Chapter 110
Chapter 110
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 109
Chapter Title: Keep Walking. Keep Pouring.
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Keep walking. Keep pouring.
The sudden downpour of items didn't let up for a good long while.
"Whoa."
In the end, the items piled up in a continuous chain like some kind of mountain range. It was an absurd scale that didn't make sense no matter how many tens of thousands of monsters you killed.
"Luck gear is the best."
I picked up a single helmet from the mountain of items. Amidst the countless drops, my astonishing dynamic vision had ghosted right to it.
Guardian Helmet (Heroic)
Defense +8
Vitality +15
Mana Recovery +15
Material: Iron
Weight: 1.2 kg
"Whoa, Heroic gear just keeps dropping."
But the real shocker was the skill setup that wiped out enemies so thoroughly it dropped Heroic items from a single attack.
"And this isn't even a bug or skill exploit..."
It was a truly insane skill in terms of balance.
No joke—if it popped off properly in a decent hunting ground, it could empty the whole place in an instant.
'No, it wasn't just capable of that... it was designed to do exactly that.'
There was no way to limit the range of the skill's effect.
It felt like a deliberate intent to let other players witness a sword cleaving the heavens and wiping every monster clean off the hunting ground.
'And the result could be awe and cheers... or envy and conflict.'
Both were exactly what Nemesis wanted.
'Even though Sword God isn't even particularly overpowered among Mythic classes.'
I shook my head and opened the system UI.
Then I checked one part of it.
Goddess's Blessing: Stage 1
Grace Points: 0.
"Ah! Forgot about the blessing. What a loss in EXP and item acquisition..."
The blessing, which consumed points equal to EXP gained, couldn't withstand the massacre of tens of thousands of monsters. Even maxed out at 9999 points, it ended up like this.
I bought [Dragon Jade (30 Days)] from the cash shop. It was a cash item that kept Grace Points from dropping below 200.
"Just 55,000 won. Total value item."
But knowing that stopping here would lock the Goddess's Blessing at Stage 2, I used more of the items I had on hand.
[You have used the Chalice of Blessing! Goddess's Blessing 200->250]
[You have used the Chalice of Blessing! Goddess's Blessing 250->300]
...
[You have used the Relic of Blessing! Goddess's Blessing 9800->9900]
[You have used the Relic of Blessing! Goddess's Blessing 9900->9999]
Grace Points filled to the max.
Goddess's Blessing at Stage 3—700% EXP gain, 500% item drop rate, 300% gold drop rate maintained.
"Alright, all set!"
With a light heart, I moved forward. Crossing the mountain of items, I arrived at a heap of elephant beast corpses swept away by critical hits.
Unlike monsters that scattered to dust after a set time post-death, the flesh and blood of true Ardania beasts like these remained, soaking the surroundings.
Flash!
I dodged the shooting light beam with a casual sway of my upper body.
"You... you bastard... huff... huff..."
Edward rose from between the corpse piles. Astonishingly, he'd survived this time too. What tenacious vitality.
However... he was the sole survivor out of an army numbering over tens of thousands.
The Celestial Church's forces had been utterly annihilated.
Clang! Claaang! Shiiiing!
Beams of light burst repeatedly from Edward's body. Multiple healing skills mended his near-death flesh.
But... the damage he'd taken was too severe regardless.
I had no intention of waiting for his full recovery.
"No need for long talks. We'll meet again anyway."
And when we did, that Edward wouldn't remember this moment. He'd just be told that he and his legion invaded here and died.
I raised the Rabbit Foot Hammer.
"See you."
"You...! You bastard! Remember this! I'll come back...!"
Thwack!
[Congratulations! The Han Guild has defeated the Zealot!]
[Top Contributor: Han Jaeyeon.]
Along with the world message, hundreds of items rained down from the sky.
[Zealot's Merit Chest (Legendary). Glory Hall (Legendary). Solemn Command (Legendary). Flash Spear (Heroic). Holy Shield (Heroic). Guardian Armor Crafting Recipe (Heroic). Light Necklace (Rare)]...
I quickly checked the item list.
A laugh escaped me. Worth filling those Grace Points.
"Whoa! Two Legendary items already."
And that wasn't all. From the new pile of items, I found and opened the [Zealot's Merit Chest (Legendary)].
[Longinus (Legendary). Solemn Command Crafting Recipe (Legendary). Shining Sword Crafting Recipe (Heroic). Light Necklace (Rare). You have acquired 4500 Honor Coins!]
Unlike before, a Legendary dropped from the chest too. In total, three Legendaries and one Legendary recipe.
"Hmm, soon I could arm the knights with Heroics and give vassals Legendaries..."
Impossible before, but with these battle drops, it seemed feasible.
"Or equip each castle with a Legendary weapon for permanent loan to the strongest player there... on the condition they defend that castle while holding it..."
As I pondered, the south gate opened and soldiers poured out. Not to fight—evidenced by them pulling wagons and carts over weapons.
[So... many...]
The Landworm stared at the item mountain. No telling if it had eyes, but it seemed especially interested in metal armor and weapons.
[Can I... eat this...?]
"Of course not."
My immediate reply made the massive Landworm flinch.
[Harsh...]
"You're the harsh one, demanding 1.5 tons of gold per jump."
Answering that, I glanced at Iron Castle. No signal flare meant they were holding fine.
'Thunderbird didn't join the fight?'
As I wondered, the Landworm subtly shifted.
Rumble!
So huge that even tilting its head shook the ground, collapsing the item mountain.
It poked out its house-sized head and spoke.
[Big trouble! It's collapsing! Too much stuff!]
Its slow speech quickened. Realizing it was swallowing hard, I shook my head.
"Too much, yeah. You'd finish it in two or three bites."
[So just one bite, not two or three...]
What a shameless ask. No choice but drastic measures.
"Enough. Go back!"
[Back...?]
Poof!
The building-sized Landworm vanished in an instant.
"Whew, summon cancel works. Thank goodness."
Would've been trouble otherwise. Stronger than before, but I couldn't guarantee against a Mythic pet.
"Loyalty! Iron Castle 1st Legion..."
"Yeah, yeah. Load it all up and move to the warehouse."
"Yes, sir!"
I watched the soldiers sort items by type. I could hear their murmurs of disbelief.
"We knew His Majesty the Emperor was strong, but wiping them all solo...?"
"Enemy of Ten Thousand—no, way beyond that."
"Check the alerts. Everyone on the continent's chanting His Majesty's name."
"The alerts are three pages long... Even top hunting teams struggle to get one..."
At their mutters, I checked the alerts.
[Han Jaeyeon of Iron Castle has acquired Guardian Helmet (Heroic)!]
[Han Jaeyeon of Iron Castle has acquired Tyrfing (Heroic)!]
[Han Jaeyeon of Iron Castle has acquired Berserker's Sword (Rare)!]
[Han Jaeyeon of Iron Castle has acquired Purple Sword (Rare)!]
[Han Jaeyeon of Iron Castle has...]
World messages stacked thick.
Revenge's notoriously stingy drop system, but blanketing tens of thousands of foes with luck gear yielded tons of Rare+ items.
"Massive self-PR."
Non-players could see world messages too, so the whole continent had read my name. And I hadn't even summoned my Mythic class, guardian spirit, or pet?
Obvious what folks would think of that flashy, ominous Mythic phrasing.
"Anyway."
I walked to the massive hole in the plain's center and peered down.
"Still here..."
In Revenge, riding a Landworm through a city wouldn't topple a single streetlamp. Even a building-sized body burrowing left surroundings unchanged.
Obviously.
'Game convenience.'
No such lore, but gameplay enforced it.
No matter how Mythic the pet, movement alone destroying buildings or terrain would ruin others' play.
Ardania was different.
No game convenience.
"Deep..."
I entered the hole the Landworm had emerged from. The near-vertical drop gentled after dozens of meters.
The dead-end at the bottom was...
"...Spacious."
I groaned at the auditorium-sized space.
'Landworm created this just by emerging.'
Not the only marvel.
Thud!
A light wall tap echoed through the chamber, but no collapse.
"Got it. Not just digging. Used earth attribute to [compress] the blocking soil outward."
The compressed walls, harder than surrounding earth, kept the tunnel intact post-departure.
Poof!
Surfacing, I thought.
'This guy... If I play it right, it could build a subway system solo.'
Opening the pet window, I skipped the top Landworm and summoned Kasim.
Flap!
As I mounted, Kasim bowed low, then leaped.
Boom!
Skyrocketing, Kasim roared.
"Rawr--!"
"Good boy. If only the Landworm listened like you."
Patting Kasim's back got no big reaction.
Some interaction possible, but pet responses stuck to algorithmic basics.
They obeyed commands and seemed smart, but closer look revealed preset behavior rules.
'To put it bluntly... no different from game pets.'
The intelligent Landworm was a huge exception.
'No way all Mythic pets are like this? Lucky it wasn't Edward's Mythic pet or I'd be in a bind...'
Flash!
Dazzling light burst from the west gate.
"What!? Thunderbird still there!? Why no signal flare!?"
From my plan to rush Thunderbird on signal, this made no sense.
But the mystery cleared fast.
[Congratulations! The Han Guild has defeated the Thunderbird!]
[Top Contributor: Hayes Starlight.]
"No way..."
[Hayes Starlight of Iron Castle has acquired Thunder Sword (Legendary)!]
[Hayes Starlight of Iron Castle has acquired Thunderbird Merit Chest (Legendary)!]
[Steelstone of Iron Castle has acquired Thunder Blaster (Heroic)!]
[Steelstone of Iron Castle has acquired Lightning Bow (Rare)!]
[Hundred Silversword of Iron Castle has acquired Mana Mithril Shirt (Rare)!]
[Iron Castle has...]
I stared blankly at the world messages for a moment.
"No... what?"