Chapter 44
Chapter 44
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Translator: Ryuma
Chapter: 44
Chapter Title: True Berserker (1)
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[You have leveled up.]
“Phew, finally!”
It had already been several days since he entered the Cave of Death. A normal instance dungeon would vanish the moment the last user inside logged out, but scenario quests were an exception. Even if you logged out when the connection limit hit, logging back in would drop you right back inside the Cave of Death.
The elite skeleton soldiers he had smashed to pieces in the meantime now filled the cave to the brim. Right after reconnecting, even Rokan had to stay on his toes, so regular users would’ve been slaughtered before they could do a thing.
But his opponent was Rokan. After shoving them back and luring them into narrow passages to fight, stable hunting became possible soon enough.
And so, Rokan finally reached level 99.
[An unbelievable achievement! You have subdued the unleashed death and saved the world from chaos. No one knows the truth yet, but someday everyone will learn of your sacrifice.]
[You have acquired the title ‘Death Subjugator.’]
[You are the first to acquire this title.]
[First][Death Subjugator][Unique]
You have subdued the unleashed death and saved the world from chaos.
You are the first to acquire this title.
[Effects]
-Attack power against undead targets +10%
-Critical damage against undead targets +50%
-Darkness resistance +10%
Once you hit level 99, no more experience accumulates, so Rokan grabbed the Essence of Death the instant he dinged. The deferred quest completion condition triggered, and a title appeared.
A full Unique-grade title!
It was originally Rare-grade, but the first-clear bonus bumped it up. Naturally, the effects got stronger too.
The attack power boost was decent enough. But the other two were pure honey. Critical damage up and darkness resistance up! Especially for Rokan, who was specced for crits, the effect would double.
“Whew, it’s like poison to the undead.”
With this, he could probably out-damage even holy classes, which were their hard counter.
[Death is corroding you.]
[Be careful! Fail to act quickly, and death may devour you.]
A sudden alert popped up. He didn’t know what ‘death’ really was, but he could confirm his health ticking down bit by bit.
What was this? Some kind of plague curse?
It was the sort of thing that might raise questions, but Rokan was totally chill. He knew this was just part of the main scenario quest.
“Alright, let’s go.”
Rumble rumble rumble!
With the death energy propping up the cave gone, it began collapsing. Rokan strolled out leisurely.
Then he called out casually.
“Use Rune Book. Trinsic Mage Guild.”
* * *
He zipped straight to Trinsic. Rokan headed to the Mage Guild where Matherian was, climbed the stairs, and found him.
“Oh, you... that’s...!”
Matherian reacted the instant Rokan walked in holding the Essence of Death. He read the death energy within it and whipped up a spell in one breath.
“Purification!”
A purification spell. Close to holy magic in how it drove out foul energies, but it was clearly the best he could do.
A refreshing energy wrapped around his body, sweeping the death energy away in an instant.
‘Feels nice.’
But it was temporary—the roots weren’t fully pulled. Without quick follow-up, it’d spread through him again.
“Drink this. It’ll invigorate the life force in your body. A precious medicine.”
What Matherian handed over was a green liquid. Brimming with rich life force and valuable, yet he handed it over readily to Rokan, who’d nearly been devoured by death to bring it.
‘He was gonna give it anyway.’
Sure, everyone doing the same quest would get one too.
Some quests branched the scenario based on results, but this one was the type where meeting set conditions meant everyone got the same content. Of course, later scenarios or related higher quests might branch and make it vanish, but at least hundreds would drink this stuff.
Gulp gulp.
The effect hit right away. With Purification having cleaned him out, the potent life energy settled in.
[Life force surges within your body.]
[Rich life energy suppresses the death.]
[The weakened death energy falls into dormancy. But beware. A major shock might awaken the death again.]
That wrapped up handling the death energy.
It wouldn’t stir again until much later, in another main scenario quest. So he could forget about it until then.
‘Now, hand it over.’
Rokan ignored the changes in his body. All his focus was on Matherian’s hand. More precisely, the reward he’d hand over: the ‘Investigator’s Ring.’
“You’ve done well. Thanks to you risking your life on the mission, we can prepare for great danger. Not just this, but considering your amazing feats so far, we’ve decided to accept you as one of our investigators. No obligations, but you’ll get help with various tasks. Keep working for the continent’s peace and safety.”
[An amazing achievement! You have become a member of the multi-race network known as the ‘Investigation Team.’]
[You have acquired the title ‘Investigator.’]
[You are the first to acquire this title.]
[First][Investigator][Rare]
You have become a member of the ‘Investigation Team,’ a network formed by humans, gnomes, elves, and dwarves uniting for the continent’s peace and safety. You will earn respect from other races in the same faction.
You are the first to acquire this title.
[Effects]
-Investigation Team quests available
-Recognition from other races in the same faction
‘Nice.’
Others might call the effects lame for a Rare title, but Rokan thought differently. Only he knew how huge this was right now.
“Take this. It’ll prove your status.”
As he grinned, Matherian rummaged and pulled out a ring.
‘Getting a ring from a guy isn’t my thing, but...’
He’d been waiting forever, so Rokan snatched it up.
[Investigator’s Ring][Rare]
A ring proving investigator status. Imbued with special power that invigorates the wearer’s life force.
-‘Life Charge’ usable once per day to instantly recover 3,000 health
-Charges: 1/1
-Recharge wait time: 0:00
A Rare-grade ring built-in with life charge for investigators who often ended up in danger.
The instant recovery was a whopping 3,000 health. Considering Rokan’s current max health at level 99 with some title bonuses was only 2,500, it was insane. Using it now would fill him to max in one go, and for a while, it’d save his life, turn the tables—a perfect item.
Especially for a berserker like Rokan, it was a way to dodge death post-Berserk without a potion.
“Now go. The world needs you.”
With Matherian’s send-off, Rokan left the Mage Guild. He’d graduated from the main scenario quest available here.
To continue the broken main scenario quest line, he needed to head to the next city and meet some conditions.
“If I hurry, I can hit the next area by tonight.”
Feeling secure with the Investigator’s Ring, Rokan happily headed to his next stop.
* * *
Berserker Guild.
His third visit already.
“Time to shed the newbie skin.”
He shoved open the creaky door and stepped in, unbelievable words slipping from Rokan’s mouth.
Shedding newbie status? Who’d dare call Rokan a newbie now? Other users would freak out, but amazingly, it was true.
NPCs called users under level 100 ‘class beginners.’ Fresh meat who’d just gotten the job and were starting to get it.
Only after hitting 100 and creating your own combo skill did you become a ‘class user.’
“I want to job change.”
He told the receptionist at the front desk, who recognized him.
“Huh? Job change? You... didn’t you just do that? Did you give up and switch jobs already?”
He voiced his doubt. It hadn’t been long since the last one. For second job changes, you could forfeit and drop to level 50 for a new job, so the doubt was reasonable. But Rokan snapped back like it was nonsense.
“Cut the crap and give me the level 100 job change quest.”
“Whoa, for real. This is fun.”
Only then did the receptionist squint and really see him. Rokan had already hit 99 and qualified for the job change quest.
Possible because he wasn’t some average receptionist—he was the Berserker Guild Master. Popular job guilds had staff or members at the desk, but unpopular ones like Berserkers sometimes had the master handling it.
“You might be the first. Heh, if so, the faces on those other class masters will be priceless.”
He got a bit excited. How many times had they been mocked as blood-and-madness freaks by other class masters! If Rokan became the first class user, it’d flatten their noses and spread the word on how great berserkers were.
“Alright, here’s the deal. Job change quests are simple. Same for all jobs. Beat a level 100 one-on-one. Monster, beast, guard—doesn’t matter. Just drop one however you have to!”
It was exactly as he remembered. Defeat a level 100 monster. People usually hunted ones with easy combo skills to avoid, but for Rokan now, it didn’t matter who. He’d already taken down Arthwhite, one of the strongest level 100s long ago.
“A little hint: humanoids are less... Whoa, you...”
Eager for the ‘first class user producer’ title, the Berserker Guild Master started to tip him off, then jolted at what happened next.
The job change quest delivered, and completion effects triggered instantly.
[You have acquired the job change quest ‘Reckless Challenge.’]
[The record of defeating Lake Knight Arthwhite has been confirmed.]
[You have completed the job change quest ‘Reckless Challenge.’]
[You have successfully job changed to True Berserker.]