The Dawn of +14
The system message announcing the appearance of a +14 enhancement.
Naturally, the reaction was explosive.
"What the hell did I just see?"
"Feels like a bug exploded. No wonder there hadn't been any glitches so far—they must've been saving up for this historic blowout."
"Yeah, +13 would've been believable, but +13 and +14 back-to-back? Has to be a bug, right? We don't even have official +12s yet."
While some dismissed it as a mere glitch in the messaging...
"The time has finally come! We've waited so long."
"Perfect timing—it's the year, month, day, and hour of the Tiger all aligning! The energy of the Four Tigers has converged. Heaven demands we enhance boldly, like tigers!"
"It's scientifically proven that enhancements spike in bunches. Now's the moment!"
"Recommend a good enhancement spot! I'll tip if it works!"
"Heard Smiths' Forge in Luisillan nails it. Maybe even that +14 happened there?"
"Thanks!"
A ton of players rushed off to enhancement shops in Luisillan without a second thought.
Later stats from an info site showed that on this day, 31% of logged-in users flooded Luisillan's capital, shattering connection density records.
Those who'd seen the message in-game were losing it, and the chaos spilled over to off-site communities like RaSe IpVen.
Everyone fixated on who the mystery +14 owner was, but with nicknames hidden, there was no way to track them down.
So attention shifted to one particular player instead.
Rank 299: Player More Azar.
Azar was famous for two reasons.
One: third-gen Middle Eastern oil heir with insane spending power.
Two: he straight-up sucked at the game.
Top-tier ranker, yet his physicals and play sense were barely average—slightly below, by his own admission.
But a mediocre player hitting rank 299? All thanks to gear that was anything but mediocre.
Head to toe in Unique items, five of them Unique+.
All +9 enhanced, two at +10!
And one piece of gear was...
His quotes were etched in stone, spawning fans and haters alike. But one fact stood clear:
Azar was Last Savior's ultimate Item Noble.
Among known players, he held the highest-enhanced weapon!
So when he went live at this exact moment, viewers went wild.
Hundreds of thousands flooded his stream instantly.
The familiar forge street of Luisillan appeared on screen. Fans cheered—their hunch was right.
At exactly one million viewers, Azar spoke.
"Hey everyone, Azar here. Been a while on stream. Skipping chit-chat—straight to it."
His face beamed.
"You all know my special weapon. This bad boy."
He drew a long sword, red aura rippling along the blade—clearly no newbie trash even to beginners.
"+11 Unique sword: Demonic Blood. Was Last Savior's top-enhanced till moments ago."
Past tense, obviously.
He shrugged with a grin.
"Someone hit +14. Insane luck. Not a bug since it hit system-wide... Wanna meet 'em, hear the secret."
Someone hated his cheery vibe and started sniping in chat. Azar had as many antis as fans.
Azar checked chat live, chuckled.
"Why hurt pride? I'm better. Lost top-enhanced trophy, sure. But that's it. +14 guy's probably Normal item, right?"
Last Savior followed standard RPG grades: Normal to Legendary.
Higher grades had way lower enhancement odds.
"+11 Unique beats +14 Normal any day. No bruised pride here."
Azar had arrived at an enhancement shop, mobbed by viewers watching live.
"One correction: pride's a tad hurt. Someone chased me down here. So I'm climbing higher."
Chat exploded with salty messages, but Azar ignored them.
As an attention hog, he loved it.
Perfect timing—he bellowed:
"Going for +12 Unique now! Success? Raffle giveaways!"
Chat detonated.
Riding the hype, Azar wasted no time.
He placed his sword on the anvil for the forge master.
"Oho, you again? This... the one I +11'd!"
The blacksmith welcomed him warmly.
Azar's regular spot—VVVIP affinity maxed.
"Hmm, beat to hell. No worries, quick fix..."
"Nah. Enhance this time."
"...You sane? It's already +11."
Blacksmith eyed him incredulously, but Azar was firm.
"Dead serious. Do it."
"For real? Money's money, but for our bond... odds are abysmal."
Azar knew.
Success chance microscopic.
But he couldn't hold back.
Couldn't sit idle!
On stream, he'd played cool, coped hard—but "What if +14's Hero? Or Unique?!" nagged him.
Losing on skill? Fine. Items? Unbearable.
Yeah. Items explode? Buy more.
Money fixes everything. If not, spend more.
He had rotting piles of it.
"It's fine. Enhance."
"Please reconsider—for your sake!"
"...Hmm."
The intense block softened Azar's fire a bit.
Head cooled, reason kicked in.
Yeah. No clue who +14 is—why risk rage-quitting...
Then it hit.
Blatant troll chat popping off.
'This bastard!!!'
Azar's eyes flipped.
"Enhance now. Nag more, I switch shops."
"Hmph. Fine then. Don't blame me."
Blacksmith raised hammer.
All eyes locked on.
"Here we go!"
"Gazuaaa!"
Perfect harmony—hammer swung fierce.
CLANG!
Dull ring echoed!
+11 Demonic Blood SHATTERED—clink!
"......"
"......"
Expected, yet stunned silence.
Five seconds later, Azar croaked.
"...Huh? Huh?"
"...Moonlight on hammer tip was too pretty."
"Moonlight indoors?! You crazy old coot!!!"
"RAAAAAGH!"
Azar raged; nearby players screamed too.
"Whoa! +11 Unique exploded! Witnessed it live!"
"Yo! +11 Unique sacrificed! Go enhance!"
"Universe balances. One +11 flies, new one born!"
Players stampeded shops—Last Savior's greatest enhancement frenzy erupted since launch.
"Huh, said you'd pop to Room quick but back already? Editing done?"
-Nah, paused midway. Fun stuff popped up—watched that.
"Fun stuff?"
-Oh man, poking that fool was gold. Proper stress relief after ages. Heh heh. Puffing chest over tradeable Unique? Even +12 Unique gets obsolete later. Real goodies are bind-only. Spoiled brat.
"???"
-Shoulda dropped 2 bucks?
"Dude, explain! Let's laugh together!"
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