fully.
The power of a no-gear Revenge character one-shotting dozens of ogres!
Its overpowered nature in raids and trash mob clears is obvious without saying twice.
"But... the real star is this."
Transcendent Realm.
The trait shared by all Mythic classes.
[Transcendent Realm]
All stats rise one tier. (Cannot exceed 999.)
All skills receive top-grade corrections.
Resistance judgments against lower-tier attacks rise one step.
Ignore over half of lower-tier defense capabilities.
In Revenge's system, I'm already in the Transcendent Realm. That's why I could learn Mythic skills like sword beams or ultimate magic, handle Mythic pets, or equip Mythic guardians.
But in reality?
Am I truly transcendent?
"Of course... not quite."
Applying the Mythic class didn't bring any sudden enlightenment.
'Well, just getting the Transcendent Realm trait doesn't make me actually reach that realm.'
It's just like gaining a buff called Transcendent Realm.
The issue is that this one buff is insanely, ridiculously powerful.
"This is the craziest buff ever."
Raising all stats by one tier is already nuts. At the point you get a Mythic class, your stats aren't average, and it boosts them by a whole tier—100 points!
Plus skill corrections, boosted resistance against lower-tiers, and defense ignoring.
It's telling you to kill everything below transcendent.
"Even without true Transcendent Realm, it's incomparable to before..."
I could solo most elders at this point.
'Of course, elders usually have personal Gigases, which is the problem...'
But I'm just getting started.
"Ah... but the pet."
I hesitate as I reach for the pet card.
In Revenge, summoning it was fine.
But that was game logic.
In reality—unlike the game where buildings only break during war—summoning it could flip roads and wreck the city.
My own city could get trashed.
"Guardian first, then."
Boom!
Dark clouds gather again.
-King of lightning. Thunder that cleaves the sky.
-Thunder God, bird of bolts.
[All praise him. The first Mythic (Guardian) has been born here and now.]
[His name is Han Jaeyeon.]
[For the next 24 hours, all hunting grounds receive a 100% EXP buff.]
[Stack activated!]
[For the next 24 hours, all hunting grounds receive a 200% EXP buff.]
A personal alert rings out.
Collection complete!
Winged Thunder God (Thunderbird) – All Stats +10
I read the guardian description.
[Thunderbird (Mythic)]
Sealed in an egg for a millennium, the Thunderbird finally reached the Thunder God realm with a single bolt.
Who can stop this disaster of a lightning?
Lv. 5 – Vitality +40
Lv. 10 – Mana +40. Lightning Affinity +150.
Lv. 15 – Strength +40.
Lv. 20 – Stamina +40. Agility +40. Lightning Affinity +150
Lv. 25 – Magic Resistance +40.
Lv. 30 – Mana +40. Mana Recovery +40. Recovery +40. Thunderclap.
Lv. 35 – Mana +30.
Lv. 40 – Vitality +45. Magic Resistance +45. Mana +45. Apex. Thunderclap.
Lv. 45 – Vitality +45. Magic Resistance +45. Mana +45.
It's the superior grade to the Legend Awakened Thunderbird.
'I used Awakened Thunderbird for ages as a Legend guardian, and now the Mythic one's a Thunderbird too.'
It feels like an odd coincidence at first, but it's natural on second thought.
'Half of Mythic guardians and pets are Blaze Point monsters.'
Just like there are 18 Mythic classes, there are 18 Mythic guardians and pets.
And naturally,
9 of those 18 are Blaze Point monsters.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
My heart pounds fiercely. My heightened stats are messing with my senses.
I didn't sit down for nothing. Sudden stat jumps make body control hard.
'Before my senses get all jumbled.'
Better to max stats before getting used to mid-tier ones. Adapting then boosting again means re-adapting.
I immediately open inventories from Killians5 to Killians34.
Whoosh.
A flashy longsword appears in the air.
[Usurper's Sword (Legend)+9]
An incredibly powerful weapon.
No exaggeration to say it's the strongest sword on this continent. Not just any Legend weapon—a +9 Legend is enough to found a nation single-handedly.
But this sword will never pierce an enemy.
Collection complete!
King's Sword (Miracle Sword+9, Dragon Slayer+6, Usurper's Sword+9) – Strength +4
Usurper's Legacy (Usurper's Shield+6, Usurper's Armor+6, Usurper's Sword+9) – Agility +4
Sword of Legends (Usurper's Sword+9) – Vitality +4
Empire's Name (Dominator's Belt+6, Imperial Breastplate+6, Usurper's Sword+9) – Mana +4
Grave Robber King's Treasure (Ancient Elven Sword+9, Ancient Dwarven Sword+9, Usurper's Sword+9) – Recovery +4
+9 Legend was a huge sink, but the rewards are sweet. Multiple collections capped with this one longsword.
And I repeat the process.
Collection complete!
Collection complete!
Collection complete!
Collection complete!
Over and over. Each time I pull equipped items from inventories and complete collections, stats rise accordingly.
Crack! Screech!
Sounds from my muscles like massive ropes or metal cables tightening.
Blood surges so fast veins bulge on my skin amid rapid bodily evolution.
Hiss!
Steam vents from my body like a locomotive. And finally, as all collections register.
"Whew."
I take a deep breath. My heart feels like it might burst.
But then.
Fwoosh!
The wooden chair hit by my exhale catches fire. So sudden, I just stare blankly instead of putting it out.
"...What the hell? Breath has moisture, and moisture ignites?"
Snapping to, I see the room's air shimmering with heat haze. I hastily reconfigure the office to open windows.
Whoooosh!
A gust from temperature or altitude difference trashes the office. I stomp out the burning chair in bewilderment.
"No way—fire from breath? What's my body temp now?"
Beyond normal human, even beyond ability user levels.
At this point, it's like a bioweapon for space wars.
'Not some attack tech or power, just body transformation generating this much heat...'
I stand up.
Bang!
My body launches, slamming into the ceiling.
"Ow. This isn't just 'light body' level."
But I'm the owner of [Inexplicable Body Control].
I command every bone, muscle, tendon... and stand straight. Then I cool my overheated body by the window.
Ring ring!
The office intercom lights up. I carefully lift the receiver so it doesn't shatter.
"Yeah."
Chief Steward Flower relays from the other end.
[The enemy has entered visual range. Approaching rapidly.]
"Combat readiness?"
[Complete.]
Despite the random construction and upgrade frenzy sparking curiosity, Flower sticks to the point. I nod and reply.
"As prepared."
[Yes, Your Majesty.]
The call ends. I set down the receiver.
"They're coming."
The enemy approaches. An unprecedented horde unlike anything before.
"Truly..."
But I'm not worried at all. I can't be.
"Pitiful and pathetic."
All I can do is laugh.