Chapter 134: Chapter 134- New Class And a Test
Chapter 134: Chapter 134- New Class And a Test
"I got a new class," Talon exclaimed as he read the notification with an excited look on his face. "This could turn out to be another really good class."
So far, Talon only had two classes. Dimension Manipulator, which is his main one that he hasn't activated yet, and Boundless Breaker. Even though he still doesn't know what the first one will give him, the second one is perhaps his strongest ability so far.
The percentage increase in his strength was simply a cheat. Without it, he would've never been able to fight Terren head-to-head and win, or kill that many monsters with one single attack. It gave him a boost that he couldn't even imagine.
'Makes me wonder what the main one will give me once I finish the requirements. All I have to do is collect the monster cores and the requirements will be met finally.'
Talon was certain that there were hundreds of monster cores still waiting for him at the scene of the battle. He was intending to collect them tomorrow when things calmed down.
"Ok, let's open it."
[Ding!]
[You have received a new class: 'One-Man Army'.]
"Oh? One-man army? Very interesting name." Talon read the name with a curious look on his face.
[One-Man Army: An army is an unstoppable force, only equaled by another army. Yet, with your overwhelming power, no number of enemies can stop you. For every 100 enemies you fight, you gain +1% in all stats. Can stack up infinitely.]
"Oh! This is really good!" Talon murmured as he read the description of the class. "Have you ever heard of this class before Acrypha?" He turned around and asked his companion.
"Hmm, let me remember." The woman closed her eyes for a second as she went through her memories. "I think I do… I have read about it a very long time ago. It's a pretty good secondary class." She replied.
"Yeah, stacking up even more strength when facing a huge army sounds really useful. I will probably use it way more than I would wish I needed to." Talon chuckled.
"Since the class stacks up infinitely. Its potential is basically endless. If you face a gigantic army one day, at least you will have a new source of strength to rely on." Acrypha shrugged.
'Though, its effect will truly appear in the worst-case scenarios. Hopefully, he will never have any urgent need for it.'
Acrypha knew that if the bonus stacked up into the tens or even hundreds percent, that meant that Talon was facing thousands or even tens of thousands of enemies. Something like that was bound to be life-threatening.
"Yeah, well, it's a good extra class." He shrugged as he moved to the next notification.
[You have fulfilled the requirements for the first evolution.]
[The first gate has been created.]
"Now this… Can you explain it to me, Acrypha? What is it about this gate and first evolution?" He asked.
Even though Talon has been aware since the beginning that he was going to need to go to another dimension when he reaches level 25. He still didn't know anything about that and he never had an opportunity to ask Acrypha about it till this point.
"It's as you can see. Since you reached level 25, you can't level up any further till you go through a test made by the Core Dimension. Think of it as a way for it to filter those who are worthy to continue growing stronger and those whose life will mean nothing." Acrypha explained with a serious tone.
"Filter, huh? So, the Core Dimension doesn't want to provide its gifts to those who can't succeed in its ordeals?" Talon asked.
"Exactly. Even though all creatures in existence are bestowed with this ability… Not everyone can keep it."
"Makes sense." Talon nodded his head. Even though he doesn't agree with such a thing, he can understand why the Core Dimension will do it.
"In any case, at level 25, you get your first test. In which, a gate will open that you must go through. That gate will lead you to a random dimension that is usually one or two steps higher than the dimension you came from. There, you will have to finish some kind of task or achieve some kind of goal in order to pass the test."
"Oh, what kind of goal?"
"It could be anything. The Core Dimension will be the one to give you the task and you must finish it in a period of time."
"What if I don't finish the task in that period of time?" Talon asked.
"Simple, you will get stuck in that dimension and will never be able to leave it for the rest of your life. You will also lose all the abilities you have gained so far so you can't get stronger either. Or, an even easier result, you will die trying to achieve that goal." She replied casually.
Talon frowned slightly. "Sounds like a fun thing to do." He murmured.
'Losing all my progress and getting stuck there… Yeah, I might as well die, that sounds like a better outcome.' He thought to himself.
The punishment was certainly heavy and filled with risks. It didn't take Talon long to understand that his test was going to be extra hard considering how much he had done so far.
"OK, but what would happen if I achieve that goal?"
"Naturally, you will gain rewards. In most cases, the rewards are very good. If you achieve the task exceptionally well, you will get even better rewards."
"So, if I do everything perfectly and more, I can have an advantage over others?" Talon asked curiously.
"Exactly." Acrypha nodded her head.
"Good. That will motivate me to work harder." He smiled.
"You will have to take this test extremely seriously since it's going to be way harder than anything you've done so far… Just saying that while remembering what you did makes me wonder what kind of hellish test you will have to go through. Let's hope for the best." She said as she knitted her eyebrows.
With that, Talon found himself at the end of the notification streak. He had seen everything he had to see and so far, he had received some very nice rewards for his work.
'I can't wait till tomorrow to see what Dimension Manipulator will give me.'
With that, he stood up and stretched his limbs as he was about to head back to the camp to sleep. He was already pretty exhausted after the battle, staying awake this long didn't help much.
'An hour or two of sleep will help a lot.'
***
The night passed quietly for the survivors. It was cold and windy, but with their growing resistance to cold, it wasn't as unpleasant as one would expect.
By the time the sun peeked from the horizon with its golden rays, many students were starting to wake up. The ones who were still injured remained in their places to rest and recover.
Hyun-Jae and Talon also didn't wake up early as they usually do since their bodies were really tattered.
"Ugh… I slept for 10 hours…" Talon groaned as he looked around him.
The sun was already rising in the sky when his eyes opened and he realized that instead of sleeping for two hours… He slept for 10.
'I didn't know that my body was this exhausted. Damn…' Murmuring to himself, he slowly stood up and left the tent he was in.
Outside, he found the students going around, busy. Some were cooking breakfast while others were taking care of the injured.
"Good morning, sir!" As he stood there, some students noticed Talon and greeted him with smiles on their faces.
"Ah, good morning." He greeted them back as he started walking.
Looking at his moving back, some of the girls could only blush. "Isn't he growing more and more handsome by the day or am I imagining?"
"You aren't… I swear he looks way more handsome today than yesterday. He is like a model!"
"Should I try getting closer to the leader?" Another girl asked hesitantly with a blush on her face.
"What? Ain't no way he would look at you. He has Miss Hyun-Jae, remember? With someone like her next to him, we have no chance."
"Oh right… Sigh, my crush ended before it could even start." The girl sighed with a tired look on her face.
Unbeknownst to Talon himself, many girls in the group were starting to notice the changes in his appearance and aura. Because of his strength, confidence, and charisma, he was naturally attracting their attention heavily.
Especially since he was the reason they were still alive, so their admiration for him only grew bigger and bigger by the day.
But, none of them dared to approach him with those intentions since they thought Talon and Hyun-Jae were in a relationship.
"*Sneeze*... Hmm, why did I sneeze just now? Is someone talking about me?" Talon thought to himself as he rubbed his nose.
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