Chapter 18: Hidden Class
He opened his window status and a series of notifications appeared below it.
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[Alon
Race: Human
Status: Commoner {Baron}
Title: Weak Hero.. (3 titles are in effect)
Class: Warrior (Tier 0)
Level: 30 (15%) +22 (50%)
Rank: Awakened (Early)
Strength: 245 +100 +44
Agility: 272 +100 +22
Intelligence: 130 +100
HP: 12900/12900 +2200{6500}
MP: 1300/1300 +500{200}
Status points: 0 +110]
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[Congratulations on reaching 300 points in Strength! You have been rewarded]
[Congratulations on reaching 300 points in Agility! You have been rewarded]
[Congratulations on reaching 200 points in Intelligence! You have been rewarded]
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[Overdrive(1)BUFF: Sharply increases overall output by 50% over 15 seconds.
Cooldown: 3 Hours
Mana cost: 400]
[Overload(1)BUFF: Sharply increases overall speed by 100% over 15 seconds.
Cooldown:2 Hours
Mana cost: 300]
[Magnifying Glass (1)
Type: Appraisor
Rank: Ultra Rare
+10 Insight
Curious Eyes: When using the magnifying glass, allows the appraisal of items above tier 1 and unique rank. Cannot appraise tier 3 items]
"..!"
Kaya's eyes widened in awe. He was finally able to acquire two berserk skills. Berserk skills were skills that allow a player to gain a massive boost in their attribute for a short amount of time but would weaken them after the duration ended for a couple of minutes or hours depending on how powerful the berserk was. Fortunately, Kaya's skill didn't give any repercussions and even if it did, he'd probably only get weakened by 10%. What his eyes were fixated on was not the skill but rather the item reward he gained from intelligence.
Players started with basic appraisal powers that allow them to appraise items below Tier 0 epic rank and below Tier 1 rare rank. Once the rank of the item reaches a higher level, it would show '???' in the said item. The best option to appraise is was to go to an appraisal shop, it could either be from a mage class player or an NPC, usually players would choose another player to appraise one's item because they could have a confidentiality agreement and it's cheaper than an NPC whom you can't be sure to not accept confidentiality agreement since some highly intelligent NPCs will take advantage of players items especially if it piques their interest and greed.
The reason why Kaya was able to check on the many high-ranking items in his inventory was not that he had a high Insight but rather he needn't have to do so since the majority of these items were a reward from the system which automatically appraises the reward so the player could see it. It would be unfair if they would reward a player with an item they couldn't even appraise unless, of course, it's some condition from the item.
'With this, I can finally check out those items' information.'
When Kaya had thoroughly checked the item drops he obtained from killing the mutated Berserk boss monster, 5 items had hidden their information. Those 5 items were one of the few items that Kaya didn't choose to sell in the official market since he was curious about what they were and he couldn't just sell an item with no description, how could he even sell for a high price if they didn't know what they were getting?
He grabbed one item and started using the magnifying glass. He looked through the lens of the magnifying glass and he could see a loading bar appear that slowly filled up and after it filled up, the item's description appeared in his view.
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[Appraised Successfully!]
[Golden Gauze (1)
Type: Bandage
Rank: Legendary
+10% Status increase
- Can be used 50x
Golden Enhancer: When used to cover wounds, heals HP by 1% every second for 5 minutes. When used as a support to any part of the body, increases defensive and offensive output by 20% for 1 hour. Can be used to cover up the entire body which allows the increase of all attributes by 50% in 1 hour.
Uses:
-For wounds: 1x
-For Support: 3x
-Entire Body: 10x
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Requirements: Level 50 or Tier 1 class]
Upon reading the item's description, he was appalled. This was his first legendary ranked item and it deserved its rank considering its effects were godly. Rather he was goofed out at how to apply its skills, he could understand the use of it for wounds and support but to cover up his entire body. Wouldn't he look like a walking mummy? It was funny to imagine him running around the streets covered in toilet paper.
'Amazing item, although goofy but still great, let's check the other one.'
Kaya appraised the next item. This time, the appraisal took double the time compared to the Golden Gauze.
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[Appraised Successfully!]
[Battle Guardian (3)
Type: Summoning Scroll
Rank: Legendary
- Summons a giant warrior that can be ordered to fight for the summoner for 5 hours.
Requirements: Level 100 or Tier 2]
'A summoning scroll!'
Kaya was amazed upon reading the description of the scroll. Scrolls we're one-time use items that allow a player of a non-magical class to activate a wide area magic spell. It could either be offensive, defensive, healing, a buff, or in this case a summoning. The activation of the scroll could vary with the scroll's effectivity, a single powerful scroll could take up between 15-30 seconds in activation while basic scrolls can be activated in just 3-5 seconds even still, guilds will sough out high-ranking scrolls since it's the perfect trump card for dungeon raids or guild wars.
'This is the first time I've seen a legendary scroll before, although I have a few in my inventory, those scrolls can't even lift a candle to this scroll.'
Satisfied, Kaya retrieved the legendary scroll back to his inventory and checked the next item. The next appraisal took a bit more time compared to the scroll and just as he expected, a shock formed on his face.
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[Mordo's Arrow (2)
Type: Ammunition
Rank: Legendary
Durability: 5000/5000
+1000 Physical Damage
+1500 Magical Damage
+20% Critical Chance
+15% Physical Penetration
+20% Magical Penetration
+30 Wind Element
- Returns to the owner when fired.
- Allows full control of the trajectory of the arrow
Elusive Shot(2)DMG: When activated, 10 illusion of the same arrow appears around the arrow and if the real arrow is not blocked by the target, deals an additional 300% damage and an automatic Critical Strike.
Cooldown: 30 seconds
Rainfall(2)AOE: Follows up a hundred arrows each dealing 40% of the original damage of Mordo's Arrow. If Mordo's Arrow successfully kills the target hit, the other arrows will explode upon impact dealing 2000 fixed magic damage in a small area.
Cooldown: 5 minutes
Pierce All(2)DMG/AOE: Mordo's Arrow gains 300% Physical Penetration and if the arrow manages to pierce a target, the player can control the arrow to pierce another Target or the same target for 50 times (Increased by 1 more attempt every 5 Wind Elemental points).
Cooldown: 10 minutes
Requirements: Level 100, 500 Agility, 400 Strength, tier 2 Marksman Class or Mordo's Descendant]
'What an overpowered arrow!'
Kaya was shocked at the properties of the arrow. Although its properties were undoubtedly godly, its requirements were rather strict. He couldn't use this no matter what he do, not only did he not fill up any of the requirements, but he was also not a Marksman class rather, he was a warrior class and if he did want to change classes, he'd need at least a few months to even get half of the requirements done. He could take the shortcut by becoming Mordo's Descendant but he had never heard of a class called Mordo's Descendant. If he was to sell this arrow, he could earn a hundred million dollars in an instant. That money was enough to save his grandfather's company from going bankrupt for a few years but for now, he decided to keep it since he was wary of what the players will think if a person suddenly sold a legendary item on the official market. It would most likely cause an uproar and guilds will use all their power to not only acquire the arrow but also find the seller's information.
'A dangerously useless item for my current state, so let's keep it for now.'
Kaya retrieved the arrow back to his inventory and appraised the 4th item. This time it took a shorter amount of time compared to the arrow but was still longer than the scroll.
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[Appraised Successfully!]
[Broken Plum Blossom Blade (2)
Type: Fragment
Rank: Unique
???
???
- The blade has traces of the Mount Hua Sect's martial art. It is quite fragile so it cannot be used for combat.
Requirements: None]
'Now that I finally have a proper weapon, it just had to broken.'
Kaya couldn't help but sigh holding the broken sword in his hands. The blade had been chipped off only leaving a small part and the handle looked like it was about to crumble to pieces so Kaya chose to return it to his inventory.
'I might have to go on a journey in Mount Hua to find some clues about this item but I still have a lot of things to do right now.'
Kaya appraised the final item. It was a disc-shaped item shrouded in dark smoke and no matter how much he tried to remove the smoke, he couldn't. As soon as he appraised it, a loading bar appeared from the magnifying glass. Surprisingly it took longer than he expected but as soon as it was filled by 80%, the magnifying glass showed visible cracks on its lense as its durability rapidly depleted. Kaya continued on and after reaching 90% more and more cracks appeared and it wouldn't take a few more seconds before the magnifying glass could shatter.
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[Appraised Successfully!]
[Magnifying Glass's durability has fallen by zero!]
[Magnifying Glass has been destroyed]
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[Monarch's Emblem
Type: Emblem
- A tool to activate a Monarch's class quest.
Do you wish to activate the emblem? Y/N]
'A hidden class quest!'
Kaya's jaw widened in disbelief. What he had in his hand was an item for a class upgrade. It was what he needed right now. He could choose to upgrade his class in the Adventurer's Association but the classes he could choose were plain and limited. He had to undoubtedly choose a hidden class because not only would one gain exclusive benefits that only apply to the player with the hidden class, but he could also accept hidden quests in the future that might change the course of the game. Depending on how powerful his class change of course but an upgrade to a hidden class was not inferior to increasing the stage of a player's awakening by 2.
Without any hesitation, Kaya activated the hidden class quest.
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[You have activated the Monarch's class quest!]
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[You will now be transported to the Monarch's dimension]
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[You have arrived at the Challenger's Judgment]
Kaya was swallowed by the dark smoke and disappeared as he reappeared right away in a dark room. There were 5 portal gates in front of him, each having their color and intricate designs.
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[Please choose the class quest difficulty]
[You can only choose one difficulty, there is no means of losing the quest as you will be given your reward depending on your performance]
The difficulty was varied on the 5 portal gates, the first one was Medium difficulty, the next was Hard difficulty, then the Hell difficulty, 4th was Asura difficulty, and finally God difficulty.
'I am confident that I can accomplish the Hell difficulty as long as I don't encounter the same variable as last time, for the Asura difficulty, I think I have a 50% chance of accomplishing it while for the God difficulty, I don't know maybe 5%?'
Kaya could feel the power emanating from each portal so he roughly judged his capabilities with each portal based on the aura it released.
'If I want to be the strongest and surpass the old man, I have to tread the path of the impossible.'
Despite being strong himself, he was inferior compared to his old man. He had long wished to surpass him but not one bout had he won against him. Despite being old, he was so strong that he could completely overwhelm Kaya. He was able to fight a bloody battle but that in itself wasn't enough to break his limits. He was currently in the bottleneck of his capabilities and he needed a big push in his improvements to fill the gap between him and his grandfather.
"I have to choose God's difficulty."
Kaya entered the God difficulty portal gate.
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[You have chosen the God difficulty!]
[Your battle prowess has been restricted to the base minimum]
[You are unable to use any of your system configurations]
[All skills are locked including passive skills]
[Unable to use any of the items in your inventory]
[Unable to use any outside weapons in your arsenal]
[Equipment effects currently used have been rendered useless]
[Innate talents have been locked]
Kaya could immediately feel the drastic loss of power. His equipment had been forcefully unequipped, he couldn't activate any of his skills. He felt just like his regular self in real life.
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[Stage 1
Dodge all the raining swords and defeat all the skeleton warriors in under 30 minutes]
He was immediately transported to a battlefield. Corpses littered the ground and bony warriors rose from it.
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[Skeleteon Warrior (0)
Level: 25
HP: 50,000/50,000]
There were about 20 of these warriors that surround him and before he could fight back, swords started raining in the sky.
'No wonder this is God's difficulty, it truly is a realm that mortals deemed to be impossible to accomplish.'
Kaya gritted in determination as he activated his domain. A domain was a technique unlocked once a martial Artist reaches the Abyssal Realm, the size of the domain could vary on how far a martial Artist has reached from the stage of his realm, and for Kaya, he had already surpassed the Abyssal Realm and had reached the High Primordial Realm, that was two realms higher than the Abyssal Realm. He only needed one push to reach the Half-step of the Enlightenment Realm. A domain allowed a person to maximize their senses within the range that allowed them and inside this range, their accuracy could reach leaps and bounds, and they would be able to predict any attacks that come their way, they could count the drops of rain, the grains of the sand, the movement of the air and the frequency of a sound.
Concurrently, Kaya's domain allowed him to spread by half a kilometer far. As soon as the swords were about to strike at him, he dodged them by a breadth of a hair and caught the handle of two swords in the air, and started parrying the shower of blades. At the same time, the skeleton warriors who were unbothered by the rain of blades charged at him with their weapons, a spear, an axe, a sword, a bow, a scythe, and all the different varieties of weapons.
The skeleton charged at him in all directions not giving him time to counterattack but by changing the trajectory of the raining swords, he was able to repel any attack that went right at him. He executed a smooth spin in the air while treading his blade on the skeletons dealing massive damage as he accurately hit their weak points and bones, their weak points were their joints. It rendered them useless to fight back as they watch how they were demolished by Kaya's swords, one by one, they fall and no one was able to graze him by the skin. He didn't lose a single HP and in 30 minutes, he finished the first stage with high remarks
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[Stage 2
Defeat all the waves of monsters that come your way.]
In a center of a plain desolate land, thousands of monsters of different species charged at him. The sword in his hands had disappeared and the weapons he had on were the same weapons that the skeletons had wielded. He first wield the spear as it had the longest melee range than the other weapons.
"Come!"