Indus Defeated, Quest Earned
{A/N: Thank you all for the stones and tickets. Once again, I'm still in the process of making more plans for the book. Right now, I'm stuck at a certain conjunction. So, here's another chap. I'll try and increase the upload stability.}
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The map location in which the Indus Falcon is located is situated at the base of a large mountain with a curved cliff.
'Hey, this looks like the Lion King mountain!' Connor exclaims in his mind.
He had never seen Indus Cliff with his own eyes. He had never taken the time to see what the cliff even looked like.
He just read whatever was on the official forum.
A lot of casual players took it upon themselves to report a lot of major news.
They acted like a sort of TMZ crew in the game. Always around the famous players, looking to see what action or fight was happening at certain Guilds and map locations.
'At this point, I might as well become the Bulk the way I'm leaping everywhere,' Connor jokes to himself, seeing as he keeps leaping everywhere.
Near the top of the cliff, there was an entrance to a cave.
This cave was the Indus Falcon's home cave. Though it is the entrance, the Falcon never uses it as an exit.
No one knows where the exit is but Connor is pretty sure he could find it.
Connor simply hoists himself up into the mouth of the cave.
The cave itself is pretty dark. With his new senses and World Synchronicity, Connor could see just fine.
In the cave, there was nothing spectacular. The cave was essentially a hole that led to another hole that sloped down at a 90° angle.
'Ah, so it uses this cave to fly in and dive down. Let's see where it leads,' Connor says to himself.
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"Wow, this thing is massive."
That was the only thing Connor could say as he inspected a giant pile of bones.
The scale of the bone pile was at least as big as a three-story mansion.
'The falcon must be at least 50 years old. It has killed thousands of creatures in its time.'
The bone pile contained skeletal remains of all kinds of creatures.
The most common being quadrupedal.
However, one humanoid skeleton felt a bit off. It contains mana within its marrow. And to make it even better, it was off to the left in a sitting position on the floor, its back on the wall.
Connor went to inspect it but a gust of wind blasted its way down the 50m wide hole in the ceiling.
In the distance, Connor hears a bird screech. It sounded more angry than anything.
With his senses vastly superior to any player at this moment, Connor can even hear the flapping of its wings.
With Vibrant Mitigation equipped, Connor felt much more confident in all areas.
The Indus Falcon blasts through the hole in the ceiling, bringing with it dust and small pebbles.
It lands on a high platform 20ft above to Connor's right.
Connor fans his hand in front of his face to block the dust from messing with his sensitive nose.
"Really? Did you have to come down here like that?"
The Falcon itself was as big as 5m. To Connor, this monster was ripe for the picking. Simply because its size makes it much slower than if it was 2m.
Connor quickly inspects the Indus Falcon.
[ Level 59 Named Falcon, Indus.
Grade: Elite
HP: 32,598
Skills: Wind Blade, Hurricane Blitz.]
'Huh, so its name is Indus, and is just a falcon. Why the f*ck did Omar call it the Indus Falcon? That isn't its species' name at all!!'
Hearing an intruder, Indus quickly spots Connor standing beside the massive pile of bones.
~KAAAK~
Indus kaks in alarm. A human dares to intrude on its nest. In anger, it immediately unleashes a wind blade.
Wanting to test his Magic Calamity title, Connor decides to do nothing.
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'As expected.'
With a 90% reduction in magic attacks and his END being at least 150 points higher, Connor is exactly that, a Calamity.
"Alright, you've had your turn. Now, it's mine," Connor says to Indus, a devious smile on his face.
Connor activates Luminous Night on his new weapon, Traitorous Wolf.
The basic attributes of this sword are a big upgrade from the novice sword.
Therefore, now, with all his new stats, Connor's damage output is much greater than when he fought Hplodur.
With a simple slash, Connor unleashes an ultra-thin arc of dark energy that flies straight toward Indus with high speed.
The blade then passes through its neck and continues onward into the ceiling behind it.
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Indus's head then slides off, falling to the ground with a heavy thump.
[You have killed a Level 59 Named Monster, Indus.
Additional rewards will be granted due to the higher Level of the monster.
Rewards:
20,724 EXP
100 GC
+1 Level Up
Elite Grade Equipment
Preserved Testes Of Indus
+1 Weapon Order
Note: Player Nebula, the System Admin has done you a favor. Remember this in your future endeavors.]
"Huh? System Admin, you're still watching me? But, thank you. You've helped me out here," Connor says to the Admin with gratefulness.
Connor watches as his strength boosts from the multiple level-ups he'd gotten.
A halo of gold and black surrounds his frame for 5 seconds before disappearing.
With his level firmly at Level 16 (12%), Connor immediately picks up the loot from Indus itself.
It had dropped 10 pieces of Elite materials, 31 consumables, and 3GC.
One of the consumables dropped was even for elemental resistance.
And the last item dropped was a skill stone for Hurricane Blitz.
'Yes. As I thought he would. Hurricane Blitz would be my go-to move. This skill will become my movement technique for now. Paired with Heavy Smash, anyone besides high-leveled NPC's hit by my attack would die in an instant.'
Connor was quite satisfied with how this quest had turned out. He did not have to physically cut the testicles of Indus.
The Admin put them as a generated reward for killing Indus.
With this, his pride was not injured at all. What male wants to touch another's balls?
Despite his good mood, something kept nudging his senses. Almost as if trying to get his attention.
Or more accurately, his senses were pulling him in another direction.
Connor looked around trying to find the source when he smacked his lips in a "DUH" fashion.
Clearing his mind and letting his +2 World Synchronicity take over, Connor then feels the magic in the air shifting about in a weird pattern to his left.
'Oh, that's right! The skeleton.'
Instantly, Connor appears before the skeleton. This skeleton emitted waves of mana. The strength of these waves was quite subtle to the average player.
However, for Connor, with his increase in mana sensitivity, the entire nest was as clear as day.
Though he could see in the dark, it's not as crystal clear as if he was in actual daylight. Indus's nest was deep underground so no light penetrates here.
This was the importance of having the hidden stat, Senses, increased as well.
If one's senses were not sufficient enough, they would not be able to operate at optimal strength in dungeons or exploration missions.
Therefore, Connor was amazed and thankful to have +300 in his Senses stat.
Just a +50 was enough for normal players to operate in this nest.
Getting that out of his train of thought, Connor sets Traitorous Wolf alight with Luminous Night. He then plunges the blade into the wall.
In this way, Connor would have actual light.
Connor bends down and uses his inspection skill on the skeleton.
[Character Info: Fallen Prince.
Rank: 6 (0) (Level 198)
HP: 0/?,???,???,??? (Deceased)
Basic Info: These are the skeletal remains of the Fallen Prince of the Moon Empire. During War of Worlds 3, the prince of the Moon Empire engaged in battle with two Evil Gods.
Gravely injured, the Fallen Prince managed to heavily injure the two Evil Gods. Escaping here to recuperate, the Fallen Prince died due to his injuries being too severe from the curses of the Evil Gods. His Rank fell from 6 to one of no Rank as his power leaked outward.
The Moon Empress grieved the loss of her only son. Never was she able to recover his body.]
'What? The Moon Empire? As in THE Moon Empire on the fricking Moon? No player was ever able to find the remains of the Fallen Prince.
This… this could be my chance to establish relations with the Moon Empire. Their empire was so—"