[Dungeon Cleared]
[Reward: 10000 Gold, 10kg of Mana Stones]
[Achievement Unlocked: First Dungeon]
[Reward: 2 Level, Title: The beginning]
Title: The Beginning
A little gift to help you in your adventures going forward.
Base strength and defence increase by 5%.
[You have levelled up]
[You have levelled up]
[Special Achievement Unlocked: First D-rank Dungeon]
[Reward: 3 Levels and a Whistling Katana (B-Rank)]
[You have levelled up] × 3
[Exclusive Achievement Unlocked: First Dungeon Clear]
[Reward: SS-rank Random Skill, Attribute Upgrade Stone, Mysterious Key ×1]
…
[Global Notification: First Dungeon has been cleared]
[Global Notification: First D-rank Dungeon has been cleared]
Since this was a global notification, every player around the world saw it on their third attribute panel.
Panic erupted.
Players everywhere scrambled to enter gates, eager not to fall behind.
Governments went into crisis mode, trying to determine which nation had sent a team into a dungeon without informing others. The diplomatic channels were in flames, suspicions rising, alliances fraying.
But no country claimed responsibility.
That made things worse.
Because no one could believe the truth, that this gate had been cleared by a single player.
Raven, meanwhile, stood in the dungeon's remains, absolutely chuffed as he reviewed the spoils of his first clear. The sheer volume of rewards from just one dungeon felt surreal.
But what excited him most?
The SS-rank Random Skill.
He tapped on the notification.
[SS-Rank: Divine Eyes]
Level: 1
-->Can see all information about anything and everything, regardless of level.
-->Can apply intimidation debuff to both players and monsters. The effect depends on the level of the individual to whom it is applied.
"Insane," Raven muttered, eyes glinting with excitement.
'For now, it's basically an on-hand encyclopaedia, on basically everything. And possess an even stronger intimidation than I already do.'
For a moment, he imagined what the others would do with something like this. Politicians, guilds, soldiers. Then he smirked. They'd never get the chance.
'Wait, there was that key…'
Using his new ability, Raven retrieved and inspected the rustic and so-called mysterious key, hoping to unravel it.
Monument key: Can be used to unlock a monument prematurely when certain conditions are met.
'Well, that's great… guess I'll need to level it up if I want any more about hidden items?'
'At least I know what it's for, even if it's currently completely useless.'
Leaving the rest of the loot for later, he turned his attention to the Attribute Upgrade Stone.
A round, golden-yellowish-looking crystal appeared on his hand.
After a moment of thought, he knew exactly where to use it.
His most-used attribute: Aether.
[Aether cannot be upgraded.]
[Please choose another attribute.]
'…'
'What… does that mean it's already at the highest state possible?'
'Okay, then let's try something else.'
[All Master cannot be upgraded.]
[…]
'Same thing with this…'
'…Don't tell me that I can't upgrade any of them, because they are all too high level.'
'Let's at least try them all'
'Next is…'
[Would you like to use 1× Attribute Upgrade Stone to upgrade All-Elemental Magic to the next level?]
'Yes, something worked. So I wouldn't have to trash it after all.'
[Yes]
The system stalled for a moment.
[Processing…]
[All-Elemental Magic has become Universal Magic]
Universal Magic (NEW Attribute)
-->The ultimate form of magic.
-->The user no longer needs to cast elements individually; all elements in the universe will eventually bend to the user's will.
-->It is much easier to progress your control through your imagination. It is also much easier to unlock new elements.
-->The efficiency of spells increases.
-->Unlocks Anti-Magic: You can nullify magic from lower-level players and monsters.
"That's... surely broken," Raven was baffled. He was thrilled, of course, but unsure how there was such a big leap. And Anti-Magic… He'd have to test it soon.
But first, attribute points.
Attribute Points: 26
{Name: Raven Dmitry}
Class: Classless
Level: 49
EXP: 5500/ 7300
Attributes:
Aether: 23 → 28
Universal Magic: 23 → 28 (NEW)
Martial Power: 23 → 28
All Master: 23 → 28
Divinity: 23 → 28
Attribute Points: 34 → 0
Skills:
Awareness (E-Rank)
Tracking (E-Rank)
Sprint (E-Rank)
Spatial Manipulation (S-Rank) Lv 2
Divine Eyes (SS-Rank) Lv 1 (NEW)
Inventory:
Iron sword (D-Rank)
Invisible Armour (A-Rank)
Wooden Shield (F-Rank)
Knife (F-Rank)
Mana Potion (D-Rank)
Health Potion (D-Rank)
Ring of Day (C-Rank)
Phoenix Feather (A-Rank)
Whirling Katana (B-Rank)(NEW)
One-time safe zone creation scroll (B-Rank)
10kg Mana Stone (NEW)
Mysterious Key ×2(NEW)
25000 Gold
It was fair to say that Raven now stood leagues above any other player on Earth.
He always was, but now, now he was just pulling away into the distance.
However, he wasn't finished.
He wanted every first-clear reward from every dungeon rank, not just to grow stronger, but to deny others the chance. If he was going to stand at the top, the gap needed to be absolute.
'Even if that affects everyone else's survival and even if millions die because of this, how is that my problem?'
"Let's go to the next one," Raven steeled himself, stepping out of the gate.