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"Mass Skeleton Enhancement!"
"The aura of the dead!"
With the enhancement of Caster's auxiliary magic, the skeletal soldiers cut down enemies even more swiftly.
"Hey, hey, it's not very nice of you to use necromancy in front of a paladin and the Grim Reaper."
The paladin looked at the group of skeletal soldiers speechlessly and asked Caster.
"There are too many elemental beings here, so I might as well summon a group of undead to wear them down. Besides, this spell doesn't consume much mana, so I can still—"
"Use it a few more times!"
At this point, Caster's magic surged once more.
"Bone Meteorite—!"
"boom----!"
Chapter 131 The Low-Key Mr. Chang Yan
Shocked!
Absolutely stunning!
This was the only impression that the group left on those players during the battle.
A paladin who shines with light and roars with holy light;
With his agile physique, Billy can take down an elemental life form with a single punch;
Caster, brimming with magic and wielding mysterious spells;
Falling from the sky, like a meteorite of divine punishment;
Skeleton warriors that evoke a sense of gloom and terror.
All of this stirred up a tremendous wave of emotions within the three players.
So true.
These are much more realistic than the movies they watch with VR glasses.
It was so real that it made them start to doubt the world.
"Wow...wow, that's amazing! It's so realistic! These are several times better than those trashy special effects!"
"...Ah, yeah. I was so excited when that meteorite fell! I've decided, I'm going to be a noble mage from now on! You two will just be my meat shields! By the way, if I go and ask Mr. Caster for his apprenticeship now, will he accept me?"
The lucky guy, who was absorbing the magic's energy, looked at Caster with shining eyes, clearly captivated by the magic's allure.
"Pah! You want me to be your meat shield? You'd better go be my dedicated support!"
Li Rui spat dismissively and turned back to continue observing the paladin Chang Yan on the battlefield.
While visceral combat is the romance of men, a greatsword and a long spear are also the romance of werewolves!
And when I put on that armor, combined with my handsome face, wow, I'm going to be incredibly handsome!
Then, I can just laugh it off!
Li Rui was trapped in his own delusions, unable to extricate himself.
"Muscles are the best! What kind of man can do without muscles!"
"Shut up, Xiaoyun. I know you weigh 170 pounds and your whole body is just flabby flesh. Where did you get any muscle?"
The lucky guy, who was inhaling the breath of good fortune, picked his nose, indicating that he could keep blowing and he would just watch quietly.
"You! Aaaaaah! One day I'm going to get 18-pack abs, and then I'll punch your mouth out of the house!"
Xiaoyun, whose weakness had been exposed, screamed in anger and vowed to beat up the foul mouth of the lucky emperor who was absorbing her luck.
"Oh, boy, you seem to be trying to build muscle?"
Billy had arrived here at some point, and now he looked at Xiaoyao Xiaoyun with a smile and asked.
"Oh, yes, yes, Mr. Billy! Please, may I ask if you can teach me?"
Xiaoyun, her face full of hope, looked at Billy nervously, afraid that he would refuse.
"Of course, boy. As a philosopher, I would never refuse any young man's request to improve his physical fitness. Only with a healthy body can one better communicate philosophy with others!"
(Ding—Congratulations on successfully triggering the quest: The Philosopher's Path!)
(The Philosopher's Path ①)
(Mission Summary: Billy Herrington has noticed your inner desire for muscle and your curiosity about philosophy, so he has decided to help you become a philosopher! However, you still have confusion and a lack of confidence, so you must correct these shortcomings!)
(Task requirement: Complete Billy Herrington's workout plan.)
(Task reward: Information on the "Philosopher" job advancement, and an increase in physical fitness.)
(Failure penalty: loss of the trigger condition for subsequent tasks.)
This is a job change quest!
Oh my god, I actually got the job change quest in the first dungeon!
Xiaoyao Xiaoyun was so excited that she couldn't speak, and could only nod repeatedly in agreement, and gloat in the team channel for a while.
Upon seeing that both Xiaoyao and Xiaoyun had triggered the quest, the two of them became anxious.
The lucky guy, who had been absorbing all the good fortune, ran straight to Caster, bowed at a perfect 90-degree angle, and asked Caster to teach him magic.
Li Rui was a little embarrassed at this moment. He just rushed over with his spear, and was then slapped away by an earth elemental, his face twisted in pain.
(These guys seem like players from a video game novel.)
As usual, he stood silently behind Fujimaru Ritsuka, keeping his presence to himself and observing everyone.
I am invisible, I am invisible~
Mr. Chang Yan really went all out for the mission.
However, even without a mission, Chang Yan would not act in a high-profile manner.
The singularity alone was bad enough, let alone the fact that so many versions of themselves appeared.
If we take a more malicious view, to resolve this singularity, it would require that only one "me" remains...
Then I'll have to be even more careful in hiding it.
In general, caution is the best policy.
After all, those people are all "me".
A glint flashed in Chang Yan's eyes beneath the hood, before he continued to silently observe others.
The remaining two players both successfully triggered the quest, but one was happy while the other was annoyed.
Li Rui was pleased because the paladin Chang Yan had given him several buffs and asked him to kill a few elemental beings. After he finished, Chang Yan would teach him a breathing technique, and if he was good enough, he would consider taking him on as an apprentice.
He probably realized that Li Rui was a legendary player.
Meanwhile, the lucky one who had been absorbing the good fortune looked at his right hand, which was covered in bandages and scars, with a pained expression.
I wanted to be a normal mage, so why did you give me this kind of mage?
"Oh, you want to become my apprentice?"
“Yes, Mr. Caster! I want to learn magic from you.”
"Hmm... your aptitude is quite good, but you should know that my path is different from that of ordinary mages, it can even be called a heretical path. Are you sure you want to learn it?"
"I am sure!"
The lucky one who had absorbed all the good fortune in Europe said this without hesitation.
Anyway, it's just a game.
Then he started to regret it a little.
Because after Caster heard him agree, she simply took his right hand.
Bah————!
Ouch!
It should have been very painful, but with pain modulation, the level of pain is very low.
Strange wounds appeared on his palms, along with some bizarre incantations.
There seemed to be some changes in the left hand as well, but they weren't obvious.
But, it's all worth it.
(Your hands have undergone a strange transformation—)
(You have successfully changed your class to Mage [Soul Sacrifice])
(You have gained a new ability—)
(The Left Hand of Redemption: You can use your left hand to redeem corrupted creatures and humans, or divert your own life force to save others. Unknown rewards await upon successful redemption.)
(Sacrifice of the Right Hand: You can sacrifice your life using your right hand. Successful sacrifice will bring unknown rewards.)
(Note that your right hand will undergo unknown changes in the future!)
“Very good, apprentice. Now, take this book, and then—”
"Go and sacrifice 5 lives!"
Chapter 132 People from the Stronghold
(I didn't sleep well, and my head is so dizzy. I took a nap at noon, and my head is even dizzier now. What's wrong with me?)
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"Eat my Qilin arm—!"
The European Emperor, who had been absorbing European energy, roared and slammed his right arm, which had swelled several times its original size, onto an earth elemental!
Giant's wrist.
This is the only spell Caster provides to lucky players who can absorb good fortune.
Or, to put it another way, offerings.
In a soul sacrifice, the mage generates powerful magic in their right hand at the cost of themselves and some kind of "offering" from the surrounding environment. The offering is, in a sense, not very restrictive; one's own body, or even the life of a companion, can be used as the price to unleash powerful magic.
"Although this spell is said to be very powerful, it's so different from what I imagined a mage to be!"
The panting, lucky-looking man quickly dragged the dying elemental life form aside and stretched out his right hand—
Sacrifice!
A crimson aura, mixed with darkness, enveloped the earth elemental, causing even this bloodless and tearless elemental life form to let out its own wail.
Although it felt a bit creepy, the lucky guy who was absorbing good luck for the mission persevered.
"Hey, what's going on here?! Is this a war? Undead versus elementals?"
A young man emerged from the nearby woods, staring in astonishment at the battlefield before him.
Hearing other people's voices, everyone looked over at him.
He looks ordinary, which is not a common saying.
Upon seeing his appearance, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"Hey, wait a minute, Master Changyan, what are you doing here... Wait, no way, why is Master Changyan here!"
Chang Yan, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, almost couldn't catch his breath.
"Sir, what is the meaning of the Master Chang Yan you mentioned?"
"I'm sorry," Chang Yan in black robes asked with a helpless expression.
"Yes, Lord Changyan... Ah, no, you don't seem to be Lord Changyan, but you look exactly like him... Ahhh, never mind, Lord Changyan is the guardian of the nearby safe outpost. If it weren't for him, we would have been wiped out by these endless elemental armies long ago."