Chapter 10 (1/2)

There were three major class guilds in Lionheart City: magic, melee, and gunner. Beneath them were many smaller branch guilds.

The Fighter-class guild which Jiang Qiao led Zhao Mingwei to was a subsidiary of the melee class guild.

However, the NPC named Chao Yuan who was in charge of class advancement sighed when Zhao Mingwei requested for his class advancement quest inside the guild.

“Your Strength is too little. It’s the wrong decision to choose the Qi Bender class, but I do see another possibility in you,” he said.

Zhao Mingwei shot Jiang Qiao a glance then. Wasn’t that NPC supposed to rein him in for some hidden quest when he discovered great wonder like him?

Be that as it may, Zhao Mingwei’s Strength points were only 5 after using the Potion of Amnesia, leaving him useless amongst the Fighter-class guild.

“You made me remember my weak past self. Young sacred soul, do you insist on reaching for the Qi Bender class despite that weak body of yours?”

‘No, I wanted to take the Brawler-class…’ Zhao Mingwei thought, but nodded when he caught a gesture from Jiang Qiao.

After all, he was a small fry with only 5 points of Strength.

“I can see the resolve in your eyes. Well, it’s fine… your body does possess great talent for magic and you would be able to bear this power.”

With those words, Chao Yuan undressed the upper half of his body.

His strong muscles were laden with old scars, and there was a tattoo of a roaring lion on his back.

The tattoo looked as if it was alive, and Zhao Mingwei felt as if he could hear it roar.

“This is an aurabeast tattoo, a power I inherited from a faraway ancient country. You only need to pass the trial of the aurabeast to receive strength that is no weaker than Qi Benders, but the chance of death is likely. Do you accept it?”

A series of system notification popped up in front of Zhao Mingwei right after Chao Yuan spoke.

[Hidden class advancement quest started: Aura Bender]

[Quest: Enter and challenge the Mirage of aurabeast dungeon alone to obtain the class advancement mission. Attempts of clearing the dungeon is limited to 3. Requirements are: Level 25, 250 Intelligence points and above, 15 Charisma points and above.]

“Limited quest?” It was the first time in eight days of playing that Zhao Mingwei received an NPC mission with possibility of failure.

After all, the greatest advantage players had was their ability to die which at most lose them some EXP and gold, allowing Zhao Mingwei to challenge any quest again anytime he wanted. On the other hand, he might lose the chance for the class advancement to Aura Bender if he failed this limited quest.

“I accept. Gotta try every hidden dungeon.”

Both Zhao Mingwei and Jiang Qiao were extreme hardcore players who always started every new game with the toughest difficulty, and would uncover every secret the game had to offer before moving on to a new one.

Tough challenges would not deter Zhao Mingwei. In fact, it was an enjoyable process.

“Your Strength points is only five. Can you do it?” Jiang Qiao reminded Zhao Mingwei that he had diverted all his stat points to Intelligence.

“Never hurts to try,” Zhao Mingwei said as he accepted the class advancement quest.

Jiang Qiao watched as he vanished right in front of him as he was teleported into the class advancement dungeon.

“Open a portal, Ocean Blue. I want to spectate.”

Since Jiang Qiao was essentially idle while waiting for Zhao Mingwei, he could see for himself how much he understood the game.

“Let me check. Should be here…”

With a wave of a hand, Ocean Blue opened a blueish portal, and Jiang Qiao entered with his soul form.

The other side of the portal was a space as profound as the universe, the center of which was an arena of pure-white boulders.