Chapter 04: Mining Trouble and Platinum Quest - Final Part
After my encounter with the [Venom Snakes] 6 hours ago, I finally reached the place I marked on the map. I am finding the place ever since that time, small monsters are there but it didn't affect me that much. It just benefits me on their materials...
I am correct... this is the place! I immediately saw [Wild Boars], It seems like they are more than level 15.
It is already obvious, the cliff is inside the forest and on top of that, it is on the deeper area of the forest where all insanely powerful monsters are gathering.
And this place, the mining site is near the zone called the dark zone.
The zone of every area is like stages: outer zone, inner zone, yellow zone, and dark zone.
I want [Appraisal] immediately! I want to finish this quest as soon as possible before they reached level 5! This is the site for level 5 to level 20 monsters and there is a lot of grinding areas. If they saw me, they might record me and send it to their companies in real life!
I don't want that!
I ran towards the boar's group and killed it in one skill, [Fire Stomp]
Boom!
In one skill, ten monsters died just like that...
[You defeated a level 20 [Wild Boar]! 95 EXP gained~]
[You defeated a level 20 [Wild Boar]! 95 EXP gained~]
[You defeated a level 20 [Wild Boar]! 95 EXP gained~]
[You defeated a level 20 [Wild Boar]! 95 EXP gained~]
[You leveled up!]
I looked readied my sword and waited for them to attack. One boar attacked me and I killed the boar as I hit it.
[You defeated a level 20 [Wild Boar]! 95 EXP gained~]
I slashed the other boar as soon as I killed the other one.
[You defeated a level 20 [Wild Boar]! 95 EXP gained~]
And I continued this pattern until I defeated them all.
[You leveled up!]
I looked at my stats and stared for it for a while.
[Name: Theo
Level: 12 (400/700)
Health: 16000/16000
Mana: 4770000/4770000
Strength: 737
Intelligence: 787
Agility: 717
Dexterity: 717
Defense: 717
Luck: 1117
Charm: 1117
Comprehension: 1117]
My physical damage can now deal more than 800000 damage. My intelligence can probably deal damage to more than 900000. As far as I know, the base damage of physical strength is 100. Then, 737x100 is 73700x12= 884400.
How about my intelligence? 78700x12= 943400.
'That is pretty high! Should I try defeating level 50 monsters then?'
On second thought, they will probably think that I am a cheater or son of the seven virtues.
"The quest is still not finished..." I said as I looked at the corpses.
1, 2, 3...
When I counted them, there is still a boar missing.
What should I do? I looked at my clock and indicated that it is just 7:27 in the morning in the real world while it is 20:27 here in this world. It is quite dim now.
I should finish this quest now. I looked at the cave and feels that something powerful is ahead of there...
...
...
I stared at the cave and it is very dark, hoping that I can see something but it is not available. I can't see inside. 'Should I go in?'
'Hmmm...'
After thinking about what to decide for a while, I entered the cave.
It is a pitch-black cave, the only light you can see is the entrance.
I can't see... I should just feel the rock. I have a skill for that.
It is simply spreading the mana in the environment.
[You created [Artificial Sense] (Rare)]
[Passive Skill: Artificial Sense Lv. EX (Hidden)
-When your eyesight is blocked, you can close your eyes and feel the environment instead
I closed my eyes and I can sense the texture of the rocks, their temperature, and many other features.
I started to walk and sensed many minerals. But I ignored them and continued walking ahead of the mining site.
"Looks like there are two monsters ahead" I can't help but mumble about it. It seems like it is also an [Elemental Species] or should I call it [Elemental Boss].
I unsheathe the sword on my hips and move. The monsters ran away as they heard the "Whoosh" in the air but they are too slow.
[You defeated a level 25 [Wild Boar]! 500 EXP gained~]
[You leveled up!]
I looked at my level and smiled, [Level 13 (200/800)]
[Quest: Mining Trouble (Copper) Updated!]
[Quest: Mining Trouble (Silver)
Description: You defeated the 20 [Wild Boars] but there is an untold enemy that you have to take down.
Goal: Defeat 30 [Wild Boars] 20/30
Defeat the [Dark Boar]
Quest Duration: 1 Week
Rewards:
5 Gold
+100 Reputation in [Pyramy Village]
Skill: Appraisal
Skill: Identify
+5 Levels
Failure:
-10 Levels
Negative reputation in [Pyramy Village]]
Huh? What? I thought that there is only 20 [Wild Boars]?!
Ah~ I got tricked and forgot about the goal~... Because there are 19 boars outside, I thought there are only 20 boars to defeat...
I am a dumb prodigy...
'Well, then, I should find that [Dark Boar]'
I used the [Artificial Sense] once again and continued the journey.
I noticed that there is a big metal pi, no, a door. It is open...
"Why is there an open door here?"
[Quest is triggered!]
[Quest: Save the Pyramy Village! (Platinum)
Description: You saw the possible danger inside the mine and there is a chance a of stampede if this isn't solved immediately.
Quest Duration: 23:59:57
Goal: Find the source of their power and destroy it.
Rewards:
+1000 Reputation on [Pyramy Village]
5 Golds
Skill: Ultra Instincts (Myth)
Skill: Status Concealer (Myth)
+500 Reputation on [Orion Empire]
Title: Hero I
Failure:
Your levels will reset into 0
You will become an outcast
You can't level up on the [Orion Empire]
"What the fuck is this quest?! Isn't this just a copper or the other details that have been told me isn't finished?!"
I yell out of frustration but another side of me is very excited. 'A platinum quest on a newbie village...'
'But if I fail...' Huh?
I was dumbstruck for a moment. I just remembered that I am not the same [Sage Swordsman] at the closed beta test...
'I can do it, Haha'
I ran inside the door and noticed that there are 6 boars ahead, [Blessing of the Sea God], [Elemental Strike: Light]
The sword in my hand glowed and formed a very elegant sword.
That's all for support buffs!
Now... I don't know how much health you have so I'll go maximum!
[Bursting Beam]
The beam that came from my hands extended and exploded once it hits the ground.
Boom!
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...
The six boar instantly killed in a second and then the other four is ahead.
[Dark Boar] is ahead in the middle of four [Wild Boar] as if the retainers are protecting their master. 'This is my first time seeing a huge boar-like that, it is more likely a behemoth than a boss!'
The four synchronized and ran towards me, When they are about to near me, I used a [Leap]
I jumped and then, [Fire Stomp]
The force of my dexterity, intelligence, and nature combined and it killed all of the four boars in an instant, destroying the ground on a 10-meter radius, leaving the [Dark Boar] alone.
I still have the 2 minutes of the buff from [Elemental Strike]... I will end this using the counter element of the dark. I am fifteen meters away from it, I can't use the [Water Severing Slash]...
The boar opened his mouth! It is similar to my [Bursting Beam]
The shadow beam that came from its big mouth targeted me and luckily, I was saved by one of my skills, [Instant Movement]
I teleported in front of the boar and used the skill that I am proud of.
[Water Severing Slash]
Boom!
Tsk.
Grumble...
Whoosh...
As I watch the smoke disperse, I noticed something wrong.
Another beam is coming!
'It is still alive?! But it seems I critically injured him!'
Boom!
"D**n my skills are all in cooldown except for [Leap] and [Slash]! I can only evade them"
I shout out of frustration. Now that I know its power, it is a level 100 monster that I don't know of! It is not even on the closed beta test!
The only way to finish this boss is to make this battle longer!
...
Boom!
[Slash]
Boom!
[Fire Stomp!]
Boom!
[Slash]
Boom!
[Bursting Beam!]
...
[You defeated a level 105 Boss [Dark Boar]! 200500 EXP gained~]
[You leveled up!]
[You leveled up!]
[You leveled up!]
...
...
Series of updates about my level appeared.
And at the final level up, I checked my status screen.
[Name: Theo
Level: 42 (2000/20000)]
Level 42 in one battle! One-hour battle!!