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Chapter 159: The Devil's Blessing (1)
Chapter 159: The Devil's Blessing (1)
Chapter 159: The Devil's Blessing (1)
Before Baiel’s arrival.
Ryu Min called for Yamti.
“Yamti, didn’t I ask you before to tame 100 mealworms? Have you done it?”
“Of course, Master. Just 100? I’ve brought back 1,000.”
Yamti’s profession was a Tamer.
She could dominate and handle animals, insects, and monsters, excluding humans.
Of course, it wasn’t always guaranteed, and the probability of success increased as the intelligence and rank of the target decreased.
Therefore, taming 100 mealworms was not a difficult task for Yamti.
“Out of curiosity, aside from the mealworms, what else have you successfully dominated so far?”
“You’ll be able to do it eventually. It’s just because your level is still low.”
There was no limit to the number of monsters Yamti could tame.
Like placing an infinite number of items in an inventory, she could collect monsters and insects indefinitely.
However, there was a limit to the number she could summon at once.
It meant that she couldn’t bring out hundreds of tamed monsters at the same time.
“Bring out just 100 of them.”
“Yes!”
When Yamti used his skill, 100 mealworms were summoned to the ground.
Even real-world insects could be brought to this otherworld if they were tamed by Yamti.
Crack!
[Current Kill Count: 100/100]
[With the effect of the Rune of Slaughter, all stats increase by 100%.]
Crushing 100 mealworms at once, the buff from the Rune of Slaughter filled up instantly.
Ryu Min smirked, and just then, a light flashed before his eyes.
A guardian angel sent by Calren appeared.
‘Hmm.’
Ryu Min watched the creature silently.
The strength of an angel could be determined by its wings.
‘The more numerous or longer the wings, the stronger the being.’
However, the battle angel before Ryu Min clearly had shorter wings.
Of course, they were longer than those of a typical angel like Calren.
‘Four wings, and judging by the length, about a 6th-grade angel.’
It was only natural for Ryu Min to know the angel’s rank, thanks to his previous experiences.
He had tortured angels before and learned quite a lot.
Although he didn’t know the high-level information, he was well-acquainted with the basic knowledge of the celestial realm.
Therefore, Ryu Min no longer felt the need to torture these kinds of angels.
‘I just need to kill them.’
Since he could read thoughts with the Rune of Innerthoughts, he didn’t need to ask for information.
He knew the name of the angel before him, Baiel, and that he was confident with his quick blade, all without a single word being exchanged.
‘Maybe I should try the potion first.’
Baiel was saying something, but Ryu Min ignored him and pulled out a potion.
It was a mid-level potion, so all stats increased by 8.
Although it didn’t have a great effect, to gain the first reward, even a slight increase in stats was necessary.
Filling the Rune of Slaughter’s buff and using Reaper Transformation against the battle angel was for this reason.
[Reaper Transformation state has been activated.]
[All stats, damage, attack speed, and movement speed increase by 44%.]
[All damage received from enemies decreases by 44%.]
[The probability of enemies detecting you decreases by 44%.]
‘It’s like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut, but it can’t be helped.’
After provoking a bit, the battle angel rushed in swinging his blade.
Shushushushushush-
It was relatively fast but ineffective against Ryu Min.
Not surprisingly, given his agility was already over 8,800.
‘With the round buff, the Rune of Balance, the Rune of Slaughter, the first slayer of an angel title, and the buff from Min Juri, all combined.’
The increase was tremendous.
With Reaper Transformation also in effect, his stats were through the roof.
[Cough, cough……]
With a single swing of his scythe, Baiel spewed blood and fell.
Ryu Min commanded more to be summoned as he looked toward the pale-faced Calren.
In the meantime, Ryu Min checked the messages that had popped up.
[You have slain a battle angel.]
[You are confirmed as the first player to slay a battle angel.]
[As a reward for the first slay of a battle angel, the ‘Devil’s Blessing’ buff has been applied.]
[As a reward for the first slay of a battle angel, the ‘Devil’s Rune’ has been awarded.]
[The acquired rune is automatically engraved onto the player’s body!]
Having slain just one battle angel, a series of messages popped up.
The first reward was sweet indeed.
‘But the best part is the Devil’s Blessing buff.’
Ryu Min’s gaze moved to the next message.
[You have been afflicted with Devil’s Blessing.]
[Based on the current total of your stats (40,890), the following effects are applied.]
[When slaying an angel, you gain gold equal to 1 times the base value (40,890). Depending on the level of the angel, this can increase up to 1,000 times (40,890,000).]
[When slaying an angel, you gain stat points equal to 0.01% (4) of the base value. Depending on the level of the angel, this can increase up to 10% (4,089).]
[When slaying an angel, the reputation with the demonic faction slightly increases.]
[The buff lasts until the end of the current round.]
Devil’s Blessing is a cheat-like buff that grants stats and gold every time you kill an angel.
Depending on the level of the opposing angel, rewards can increase up to a thousand times.
‘Even at the minimum value, you can see how much of a cheat it is.’
Based on the current standards, you gain 4 stat points and 40,890 gold per angel slain.
Gaining 4 stat points per angel kill?
‘Absolutely honeyed.’
It’s practically like leveling up with each kill.
‘And that’s just the minimum value. Stronger angels yield even more.’
Certainly, no one else would have received such benefits.
Thanks to various buffs boosting his stats, he was able to receive such rewards.
The rewards are determined based on the stats at the time the blessing was received.
‘That’s why I’ve been trying to raise my stats.’
The downside is that the buff only lasts until the end of this round…
‘No problem. I have the Devil’s Rune.’
[Devil’s Rune]
-Effect: Enables the use of the ‘Devil’s Blessing’ buff after slaying 100 angels.
Even after the round passes, as long as the Devil’s Rune is present, the blessing can be received again.
Though it requires the slaying of angels.
‘I can’t just kill one angel and be done with it. I need to kill at least 100. To receive the rewards of the blessing and to use the Devil’s Blessing again in the future.’
Calculating the remaining time, there was at least an hour left to hunt angels.
The rest of the time would be spent breaking sub-quests.
“Hey.”
[…Yes?]
“Bring more.”
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