Notoriety: 27,120
Labo nodded with satisfaction.
I reached my goal of 25,000 notoriety.
This was the result of Oasis beating up three more low-level parties that he had made friends with and sucking up their notoriety.
Those who were unlucky enough to be caught by Labo were left with a bad reputation and trauma, but… … .
“Isn’t it the fault of those who built a reputation and played in Undertown? Since they were playing in the villains’ den, they should have been prepared to get hit.”
Labo didn’t care at all.
And Oasis was also startled to see herself becoming more and more dull.
‘Will I become as evil as my master…?’
After annihilating a party that had even had a friend request four times, I was starting to feel a little sorry about it.
“Um… … .”
Oasis groaned as he seriously pondered the ethics of artificial intelligence.
Is it really okay to be like this… … .
“Okay, now that the conditions have been met, let’s go do my second job change.”
Labo opened the quest window and looked for the second job advancement quest. It was the most important quest, so it was at the top, so it wasn’t hard to find.
Would you like to activate the 2nd job advancement quest – ‘Demon King Succession III’?
Of course, Yes.
Upon accepting the quest, a familiar dark portal opened in front of Labo.
Labo, who was leading the way into the portal, looked back.
“Ah, Oasis. Follow me this time. It’s a recommended party quest.”
“Oh! Yes!”
Oasis also followed suit.
* * *
The portal led to the temple of the Dark Cult.
Gurrrrrr!
As expected, there was thunder and lightning outside the temple today too.
Oasis thought to himself, “It’s only natural that everyone would be covered in darkness in a place that is so gloomy all year round.”
At that moment, someone appeared in front of Labo and Oasis.
“Welcome, rising star of the Dark Cult!”
It was the Black Knight, Terio. I had seen him so often that I felt a sense of familiarity with him.
Terio, who had been looking up and down at Labo, nodded his head.
“Level 50. Now you have become a respectable mid-level believer supporting this dark cult.”
“… … .”
Labo scratched his chin awkwardly. It felt a bit strange to hear the words “mid-level” when it had not even been a week since he had joined the church.
“I am now going to bestow upon you the next position. However, since you will be promoted to a higher position within the new religion, you must pass the trials I have prepared for you.”
Terio’s voice became serious as he spoke up to that point.
“This trial will be very difficult and hard. Will you still accept it?”
“The more difficult and challenging it is, the more worth it is to challenge it.”
Labo accepted the quest.
Terio laughed heartily.
“Then it will be the new star of our Dark Cult! Alright, let’s begin the trials!”
Terio took the lead and entered the temple, while Labo and Oasis followed behind.
Labo looked back at the oasis and whispered softly.
“Get ready, Oasis.”
Oasis, who had been following closely behind Labo, tilted his head.
“Huh? What?”
“This ordeal… is really tough.”
Upon hearing that, Oasis puffed out his nose and let out a “Hoo!” sound.
“Huh, what do you think I am? The world’s second smartest AI, Oasis?”
“Huh?”
“I’ve figured out this game to some extent now. No matter how difficult the quest is, I won’t be lacking in supporting my master!”
Based on my experience clearing dungeons with other users over the past few days, Oasis was quite confident.
I’ve become more adept at managing aggro, and I’ve been able to roughly analyze the monsters’ behavior patterns.
I’m pretty confident about fighting monsters now!
“Okay, okay. You seem trustworthy.”
Labo patted Oasis on the small shoulder.
“Then I only trust you, Oasis.”
“Please leave it to me~!”
At that moment, Terio, who had been leading the way, stopped. Labo and Oasis also looked in that direction.
A corner of the Dark Cult temple. In front of the stairs leading to the basement.
Teriot stretched his arms down the stairs.
“It’s over there.”
There was a huge wooden door of a dull color there. Just looking at it, an ominous smell was emanating from it.
“To advance to the next rank, you must overcome the trials prepared within. Those trials are the worst enemies our Dark Cult has ever faced, embodied as ‘shadows.’”
Terio nodded heavily toward Labo.
“It won’t be easy, but I wish you good luck.”
“… … .”
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As Labo approached the door, a system message was displayed.
Event Dungeon: Would you like to enter the ‘Trial of Evil’?
※ Caution! This dungeon is very difficult. Please prepare enough item level and challenge it with a party of 2 or more.
Yes.
Labo, who agreed without hesitation, opened the door first and went in.
Oasis swallowed dry saliva and stepped inside the door.
* * *
“Heh… … .”
Oasis, who had entered, looked around from side to side.
I was worried that monsters might pour out since it was an event ‘dungeon’, but the inside of the door was also an ordinary building.
It was a large, desolate room.
There were no ominous decorations or evil draperies hanging like those outside.
“Huh?”
Oasis opened her eyes wide as she noticed someone standing in the middle of the room.
A male NPC with long, black, disheveled hair stood still with his eyes closed.
His clothes were shabby, but the thin sword he held had an eerie aura.
“That friend is one of the three legendary warriors who are said to have defeated the Dark Cult and brought peace to the continent a hundred years ago… … .”
He calmly explained his opponent and drew his Rabodo sword.
“One of them is the Sword King, ‘Cadmus Gargantua’.”
“Eek?! Such an amazing character?!”
“… … is a duplicate ‘shadow’.”
The Dark Cult created ‘shadows’ of the three heroes who defeated them in order to defeat them. The Dark Knights trained themselves in the three heroes’ strategies while fighting against these shadows.
… … but the story setting is like this.
‘Actually, I just reused the existing NPCs because I was too lazy to model them again… … .’
Labo winked at Oasis, recalling a useless development story.
Oasis prepared for battle in a trembling manner.
The shadow of the Sword King slowly opened his eyes and raised his sword forward.
“Get ready, Oasis. That NPC’s specs are set to level 50, but… … .”
There was an unusual tension on Labo’s face.
“… … The combat AI level is top-notch.”
“yes?”
“So, in other words… … .”
Taat!
The Sword King, who had rushed in like a whirlwind, swung down his sword.
Labo shouted as he quickly formed a Dark Hand Shield to block the attack.
“He’s much stronger than any player we’ve ever faced!”
“… … !”
Flash!
The swordsman’s sword strikes poured down like a storm as he charged in once again. Rabo gritted his teeth in front of the overwhelming sword force.
There are three ways to defend against your opponent’s targeting attacks in Wings Online.
By successfully defending with a weapon or shield, damage is reduced by applying the reduction rate.
Or, you may be completely out of the opponent’s reach and be judged as an invalid attack.
The hit judgment is based on the agility stat, resulting in a miss.
but.
‘All three are having a hard time!’
Labo gritted his teeth.
The Sword King’s occupation is swordsman. Among them, he is an agility swordsman who has focused all his energy on the agility stat.
Each attack is incredibly fast, making it difficult to block them one by one, and even if you get out of range, they will immediately catch up.
The Sword King’s agility stat is much higher. It is impossible to miss the judgment.
at last.
Pavababak!
There is no other answer than to endure the blow!
“Huh!”
In an instant, Labo’s HP fell rapidly.
Since the Sword King had low strength and high agility, each hit didn’t hurt that much, but as the cumulative damage piled up, it stung quite a bit.
However, Labo is a typical damage tank warrior who only has strength and stamina.
‘It’s bearable!’
By protecting my head and chest and avoiding critical hits, I was able to survive until my HP dropped below half.
Labo’s eyes sparkled as he endured a one-time deal cycle. The Sword King, who had used all of his skills, hesitated for a moment.
This time it was Labo’s turn.
“Oasis! Heal!”
Even before he could shout, Labo’s HP was already rapidly rising.
Oasis, who had already finished casting heal, then cast buff magic.
“Blessing of the North Sword! Aura of the Guardian Angel! Melody of the Tailwind!”
“Okay, okay! This is pretty good, Oasis!”
The buff was also applied generously.
With buffs to his strength, stamina, and agility, Labo charged at the Sword King like a beast.
Hurrruk!
Black flames burned from the poison sword with the dark aura turned on.
There was nothing to spare. Labo immediately used the strongest skill he had.
“Dark Strike!”
And while the 5-hit combo is activated,
“DARK HAND-CLAW!”
During the Dark Strike, take advantage of the fact that the cost becomes 0, and push in until you reach CC!
Phew!
A dark aura tore through the Sword King’s body.
300% normal damage, 750% Dark Auror’s defense dam, and even a stun effect on top of blindness!
It will be a difficult attack for an agility inspector with low HP to withstand!
however.
Miss!
Miss!
Hit!
Hit!
Miss!
“What?!”
There were three misses during the five-hit combo. A deep wrinkle appeared on Labo’s forehead in shock.
‘What the heck, is it a problem with the agility stat? Accuracy!’
Labo invested all his stats into strength and stamina, and didn’t have any agility.
The difference in agility between the Sword King and the Sword Master was so great that an accuracy penalty was imposed.
The stats that weren’t taken could be covered with items, but the problem was that I was too lazy to farm items because I was only leveling up quickly.
Labo, who quickly checked the equipment window, was shocked.
‘My item level… is less than 300?!’
The item level is capped at 10 times the character level.
That is, it can currently be raised to 500, but because I was lazy with farming, it was in the late 200s.
Even the wrist guards, which were equipment that gave an accuracy bonus, had empty equipment slots!
‘It was too easy!’
I let my guard down because I thought it was a game I made, that I understood all the systems, and that it was in the low- to mid-level range.
In this floor terminology, it’s so ‘yucky’!
“Tch! How can it not work?”
I swung my sword a few more times, but the Sword King dodged my attacks with great slashes.
Furthermore, when he noticed that Labo’s agility was low, it seemed that the Sword King was becoming even more aggressive.
The Sword King hovered around Labo, fussing around.
“… … .”
I was annoyed.
The corner of Labo’s mouth twitched.
‘On the subject of my creation!’
Even if it were just a matter of time, it would be possible to catch it, but Labo decided not to do so.
Do you dare to offend the Creator?
‘You’re really screwed.’
Labo shouted as he quickly looked back at the oasis.
“Hey, Oasis!”
“Yes, master!”
Oasis answered with a serious face.
Labo left the sword king behind and headed to the corner of the room, then collapsed on the floor.
“I’m going to the exchange to buy some equipment, so you watch.”
“yes?”
“It’ll only take about three minutes. Just get your gear set up to be usable, and then I’ll take care of it.”
And then he really opened up an auction house and started shopping for gear.
“to…….”
Oasis, who had been blinking because she didn’t know English, slowly turned her gaze straight ahead.
Thud thud.
The Sword King was approaching the oasis, spreading a sinister aura.
The pale, exhausted Oasis screamed.
“Eeeeeeeet?!”
As always, it was a scream.
