Chapter 265: Ladder Rewards (1/2)
The huge black walls that delimited the hunting grounds had shrunk at a rapid pace, swallowing hundreds of mountains by the second. In almost no time the darkness was upon him, and Zac only managed to take a last glance at the Eastern Trigram Sect before everything turned black.
[Congratulations on receiving the third position on the Hunter Ladder. Awards distributed.]
The unfeeling voice of the System suddenly echoed in his ears as an enormous surge of energy entered his body.
[Congratulations on receiving the first position on the Gatherer Ladder. Limited Titles Unlocked. Awards distributed.]
[Congratulations on receiving the first position on the aggregated Ladder. Awarded +3 levels and Title Permanence.]
The gatherer announcement wasn’t a surprise to Zac, but the hunter ladder was a welcome surprise. The mad dash at the end had proven successful, and he had beat out Vasidas for the third position, which meant he gained another 2 bonus levels from the hunt. But most interesting was the final prompt, a hidden reward of the hunt.
He had hoped that there would be something like this, but he hadn’t been sure. While he didn’t manage to get the highest position on the Hunter ladder, his average result was the best of all participants.
Inevitability was only on the 4th spot of the Gatherer ladder, getting surpassed by himself, Thea, and Beruv Ylvas. He was a bit surprised that Ylvas managed to beat out the Dominator, but he guessed he got the help of his army to push him past the Zhix at the end.
Harbinger, the second Dominator, got the 5th position and Starlight, the Ishiate powerhouse, got the 6th. Thomas Fischer had managed to get himself back to the 10th position, while Billy remained at 8th. Neither Billy nor Thea managed to get into the top ten on the hunter ladder, unfortunately, but both were in the top 100. The days of captivity had unfortunately robbed Thea of her opportunity.
Zac guessed that Thomas had used the same tactic as the Medhin Emperor, but he was surprised that he had enough pull to get people to donate their wealth to him. Perhaps it was just a temporary loan though, like he had done with Thea.
However, he was a bit confused by the last reward. The bonus levels weren’t very confusing, just what did Title Permanence Mean? The Gatherer prompt also mentioned something about Limited Titles, which might be connected to the permanence. Zac opened the screen to see the results.
Name
Zachary Atwood
Level
73
Class
[F-Rare] Hatchetman
Race
[E] Human
Alignment
[Earth] Port Atwood - Lord
Titles
Born for Carnage, Ultimate Reaper, Luck of the Draw, Giantsbane, Disciple of David, Overpowered, Slayer of Leviathans, Adventurer, Demon Slayer I, Full of Class, Rarified Being, Trailblazer, Child of Dao, The Big 500, Planetary Aegis, One Against Many, Butcher, Progenitor Noblesse, Duplicity Core, Apex Hunter, Heaven's Chosen, Scion of Dao, Omnidextrous, Eastern Trigram Hunt - 1st
Limited Titles
-
Dao
Seed of Heaviness - High, Seed of Trees - High, Seed of Sharpness - Middle, Seed of Hardness - Middle, Seed of Sanctuary - Early
Core
[F] Duplicity
Strength
533 [Increase: 60%. Efficiency: 121%]
Dexterity
268 [Increase: 45%. Efficiency: 121%]
Endurance
698 [Increase: 71%. Efficiency: 121%]
Vitality
338 [Increase: 61%. Efficiency: 121%]
Intelligence
119 [Increase: 45%. Efficiency: 121%]
Wisdom
132 [Increase: 45%. Efficiency: 121%]
Luck
120 [Increase: 65%. Efficiency: 121%]
Free Points
24
Nexus Coins
[F] 273 280 383
Zac couldn’t stop smiling when he saw that his attributes had taken another huge leap, part from his eight bonus levels, and part from his new title. He was also surprised to see that he had gained another row in his status screen, the Limited Titles that were mentioned earlier. However, there was nothing there, and there was no explanation on how Limited Titles differed from normal ones.
He tried focusing on the new row, but no matter what command he tried he couldn’t gain any additional information from the empty field. He guessed he would have to ask someone back in Port Atwood about it. Instead, he chose to check out his new title.
[Eastern Trigram Hunt - 1st: First Position in Eastern Trigram Hunt. NOTE: Title Permanence Awarded. Reward: All Stats +10, All stats +5%]
It was a pretty huge bonus, though the 10 flat points weren’t as exciting any longer after he’d learned about the attribute gain of E-Grade. But the bonus Luck it gave was extremely valuable, and the other attributes would surely help him during his upcoming trials. He wanted to check out a few more things, but he sensed he was getting moved again by the System.