First Accomplishment
Nether King - the 7th Apostle.
For the past 15 years, only the Necromancer and the Frost Flame Witch appeared as the Apostles of the Dark League.
The Dark League wishes for world's destruction, and created the 9 Apostles, the darkest and most heinous criminals of all time.
But, with Zypher's understanding, the Apostles is not the largest threat, but the not so known boss of the League.
Yet, due to his untimely death, Zypher's information stopped at the 2nd Apostle, and the clues pertaining to them are still so murky, making it a bit unusable...
For now.
On the side of the Dark League, it is not a clean organization. Among the Apostles, there is an internal strife for resources, titles, and other things, that's why sometimes, they fight among themselves.
Shadow, Soul and Blood, all these three are the underlings of Nether King.
The Soul Queen is always apathetic, and only does what she want, but the two always butt heads.
But now, the Soul Queen is screeching loudly at the two, as the Blood Bat Cave is her playground.
Her creations, Missile Bat, Reaper Bat, and Phantom's Shadow are her first creations. Although they are all defective products, seeing her "children" kill each other is not good for her.
Also, in the said scenario, they got followers from the said dungeon, although low-levelled, but they can be nurtured fast.
A level 1 warrior with the nurturin of the Soul Queen may become the new Necromancer or Frost Flame Witch, as she has stored their souls.
Blood Monarch and Shadow Kaiser are also powerful, but in front of Soul Queen, they looked like children being reprimanded by their mother.
In the light of this, the two offered some of their followers to the Soul Queen but she brushed them off, and decided to go to the Nether King.
The Nether King saw this, and then he patted the head of the Soul Queen, the Nether King looked at the two with a sly smile.
Another development happened in the game.
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{SUDDEN QUEST!}
[Due to being the proprietor of the fight between the Shadow Kaiser and the Blood Monarch, the gods above are looking at you with favor and asking you to help them, while the demons are angrily staring at you, while saying that they will forgive you if you join them. Choose a faction to get the Linked Quest.]
[Demon Faction]
[God Faction]
[Humanity Faction]
Seeing this, a smile appeared on the face of Zypher.
He knows all too well this type of scenario, and he also knows what will happen if he chose one.
The demons have already cursed him, and the gods, rather, god, blessed him with a very tiny blessing. Although the learning class expansion is useful, it is still not usable in the early game.
Plus, he can only get non-combat classes.
In his 15 years of gaming life in his past life, he only has seen few non-combat classes.
Although the Illusionist Class is a hybrid of combat and non-combat, the level quest to get it is needed.
And now, Zypher is trapped in Level 1, so getting the Illusionist Class is a pipe dream.
[Are you sure about your choice?]
The prompt appeared in front of him as he chose the faction he wants.
"Yes." He said loudly as he threw a Blood Kunai at the dying Missile Bat.
[You have killed the Boss - Missile Bat.]
[20,000 EXP obtained.]
[Bat Fangs Obtained x4.]
[Bat Wings Obtained x2.]
[Bat Claws Obtained x2.]
[Skill: Blood Projectile Obtained.]
A surprising skill appeared in front of him, and he got another thing he can do for now.
{WARNING!}
{Due to sudden influx of EXP Points, and not having a way to use it, the EXP Points can be converted to other points.}
[Choices:]
[Ability Points]
[Skill Points]
[Talent Points]
{Please choose wisely.}
Seeing this another surprise, Zypher decided to question it.
"Command: Zerø."
A screen appeared and asked Zypher what's the report about. A little while later, another screen appeared.
[Customer Service in line. What can we help you.]
"There's this sudden pop-up for me, can you help me about it?"
[Error. Said pop-up doesn't exist.]
"What? What's the error?"
[User sent Customer Service a blank report.]
"Blank?"
When he checked the report, there is a blank space on it. Nothing is in the photo, and this made Zypher wary.
Suddenly, the notification appeared again.
{Host, I beseech you not to give any information about me.}
"What?"
[Yes, the report is blank.]
{I apologize, but please don't tell anybody about me.}
"Not you!"
[What?]
{Huh?}
"Fuck!"
[Swearing warning detected. Player is banned from speaking for one game day.]
{Did you just curse at me?}
Zypher's head almost exploded in anger, but he calmed himself down.
One day is enough for him. To finish all his business. Without talking.
And so, Zypher decided to watch what's happening now.
Phantom is now ripping Missile's body apart, and shouting in rage. But then, a swift slash of a scythe came at him.
Due to his heightened senses, Phantom felt this, and created a halberd from fhe shadow.
A sudden sonorous sound echoed through the cave.
ROAAR!
Ripper shouted as he used the other end of the scythe to sweep away Phantom, but Phantom will not give him his way.
He kicked the bottom part of the scythe as he pushed Ripper away.
The battle ensued as they both got caught in a dogfight, and clearly, as Phantom can access the shadows, he went in and out of it, and created an unfavorable atmosphere for Ripper.
This made Ripper scream in fury as he hacked and slash again and again, hoping to strike Phantom once.
But Phantom was slippery, he will strike and go to his shadow next. It's like popping out of nowhere and striking.
Through and through, Ripper cannot get any hit. If this was a T*kken game, Phantom will achieve a perfect game.
But, reality won't be kind to Phantom.
BOOM!
A sudden fire ball hit him and was hurled back. He blocked it with a spear but was damaged from it.
"WOOHOO! THAT'S WHY I LOVE YOUR FLAMES, BABY!"
A shout came out from the outside part of the camp.
There, a group of five people appeared. Among these five is a level 5 Mage from the Magic Night Guild.
The damage on Phantom was significant, and she again readied her another shot, but soon, an arrow pierced her hand.
"CARLAAA! WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?"
This moment, the man shouted again as he looked at another group coming. It was also from Magic Night Guild, but another faction of it.
"Pietro, you're so noisy." Carla then shoot an arrow towards the dying Ripper.
Yes, the two teams accepted things from different sponsors, and the reward?
It's the full control of the said dungeon.
They can use it everyday, and raise the price for the blood ores. This will help in the guild, as well as the positions.
Yes, even the guilds have internal strifes. Who has none?
But then, a Level 5 Thief came to block the shot.
A sudden standstill happened.
People came and looked at the two groups, but then, they decided to step out of it.
They are just additions to the teams they have, and EXP is scarce for them who had the Mining and Quarrying Classes.
A few players decided to butt in, but were killed by the two groups mercilessly.
But then,
[Ripper and Missile has been killed. Summoning Starting...]
"What?" Carla shouted as she saw the crumbling body of Ripper.
Now, Phantom only has one fifths of his health, and is roaring angrily, like it now has met its archenemy.
After that, a man with a pale skin and red blood wings appeared.
"WHO DARES TO DISTURB ME FROM MY REST!"
A loud shout was heard, and all the players were affected.
[You have been inflicted by Fear. Stamina, health and mana regeneration is halved. Movement speed -80%.]
"What a debuff."
Pietro said as he tried to fight the fear.
SCHLICK!
A sudden development happened as a shadow spear pierced the heart of the Lesser Vampire.
"YOU!" It's angry bellow shocked everyone as it dashed towards Phantom.
Phantom then jumped towards him, and pulled the spear from the chest of Vampire. Vampire tried to claw him, but then, Phantom vanished.
"YOU SLIPPERY EEL."
BOOM!
A fireball hit Vampire, and he looked at the two groups of people, on on his northeast, on from the west. The mage then charged another fireball, but Vampire rushed towards her.
But, he was stopped by a barrage of arrows and Holy Magic from a priest.
"HUMANS!"
When he shouted this, a terrifying aura came to him, and he released it widely, indiscriminately killing every weak one in the vicinity.
This was a wide range skill of vampires: Blood Domain.
"Holy Shield!"
"Gargantuan!"
Two shields appeared, but then, the power of Vampire is more than they can take.
They are Level 5 players, but Vampire is of Level 7.
It may be a little bit easy for Level 10 players, but then, they were a bit arrogant and brought only Level 5 players.
The damage was large, but it was a skill that makes the Vampire release blood from it's own body. In short, a health-based skill.
But, vampires are known for their notoriety in battlefields.
"AHHH, REFRESHING!"
It absorbed all the blood in the battlefield, as well as Ripper's and Missile's body.
"HAHAHAHAHAHA, YOU INSE--"
SCHLICK!
"YOU-- YOU AGAIN!"
Phantom, hiding inside the shadows, reappeared as he threw another spear to Vampire.
"Shoot!" Carla shouted as they regained their balance.
A flurry of attacks arrived, and the Vampire, although it was small attacks, was damaged.
"You're petty tricks won't work! I'll just absor--"
When he said it, a sudden pain arrived in his body.
"UGHH! WHAT'S THIS!"
His primary weapon against others, his absorption, is not working.
He just absorbs blood, but it cannot regenerate him. His body is also poisoned.
"PESKY HUMANS! TAKE THIS!"
Another Blood Domain was casted.
"He is weak! Bombard him after the shield!"
But then, reality hit them hard.
The Blood Domain was casted, but is much stronger than before.
After casting it, Vampire rushed to the Pietro's group and slammed his fist.
"Gargantua-aahkk!"
The fist arrived fast, and it chipped away a large chunk of his health.
His team was also in a mess, but then, Vampire did not finish them off. Instead, it rushed to Carla's party, and did another smash.
The Holy Shield was rendered useless as Carla and the others were sent away.
"NEVER MESS WITH US AGAIN!"
With that said, the Vampire flew towards Phantom.
"Quickly, bombar--"
SQUELCH!
Carla coughed out blood. Her party was terrified and they all looked at their bodies.
Their veins turned red, and their bodies was like being torn by blowing winds.
"Cough! Cough! What is.."
[You have been afflicted by Blood Poison.]
[You have died.]
This was the last prompt that appeared in the faces of the Magic Night Guild.
Regret filled their faces, but there's nothing they can do.
Vampire, although a lesser one, is hard enough to beat, even with numbers, and a hidden boss fighting it.
Hidden Bosses are stronger than Last Bosses, although stat-wise only. Their levels don't differ, and skills.
On the other hand, Phantom has already dealt with two mini Bosses, and now, he is confronting Vampire.
His health now is 10%, while Vampire has 40%, and his regeneration was cut off because of Blood Poison.
Plus, being a lesser vampire, using the Blood Domain is taxing to his body. Now that he can't regenerate, it's just a fight to death.
Vampire pulled a weapon out of blood, a double-headed axe.
But then, a spear lodged onto his chest again.
Yet this time, he feels victorious.
"It's time for you to die!"
Vampire jumped towards Phantom again, and this time, he struck Phantom wirhout hesitation.
Phantom, who also attacked him, was sent back by the strike, failing to get his spear.
"You want this?" Vampire pulled it out, and held it.
"I watched how you fight. And this?" He threw the spear towards his back.
"I thought your power is shadow, but the only shadow you have is this weapon. When you hold it, you can manipulate it. And only when you are holding it can you hide in your shadows."
Vampire laughed as he threw his axe towards Phantom. Phantom dodged it, but a fist came hurtling towards him.
In this manner, Vampire overwhelmed Phantom, but not for long.
When Phantom's health reached 3%, a change appeared. His dark color became bluish, and his eyes grew darker.
"No matter, you can't kill me!" Vampire shouted, but then, a blade came towards his face.
It was slow, so he catched it with his hands.
"A rat survived?" Looking at where the blade came from, but then, he missed where the rat came from.
"Foolis-"
BANG!
An explosion happened, and his arm was blown away.
"ARRGHH--"
He was stopped by another one when a spear pierced his chest.
His health went down at a rapid rate, but then, he held the spear.
"We die together!" He shouted as he casted another Blood Domain.
Phantom noticed this, and let go of the sphere, but Vampire held him, and the Blood Domain....
Was deactivated.
Four blades hit his back, and three on Phantom.
In just a moment, the explosions of the Blood Kunais burned their remaining health.
[Congratulations, you have killed the Lesser Vampire and Phantom's Shadow.]
[50,000 EXP obtained.]
[Two Normal Skill Acquisition Card obtained.]
[Blood Weapon obtained (can be reforged).]
[Shadow Weapon obtained (can be reforged).]
{Dungeon core obtained: Nether Core.}
{Initializing...}
After that, Zypher fell asleep.