Chapter 109

Continuously walking… Continuously pouring down…

The sudden downpour didn’t stop for a long time.

“Wow.”

Eventually, the items were stacked like a mountain range. It was an unbelievable scale, even if I had killed thousands of monsters.

“Lucky Item is good.” From among the numerous items piled up like a mountain, I picked up one helmet. Despite being just one item amongst many, my amazing physical eyesight allowed me to grab it effortlessly, almost ghost-like.

Guardian Helmet (Hero)

Defense +8

Physique +15

Mana Recovery +15

Material: Iron

Weight: 1.2 kilograms

“Wah, all Hero items have fallen.”

However, what was really surprising was the skill composition that swept away enemies with one attack, dropping Hero items.

“This isn’t due to a bug or misuse of skills…”

This skill was truly insane. It wasn’t a joke; if used correctly on appropriate hunting grounds, it could instantly leave them devoid of monsters.

No, not just possible… The skill is designed to create that outcome.

There was no way to limit its area of effect. jae-yeon sensed a strong intention behind the skill’s design: to split open the heavens and earth with this sword, wiping out all monsters within sight for other players to witness.

The result would either be admiration or envy and conflict.

And both outcomes were what Nemesis desired.

To think Sword God isn’t even considered overpowered among mythical-class weapons.

jae-yeon shook his head as he opened the system interface.

And now I had confirmed one part of it:

Diva’s Favor: Stage 1

Grace Points: 0.

“Ah! I didn’t think about losing favor. How much have I lost…?”

Favor was consumed according to the amount of experience points gained, and even killing millions of monsters couldn’t withstand this drain. It reached this state despite being filled up to 9,999 points earlier. In the cash shop, I bought ‘Dragon Jade (30 days)’. This cash item prevented Grace points from falling below 200 points.

“Just 55,000 won. It is completely worth the price.”

However, I knew that if I stopped here, Diva’s Favor would be fixed at stage 2, so I used additional items I possessed.

[You have used the Grail of Grace! Diva’s Favor 200 -> 250]

[You have used the Grail of Grace! Diva’s Favor 250 -> 300]

[The divine item has been used! Diva’s Favor: 9800 -> 9900.]

[The divine item has been used! Diva’s Favor: 9900 -> 9999.]

I filled up my Grace Points. With stage three of Diva’s Favor, it meant maintaining a 700 percent experience gain rate, a 500 percent item acquisition rate, and a 300 percent gold acquisition rate.

“Good, all preparations are complete!”

With a light heart, I moved forward. After crossing over mountains of items, I arrived at the pile of elephant magic beasts swept away by fatal blows. Unlike monsters that turned to dust after a certain time had passed since their death, the blood and flesh of Ardenian magic beasts did not disappear but saturated the surrounding area instead.

Flash!

I easily avoided the shooting light by just swaying my upper body slightly.

“Y-You… Bastard… Huh…huh…” Edward emerged from among the pile of corpses. Surprisingly, he survived again, showing remarkable resilience. However… out of his army numbering tens of thousands, he was the sole survivor. The forces of the Cult of the Heavenly God had been utterly annihilated.

Ping! Chiiing! Chaang!

Light continuously burst forth from Edward’s body as numerous healing skills restored his near-death condition. Nonetheless…the damage he sustained was too severe. I didn’t intend to wait for him to fully recover.

“I won’t prolong this conversation unnecessarily. We’ll meet again anyway.”

At that time, Edward wouldn’t remember this situation. He would only receive information about his army dying here. I raised the rabbit hammer.

“See you later.”

“You…! You bastard! Remember me! I will come back again…”

Bam!

[Congratulations! A guild has defeated a fanatic!]

[Highest contribution: Han Jae-yeon.]

Hundreds of items poured down from the sky with the world message:

[Fanatic’s Merit Box (Legendary)]. [Hall of Glory (Legendary)]. [Severe Commandment (Legendary)]. [Flash Lance (Hero)]. [Divine Shield (Hero)]. [Guardian Armor Recipe (Hero)]. [Necklace of Light (Rare)]…

I quickly checked the item list and couldn’t help smiling. It was worth filling up my Grace Points.

“Wow! Two legendary items have dropped.”

Furthermore…from among the newly appeared items, I found the Fanatic’s Merit Box (Legendary) and opened it.

[Longinus(Legendary). Recipe for Stern Command(Legendary). Recipe for Shining Sword(Hero). Necklace of Light(Rare). You have earned 4,500 merit coins!]

Unlike before, this time legends came out from the box. As a result, three legendary items and one legendary recipe emerged.

“Hrmm, soon I can arm the knights with hero items and give the legendary items to retainers…”

Until now, it seemed impossible but looking at the drops from this battle made it seem feasible.

“Otherwise, equipping each castle with one legendary weapon and having its strongest Player permanently borrow it might work… As long as they hold onto the equipment, they must protect that castle…”

While I pondered various possibilities, the south gate opened, and soldiers poured out. They weren’t going to fight; instead, evidence of their purpose lay in them pulling horse-drawn carriages rather than arming themselves.

[It’s incredibly…much…] The land worm observed the mountainous pile of items. Despite not being able to discern if it had eyes, it showed particular interest in metallic objects like armor and weapons.

[Can…I eat this…?]

“Of course not.”

At my immediate response, the giant landworm’s body flinched.

[How mean…]

“You’re more mean for demanding 1.5 tons of gold per jump,” I replied while looking at Iron Castle. There were no signal flares indicating danger, so it seemed everyone was holding up well.

‘Has Thunderbird not participated in the battle?’

As I wondered about this, the landworm subtly moved its body.

Kugong!

It was so big that just tilting its head caused the earth to shake and the mountain of items to collapse. The creature extended its massive head, which was as large as a house, and spoke:

[Ah, this is too much! It will spill over! Indeed, it’s too many!] The slow speech suddenly became faster. I realized that he was trying to swallow his drool and shook my head.

“It isn’t too much for you. You would finish them with two or three bites.”

[Then just one bite…]

It was truly shameless talk. Eventually, I had no choice but to take special measures.

“Enough. Return!”

[R…return?] In an instant, the land worm disappeared like a building collapsing.

“Thankfully, summon cancellation still works.”

If not, there could’ve been big problems. Although I had become incomparably stronger than before, dealing with a mythical pet wasn’t guaranteed.

“Loyalty! Iron Castle First Army…”

“Aaah. Yes. Move everything to the inventory.”

“Attention!”

I watched as the soldiers sorted their items by category for a moment. I could hear them murmuring with disbelief.

“I knew His Majesty was strong but didn’t expect him to sweep everything alone…”

“A one-man army… No, this surpasses that level.”

“Look at the notification window. Everyone on the continent will be calling out Your Majesty’s name.”

“The notification window is over three pages long… Even the best hunting teams have trouble getting their names listed…”

Hearing their whispers, I checked the notifications:

[Han Hae-yeon has acquired Guardian Helmet (Hero) from Iron Castle!] >

[In Iron Castle, Han Hae-yeon has acquired Tírbing (Hero)!]

[In Iron Castle, Han Hae-yeon has acquired Berserker’s Sword (Rare)!]

[In Iron Castle, Han Hae-yeon has acquired Purple Sword (Rare)!]

[In Iron Castle…]

There were numerous world messages. The drop rate of Revenge’s system was notoriously low, but with millions of enemies swept away by lucky equipment, plenty of rare items had dropped.

“Her self-promotion is amazing.”

Even if they weren’t players, everyone could see the world messages, so practically the entire continent would’ve read my name. Moreover, didn’t I even obtain a mythical class, gatekeeper, and pet?

It was obvious what people would think after seeing the loud and extraordinary phrase ‘Mythical’.

“By the way.”

I moved to look down at the huge hole created in the middle of the plain.

“It remains…”

In Revenge, even if I crossed the city on the landworm, not a single streetlight fell over. Despite its size being comparable to a building, there wasn’t any change in the surrounding environment when it wriggled through the ground. It was self-evident but…

‘It is allowed within the game.’

There were no such settings, but this rule applied for gameplay purposes. If a mythical pet could destroy buildings and alter the terrain just by moving, how would other players be able to play the game?

On the other hand, Ardenia’s situation was different. It wasn’t allowed from a gameplay perspective.

“Deep and…”

He entered through the hole where the land worm had emerged. Initially, it was almost a vertical drop, but after descending several dozen meters, the slope gradually flattened out.

Finally, at the end of the tunnel…

”…It’s vast.”

The space was as large as a grand auditorium, eliciting a groan of awe.

‘Just by revealing itself, the land worm created this massive chamber.’

But that wasn’t the only astonishing aspect.

Boom!

When he lightly struck the wall, the entire cavern resonated, yet there were no signs of collapse.

“I see. It didn’t just dig through the earth; it utilized its inherent properties.”

Surprisingly, the landworm compressed the soil around it as it advanced forward. The compressed walls became harder than the surrounding soil, so the tunnel didn’t collapse even after the monster disappeared.

I thought while rising to the surface,

‘This guy… if I can tame him properly, he could make underground tunnels by himself?’

With this thought, I opened the pet window. Passing over the Land Worm at the top, I summoned Kasim.

Flap!

As soon as I mounted his back, Kasim bent down and leaped straight up.

Crash!

Kasim flew into the sky with a roar, “Graaaaah!”

“Yes, yes, good boy. If only the landworm listened as well as you.”

I patted Kasim’s back but there wasn’t much of a reaction.

There was some degree of interaction possible with pets, but their responses were fundamentally based on algorithms. They followed commands well and appeared intelligent at first glance, but upon closer inspection, it became clear that they moved according to predetermined principles.

‘In essence…they aren’t much different from game pets.’

The Land Worm, possessing intelligence, was an exceptional case in this regard.

‘Do all Mythical pets behave like this? If Edward had been my Mythical pet instead, I might’ve faced quite a dilemma…’

Suddenly, a brilliant light erupted near the castle entrance.

“What?! Is the Thunderbird still out there?! No, why didn’t someone fire a signal flare?!”

Since we had planned to immediately pursue the Thunderbird once the signal flare was launched, its absence left me puzzled.

However, this question was soon resolved.

[Congratulations! A guild has killed Thunderbird!]

[Highest contribution: Haze Starlight.]

“No…”

Haze Starlight has acquired the Sword of Lightning (Legendary) from Iron Castle!

Haze Starlight has acquired the Thunderbird’s Merit Box (Legendary) from Iron Castle!

Stonestone has acquired the Thunder Blaster (Hero) from Iron Castle!

Stonestone has acquired the Lightning Bow (Rare) from Iron Castle!

Hundred SilverSword has acquired the Mana Mithril Shirt (Rare) from Iron Castle!

From Iron Castle…>

For a moment, I stared blankly at the world messages.

“No, what?”