At her current level, even a vial of mana potion wouldn't give a significant effect in replenishing her mana. Although she has a high mana regeneration rate, as a master level of Paladin Warrior, most of her skills consume so much mana.
After all, she is such a perfectionist in preparing for something. With this mindset, she chooses to wait for Azzim to recover by his own HP regeneration rather than using her mana to help him recover.
She is the sole healer in the group. She knows it the most, how crucial her mana for them in fighting the Gatekeeper later.
“We've come this far. A few hours of waiting won't be that hard. After all, we still have some time before they reset the realm,” she says.
At noon, they have already dismantled the tent. They only collect a few essential items, such as weapons and a few stock items which they put into small bags. The rest, such as cooking utensils and those tents, they just leave them there.
After all, not long after this, they will face the Gatekeeper of the Sixth Trial Realm, the only way to open the portal to the Seventh Trial Realm. It's something they need to do to clear all the trials they are on.
Gaston, the leader of the group, gives some crystals to Leia. “You open the gate. I need to warm up these muscles of mine first.”
He then starts flexing his arms and waving his huge double edge ax around, as if getting ready for a fight. And Leia enters the large cave on that mountainside by herself.
The cave is not very deep. However, on one side, there is a wall that is so smooth, much different from the condition of the other cave walls. In the middle, there are four slots that match the shape of the crystal that Gaston has given to her.
She plugs the four crystals. A moment later, a notification window pops up in front of her.
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[Alert]
[You are going to activate the gate to enter the Gatekeeper's lair for The Sixth Trial. When the gate active, only five people can enter]
- The gate is a one way gate.
- Once activated, the gate will only last for 150 seconds.
- Do you want to activate it now?
- Yes / No
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She touches the “Yes” option in the interface window in front of her. Instantly, that part of the wall seems to rippled like a moving liquid, glowing in a red color. Shortly after, it starts to turn bluish and gradually becomes a bit transparent.
Even so, she still couldn't see the conditions behind the gate.
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[Alert!]
[The gate has been activated, and will be closed after 147, 146, 145, 144, ….]
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“Hey, Gas! The countdown has started. Do you want to enter or what?” she shouts.
As soon as he hears that shouting, Gaston finishes his warm-up. He walks into the cave by dragging his ax with a lazy sigh.
Zul calmly follows him from behind. But he suddenly stops after realizing the doubt in Azzim. He stands there, looking at Azzim with a curious face.
“What?” asks Azzim.
“What’s wrong?” replies Zul.
But Azzim doesn’t give any answer at all, since he doesn’t know what to say either. He knows that they have no other choice but to continue the trial.
In fact, as an Assassin Class warrior, he has a character who really likes the tension of battle and likes to take risks. He even does reckless things so often.
However, only recently has he realized that he has made a mistake in choosing the path for his character growth as a warrior. Just as they are about to enter The Sixth Trial Dungeon, he feels like he is becoming a burden to the others.
This condition has made him start doubting himself a lot in the last few days. And Zul has also realized it too.
“You see that carcasses down there!” says Zul as he points his chin towards the hillside.
Azzim looks back and finds so many carcasses of monsters on the slopes of the hill they had killed the previous day. Some monsters are still covered in chunks of ice. The rest were butchered brutally, with body parts have been scattered all over the place.
“Don't forget, who made the conditions of those monsters to be so wretched like that,” says Zul, trying to convince Azzim of his own abilities.
Azzim tries to convince himself and steps into the cave. Zul just smiles as he sees his friend pass and enters the cave before him.
Meanwhile, Gaston is no longer found in the cave. It seems like he has passed through the gate first. Leia is seen to start activating a skill, her Vitality Aura Level 1. A moment later, her body is surrounded by a transparent green aura, continuously expanding to cover a radius of 20 meters around her.
In that instant, the HP regeneration rate of all of her friends within that radius slightly increases, a bit higher than their respective base HP regeneration rate.
“Are you guys ready?” asks Leia as she turns back to them.
Both Azzim and Zul nod once. And so, Leia immediately steps into the gate to enter The Boss’s Lair.
As soon as she gets inside, she finds herself in another large cave. Meanwhile, Gaston is standing right in front of her, dazedly staring at a sleeping red dragon.
The dragon is so enormous, sleeping curled up in one corner of that closed cavern. There is also an inactive portal gate, floating above the ground at one corner of the cavern, like a floating liquid in a red color.
“So, what kind of monster are we going to kill?” asks Zul who has just entered the cavern along with Azzim.
Immediately, Leia activates her scanning skill.
“Skill Set! Activate scanning level 3!” she issues, muttering alone while staring at the sleeping dragon.
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[Notifications!]
Lv 3 Scanning activated!
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Lv ? The Great Zarkhan.
HP : ?
MP: ?
Ability :
- ?
- ?
- ?
- ?
- ?
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Leia’s face is frowned as she doesn’t get any information from the scanning she did, except the monster’s name, The Great Zarkhan.
She seems so annoyed, because she is the one with the best talent for observation skills, and she is so proud of it.
“Shit, just getting the monster’s name? Even Lv 1 Warrior could do that much,” she grumbles.
Feeling not satisfied with that, she uses his highest level scanning skill.
“Skill Set, activate scanning Lv 5!”
It takes her time a bit longer to scan that sleeping dragon using her scanning skill level 5. However, the results she obtained are not satisfactory enough, only showing the monster’s level with five unknown abilities.
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Lv 95. The Great Zarkhan.
HP : ?
MP: ?
Ability :
- ?
- ?
- ?
- ?
- ?
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“Shit!” she grumbles, looking so frustrated with what she got. As the strategist in the team, this is the situation he hates the most. It’s hard for her to come up with any strategy without knowing what kind of monster they are going to fight.
It's almost like an insult for Leia, for only getting information about the monster's level after using her highest level of scanning skill. “I can understand if the scanning doesn't show the abilities of the monster we just met. But currently, I only get information about the monster's name and its level,” she informs the others. “As for the name, we can also see it from the hologram that appears above the monster's head,” Zul replies. “I know!” she replies, looking so annoyed with Zul's response. “So, what level monsters?” asks Gaston. “Level 95,” Leia replies curtly. “Maybe later, after observing you fighting that monster for a while, I could get more detailed info about the boss,” Leia explains. “Hey, wait a minute!” Azzim suddenly interrupts their conversation. The other three people immediately turn to him with curious faces. “As I recall, two weeks ago, I once met a dragon type monster by the name of Zarkhan around The Deadly Swamp area. But I only saw a level 62 monster
Gaston shouts furiously with the grave mistake Leia has made. “Leia! What the fuck is wrong with you!” He slams his huge axe down, releasing a shock wave attack that spreads across the floor. The energy attack continues to spread until it hits the dragon’s tail and prevents it from hitting Azzim and Leia. The dragon turns its attention back to Gaston who is still not deterred by its rampage. It starts hunting him back. “Leia, you should know that you must always keep your distance in battle. We won't be able to get out of this place alive if anything happens to you,” shout Gaston. “I know. You don't need to teach me basic things like that,” Leia argues while she is busy treating the burn on Azzim's shoulder. It’s not like she’s being reckless. She just has that much confidence in Gaston’s ability to protect her, while she really needs to cover the injured teammate. Shortly after, Azzim backs up and looks ready to continue the fight. Meanwhile, Leia immediately takes out a short s
They already feel the heat from Leia’s Blazing Wave affecting them for some time. They realize this is their last gamble. If they really don't want to waste all the mana Leia uses for the three auras, there is no other choice but to finish off The Great Zarkhan as soon as possible. “Zul, there's no need to hold back,” says Leia. “The monster's Elemental Resistance has been decreased. As long as you don't throw your ice magic directly at its flames, your magic can still hurt that monster.” “Yes, Mam!” says Zul before he starts moving to the left flank. Gaston continues to bombard the dragon’s head from the front, while Azzim begins his madness slashing movement using his daggers from the right flank. “Listen! My mana supply won’t be enough to last for the next 2 hours,” Leia warns. The monster's large size makes it an easy target to be bullied. However, its high durability makes it so hard to knock out. On the other hand, with its large size, its attack range is quite difficult
Azzim, who doesn't have much mana, really can't fight with any special skills or techniques like the rest of his friends. What he could do so far was only to attack with ordinary physical attacks using arrows, daggers or his short swords. He has long since realized that he has been taking a wrong path for his character growth as a warrior. But he has gone too far for him to redo everything. They are already in the Sixth Trial, and their ticket to get out of that realm is imminent. It is no longer possible for him to repeat it all from the beginning. Forget about killing that monster anytime soon. He even isn’t sure he could take on the monster by himself. After all, what choice does he have now? “Looks like I really have no other choice,” he mutters. Azzim takes out a gemstone from a small pocket that is wrapped around his waist. He puts the gemstone into a special socket slot on the hilt of his magical short sword. ******************* [Notifications!] [You just installed the B
On the other hand, Zarkhan has returned to flying after having regenerated for a while. Just as Azzim is ready for his final attack, Zarkhan is also ready to leash all the heat out of his stomach. Zarkhan raises his head for a moment. He then takes it towards Azzim with his mouth wide open. A dazzling hot light comes out of the bottom of his mouth cavity. Another burst of Corrosive Breath, much more corrosive, much hotter, with far more concentrated venomous gasses than before, blows out of his mouth. It seems that Zarkhan's instinct has also been realizing it too, that he should no longer underestimate that one warrior he is currently facing. Azzim runs toward that attack with his dear life on the line, intending to block the monster's corrosive breath. Just before his body is hit by the monster's torrent, he depletes it with his sword away. His Magical Short Sword, which has been strengthened by the dense dark red plasma Azzim drew out, is able to disperse the deadly Corrosive Br
The alert system keeps appearing, showing how dire his situation currently is.********************[Alert!][Your HP has reached 3% and keeps decreasing][Your Vitality has reached 10% and continues to decline]- When your HP reaches 1%, you won't be able to move.- When your Vitality reaches 5%, your base HP regeneration rate will turn to 0 and your body will stop healing by itself.********************“Shut up!” he mumbles.And suddenly, they fall not too far from the portal. Azzim tries his best to crawl while dragging Leia along with him. But he becomes increasingly pessimistic about his chance of getting out of that place alive.“Leia, wake up. I can't drag you around like this,” Azzim cries, patting Leia's cheek again.Leia opens her eyes once more, though not fully conscious.“Then, just leave me here,” she replies with a weak voice.But then, she closes her eyes again. Azzim starts to growl, slamming his hands on the floor. He is so angry and desperate, because the portal is
Azzim realizes, his personal status has returned to the ground state, just like the first time he entered Alorexa, the simulation world he is currently in.However, he finds something odd. How could he has such a high value in Inteligence while he has such a low mana point. As far as he knew, the level of inteligence is always in line with how much mana someone has. Thought, he also knows it so well that he is not an Inteligence type warrior like Leia and Zul.But somehow, he then realizes it, that value of inteligence is not too much different than his latest intelligence value before he entered the Sixth Trial Realm.“Could it be that this number only indicates the level of insight and knowledge I have gained so far in this 10 years?” he speculates.After all, It's not like he lost his memory after he dies. He still remembers it so well how he fought the Great Zarkhan recently.Azzim gets out of the sleeping pod and rushes to find the exit. His foot accidentally hits another sleepin
Given that his only option is to retake the trial, Azzim is secretly moving to the northernmost side of Gurdat Town. He reaches to a site where there is a portal gate that is still in red color. He doesn't know when the gate will be active again. He doesn't know either when The First Trial Realm at the outside will be reset. He gets into the bushes, where he can observe the condition of the gate from a distance. He waits there while hiding his existence from the others. Some hours later, when the sky is getting darker, he hears the chattering sounds of the people he had previously met before. “Hopefully they die and be sent back here. That way, we can repay them back in the most painful way.” “But, what if they survive and then, they transfer back to this town without dying? That way, they keep their level and items. And here we are, at level 0 with just this simple white clothes. There’s no way for us to pay back what they had done to us.” There Azzim remembers, only in The Firs
She is so afraid, doubting whether she is able to land safely after jumping that high. But Azzim is being occupied with all the wolves by himself. Only Toto alone, who is now on a tree branch, reacts to Hannah’s call.“It’s okay. If you are able to jump that high, it also means that you are able to land safely from that position.“Are you crazy? This is too much!”“Just make sure you land properly without twisting your ankle!”As Toto’s attention is averted by Hannah, that mysterious inmate attacks him in stealth. When Toto notices the incoming attack, that inmate’s wooden staff is already so close in front of his face.“Dush!”That one hit manages to send Toto to the ground. But then, one arrow appears toward that mysterious inmate. It’s just a normal arrow, since Hannah releases the shot without any preparation while she is still in mid air.That mysterious inmate manages to evade that arrow, but he can’t follow his previous attack to kill Toto. And so, Toto gets the chance to regro
She approaches Hannah and tells her what she just learned from that pair of unique boots. She looks at Hannah’s holographic text to see her current level and finds the problem with her situation. “Now this is a problem. It’s an active skill. You might need access to Skill Set Command so that you can learn and use this skill efficiently. But I believe you’ve skipped the option for that access, right?” says Leia. “I don’t think she really needs it. Just look at Toto,” Azzim interrupts. The three of them look at Toto, and Toto just puts on his clueless face, not knowing what they are talking about. Leia changes her mind a bit regarding the importance of accessing the Skill Set Command. She then takes off the boots and gives them back to Hannah. “You’d still need some time to adapt with the change. Even without using the skill, the item itself gives you an increase for agility and endurance to your leg for a long journey,” says Leia to Hannah. “Are you telling me that it’s okay to tak
However, unlike Dino, Hannah steps in as if she intends to volunteer herself. “Please, take me with you! You should already know that my observation skills are the best among our group.” “I acknowledge your observation skill,” Azzim affirms. “But I'm afraid you are going to slow us down. Despite being an agility-type warrior, the current you can't keep up with my pace and Toto.” It makes Hannah look so disappointed. She can't deny what Azzim just said. She thinks that the only way for her to progress is to push herself to do something more than she currently can do. And staying together with her mentor, who is one of the veterans, should be the best option for her. She has felt it herself, how much she has grown so far. “If I really have the talent to be an agility-type warrior, shouldn’t it be reasonable that I can adapt to your pace given time?” she asks. “I know it the most, how important it is for us to gain actual experience on the field. But look at the situation first. I’m
Those Kelinians have observed how Azzim and his friends fought against the army of the wolves. They acknowledge those inmates’ abilities. But still, they are winning in number.There are more than 30 melee warriors there, and exatcly 13 archers. But Azzim and Leia are still looking so calm with their situation. Only Toto alone who is looking so worried at the moment.He had witnessed Azzim’s madness when he cleared the sartyr guards in the prison before. Not to mention about Dino and Hannah’s combination attack which has the potential to wipe the entire legion.“You guys, hold yourself. We are not in a situation to create another enemies more than what we already have,” says Toto.“No way! There must be something between them and the one who controled the wolves,” says one of the Kelinians warrior.“We shouldn't have let them enter our village,” says the other.“If only Toto didn't bring them here, we won't...”“For sure you won't be able to survive this night,” Granny Oja suddenly in
Hannah is so shocked, not expecting such a huge firewall to appear. She doesn’t believe such a huge fire comes from Dino’s flame.“Wo, what the hell is that? What’s happening there?” asks Hannah cluelessly.“They must have filled the trench with some oils,” Azzim speculates.“Not at all. There’s no way we would waste that much oil only to create such a scene,” says one of the guards.“We only put dry straw and wood, with so many dry Blaconut shells at the bottom,” explains the other guard.“Blaconut shell?” asks Hannah curiously.“It is a type of coconut, but this one has a shell that contains a lot of gas, much more gas than normal coconut shells.”And indeed, that firewall really looks so weird. The fire is suddenly seen gushing out here and there due to the gusts of strong gas emerging from the burning Blaconut shells at the bottom of the trench.Despite how high the firewall is, those crazy wolves are still so eager trying to cross the trench. Even those who manage to cross it, ar
Right after they receive that news, those inmates rush to the village gate. Hannah becomes the first one to reach the gate, and immediately climbs the gate to join the other guard on the top. She observes all the wolves around the graveyard and at the edge of the savanna. She is so shocked, not only by the huge numbers of the wolves, but also by the strange person among the wolves. There’s one mysterious figure in a goat head mask wearing a dark ragged cloak who seems to be the only human being standing among those wolves. What’s more, Hannah sees a holographic letter above that mysterious figure’s head, citing The Loser No 37. “Don’t tell me?” she mumbles with an awry face. She swiftly snatches out one arrow from one of the guards who stands beside her, and immediately takes aim toward that mysterious figure. Her reckless action makes that guard startled. Suddenly, that guard tries to grab Hannah’s arrow, seeming to try to prevent her from starting a war without the leader’s comm
Granny Oja leaves the room toward the door where Toto is waiting outside.“Please, prepare our guests the best meal we have,” says Granny Oja.“Yes, Mam!” replies Toto.Granny Oja backs to her fireplace and sits there. She also offers them to have a seat in front of that fireplace, while she serves them tea. “To tell you the truth, this country is in trouble. I'm not saying this to ask for your understanding because of the guard's rude attitude. I’m telling you because I need your help.”“What kind of help?” asks Azzim.“Well, it’s a bit difficult to explain. I don’t know who you are, but the problem is beyond our capabilities to handle, to the point we seek help from something beyond our understanding. That is the solution given to me by that voice, a voice that I don’t even know who or what he is?”“But he indeed introduced himself as Bang Sat, right?” asks Leia.Lady Oja takes a deep breath once before giving her an explanation.“I’ve been telling fortune to people, but this is th
There are fields of carrots and cabbages surrounding each house. However, all those vegetables looked wilted. Even most of the plants already look dead from not getting enough sunlight. And there is one huge house at the end of the village under towering rocky hills. The house looks so much different than the other house. It almost looks like a temple, being illuminated by several yellow glowing crystals around its circular roof. Those crystals emit fluorescent light of moderate intensity, seeming to be the only source of light at the moment during the day when the sun is still covered by the eclipse. “Please, wait here for a moment! I’ll go inside to make a report to Granny Oja first,” says Toto to Azzim. Toto leaves Azzim and the others, going inside Granny Oja’s sanctuary. After waiting for a while, Toto comes out to invite Azzim and the others to enter. &nb
After they walk down the hill and get out of the forest, they are now walking down the road in a wide savanna with towering grasses, up to their waists. Some even reach their chest.For a moment, Toto stops and his left ear twitches a few times, as if he hears something. Toto silently looks around him. This invites Azzim's curiosity.“What is it?” asks Azzim.“I don't know. It's just a hunch,” replies Toto. “We'd better speed up our movement. We almost reached Wortelville.”After saying that, Toto starts to increase his speed, even though he doesn't appear to be running, Didi, Nery and Catty have trouble following him. They have no choice but to run so that they can follow Toto.Sometimes, Toto jumps quite high and looks around while he is in the air. And there, he sees some movement of some beasts, stalking them u