The Soul's Choice
Fafnir.
The soul of Karamit, who had been listening, summarized Fafnir's words.
“You are a necromancer and a priest of Hades, the vice-knight and rebel of Baran Kingdom.”
And he added his own thoughts.
“There is one bit of good news.”
“What?”“Baran Kingdom, which I would have chewed up and spat out, has finally been wiped out! Betrayal by vassals who colluded with monsters! The ugly ending is just what my karma deserves!”
Karamit, who had lost his family and lover, had pleaded innocence until the very end, only to be exterminated by the royal army of Baran Kingdom.
The grudge he held toward Baran Kingdom had reached the heavens.
“I have something to say about that.”
“Hm?”“Don't spout nonsense!”
The entire vast underground temple shook with a rumbling.
“The kingdom army's nets and spears killed my soul friend! Their swords and magic stopped my heart!”
Just when he had finally regained his composure, he was about to go berserk again.
“I will not sleep until I burn everything they left behind and tear out their flesh!”
Karamit, furious to the tips of his fingers, tried to dominate Fafnir once more.
This was the important part now.
Fafnir spoke calmly.
“After you die, aren't you curious about what happened to the Apocalypse Cult that helped you?”“...?”“Your family, your fiancée's family, and how history unfolded after that.”“...Tell me everything you know.”
Karamit's reaction grew quiet.
“At that time, the Apocalypse Cult was spreading like wildfire. Three tenths of Baran Kingdom were their subordinates, and the remaining three tenths were their allies.”“The cult had overwhelming power.”“The problem was that they had such strength and impure goals.”“What will they do next is obvious.”“While Karamit is raging, the Apocalypse Cult is preparing a rebellion. Because it was prepared for a long time, over a million humans and monsters are stirring.”“Even more surprising is what happened after that.”“They marched toward the capital and were exterminated in just twenty days. A historic victory, a battle that crushed the Apocalypse Cult in a single blow.”“...What?”“Twenty days and it's basically over in the first battle.”“Don't you think a group of that size collapsed far too easily?”“...”“To pin treason on Karamit and your fiancée's family, you need more power than that.”“An absurd ending for a force of that magnitude.”“There are factions even inside the Apocalypse Cult. Probably the battle was between those factions.”“Big corporations also have factions depending on the executives. The Kim Division faction, the President's son's division, and so on.”“Same thing here.”“The people who incited Karamit to rebel, are they really all gone?”“That... those guys...”“They helped you, gave you a sword, and encouraged you to take revenge.”“...No, that's impossible. There's no way!”
Karamit exploded in anger.
But this time he was not acting rashly.
“How can I believe what you say? You are nothing but an intruder and a grave robber who barged into my abode!”“To answer that, I have one more piece of information.”“If we've come this far, it's enough.”“Fafnir recalled the quest content from the novel and said, “The Apocalypse Cult extermination war. There is one family that rose to the rank of duke while surging through that battle. Before that, they were just a viscount family.”“...”“Karamit, what emblem did the Apocalypse Cult faction that helped you use?”“...An eagle... no, a falcon that rules the sky.”“As expected.”“Fafnir pulled out some paper and showed it.”“At that moment, the black aura floating in Karamit's armor visibly shook.”“...This can't be.”“Now, can you believe what I say?”“If it was just persuasion, I wouldn't know.”“All the clues fit perfectly.”“Of course.”“The knowledge Fafnir gained by personally completing countless quests.”“But to Fafnir, who was following the novel, it was a piece of cake.”“Even if it looks like I'm the only one who dug up what others already dug, so what?”“A while later, Karamit answered.
“There is some truth to what you say. Fine. Let's make a deal.”“If you say deal...?”“Bring my soul to live in and take it. I want to confirm with my own eyes that what you say is true.”“Then, what do I get in return?”“That is for you to say yourself.”“Done.”“Fafnir smiled and said, “Teach me the way of the Abyss Knight.”“The Abyss Knight...!”
The Abyss Knight.
A hidden class of the knight series with dark attributes. It has the ability to gain attribute superiority against enemies of the same dark attribute, limited to attacks.
A powerful class that can exert great force on the battlefield with destructive skills and solid armor, like the Demon King's Arena!
“But you are a necromancer, aren't you?”“Don't worry about that. I am confident in close combat.”“You say my sword lightly, you insolent one.”“Even a master of swordsmanship struggles to become a knight.”“Moreover, the Abyss Knight is a hidden class with particularly high difficulty, so most people give up midway and quit.”“Fine. Anyway, my body is already dead. I accept the deal.”“With Karamit's permission, dark mana surged around Fafnir.
“You can acquire a new job in advance.”“When acquiring a job in advance, you cannot acquire other jobs up to level 400.”“The job will be automatically unlocked after level 200.”“Finally got the second job.”“With this job, I can reinforce long-term close combat control.”“At that moment.
“The gold bloodline resisted the deep mana.”“The gold bloodline absorbed the deep mana.”“What...?!”
Golden aura rose from Fafnir's body and sucked in the black mana.
“This can't be. Is this power really...!”
Karamit's soul panicked.
“The blood magic general's gold blood! Why a human like you?”“I happened to have a chance to get blood.”“This is troublesome... If so, I can't become the Abyss Knight?”“Not opposite like hot iced Americano.”“But a job selection that I can't be together with like mint chocolate!”
“Then what should I do?”“Suppress the blood aura and become a Dampyr, and there is no choice but to become the Abyss Knight in that state.”“At that moment.“My blood was boiling, so I came to check what was going on?”“Sssst. A dimensional gate opened in the darkness, and a girl with black hair and golden eyes appeared.”“The Blood Magic General, Hemora!”
“I have identified an overwhelmingly powerful opponent.”“I have been afflicted with the status ailment 'Intimidation'.”“I resisted with dark resistance.”“I was not completely resisted.”“I cannot move for 1.5 seconds.”“I have been afflicted with the status ailment 'Allure'.”“I resisted with dark resistance.”“I succeeded in the resistance.”“The same effect as when I first saw it, but not as severe this time.”“It seems like you are trying to seal my blood power... that's why my blood reacted.”“The blood of an ancient blood magic general?”“Step back, knight.”“Hemora gestured to Karamit and said, “Yes, what do you want to do, necromancer?”“If you say how?”“There are two paths. Follow the knight's words and become a mixed-race Dampyr, or become a vampire knight and turn into a member of the gold-bloodline vampires.”“The Blood Magic General Hemora has suggested job selection options.”“You can choose one of the two jobs below or refuse both jobs.”“Become Dampyr”“Become Vampire Knight (If you choose this option, your race will change from human to vampire.)”“This choice cannot be undone.”“Vampire”“All basic stats +30%”“Additional bonuses from items are not corrected.”“Additional correction +5% at night.”“Life/mana absorption rate increased by 100% on nights when the full moon is up.”“Additional +50 charm.”“Bloodsucking is added to basic skills.”“You can learn limited skills for the vampire race.”“0.5% maximum HP damage per minute when directly exposed to sunlight.”“Additional damage +200% to silver.”“Additional damage +300% to cross patterns.”“Light attribute resistance -80.”“You cannot receive light attribute quests.”“When learning light attribute skills, +50% skill mastery per level.”“Skill mastery of light attribute skills does not rise well.”“You will be in basic hostility with all law-leaning cults and religions.”“Additional damage +50% to water attribute.”“Additional damage +20% to piercing attacks.”“When smelling strong garlic, ginger, onion, etc. smells, you may get afflicted with a status ailment with a certain probability.”“...”“Wow, can I really get this much?”“Penalties are many, but if I ignore the trivial ones and just look at the traits, it's a cheat race.”“High risk, high return.”“Although the vampire penalties are many, the ability increase is on a different level even if I accept them.”“The other side is also good...”“[Dampyr]”“Basic stats +15% correction. Additional amounts from items and skills are not corrected.”“Additional correction +1% at night.”“Bloodsucking is added to basic skills. The effect of bloodsucking is reduced by 30% and the stat acquisition effect disappears.”“Additional damage +10% to silver.”“Additional damage +10% to crosses.”“When learning light attribute skills, +10% skill mastery per level.”“You cannot learn skills other than mistification from vampire skills.”“You cannot create soul attributes.”“Charm +10.”“Magic skill mastery increase is +5% faster.”“Penalties are few, but the structure makes it hard to learn vampire skills or traits.”“Fafnir glanced at Hemora.
“Hemora, I have a question.”“What?”“If I become a vampire, will you harass me? Or kill me if Hemora is not my direct superior?”“If you don't come under me, I'd rather kill you.”“I wanted to check to be prepared for unforeseen situations, since that's what you see in many novels, movies, and comics.”“Huh? No.”“Hemora answered coolly.”“Or no, not really. It would be good if you came under me, but I won't force you to do anything specific.”“...”“I respect adventurers' free will. I promise you, no matter which side you choose, there will be no disadvantage.”“Karamit reacted the same way too.”“Whether you are a vampire or not, as long as you take me out, it's fine. Of course, I don't think vampire is good.”“In the end, the choice is Fafnir's.
“The time has come to choose whether to become a Vampire Knight or to become the Abyss Knight without penalties as a Dampyr.”“The vampire side is really insanely overpowered.”“Explosive growth in level and stats.”“Plus, the authority that the gold-bloodline vampire has.”“If that much growth is added, even assassins and top-ranked users can be overwhelmed.”“Unless the people in the top three ranks combine their efforts, I will win.”“It is really an attractive option.”“As a hardcore mode gamer, Kim Ganghan would have chosen it right away, but...”“If I choose this now, there will be too much to give up.”“Fafnir is following the original novel and snatching the hidden pieces that Flush obtained.”“But if I become a vampire, I will have to give up all the hidden pieces on the law-leaning, light side.”“Then the overall plan of growing and countering at the same time by eating Flush's hidden pieces first will be greatly disrupted.”“Dampyr is not without reason, so I should comfort myself with that.”“I have decided, Hemora.”“I will become a Dampyr.”