Good Luck (3)

After clearing the trial, Cyruz and his two party members were teleported to the waiting room in the next floor. The place was still desolate and devoid of people with the exception of the three. It indicates that they were the first group to clear the trial.

'Well, it will take a long time for them to reach here.'

Facing against 1,000 goblins, it would have been impossible to clear the third floor without considerable individual skill and talent. It was possible that a lucky few were given a free ride to the end, regardless of ther individual merit, by over achievers like their party of three that has already adapted with their current environment.

Cyruz knew that it wasn't like those people were gonna die. If they were not so dumb, they should have already discovered that they can retreat and withdraw from the trial and return to the waiting room and try again.

Even if they were gravely wounded in the brink of death, as long as they can return to the waiting room, their injuries will recover. So as long as they can recover to their optimum states, they can just try again.

By now, no matter how stupid and inexperience they can be, everyone should be familiar with environment of the Tower of Trials.

"Hey, Cyruz..."

With heavy sweat all over his body, Jin called out despite the fact that he was closing his eyes, just barely clinging on what was left in his consciousness to remain awake.

"Are you really... not afraid of the goblins?"

Jin was referring to how Cyruz didn't hesitate to be the vanguard even if he was wounded again and again. Although he was thankful that they survived because of what role he was fulfilling, Jin couldn't help but worry about Cyruz's mental state when suffering the pain from being attacked by the goblins over and over again.

"I already died once. Why would I fear to die again?"

Jin felt that he must have heard it wrong. It must be because he was now extremely drowsy that he was hearing the wrong words. He could barely open his eyes and then looked at Raven, only to see the young man who's more agile and nimble than him in deep slumber already.

"You could say that after I died, I was suddenly here at the tower..."

As Cyruz continues, Jin could no longer handle it and eventually gave in to his desire to sleep. He was so exhausted and his stamina was drained to the extreme. It wasn't just Jin and Raven. Cyruz also enters his first sleep since his regression. Fatigue from the battle and the relaxation in the waiting room made him drowsy.

Also, deep within him, he didn't want to get close to someone, especially to players who was most likely to die in the near future. It always hurts less when a stranger and a simple acquaintance dies compared to a close friend.

•~×~•

'How long did I sleep for?'

His body is weaker than what Cyruz was used to so he couldn't beat the exhaustion. Opening his eyes, Cyruz thinks that was the longest that he had comfortably slept ever since he came into the Tower of Trials.

'Was it because I was so relaxed?'

As Cyruz lifted his body and attempted to rise, notification window appeared in his vision.

「 Your good luck stat has increased the chances of beneficial effects. 」

「 The constellation, 'Great Sage Heavens Equal' is curious about you and impressed by your actions. 」

A constellation was very impressed that he was sleeping? No, that's should not be the case, right? As he was busying himself with those thoughts, messages continued to appear.

「 The constellation, 'Great Sage Heavens Equal' wishes to gift some of his powers instead of additional reward for being first to clear the floor. Will you accept? 」

…? Powers? Did you say powers?

His mind that was still a little drowsy instantly cleared up. The lingering effects of sleepiness, immediately disappeared and was replaced by excitement instead.

Cyruz didn't hesitate. Only a fool would reject the offer of Great Sage Heavens Equal, Sun Wukong. A being that can even massacre millions of powerful constellations. With the numerous messages that popped up, a blue light enveloped his body for a brief moment before fading.

「 You have been blessed by a constellation.」

「 Your sensitivity and authority over mana increases. 」

「 Your mana recovery rate slightly increases. 」

「 You have received Fiery Golden's Eyes. 」

「 You have received Primal Burst. 」

At this moment, Cyrus received a constellation's blessing that only the Chosen Ones could only have. Ranked players have exceptional talent and caught the attention of the constellations.

[Fiery Golden's Eyes]

Rank: Ancient

[You are now able to tell good from evil and truth from lies.

* You can see through the full information on the target's stats and skills.

* You can see through and contemplate the target's thoughts and actions.

Mana Consumption: None.

Cooldown Time: None.]

[Primal Burst]

Rank: Ancient

[Your attack damage, attack speed and movement speed will increase by 100% for 20 seconds.

* Health and defense will rise by 200% 20 seconds.

Mana Consumption: 50 Mana.

Cooldown Time: 2 Minutes.]

Ancient' was a special rating. It was treated separately from the E-SSS ratings. It is the category of the skills that were gifted by the constellations. To simply put, ancient can be called as the rating for divine blessings.

Cyruz stared blankly at the gift he received from the Monkey King. However, was he displeased about it? Naturally, no! He had no intention to change his decision.

The law of the Tower of Trials.

Fair and square, all achievements by a player must be compensated by a reward of equal merit or more.

'Authority over mana, you say…'

Mana was everything in the Tower. The power to control that mana, was the biggest factor in deciding who the weak and the strong were.

To rule over that mana… It was an ability fit to be called an "authority."

"I probably can't use it properly yet."

It was a brand new type of skill, but Cyruz knew how to use these kinds of skills well. The skills might not be overpowered by itself, but it synergized well with any skill, boosting the user's abilities. Depending on their proficiency, the usefulness of their skills could be night and day.

There was so much that his body could do but still, it was impressive to say what this superhuman body has achieved in a short time. It revealed so much potential and it was performing above and beyond expectations against what he could see from just the change in my muscle mass and my build in general.

This power and speed was definitely at the limits of any human. Only a few are born with this ability, and these people are called 'gifted'.

Reflexes beyond human logic. Flexibility which allows the body to fly in critical situations. Vision which allows these people to observe and learn quickly in certain situations. Thorough understanding of the human body. Critical thinking in highly pressured environments and executing tactics others wouldn't even be able to think of. Adaptability allowing them to perfect a difficult movement in just one try etc.

Oh, how great it was that he didn't need a personal trainer. He's a person that knew how to wield a sword well, a person that understood the body really well and on how hurt feeble body had improved.

Calming himself and deciding to prepare himself, Cyruz decided to gear himself.

"Shop." As Cyruz opened the shop, he began scrolling the item categories. In the Tower of Trials, a player must always check the shop when reaching a new floor.

It was because the items sold at the high floor are always better than the items sold at the floor below. The only difference is that, the items are much more expensive since the items have better performance.

Points and gold coins were as good as power in this world. Even if you lacked the talent, you could bridge the gap in power through high-grade items and skills that can be purchased in the shop.

Normally players only gained around 1,000 to 3,000 points at most by the end of the 3rd Floor and in order to survive, they would have to buy items from the Shop as well as skills once they they reach the 4th floor.

Under normal circumstances, one should constantly feel like they don't have enough points because that was the only way to discern whether or not one had the qualifications to climb the Tower.

'Is this the extent of items I can purchase in this floor?'

After looking through the catalogue, Cyruz nodded his head. Because he was still in the early floors, the Shop didn't have all the skills and items he knew about. So after having seen most of the things on sale, he had a pretty good idea what he should purchase.

"Well, to start with…"

Cyruz pointed his finger.

"I'll take this, please."

「 You have spent 50 gold coins. 」

「 You have obtained Low-Grade Inventory. 」

「 You are able to activate the item by saying 'Inventory.' 」

A whopping 5K points. It was less than half compared to more than 12K points that Cyruz previously possessed, but it wasn't an amount of points that should have been possible to obtain for normal players.

Though Cyruz purchased an item, there were no changes except the consumption of points. The personal inventory wasn't a visible item. Instead, it was like a convenient dimensional pocket where you could store items.

"Next…"

「 You have spent 10 gold coins. 」

「 You have obtained Durable Longsword. 」

Woosh—

In his grasp, a pure steel sword appeared. It cost a total of 1,000 points.

[Durable Longsword]

Rating: Normal

Durability: 20/20  Attack Damage: 30

A sword made by a craftsman with great skill, but lacking in experience and reputation. It won't be easily damaged after being tempered for a long time.

Within his grasp, a cool-looking sword with a black hilt appeared. It was a pretty average sword and didn't have any special characteristics. Yet the reason why such a plain sword cost 1,000 points was because it was exceptionally sharp and durable.

"I quite like it."

He tried out his new sword. It fit perfectly in his hand, and it seemed like it had decent mana conductivity. Although, basic mana conductivity was expected from items in the 2,000 points range.

It was a better item than what he purchased first, but instead of trying out his new sword…

"Open Inventory."

Cyruz put his sword in his inventory in a hurry, and the longsword of steel vanished into thin air.

"Now then..."

As he finishes his preparation for the next floor, Cyruz looks at his sleeping teammates.

「 Fiery Golden Eyes has been activated. 」

「 Your gaze have looked at Raven. His status window are forcibly revealed. 」

Using the skill was a mystical experience. As soon as the eyes were activated, he could feel all his senses evolving. He could hear sounds more clearly and became hyper-aware of his surroundings. He could feel everything. Their footsteps, presences, and even breathing.