327 – Beltane, Land of Vampires (7)
[You have selected the ‘Warrior’s Bloodline’ rune. Since it is a max level epic rune, the level does not drop and is registered as is.]
[Acquires strength of 2, speed of 2, and durability of 2 through rune tendencies.]
The first rune acquired while killing Termen warriors is [Warrior’s Bloodline].
This rune is related to unique tendencies or racial characteristics, as can be seen from the max level from the beginning.
According to the runes I own, it is [Traces of the Balaur (Lv. Max)].
According to Ripley, this rune corresponds to [Noble Bloodline (Lv.Max)].
In other words, the lineage that Termen warriors possess as a tribal trait.
Only with this rune can you use Termen’s power called ‘will’.
Thanks to this rune, I was able to replicate and utilize the abilities of the Termen warriors.
[One of Termen’s will, ‘greed’ is revealed. Absorbs part of the magical attack used by the opponent. When the amount of absorbed magic power accumulates, it is converted into actual magic power.]
[Your ‘greed’ has accumulated a huge amount of magical power! The magic power absorbed enough to overflow the jar is converted into actual magic power.]
[Acquires 1 magical power through the special effect of the rune.]
‘It’s a scam, really.’
Among them, it was this [Will of Greed] That showed the craziest performance.
[The will of greed] Is literally the will to greedily take what is from the other person.
However, the target is not a material thing, but the ‘magic power’ contained in the opponent’s attack.
When I express this will when defending against an opponent’s specific magic attack, the magic power is naturally absorbed and accumulated in my body. When the accumulated magic power exceeds a certain amount, it is converted into actual magic power value and returned to me.
In short, it is a means to increase the general ability ‘mana’.
Although the performance of the rune itself is limited to this special effect, it was an epic rune that was so effective that it gave a feeling comparable to [Seeker’s Sweat].
‘Of course, it’s definitely not at the level of a seeker’s sweat.’
If you just look at the effect, it seems like you can acquire almost unlimited magical power, but when you actually experience it, that’s not the case.
First of all, the amount of magical power that must be absorbed and accumulated to increase magical power by 1 is enormous, and after that, the capacity of absorption itself becomes larger.
In other words, it was easy to acquire 1 mana for the first time, but the next time you acquire 1 mana, the amount required increases dramatically.
Because of this, I could only increase my magic power by 3 while attacking the neutral area.
From 4 onwards, I just gave up because the required accumulation amount became too large.
Anyway, with the taste of hunting down these ‘wills’ one by one, I started accelerating my attack on the neutral zone.
“Is this Edred’s greedy will? How on earth did you do this… !!”
“This? “They gave it to me just because I knocked it down?”
The Termen warriors I encountered in the new neutral zone could not help but be taken aback by my power.
It’s a given.
From Termen’s advanced warriors, ‘will’ takes on a unique form.
In other words, [Will of Greed] Is an epic rune that only Edred, who was killed earlier, possessed.
A challenger in a neutral area is copying and using his colleague’s unique abilities…
It was absurd for the Termen warriors.
[Challenger ‘Do Jae-hyeon’ has defeated the owner ‘Dobred’ and all his defenders, and has taken ownership of the neutral territory ‘Kaliman’! This is an appropriate result verified by the noble vampire judge ‘Chloe’.]
[Special achievement! Acquired ownership of ‘Kaliman’, a neutral area within Beltane. Taking possession of neutral territory is one of the great honors for the challengers. Your abilities respond to your honorable achievements and achieve growth.]
[Acquires 1 each of all general, special, and resistance abilities.]
[Sometimes clashing with strong warriors motivates you to train! The physical requirements for a warrior and the strengthening techniques that can be used are greatly improved.]
[The level of the ‘Warriors’ Enhancement Art’ rune has increased.]
[The level of the ‘Descendants of the Savage King’ rune has increased.]
The income gained from this strategy was quite large.
The neutral area increased all abilities by 1 each time it was attacked, showing the ability value copy bug, and the Termen advanced warriors filled up the runes by gifting a new ‘Will’ every time they were defeated.
That’s not all.
The Termen warriors are mostly S-class monsters, from the upper to upper level.
Fighting against such strong tribes in the name of a challenge helped greatly in increasing the proficiency of the runes I possessed.
Mainly, the [Warriors’ Enhancement Art] And [Weapon Master] Runes showed a significant increase, and [Descendants of the Barbarian King], Which had been stagnant for a long time, also saw a significant increase in level.
“… Challenger, will you proceed to the next neutral zone as well?”
“Yes. “Why are you asking?”
Vampire Judge Chloe’s face changed from expressionless to a look of boredom.
Some crazy guy applied to attack 9 neutral areas at the same time, and is carrying out the task in just one day.
But they are even succeeding in conquering all of them.
Even he, who has worked as a judge for a long time, seems unable to believe this result.
‘… ‘Not all judges are hard.’
I chuckle at the sight of him showing a bit of humanity.
Seeing this pale face often made me feel familiar with it.
Anyway, I gradually conquered neutral areas, earning unexpected profits.
Today’s goal is to attack all 9 neutral zones.
And the goal soon became visible.
“… The challenge of conquering the neutral area ‘Pulin’ ended successfully. As a result, immigrant ‘Do Jae-hyeon’ owns a total of 8 neutral areas.”
In , People like me or other races seem to be referred to as ‘immigrants.’
Anyway, Chloe’s declaration confirmed that my strategy was successful up to the 8th time.
Once momentum was gained, additional attacks on neutral areas were really instantaneous.
And when you kill the Termen warrior who owns the 8th neutral zone, .
Even the information window I was secretly looking forward to appeared and greeted me.
[You have selected the ‘Will of Indolence’ rune. Since it is a level 18 epic rune, the level drops and is registered as level 9.]
[Acquire 3 spirit with rune disposition.]
[Currently, there are runes that can be combined! You can acquire high-level runes using the rune hunter’s mysterious power.]
[Higher rune: A warrior who manifests will / Lower rune: Will of despair, will of pride, will of fear, will of curiosity, will of greed, will of obsession, will of sloth]
“It’s finally arrived.”
The power of ‘will’ possessed by Termen warriors is the same, with only the details being different.
For this reason, I thought that if I acquired it, a higher level rune would appear at some point.
It was surprising that the number reached as many as seven.
I combined the top runes without hesitation.
[You have combined the high-level rune ‘Warrior who manifests will.’ The will of despair, the will of pride, … A total of 7 runes, including , Will of Sloth, are selected as sub-runes. The judgment level of the upper rune that combines the lower runes is 9.]
[A new rune has been obtained.]
[All normal abilities are acquired by 2 each due to the rune’s disposition.]
◎Name: A warrior who manifests will
◎Grade: Legendary / Superior
◎Possessed lower runes
[Will of Despair] [Will of Pride] [Will of Fear]
[Will of curiosity] [Will of greed] [Will of obsession]
[The Will of Sloth]
◎Level: 9
◎Engraved area: Shoulder (duplicate)
◎Special effects
1) Receive proficiency correction for lower runes with the special power of upper runes. ……
2) The will of a warrior is expressed anytime, anywhere. In addition to the lower runes, it supports the performance of all runes or skills related to ‘Will’ by 20%.
3) The ‘Robust Warrior’ effect is always applied. When fighting multiple enemies alone, all abilities increase by 10%.
◎Derived skill
[Strike of Will]
: Causes confusion in the opponent’s head and inflicts a huge psychological blow. This attack is separate from physical or magical power, and is an attack proportional only to mental values. Therefore, the opponent’s defense can also vary depending on his mental level. (Cool time: 12 hours)
*Subskill: –
Acquire all general abilities by 2.
As a combination of legendary runes, the reward ability was clear.
In addition, there are quite a few good rune special effects.
The ‘Robust Warrior’ effect was a special effect that would definitely be a plus for me, who does a lot of solo hunting, and the effect of assisting the performance of abilities related to ‘Will’ by 20% was also useful considering my runes.
The only thing that immediately comes to mind is [Warriors’ Strengthening Art] Special effect ‘Indomitable Will’.
It is a special effect that increases strength, speed, and durability by 20% when all magical energy in the body is depleted, but when performance assistance is provided, it increases by 24%.
It may seem like a small percentage, but in actual battles, these small percentages can surprisingly determine victory or defeat.
“A strike of will… “It must be useful somewhere.”
[Strike of Will] Is a mental skill with similar tendencies to a curse.
However, it is not a skill that uses divine power, so it has a unique aspect, but no matter how much I read, it is not a skill that seems to suit my combat tendencies very well.
Still, just as I had used the [Barrier Destruction] Skill before, it seemed like this skill would come in handy someday if I left it alone.
Anyway, since it is a derivative skill of a legendary rune, if the circumstances are right, the performance will be amazing.
“We begin the challenge of targeting the neutral area ‘Dekelt’. “This strategy challenge will be observed by Chloe, the Vampire Judge, and is a legitimate challenge to the rules of Beltane.”
And the 9th neutral zone, .
I felt the power of the newly acquired runes and pushed forward to the end of the last neutral zone.
And at the end of , A Termen warrior named Peltaned was waiting.
‘He…’ Was he the strongest one?’
According to Orland’s explanation, Peltaned is Termen’s ‘highest-class warrior’.
It is said that he has the strongest military force among the Termen warriors who came to , And that he is acting as a chief warrior here in place of Tashmad, who was the existing chief warrior.
But that’s okay.
All the warriors under him had been cut down by my sword a long time ago, and his fellow warriors had lost all of their neutral territory and ‘will’.
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Now all that’s left is him alone.
… Is that why?
“What on earth are you! He uses a sword, he uses magic, he summons some wolf cubs… Even the abilities of my colleagues… !! f*ck!! “What on earth are you doing?”
The sight of him pointing at me with a red-hot face contained such anger that it seemed desperate.