While they were talking about the treat a sudden message popped up.
{Sorry for the delay on the reward distribution. Rewards for your accomplishments will be delivered as well as the rewards for completing the labyrinth trial.}
Random loot box and 100g
* First player to reach level 35 (A Griffin pet)
* Big dexterity with swords (Sword Dance[A].Lvl1)
* Strongest vertical slice (Vertical Slice[B].Lvl1)
* Obtained experience in the trial (5 Levels obtained)
Ethan looks at the griffin pet he just got. “Wow. It's a damn Griffin. That’s actually really good.”
Ethan pet and scratched the little griffin. “Hmm, what name should I give you? Hey, Fafner. Do you wanna give him a name?
Fafner starts thinking and finally tells him. “How about Grif? It’s kinda simple, but I think that it sounds cool.”
The griffin let out a small squawk and jumped at Ethan’s shoulder.
“It seems that he liked it. From now on you will be Grif.” Says Ethan.
The griffin makes sounds of being happy and scrubs against Ethan’s cheek.
“Now. Open random loot box”
The loot box starts to shine and a thin screen appears over it. It starts moving from up to down all the different ranks to determine how good the prize will be. It moves until it stops on the B.
“Okay B rank, that’s not bad considering my luck up to now”
The box doesn’t open. It starts to tremble, and suddenly the screen starts spinning like crazy until it becomes a ??? rank reward.
Ethan’s eyes open like crazy. “Holy fuck, finally, good luck in this damn game.”
A hearthstone skill is given to Ethan. An info window pops from the hearthstone.
{This hearthstone contains the skill Combine[???].Lv1. Allows the user to combine temporarily two skills to form a powerful one (Combining two skills doesn’t delete those skills).}
“HOLY FUCK. I didn’t expect to obtain this skill until late game. This is hilarious.”
{Requirements: You have to be at least level 45 to be able to use this skill}
“Agh, it's true, I need at least level 45, I didn't remember. Okay it's not bad.”
Ethan finishes preparing everything.
“Okay, Fafner, Grif, Get ready. You will come with me inside but stay right behind me.
Ethan looks at his own character window before going in. “Oh, this looks much better now.” Thought Ethan
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Name: Ethan Wanless
Level: 25
Character Rank: D
Class: None
Weapon: Soul Sword (Tier 0)
Unique skill:
* Inspect [???]
* High Instincts [S] Lv8
* (Weapon skill) Soul gathering [???] Lv4
* Sword Dance[A] Lv1
* Vertical slice[B] Lv1
* Temporary Patch[B] Lv2
They enter the trial, starting it. This time everything goes smoothly. There is no complication for the team and Ethan ends it quickly.
Ethan throws the last vertical slice to the samurai, who now was only level 25.
Hidden requirements completed
Rewards obtained: Key for the boss room
"That was pretty fast even for me. I'm doing really well to be fair."
Suddenly a window pops in front of Ethan. He looks at it smiling realizing what it is.
Souls gathered in the trial. 50
Total souls gathered 103/100
Rewards: Weapon upgradeable stone
“Finally, the upgrade for the soul sword.”
Ethan takes the stone and gives it to Fafner along with the sword.
“All yours my friend.Thanks to you I don't need to go back to the village.”
Fafner takes both and spawns an anvil. An information display appears in front of Fafner.
{Do you want to use your class ability to upgrade this sword?}
Fafner hesitates for a moment and looks at Ethan. He sighs. “Yes, I want to use it”
Fafner didn’t look up, his focus unyielding as his hammer struck the stone with rhythmic precision. Beads of sweat trickled down his forehead, glinting in the sword’s growing brilliance. The blade and the upgrade stone pulsed with synchronized light, their glow intensifying with every strike. Streams of golden and blue energy arced between them, twisting and weaving like ethereal threads. Each hammer blow sent explosions of fiery sparks into the air, their colors shifting between electric white and deep orange. One last strike and a shockwave of air marked the end of the ritual.
“Okay, all done. Take it, tell me how it feels.” Ethan takes the sword. He looks at it and the weapon window is shown.
Soul sword (Tier 1. Dmg +25) 30% chance to gather double souls
Tota souls gathered 103
Gather souls 103/200
Weapon upgrade stone(Tier 2)
“Yeah, this is what I needed. Time to go for the boss.”
Fafner looks at him with a smile on his face. “Try not to die in there.”
Ethan and Fafner high five. “I’ll come back alive, don’t worry.”
Fafner and Grif get out of the trial room leaving Ethan there.
Ethan goes to the boss room door, takes out the key and opens it. The moment he enters the door behind him closes. He takes a deep breath and takes a combat position. Drops of sweat run across his face. He realizes he is nervous.
“Haha. Look at me. Why am I so nervous? I have already done this fight countless times.”
He takes the combat position again, but he is not nervous anymore. A smile appears in his face, expectant for the fight. The excitement he was feeling was shown all across his face.
In front of him the door where the boss was supposed to come from opens. Ethan gets ready to jump at it at the very second he shows up.
Suddenly someone comes out. It's not the boss. It seems more like a person. He is kinda far and because of the dust Ethan can’t appreciate who is that.
The individual throws something at Ethan’s feet. It comes rolling out from the dust. The head of the boss. There can be seen signs of cruelty on its head. Not just a clean cut. In the head both eyes were missing, only one tooth remaining. No ears, the nose completely destroyed. Ethan was amazed at how cruel and powerful the person who defeated the boss was.
As the dust was dissipating, the guy said something.
“Hey Ethan, how have you been?”