Chapter 124 - Lightbringer Sword (1/2)
With Mob's information, Merlin and his team also managed to gather experience quickly. The quingols being elite monsters at level 10 provided good amount of experience and Merlin collected their heads. Shadow usually attack and incapacitated them before Merlin and Sultan who were at level 11 killed it.
In about 30 minutes, Merlin managed to get to level 12 and another half hour later Sultan also was at level 12. Merlin was more than glad enough to be at level 12. Shadow had joined the game in his previous life after two years of its launch. It was his first time getting first clears.
Shadow enjoyed the new feeling of being able to get first clears and wanted to get them more and more. He wanted to get to more experience to get close to level 13 and he didn't get much experience because he had been allowing Merlin and Sultan to get the last hits.
Merlin suggested that they attempt the hell mode as soon as Sultan hit level 12. So, Shadow had suggested his plan to Merlin. He expected Merlin to immediately agree, but contrary to his expectations Merlin showed a slight expression of disgust before he refused.
”What is wrong with it? It is the best way without having at least Silver gear. Boris wore three dark gold equipment. The super guilds clearly have a better chance of getting the first clear. So, why not?” asked Shadow confused as he believed it to be a perfectly valid strategy.
”Nothing wrong with it. It is possible to do that, but I don't intend to do that. We already managed to get the elite mode first clear. It is not necessary to go to such lengths for that. Moreover, that few pieces that you saw were from the entire guild. Even Celestial Warriors wouldn't have a member with those many dark gold equips on a person continuously. You don't need to worry about it,” said Merlin.
”Just let us attempt the hell mode. It is good if we manage. We have three players with unique equipment that puts as at more advantage than any others,” said Merlin.
Shadow could still not understand why Merlin is refusing. All of these were not a reason for them not to do it. He looked at Merlin with a blank face completely confused with Merlin's decision.
”Ok. I expected you to not understand this. You are in the big leagues now. I want to establish a professional team to take part in competitions like other guilds and the same is with Crimson Realm. It has a chance to become a first rate guild if you maintain a similar pace. What you suggested is done for best clear records but they are looked down by first rate guilds. It is much more stupid to suggest the same for first clear. It is not just about getting the rewards any longer, it is considered a competition among us, which is considered more important if you intend to have your guild as a first rate one,” explained Merlin.
”That seems like a stupid reason to not do it,” said Shadow as he still felt that Merlin was attaching too much of importance to it.
”You don't want to do it. You just got into the fight club and now you want to do this? There are some unspoken rules that are expected of you,” said Merlin trying to make him understand. ”You can try and gain more experience here if you want, but I am not interested. You need others also to do it don't you? So, just try to understand them.”
”Fine,” said Shadow disappointed that Merlin was not willing to accept his idea. He realized that Sultan would also side with Merlin probably as he was from a super guild and just got out to make his own name. Though dejected, he was considering the statement that Merlin made to try and determine if there was anything that could be use to convince Merlin and he suddenly realized something important.
”By the way, who else has a unique equipment? You told that there were three with unique equipment,” asked Shadow. He had only expected Merlin and himself to have unique weapons among their group of five. None of the others had been to the fort, so he didn't expect them to have any. He had hoped that Mob joined them before they blocked the entrance so that they would have a good summoner equip as he hadn't had much information about that class from his past life due to there being very small number of summoner players compared to others.
”Oh! I forgot to tell you guys. Sultan had stumbled on a special quest for paladin. He got a unique weapon too. A sword. It was the sword of Silvannus. A paladin weapon that he got as the reward from some quest,” said Merlin.
”Sword of Silvannus? The sword that belonged to Silvannus Shreeve? The one that the fort was named after?” asked Shadow. ”That makes sense, if he found that sword, then he was responsible for Foedus Rex to be able to find the unique weapons, the reason that Boris Blade got hold of the Void Dragon's Talons,” thought Shadow.
”Silvannus Shreeve? Ya. I don't know about it, but he did say that he had found a map to the fort which we explored when he met me and that it contained a lot of valuable things. He kept it secret to use it as a bargaining chip, but realized that we had already raided the location after we talked out,” said Merlin as he sent the information about the sword that the received from Sultan
[Sword of Silvannus - The Lightbringer Sword] (Unique Weapon)
Level 10;
Bound to Sultan-e-Shehzad.
Attack Power +10; Reflect Damage +5; Magic Resist: +10;
Strength +10; Intelligence +15;
Increase Free attribute points by 2 points for every increase in level.
The holy blade can be used to channel holy magic along with its use a physical weapon.
Passive Effects: