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Chapter 202 (Part 2)
Chapter 202 (Part 2)
Chapter 202: The Second Sub Quest (Part 2)
Not just Black Scythe, but the entire party stood there, looking at him.
Their gazes had changed.
‘Damn it. My image is ruined.’
Although he had no reason to care about their opinion, he felt the sting of their scornful looks.
He wanted to yell at them to lower their eyes, but that wasn’t the issue.
The real problem was Black Scythe standing before him.
“What was it you said earlier? Offer 10 million points and kneel to beg for forgiveness?”
“Well, um, that…”
“We’ll discuss it further once we get out of here. We’ll need to have a physical conversation.”
Realizing what those words implied, John grimaced.
‘Damn it, I’m screwed.’
John regretted his previous arrogant behavior.
‘Never thought Black Scythe would make it through on his own…’
He never expected this outcome.
‘Damn it, lucky bastard.’
He complained inwardly but didn’t realize he had bigger issues than blaming someone else’s luck.
[You were the last to arrive at the fifth trial as a summoner.]
[For lacking consideration for your party members, you are penalized.]
[All stats will permanently decrease by 50%.]
[All summoned creatures’ stats will permanently decrease by 50%.]
“W-what the hell is this?”
Seeing the message, he swore aloud.
Permanently decrease all stats by 50%?
Including summoned creatures?
He was speechless.
Unexpected events kept piling up, leaving him lost for words.
“What’s wrong? Is something the matter?”
Black Scythe asked nonchalantly, but John had no energy to respond.
He was too overwhelmed by despair and frustration.
‘He’s completely out of it.’
Ryu Min smirked, satisfied that John Delgado was no longer a threat.
His stats had dropped to below level 30 standards.
‘Still, I can’t leave him alone.’
He had used John to his advantage, so it didn’t matter if he killed him now.
In fact, eliminating him might be best to avoid future problems.
‘I’ll check the situation with Messiah first.’
Deciding there was no rush, he chose to spare John’s life for now.
[You have succeeded in the fifth trial.]
[Your team’s completion time is 00:15:49.]
[Congratulations! You have completed all the trials!]
[You will soon receive experience points based on your performance in each trial.]
[Calculating experience points. Please wait.]
Experience points were distributed to the party members.
They were so surprised they widened their eyes.
Unexpectedly, they had leveled up by 10 to 12 levels.
“Wow, Black Scythe! I’ve reached the Master grade!”
“You’ve hit level 60.”
“Me too! I finally became a Master.”
“I learned a new skill!”
Min Juri, Jeffey, and Ju Seong-tak checked their skill windows with excited faces.
All of them had reached level 60 and achieved Master grade.
Reading their thoughts, Ryu Min saw John Delgado was no exception.
‘I only leveled up once?’
Seeing he had reached level 91, he chuckled.
It didn’t matter.
He could max out his level using points anytime he wanted.
He simply wasn’t doing it yet.
“Min Juri. What skill did you learn?”
“It’s called [Buff Zone]. Should I use it?”
Ryu Min nodded, and Min Juri reapplied the three-set buff first.
[All stats increased by 80% due to the skill Bless.]
[Attack and movement speed increased by 80% due to the skill Swift.]
[Safety Barrier has been applied.]
[You are protected from two physical attacks.]
With her increased grade, the buffs were stronger than before.
“Now I’ll use Buff Zone.”
As Min Juri activated the skill, a yellow magic circle spread out beneath their feet.
It covered a 30-meter radius, a wide area effect skill.
“What’s its effect?”
“While within the area, it enhances the buffs I cast and resets their duration.”
Upon checking, Ryu Min found the Bless stat increase had indeed gone up.
‘It’s now 100%.’
Swift was also 100%, and Safety Barrier protected against three attacks.
‘It’s like the buffs are maxed out as if she were at the highest level.’
What would happen if Min Juri reached the max level and cast Buff Zone?
Would it go beyond 100%, reaching 120%?
‘What an incredible skill.’
Ryu Min was curious about what skills she would learn upon maxing out.
He had never kept her alive long enough to know before.
‘I’ll keep her alive until the end this time.’
Ryu Min, who was smiling in satisfaction, suddenly became serious.
He sensed a presence within 60 meters.
‘Who could it be?’
No one should appear at this timing unless it was a guide angel.
‘No, even angels won’t come here. They wait in the colorless waiting area.’
His tension tightened as he stared intently in one direction. Min Juri asked.
“What’s wrong, Black Scythe?”
“Look over there.”
From the darkness where Ryu Min was looking, a figure emerged.
“An angel?”
The party members saw it was indeed an angel.
One with over ten wings spanning several meters.
“…”
“…”
They all remained silent, recognizing this angel wasn’t of the usual guiding kind.
Even the dazed John perked up at the angel’s appearance.
Ryu Min immediately recognized its identity.
‘An archangel has appeared?’
Reading its thoughts, he discovered its name was Sariel, a high-ranking archangel he felt a strange kinship with.
[So, you are Black Scythe.]
Sariel spoke in a deep voice, drawing a curved blade from between its wings.
[If you don’t want to die, don’t resist. You’re coming with me by order.]