11 Chapter 11

Zephyr was silent, even knowing the reward was an epic equipment. For him who got a legendary sword, an epic's value has been degraded in his eyes. Zephyr equipped the armor and then asked the village chief.

"I would like to leave the beginner's village. How do I do that? "

Zephyr said emotionlessly to the village chief. Hearing Zephyr, the village chief replied.

"You want to enter a city? You need to reach level 10 to have the qualifications to enter there. Wait... You've already reached level 10?"

The village chief cried out of surprise, sensing that Zephyr had already reached level 10. According to his calculation, the fastest otherworld adventurer can leave the novice village is 3-5 days later.

"It's very surprising for you to reach level 10 so quickly. You will definitely become a very amazing hero."

The village chief complemented and praised Zephyr. He then said to Zephyr with a smile.

"There are five cities in the Astarin Kingdom. Each one of the four is named after the four Mythical Guardian Beasts. The Black Tortoise City of the north, Azure Dragon City of the east, White Tiger City of the west, and Vermilion City of the south. In the middle of the kingdom is located the Alynthi Capital City. "

"The four cities have the protection of the four Mythical Guardian Beasts, and the city was named after them, so there were few things that could threaten their peace."

"The Alynthi Capital City is the largest city in the Astarin Kingdom. You otherworlders can only go there after you reach level 50. "

"Where do you want to go?"

"White Tiger City."

He chose randomly as he didn't really care where he went and he did not have any other information about the cities.

"I did not expect that a hero would appear in this village. It makes me thrilled and proud. But before you leave, I have something to give you."

The village chief took out an item, an insignia.

"This item can only be given to the first person to leave the beginner village."

[You have acquired the Insignia of Fortune.]

[Insignia of Fortune.]

Rating: Rare

[This item is gifted to the first player to leave the beginner village.

* Luck +1,

* All stats +20.

This item will be bound to its owner. It cannot be dropped, transferred or traded.]

[Good Luck Stat has been opened.]

[Good Luck]

[The likelihood of lucky phenomenon will increase.The chances of a beneficial effect will greatly increase.

* The higher the number, the higher the effect.

* Stat points can't be distributed to this stat.]

"Thank you."

Zephyr simply said, as he was not used to how to talk to others. The chief didn't mind, and he smiled at Zephyr.

"You deserve this badge. As you wanted, the place you will be transferred to will be White Tiger City. When you get there, you should meet a class instructor for you to advance in your class. "

"Alright, it's time for you to go. I will wait for the day that your name will go down in the history of Tensura. "

Suddenly, white light and a magic circle surrounded Zephyr as his whole body was surrounded by light as he disappeared from the beginner's village.

Suddenly, another notification appeared.

[Astarin Kingdom Announcement: Player Zephyr is the first player to reach level 10 and leave the beginner village. He will be awarded a rare item 'Insignia of Fortune.' For the rest of the players, please continue to work hard.]

Many players were dumbfounded. They couldn't believe someone had already reached level 10. All of them felt surprise, disbelief, and jealousy towards Zephyr, who is very skilled in Tensura.

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[You are the first player to leave the beginner village.]

[You have acquired 200 karma.]

[You have arrived at White Tiger City.]

Zephyr arrived in a large plaza. It was bustling with people as there were many NPCs moving around. The feelings the NPCs gave him had a different vibe from the NPCs of the beginner village.

Zephyr explored the White Tiger City as he decided to visit the Class Advancement Center.

The city had everything you would expect from an urban fantasy city. Medieval buildings, mage towers, auction houses, smithies, tailor shops, potion shops, restaurants, and many more.

Zephyr arrived at the class advancement center as it was not too far away from the plaza. It looks like a temple. Because Tensura only has one server to accommodate all players, the temple was enormous, the size of two soccer fields combined.

Zephyr walked over as he saw an instructor with a swordsman symbol. It was a middle-aged man with a beard, sitting on a chair in a listless, half-dead state.

In Tensura, players have to undergo a class advancement for their apprentice class to become official. Players could become a mage, archer, or any of a variety of other classes.

As Zephyr was about to approach the man, he mumbled something.

"Those otherworlders should arrive here 2 days from now. I think the beauties from that world are much prettier than here. Maybe I should tease them when they arrive. How can these be two boring days?"

He didn't care about him as he interrupted him from his daze.

"Old man. Are you alive?"

Seeing that there was a person in front of him, he widened his eyes and jumped from the seat like his butt was pierced by a sharp needle. His expression immediately became serious and he said to Zephyr.

"Hello young man, this is the class advancement hall for otherworlders, and Tensura natives are not permitted to enter."

"Hmm?"

He paused as he noticed something strange.

"Wait a moment. Isn't this place restricted only to those otherworlders? Holy sh*t! Is he an otherworlder? The so-called 'player'? "

Excitement was felt in the heart of the old man. He was excited as there was already a player who had arrived 2 days earlier than predicted.

'Those old hags are right. With billions of players, how can there be no anomalies? A.k.a. genius! '

'This person should be the first among the billions of players to arrive here, and he clearly wants to be a swordsman.'

He was feeling excited as he would have something to boast about to the other class instructors.

"Hello, hero from another world. Welcome to White Tiger City. May the goddess of light bless you. You are the first player to arrive here. "

"You arriving here so quickly really makes me feel surprised. It looks like you're a hero with an incredibly high talent. You should be an apprentice swordsman, right? "

Zephyr nodded and didn't correct that he was a Sword Saint, as he saw it was unnecessary.

[As a result of your charm, affinity with Swordsman Class Instructor has increased by +20.]

"Swordsman is a strong class. Swordsmen possess strong close-combat ability on the battle field. We were always at the front line."

"If you want to become an official swordsman, you need to pass a test. You can choose which difficulty you want. Easy, normal, hard, nightmare, and abyss. Different difficulty, different rewards."

[Easy: Passing the test will increase the four basic attributes by 10.]

[Normal: Passing the test will increase the four basic attributes by 30.]

[Hard: Passing the test will increase the four basic attributes by 50 and 1 luck.]

[Nightmare: Passing the test will increase four basic attributes by 100, all special stats 20 and 5 luck. As well as one random Epic Equipment.]

[Abyss: Passing the test will increase four basic attributes by 200, all special stats 50 and 10 luck. As well as Heroes Badge.]

[Please select difficulty.]

[Normal, Easy, Hard, Nightmare, and Abyss]

"Interesting."

Zephyr chose Abyss mode as he was curious if he would be having a hard time and would have some fun, unlike the black magician who died in a single attack from him.

He wanted to experience again the hardship he felt from fighting the legendary boss. The instructor smiled at his choice.

"You did not disappoint me. Your courage made me believe you would choose the hardest. I'll send you to the Abyss Trial, but remember my words. Facing a defeat from a strong enemy is not shameful at all."

He did not try to dissuade Zephyr as he believed fighting the strong and challenging the hardest can make someone even stronger.

He then sent Zephyr as the surroundings of Zephyr became hazy. When his vision returns, the surroundings have completely changed into a new world.

Zephyr saw that he was in a forest. The atmosphere was dark and gloomy in the forest. From time to time, there would be a chilling wind blowing that would make one's spine chilly.

[You have arrived at the Lost Forest.]

Around ten meters behind him were dead trees and a wall that completely blocked off his escape path. Zephyr moved forward after confirming nothing was wrong in the nearby vicinity.

It was daytime, but here it seemed like evening. The air was also filled with thick fog, reducing his vision in the vicinity. He kept scanning his surroundings.It didn't take a while for him to encounter his first monster.

Amidst the thick fog, a slow-moving shadow is heading towards Zephyr's direction, following the smell of life. The bodies were skeletal as they wore tattered clothes as they had mostly decayed along with their bodies.

[Undead Skeleton]

Rating: Uncommon

Level: 23

Tier: 0

HP: 5,600

MP: 870

'Undead?'

Zephyr wondered if he were to go up against the undead in this trial. There were many tombstones at a 5 meter distance from each other in the surroundings. Zephyr then looked at its level and muttered.

'Now I know why this can be considered an abyss; the level difference is high. This will also result in reducing the damage, making it seem like you can only deal with a scratch on it.'

Zephyr then glanced at his Venomous Demon Sword and slightly grinned.

'But I am different. '

Suddenly, a strong wind blew from nowhere, causing the trees to swing madly. Zephyr dashed towards the undead skeleton, appearing behind him.

He then slashed the neck, cutting it off as he knew it would be futile to slash the other parts as his target possessed no flesh and all bones. The fast strike of Zephyr didn't hit as critical. It sounded dull, as if he were heating a rock.

Zephyr easily stepped to one side. He slashed the skeleton's neck. He didn't even care whether it was the undead skeleton's weak spot.

[You have dealt 2,464 damage to the target.]

Zephyr cut the skull off and sent it flying. Zephyr's eyes narrowed, seeing that it was still moving and attacking him even though the head was flying.

Zephyr deflected the rusted sword of the skeleton and spun around, landing a heavy kick at the ribs, throwing it and smashing it into a tree.

Bam!

[You have dealt 975 damage to the target.]

[You have dealt 39 damage to the target.]

"Its defense is a little on the high side," Zephyr thought, but he wasn't too bothered. He just felt it was a pity as the poison effect of the Venomous Demon Sword was useless against the undead as they were immune to poison as they were already dead.

Before it could even get up, Zephyr appeared in it's front, stabbing it. He also followed a downward slash, ending the skeleton.

[The target has died.]

[250 experience has been acquired.]

[You have acquired 12 bronze.]

[Level Difference of 9. Exp gain multiplied to 900%]

[2,250 experience has been acquired.]

The skeleton collapsed in front of him. Zephyr then started moving forward. Zephyr looked above and saw a dark sky covered with thick fog and clouds that did not allow him to see the clear blue sky.

After moving a few hundred meters, the fog caused his visibility to drop to only 5 meters in radius. In front of him appeared a horde of figures who looked green.

[Poison Zombie]

Rating: Uncommon

Level: 23

Tier: 0

HP: 4,600

MP: 870

Skills

[Poison Undead]

[Every attack deals 150% poison damage. When poisoned, 10% HP will decrease per second in duration of 5 seconds.

Type: Passive

Cooldown Time: None]