Chapter 53 End (3) (2/2)
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The thousands of Tokens burst into a beam of light and merged together, forming a gold crystal.
[The Tokens collected in the prior two sections have successfully been converted into Karma points and have been added to your existing points.]
At the same time, a big message popped up in the air.
[The tutorial ranking has been updated.]
All the players’ eyes were gathered onto him.
And the moment the rankings were announced, silent screams echoed in Section G.
Even Edora’s calm eyes shook.
[Tutorial Ranking]
1. Unknown (109,984 Points)
2. Edora (68,230 Points)
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It was the first time since the start of this round that the first ranking had been overturned.
“I can’t believe it, just…!”
People shouted in dismay with their eyes fixed on Yeon-woo.
Even if the name wasn’t revealed, it was easy to know who it indicated.
But Yeon-woo didn’t stop there.
He tied his gold crystal, his Karma, onto the waist and took his hands to the sword that was hanging on his back, and he slowly pulled it out.
*Srrng*
The sword vibrated with a clear ring as it was drawn out of its scabbard.
It was a sword that looked about 70 centimeters long. Its scabbard had a very simple, almost crude design.
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However as the sword was gradually drawn out of its scabbard, strange characters engraved with silvery powder on the surface of the blade began to emit a mysterious white glow.
A blue energy flowed out of the sword and started to circle around Yeon-woo.
*Whoosh*
The white glow and the blue energy merged together forming a strong whirlwind.
And then, when he finally pulled the sword completely out of the scabbard,
*Kwakwa*
The whirlwind covered almost the entire safe zone.
“Wh, what the fuck is this?”
“What kind of artifact does this?”
Players retreated far away from Yeon-woo in fear of being swept away by the whirlwind.
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Eyes filled with astonishment, disbelief, and dismay were bent on Yeon-woo. Nobody had ever heard about an artifact with such fierce effect.
But Yeon-woo was only laughing calmly at the center of the typhoon.
[Vigrid]
Classification: ???
Rating: ???
Description: During the Silver Age, the forgotten days in the distant past, there once existed a divine sword that every great hero longed to wield. But as it changed hands from hero to hero, the sword had become tainted with too much blood. In the end, the sword was corrupted, turning into a demonic sword.
For a long time, the sword had been sealed off in the depths of the earth, away from anyone’s reach. And only recently has it resurfaced, appearing once again in the world.
But despite being sealed away for three ages, the holy sword has not been released from the demonic curse, and has been unable to regain its original form.
In order to return it to its original form, the curse of the sword must be completely washed away under special conditions.
* Blessing of the Sword
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The dense grudge left by the heroes slain by Vigrid has turned the blessing of the holy sword into a curse. When facing against a greater number of enemies or stronger enemies, the sword will unleash demonic energy (鬼氣). The chance of inflicting critical damage increases in proportion to the demonic energy.
* Contagious Blessing
When dealing a final blow to an enemy, the sword will spread its curse to other enemies in close proximity to the target.
Targets under the effect of the curse will be inflicted with the status effect ‘Infection’, significantly decreasing targets’ defense and movement speed.
* ???
Ability locked. (Sealed)
* ???
Ability locked. (Sealed)
**This is a ‘Unique’ artifact. no same artifact exists in The Tower, and it will be bound to its owner. It cannot be transferred or traded between players.
**Some of the abilities are sealed. You must meet the qualifications or conditions in order to lift the seals.
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The name ‘Vigrid’ signifies a battlefield in which divine beings such as heroes and transcendents hold their wars.
The hidden piece that Kahn and Doyle had tried to obtain was a great weapon befitting of such a rhapsodic name.
A holy sword from the Silver Age, from the days long before The Tower had even come into existence.
Although the majority of its options were sealed as it was corrupted, each and every one of the remaining functions was still remarkable as it was.
The first option, Blessing of the Sword, greatly increased the attack power when pitted against a large number of enemies. Plus, the demonic energy radiated by this option helped demoralize the enemies and cloud their judgement.
For players who usually had to fight several monsters at once, it was definitely a mouthwatering artifact.
But most of all, it also had an option that granted the wielder greater power when fighting against a stronger enemy. And that was the option that Kahn and Doyle had paid the most attention to.
‘The stronger Phante and Edora are, the greater its power will become. With this option, we should have been able to catch up to them without much trouble.’
Even though it felt like cheating, Kahn had desperately wanted to surpass Phante and Edora with Vigrid.
“Damn it, I know! I know that the weapon itself is OP as hell. The Dragon Slayer I’ve got does not even come close to Vigrid… If I were to ever use it, I could probably change the game”
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Kahn laughed bitterly as he explained about Vigrid.
‘But I realized it this time. Cheating is just cheating. It’ll surely work for that short period of time, but I won’t be able to make any progress with it. You know what they say, 신외지물.’
신외지물(身外之物)
An idiom indicating that something external to the body isn’t something of one’s own. Therefore, no matter how good of an artifact Vigrid was, the ability that the artifact provided wasn’t his own power.
Kahn knew the advantages that Vigrid would give him, but at the same time, he was aware of its disadvantage.
That the moment he got his hands on Vigrid, he may be able to beat Phante and Edora temporarily, but he himself wouldn’t be able to get stronger because of the power of the sword.
And he knew that one day, he would eventually taste defeat at the hands of someone even stronger than those two.
In fact, it wasn’t long ago that he had gained this enlightenment. After the fight against Bild, Kahn had agonized for countless hours over the difference between Bild and himself.
Kahn himself was also considered an excellent swordsman, but he wasn’t strong enough to defeat Bild.
He had thought for a long time about what created such a big gap between Bild and himself.
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Then, he came up with one conclusion.
It must have been the lack of experience.
While Bild had vast combat experience from climbing The Tower, Kahn, on the other hand, had only just entered the stage.
Hence, in order to overcome his weakness, he had to start from scratch.
So Kahn gave up his idea of obtaining Vigrid and yielded it to Yeon-woo.
And thanks to that,
Yeon-woo was able to get a hold of one of the best weapons in The Tower.
The best hidden piece of the tutorial that his brother didn’t even know of.