(Nightmare) Current level: 0
Attack 50-60,
Defense 40,
Speed 300,
HP 600,
MP 600,
Attacks will sleep the target (20% chance),
Invulnerable to Dark, Light and Lightning spells,
Able to use all Lightning spells.
Talent spell: [Thunder of Punishment], base damage 70, paralyze target.
";str+=" Attack is quite low but that speed is over the board! Being able to sleep and paralyze target is OP too. I tried it on a random monster, his attack successfully put it into sleep and it won"t wake up as long as it doesn"t receive any attacks.
So this is what a Nightmare looks like!
He can be a real nice mount, the problem is he need to reach level 150 before I can ride on him. Plus, I don"t have [Ride] skill. I can sit on him without the skill alright, but that will cost tons of Stamina and I won"t enjoy any mount bonuses. I have pretty long stamina bar and insane Attack though, so there"s no need to worry about it too soon.
";str+=" Then I remembered I"m a permanent red name now. How the heck do I go to the guild and learn that skill?!
Forget it. Wasting brain on it won"t help anyway.
";str+=" After I finished my thoughts, that toad showed up. "Master!! Awesome, you tamed the black phoenix?"
";str+=" "Not really, I was just lucky!"
Phiona is still on my shoulder now and I surely don"t want to say anything that would annoy her.
"Phiona, remove the curse would you?"
";str+=" "Alrighty."
She called Night Shade (Nightmare"s name): "Night Shade, use [Thunder of Punishment]!"
";str+=" A ball lightning appeared in the sky and landed on the toad, turning him into a roasted toad. Then his charred black sh.e.l.l shattered open, a handsome young man fell out.
"Done!" Phiona fluttered back to me.
";str+=" "Wait what? That"s how you get rid of the curse?"
Good thing I wasn"t the one with the curse!
";str+=" Domergor suddenly appeared beside me. "Oi little brother! "
";str+=" "Hey bro. Why are you here? Did I finish the quest?"
";str+=" "That"s right! Mission accomplished!" But he seems a bit unhappy, "Why can"t you take a bit longer?"
";str+=" "...Why would I do that?" I looked at him with an innocent face. "So you don"t want me to make it quick?"
";str+=" "No I don"t! I was confessing my love to the Iceberg G.o.ddess. I was about to give her the ring when the system told me you finished the job and dragged me back! You could either finish it sooner, or later, but you did it at the perfect point and ruined my entire plan!"
";str+=" "Huh? Oh I"m so sorry! If I knew you were busy with your "business", I"d just live here for a week or two!" I flattered.
";str+=" "Forget it! I missed it anyway. You just come quickly and go to the next quest, so I can go explain to the G.o.ddess!"
";str+=" "At once! Good luck with it brother!"
";str+=" He didn"t explain anything this time, just teleported me into the a huge hall, with doors all around it. Shoot, a maze again?
"This is your last quest."
";str+=" "So which door is a correct one this time?"
";str+=" He glanced at me. "There are a total of one thousand doors here, each with a Boss and a group of minions in it. You need to try them out one by one. Your final goal is the ultimate beast, five-clawed golden dragon. (**) Defeat or capture is your own choice. He will tell you how to get out."
";str+=" Domergor already summoned a portal and prepared to leave. I quickly grasped him. "Wait! Um, what happens if I enter the wrong door?"
";str+=" "In that case you will have to clear all the monsters in it, after which that room will disappear and you will be teleported back to this hall. By the way, apart from your goal, all other Bosses and monsters will not give you any EXP or items."
My mouth dropped open. No EXP, and no items??
When he finished he turned to leave. I dragged him back again.
"What now??"
";str+=" "Oh uh, you didn"t give me my reward for last stage!"
";str+=" "Oh. I forgot. Here!" He threw out a pair of legguards, a ta.s.set and a heavy armor. "Come here." He put his hand on me. After a white flash all my equipments recovered full Durability.
"Ok now, work hard! I"m off to my business!"
";str+=" I made sure he"s gone before I complained: "Yeah right. With a woman, he forgot how to treat his brother."
Still, I got work to do. I checked my reward first.
";str+=" [Protection of the Dark Dragon Lord] (Artifact), Heavy Armor
Durability 1000/1000,
Growth equipment,
*Defense 1500,
15% damage absorb,
+10% max HP,
Resistant to piercing damage,
Ignores freeze effect,
Pa.s.sive [Impact Aura]: Damage attackers, damage level dependent on wearer"s level.
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[Cover of the Dark Dragon Lord] (Artifact), Ta.s.set
Durability 1000/1000,
Growth equipment,
*Defense 700,
+50% max Weight Load,
20% Fire absorb,
Skill [Dark Realm]: Creates a 20-yard wide dark area, enemies inside the area will lose 80% Accuracy.
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[Swiftness of the Dark Dragon Lord] (Artifact), Leg Guards
Durability 1000/1000,
Growth equipment,
*Defense 750,
*Movement Speed +50%,
50% chance to perform a second attack, (***)
+20% Evasion.
(Attributes with "*" will grow with wearer"s level)
";str+=" Another three Artifacts! Artifacts are the top-tier gear you could hope for in this game. Those off-scale numbers definitely proved that. And every part of the set follows the same style--showy to the eyes!
I still lack several parts, but at least I don"t look like a joke now. Better than that underpants+cape combination anyway.
...Underpants and cape? Sounds like Superman.
";str+=" Just looking at the one thousand doors makes me feel faint. I"ll log off for now.
"Wayne?"
No answer. Maybe still in the game.
Sigh. Gotta look for something to eat. I"m starving.
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";str+="(***) The author didn"t make it clear what this means. But again, don"t have to take it serious.