ALL NOVEL Chapter 28: Spearweaver
Zyrus used a third of his SP on mana without hesitation. Now his stats were in balance once again.
Status:
[Name: Zyrus Wymar]
[Race: Sylvarix]
[Class: Balaur Summoner (Locked)]
[Level: 10]
Exp: 58,635/60,000
[Title: None]
[Achievement: First Blood in tutorial, Goblin Slayer, First step of the Spearman, Killer of Keliodus, Boss Buster(I), Forged in combat, Shattered in Victory, Gaze of the Predator, Humanity’s Pathfinder, Child of mana, The first Traitor…]
[Talent: Blood fusion (S rank)]
[Strength: 20]
[Agility: 20]
[Vitality: 50]
[Intelligence: 21]
[Mana: 20 (+2)]
[SP: 20]
HP: 2500
Crit rate: 10%
Crit damage: 100%
Poison resistance: 150%
[Basics of Sojutsu], [Eye of Annihilation], [Poison breadth]
[Bloodspine spear (Unique)]
Durability: 250/250
ATK: 65
Piercing rate: 5%
Effect:
The weapon can absorb the lifeblood of enemies to evolve itself. Current rate: 34%
[Bone necklace Totem (Common)]
Durability: 10/10
A crude totem made by the goblin shaman.
Effect: MP +2
Currency: 835C
[Vitality recovery potion x 1]
[Durability Scroll x 2]
[Ore of Kothar (Fragment)]
[Fang of Nidraxis (Unique)]
Nothing much had changed in his status screen apart from his accumulated exp. Now that he had enough mana to practice, Zyrus immediately began his preparation to get a new achievement.
He started with the most basic mana training by simply imbuing a steady flow of mana into his spear. He didn’t know what material the bloodline spear had, but it had very good mana conductivity.
The bone shaft glowed with a white radiance as Zyrus practiced his basic spear moves.
He wasn’t the only one working hard though.
Be it the newly appointed leaders or the players who had received new items, everyone was busy with their own training.
Some pursued survival while others worked hard due to competitive spirit. Unlike before, there wasn’t a single player with a gloomy complexion.
This was the outcome Zyrus wanted from the start. Humans might seem weak and fragile, but they had the most tenacious will.
Just like a fine metal, these players needed to be forged again and again. Only after being tempered by the tides of war would they become true warriors.
Zyrus knew what it took to create an army. A soldier might not like their king, but it didn’t matter. They might not agree with the cause of war, but again, it didn’t matter.
He wanted his soldiers to kill where his fingers pointed at, kill until there was nothing left to kill.
It didn’t mean that he wanted to create mindless puppets. Quite the contrary, he wanted them to have their own beliefs and ideals. After all, only through them would they be able to survive in this hellish nightmare.
But nothing like that should matter once the fight begins. An army represented the will of every soldier that was a part of it. There might be love and conflict among them, but once their weapons were drawn, only a single thought should remain in their head, KILL.
Time passed by like a fistful of sand. Zyrus met with the different leaders one by one and gave them detailed plans about their upcoming hunt.
The day went just like that, and when the night came, Zyrus had already snuck away from the camp.
As for the other matters, well, he had promoted Ria for a reason…
…
The night wind blew under the clear starry sky. Dried grass rustled across the vast plains, acting as an orchestra on the insects' concert.
Loud buzzes rang across the plains where not a single tree stood in sight. Insects glowing in vibrant colors gave these desolate plains a merry vibe. Amidst these swarms of glowing fireflies, a monster stood alone with a spear in hand.
*Shimmer*
Blue spears flickered around with a surge of mana. The projections kept trembling in an unsteady manner, but no matter what, not one of them was broken thus far.
More and more spears kept popping in-and-out of thin air around him. When the number reached 10, an abrupt bang rang out from within these spears.
“Reform.”
In the next instance, the spears which were reduced to a cloud of blue fog emerged once again.
The monster was, of course, Zyrus.
After spending an entire day, he finally got an achievement that gave him the Weapon Enhancement skill.
It was a common D-grade skill that everyone would learn eventually. It improved the weapons' overall attributes and added a mana penetration ability.
Nonetheless, the skill was considered rare in the first ring. That was because the players wouldn’t be able to damage high-level monsters without it.
Besides that, this skill was also a prerequisite for many other skills.
One such example was the skill that Zyrus had just obtained.
[Congratulations! You have learned the art of conjuring weapons]
[You have obtained the Achievement: Spearweaver(C+)]
The next message was a pleasant surprise for Zyrus.
[You have obtained the Skill: Arcane Lance (B)]
It was very rare for a skill to be ranked higher than the achievement it came from. In a way though, it did make sense in this situation.
Zyrus was still an archmage despite his class and race changes. With enough mana, he would be able to reach the peak of his power in a short while.
Of course, it would take centuries of hard work to obtain that ‘Enough Mana’. Regardless of that, his experience still remained.
He had obtained the seemingly impossible achievement in the span of a single day. With his vast experience and knowledge of arcana, there was no way he was going to make a mistake in the things he had learned once before.
The only challenging thing for him was to get used to his new mana passageways. Every species had their own way of handling mana. Elves and spirits possessed a gargantuan amount of mana. With their incredibly long lifespan, they were the top races when it came to magic.
On the other end of the spectrum were races like Minotaur and Cyclopes. Their way of using mana was crude and simple. Even with that, they possessed physical strength that placed them amongst the top forces of the higher rings.
There were a myriad of other races with their unique understanding of mana. Arcanists were a group of people comprised of exceptional geniuses from these races. And as the one who stood at the forefront of such a group, Zyrus was inferior to no one in the sanctuary when it came to handling mana.
“Well, this’ll make things a lot more easy,” Zyrus grinned in satisfaction as he ran across the plains.
His poison breath was out of the question in a group fight, And It would be quite a stretch if he wanted to fight Tauranox with his basics of Sojutsu skill.
Hence, he had decided to get a new skill before the fight.
He had obtained the skill earlier than he’d expected. With more than enough time on his hands, Zyrus once again deviated from his original plan.
He was going to meet the players in the morning and launch an assault on the field boss. Its spawning range was fixed, so whenever players appeared in that area, the monster would emerge as well.
Now though, he was planning to do something else first. He charged in a straight line with a speed that'd put a cheetah to shame. With a couple more hours in hand, he had the confidence to make it in time.
‘I hope that thing is still there,’ Zyrus recalled his past memories as he ventured deep into the fields.
His goal was none other than the ‘Object’ he was fighting for in his previous life. Originally, he was planning to acquire that after slaying the field boss.
But there was no reason to wait since he had the spare time now. The less variables there are, the better.
And as time would prove it, this was indeed a correct decision.
…
On the other side, Ria was leading the group of players to the marked region on the map.
She was centered in the middle of the group along with Jacob and the dozen or so mages. 50 feet ahead of her was the group of 100 led by Shi kun.
Three rows of ten swordsmen flanked her sides, while the remaining group of 50 tailed behind the troops.
The goblin rangers were split into five groups. They, accompanied by the bowman and dagger users, filled the role of scouts.
Both sides were able to communicate with the help of language artifacts. Although such devices were a rare drop, in the group of hundreds of players, there were bound to be some who acquired such things.
With the lead of scout teams, the group marched in a pentagonal formation.
“Do we really need to be so cautious?”
“For the tenth time, Yes.” Ria replied as she looked at Shi kun with a peculiar look. Never had she thought that this man who looked calm and steady would be such a chatterbox.
“Tch.. so boring,”
“You sure are talkative now that he’s not here,”
“Not everyone has the balls to bicker with ‘His Majesty’,”
“You know I can demote you, right?”
“I wasn’t talking about you!”
“Is that so...”
“Of course! Do you think I would joke with someone my daughter’s age?”
“You loo-”
“Quiet.”
“Eek!” Ria was given quite a fright by the sudden interruption.
She looked behind in embarrassment, only to find the expressionless Jacob staring at her.
“That was Rude.”
“We’re surrounded”
“What! How’d that be?” It was Shi kun who had asked the question this time. Not a trace of the smile remained on his face as he looked around the area.
“Are you sure?” Ria questioned with grave eyes.
*BUUUUUUUU*
Jacob didn’t have to answer as five bugles cried out at the same time.