Level 1 Player (MT Novel) - Chapter 58

Chapter 58. Water Snake Raid (Part 2)

I struggled to rise from the ground. It seemed to me that enough time had passed since the Snake’s psychological attack. Standing firmly on my feet, I looked at my equipment. One swipe of my tail had deformed my rare level of armor, and I was covered in blood.

“Well, I’m still alive…”

Perhaps if I hadn’t had Immortality, I would have been lying in the damp earth long ago.

“I didn’t know that the Serpent still had some kind of psychological pressure skill.

Of course, unlike the attack of terror and fear, this one was much more powerful, which is why I couldn’t handle it.

Somewhere in the distance I heard the roar of the Water Snake.

“Yeah, what a mess!”

The mages and healers were scattered on the ground. And the tanks, melee fighters and archers continued to fight the monster.

“Hmm, where’s my sword-hemolysis? – I looked around, but didn’t see it anywhere. – We need to get it back right away.”

I remembered that among the sword’s new features was one very useful – summoning. As soon as I thought of the sword, I saw it:

[Your uniquely heroic item Sword Hemolysis has been upgraded.]

This was not the first time I had seen this phrase.

“Is it really him…?”

I glanced at the Serpent, fiercely fighting the Players. As I ran my eyes over his body, I found my sword in the monster’s tail.

“I must have stuck it in when he attacked me!”

Thanks to the force with which Serpent struck, the hemolysis sword entered the monster’s flesh up to the hilt.

“Then the summoning is unnecessary.

I am glad for the fact that the sword is in the Water Snake’s body, “fed” by its blood, and thus transformed into something more. That is why the summoning is not necessary.

“I wonder exactly how long it will take him to transform?”

A great many wounds appeared on the monster’s body. Everything was going like clockwork. Even though the monster had improved its psychological pressure skill, the mass attacks had not spared it. But the Players have now lost the support of the mages, so it will be harder to inflict a deadly blow. The Special Forces squad that fought the Water Snake is already wounded. There are no healers in the squad, so no one could heal them. But the winner and loser were already predetermined. The serpent has slowed down, and the representatives of the special squad still have some strength left.

[Your uniquely heroic item Sword Hemolysis has been upgraded.]

“Already?”

I don’t know how long it’s been since the last message, but h got another one.

“Is it all thanks to the blood of a legendary monster?”

In any case, it’s the best blood the sword-hemolysis could absorb.

***

The Water Snake fought back desperately. What he thought was a delicacy was in fact inedible. In addition, something was sticking into his tail and actively draining the blood that was the source of his life.

The serpent was completely exhausted. He was torn by a wild desire to get rid of the thing sticking out of his tail. Nevertheless, everything continued, and the pesky “food” was becoming a problem. Yes, the “food” was weak, but there was too much of it, and every flick of the tail brought only misery. The tail was just torn from the savage pain of some piece of metal.

The monster tried desperately to attack with fear and terror, but nothing worked. Nothing was working! Not even the acid breath. It could see that it tried to activate other skills, but that didn’t bring any results either.

How long has this been going on? Magic and stamina had almost left his body as he used his skills for too long. His mind clouded from the great blood loss. A sharp piece of metal entered deeper into his flesh, and then there was silence.

***

There was a shriek, and the body of the Water Snake fell to the ground. The Special Forces immediately jammed their weapons into the monster, but it wouldn’t move.

[Amazing Achievement (Heroic)]

You killed a legendary level monster.

Achievement: rank [Contributing to the killing of a legendary level monster (heroic)]

– Hooray!

– We did it!

– We slayed it!

Shouts of elation echoed from everywhere.

The battle had sucked all the juices out of the Serpent, and it seemed to have drained all the liquid out of the representatives of the Special Forces squad, making their throats dry. Of course, without the support of mages it was difficult to inflict serious injury. And without healers, it was difficult to heal the wounds. Some drank expensive potions, some got help from their comrades. The magic and stamina of the Players from the special squad were running low; if the monster had not fallen, they might have been the first to go to the afterlife. But they survived the battle, though many died.

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Mages and healers suffered the most. If South Korea had been defeated, no one would have been able to cope with the monster.

Gradually, magic began to leave the Serpent’s mortal body and transformed into something more. Everyone focused their attention on this process. It was time to be rewarded for their services. Everyone tensed up, since this was the first time anyone could become the owner of a legendary item. No one even suspected that the owner of the valuable prize was predetermined. It was a hemolysis sword. The sword, which had absorbed the magic of Blue Drake Zetus, was not enough Water Snake blood alone, so it continued to absorb the remnants of magic. The tail almost evaporated, exposing the sword’s cold steel… Before anyone knew it, the sword immediately vanished into thin air.

***

I grabbed the sword back to me. It’s hard for me to imagine that something like this could have happened to me! So I decided to take another look at the message that had appeared earlier:

[Incredible Achievement (Heroic)]

You have obtained a legendary-level weapon for the first time.

Reward: Rank [First Legendary Weapon Owner (Heroic)]

[Incredible Achievement (Heroic)]

You have acquired a legendary-level weapon for the first time.

Reward: Rank [First Legendary Weapon Owner (Heroic)]

[Incredible Achievement (Heroic)]

You have gained a legendary-level skill for the first time.

Reward: rank [First owner of a legendary skill (heroic)]

Sword Hemolysis has become a legendary weapon. I was able to achieve something I didn’t expect at all. By pure chance, the sword got stuck in a serpent’s body, but that’s why it was able to grow to a legendary level.

[Sword Hemolysis (Unique-Legendary)

– Restores the wielder’s magic and stamina by absorbing all spilled blood in the area

– Momentarily enhances the attack and speeds up the regeneration of the wielder’s magic and stamina when absorbing the blood of lizard-like creatures

– Can be boosted by prolonged exposure to Spawn blood

– Increases the magic of the Player to a super limit by combining the magical powers of the host with those of Blue Drake Zetus and Water Snake

– These options are inactive when the item is used by a non-master

– Master may voluntarily summon the Sword of Hemolysis three times a day.

– Can be paired with the Dragon’s Blood skill.

[Blood of the Dragon (Legendary)

Active ability: converts lizardlike blood into spikes, activates only when lizardlike blood is present, activates only when in direct contact with the sword.

Now that’s a truly legendary item. Despite the limitations, I still managed to get it.

“My collection of ranks has been enriched with three awards. I didn’t know there were achievements with a ‘unique’ wording.”

Previously, I only had two heroic skills, namely Immortality and Breath of Thunder and Lightning. And uniquely-heroic was only the sword-hemolysis. But I didn’t get any messages. Only after the sword-hemolysis was upgraded to the legendary level did the first message appear.

“Hmm, so there are more Players with unique skills or items like me?”

Maybe they even have the usual or rare “First” achievements.

Yes, I may not have them, but I do have heroic achievements, which are even more valuable. It felt like I had caught luck by the tail. And the goodies didn’t end there.

[Contributing to the killing of a legendary level monster (heroic)

– Allows you to receive a reward depending on the level of participation in the raid

– Participation Level #1

– Increases all stats by 10.

“Wow,” I wondered. – Am I number one?”

Actually, I didn’t really do much in this raid, just attacked Snake with Thunder and Lightning Breath from afar as soon as I woke up after the psychological attack. Nevertheless, I was awarded first place on the list. Because of that, I got the best reward – an increase of all characteristics by 10!

In addition, my just received heroic achievements also increased all characteristics by 20. But that’s because they were awarded to me alone.

In the case of the amazing Battlefield Achievement, each mobilized Player received a reward according to their level of participation in the raid. And no matter what, I got the maximum.

“Sword Hemolysis, how grateful I am to you…!”

In fact, there was only one reason why I could get the championship and the biggest award. And that reason was the sword-haemolysis. By a fluke, the sword had contributed the most to the battle with the Water Snake. If it hadn’t been for that item, I would have probably ended up at the bottom of the list and got a hole in my bagel. But thanks to the sword, I rose to the top of the pedestal.

“I wonder how an item would be shared in such a situation?”

Usually, high-value items go under the hammer to the highest bidder. There’s always a lot of buzz around heroic level items. But this is the first legendary item in the world! Of course, this auction is obviously not going to be easy.

“On the other hand, it’s none of my business.

Even though I got first place on the bounty distribution list, in fact, I didn’t do anything supernatural. And if you think about it, the rewards aren’t that great. If the participation level ranking is revealed, circumstances will force me to disclose the existence of the sword-hemolysis.

“That would be a real shame,” I thought.

I don’t know if any other items were distributed that might have come from the remnants of Serpent’s magic, but their value should definitely be high. And I couldn’t figure out how much benefit I would have gotten from the sword-hemolysis.

“I shouldn’t be greedy.”

Unlike the other Players, I am the one who got the biggest reward in this raid and became the owner of a legendary item!

***

The whole world was watching the events unfolding, particularly South Korea, with bated breath. At last the monster that had first appeared on this planet had been safely eliminated. The whole world was interested in several things, among them were the items and skills left behind by the Water Snake, but the South Korean government carefully concealed this information. No one showed them, and no one demanded to sell them.

Some rankers bought tickets and came to South Korea to reap the “First” achievement, hoping to become even stronger. But the country’s government proved unwavering and was not going to disclose any information. They did not care about money, on the contrary, they were interested in the development of their Players. And even if the Runkers started throwing around bank checks with fabulous sums, it would be a drop in the ocean compared to the country’s budget.

The attention of the world was focused on more than just objects. Everyone was interested in the level of the Players involved in the battle. But the Korean government remained steadfast on this point as well, also withholding information because it saw no point in disseminating the strength and power of its Players. On the other hand, thanks to the successful outcome of the battle, South Korea was now in good standing, as was China.

Yes, China had twice tried its hand against the Water Snake and had suffered great loss of life, but no one rejoiced at its defeat.

Nevertheless, now South Korea is the country that got all the laurels, including the territory of North Korea. And the country’s government has officially announced the reasons for the Water Snake’s sudden change in trajectory. According to the authorities, the Chinese raiders who took part in the raid crossed the borders of the state without permission or any warning – South Korea considered this act as an invasion and anti-human behavior.

It is obvious that China is eager to increase its territories. That is why one country decided to inflict damage on the other. This was confirmed by the fact that China refused help from the international community, and when problems arose, they immediately threw them on someone else’s shoulders. All of the world’s states criticized the situation. For China, it has turned out to be an embarrassment. Officially, they should have apologized, but the country started shifting things from bad to worse.