Calculating the total amount of Copper he had received. Left Alex stunned.
A heep of copper was roughly two thousand copper pieces then two heeps would total about four thousand pieces.This was more than enough for the quest he was currently on, A Dimensional Gate. If he gave these to Nexus, he would still have more than enough to craft some weapons and equipment. To make use of later.Looking up, Alex still had 5 more boxes to open. Just from the first two he received rewards worth more than he had expected. He couldn't imagine what was in the remaining boxes.Tapping the third box, it opened revealing an armor. Its appearance had Jagged icy plates edged in pale blue and frosty vapor trails came from the spines and edges.Tapping on the information about the armor. A pop-up appeared:Armor Name: Drakaina Hail GuardRarity: MythicArmor Type: PlateDescription: Forged from the impervious scales of an aSix reward boxes opened, the final one remained.Tapping on the seventh box, a pale frosty light brought into view a gun. “Finally, a weapon" Alex rejoiced. Weapons received from reward boxes were often better than those crafted or bought from the market. And this one was a gun, a weapon he had full experience using.“Glacier Frost CryoblasterGun Type: Submachine GunRarity: Epic”The gun had Sleek angular lines with glowing icy blue accents converging on the rear cooling core that generates perpetual frost mist. The liquid nitrogen cartridge contains arctic gasses visible through frosted glass.“Stats:Extreme cold damage over time35 rounds per second rate of fire80 round capacity magazinesEffective Range: 200 metersCryo Shot consumes 3 ammo per trigger pullEffects:Standard shots slow enemies by 30% on impact.Cryo Shot (consumes extra ammo): Encases the target in ice for 4 seconds stunning them plus increases all cold damage taken by 50% for the freeze duration.The cutting-e
Two final notifications left for Alex to open. His rewards have been bountiful to a fault.Opening the notification "Dragon Sorceress Blessings received” he tapped on the information destials.“Dragon Sorceress BlessingsA rare boon granted by ancient dragon matriarchs to honored mortal spellcasters seeking deeper draconic power. Bestows dangerously intense yet transient near-draconic dominance.Activation Phrase: "Embrace the dragonfire within!"Effects:Transforms spellcaster into a half-dragon hybrid for 30 seconds gaining:Dragon's armor plating and wingsBreath attack matching dragon patron's elementSpell damage and resistance doubled500% increased mana regenerationDrawbacks:If slain while transformed, cannot be resurrected.3 day recharge before blessing can be invoked again.Burns through mana rapidly, can leave user energy depleted.Repeated use risks b
“What????" Alex yelled with his mouth wide open “Have you lost your mind? Damn you have no mind, has your programming been corrupted? How would you allow such to happen? You clearly know that the mad man is out to get me and you allowed him to keep tabs on me for days? What the hell is wrong with you?” Alex was pissed.“This reaction and low level of reasoning is the main reason I didn't tell you from the onset, of I had told you what would you have done? Would you have destroyed all the bugs and drones he used in following you? Of course no, you don't have a way of stopping them on your own. If I had told you, was there a way I could have possibly been able to access their networks without them knowing? Of course not. You're always quick to rush into conclusions. You barely give anyone a chance to explain things to you. You are such a handful, I wonder how Emma managed with you for twenty two years” Nexus lashed back.If Nexus was having a face of flesh, the anger
Morning came much faster than Alex had expected. When the alarm rang, he was deep in his sleep until Emma came to pull it out.It was time for their morning run. For days, they have been strictly following Nexus's schedule for training and building up their strength.After the run which lasted 30 minutes, they returned home for their physical exercises. By 7am, all exercises were done, they had refreshed and were down for breakfast.As always, Nexus had prepared breakfast but he wasn't waiting for them at the table. This was the first time since they had arrived at their new home Nexus wasn't available for breakfast.“What happened Alex? Did you have a fight with Nexus last night while I was asleep"Alex almost choked on the bacon in his mouth when Emma asked the question “Hell no, why would I? We actually had a nice conversation last night" Alex replied with an evil smile. " Oh, what did you guys talk about?” Asked Emma as she
Requesting the blueprint, Emma grinned with excitement as she slid the parchment containing the staff's specifications over to Alex. "According to this, it is a blueprint for an epic level, triple-banded sorcerer's staff in one of my loremaster books! It's called the Staff of the Four Winds or as legends would know it, Aria's Grace. I won't be able to have high enough crafting skill to make it myself even if I switched to the subclass of blacksmith but I was hoping with your master blacksmith ability you could?"Alex studied the ornate blueprints depicting a slender elmwood staff with three shimmering bands of engraved silver and copper winding around it from top to bottom. The bands swirled with delicate leaf and vine filigree. According to the description, when powered with the proper reagents, the staff allowed casting of wind-based spells that normally required group ritual magic. Spells included Whirlwind, Cyclone, and Summon Storm Elemental."Hmm,
What Emma and Alex had in mind to do was popularly known as “Wild Steal". This term was coined after stronger players of a certain set of players would wait for one side which they felt was stronger to take most of the heat and then they would find ways to use their dwindling health as a disadvantage then take the wild boss before they landed the final hit.Three teams were hunting the wild boss Za'gul the Ever-Hungering, they formed a triangle boxing the hulking aberration. Massive serrated pincers gnashed as its soulless white eyes fixed upon the forces assembled around, flanking it ensuring it could not escape. This epic confrontation had taken three of the best squads in each guild and coordination between Elysium Quest's three elite guild squadrons. To the north stood the warriors of The Silver Lion Brigade in gleaming steel-grey armor with cobalt tabards bearing their heraldry. "Steady yourselves!" bellowed their gruff commander Sir Aeri
These were the only ways the battle analysts could figure out its attacks but many were still caught in the crossfire before they would manage to escape. Sometimes, those behind retreating would cause others to flatter because they missed moving at the right time giving Za'gul the perfect timing to hit on them.The Silver Lions suffered greatly but with the help from their partners in the Arcanum Lumiosa and their powerful revive skill, they were able to keep the battle at a steady pace.One would wonder why they would go through the stress of fighting this aberration if it felt so difficult to conquer why not leave sleeping dogs lie? Well the answer to that was pretty simple ‘Loot’.The loot that came from Za’gul's body was something to die for. Once in a month was a very long period for players to wait, so before the respawning time, guilds would make deals with one another to take down the aberration.The loot from the beast was something to di
Triaos immediately contacted the Rhazuul leader of the Arcanum Lumiosa.“Guild Leader, we have a problem” the urgency in Triaos voice was passed over the communication.Rhazuul who wasn't actively fighting, answered immediately "Triaos, you were merely given a small branch to coordinate. Why are you calling me? Don't you have an inkling how busy I am right now? Make sure those mobs don't get past you and interrupt this fight with Za’gul” Rhazuul rudely responds to the call coming from Triaos.Triaos on the other side was stunned hearing Rhazuul’s response. He had played for Arcanum Lumiosa for the past six months, but since he was fixed under Rhazuul's branch, he had been on the brink of explosion.“Leader Rhazuul, our healing mages have been hexed, the members of the Shadows Syndicate have also been hexed, they are currently attacking those from Silver Lions and the battle ground is becoming chaotic. We need help I'm controlling them else the mob