As soon as he logged in, Leiu approached the defeated Boss Puppet.
You looted Wooden puppet Lord
+40 Silver
Pestilence Cloak(Rare) : +2 Intelligence / +2 Strength / +4 Dexterity
x4 Health Potions (10 Health)
x2 Mana Potions (10 Mana)
Ring of Eternity : +4 Vitality / +5% chance to deal critical damage.
The cloak was grey leaning a bit toward black, its appearance was not bad, even Leiu who usually didn't like cloaks felt like this one had a nice appearance, plus it kind complimented the black hood he was wearing.
Sword Mastery(Basic Lv8) : When wielding a sword, you deal 8.5% more damage.
Leiu still had the 10 unallocated points, meant to be used on his main stats. They weren't much, but it was still better than nothing.
'Put 3 points into Strength, 3 Into Agility, 3 into Dexterity and 1 into Intelligence'
He was not like that kind of people that dump all points into a single stats, he wanted to have a balance between them all.
After doing that, he finally checked his status window.
Level: 19 CLASS: None TITLE(S): Invincible -- STATS -- STRENGTH : 40 HEALTH: 32 INTELLIGENCE: 36 MANA: 34 WISDOM: 30 STAMINA: 35 AGILITY: 42 -- DEXTERITY: 42 -- VITALITY: 36 --
'Wonderful'
As he gazed at his stats, he couldn't help but unconsciously nod, after all, the progress was very good.
Leiu's main focus was on Agility and Dexterity, the first increased his speed and the second increased his chance of inflicting critical damage and also increased his accuracy, which was something he needed in fights.
His Wisdom was lacking but he didn't need it now as only mages would raise Wisdom along with Intelligence.
So, with a ring in his finger, a grey cloak and a dark hood, he advanced toward the last Trial.
Noticing a door that appeared out of nowhere, Leiu resolutely crossed it.
Surprisingly, he found himself in that medieval office from before.
The third Trial will begin in 9 minutes and 58 seconds
Since there was still time, Leiu decided to roam the manor a bit more, however, he soon found out that he was unable to leave the room, much less roam.
Since Leiu had literally nothing to do, he just sat on a wide leather sofa and tried to predict what the last Trial would be. Once this one was completed, he was finally obtain the Dark Knight Class.
..
The third Trial will now begin!
Leiu was standing when the message popped, he didn't dare act overconfident as he didn't know what was going to happen.
Just as the message popped, Leiu's vision darkened and he lost consciousness, and when he opened his eyes again, he felt that he was in a different body.
Just from the surroundings and the height of the person, or rather, the height of the man, he knew it wasn't his body.
Furthermore, he couldn't control the body, he was like an outsider witnessing the unfolding events from the perspective of the man.
Time seemed to quicken, blurry yet realistic images flashed in front of Leiu. He saw the man travel to myriad places, fighting innumerable foes, and even make friends and travel with them. Leiu knew that he was experiencing, in a very accelerated and inexplicable manner, the life of that man.
The man's life seemed to be filled with battle, slaughter, and blood. His comrades either left him or died. Leiu felt a strong sense of helplessness and despair as the man fell to his knees and wept.
The overwhelming grief and sorrow notwithstanding, the man didn't give up. He continued wandering the lands, killing hideous and grotesque monstrosities that unleashed dark-purple magic.
Leiu continued watching, growing more curious by the second. However, at some point, the man delved into some ancient ruins and came face to face with somesort of a formess entity.
For the first time since the 'vision' started, Leiu felt that the time grew to a screeching halt. In fact, the man himself seemed to be frozen in place.
A suffocating pressure cascaded on Leiu, making him experience the same headache as before yet several times more intense. Fortunately, the headache lasted for a second before it was gone, leaving him deeply perplexed.
'Another bug?'
"He was too weak to be the Child of Darkness. Are you him?"
The disembodied voice was deafeningly loud, but more than that, when hearing it, Leiu felt true fear. Even though he was in a game, he felt a sense of dread unlike anything he had ever felt before.
Through the man's eyes, Leiu saw a burst of violet thunder shoot towards him. Before it could hit 'him', he small card fly from behind him and intercept the thunder. After that, there was an ear-piercing ringing sound initiated by the System.
Confused, Leiu regained his bearings and found himself standing in the medieval office again.
Congratulations! You have successfully passed the third Trial!
+1 Level
You earned the title 'A life in the blink of an Eye' : You experienced a life in a short amount of time, you saw all the experiences of Tenebris, the First Dark Knight.
A life in the blink of an Eye(Epic) : +10 Wisdom / +10 % Experience when killing monsters.
Sword Master(Basic) has levelled up : Lv8=>Lv9 : When wielding a sword : you deal 9% more damage.
You have successfully finished all the 3 Trials! Congratulations, you became The Dark Knight.
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Dark Knight : A Unique class that only one person managed to acquire, it focuses mainly on the dark arts with many secondary skills, the main weapon can either be a one-handed sword or a greatsword depending on the user: +11 Strength, +8 Agility, +8 Dexterity, +5 Intelligence, +5 Wisdom, +8 Vitality, +10 Health, +5 Stamina, +5 Mana.
You obtained the skill 'Dark Arts'(Unique) : It is composed of various skills and not just one, the further you level up, the more you obtain:
⚫ Darkness(passive)(Lv1) : At night, you deal 15% more damage
⚫ Dark Empowerment(Basic Lv1) : For 30 seconds, you gain 20% physical and magical damage reduction and deal 10% more damage
Cooldown : 10 minutes / Cost : 15 Mana
Sword Master(Basic Lv9) has transformed into => Dark Arts; Darkness Sword Mastery(basic Lv1): When wielding a one-handed sword or a greatsword, you deal 10% more damage.
Leiu smirked as he gazed at his increased stats, he could feel the power surging in his bones and muscles, 12 instant increase in strength was nothing to scoff at, especially so early in the game.
At last, he acquired a class, however, he felt reluctant to leave the manor so early. He wanted to explore more and see if there were any hidden treasures.
Thanks to the the vision he just experienced, Leiu now knew that this eerie manor belonged to that man, the first Dark Knight. Tenebris. Furthermore, the eye-catching painting was of Tenebris holding one of his fallen friends, who died in battle.
The room he was in did not have anything he could take, which disappointed him a bit.
Leiu eft the room and started inspecting the other rooms on the second floor. Excluding the handful of rooms that were inacessible, the rest seemed to be guest rooms, moderately-decorated and utterly devoid of loot or treasures.
On the first floor, there were 5 big rooms, each now had decorations which Leiu wasn't able to see previously.
With great expectations, Leiu entered the first room which resembled a mix of a living room and a dining room. There wasn't anything particularly special.
There wasn't painting like in the office, but there was something that made Leiu overjoyed.
It was a chest, a wooden chest, neither too big nor too small, just medium size. His excitement notwithstanding, Leiu couldn't help but feel that this chest was totally out of place. Still, he didn't hesitate to open it.
You obtained 'Echo Armor' (Inner Armor)(Unique) : Unlike normal armors, this one can be equipped under a normal armor.
Echo Armor(Unique) : +3 all stats / +10% bonus defense when fighting in dark areas.
Echo Armor(Unique) can be upgraded if you obtain the necessary materials : Cannot show the list of the materials until you reach Lv35
The armor was surprisingly made of leather and another unknown yet soft material. It had a bit of elasticity to it, but when he wore, it didn't make him feel the least bit uncomfortable.
After he inspected the room a bit more, he went to the next one but unfortunately, there was nothing, no chests or anything of the sort.
Eventually, Leiu searched all rooms but one. This last one was to the left of the staircase in the mainhall, a bit inconspicuous and seemingly surrounded by a formless darkness. If he hadn't been looking carefully, he would've missed it.
Although he felt wary of the darkness, that didn't mean he gave up, in fact, he became even more curious about that room and entered it immediately.
Analyzing the intruder...'Dark Knight Class' confirmed.
You have now access to Mount Room.
'Mount?'
Mounts were creatures earned at Lv20: they were only useful for traveling, and just like Classes, there was a wide variety of them, obtainable through numerous means such as quests and dungeons.
It was a bit harder to get good mounts as it was said that most people would only get horses or other simple mounts, which had decent speed.
In fact, Leiu read a post saying that the second-ranked player 'Emperor' earned a Unique Mount called Flaming Tiger.
The Dark Knight can only choose one of the four available Mounts.
The first was a phantom-esque dark horse, probably double the size of a normal one. It had a muscular body and 2 eyes that flashed with a crimson glint. It stared at Leiu while neighing, though it was unknown whether it angry or happy.
The second mount was a turtle, even bigger than the horse. It seemed to be asleep, unaware of the arrival of the Dark Knight.
The third Mount was a leopard, smaller than the previous two, however, its appearance was by no means inferior to them: black fur with some violent spots shining every now and then, sharp claws in all its limbs and two ferocious eyes fixated on the Dark Knight.
Last but not least was a beast exactly like the one he faced in the first Trial, the only difference was that it was significantly bigger. Amongst the four mounts, this one was the scariest, its maw half-open and its dark pupils barely visible due to its jet-black skin.
⚫ The Horse of Death, 'Amon'(Unique) : Movement speed : 350
⚫ The Moving Fortress, 'Apollo'(Unique) : Movement speed : 300
⚫ The StarSpeed Leopard, 'Onyx'(Unique) : Movement speed : 400
⚫ The King of Shadows, 'Milkan'(Unique) : Movement speed : 375
All four choices were enticing for Leiu. As the System didn't deign to provide any more details about them, he had, unfortunately, had to choose based on appearance.
'I choose Milkan!'
Are you sure you want to choose 'the king of shadows, Milkan' ?
'Yes'
You have obtained your first Mount: 'Milkan(Unique)'