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Matured Elixir.
It took patience and effort to stop himself from eating this elixir.
In that sense, Yujun’s endurance was above average.
He has been holding out obtaining another trait until his luck increases.
‘I’m finally going to eat this.’
He could get more lucky items and then eat it, but that was too inefficient.
Without delaying further, he ate the Matured Elixir.
When he put it in his mouth, it burned his throat as it passed, then a holographic window appeared.
[You’ve used Matured Elixir!]
[One random trait will be obtained.]
[Obtained ‘Swordsmanship (B)’ trait.]
‘Wait…simply, Swordsmanship?’
Yujun breathed deeply.
He was looking forward to the trait gained from the Mature Elixir since his luck has increased by the Lucky Ring.
But he never expected to gain the trait Swordsmanship!
‘Crazy.’
As its name implies, it was a trait that improved your skill with swords.
It sounds like a very common trait, but in reality, Swordsmanship is harder to obtain than most S-Rank and higher traits.
‘In a sense, my swordsmanship was as good as a beginner up till now.’
This low rank swordsmanship is a flaw, but it’s not something that can’t be fixed.
‘As a reward for defeating the dragon, I can evolve the rank of Swordsmanship.’
Given that the Lucky Ring was found at the end of this path, chances are high that the reward will be the same as in War of Gods.
Tap. Tap.
Yujun went back to the crossroad.
Once the traps were broken, it did not activate again.
So Yujun was able to comfortably return to the crossroad.
May smiled as if she knew he would come back in perfect condition.
“You’re okay.”
“Of course.”
“Thank you.”
“Huh?”
Yujun tilted his head at her abrupt remark.
“I don’t think I’ve properly thanked you before.”
“I think you did.”
“No, I couldn’t do it because we were in a hurry. Thank you so much. Thanks to you for saving my friend’s life…Even now we’re being chased by the dark elves and you’ve helped me…”
“…”
“If you need any help later, please tell me. Not only me, but also my friends will help. Elves never forget their benefactors. Okay?”
Yujun nodded.
The way elves and dark elves treated their benefactors was different from that of humans and other races.
The elf race generally do not show hospitality.
This kind of grace makes their relationship clear.
It’s significant.
“Shall we exchange messengers?”
“Okay! I was going to ask you first…”
Yujun’s first nonhuman friend became the elf May.
Yujun avoided May’s gaze, who has been looking at him with a heavy look in her eyes for some time now, and spoke.
“Now let’s go get the boss.”
“It said it was a dragon…We shouldn’t bother it?”
“It’s okay because it’s going to be over soon.”
“You have great confidence. Of course you’re capable of it, but…”
Originally, he was going to fight the dragon by using a lot of items, but once he gained the swordsmanship trait, he did not have to do so.
The swordsmanship trait, which gives rise to everything done with a sword, was now a perfect match for Yujun, who has a fraudulent sword.
‘It’s really the last path.’
Yujun and May ran to the end of the third path where the dragon was asleep.
When they reached the end of the third path, they saw a wide silver cavity.
There was a huge dragon that filled half of the wide area.
“Eek…”
Faced with a huge dragon, May was startled.
“I-it’s big.”
“Yeah.”
Yujun only saw the game graphics, and it was the first time he saw the dragon in person.
The pressure felt from such a size is no joke.
Its mere sight gave him goosebumps all over his body.
The dragon was fast asleep, as the name of the hidden dungeon suggests.
But for a moment, the dragon, who felt their presence, lifted up its scarred eyelids.
“Human… and a blessed child of the forest.”
An emotionless voice echoed through the cave.
The voice was filled with unknown strength, which made them flinch.
“You stepped into my lair… Are you fearless?”
Yujun burst into laughter at the word lair.
How could such a poor place be called a lair?
The dragon in front of them is asleep in a cave like this because it has no power to protect its lair.
‘If it’s a dragon’s lair, there should be treasures.’
Of course there was no treasure.
Instead, defeating this dragon can earn more valuable rewards than the numerous goods or treasures.
Yujun took out his sword without answering the words of the dragon.
What that means is obvious.
The ancient dragon became furious.
“Leave!”
Shwah!
The dragon spat out red flames from its mouth.
The size of the flames was so large that Yujun couldn’t avoid it.
He was close to the dragon unlike May who was far behind.
‘It’s a waste to use the Essence of Fire. Should I use this?’
Yujun gulped down a secret flame resistance potion he had prepared in advance and broke through the ancient dragon’s flames.
Even if it was fire, the heat was far below that of the ancient dragon at its peak.
‘It’s working.’
In fact, it was quite painful and he gritted his teeth, but it did not limit his movements.
He didn’t get burned.
Yujun was able to get right in front of the dragon’s face thanks to his increase in flame resistance.
After launching a fire breath, the dragon became powerless for a while.
Now was his chance.
Yujun used Crushing Blow (B).
As a matter of fact, the strength of the strike was strong due to the attack of the sword, but the attack increased further due to the effect of the sword’s option.
A colorful strike with all his might.
The motion was simple, but the effect was shocking.
Bang!
Yujun’s sword and the dragon’s forehead collided, then an ear-splitting sound rang out.
Yujun didn’t stop there.
Since then, he has launched a series of devastating strikes on the body of the dragon.
This was one of the options on the Bazur’s Mana Sword.
– Mana increases by 200%.
A 200% amplification does not simply double the sword’s power.
Mana injected into the sword is amplified by 200%.
The power of attacks with mana is incomparably different from that of a normal attack.
In other words, a 200% amplification in mana boosts Yujun’s attacks by five or six times.
The ancient dragon is already in a state of decrepit age.
Bang! Bang!
Whenever Yujun swung his sword, the dragon’s flesh was cut.
“Keuaa…”
Without even thinking of resisting, the dragon could only be beaten.
Yujun came to his senses after his successive attacks.
‘Even so, you’re a dragon and was able to hold up well.’
But there was also a limit.
He was able to drive it to the brink of death at a much faster pace than when he hunted it in game.
It proved that he is a lot stronger than his game character.
“Don’t think I’ll let you leave now!”
The dragon was furious, but that wasn’t enough to turn the tables.
Yujun put a lot of mana into his sword, then delivered the final blow.
Bang!
The ancient dragon died.
[Level has risen!]
[Level has risen!]
[Level has risen!]
[Level has risen!]
[…]
[Obtained legendary title ‘Dragon Slayer.’]
[An impossible achievement!]
[Obtained Strength Essence.]
[Obtained Legendary Item Box (Pick)]
[Obtained Fruit of Evolution.]
[Obtained Rare grade equipment.]
[Obtained Hero grade equipment.]
[…]
After confirming the rewards message, Yujun grabbed what he came here for.
‘Fruit of Evolution. It really came out.’
The Fruit of Evolution was also the reward he got for defeating the dragon in War of Gods.
He burst out a smile with joy.
‘Everything else is whatever… All I need is the Fruit of Evolution.’
He did not care for equipment under legendary rank.
Except for the Fruit of Evolution, the Strength Essence caught his eyes.
[Strength Essence]
Grade: Hero
Option: Permanently increase Strength by 15.
In fact, it was very difficult to find items that permanently increase your attributes.
Aside from the Fruit of Evolution, this was also a great reward.
‘Let’s check the title’s effect first.’
He decided to use the Fruit of Evolution last after checking the other rewards.
– Dragon Slayer (Legendary) – All stats increased by 5%.
The effect of the title was like this.
It’s a pretty good effect.
To increase all your stats by a percent.
Even among the legendary titles, this was one of the best.
‘I didn’t get the Dragon Slayer title last time.’
Nonetheless, he knows the reason.
This is because the dragon’s level is over 200.
On the other hand, his level is only half that of the dragon.
For doing an impossible achievement, all rewards seem to have a chance of giving a good title.
Looking at the status window, Yujun was proud.
‘I already have eight titles.’
Within a short period of time he was able to collect this many titles.
Even the ranks of the titles were mostly above Hero grade.
‘I’ve gone up 10 levels and…’
Yujun swallowed the Strength Essence.
He felt a surge of strength rising from his abdomen.
And lastly.
The Fruit of Evolution.
“Yujun!”
Then May came running.
“Are you okay?”
“Yes, as you can see, I’m fine.”
“Phew… that’s a relief.”
“Did you get anything?”
“My level rose by one. I also got a rare title. That’s too much of a reward just from watching afar.”
“Good thing you were in the party.”
“…I feel bad for some reason because I feel like I’m getting too much help. As I said before, if you need any help, please feel free to contact me.”
“Okay.”
May was a strong elf warrior for her young age.
There’s nothing wrong with getting close to her.
He doesn’t know if he will see her again though.
“Shall we go back?”
Yujun shook his head at May’s words.
“Wait a minute.”
The Fruit of Evolution was taken out of his inventory.
He checked the Fruit of Evolution’s information for the first time in a really long time.
[Fruit of Evolution]
Grade: Legendary
Option: Evolve one skill or trait you specify. In addition, all stats are permanently increased by 10.
It’s an amazing item no matter how he looks at it.
Worthy of being Legendary grade, not only did it evolve a skill or trait, it could also permanently increase his stats.
That was the reason why Yujun wanted the Fruit of Evolution.
He has the Composure trait, but for the first time, he felt very nervous at the moment.
‘Please. At least evolve to S rank.’
There was nothing more he could hope for if his Swordsmanship can evolve to S rank.
That alone will be better than most SSS rank skills and traits.
‘All I can do is pray the Lucky Ring is of help.’
He was aiming for S rank.
In fact, the trait Swordsmanship (A) is not bad, but it’s also true that it pales in comparison to its S rank counterpart.
‘I’m not greedy to hope for such a thing. Please. Pretty please.’
After praying dearly, Yujun put the Fruit of Evolution in his mouth and chewed it.
A sweet scent lingered in his mouth, refreshing his head, then a hologram window appeared.
[Fruit of Evolution!]
[Please select a trait or skill to evolve.]
Yujun thought of the Swordsmanship (A) trait.
Then, a bright light burst out before his eyes.
[Player has enormous luck!]
[Swordsmanship is evolving.]
[Evolving in progress…]
Yujun suppressed his pounding heart and focused all his attention on the hologram in front of him.
[Fruit of Evolution’s essence has melted into the body.]
[Swordsmanship (B) → Swordsmanship (SSS)]