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Chapter 138
Chapter 137: Curse Knight Lv. 5, Triggering Valkyrie!
It would be truly difficult to find this location within the forest in a short amount of time; after all, the directions Hobgoblin Agu had given were too vague.
He had only provided a simple description of the environment where the forest rift was.
Only by looking down from the sky could one clearly determine the location of such a unique terrain feature as the "forest rift."
Whoosh!
Tang Zheng urged his magic power, and his speed in the air immediately increased.
The normal speed of flying through theair using the `Flight` magic was about the same as that of ordinary birds.
Furthermore, it could only be maintained for about half an hour. To extend the duration or increase the speed, he had to consume more magic power.
After about an hour.
Tang Zheng arrived above the forest rift, a place that, despite being in the depths of the jungle, had sparse vegetation and a terrain resembling a hill.
After confirming that this location was exactly as Hobgoblin Agu had described,
Tang Zheng didn't linger. He flew over the forest rift, found a relatively open area, and descended from the sky.
"It's time to raise my level."
Standing in a patch of woods overgrown with weeds, Tang Zheng briefly surveyed the area and muttered to himself.
The brief battle with the Forest Sage King Hamusuke made Tang Zheng realize that his current true power wasn't actually much higher than what was expected for his level.
The crushing dominance he had displayed in previous battles...
...was partly due to his opponents' misjudgments. The people of this Otherworld liked to start with simple probing attacks before they knew their enemy's true strength.
And partly because he had too many tricks up his sleeve, leading to a diverse fighting style, complemented by the job traits and skills from his high-tier job classes.
This allowed him to establish an overwhelming advantage right from the start.
However!
When this skill advantage was nullified and a battle couldn't be decided quickly, his weaknesses were exposed.
The sleeves of his priest robe trembled.
A magic scroll appeared in each hand, and he crushed them forcefully.
Omm—
A white light condensed in the air, and two flame archangels appeared at Tang Zheng's sides.
His reserves of magic scrolls were completely depleted.
"Guard the surroundings. Execute any monsters or wild beasts that approach."
Tang Zheng issued his command to the flame archangels.
Swish! Swish!
The two flame archangels flapped their wings and began to patrol the area. The powerful, sacred aura they emanated scared away the nearby wild beasts and monsters, none daring to approach.
Calming himself,
Tang Zheng took a deep breath and stared at his stat panel.
He had delayed until now, partly because he was worried his previous deductions were wrong, and partly because he was concerned about causing a huge commotion if he actually activated the special job class.
After all, back when he had self-awakened the high-tier job class `Magic Swordsman`, his magic power had gone out of control and entered other abnormal statuses.
【Experience Slot: 31201/10000】
"Level up."
`Curse Knight Lv. 4`
【Experience Slot: 21201/20000】
Seeing he still had enough experience in the slot to level up again, Tang Zheng steeled himself: "Level up!"
【Experience Slot: 1201/30000】
`Curse Knight Lv. 5`
As the level of his `Curse Knight` class reached five in one go, Tang Zheng quickly felt a distinct surge of power within his body.
But that obviously wasn't what Tang Zheng truly cared about.
The air grew quiet. Was there no change?
Tang Zheng's heart skipped a beat, the rising anticipation freezing in that instant.
No!
Tang Zheng looked up and around. The sound of tree leaves rustling in the jungle wind, the distant insect chirping, the various scents permeating the air—everything suddenly became crystal clear.
The entire jungle was filled with a cacophony of sounds, yet Tang Zheng felt an inexplicable sense of quiet.
Omm—
The stat panel vibrated.
*Triggering conditions to acquire Special Job Class*
*Condition not met...*
*Condition met...*
*...*
*Condition not met...*
*Condition met...*
A series of messages rapidly scrolled across the system panel.
He saw the `Genius` job flickering back and forth between the `Priestess` and `Priest` classes.
Tang Zheng's eyelids twitched as he watched.
As the frequency of the flickering accelerated, it seemed to reach some kind of equilibrium, and the stat panel shook once more.
*Job Build requirements satisfied*
*Triggering Special Job Class · Valkyrie*
*Take up this Job Class?*
"Success!" A look of pleasant surprise appeared on Tang Zheng's face.
All his efforts during this time had been for this very moment. Without a shred of hesitation, the instant he confirmed his choice...
Boom!
A deep black curse energy erupted, surging madly from Tang Zheng's body with a terrifying aura.
In an instant, it transformed into a tangible black mist that enveloped his entire body.
The overflowing curse energy spread out from Tang Zheng, causing a large amount of the surrounding vegetation to turn yellow and wither.
The Lesser Soulhound was filled with fear, scrambling backward in terror.
However, this process did not last long.
A dazzling, milky-white light flickered to life from within the black mist. Immediately after, the deep black curse energy began to collapse and dissipate...
No!
It was a transformation. The curse power was converting into a milky-white, sacred light energy at a visible rate.
Tang Zheng could clearly feel this process. He could almost hear faint, resentful whispers within the curse power, like a single person and yet like countless people.
And this sacred power was dispelling it, seemingly completing some form of redemption!
Shwaaa!
In a flash.
The black curse energy vanished completely. A milky-white light enveloped Tang Zheng's entire body, breaking down into fine sparks of energy that blended into his skin and disappeared.
Vaguely.
Tang Zheng thought he saw a figure rushing toward him.
*Special Job Class successfully acquired*
...
Job: Valkyrie
Level: Special Job Class
Ability Effects:
Passive:
`Weapon Extra Specialization`: With each level up, you may choose to become proficient with weapons of the Slashing, Bludgeoning, or Piercing types. You may select one of these types for additional specialization enhancement.
`Aura of Courage`: Your attacks are imbued with holy attribute damage. When you engage a target in melee, your first attack is a guaranteed critical hit.
`Divine Blessing Body`: The effects of all debuffs on you are reduced by half.
`Dark Attribute Resistance I`: Reduces damage from dark attribute energy by 20%.
`Holy Attribute Resistance I`: Reduces damage from holy attribute energy by 20%.
Active:
`Guided Vow of Redemption`: When targeted by an attack-type skill that requires a damage-saving throw, if your own saving throw fails, you may ignore the failed result (Cooldown: 10 days).
Job Skills:
Job Level 1 — `Pure Throwing Spear`
Job Level 3 — `Impure Impact Shield`
Job Level 5 — `Soul of Heroic Spirits`
(Note: With each level up, HP, MP, Physical Attack, Physical Defense, Magic Attack, Magic Defense, and Agility all increase by 20 points.)
Description: A devout warrior, a fanatical madman. You firmly believe you are carrying out some uncertain task—be it the will of a god, or your own inner desires and ambitions.
...
Tang Zheng subconsciously clenched his fist. In that moment, it wasn't just an increase in power; he felt as if his body had become somewhat different than before.
But he couldn't quite put his finger on the feeling.
The information for the `Valkyrie` job appeared before his eyes, and he read it carefully from beginning to end.
A corner of Tang Zheng's mouth twitched, but he was left silent.
Strong!
Strong in every aspect!
Four passive effects, one active skill, and three job skills. Even the base stats increase was an all-stat boost.
If he had to describe it.
"What a powerful job!" Tang Zheng swallowed, his eyes shining and an excited expression spreading across his face:
"No wonder the requirements to obtain a special job class in `YGGDRASIL` are so difficult. Each player can only have one special job class at most."
Omm—
*`Weapon Extra Specialization` passive triggered. Please select a Physical Attack attribute.*
Hm?
Tang Zheng looked at the message on the system panel, realizing that his job level of Lv. 1 had already triggered the passive effect of the `V Valkyrie` class.
...
Weapon Extra Specialization Selection:
Ⅰ: Bludgeoning — Increases bludgeoning physical damage by 20%, increases critical hit chance by 10%.
Ⅰ: Slashing — Increases slashing physical damage by 20%, increases area-of-effect damage by 10%.
Ⅰ: Piercing — Increases piercing physical damage by 20%, increases penetration effect by 10%.
...
Seeing these three choices,
Tang Zheng inexplicably understood why Zesshi Zetsumei, whose own job was a degraded version lacking some abilities, would choose "All-Rounder" for her `Weapon Extra Specialization`.
"Hiss."
Tang Zheng took a deep breath. He also felt the urge to choose them all.
"What a powerful amplification!"
He had always thought the 10% slashing damage passive from `Sword Saint` was already quite excellent, but compared to this passive...
He wanted all three specializations, but that was naturally impossible. If he really made such a choice, he would end up with the same mediocre result as Zesshi Zetsumei.
Actually, there wasn't much to hesitate about.
Since he already had the passive from the `Sword Saint` job, he would naturally choose the option that could stack with it.
Weapon Extra Specialization (Slashing · 30%, Area · 10%)
As he finished his selection.
Tang Zheng quickly noticed that the `Slash Enhancement` passive had disappeared from his list of passives, having merged with `Weapon Extra Specialization`.
"So passives can merge," Tang Zheng said, a little surprised.
Only then did he notice that the "Dark Attribute Resistance 40%" from both `Curse Knight` and `Valkyrie` had also merged.
Thanks to book friend "Chou Tang Shi" for the 500 Book Coin reward!
(end of chapter)
It would be truly difficult to find this location within the forest in a short amount of time; after all, the directions Hobgoblin Agu had given were too vague.
He had only provided a simple description of the environment where the forest rift was.
Only by looking down from the sky could one clearly determine the location of such a unique terrain feature as the "forest rift."
Whoosh!
Tang Zheng urged his magic power, and his speed in the air immediately increased.
The normal speed of flying through theair using the `Flight` magic was about the same as that of ordinary birds.
Furthermore, it could only be maintained for about half an hour. To extend the duration or increase the speed, he had to consume more magic power.
After about an hour.
Tang Zheng arrived above the forest rift, a place that, despite being in the depths of the jungle, had sparse vegetation and a terrain resembling a hill.
After confirming that this location was exactly as Hobgoblin Agu had described,
Tang Zheng didn't linger. He flew over the forest rift, found a relatively open area, and descended from the sky.
"It's time to raise my level."
Standing in a patch of woods overgrown with weeds, Tang Zheng briefly surveyed the area and muttered to himself.
The brief battle with the Forest Sage King Hamusuke made Tang Zheng realize that his current true power wasn't actually much higher than what was expected for his level.
The crushing dominance he had displayed in previous battles...
...was partly due to his opponents' misjudgments. The people of this Otherworld liked to start with simple probing attacks before they knew their enemy's true strength.
And partly because he had too many tricks up his sleeve, leading to a diverse fighting style, complemented by the job traits and skills from his high-tier job classes.
This allowed him to establish an overwhelming advantage right from the start.
However!
When this skill advantage was nullified and a battle couldn't be decided quickly, his weaknesses were exposed.
The sleeves of his priest robe trembled.
A magic scroll appeared in each hand, and he crushed them forcefully.
Omm—
A white light condensed in the air, and two flame archangels appeared at Tang Zheng's sides.
His reserves of magic scrolls were completely depleted.
"Guard the surroundings. Execute any monsters or wild beasts that approach."
Tang Zheng issued his command to the flame archangels.
Swish! Swish!
The two flame archangels flapped their wings and began to patrol the area. The powerful, sacred aura they emanated scared away the nearby wild beasts and monsters, none daring to approach.
Calming himself,
Tang Zheng took a deep breath and stared at his stat panel.
He had delayed until now, partly because he was worried his previous deductions were wrong, and partly because he was concerned about causing a huge commotion if he actually activated the special job class.
After all, back when he had self-awakened the high-tier job class `Magic Swordsman`, his magic power had gone out of control and entered other abnormal statuses.
【Experience Slot: 31201/10000】
"Level up."
`Curse Knight Lv. 4`
【Experience Slot: 21201/20000】
Seeing he still had enough experience in the slot to level up again, Tang Zheng steeled himself: "Level up!"
【Experience Slot: 1201/30000】
`Curse Knight Lv. 5`
As the level of his `Curse Knight` class reached five in one go, Tang Zheng quickly felt a distinct surge of power within his body.
But that obviously wasn't what Tang Zheng truly cared about.
The air grew quiet. Was there no change?
Tang Zheng's heart skipped a beat, the rising anticipation freezing in that instant.
No!
Tang Zheng looked up and around. The sound of tree leaves rustling in the jungle wind, the distant insect chirping, the various scents permeating the air—everything suddenly became crystal clear.
The entire jungle was filled with a cacophony of sounds, yet Tang Zheng felt an inexplicable sense of quiet.
Omm—
The stat panel vibrated.
*Triggering conditions to acquire Special Job Class*
*Condition not met...*
*Condition met...*
*...*
*Condition not met...*
*Condition met...*
A series of messages rapidly scrolled across the system panel.
He saw the `Genius` job flickering back and forth between the `Priestess` and `Priest` classes.
Tang Zheng's eyelids twitched as he watched.
As the frequency of the flickering accelerated, it seemed to reach some kind of equilibrium, and the stat panel shook once more.
*Job Build requirements satisfied*
*Triggering Special Job Class · Valkyrie*
*Take up this Job Class?*
"Success!" A look of pleasant surprise appeared on Tang Zheng's face.
All his efforts during this time had been for this very moment. Without a shred of hesitation, the instant he confirmed his choice...
Boom!
A deep black curse energy erupted, surging madly from Tang Zheng's body with a terrifying aura.
In an instant, it transformed into a tangible black mist that enveloped his entire body.
The overflowing curse energy spread out from Tang Zheng, causing a large amount of the surrounding vegetation to turn yellow and wither.
The Lesser Soulhound was filled with fear, scrambling backward in terror.
However, this process did not last long.
A dazzling, milky-white light flickered to life from within the black mist. Immediately after, the deep black curse energy began to collapse and dissipate...
No!
It was a transformation. The curse power was converting into a milky-white, sacred light energy at a visible rate.
Tang Zheng could clearly feel this process. He could almost hear faint, resentful whispers within the curse power, like a single person and yet like countless people.
And this sacred power was dispelling it, seemingly completing some form of redemption!
Shwaaa!
In a flash.
The black curse energy vanished completely. A milky-white light enveloped Tang Zheng's entire body, breaking down into fine sparks of energy that blended into his skin and disappeared.
Vaguely.
Tang Zheng thought he saw a figure rushing toward him.
*Special Job Class successfully acquired*
...
Job: Valkyrie
Level: Special Job Class
Ability Effects:
Passive:
`Weapon Extra Specialization`: With each level up, you may choose to become proficient with weapons of the Slashing, Bludgeoning, or Piercing types. You may select one of these types for additional specialization enhancement.
`Aura of Courage`: Your attacks are imbued with holy attribute damage. When you engage a target in melee, your first attack is a guaranteed critical hit.
`Divine Blessing Body`: The effects of all debuffs on you are reduced by half.
`Dark Attribute Resistance I`: Reduces damage from dark attribute energy by 20%.
`Holy Attribute Resistance I`: Reduces damage from holy attribute energy by 20%.
Active:
`Guided Vow of Redemption`: When targeted by an attack-type skill that requires a damage-saving throw, if your own saving throw fails, you may ignore the failed result (Cooldown: 10 days).
Job Skills:
Job Level 1 — `Pure Throwing Spear`
Job Level 3 — `Impure Impact Shield`
Job Level 5 — `Soul of Heroic Spirits`
(Note: With each level up, HP, MP, Physical Attack, Physical Defense, Magic Attack, Magic Defense, and Agility all increase by 20 points.)
Description: A devout warrior, a fanatical madman. You firmly believe you are carrying out some uncertain task—be it the will of a god, or your own inner desires and ambitions.
...
Tang Zheng subconsciously clenched his fist. In that moment, it wasn't just an increase in power; he felt as if his body had become somewhat different than before.
But he couldn't quite put his finger on the feeling.
The information for the `Valkyrie` job appeared before his eyes, and he read it carefully from beginning to end.
A corner of Tang Zheng's mouth twitched, but he was left silent.
Strong!
Strong in every aspect!
Four passive effects, one active skill, and three job skills. Even the base stats increase was an all-stat boost.
If he had to describe it.
"What a powerful job!" Tang Zheng swallowed, his eyes shining and an excited expression spreading across his face:
"No wonder the requirements to obtain a special job class in `YGGDRASIL` are so difficult. Each player can only have one special job class at most."
Omm—
*`Weapon Extra Specialization` passive triggered. Please select a Physical Attack attribute.*
Hm?
Tang Zheng looked at the message on the system panel, realizing that his job level of Lv. 1 had already triggered the passive effect of the `V Valkyrie` class.
...
Weapon Extra Specialization Selection:
Ⅰ: Bludgeoning — Increases bludgeoning physical damage by 20%, increases critical hit chance by 10%.
Ⅰ: Slashing — Increases slashing physical damage by 20%, increases area-of-effect damage by 10%.
Ⅰ: Piercing — Increases piercing physical damage by 20%, increases penetration effect by 10%.
...
Seeing these three choices,
Tang Zheng inexplicably understood why Zesshi Zetsumei, whose own job was a degraded version lacking some abilities, would choose "All-Rounder" for her `Weapon Extra Specialization`.
"Hiss."
Tang Zheng took a deep breath. He also felt the urge to choose them all.
"What a powerful amplification!"
He had always thought the 10% slashing damage passive from `Sword Saint` was already quite excellent, but compared to this passive...
He wanted all three specializations, but that was naturally impossible. If he really made such a choice, he would end up with the same mediocre result as Zesshi Zetsumei.
Actually, there wasn't much to hesitate about.
Since he already had the passive from the `Sword Saint` job, he would naturally choose the option that could stack with it.
Weapon Extra Specialization (Slashing · 30%, Area · 10%)
As he finished his selection.
Tang Zheng quickly noticed that the `Slash Enhancement` passive had disappeared from his list of passives, having merged with `Weapon Extra Specialization`.
"So passives can merge," Tang Zheng said, a little surprised.
Only then did he notice that the "Dark Attribute Resistance 40%" from both `Curse Knight` and `Valkyrie` had also merged.
Thanks to book friend "Chou Tang Shi" for the 500 Book Coin reward!
(end of chapter)
