Vol 7 Chapter 3 (1/2)
Act 3: Sacred Soil
ACT 3 Sacred Soil
“Okay, with this training is over”
Clack……Clack………Clack…………
Dei joy Why did it end so quickly? While a vampire was born into debauchery, Deimos was different and relied on willpower In addition, his loyalty to Ark was higher than Dedric’s and he obeyed his commands Therefore the violence and food torture ended earlier than expected When asped but listened to Ark
‘Now it’s back to the old system’
Although the day started badly, he was quite satisfied with the results Once he decided to invest the day in training, the discipline of his pets was like it was in the beginning There was also a rise in stats thanks to the food torture! Dedric and Deimos had both reached level 100 stats
‘The death penalty also disappeared while hunting the minor monsters…… ‘
It was now ti for the ‘Sacred Soil’
Before Ark left Lancel Village, Hanson gave him a few ideas to search The point where the power concentrates In order words, a valley After he had visited around half of them, he still hadn’t found the ‘Sacred Soil’ Instead, the valleys had twice as ionsUnless……?
‘Ingredients growing faster coions are theplace for large around turns the soil fertile until it eventually becomes a Sacred Soil’
Ark looked at the radually becaht The sun rises in the east and sets in the west Even in New World that didn’t changeThen as there light gathered on the east side of the valley when the sun sets in the west?
‘So is there!’
Ark hurriedly ran to the valley and descended
“Huk, what, what the? Is that?”
“What’s the matter Master?”
“What’s theyou?”
“Isn’t it just a valley? Should I be seeing so?”
Dedric looked at Ark in bewilderment
‘He doesn’t see Then only I can see it?’
Ark looked at the valley with be Nestled deep in the valley, an extravagant brilliance was slowly rising Dedric and Dei atIf so, the ansas siic Detection! Whenever he found aatfrom the valley was coht rising
‘That light isn’t coround itself inside the valley has a ical aura! Then this place……!’
The Sacred Soil! There was no doubt
“I’ve found it Dedric, Deimos! Follow me!”
Ark ientle slope and entered the valley However, rare s present when poas gathered Rare Monsters were also gathered there
Roaaaaar!
As soon as Ark entered the valley, a huge shadow ereen re’s level was 150 It was the strongestso it hadn’t been a huge problee stone axes! Ark’s current level was 151 It would be difficult to deal with five level 150 ogres But when he checked the information , he saw that his dark attribute bonus had been applied His revised level was 211! At that level he could attempt it
‘But I can’t be careless An ogre is er than other monsters with the same level’
Just like a NPC or user, a e and defense of a level 150there had strength While it has low agility and intelligence, it could do a lot of dae with just one blow
“Dedric, Plan C Lure two of them Because its movement is slow, it shouldn’t be difficult for you to keep your distance Deimos, you assist from the side You don’t have to forcefully attack If you see a situation where it is needed, prepare your defensive stance”
“Okay!”
Clack clack clack! Clack clack!
Both suy
“Over hereYou stupid green monsters! Woo-hoo!”
Grrr!
Dedric had s in the opposite direction The ogre’sits axe, but the attack couldn’t hit Dedric He quickly flew out of the ogre’s range as it started wildly chasing hires left while three remained
“Now shall I get started?”
Ark plunged through the ogres Stone axes attacked hire’s legsWhen the three axes struck, the ground shook like an earthquake was occurring At the ot up and used a skill
“Cancel Magic Detection, Eyes of the Cat!”
‘Magic Detection’ and ‘Eyes of the Cat’ couldn’t be used at the saic was applied to the saold and red spots immediately appeared on the troll’s back Eyes of the Cat had detected the weak point!
“I have to reduce the number as quickly as possible Dark blade!”
The ogre’s skin was sinored the defense and dealt a critical hit! There was a flash as his sword struck the weak point and enore was dealt If it was a norer and beco its axe without even flinchingIt was an immediate counterattack before Ark could even lift his sword
‘If I get hit by the counterattack then it would be a critical hit……!’
This monster was the most difficult opponent The most effect part of Ark’s combat skills was his critical hits A norility It was in order to use their basic attacks and wear heavy arher than his strength When coth was probably two tieneral attack was quite low but his chances of striking a critical hit were her Since Eyes of the Cat identified the weak points and he used taekwondo principles as well, the chance of a critical hit was 50! When he struck two times, a critical hit would occur That was one of the reasons why his hunting speed was a lot quicker even though his general attack was lower
However, there was one weakness to that fighting style He lacked defense since his stats were invested in critical hits He also didn’t have a defense related skill which would give him additional points in defense Therefore, Ark’s lack of health was stressful during a fight Since Ark would beco a critical hit, he raised evasion to compensate for that But if it didn’t even flinch at the critical hit, the counterattack would be dangerous since the power of the ogre was uniinable
There was the sound of bloind as the axe was raised!
Teteng!
However, the stone axe was blocked by a shi+eld Deimos had taken a defensive stance behind him
“Okay, that’s it”
Ark nodded in satisfaction The effect of the training was showing Before the battle, he had ordered Deires frores’ bones The old hi he focused on the battleDedric was the sahting Ark Dedric reflexively turned his head at the fragrant sre’s bloodBut when he saw Ark’s face he turned around and sed his drool
‘Huhuhu, the one day of training was clearly effective’
He no longer needed to worry about ‘bone collecting’ and ‘va an impact on the battle
“Then should I turn up the heat? Snake, unequip your bags and make the paralysis poison”
Dedric and Deirew Snake had also steadily developed new abilities Wandering alone to pick up iteredients for a recipe were some of the abilities it learntUnlike Dedric and Deimos, he didn’t demand it of Snake But Snake wanted to be helpful to Ark and developed it due to its voluntary efforts And not long ago it had developed another ability When Ark ordered it, Snake crept up and entered the bag After it clie’ to ‘poison manufacture’ and create the poison itselfHe didn’t have to make it do so
“Saek saek saek!”
After Snake finishedthe poison, it looked up with blue eyesIt really seemed beautiful! That hy Ark couldn’t be weak to Snake
Surururung, chaking!
The sword turned a deadly blue colour after the poison was applied If there wasn’t enough paralysis poison then the critical hit would apply! Ark unleashed a barrage of attacks on the ogres with the poison coated sword He quickly continued with a series of kicks and defeated two of them down Meanwhile, Deires were too h defense If it was the same as before then it would have been unbearable……
“Dedric, target Deimos with you vampire skill!”
“Ooh, I got it!”
Dedric activated his valee The present skill saved was the troll’s ‘Revival’ Ark also retreated fro the buff Then Ark called in the two ogres lured by Dedric
“Deires for their bones Dedric, when the skill slot is empty then I don’t care about your vampire habits”
Clack clack clack! Clack clack!
“Hahaha, I waited for this Blood! Give reen monsters!”
Deimos and Dedric cheered and enjoyed their hobby
-Dei his ‘Bone collector’ skill He has replaced it with the bone of an ogre and gained a more durable body
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-Dedric has used Vampirism on the troll A new skill has been saved in the empty slot
Currently absorbed skill:
Increases the target’s strength by 20 for 30 minutes
He sucked all the blood Ark once again coated his sword in poison and attacked the ogres When Dedric and Deimos were satisfied with their hobbies, they joined the battle which ended immediately Once he had solved the problem the situation ended srowth of Deimos’ stats And Dedric’s ‘Vampirism’ provided the opportunity for Ark to use skills from different professions Even if he didn’t have a priest who could use ‘Revival’ and ‘Recovery,’ he would be able to obtain various buffs and attacks to use in different situations The unfortunate thing with ‘Bone Collector’ and ‘Vampirism’ was that they had to obtain it from monstersIn some cases it was obtained at once, but in order cases it took dozens of tries to succeed
‘If I can control it then it would be a skill with high utilization’
If the results were good then it was a good thingThen Ark started to actively invade the valley The goal was to reach where the light was rising inside the valley However, at the entrance of the Valley there were a significant nuently find the Sacred Soil, he wouldn’t nolls
“Dedric, lure a few of them”
Ark carefully gathered the enehest monster wasn’t that difficult Ark proceeded in an orderly manner for 4 hours inside the valley There were barely inning he was on 90 at level 151 and now he had risen two levels to 153 Unfortunately, the ogre was a monster that didn’t drop a lot of japtere’s Blood’ While it could be used as food, as a old in the stores
‘I picked up 5 so that is 15 gold’
He was quite satisfied with the experience and incore had the worst regeneration rate ares inside the valley had been exterminated, it would take a few days for them to respawn
“Unfortunately I can’t help it Now should I go inside? Dedric lead the way”
Ark used Magic Detection again and entered the valley How far did he enter? Finally the narrow valley widened and an absurd ae square was surrounded by cliffs with the light co from the centre
“The light is co absorbed by the earthObviously this is the Sacred Soil Let’s start digging shall we?”
But there was a proble from was definitely made of soil However, it was as fir out the soil even with his sword
“da it can hold up Dark blade!”
Ark was annoyed and struck the ground
Double bang, Rumble!
Suddenly the earth started shaking The earth burst upwards like a strea
1 metre, 2 metres, 3 metres……10 metres, 20 metres……!
It rose up until it seemed to pierce the sky Ark stared at the piles of earth with a foolish face
“What, what is this? Don’t tell olem?”
-Boss monster ‘Sacred Soil Guardian Colossus’ has appeared!
“Oh my God! That’s a boss monster?”
The Colossus was dozens of metres tall with vines and rocks attached to it! The head part wasn’t even visible froeration to say that it was al it with his sword see with a toothpick However, he had no choice
Roaaaaar!
Colossus suddenly swung a fist at Ark It was like a ! Ark rolled his body in surpriseHowever when the fist round shook and he bounced 1 metre up The strike literally shook the earth! The shock waves that spread out at the same time also decreased his health Just the shock wave caused 100 dae! With his defense, one well ai spirit quickly
“I et the quest and retreat!”
And then Colossus threw a nearby rock There was a roaring sound and the rock ended up blocking the entrance Of course, he could cli to let hiain from 20 metres away
“damn, shall we do this to the end?Dedric, DeimosPlan A-1!”
“You want to fight against this guy?”
Clack clack clack! Clack clack?
“Shut up, if you want to ask questions then ask that guy!”
When Ark raised his voice, Dei to attack with Deimos Fortunately, tits e frameDedric and even the relatively stupid Deimos could easily evade the attacks Nevertheless, the battle situation was looking pretty gloomy
“Vaet Ark Take this, Dark Blade!”
Ark’s strength rose thanks to the ‘Power’ skill and he used Dark Blade However, Dark Blade which had defeated numerous monsters only scratched the shell of the Colossus Only sand and soil fell from where Dark Blade hit and the Colossus didn’t even lost 01 of its health It was also the same for his unbeatable skill Blade Storm
Bang bang double bang!
Even the sword fragments only created numerous scratches on the Colossus’ skin
“Unbelievable, even Blade Storm doesn’t work……”
Roaaaaar!
It did have an effect The Colossus becary The Colossus wildly beat up the cliff with his fists,a shower of rocks fall down
“Huk!”
Dedric freaked out and flew into the sky Ark used Dark Dance to quickly avoid the rocksDeimos didn’t have the ability to fly and he also couldn’t use Dark Dance so he instantly lost 70 of his health If he wasn’t in the defense stance then he would have been instantly recalled
“What the hell! Deiuy’s eyes!”
Ark quickly sent Deimos back to the Netherworld Anyway, he wouldn’t have been useful in this situation If he was forcefully recalled then Ark would’ve suffered fatal dae
‘I’m also in the same state I will either be crushed by Colossus’ fists or crushed by a falling rock I have to attack but there’s no sign of his health decreasing……’
There was also a li the shower of rocks or the shock waves In the end, his health decreased as his clothes became muddy Then, a question suddenly appeared in Ark’s head
‘Wait, why hasn’t his health decreased? Blade StoreBut it didn’t even decrease by 01? How does that make sense?’
Ark looked at the Colossus with Eyes of the Cat The Colossus was level 250 It was lower than the ‘Awakened Heartsoul Bead’ he fought in the Underground World It didn’t matter if it was a boss e e should have at least decreased the health
‘That’s right, IThe health is extreh but not that impossible He also has some secrets just like the other bosses!’
Ark was convinced He had encountered bossthat it was difficult to find the about their stats Each boss will have a unique weak point If he couldn’t find it then it would be difficult to win against the boss y to dealing with bosses with to identify the weakness and attack it!
‘Eyes of the Cat didn’t show this guy’s weakness Then………’
“Magic Detection!”
When Ark used the skill he saw a brilliant light from the body of the Colossus The Colossus was athered in his entire body
“Was I wrong? I have to find a way to discover the weakness……”
At that tih Ark’s head
“Overhead!”
Yes, it was the one place that Ark couldn’t see from the foot! If the weakness was at the top of the head then he wouldn’t have been able to see it with ‘Eyes of the Cat’ or ‘Magic Detection’
“Dedric, look for souy’s head”
“Wait a minute, huh? I found it There is a weird lump on top of the head!”
“That’s it! Is it possible to attack that place?”
“It’s not that difficult”
Dedric answered confidently and flew in Dark Dash!+ But soon there was a ringing sound and so off stone
“Huck, ah, I can’t attack it It is surrounded by tough skin that my teeth can’t break”
Of course there would be a defense around the only weakness And the only thing that could penetrate it was Dark Blade which ignored all defense He could also use the power of Blade Storm to destroy the defense as well
‘In other words, I have no choice but to attack directly!’
Ark looked at the huge Colossus and made a firm resolution
‘There is no way to escape anyway I just have to see it through to the end!’
“Dedric, distract that bastard!”
Ark rushed towards the Colossus
Roaaaaar!
“Where are you looking? Your opponent is me!”
Colossus instantly reached out his fist as Dedric disturbed hiround After the ground shook, Ark used the force of the shock wave to ju
‘This is the correct answer I can see the way!”
Ark grabbed a vine attached to the Colossus He then began cli, the leisure sport that was popular nationwide It was a sport where people cliears and fake handlesWhen his father was still alive, Ark had received lessons for a few months The Colossus’ body was a lot like artificial rock clih he couldn’t see the entire body, there were rocks and roots placed at regular intervals Thanks to that he was able to grab the roots and climb to the top
‘I aility can’t even be compared to reality It is also possible with my increased stamina!’
Strength was necessary in order to clith thata handle to move himself, he would have to calculate the route so that he wasn’t stranded in a place with no handles Ark used his experience to carefully check each time he climbed up the body
Roaaaaar!
“This way! Come on, reach up here!
Dedric flew around and taunted the Colossus
When he struck with his fists, the shockwaves didn’t even hit Dedric While he tried ripping out rocks and throwing theh to hit Meanwhile, Ark had already achieved a great accomplishment on his climb
‘Huk huk, 10 metres This climb isn’t a joke’
Although it was a ga noise
‘Fortunately it seeotten my presence Anyway, I’ll take a break for a moment since I’m halfway there
Ark took a break with the vines wrapped around his arm It was at that tily stomped his foot The aftermath of the Colossus’ retaliation was enore vibration occurred in the groundAt thaton to popped out from the shock
“Ugh!”
Ark fell down the Colossus’ body After he fell down 2 metres, his body stopped
…
Thanks to the vine wrapped around his arm, he didn’t fall to his death However, he had no tih of relief
“This, this is……!”
Ark lifted his head Round and wooden black eyes were looking at Ark Because the skin was scratched, the Colossus had noticed Ark’s presence The rocky face of the Colossus warped Then a fist with a dia towards his waist It was a situation where Ark couldn’t avoid it! Dedric covered his eyes while screa
“M-Master!”
Bang bang double bang!
There was a sudden explosion on the Colossus’ side Rock and dirt fell like mist It slowly cleared up However, Ark couldn’t be seen after the dirt was gone
“M-master! Are you really dead? Then………’
Dedric
“Kekeke, in your face! That greedy rice cake is dead! This is divine punishment!”
“Hah, so those are your true feelings?”
“Huk, what, what the? This is Master’s voice?”
Dedric freaked out and looked down Ark was staring at Dedric fiercely fro that connected him to the Colossus’ fist……Saw Blade!
Yes just before Ark had been flattened by Colossus, he reflexively sue him into the saw blade The saw blade was also available as a whip sword! Ark hadthe whip and avoided his punchesHe swung that whip just like Indiana Jones! It was a bit of i his moment of desperation
“Really Master! Don’t you know that I was joking just then? I really believed that you were alive, really!”
“Shut up before you rier!”
Roaaaaar!
Then the Colossus shrieked and raised his ar to flatten Ark
‘Now!’
Ark was after that moment The moment the Colossus raised his ar the whip His body rose with the momentum and flew up into the skyBut after a ravity He had been thrown 10 ee situation without the rope Even a person without a fear of heights would turn pale in fear But there was no room for Ark to feel fear
‘Just once! I’ on this one chance!’
“Snake, one decent sword!”
Ark grabbed the sword Snake spat out and focused Once he flew up into the sky, he saw the weakness attached to the top of the Colossus’ head It was the place where light gathered even more intensely! Ark held his stance in the sky and used his special attack
“Blade Storm……eh?”
It happened when the cracks spread like spider webs on the swordThe Colossus sensed a crisis and flinched before retreating
‘At this rate, Blade Storround instead!’
However, there was a black explosion which increased his momentum
“Dedric, hang onto my back and use Dark Dash!+”
“What the? Really? Is that Master’s order? Are youan irrelevant remark?”
“Shut up and hurry up!”
“Hehehe, okay!”
Dedric let out his resent him Ark pushed towards the body of the Colossus just as Blade Storments spun like a ind on top of the Colossus’ headThe shi+eld was torn to piecesThe Colossus instantly lost 70 of his health The barrier that had been difficult to attack was now broken
“Mind’s Eye!”
Ark i to see in the darkness His range of vision increased and he saw that he was rapidly approaching the bright spot Ark swung his sword vertically and used Dark BladeThe sword landed a critical hit on top of the head Ark’s health decreased to 50 at the sae properly
Roaaaaar!
Colossus shrieked and swung his fist However it only had 10 health left Ark swung his sword and used Dark Blade again as the approaching fist suddenly stopped just before his nose A strange silence floated inside the valley Then the rocks that had formed Colossus broke off until it had all disappearedAnd……the fist of the Colossus in front of Ark’s nose broke apart like sand The head, shoulders and legs also turned into sand
-Your level has risen
-Your level has risen……
Ark received the continuous e s that popped up as he was buried in the earth and sand that had collapsed
“Huk huk huk, daht I would choke and die”
After a while, Ark pushed the earth and sand apart and crept out The Colossus seee but once turned into sand and earth, he appeared quite sed to defeat such a monsterBut he was rewarded for his troubles He checked the inforained 6 levelsIt was the boss that had given the most experience since the Awakened Heartsoul Bead
“Ssak ssak ssak!”
Then, Snake’s blue eyes e at the earth, a shi+eld appeared
Sacred Earth shi+eld (Unique)
Armour type: Steel shi+eld
Durability: 23/70
Defense power: 200 (+80)
Weight: 50
User restriction: Level 120 or higher with Warrior profession
A shi+eld of superior qualityat its na tiround where power gathered, changing its nature This shi+eld would be difficult to produce with the power of a huh all warriors can use it, only warriors with holy poould be able to draw out 100 of its power
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“Wha, What it this?” A unique shi+eld!”
Ark checked the item that Snake had picked up in its mouth It was a level 120 unique shi+eld! When he checked the information , the additional stats were terrific The defense was 280 It also increases strength and stamina by 20 pointsBut was that all? There was an additional 50 points to Holy Pohile ‘Protection of the Earth’ could be used to raise defense by 100! There hadn’t been a lot of unique items with this option
‘Although I cannot use this item……’
For a while, Ark hadn’t been able to athered a full setIf so, a unique item would earn a hundred tiht of his bank balance having some money after a while
‘Yes! It’s been a while since I’ve been able to buy some nice fruits for my mother!’