SSS-Class Ranker Return

Skorn Desert (2)

Bubbly bubbly!

A lot of green sparks splattered from the corrupted fire spirit that had received Lokan's special move as it was.

[You have been exposed to the flames of corruption.]

[You take continuous fire damage until the flame is extinguished.]

[Damage is reduced by 20% due to the effect of the title ‘Corrupted Hunter’.]

But the guy wasn't too hard. As a high-level monster that is judged as a boss, it not only receives all the attacks with its body, but also counterattacks.

This was the reason why the ‘Corrupted Monsters’ encountered in the Central Continent were difficult.

Unlike those who lose themselves and transform due to being engulfed by the corrupted power, those who already have enough power to not be dominated by the corrupted power will digest or transform the corrupted power according to their abilities and use it.

Just as users are divided into class users and class experts, can they also be divided into corrupt users and corrupt experts?

“Corruption - Fire Bash!”

"evasion!"

He managed to avoid it by activating the creation skill, but he almost got hit by a log-like stream of fire.

“Pretending to be picky!”

There is no stiffness caused by being hit.

Lokan rushed again, kicking his tongue at the most intimidating effect of spirit-type monsters without a core, such as golems or lichs.

“Rumbling!”

Once again, he blew out a mix of force and cold, tearing his body apart.

"why… … me… … Are you tormenting me... … !”

“Defense, Defend, Defend!”

Kwawagwagwang!

An explosion close to self-destruct.

Lokan, who was too burdened to fully cover up the attack this time, immediately raised the shield built into the ring, but it crumbled as easily as sugar coating.

“Indomitable advance.”

But that was enough. Anyway, one attack withstood, and I was able to dig into the guy in reverse.

“Wheel Wind!”

It was also a skill for genocide, but there was no such skill to inflict continuous damage.

When the wheel wind was activated with the Battle Ax embedded in it, the man's waist was cut and stuck several times, and a bizarre scream was uttered.

“Kyaraarak!”

Now it's a battle of time, it's a battle of stamina.

Checking his steadily decreasing vitality, Lokan continued to grind the flames of the gnome with the wheel wind. Be prepared to respond with Berserk at any time.

“… … Liberation… … thanks… … .”

A battle of strength versus strength, strength versus strength. The winner was also Lokan.

[You have killed the Corrupted Fire Spirit.]

[The curse of fire on the dry desert town of Skipo is removed.]

[Be careful. A stream of water in the desert that was suppressed soon was formed.]

[Awesome achievement! You are the first elemental hunter.]

[You have acquired the title ‘Cut anything’]

[You are the first to acquire this title.]

[Awesome achievement! I am grateful to you for liberating the spirits from suffering.]

[You have acquired the title ‘Elemental Liberator’.]

[You are the first to acquire this title.]

[Try to cut anything] [Rare]

You are a great warrior who cuts down spirits regardless of species. In the future, you will not be restricted by species in dealing with enemies.

You are the first to win this title.

[Hold Effect]

-Apply 100% damage to non-physical enemies

-Basic damage increases as you hunt various races

-Number of races successfully hunted: 1 (Damage increases by 1%)

[Elemental Liberator] [Rare]

I am grateful to you for liberating the spirits from suffering.

[Hold Effect]

- The spirits' favor

“Heh heh!”

Rokhan smiled sullenly amidst his burnt, wavy hair and dirty tanned armor.

Elemental Liberator is also a good title, but it is a title that will be called a must-have for masters in the future.

Although the previously hunted monsters are not retroactively applied, it is a title that exhibits tremendous efficiency as it accumulates to the extent that the rank of rare is colorless.

[Hurry up! The area will be closed after 5 minutes.]

“Ike.”

But without time for leisurely appreciation, the notification hurried him. The corrupted fire spirit disappears and water begins to fill the place again.

If I was swept away by it, I could have drowned even Lokan before finding a way.

“Oh, did you find something?”

As he climbed up the well on the rope he had put down in a hurry, a villager who had not yet gone and waited for him greeted him.

As he was proving something that had happened inside, he was subtly embracing his expectations.

"Yes. It's resolved. Now you will be able to use the well again.”

“Aaaah… … !”

[You have completed the quest ‘The Cause of Dryness’.]

[You have leveled up.]

[You have acquired the title ‘Savior of Skipo’.]

[Savior of Skipo][Unique]

Everyone praises you for your ability to save the crisis of a desert town that was almost destroyed by the curse of fire.

[Possession ability]

-All stats + 20

-Absolute cooperation of the desert village Skipo

-Fire property resistance + 10%

When the quest was completed, a title was given along with a large amount of experience points. It was a harvest with greater resistance to fire properties than others.

“Then for a moment.”

While they checked the well, Rokhan paused for a moment and checked the inventory.

“Oh, this is… … .”

And he laughed out loud.

I couldn't check it before because I was crazy, but among the items the villagers brought, many of the things he was trying to get are located there.

Preparations that should have been farmed to head straight to the pyramids.

In particular, sabotender flowers, blue stones looking for water, and red sand were things that took a long time to farm even as a Lokan.

'The inside of the Scorpion is coming in this much... … .'

Another thing that stood out was the interior of the Desert Scorpion.

It is a consumable that increases resistance to fire and poison little by little when ingested. Dozens of those spit from desert scorpions, which are difficult to hunt due to their hard skin and bitter tail poison, were piled up in their inventory.

“That’s why people should live a good life.”

Somehow it didn't seem like he was going to say anything, but Rokhan was genuinely delighted and uttered the words.

[You have consumed the Inner End of the Desert Scorpion. Increases resistance to poison. Resistance to fire slightly increases.]

Fire attribute resistance is also useful, but the fact that it can have resistance to poison that is difficult to raise was the true value of this item.

How many times in his previous life did Lokan suffer because of poisoners?

Since poison with a lasting effect can be called Berserk's natural enemy in a sense, it was better to raise the poison resistance as much as possible when possible.

Because of this, Lokan completely forgot the inner edge of the Desert Scorpion on the spot as if he was eating delicious chocolate.

[You have consumed the Inner End of the Desert Scorpion. Increases resistance to poison. Resistance to fire slightly increases.]

[You have consumed the inner end of the Desert Scorpion to the maximum.]

[Poison property resistance has reached a certain level. You have acquired the title ‘Bad poison inviolability’.]

[White poison] [Rare]

You have reached a point where a hundred poisons do not work! Any poison won't be able to give you any trouble.

[Hold Effect]

- Neutralizes poison below a certain level

A title that appeared after taking the inner end of the Desert Scorpion to the limit. It was just white poison.

The ability to completely nullify poisons below a certain level. Although it was only a rare title, its utility is considerable.

For now, poisons below level 200 won't work at all.

‘If possible, I want to go as far as the Thousand Poisonous Immortality… … .'

I don't even want it to be full. If you somehow raise it up to Thousand Poison Violence, you won't be able to poison him with a level 200 poison, and even a level 300 poison will halve the effect.

Although it was an ability that he had acquired momentarily in his previous life, he wanted to catch a horse race when he rode a horse.

'Maybe it's not possible'

After doing a quick calculation in his head for a moment, Lokan smiled with satisfaction.If I had to hunt down the desert scorpion myself and take the inner step, it would take too long to give up, but now I think it might be possible.

“First, we must find the pyramid.”

And to do that, we had to find the pyramid first.

“You can go to the altar, maybe.”

The items received from the residents were a little lacking, but it didn't matter. On the way to the altar, if I hunted a little, it was enough to fill it up.

“The legend of the pyramids, yes. Anyone who lives in the Skorn Desert probably doesn’t know.”

“By the way, I heard it from my grandfather. Did he say that if he did his best, a lion would take him?”

“It was said that if you collect all the desert treasures and donate them, you can meet the Desert Emperor!”

With the well water restored and the people restored to peace, Lokan immediately went around asking questions about the pyramids.

Even if he didn't, he already knew how to find the pyramids, but he had to check them with their mouths to activate the related quests, so it was unavoidable.

[Legend of the Pyramid][Quest]

Discover the pyramids that are only handed down in legend in Skorn Desert.

You will be able to confirm the ancient legends left in the desert.

-Completion condition: Pyramid found

- Completion Reward: None

'Reputation must be above trust to hear stories, so the discovery was delayed.'

For that reason, the discovery of the pyramid dungeon was quite late in his previous life. Due to the difficult conditions of discovery, high-ranking users were already looking at the late 200s or even reached level 300.

Of course, there were quite a few things that could be obtained from the pyramids, so I came to them late, but it took time to get the prior work done, and there were things to get more than that in the high-level hunting grounds, so I became a vague, gyreuk-like existence.

But today's Lokan was different. Already the reputation of Skipo Village was absolute trust, and the level was also not perfect for the pyramid.

Without hesitation, he immediately finished the inquiry and headed to the altar using the magic map.

“The order didn’t matter, maybe”

Abandoned desert temple. Even though it was a temple, Lokan, who had already weathered over the years and reached the place where only the skeleton remained, took out the items he had prepared one by one and placed it on the altar.

Kugugugugu Palace.

Then, with a strong vibration, the temple began to shake as if it was about to collapse.

'It scares me... … .'

Sandworm. To put it bluntly, it is a terrestrial dragon, that is, a creature that is close to an earthworm, but because of its larger body than a thousand-year-old tree and its ability to move freely under the sand of the desert, a creature that reigns in a position close to that of a dragon in the desert has appeared.

Such a guy was aiming for him, but Rokhan's reaction was nothing but bittersweet. He had his arms crossed and just watched him appear.

nettle. Whoops!

And at that time, there was a presence smashing the back of the sandworm that raised its body to the ground and descended.

[Sphynx of the Desert][Lv ]

“You who have been courteous, you… … .”

“Noisy, guide me to the pyramids!”

A monster whose level is not even confirmed. Lokan spit and shouted at the guy who made him cringe by his very existence. If you leave it as it is, you know that you are a gossiper who talks endlessly.

Besides, the guy who was the guide couldn't harm Rokhan who had made a sacrifice and met the conditions anyway.

“… … I see, human.”

In the end, the Sphinx flew towards the pyramid with Lokan in its mouth, without even making a grand appearance.

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