[Congratulations! You have defeated the corrupted mummies]
[The queen of Thorns shows her gratitude]
Zyrus was reading the ssages with intrigue when a change took place all of a sudden.
“Huh? My blessings!”
“I lost half of my blessings,”
“Y-you too?”
He didn’t have the ti to address the clamor behind him as further ssages started popping up.
[The blessings have been converted into the rewards]
[All players will receive a weapon suitable for them!]
“Noooo, my Exp potions!” Lauren grieved as if her fortune was lost in a call center scam, while the rest checked the new weapons in their inventory.
‘This is slightly better than trash,’ Zyrus grumbled as he checked the pair of daggers he had gotten. Although they were rare, they were nowhere close to his unique bloodspine spear. Not to ntion it was on the verge of evolving as well.
“Isn’t this just a waste of points?” Shi kun was also unsatisfied with the forced exchange.
“Not really, look at them.” Zyrus closed his inventory and pointed toward the hundreds of players. Although it wasn’t much for the leaders, rare equipnt was life-changing for the average players.
“Hey look! Pouka got one too!”
“She’s quick to recover.” Ria chuckled as she looked at Lauren who was checking out the bears. They looked much more nacing with a pair of bronze knuckles.
Every player had received sothing, and for the vast majority of them this would be a weapon they’d use for years to co. The weapons varied according to their holders; for example, the rats now had a tiny whip attached to their tails. Despite its common appearance, anyone who ignored it would have to pay a deep price.
‘And these guys got stronger once again,’
Zyrus looked at the goblin riders who had gotten new arrows. Although the wolves didn’t get any equipnt, their claws had beco noticeably sharper.
“Are we going to continue? It feels like we’re moving too fast,” Ria asked in a worried tone as she observed the players.
“I agree. We haven’t faced any real challenge after entering the pyramid. It’s almost like we’re being spoon-fed.”
“You think sothing’s fishy?” Kyle joined in the conversation with a frown.
“How do I put it… Hmm, let’s say there are two parties. One is significantly stronger than the other, but in order to improve themselves, they have to consu the weaker party. That’s the only chance they have in their life. Alas, the other party is too weak to be of a worthy ‘al’, so what do you think they’ll do?” Zyrus spoke in a deep tone. No one here was stupid. They understood the implications behind his words.
“I think the normal thing would be to fatten them up like cattle,” Shi kun muttered in a grim tone.
“But what if they beco too strong?”
“Well, then what if they die prematurely? Wouldn’t that be a waste?” Lauren and Ria spoke one after another. This was a complex topic where everyone had their own views.
Zyrus let them argue while he leisurely ate his al. Oftentis it was detrintal to give others the correct answer from the get-go.
“What do you think?”
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“There’s no right answer, Lauren.”
“What? Why did you ask the question then?”
“You know what’s the best thing you can do when you co across a question that has no right answer?”
“Think outside of the box?”
“Nope.”
“Then what?” Ria raised her eyebrows at Zyrus’s remark.
“Hahaha…Seeing is better than hearing,”
Zyrus snickered as he recalled the events he had gone through so far. There was no way Aurora would design such a simple Pyramid.
So, he’d show them the best way to deal with unexpected situations.
‘And it’ll probably be tonight….’
…
After taking a break to recover their stamina, Zyrus once again led the troops to the upper layer. This ti around, there weren’t any forks in their path. All that awaited the 900 players were the endless stairs with no end in sight.
After what felt like a steep mountain climb, Zyrus reached the last step of the stairs. In front of him was a gate similar to the one they saw at the front of the pyramid.
As soon as he set foot on that step, the stairs behind him disappeared like a mirage. However, not a single player flinched at the sight. Thus was the result of their discipline.
“Are you guys ready?” Zyrus asked his subordinates as he looked behind him. They were no longer a riffraff of players. Under his and Ria's joint drills, they were able to get into formation at any ti.
“Yes sir,” Shi kun was the first to reply. He wore yellow robes as usual along with a pair of green bracers. Behind him was a group of 50 shield warriors and 50 spearn.
Zyrus had once again rearranged the division of the crown holders. Since they had received the new shields, Zyrus ordered the old players to give their Vonasos armor to the spearn. The shield warriors lost their strongest ans of attack; nonetheless, it was the ideal scenario. It was better to focus on one aspect compared to being an all-rounder. Only a few apex existences were able to attain mastery in all aspects.
“I’m ready as well,” Kyle replied with a resolute expression.
His division was the most organized one as it was made up of swordsn. He looked like a valiant general with his reddish-black armor and dual silver swords. The 100 players behind him wore the Vonasos armor along with the newly obtained “Khopesh,” the swords that were shaped like sickles.
“All set,” Ria shouted from the back. Besides her and Lauren were the remaining 100 players. They were a mix of archers, dagger users, and last but not the least, mages. All of them were placed in the rear of the formation.
Although they had the highest firepower among the human divisions, their command structure was the worst.
Neither Ria nor Lauren had what it took to lead others on a battlefield. One was a strategist while the other was a mix of an assassin and a warrior., Thus, Zyrus had assigned the forr field boss, “Pouka,” to protect them against unforeseen circumstances.
Compared to humans, leading the monsters was much less troubleso for Zyrus. All he needed was a glance to convey his thoughts to them. Part of the reason was due to their direct relationship, and the rest was because of his race.
900 pairs of eyes looked at him as Zyrus touched the golden doors.
This was the end of the road for this event.
Be it the humans or the monsters, each and every one of them had improved their strength by a tier.
“The event has fed you very well, so…”
[You have discovered an event area!]
“Now’s the ti to digest that power,”
[The final event will now begin]
‘Or be consud by it.’
Zyrus didn't say the last part as he looked at the chamber, no, coliseum in front of him.
“That’s a weird combination,” Jacob looked at the arena with wide eyes.
“Yeah, weird enough to make you speak up first,”
[The Scorpion king awaits the challenger]
*Boom*
The mont he set foot in the coliseum, all of his subordinates were transported to this space alongside him.
“A challenge, huh.”
[Do you, Zyrus Wymar, accept the challenge?]
“Of course,” there was no hesitation in Zyrus’s reply. His eyes were already locked on the final adversary.
On the other side of the coliseum stood a man wearing black armor. The players could only see a pair of blue eyes from the scorpion king's visor, but even that was enough to send a chill down their spines.
And this wasn’t the most alarming thing. Behind the scorpion king was a 1000-strong army of terracotta warriors.
[Ding! The war will start in 00:05:00]
[Reward: None]
[Penalty: Death]
The one who stood against Zyrus was a great king who once aid to conquer the world.
“What the fuck!” Lauren’s curses reverberated all the way from the back.
“This is unfair.”
“I told you, didn’t I?” Zyrus glanced at Ria who was giving him a dumbfounded look.
Not only her, but most of the players were flabbergasted by the unexpected turn. So far, the thes of the event had been similar in nature. They completed a task to obtain the blessings, and then they would use those blessings to get rewards to complete more difficult tasks.
Sothing like this was completely out of their expectation.
Zyrus had no intention to explain the situation either. He wanted to know how his subordinates responded to a sudden crisis. From the mont he realized that this wasn’t a non-combat event, he knew that things would turn out this way. The balance of the sanctuary could never be broken.
The whole point of this event was to ensure that. How could his subordinates get an advantage over other players so easily? Prohibiting his earth movent until the finale was nowhere near enough to balance the scales.
Since they had obtained so many advantages so far, it was ti for them to overco this battle and prove their qualification.
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