The Dungeon Master's
Chapter 230 - The Other Side
After that brief interview session, Hilda walked up to me in a very firm manner.
"A fascinating fight. You deserve to win the game just now." Hilda said as she extended her hand towards me.
Without any hesitation at all, I immediately shook his hand and retorted.
"Thank you. To be honest, I was already very panicked when I realized your Rapier horror. This victory of mine is mostly because the items I have give a greater bonus to my status than yours."
Hearing that, Hilda's eyes seemed slightly widened as if shocked.
"Rather than my item? Can you see the status of every item I put on the match just now?" Hilda asked with a astonished face.
'Damn it! I'm flabbergasted!'
After keeping my face and emotions calm, I immediately answered Hilda's question
"Well.... I have a skill that is able to see the status of an item from a certain distance."
Hearing my answer that sounded so strange, Hilda only gave a thin and friendly smile.
While walking past me, he whispered something that made all my hair stand up.
"I look forward to the day I can meet that Tasmith."
Before he could ask how he could know the name, Hilda had left at such a rapid pace.
'Come.... Maybe next time I'll ask him that.' I thought in my heart while sighing.
...***...
...Avertia Empire...
...Western Area...
In the middle of a desert so barren with a very stinging temperature, two people were walking.
One of them is a man with a dark skin with a body covered with a black robe and a head covered with cloth to resemble a turban.
While another woman is a woman with skin that is quite white but has red scales on some parts of her body. Not only that, he also has a tail that resembles a reptile with a size large enough and long red.
Not to forget, the pair of horns on the woman's head only added to her horror.
"It should be around here if I'm referring to this clue." Said the man while looking at the old paper.
The woman simply fell silent following the man's footsteps. It was as if he was not interested in anything the man did.
"An earth-piercing spear in the North will point out the direction of its darkness as the sun approaches the ninth moon." Said the man while watching his surroundings.
He looked at a large tower seen in the North. The tower appears to cast a shadow towards the East due to the twilight rays.
Even so, the man did not seem so satisfied.
"I've tried 18 times and still can't find it. Did I misinterpret the clues of both?" The man asked while rereading the old paper.
"Stand just below the forger.... What does this mean?"
'Bruk!'
In the end, the man decided to throw his body into this vast and arid desert.
He lay with a feeling filled with anxiety.
"Today is the 30th of the month in the gaming world. If I miss this clue then I have to wait another year, in other words.36 days in the real world...."
He kept on muttering his whole heart.
It's only natural that he doesn't want to waste any time solving this puzzle. He must solve the mystery and obtain the next clue.
Time passed and the sun seemed to be preparing to leave this virtual world.
Even so, the figure of the woman who was the Fire Draconic was continuously standing and staying in place with such a standby attitude.
"You don't have to be serious like that all the time. Besides, I've regained my sword and armor with your help, right, Valis." Said the man while glancing towards the woman named Valis.
But unexpectedly, he immediately replied to her.
"Please don't get too familiar with me or you'll regret it, forging humans."
"Haha.... It's still like that. Haven't we been together in this world for a long time?"
Light talk continued to occur as long as the man waited for the time mentioned in the clue.
"Well.... Forging yes.... What does it mean to stand below...."
At that very instant, the man realized it after looking at the sky that was so vast and filled with those stars.
"STAR RATIO!" He shouted loudly while immediately standing up and watching the sky.
He kept looking in all directions watching the various constellations and types of stars that formed.
Looking at the man's behavior, Valis appeared to be smiling thinly which was very difficult for others to know. In his heart, he said.
'Your unyielding attitude is what makes His Excellency Arroth so interested in you, Aamori.'
A few minutes passed and the sun had started to set. But the man named Aamori had just found the location in question.
He immediately dashed towards the constellations that formed like a forging hammer.
When he got there, he immediately turned to the North.
From one of the windows in the tower that has been abandoned for hundreds of years, there is a beam of light that is quite bright.
The beam of light was pointing in a direction on the South side.
Without waiting any longer, Aamori immediately ran with all her might. The Draconic Valis continued to follow Aamori's footsteps without a word coming out of his mouth.
Just before the light disappeared, Aamori had seen the location of the fall of the light. A location mentioned in the instructions.
Aamori then dug and dug....
Day and night he went through the same activities for several days. The light showing the location was seen several times and made him sure that he was in the right place.
Until finally, after 6 more days of digging using a shovel....
'SRRRUUUGG!!!'
The sand that Aamori was on and that he had been digging for so long began to collapse and made him fall down.
But what was there was such a big room. A room that looks like a temple and is built with beautiful rocks.
Although it seems to have been abandoned for hundreds of years, this building still stands so firmly.
Aamori immediately lit a candle to make him able to see in the darkness of the ruins under this desert.
He walks slowly followed by Valis to find a better light source.
'Wuoossh!'
He then lit a torch with a small candle. Then after finding a wall with a magic circle that is quite strange in the middle, he began to think.
"guesses? Or an entrance to the real place?" Aamori asked herself.
After a moment of thought, he finally decided to try putting his right hand in the center of the magic circle.
At that moment....
'Wwwuuoooooss!'
Such a strong wind pressure blew from all directions. Along with that, there was a voice that appeared out of nowhere.
"Welcome, great forger!"
Simultaneously, the wall opened and revealed a treasure space that was so majestic and abundant.
Gold and various equipment with equivalent levels like artifacts were scattered in various places.
Every now and then, Aamori looked at some swords and other weapons.
"really.... A true masterpiece." Said Aamori while putting back the pitch-black sword with the golden motif.
Aamori then stepped her feet towards an altar at the top of this treasure room staircase.
And on that altar, he found one of Arroth's relics.
[The Ring of Burning Blaze]
[Rary : Mythical]
[Maker : Arroth]
[Attribute]
Health Point : + 840,000
Health Point : + 120%
Mana Point: 320,000
Mana Point : + 60%
Stamina Point: 450,000
Stamina Point : + 80%
Attack Power: + 8,450
Magic Power: + 4150
Defense : + 2,800
[Special Effect]
Primordial Fire's
This ring was made using an extremely powerful and pure ancient flame. Provides an additional [Fire] element of 400% for all attacks carried out by ring users.
Increases the attack power of all fire elemental skills and magic by 200%. Increases user resistance to fire by 150% (when receiving a fire element attack, the body regenerates Health Point by 50% of damage).
The Lord of Fire
As the master of fire, the user can control the fire freely.
Allows the user to create a fire with heat and force depending on the amount of Mana used.
Passive Effect: Improves forging quality of items by 30%.
Giving the user access to the Mythical Skill [Blessing of the Fire Lord]. Increase all status attributes by 200% for 1 minute. Turns all attacks and magic into fire elements and amplifies their destructive power by 500% for 1 minute. Increases Health Point regeneration by 2,000% for 1 minute.
[Special Description]
One of six failed products made by Arroth. He hated this item so much and kept it deep under the desert that not a single human could see its ugly side.
Looking at that entire information, Aamori could only gape and widen her eyes.
"Item this strong is just a failed product?!"
However, Aamori was quite happy.
Not because of the ring whose power is matchless for all humans and players.
But it was because of the next clue that was clearly engraved behind that golden red ring.
Valis who saw the whole incident seemed to smile quite wide because Aamori was now one step closer to his goal.