Chapter 65
Chapter 65
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>Translator: penny
>Chapter: 65
>Chapter Title: Thousand Changes
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Before heading out to the hunting ground, the first thing Do-hyun checked was none other than Thousand Changes.
It was a relic of Kashyar, who had supposedly massacred even the mythic gods themselves, and its utterly shabby appearance felt completely out of balance with such a grandiose title.
'Yeah... it's still a relic, so there has to be something hidden inside.'
A mere worn-out staff like this qualified as a god's relic?
No way.
He couldn't shake that thought.
The moment he checked Thousand Changes' information, Do-hyun couldn't hold back his shock. His eyes widened so much he was surprised they could even do that.
[Thousand Changes]
[Grade: Mythic <Heroic>]
[Description: A weapon containing the power of Martial Emperor Kashyar.
He was called the War God and Battle God, said to wield and create thousands of different weapons.]
[Equip Restriction: Inheritor of Kashyar]
[Physical Attack: 190~201]
[Durability: 100 / 100]
[Weapon Devour: Can devour weapons. Can transform into devoured weapons and use their special options. Devouring a weapon of the same type will eject the previously stored one.]
[Ego: Responds to its master's call; those without qualification cannot use special options.]
[Cannot use full power due to user's low level.]
[Abilities adjusted to user's level.]
[Transformed weapons have attack power adjusted based on Thousand Changes' grade.]
'......What?'
It was a name so unbelievable even seeing it with his own eyes.
'There's a Mythic grade?'
As far as Do-hyun knew, no such grade existed.
He had rolled in Demlock for a full three years, experiencing most of the content there, but Legendary was the highest.
The same went for GodOse.
Even the top rankers, who flew and crawled through the ranks, were armed with Legendaries—no one had ever mentioned obtaining a Mythic.
It was only natural, since GodOse had adopted Demlock's grading system.
'Is it because of the new god system? Or the main quest?'
It could be one or the other, or both.
Either way, that wasn't what mattered right now.
'Insane.'
What mattered was that he had obtained the one and only Mythic-grade weapon in all of GodOse.
Out of a billion players, only he had it. He couldn't even imagine the fallout if word got out.
The Top 10 Guilds, every user—they'd all come gunning for Do-hyun.
Even Legendary weapons boasted astronomical value due to their rarity and power; a Mythic grade would be like a holy sword.
'I figured it'd be something special... but this?'
The armaments of mythic gods like Heracles or Odin were overwhelmingly powerful, ones most users could only dream of.
Yet even those topped out at Legendary. They hadn't created a new grade like this.
And those gods didn't hand them over to their apostles easily.
You had to push through hellish odds and trials to barely obtain them.
'And me?'
Do-hyun, though?
He'd just bumped into her once and passed.
One wrong word could have cost him everything, but fact was, one word had netted him a Mythic relic.
'Ah... so you were a fairy after all. This lowly inheritor dared to doubt you...'
His faith, which had hit rock bottom, skyrocketed in an instant.
Local thug?
What kind of slander was that against the magnanimous figure who handed over such a precious weapon like it was nothing!
From now on, Kashyar was a sacred sage, a law unto herself for Do-hyun.
'Of course. She bestowed her full power, after all.'
Other mythic gods might have hidden Mythics too, but Do-hyun was convinced Thousand Changes was one of a kind.
It was a weapon brimming with actual divine power.
Why would sealed gods hand over their powers to apostles?
It boasted the best performance and attack power of any item he'd obtained so far, but right now, it wasn't quite Mythic-level.
No, not even Legendary—it was a waste to call it that.
'Right around Heroic grade.'
Indeed, the grade box read "Mythic <Heroic>" in parentheses.
It seemed like a seal that unlocked based on the user's level.
'A growth-type item of sorts...'
If you wanted to nitpick, it was a sealed item, but the concept was similar.
In other words, Do-hyun had secured a weapon for life.
'At this level, it's top-tier Heroic.'
Even compared to others of the same grade, its performance was elite, so it'd likely be the same at Heroic+, Legendary, and beyond.
No better situation for Do-hyun right now.
Since transformed weapons' attack power scaled off Thousand Changes' grade, the devoured items themselves weren't the key—it was Thousand Changes.
'A bit disappointing that Weapon Devour absorbs items permanently...'
If it stored info like copy-paste, he could've swept the auction house clean. What a shame.
And only one per weapon type...
To make full use of it, he'd need a lot of different weapons.
But he grinned.
'Good thing I held onto them just in case, without selling.'
Do-hyun still had tons of different weapon types left.
The variety he'd kept in inventory for Weapon Master were sparkling there.
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That was how he'd devoured all the weapons in his inventory and come to the hunting ground to test its performance.
Do-hyun's face, having confirmed Thousand Changes' power, brimmed with more excitement than ever.
'This is insane.'
It wasn't just about transforming into multiple weapons.
The true power of Thousand Changes lay in being able to transform anytime, anywhere.
Mid-swing, during a grapple with an enemy, even in mid-air—it was beyond imagination.
'This alone multiplies my psychological warfare options several times over.'
As Kaiser, he already had superior mind-game tech over others.
Add Thousand Changes to that?
'I got no confidence...'
He truly had no confidence. No confidence in winning.
Dozens of ideas on how to use it flashed through his mind already.
This was a sealed relic's power... What would it be like fully unsealed at Mythic?
He brushed his arms, goosebumps rising, and swallowed hard.
Truth be told, that alone proved Thousand Changes' might, but what Do-hyun liked most was something else.
-Ego: Responds to its master's call; those without qualification cannot use special options.
The second special option on Thousand Changes.
This was the ultimate finisher, the crown jewel.
Setting aside that only Do-hyun could wield it properly, it responding to its master's call needed no further explanation.
'......I'm done.'
Easy to recall if thrown, and with clever use, it enabled fakes, ambushes, everything.
But above all, the best part was,
'It's stylish as hell, for real.'
It stirred a man's heart—the romance he'd dreamed of since childhood.
In that moment, Do-hyun envied neither Thor nor Iron Man.
*Whish—snap.*
*Whirl—snap.*
"Urgh!"
He was immersed in the romance, tossing Thousand Changes into the air and calling it back repeatedly.
"What the heck is that? No way... It's not like some Thor hammer..."
"No, but didn't the weapon keep changing? Am I seeing things?"
"......Yeah. Is that a weapon option?"
"No way. Trait...? Nah, too vague. Unique ability, maybe?"
"Where do you get a unique ability like that?"
"Then what the hell is it?"
Do-hyun froze at the whispers around him.
He glanced around—users who met his eyes hurriedly looked away.
Pretending not to notice, but their huddled bodies staring his way gave them away.
'......Not Animal Crossing or anything.'
Seeing that reaction after so long oddly reminded him of Charlie. Was it just his imagination?
Do-hyun chuckled and gripped Thousand Changes again.
'A bit too flashy.'
He got it.
Even he would've stared if someone wielded such a cool weapon.
...From their perspective, it wasn't just cool—it was nonstop shock—but in Do-hyun's judgment, anyway.
He'd usually head out after a bit of showing off like this, but not today.
'Still got a ton to test.'
He'd only checked the Karuk top's knockback option and Thousand Changes so far.
S-Rank graduation rewards and more awaited confirmation.
And that wasn't all.
He had to hunt a thousand monsters. Do-hyun was too busy to back off now.
He gripped Thousand Changes tighter and grinned.
'Guess I'll lightly take down about a hundred.'
That was the moment mass slaughter erupted in the once-peaceful(?) fetid rock forest.
* * *
How long had it been since he started hunting in earnest?
[Level up.]
[Dagger proficiency has increased.]
[Dagger proficiency has reached LV7.]
....
[Double-Edged Axe proficiency has reached LV5.]
"Oh?"
Do-hyun paused at the messages floating up after a few hours.
His surroundings were filled with orc corpses and blood.
Just the visible ones numbered over ten thousand.
Numbers even parties couldn't handle, Do-hyun had soloed.
"Already up three levels."
Thanks to that, his experience shot up amazingly well.
Compared to how brutally hard the last three levels were in Raven, the gap between goblins and orcs was clear.
Slicing through orcs like butter, his speed couldn't be anything but blistering.
Thousand Changes was insanely powerful, but the root of this monstrous damage came from his spec-up via the new rewards.
[First S-Rank]
-Grade: Legendary
-Description: Great title given to the first to reach S-Rank in the First Trial.
Abtартel trembles at your great feat.
-Effects
First Strike: First hit on an enemy deals 18% bonus damage.
Desperation: When HP drops below 4%, all attack damage increases by 14% for 180 seconds, ignores life force consumption, and immune to knockback and stun.
[Top Graduate]
-Grade: Heroic
-Description: Title given to the one who passed the Continental Trial in 1st place.
-Effects: Rumors spread among Continent NPCs; related NPCs will recognize you.
All stats +5
[Inheritor of Kashyar's Will]
-Grade: Legendary
-Description: Title given to the successor who carries the will of Battle God Kashyar.
You must collect the fragments of fate. Gather the fragments of fate.
-Effects:
-Kashyar's Inheritor Mark appears; related individuals will recognize you.
-Abilities unlock each time you collect a fragment of fate.
[First Effect: All stats +7]
Three titles from this haul alone.
Two Legendary, one Heroic. Effects solid enough to make a passing five-year-old clap.
But the one that caught Do-hyun's eye most was Inheritor of Kashyar's Will.
'Effects unlock per fragment...'
The one already open was plenty useful.
Still, it felt a bit lacking for Legendary—Heroic title level was fair.
'A growth-type title.'
Once all fragments were collected, it'd surpass most Legendaries.
Underwhelming at first, but top of its grade later on.
That was the terror and true value of growth-types.
"Status window."
Thus, Do-hyun's stats were now as follows.