Chapter 337: Down the rabbit hole we go (1/2)
Thankfully the quest did not have any time limit , but only after persuading Patricia for a long time that they need a gameplan and more intel on the situation , did Rudra get her to agree to execute the mission in 3 days time.
Patricia had apparently lost her mind , after finding out that Emperor Cervantez was alive. Things were moving in a different direction this time around , than Rudra's last life. In Rudra's last life Emperor Cervantez was murdered and not kept alive , when eventually Prince Aman usurped the throne.
Apparently Rudra's intervention and the fact that Aman got his hands on the illusion Ruby , changed things in ways he did not know about. Currently Rudra knew that Aman was a tier 4 necromancer. He was not someone Rudra could take on one on one. Or even someone that the entire True Elites could hope to match. It would be a party wipe no matter how many times they tried to fight against this boss. Then there was the tier 4 servant wizard of the prince , Rahim. Who was a terrifying power in his own right.
Rudra only had one shot at this , with him not even being a match for Aman , adding Rahim into the difficulty mix was bringing it to astronomical heights. Yet the mission was rated SS and not SSS because Rudra had Patricia in his corner!
A tier 4 powerhouse herself , she was the only one who could contend with the attackers. While Rudra was thinking about ways to possibly counter the duo , his mind went back to the beast tide attack on Purplehaze city , Rahim's power and the frightening display of Aman bringing down a dragon.
Rudra had chills all over his spine thinking of that matter. However thinking about it , his mind went back to the 100,000 merit token that he refused to surrender at the end of the event.
Rudra was patting little Furball , as she nuzzled asleep under his palms on his work desk , when Rudra brought out the merit token in his hands. Instantly , the little Furball woke up , as it started to intently smell the token in Rudra's hands.
After a while it started to lick and purr at Rudra , as if to tell him to feed the token to it.
The token contained the scattered soul fragment of the immortal phoenix. Rudra was unaware of the true worth of the token , yet he had decided not to turn it in to the King , on a hunch that it might be valuable.
Rudra adored Furball a lot , by now amongst his top favourite things , Furball was only below little Max , who Rudra loved even more. However the treatment Furball got was the same , a constant patting on the head and stroking of fur , while Rudra worked.
Rudra did not have the heart to reject Furball , even if he knew that the token might be a priceless treasure , infront of those cute eyes , Rudra was helpless. He thought ' Since I don't know what it is anyway , might as well feed it to little Furball '.
Hence not thinking much about it , he decided to give it to Furball. Little did Rudra know , that this single decision of his , would alter the entire landscape of Omega gaming by a huge margin!
The changes that happened to Furball , after eating that token were astronomical! , Furball was at level 5 , at the moment , as Rudra rarely allowed it to go into the wild or to hunt , however it's levels started to skyrocket after eating the token ... 10...20...30( broke through tier one) ...40...50...60( broke through tier two) ...65....66...67...It gained 62 levels at once !
The once light brown fur , changed into a gleaming golden , although there was no evident size change in furballs overall look , the moment Rudra lifted her up , his eyes widened ..... Furball was incomparably more heavy , almost as if his very bones had gained weight!
Rudra was baffled at this development , and called up Furball's status screen .
Race : Divine Nine Tailed Fox
Bloodline trait : ( Awakened )