Chapter 25 - Tomb Labyrinth 1 (1/2)
A narrow passage appeared after he touched the engraved rune on the wall. Along the way, there were Moonstones embedded on the ceiling, so it wasn’t too dark.
Jabok jabok
Woohyuk moved around, completely at ease. It was a place he had previously explored, so there wasn’t any need to be worried about traps.
He soon arrived at a small laboratory. He saw some vials containing bubbling blue liquid.
Leftovers from failed experiments. This place had been abandoned ever since Jake passed away, unable to complete his life’s work due to a worsening disease.
‘You just wanted your work to be recognized.’
A man who had led an unfortunate life. He had to live in seclusion due to politics
His research had been deemed blasphemous by the Church, and his apprentices had all been hunted down and publicly executed.
It was a dark age for Magic Engineering
It had been a tremendous loss for all, and they had been subsequently unprepared to fight off the Demons.
‘Then again, the clergy had no idea that their Gods would have been punished by the Creator himself.’
The Eeth continent had fallen into chaos following the Gods’ exodus.
There was a good chance that Jake's legacy would be useful in his journey.
‘Last time around it had been Isaac that had obtained most of it.’
Of course it was later lost to the Necromancer Logan.
The research and items he had stolen from Isaac had no doubt had helped him extensively in his future experiments.
Woohyuk went around the lab, storing anything he found of use.
[Jake’s Pocket Watch]
Category: Jewel
Grade: C (Growth)
Durability: 8000
Effect: Immobilizes beings that have been created as a result of Magical Engineering, for 10 seconds. ( 15 meter radius, limited to beings weaker than the user.) When used as a pendulum, can hypnotize weakened opponents
[Jake’s Hextech Ring]
Category: Jewel
Grade: C (Growth)
Durability: 8000
Effect: Drive all experience points gained toward a single Stat ( 50% loss in efficiency). Summon Jake’s Experiment Set.
[Jake’s Airwalker Boots]
Category: Armor
Grade: C (Growth)
Durability: 8200
Effect: Can increase height of your jump by emitting air pressure from the sole of the boots. Also, it can instead suck in air, allowing one to stick to a wall or ceiling.
[Jake’s Research Journal]
Category: Personal Items
Effect: an exhaustive collection of incomplete designs. With enough understanding and skill, they can be used as a basis for new Magical Engineering inventions.
[(Boss) Bronze Golem’s Belt]
Category: Jewel
Grade: C (Growth)
Durability: 8000
[Organizational Scroll]
Category: Consumable
Effect: Can stack Items of the same type into a single slot. However, any miscellaneous materials will be lost.
‘That’s pretty good.’
The Hextech Ring was useful if you were lacking in a particular Stat. Of course there was the 50% loss as a penalty, but it couldn’t be helped. Jake’s Airwalker Boots on the other hand would make it much easier to explore certain Historical Sites.
Especially for higher tier Historical Sites, the improved mobility gave him more options.
Jake’s Pocket Watch could be used to interrogate prisoners, hypnotizing them to quickly get the answers you needed. Unlike the Lizardmen’s Poison which was disposable, this could last forever as long as you didn’t neglect the durability.
Everything was useful, it was quite the haul.
Bronze Rock mountain had more items compared to the other areas they’d overcome, because it was closest to the map’s center.
After transferring all his items from his Gladiator’s Belt, to his new one, Woohyuk then left the lab.
“We are all done over here.”
“Will we be heading back to base?”
“Might as well go and have some lunch.”
He had left Triton behind to guard the base, so there was nothing to worry about.
Any Penguins that tried to come and plunder, wouldn’t be his match.
“Here, wear this from now on.”
Woohyuk handed Lee Jaesung his Gladiator's Belt, then took out his Pocket Watch.
He picked out a Gremlin which had just appeared from the passage way, and used the Hypnotic effects on it.
“I am the God of Gremlins. If you disobey any of my order three generations of your species shall be cursed.”
The Gremlin’s eyes widened as it stared at the pocket watch swinging back and forth.
* * *
Woohyuk had hypnotized ten Gremlins into defending their new base.
They were good with their hands, quickly building themselves a resting area near the camp. They then went ahead and completed any defensive structures according to their instructions.
Now, even if the Stymphalian birds were to attack, they wouldn’t be able to cause any damage.
Since they had managed to settle down and the group's situation was stable, Woohyuk left them behind as he headed over to the next area.
[Valley of Kings]
A desert zone where the three paths of each side would meet. Just like its name indicated, it was basically a flat road with several valleys interconnected in a complicated mess.
A place whereby properly making use of the terrain, one could defeat a larger force using guerilla warfare.
Of course, there was no one lying in wait for Woohyuk. Just like in the previous stage, the very best reward would be found in the center of the map.
If you managed to destroy a Fossil Dragon which could whip up sandstorms, you would receive 100 coins and your allies would each receive 10. There was also a Faction Buff that would last an entire day.
Faction buffs could also be stacked if your side managed to hunt several Epic monsters.
1 Stack : 15% increase in Health and Mana Regeneration.
2 Stacks: 15% increase in damage dealt to Monsters.
3 Stacks: 15% increase in Movement Speed.
4 Stacks: 15% increase in damage dealt to Players
Fossil Dragons would respawn after 3 days, so controlling the center was very important. Of course, there were also many items to be found that improved your own personal strength.
For example, smack in the middle of the Valley of Kings, there was the Twilight Tower. It had multiple floors and you would receive a reward for the completion of each level.
It was something that all had attempted, no matter how fierce the Faction battles had become.