Chapter 51: Chapter 50: How Long Was I Out?! Part III (1/2)
Chapter 51: Chapter 50: How Long Was I Out?! Part III
[Orb of Vitality (Rank 8)
The Orb of Vitality is one of the 5 Orbs in existence. Once this item comes into your possession, the Orb is bound to you. The Orb collects 1 VIT point a day, starting on the day you obtain the Orb.
There is no limit to how much Vitality the Orb can collect. When you consume the Orb, the Vitality points the Orb collected will be added to your total VIT stat.
- Bind on pickup.
- The Orb of Vitality will dissolve once consumed. Once consumed, the collected Vitality is transferred to the consumer.
- While the Orb is in your possession, Health regenerates by 500 per tick.
- Current Vitality collected: 2,997]
The Orb had collected 2,997 points. The Orb had 5 points when I became stuck there, meaning I had the Orb for five days before I was imprisoned. 2,997 minus 5 equaled 2,992.
”If the Orb did its job and collected one point a day, that's 1,496 points. If it collected another point each day, that's 2,992. The Orb collected two points a day?” I had no idea why the Orb would do that.
”There's no way the Orb will collect two points from now on, is there? That'd be really awesome. No, wait…the item description clearly says one point...” There had to be another reason...
”Wait a second. The Orb isn't the problem here; it's me. I have 4,488 unassigned Stat points even though I slept for four years and thirty six days.” I had just gained 449 levels in terms of Stat points!
I had 449 levels worth of Stat points at a measly level 32!
”To be honest, I was a little annoyed I couldn't find more dungeons…” When I woke up, I thought about the dungeons first thing, as I had been on the way to Japan to find more.
Most of the dungeons should have been found by now, excluding hidden and event dungeons.
”But…isn't this situation more favorable for me now?” Even if I was able to find dungeons for four years like I originally planned, there was no way I would have gained so many Stat points, let alone all those points in my Orb. I know I just confirmed that I had that many points, but it should be impossible to have that many. Hell, I had originally planned to try for 1,000 points, but even that much would have been difficult.
I more or less knew exactly where Korea's dungeons were located and was able to find them all quickly, but I expected to spend at least a month trying to find the dungeon on Mt. Fuji.
If I add up all of my unassigned stat points and the collected Orb points, I had 5,984 points in all. Of course, 1,498 of those were strictly VIT points, but still.
”Is this a blessing in disguise?” Everything that just happened seemed to tell me so. Obviously, other devas would have come far in their growth while I was asleep. That was why when I looked at the calendar, while I felt relief for being freed of that prison, I was also furious!
I had just lost four years of my life. I could have risen so far ahead of anyone else in those four years. I could have preemptively set up a favorable situation for myself, like killing boss monsters, and quickly finding good items. But once I checked my Stats, my rage quickly subsided.
I was obviously severely underleveled. But the 4,488 unassigned Stat points were going to help me out a lot in my effort to catch up. It wasn't a perfect amount, but it was enough!
I may have thought that my level was now significantly lower than anyone else's, but I had a chance to turn it around. I still had my Unrivaled skill, along with the 4,488 Stat points. Sooner or later, it was going to get tough for the other devas to gain more levels, and I'd be able to catch up to them in no time.
”Hahaha.” I placed both hands on my hips and laughed out loud. I couldn't help it when I thought about how I gained more than I had lost in the past four years.
I didn't try to suppress my laughter and instead let it all out.
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”Damn it all! Why do I have to do all this grunt work?” Song Haechang angrily muttered to himself as he stormed down a hallway.
Song Haein, the guild master and vice-master had all accepted America's Shire Guild's invitation. The Shire Guild had invited the entire family, and they wanted Song Haechang to come too, but he declined. He knew he'd be second fiddle anyway. The Shire Guild's main target was Song Haein all along, and all of the attention would be focused on her and the guild master anyway.
He felt even crappier after he rejected going on the trip when he met someone else he didn't want to see.
”Kim Sukhyun!” The four people of the Sunbin Guild that now knew the Unrivaled skill were Song Haein; Song Haechang, the captain of the Third Strike team; Han Kyungchul; and Kim Sukhyun and Oh Dogun, two of the first chosen by the Sunbin Group to become devas.
Song Haein, the captain of the Second Strike team, and Han Kyungchul, the captain of the Third Strike team, had already shown their prowess and skill in battle, and Kim Sukhyun and Oh Dogun were working hard to prove themselves.
”This is some bullshit! Song Haein and Han Kyungchul aside, those two assholes can't do that to me! Especially that Kim Sukhyun.”
He had run into Kim Sukhyun earlier. Kim Sukhyun looked at Song Haechang in passing with a jeering look, which further infuriated Song Haechang.
In the beginning, Kim Sukhyun had also used a greatsword like Song Haechang and showed remarkable skill in both attack and defense. He was also the sub-tanker in the first mid-grade dungeon boss raid, and performed his duties to the letter. It only served to make Song Haechang look worse.
”Unrivaled this, Unrivaled that! Who cares about a damn skill? They're all just punching bags for boss monsters. They can't survive without healers, and can't beat a boss alone without damage dealers. Who do they think they are to go around with their heads held so high?” Every time he thought about Unrivaled, he stiffened with rage.
He wanted another Unrivaled of the Sunbin Guild to fail the way he did, that way he didn't have to go through this mistreatment, but the guild had clearly learned from his mistakes and set up so many tests that that was going to be impossible.
”And who cares about the Lee Jiwon bastard? Why does he need regular reports? He's just some abandoned piece of trash.” He got even more pissed off when he was asked this trivial thing, as if it were some great favor. It felt like this was all he was useful for now. He just couldn't understand why that bastard was worth more than he was. So what if the Sunbin Guild got this far because of him? The Sunbin Guild could have gotten just as strong without that piece of trash's help!