Chapter 210 (1/2)
Chapter 210: Arbiter of Storms, Master of Lightning, Silencer of Realms
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
This was the end of the canyon. The walls of this area were pure white in color and glistened when light was reflected off its surface. The area was also saturated with wind elements. They were so concentrated that they became visible to the naked eye, floating around Link like a thin veil.
In the center of the area, lay the origin of this spectacular phenomenon. Through the blinding brilliance, Link could see a magnificent and elegant rustic sword.
It was a one-handed sword!
It was suspended gracefully in the air and was around 3 feet long. It seemed to be formed from shimmering white crystals. There was an oval-shaped translucent dent in the center of the sword. Within this translucent area, glowing circular air currents stirred slowly while emanating a powerful presence. Around the sword, the wind elements were as docile as a sheep.
Link merely stared at the sword for a second before he felt a huge pressure coming from it. This pressure was so intimidating that he was almost forced to kneel on the ground to give respect to this almighty sword.
“What a strong presence!” Link was surprised and withstood the pressure with all his might. He did not avert his gaze, nor did he succumb to the intimidation.
Three seconds later, the information of the sword appeared in his field of vision.
Arbiter of Storms, Master of Lightning, Silencer of Realms! (Sword of the Storm Lord)
Quality: Legend
Status: Depleted (8/100) (Down to 20% power)
Effect: Owner of this sword will wield the power of storm and lightning. Any wind and lightning elemental spells or Battle Aura cast by the owner will see a 1000% increase in power and gain 30000 feet in attacking range. The offensive power of area of effect attacks will be 30% of the owner’s attacking power.
(Note: Only a true master can fully control its power.)
Link was practically dumbfounded when he saw the sword. He knew this sword by name while he was playing the game.
In the game, this sword was not casually neglected on an island. Instead, it was segmented into three parts—namely the hilt, the damaged blade and the wind elemental core. One could only assemble these pieces as loot drops from the three final world bosses. Furthermore, the drop rate for these items was abysmal. Even after painstakingly collecting the parts, one would still have to spend a great deal of effort to clear a story called Prestige of the Dwarf Master repeatedly. Only when they had reached a certain level of mastery for the storyline would they be able to craft a sword completely depleted of energy.
Finally, the sword then had to be charged with mana points which would once again require a lot of time. The final in-game stats of the sword were also modified for balancing purposes, though there were similarities between the both of them.
In the game, the effects of the sword were to increase the strength of all wind and lightning elemental attacks by 300%, as well as increase the attacking range by 150 feet. Despite the great reduction in stats, it was already considered to be one of the strongest weapons of all time.
Amongst the billions of players who played the game, only around 20 of them managed to get ahold of the sword. If a wielder of the sword were to appear in town, they would immediately become the center of attention.
The power of this sword simply knew no bounds. No matter what profession you were, as long as your main element was wind or lightning, this sword would immediately make you one of the strongest players on the server. As long as one had basic playing skills, it would not be a problem to fight against three other players of the same level and supposedly same strength.
If the owner of this sword were to meet a bunch of rookies, he could even destroy a group of twenty easily.
The sword was already near perfect in the game. However, the beauty and incomparable brilliance it had in real life were simply astonishing. The sword had revealed the true terror and gloriousness of a top-tier Legendary weapon in reality!
When the sword was fully charged, it would grant the wielder a 1000% increase in strength and 30000 feet in attacking range. The wielder could then easily destroy an entire troop of soldiers with this weapon. They merely hand to swing the sword to call upon the surging thunder and howling winds. In a matter of seconds, a battalion of opponents would lay motionless on the ground.
That would be insanely cool.
Link felt a desire to walk up and claim the sword as his own. He suppressed the intense pressure emanating from the sword and stretched out his hand towards the hilt of the sword.
He succeeded! His hand wrapped around the hilt as a feeling of satisfaction overwhelmed him. However, a reprimanding voice suddenly rang, “Mortal, you are facing the weapon that once belonged to the Storm Lord. What qualifications do you have to wield me!”
“This is…a sword spirit!” Link was startled. What other surprises would this sword bring?
“I have broken through your wind elemental barrier and successfully grabbed the hilt of the sword. From that perspective, I am more than qualified,” Link replied.
“Mortal, you have a strong soul. However, you are still too weak. That is really disappointing. If you were to wield me having such measly power, it would be a disgrace to my predecessor!” The voice rang again, not willing to admit that Link was qualified enough to wield him as of yet.
Link fell silent and tried to pull the sword out from its position. However, no matter how much strength he used, the sword merely levitated in the same spot and would not budge. He then started charging mana into the sword but to no avail. The moment any mana touched the sword, it would be greedily consumed by the sword which had a vast mana storage capacity, rendering it ineffective.
What a pity that he could not claim a powerful weapon that was right in front of him!
However, since a sword spirit was present, it meant that Link could strike a deal with him. After thinking for a moment, he said, “Alright then, I will not attempt to wield you. The aim of my trip is to find the origin of the hurricanes, the menace that is destroying my territory. That origin is none other than you!”
“Origin of hurricanes? Menace?” The voice sounded doubtful.
Link did not speak and let images of the Ferde Wilderness flash through his mind. He believed that the sword spirit would be able to see these images as well.