Chapter 32_ Great Magician (6)

[Intellectual King Solomon - Lv.5]

Rating: Legendary

[After developing a skill that reaches the peak among the myths, it had evolved from the Unique Skill Great Sage for the sole purpose of becoming more useful to its master.

Resource Consumption: None.

Skill Cooldown Time: None.]

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After releasing a shock bolt, Lexus didn't bat an eye to the grey lights of a player who's face was filled with despair after realizing the big difference between their abilities compared to the infamous White Reaper.

Then, blue spheres that was about the size of a baseball float up on top of his hands. Another basic magic spell, Frost Orb.

The frost orb had the same damage, mana consumption and cooldown time with shock bolt. The only difference was, unlike the paralysis effect of shock bolt, frost orb freezes the target that last with the same duration of shock bolt.

The orb explodes upon hitting the first enemy player but without any sound or shaky movements. The player that was hit was instantly frozen in ice and then was torn to pieces, like a crumbled paper before turning into grey lights.

Looking at the rest of the shivering players, Lexus decided to summon a helper to make the clean up much faster.

"Mumud."

As he said that, his mana was absorbed into the Black Bracelet in his wrist, his wrist trembled and started to spread out an ashy fog. Then, the ashy fog began to gather a loose shaped. The black fog faded, became clearer and turned into tangible shape. Little by little, it was turning into a human like figure.

Black energy and death energy spread around him, and turned into a piece of cloth. There was the roar of a monster and magic power rose from the cracked space. It turned into a robe and he slowly got on his knees. Lich Mumud bowed to Lexus.

「 I greet. My master. 」

Looking at his respectful gesture, Lexus was once again reminded of what had took place after he recently dominated Lich Mumud.

[You can feel Mumud's hatred, who has sensed Braham's soul. Resolve Mumud's grudge, the future Mumud will become your faithful servant.]

Lexus remembered this quest. Greed obtained something to this but failed to accomplish the quest. However he was different from Greed. He had Great Sage to easily solved it. By connecting the two and allows them to personally communicate with each other, Lexus didn't have to do anything.

Great Sage knew that it can't let Lich Mumud and Braham to have their quarrel that could potentially harm its master's benefits.

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With Sage Link:

"Even when you turned away from me... I didn't blame you when you interfered with my achievements and erased my name from the world."

"..."

"I'm sorry that you suffer from such a terrible obsession that you would become afraid of your disciple... I pitied you and couldn't blame you..."

"..." 

"...But now I resent you. Turning me into a lich...? Do you want me to serve you even after I am dead...? I won't be able to rest!!"

If a lich had tears, it would immediately fall from Mumud's eyes. His eyes were filled with hatred as he said coldly.

"Isn't life meant for death anyway? It would be better for me to disappear naturally than to be a lich."

Braham was still puzzled at the suddenness of the situation but still replied what's on his intention.

"...You don't have much time when you're alive. Accept the honor of being a lich. The moment Pagma's Successor completes the Vessel of the Soul, I will reclaim my immortality and you will be by my side. You will be praised by all, even if you're dead."

"Don't...!"

"You don't have veto rights. The day when you died, I had removed your body from its grave and resurrected you as an immortal."

"You... You're the worst even to the end. With the handful of magic power I have left, I will kill you... Cough! Cough!"

As Lich Mumud was feeling intense rage, fury and anger, he was suddenly silent. It was because he could sense Braham's feelings and many informations through Sage Link.

'Actually, I wanted to save you.'

'I feel sorry for you.'

'I want the heavens to see your talent, even if you're dead.'

That's right. Braham felt guilty about being jealous of Mumud and ruining his life. He missed Mumud, the only person in the world who trusted and followed him. Braham wanted to make up for the sins he committed, but Mumud was about to die at an age that wasn't even over 30.

He wanted to make Mumud a lich and raise Mumud's reputation in the world. But Braham's pride was too high to speak his heart. He thought he wasn't qualified to sympathize with Mumud. In the first place, the idea of making Mumud a lich wasn't normal.

Due to his own desires, he murdered his kin and was banished from the vampire world as a result hundreds of years from the past. He was a crooked existence that couldn't be understood by vampires or humans.

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Then, somehow the two understood the intentions of each other that they couldn't express which resulted for a dispute between them but was resolved with the intervention of Great Sage.

Because of it, Lich Mumud was very thankful for Lexus for finally knowing the reason of his rage. (#A/N: According to the novel and wiki, Mumud is a very talented person but also possesses a kind heart so I won't make him a very emo and dramatic person.)

Of course, Lich Mumud wasn't the only one that gave something great to Lexus but Braham too. 

[Lich Mumud has pledged allegiance to you. From now on, he will be bound to the 'Black Bracelet' and become your weapon to vanquish your enemies.]

[Lich Mumud's attributes have been reassigned. But his soul's 'rank' is the same, and his potential is the same. With the growth of his existence, his lost previous 'rank' can be regained. Rapid growth is advised.]

Increasing the limits was extremely important. That was how much someone could grow, and become more powerful. It was a necessary process to become stronger. Mumud's potential had increased the limits of what a Lich could do.

"I wonder what should I do with these foolish cursed immortals who doesn't know their place."

Hearing Lexus, Lich Mumud immediately knew what he had to do.

Kiyaaaaaah!

Mumud fired off magic power. The flash of light shot forward in a straight line, turning the players in front to powder. It was like a dark dragon's breath.

Seeing his magical prowess, Lexus had a grin on his face, looking forward in the future. After a while, Lexus remained silent as he leisurely sat down. It was like he was just relaxing but the battle gears on the ground had proved that a battle had just took place, contrary to his calm and tranquil expression.

Death in Satisfy is dreadful. It is a huge penalty to players. The experience loss is in proportion to level and there is also the possibility of dropping some items in possession. The worst is dropping items. Basically, the value of the equipment item is high. If players lost the valuable item they used as their main power, their strength would be reduced, depressing the mood.

The probability of dropping equipment items is only around 1%. When a player dies, the drop rate of equipment items is quite low, but according to some players with bad luck, it is actually 50%. It is frustrating when more than half of a party's members have dropped equipment items to feel extreme guilt when some lost their main items.

They literally existed in the place where they fell. However, dropping is a problem due to the users of Satisfy. Since the hunting grounds were where Lexus was present, it is almost impossible to regain an item once it is dropped. By the time players resurrected and ran to the place where the item dropped, the item is not present anymore.

The loss is no big deal if players with a loss have complete control of a hunting ground to retrieve quickly the items who are still there. However, if the killer is encountered again before all items are collected, players are likely to be killed. No one would forget the point where their precious items are dropped.

His eyes looked around all sort of items dropped by the players, however not even a single one impressed him. Most of the items littering on the ground were uncommon rated at best while the majority were normal.

However there was a single book that caught his eyes. Standing up from where he sat, Lexus tried picking the book and immediately appraised it.

[Lightning Swordsman Class Change Book]

Rating: Rare

You can change into a lightning swordsman.

Weight: 100

A hidden swordsman class.

In Satisfy, there are hidden classes that are rated Rare, Epic, Unique and the very limited Legendary. These classes have unique aspects that give the user advantage over other classes.

As obtaining a hidden class was not something anyone could do, the Rare rated class change book would've sold for billions gold if Lexus would sell this to the players.

"Great Sage."

Lexus spoke and tried activating Great Sage but it did not respond. Then, after a moment passed, Lexus face palmed himself for forgetting something.

It was because of the players' interruption had made him overlook the evolution of Great Sage earlier. Then, a voice resonated softly within his head.

« Notification. Unique Skill 『Great Sage』 has evolved into Legendary Skill 『Solomon』. »

Though the voice still had the robotic tone, it became considerably more soft, fluent and sounded more feminine which Lexus found more pleasant and better than before. 

Hearing Solomon's reply, Lexus immediately laid down on the grass and then took a deep breath. Without much thought, Lexus tossed the book into his inventory. The player who originally owned it would surely shed some tears of blood for dropping it but his misfortune was not his concern.

While Lexus was blankly looking at the sky, Mumud who had finished dealing with the players that did something foolish after they were blinded by greed, greeted Lexus.

「 My liege. 」

Hearing him, Lexus looked at the best genius magician whom Braham acknowledged.

"Mumud...Are you satisfied with your current situation."

While looking at the sky, Lexus casually asked.

「 Your help fills me with endless joy. Even though I no longer had a heart, allow me to thank you from the bottom of my heart for helping me resolve my grudge. 」

He says, bowing deeply.

Lexus smiled hearing Mumud's voice that was directly transmitted in his mind.

"You're welcome. Just to let you know, I won't put any restrictions on you so you're free do whatever you want."

「 Really? Serving you is the greatest reward imaginable!! 」

Lexus could feel that the lich's face curved into a smile but shook the image off.

"Well I'm curious about something. You won't mind if I try to venture the wisdom you accumulated with all your life, will you?"

Hearing his whimsical request, Mumud answered without hesitation.

「 Feel free to do so my liege. 」

« Notice. Lich Mumud is detected to be a willing entity. Analytical Appraisal and All of Creation shall now commence. »

Then with the help of Solomon, Lexus inherited all of Mumud's knowledge without any resistance.

[Mumud's magical knowledge is flowing into your brain.]

[You have absorbed the vast knowledge of the genius magician, Mumud.] 

[You can change to the growth type legendary class, 'Mumud's Successor.'] 

[You already had the fourth legendary class, 'Braham's Successor.']

[The fourth legendary class 'Braham's Successor' will be changed to 'Legendary Great Magician'.]

[You have made an achievement that is not easily accomplished.]

His mind shook like he was struck by a hammer with the notifications but the messages didn't end there.

[You have learned Mumud's fire attribute magic.]

[You have...]

[...]

[You have learned Mumud's water attribute magic.]

[You have learned Mumud's no attribute magic.]

[Your constitution isn't suitable to acquire light and divine attribute magic.]

[Your constitution isn't suitable to acquire black attribute magic.]

Before Lexus could react about it, the chains in his wrist trembled and notifications continued to appear.

[You are favored by the darkness and you have earned a small knowledge about death.]

[You have gained a very small properties of darkness.]

[Mumud's Fire Attribute Magic]

Rating: Legendary (Growth)

Stage 1: You can turn and make magic power to turn and revolve into fire, which you can use for your own purposes. Casting time and cooldown time will differ depending on the form of magic. Research will be needed in order for it to be used more efficiently.

[Mumud's Wind...]

[...]

[Mumud's Water…]

[Mumud's No Attribute Magic]

Rating: Legendary (Growth)

Stage 1: The 'Ignore 30% of magic defense' effect will be applied to your magic power.

It shouldn't be easily possible to connect them to Braham's enhanced magic, but Mumud's attribute magic specializes in high ranking magic. In other words, it possessed a large number of large-scale magic and could be a class specialized in facing a large number of enemies.

By this time, the whole word started to shake. It was the aftermath of the shocking message that appeared to all users who connected to Satisfy.

[An unknown person has acquired infinite potential.]

[A legend has blossomed!]

The so-called another world, Satisfy, was enjoyed by two billion players, so the world message was immediately noticed by them.