Event:Necromoon
Third wave:
A horde masses near Valaryth’s rift.
Defend your territory.
Reward:
300 Sun points
When three rivals chosen by the System fought together, it was almost impossible to resist them without overwhelming force. The horde of the corrupted lacked such power.
A fireball struck a cluster of undead, turning them into torches before they crumbled to ash beneath their feet. Farther away, a massive Tier 2 creature that must have been a bear in its previous life was decapitated by a shadow blade. In the sky, projectiles of all kinds—feathers, pointed bones, rocks, quills and crimson orbs—collided, their trajectories altered, striking the ranks of the corrupted rather than the rivals. Misfortune hit the undead twice over, as they seed to gather where the most destructive attacks rained down.
Without even communicating, the three Champions cooperated seamlessly. Partly due to their high vivacity and natural talent, and partly thanks to Esmée, they worked in concert to devastate the horde. Each knew their role, and none got in the way of the others.
Draped in blinding flas, Priam levitated high in the sky, drawing the attention of the corrupted. He was the most capable of defending himself, and the few enemies that reached him perished in Pyro’s supernatural flas. None could approach within ten ters.
Behind him, right at the edge of the cenote, Esmée orchestrated the battlefield, writing furiously in her grimoire. She had abandoned her quill, using her Domain to apply magical ink directly to pages that turned on their own. Thanks to her, the horde’s movents were clumsy, most of the necro soldiers stumbling as their leaders’ attention was constantly diverted. The princess micromanaged the battlefield single-handedly.
True to her role, the assassin was invisible. Only the regular executions of powerful monsters confird her presence. Jasmine leaped from shadow to shadow, sweeping the battlefield for new targets. Out of the corner of his eye, Priam even spotted a few long-distance attacks; the young woman conjured shadow daggers before hurling them at unsuspecting foes.
Lvl Up: [Revelation Resilience] lvl 40
M 3
TA (Affinity) 3
TA (Authority) 3
Seeing the peculiar shape of the projectiles, Priam raised an eyebrow. Why was Jasmine sending daggers instead of just darts or blades? After all, she didn't need the handles to throw them, just her Shadow Concept to propel them. Is it because of her Dagger Mastery?
He could have used their connection to ask her, but Priam knew the best lessons were the ones you figured out yourself. Asking for help would slow his own progress when he reached Jasmine’s level.
As a quill from a necro hedgehog intercepted a necro bird attacking him, Priam willed his flas to take the shape of a spear. The Pyro Concept condensed before shooting towards a necro Tier 1 over three hundred ters away.
Lvl Up: [Spear Throw] lvl 30
DEXT 3
Like a missile, the attack left a trail of flas in its wake before hitting its target a second later. The incandescent weapon pierced the creature’s head precisely—an impossible feat for a fireball. The spear’s shape was better suited for long-distance strikes, but more importantly, Spear Mastery and [Spear Throw] corrected his initial aim.
Creating two more spears, Priam launched them as far as he could. His fireballs started to destabilize after three hundred ters, but the spears maintained their shape up to seven hundred ters before exploding in a bright burst. My willpower is consud more slowly, he noted.
When he launched a fireball, Priam infused it with his willpower. This resource condensed the Pyro Concept, ensuring the projectile’s coherence. It forced the flas to maintain their shape until impact. Without it, a fireball would beco unstable upon leaving the Domain—the connection between Priam and the attack severed—and explode instantly.
It was different for an ice spear, but flas, being a plasma, lacked inherent shape and relied on Priam’s willpower to keep one.
To create fireballs capable of traveling such distances, Priam would have to infuse them with a massive amount of willpower—a waste. Fire spears required fewer resources, and this discovery was potentially revolutionary. ntally, he asked his add-on for a report.
[Projectile Speed Comparison:
Fireball: 158 m/s, accuracy: 10 cm at 100 m, willpower loss in flight: 18%/100 m
Pyro Spear: 320 m/s, accuracy: 4 cm at 100 m, willpower loss in flight: 7%/100 m
Beyond 50% willpower loss, the projectile's structure begins to collapse, leading to energy instability and premature explosion.
Conclusions:
The bonus from [Spear Throw] is carried with any type of spear. Spear Mastery increases the efficiency of willpower expenditure/structure resilience. A spear shape is superior in terms of aerodynamics.
Recomndation: change the spear shape to optimize aerodynamics and reduce willpower loss.]
Wasting no ti, Priam altered the shape of his projectiles and, following his scientific spirit, began a series of tests. Hundreds of munitions were fired, analyzed, and compared to increase his knowledge of ballistics.
Lvl Up: [Spear Throw] lvl 31
DEXT 3
Progress was swift: Spear Mastery helped by enhancing his natural talent for wielding the weapon and instinctively guiding him to the best shapes. Priam first revised the spearheads to be more streamlined, losing less energy due to air friction. So physical calculations complented the tests, and he decided to adopt multiple shapes depending on the situation.
At subsonic speed, the spearheads now resembled teardrops. This elliptical shape was effective for minimizing drag, allowing air to flow smoothly around the projectile. He had added a thin shaft at the back to maintain a spear form—necessary for activating [Spear Throw] and Spear Mastery.
Lvl Up: [Physics - Forces] lvl 2
VIVA 3
"Oh, it’s been a while..." This skill was one of the first he acquired at the beginning of each Tutorial. He just needed to recall his classes and do so calculations to obtain these skills, boost his vivacity, and gain an edge over others. Priam sighed and activated [Focus] to push the mory aside.
Creating a dozen flaming spears, he aid at enemies within five hundred ters. Lighting up the sky, the teardrop-shaped projectiles streaked forward before exploding on contact, causing mini-earthquakes. The new form reduced willpower loss from seven to five percent per hundred ters. The optimization was recognized by the System.
Lvl Up: [Spear Throw] lvl 32
DEXT 3
Priam frowned as he studied the scattered remains of the corpses. The teardrop shape was optimized for throwing a spear far, but the rounded nose of the ellipse didn’t allow for good penetration. A spear exploding on contact was effective for bombarding weak enemies, not for taking out a boss.
Lvl Up: [Physics - Forces] lvl 3
VIVA 3
Priam sent another volley of spears and noticed another problem. The teardrop spear had little substance at the rear, causing the back to wobble when fired. This added inaccuracy beca critical at a certain distance.
After a third and fourth volley, Priam concluded that the teardrop shape was good at short range and low speed. Useful for creating an air-to-ground barrage, terrible for sniping a distant enemy.
He needed other shapes.
Instead of starting from scratch, Priam drew inspiration from pre-Tutorial ballistics research. The military had created different shapes for different functions, and there was no need to reinvent the wheel.
He began by modeling hand-sized spears and shaped their tips like sniper bullets. To maintain a straight trajectory, he applied a spin—following the sa principle used to stabilize a spinning top.
Their small size allowed Priam to create a hundred bullet-spears, and he began to fire. Within monts, he employed a stream of thought to make the ammunition and another to aim and shoot.
A few seconds later, Priam's laughter echoed across the battlefield. With his vivacity and Spear Mastery talent, he could churn out a hundred spears per second. He felt like a veritable machine gun, raining down thousands upon thousands on slow, weak undead.
Sun points accumulated as Priam adjusted so paraters. Temporarily abandoning Pyro, he focused on his Fire Concept to create ultra-economical ammunition. It seed he could single-handedly defeat the horde.
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However, no option was miraculous. A Tier 2 tougher than the others took two thousand bullets before falling, which sobered Priam. This economical use of willpower proved effective for direct impact damage but inconvenient in other scenarios.
Lvl Up: [Spear Throw] lvl 33
DEXT 3
Lvl Up: [Physics - Forces] lvl 4
VIVA 3
A distant mass of undead caught his attention, and Priam decided to eliminate them with an explosive AoE spear.
First, he copied the shape of a shell from mory. Tests were disappointing until he thought of removing the projectile’s rotation. The gyroscopic effect increased pressure on the spear’s structure, causing mid-flight explosions. Scientists had likely been aware of it for over a century, but despite his physics knowledge, Priam didn’t know everything. However, with his high vivacity, Spear Mastery, and add-on, he could rediscover these truths quickly.
Lvl Up: [Physics - Forces] lvl 5
VIVA 3
The shell-spear streaked through the sky before crashing down like a teor where the corrupted gathered. The explosion shook the battlefield, igniting a terrible blaze. Priam nodded at the result. The attack required a large amount of flas—and thus willpower, a finite resource—but it was perfect for wiping out large groups of weak enemies.
Lvl Up: [Spear Throw] lvl 34
DEXT 3
Priam used his new attack until he spotted a boss near the forest. The Tier 2 Viscount observed the battle, occasionally hurling crimson orbs where Jasmine moved. The assassin wasn’t in real danger, but a bit of bad luck could lead to disaster. Not on my watch.
The creature was massive and several kiloters away. To bring it down, he needed a special projectile. Could he succeed without using [Kinetic Control]?
There was only one way to find out. Priam closed his eyes and recalled his classes, his internet research, movies he’d seen, and books he’d read before settling on a kinetic energy penetrator-shaped spear. This tank ammunition was specialized for long-distance attacks and could penetrate vehicle armor.
Priam willed his flas into a long profile to reduce drag, then shaped a conical, sharp tip. Small feathers at the back of the shaft ensured a straight trajectory, and Priam instilled his willpower to solidify the flas. He looked at his target again and added his Spear Mastery into the spearhead.
Activating [Homo Elysian Predation], Priam fired.
The small spear broke the sound barrier, covering two kiloters in four seconds before hitting the boss dead center. With its dormant instinct, the necro Tier 2 didn’t even try to defend itself and perished as the projectile exploded inside its body.
Lvl Up: [Spear Throw] lvl 35
DEXT 3
Priam’s fourth spear shape was such a success he was montarily shocked by the result. He had just one-shot a Tier 2!
Of course, the creature was just a Viscount and had not resisted. On his side, the Champion had used Pyro, Spear Mastery, [Spear Throw], and a perfectly suited projectile. Nonetheless, the result was astonishing. In a few months, could he assassinate Tier 3s without a problem?
This posed a more serious problem: if his progression was this fast, then stagnating was a deadly trap. Only a few weeks had passed since the Reunion, yet Priam knew he could massacre the version of himself that had just passed a quadruple Tribulation. I could even face a hundred of them…
It wasn’t just due to the increase in his attributes, but primarily because of his new abilities. As a Pyro user, as a Mist Sage, and as a Spear Master, he had multiplied his firepower. Combined with my resistances, my forr self wouldn’t stand a chance…
The battle raged on beneath him, and Priam refocused. He still had Sun points to earn. Given the seemingly endless tide of the corrupted, he decided to conserve his ntal endurance. This third wave wasn’t about defeating a boss but enduring an endless onslaught.
The tests resud, and Priam began modifying the spears’ dinsions and composition. It was ti to create hybrids with his ice.
Lvl Up: [Revelation Resilience] lvl 41
M 3
TA (Affinity) 3
TA (Authority) 3
Status:
PHYSICAL:
Strength 707
Constitution 1 105
Agility 614
Vitality 1 040
Perception 760
NTAL:
Vivacity (D) 566 ( 14)
Dexterity 640 ( 18)
mory 803 ( 11)
Willpower 1 134
Charisma 661
TA:
ta-affinity 765 ( 7)
ta-focus 403
ta-endurance 608
ta-perception 339
ta-chance 274
ta-authority 195 ( 6)
Potential: 13 495 ( 20)
Tier 0
Sun points: 894 811 ( 212 747)
[He Who Eludes Death] charge: PRID
[Tribulation]: Five Tribulations pending.
Future Tribulations delayed until:
Ti: 157 days 8 hours 17 minutes 47 seconds.
Next thresholds: 12 attributes > 600 / 6 attributes > 900 / 1 attribute > 1 200
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