95 A Local Event

Blade of Corruption

A long-lost powerful blade. The dark forces corrupted the sword.

Rank: Red Silver

Level Requirement: 10

Strength+30

Agility +28

Vitality +22

Intelligence +24

Spirit +24

Atk: 33-45

MAtk: 22-24

Skills: {Corrupted Slash} {Corruption Zone}

{Corrupted Slash}

A slash filled with the power of darkness. Deals 500% damage.*

*Note: Using this skill can cause a few side effects for the user.

{Corrupted Zone}

Creates a 5x5 zone of darkness. The zone blinds all creatures including the caster. The skill lasts for 30 minutes.*

*Note: Using this will create side effects such as weakening, blindness, vertigo.

"You should purify the weapon since the corruption could get you killed," Igneus said.

None of the debuffs mentioned the user dying, so Emile didn't know if the sword had a ticking bomb or something else would kill him.

"All right. I keep your warning in mind," Emile said. He equipped the item.

"Since you helped me get the meteorite dust, I want you to help me again," Igneus said with no shame.

"I want you to slay an Ice Phoenix and get its crystal," Igneus said.

[Quest: Ice Phoenix]

[Objective: Slay the Ice Phoenix and grab its crystals]

[Difficulty: A]

[Comment: look for a young Ice Phoenix. If you can't find a young one, then you won't be able to get the crystals]

[Progress: 0/1 Ice Phoenix slain, 0/10 Ice Crystals]

[Time Limit: 1 month]

[Penalty: The corrupted blade will be unpurifiable]

[Reward: The method to purify the sword]

"I'll tell you how you can purify the sword to strengthen it if you get me some Ice Crystals," Igneus said.

"Thanks for your help," Emile said. He walked away from Igneus's home.

Emile yawned as he walked. Realizing that he had nothing to do, he logged out and rolled into his bed.

The next morning...

Emile's alarm clock rang with a loud beeping sound.

"Someone is at the door. Someone is at the door. Someone is at the door." Azure was repeating the same quote.

It wasn't normal for Emile to have a visitor in the early morning hours. He got up and opened the door.

"Lily?" Emile said.

"There's a local event going on about Nirvanic. Let's go check it out," Lily said.

"I have class today," Emile said.

"Do you not check the announcements," Lily said as she put her hands on her hips and leaned forward.

"I just woke up, how am I supposed to check my announcements," Emile said as he scratched his head.

"Oh yeah, I forgot," Lily said with a laugh," well, today is a worldwide event where people could see the Nirvanic abilities up close and interact with them, so classes are scheduled for another day. I bet there might even show off a few fights between the Nirvanics."

Lily was persuading Emile by using information that would provoke Emile's interest.

"Where is it happening," Emile asked.

"Sunflower Stadium," Lily said. Sunflower Stadium was a large stadium used for events.

"When is the event starting," Emile asked.

In about two hours," Lily said as she pulled open the time.

"Why are we leaving so early, I haven't eaten breakfast yet," Emile said as he yawned. He put a hand on his stomach for emphasis.

"They're serving breakfast to early goers," Lily said. She wanted to get there early and spend the day together.

"Oh... then let's go," Emile didn't have any other complaints. They used the solar power buses to arrived at Sunflower Stadium. The front of the stadium had a bright yellow sunflower hanging from the side.

His father would take him to this stadium whenever there were any martial arts tournaments being hosted here. Emile reenvisioned his earlier days where he would cheer for the fighters and hope that one of them won. His father knew about his predictions since Emile would tell him about his guesses.

If he guessed correctly, his father would buy him some ice cream.

Emile shook his head and reentered the present. He followed Lily into the stadium. The stadium was filled with locals. He saw a few high school classmates and he saw a few of his classmates at his university.

Emile waited on the line with Lily. They were waiting to receive the breakfast before the main attraction would begin.

After an hour, they finished their breakfasts and were roaming about the stadium. The hosts had arrived and were blocking the people from entering a center region.

They organized the people into the seating areas. Emile and Lily cooperated with them and sat down on some seats. They had bought a few souvenirs that the Stadium offered. They bought popcorn to eat and some small key chains that had nice designs.

"Welcome to Sunflower Stadium. How's everyone's day?" A man with a suave voice spoke. He wore a top hat to give a comedic impression to the locals.

Some murmurs of the word 'good' echoed through the stadium.

"How am I supposed to hear what you're saying? Now shout louder," The man shouted.

"Good," the crowded roared out louder than the previous attempt.

"Louder," the man shouted once again.

"Good," the crowd's voices unified and made a loud noise that echoed throughout the stadium.

"That's better," the man said, "Today we are here to give you some live demonstrations of Nirvanics in action. These Nirvanics were normal people a few days ago, but now they have special abilities."

The man pointed at an entrance where ten people walked out after his cue.

Emile watched. He wanted to predict the people's elements. Predicting this correctly required lots of knowledge about Nirvanics.

Even if he was wrong in his predictions, he wanted to test out his visual prowess.

The first man wore a regular t-shirt that had a gray cat on it. His hair slicked back, and he walked with confidence.

Predicting this person's element would be harder than he thought. It would have been nice if the person wore a fire symbol or a water symbol.

The other's didn't have many indicators of their elements. Predicting the elements was a hopeless endeavor that wouldn't pay off.

Emile gave off random guesses about the elements.

Emile used Pinpoint to identify the people. These people were everyday people after his inspection. Every movement they did uses extra effort and energy.

99% of people would always extend an extra amount of effort when doing basic actions like walking. They do this subconsciously.

Emile also wastes energy during his movements. If he could improve his mind or his control over his body, then he could save small amounts of energy. He could use the stamina they saved for long battles, and for multiple fights in a row.

The people walked to the center where the man with the mic was standing.

They began their demonstration of the skills. Emile and Lily observed the demonstrations and ate the popcorn they purchased earlier on.