Epoch: A Berserker's Rise

Chapter 106: Into the Mirage Desert

Outside the walls, Adam was already walking toward the desert. He had only begun his trip, and the journey would be long, so he had no time to lose.

The Mirage Desert was the biggest desert in the world, and it would take him the whole day to even get to the closest city. Of course, there would be a few oasis on the way, but he didn't want to waste time so he wouldn't stop at any of them if he didn't need to.

Once Adam reached the desert, he looked back toward the distant Neve Dorei, and checking no one was there, he took a step in the sand. At the same time, he finally checked what he had gotten from the bosses and the event itself.

What first came to his eyes was the skill book, a B Rank Skill he had gotten because he ranked first in contribution. Without any further ado, he took the book in hand, and inspected it.

Great Ice Breath (B): Breath out a wind so cold everything it touches is turned into ice. Deals 140% of frost damage to every opponent within 5 meters. Surfaces hit by the cold breath become slippery. Cooldown: 30 minutes.

Adam took this as an enhanced version of the Ice Breath, the equivalent of the Fire Breath he got on Arda's Amulet in the past. This would become a powerful skill in the future.

Adam learned the skill, and as the skill books turned into ashes he turned back to his inventory. Multiple equipments and resources had dropped from the bosses, as well as several potions.

Among everything he had picked, three pieces of equipment really stood out, and interested him.

[Corroded Staff of the Undead] (Unique, Level 80)

Requirements: Mage Class, 800 Intelligence, 800 Wisdom.

Intelligence, Wisdom: +5000

Agility, Strength, Endurance: +3000

Death Empowerment: Drain the power from a nearby corpse to boost your or one of your allies' strength. Cooldown: 10 minutes.

Death Swamp: Turns the surrounding 50 meters into a swamp of death. Deal 100% of your normal damage to all enemies in the swamp, and reduces their Agility by 50%. Cooldown: 1 Hour.

[Mace of the Merciful Paladin] (Exceptional, Level 70)

Requirements: 300 Strength, 200 Intelligence, Physical Class

Attack: +11000

Strength: +2400

Wisdom, Endurance: +1200

Merciful Light: Brings down a holy light around the caster, healing allies and burning enemies. Damage and healing are at 100% of the caster's Wisdom. Cooldown: 30 minutes.

Blessing of the Light: All targets have their Strength boosted by 20%. Up to five targets. Cooldown: 10 minutes.

[Moonstone Boots] (Unique, Level 100)

Requirements: 1000 Strength, 1000 Agility, Physical Class

Strength: +7000

Agility: +7000

Grace of the Moon: Ignore gravity for ten seconds. Cooldown: 10 minutes.

Moon Presence: Make an illusory moon appear above you. None of your enemies shall hide under the moonlight. Cooldown: 1 Hour.

He had been quite lucky, getting two Unique Equipments. Well, the Corroded Staff of the Undead was to be expected, after all he had killed a Chosen Elder, but the Moonstone Boots were really a lucky pick.

Moreover, he would have to give the Staff to someone, or sell it, but he would be able to use the Boots in the future.

But as he looked at the Mace he got, he felt somewhat bad, Holdir had been a brave warrior. He took it out of his inventory to take a good look at it, but was surprised by the notification he got.

[Ding! New Quest detected, 'Lost Legacy'!]

Quest Detail: You have found the weapon left by a powerful expert, whose disappearance has left his clan in turmoil.

Quest Level: 70

Quest Difficulty: B

Objective: Bring this mace to the clan of Holdir the Merciful Paladin.

Reward: ??

The B Difficulty was intriguing, but Adam decided he would complete this quest after he gets his armor made.

While Adam was examining the mace, Neith, whom he had summoned, stopped for a moment, and sand rose in the air.

Adam put the mace back in his inventory and looked down. Neith had impaled a five meters long worm with one of her legs, and it was wriggling under her, trying to escape underground.

Neith said mentally 'It's blood is venomous, but it's nothing compared to my own venom.' Adam smiled and inspected the worm.

[Desert Worm] (Elite, Level 70)

HP: 30000/50000

Neith was about to finish it, but Adam told her 'Don't, I want to see something.'

Neith nodded and stopped herself. Meanwhile, Adam punched toward the worm. A fist of blue light exited his fist, and struck the worm.

-22000 HP!

Just now, all Adam had done was to use [Mighty Strike] on his fist, and also apply [Flying Slash]. As it turned out, he didn't necessarily had to use his sword to attack at distance, any of his basic attacks could now strike at a distance.

Moreover, the damage was quite good, partly due to his new title. He patted Neith and asked her 'Are you interested by this skill? I could try to teach you.'

Neith snorted 'I don't need it, I can just do that.' She threw the worm in the air, and as it was about to land ten meters away a spear of sand appeared under it, impaling the worm and killing it on the spot.

This surprised Adam who said 'I thought your skill allowed you to create earth spear, not sand.' Neith replied 'I'm not restrained to earth or sand, as long as it is related to earth then I can use it. If we were on a mountain then it would be a rock spear.'

Adam asked 'Do they differ in power?' Neith replied 'They don't. My Aura make them as strong as each other. So I don't need your skill to strike from a distance, this is more than enough.'

Adam asked 'What if the enemy is above?' Just as he said that another sand spear appeared before them, but this one was much bigger than the last one. Moreover, it left the ground and flew in the air, going more than twenty meters in the air before dissipating. Adam nodded and said 'I'll shut up.'

Adam was feeling quite hot because of his armor, but he still took this opportunity to meditate and look at the final reward he got from this battle, the information put in his mind by the God of War.

When he decided to unlock the knowledge hidden in his mind, he suddenly felt a mild headache, due to how much information he got all of a sudden. This was quite shocking as his soul was more powerful than other humans, and so if a normal person had received this the pain would be much more.

But even more shocking was, how could something in game provoke a headache? Just what was this game?

Adam focused back on what had been inserted in his mind, and he was shocked by what he saw. Information about cultivation had appeared in his mind, lots of it, along with a message.

'My mother saw potential in you, and I must say today's battle was quite impressive, so I decided to make you my champion. Also, it was rude of my to read your memories, but I had to if I wanted to give you a good gift. As it seems, cultivation in your world is different from ours, and your need cultivation techniques. I would have gladly given you one, but there is no better method than the ones we create, so I have you the knowledge to create your own technique. Good luck on your journey, and grow strong, Adam Collins.'

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