Floor 10, Part 1
It's been almost 8 months since TST launched, and players are getting the game's first update.
Update Notes:
The Title System has been added.
The elemental resistance against some monster's attacks has been added.
The 39 Great Demons as unique Bosses on some special dungeons or Floor Dungeons were added.
The 10 Dragon Lords were added.
The unique arena on the 10th Floor has been added.
After the update, the forum and the game community became even louder than before. Everyone starts talking about new additions, as well as the ongoing discussion about the mysterious group that managed to defeat the first Great Demon.
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Insights from top players from different guilds...
[Five Seas Warriors]
- Uma, have you seen the news? (Drakon)
- Who are the members of that group? (Leoxses)
- Apparently, they were also part of the 7th Floor Boss Dungeon raid along with the Zekker guild. (Yunan)
- You were there, weren't you? You must know who they are... (Artemit)
- Um... Could it be that group that Zekker was so confident in? (Drakon)
- I'm sure it's them. They were the only outside group that helped Zekker on that raid. (Uma)
- Then you should try to contact them. Find out more information about these Great Demons. (Yunan)
- This game is getting more and more exciting... (Uma)
[Titans Hand]
- Oho! So, someone managed to get ahead of us? I can't wait to meet them! (Hercules)
- You're too excited about this. (Thunderclaw)
- I agree with Hercules. I didn't think there were hidden ranks, although there are some players at the top without a guild. (Cyrus)
[Golden Apple]
- I need to meet them and see what information I can get. After all, information is money. (Ashley)
[Blue Divine Dragon]
- Karna, get ready to go to the 10th floor. We can't waste much more time on this floor. (Slaber)
- I was already getting bored... I hope we get to see who that mysterious group is. I'd like to clash my spear with them. (Karna)
[Green Tiger]
- Guys, get ready to go to the next floor. We can't lose to the other guilds. (Barlog)
- Everyone above level 86 form teams and go to the 10th floor, the others stay on the lower floors and level up. (Changsal)
- Should we worry about that group defeating the demon, guild leader? (Han)
- Nah. They probably got lucky, but if they're not part of any guild, their luck will run out sooner or later. (Barlog)
[Zephyrus]
- Who would have thought? I thought at first that they were just some arrogant dudes with a bit of power, but they seemed to have stolen the faces of all the top guilds. (Zeros)
- I told you not to doubt my sense when it comes to people. (Zekker)
- Don't you want to contact them to exchange information? (Zeros)
- Do you think there's anyone who would offer such information for free? (William)
- No need. Sooner or later, we'll find one of the Great Demons and we'll find out everything we're interested in then. (Zekker)
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Back to our group on their way to the 10th floor.
- The game has exploded since we defeated that demon. Who knew we'd become so popular? (Leon)
- That could become a problem. We're gonna be the target of a lot of players. (Alexis)
- Let them come. They won't find out who we are easily anyway. (Gilgamesh)
- Isn't it too risky to go to the 10th floor now? (Apollo)
- The floor is huge; we can make our lost trail very quickly. By the time other players get here, we'll be long gone. (Alexis)
- Still, some players might find out who we are. (Leon)
- How so? (Gilgamesh)
- Haven't you seen the Hall of Fame? All the raids made by us and recorded there have our group name as Phantom Group now. (Leon)
- I wouldn't have a problem with that. Only Zekker knows about us because we helped him on the 7th floor. And maybe some players have a vague idea because they saw us when we entered the Elderwood Guardian dungeon. (Alexis)
- Never mind. Anyway, what did you get from that item box? (Leon)
- A helmet. (Alexis)
~Helmet of Unknown Warrior - level 90, A-grade, +134 Defence, +22 Stamina, +16 Strength~
- A longsword. (Gilgamesh)
~Sword of the Fallen Knight(A) - level 90, 890 Attack Power, +25 Agility, +30 Strength
When the user's strength is over 400, can inflict extra damage.~
- Necklace. (Apollo)
~Necklace of Corruption, level 90, A-grade, +15 Strength, +15 Stamina, +15 Resilience~
- Ah... I got a necklace too. Who needs it? I got the one from the Demon Set. (Leon)
~Necklace of Amethyst – level 90, A-grade, +20 Resilience, +20 Agility, +10 Critical~
- I got some earrings. (Dante)
~Earrings of Misfortune – level 90, A-grade, +20 Agility, +25 Stamina, -10 Luck~
- I want the necklace. (Gilgamesh)
- Okay. (Leon)
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The 10th floor welcomes us with new monsters, never seen before. These monsters seem to be even more difficult to defeat as they have a much higher resistance, comparable to that of some of the lower-floor bosses. These are trolls and cyclops. It's been a few days since the 10th floor has been accessible, and top players have been racing to get here and try to find special dungeons or compete in the new arena in the main city on the 10th floor.
- Have you heard about the new arena? Wouldn't you like to go try it out? (Leon)
- I think it's too early. I've seen that except for some top players, most of them haven't managed to beat many waves. (Alexis)
- I must go to place an order for armour... The materials alone cost me 30 gold. I don't even want to know how much the blacksmith is charging me to make all my armour. (Gilgamesh)
- What armour do you want to make? (Alexis)
- I found a recipe for Orichalcum armour. I want to see what comes out. (Gilgamesh)
- So, we're going to level up today without you? (Apollo)
- Let's try to find a dungeon or something until he finishes making his armour. (Leon)
- I'll contact you when I'm done with the armour. (Gilgamesh)
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After two days.
- Hey, I found a dungeon that I heard each player can only do once, and the reward is a piece of B-grade jewellery. (Leon)
- Let me see what Gilgamesh does. (Alexis)
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- I finally finished my armour. (Gilgamesh)
- It looks pretty good. (Leon)
- Now we can make that dungeon Leon was talking about. (Apollo)
- What bonuses does the armour give you? (Alexis)
~Orichalcum Armour – level 90, B-grade~
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~6-piece bonus set - +99 Defence +33 Stamina, +33 Strength~
- It looks like tank armour, not a swordsman armour. (Alexis)
- Eh, probably the higher the level and rank, the higher the defence. (Gilgamesh)
- Sooner or later, we'll have to change some of our armour, especially me and Apollo. (Alexis)
- What about me? (Dante)
- Yeah, for you too. (Alexis)
- Are we going to the dungeon already? (Leon)
- Sure. (Gilgamesh) (Alexis)
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~The Bridge of Giants(B)~
~Mission: Cross the perilous bridge on the 10th floor, guarded by territorial trolls and cyclops.~
- I think it's the strangest mission I've ever encountered... A bridge? (Gilgamesh)
- At least we won't run into too many monsters at once. (Alexis)
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~Troll(B), Lv. 94~
~Troll(B), Lv. 94~
~Troll(B), Lv. 94~
- You were a little hasty with your assumption... (Gilgamesh)
- There are quite a few monsters ahead. Shall we take them one at a time or take them out one at a time? (Leon)
- I think we could each take one. (Alexis)
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- How long is this bridge? I think we've beaten about 20 trolls each already. (Leon)
- And we haven't even reached the cyclops up ahead. (Apollo)
After about 20 minutes of intense fighting with trolls, they reach the cyclops.
~Cyclop(B), Lv. 95~
~Cyclop(B), Lv. 95~
~Cyclop(B), Lv. 95~
~Cyclop(B), Lv. 95~
- Can't we push them off the bridge? (Leon)
- Try pushing a big one like this yourself. (Gilgamesh)
- Aim for their eyes. I'm sure that's their weak spot. (Alexis)
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- We're almost done with them too. That leaves the giant at the end. (Leon)
~Twin Headed Cyclop(A), Lv. 97~
- At least he was left alone. (Alexis)
- Take that! (Dante)
- Compared to the demon on the ninth floor, this cyclops look like child's play. (Gilgamesh)
After another 10 minutes, they defeated the dungeon boss.
~Congratulations on clearing The Bridge of Giants. Your reward is: 15 gold coins, Exp..., one B-grade jewellery.~
- I've levelled up. (Leon)
- Oh. I've got some interesting earrings. (Gilgamesh)
- Me too. I think this is the basic reward for everyone. (Apollo)
~Onyx Earrings – lv 85, B-grade, +15 Strength, +20 Agility, +15 Stamina~
- I have better earrings, so I can sell them. (Leon)
- Yeah. I got better ones from that item box. (Dante)
- I don't think I'm giving up the set I have now either. I'd be going out on a limb on the statuses. (Alexis)
- I think I'm going to try out the new arena. Now that I'm level 91. (Leon)
- You all want to go? Let's see who gets further? (Alexis)
- The winner takes 20 gold from the others? (Gilgamesh)
- You can give me the money now. (Dante)
- Hah. You will definitely take last place. (Leon)
After finishing the dungeon, they head back to the city to go and challenge the arena.
In the arena area, a crowd of players are gathered, some higher-level players who are preparing to challenge the arena or have already challenged it, others lower-level players who are also trying their luck, or are just here to watch.
~Arena of Unrivalled Sword~
~You have to defeat several monsters in each wave to get better rewards.
The players that are in the top 1.000 will get special rewards each month.
1 entry per week.~
- Let's see... Hercules is 1st place? Cleared 15 waves? (Leon)
- I can see Zekker's name in the top 10. He's cleared 14 waves. (Alexis)
- The rest of the top 10 also cleared 14 waves. (Gilgamesh)
~Arena of Unrivalled Sword - Top Players~
~1st place Hercules, 15 waves~
~2nd place Uma, 14 waves~
~3rd place Barlog, 14 waves~
~4thplace Drakon, 14 waves~
~5th place Yunan, 14 waves~
~6th place Zekker, 14 waves~
~7th place Slaber, 14 waves~
~8th place Heart, 14 waves~
~9th place Karna, 14 waves~
~10th place Arthur, 14 waves~
- I know that guy from 9th place. I'm going to pass him for sure. Let's aim for wave 15. (Leon)
- I don't think wave 15 is for us yet. Even wave 14 might be hard. All these players in the top 10 are around level 95. We barely are level 91-92. (Alexis)
- I'll be thankful even with wave 10 or 11. At least I'll be in the top 1.000. (Apollo)
- Yeah, seems like a lot of players got stuck after wave 11, but not many passing wave 12. (Gilgamesh)
- Then I know my aim. To pass wave 12. (Alexis)
- I'll aim for the first place. (Dante)
- In your dreams. Be happy if you can pass wave 10. I, on the other hand, I'll try wave 13 or 14. (Gilgamesh)
- I must get to wave 14 too. I want to pass that Karna guy. (Leon)
- Then shall we go? (Alexis)
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