MMORPG: The Elementalist

Qin Ruo clearly felt that the enormous power swirling around the Divinity crystal disappeared immediately once it fused with his body. He lost track of its essence as it vanished without a sign. The system also did not ring and the only evidence available was that the method to activate Angelic Wings had been added to his Skill Interface.

The priceless piece of Divinity was consumed just like that. The result was a pair of Angelic Wing sprouting from their backs…

Qin Ruo was the first to spread his wings. The change in his facial expression did not go unnoticed. Casanova and Hollow Cast looked at him and asked with concern, “Brother Qin, anything wrong?”

Qin Ruo regained his composure and glanced at the three people who were looking envious, excited, and at the same time confused at him. Then he turned to Psycho Demon, Apocalypse, Daisywave, and Black Rock who were still immersed in the joy of acquiring Angelic Wings and shook his head.

He himself did not know why he was not as thrilled as the others.

Perhaps it was because he had already experienced the charm of Angelic Wings in the Buried City before, so he was not as enthusiastic the second time he obtained the same ability.

Or perhaps it was due to the presence of a Water-type Divinity in his backpack; or he was concerned by the renewed pressure of just entering Tier 5, which made him readjust his perspective on the power gap between him and those Tier 5 Supreme Champions.

“Casanova and Cast⸺I and Black Rock would like to be excused as we have some urgent matter to attend to.”

“Alright!”

Casanova and Hollow Cast nodded in understanding. “You have just reached Tier 5, so you do need some time to get familiar with the new techniques. You guys go ahead, we are done here anyway.”

“Go ahead. Do notify us if you have any good deals in the future.”

“Sure!” Qin Ruo promised and left the Trading Hall with Black Rock after greeting the others.

Bam!

Psycho Demon, who was not addressed by Qin Ruo, suddenly lost control of his wings and crashed to the ceiling of the main hall. He held his head for a while, then folded his Angelic Wings and wanted to chase behind Qin Ruo who had just left.

“Psycho Demon!” Casanova shouted to stop him from leaving.

Psycho Demon turned around impatiently. “Is there anything else?”

“I would like to give you a piece of advice since you are a loyal customer of Trading Hall. Don’t ever try to provoke Qin Ruo…” It was not Casanova who spoke this time, but the person in charge of the Trading Hall, Hollow Cast.

Psycho Demon frowned and raised his voice. “What do you mean?”

“Do you not understand the obvious?” This time, it was Daisywave who had interjected. This beautiful lady seemed to dislike Psycho Demon and was not fearful of him like Apocalypse. Thus, she did not hold back.

“Although your Six-Eyed Moth is a mutated Boss, it has little effect against an Elementalist. You should know better. It is especially useless now since your opponent is an Elementalist who can fly. You will be no match for Qin Ruo if he is given a few days to familiarize with Tier 5 skills.”

“What. did. you. say?” Psycho Demon glared at Daisywave coldly.

“I am just telling the truth.” Daisywave ignored the disgruntled look on Psycho Demon’s face. She continued to provoke him by revealing his true intention. “Everyone knows your little dispute with the Unruly Clan. Besides, aren’t you just try to prove that you are stronger than the Winter Demon? But you clearly know that your Pet has no advantage against Qin Ruo. You are uncertain that you can still beat Qin Ruo once he gets used to the Tier 5 skill, thus you wish to fight him as soon as possible. If I guess it right, you want to make that happen today or tomorrow.”

“…” Psycho Demon continued to glare at Daisywave. He then sneered and said, “Alright, I will give him three days and duel him after that then. I will prove to you all that I am not a bully who takes advantage of others.”

Psycho Demon directly unrolled a Return Scroll and left in front of everyone after he finished the sentence.

Now only Casanova, Hollow Cast, Daisywave, Apocalypse, and Corrupt Lord remained in the main hall.

After Daisywave chased Psycho Demon away, she turned and realized Casanova, as well as Hollow Cast, were looking at her strangely. Feeling uncomfortable, she asked, “What? Have I said something wrong?”

Casanova and Hollow Cast looked at each other and nodded.

“I thought you guys wanted to help Qin Ruo buy some time?” She asked.

Hollow Cast smiled bitterly and shook his head. “You got it all wrong. I was hoping that Psycho Demon does not act recklessly and pay the ultimate price fighting Qin Ruo. After all, he is a big client of our company.”

Daisywave, Apocalypse, and Corrupt Lord were all stunned by Hollow Cast’s remark. They were surprised by the exceptionally high compliment given by Hollow Cast toward Qin Ruo. The thing was, Qin Ruo had just advanced into Tier 5 while Psycho Demon and his Pet had been Level 50 for two days now!

But it was understandable that they did not hold the same opinion as Casanova and Hollow Cast.

Among all the equipment on Qin Ruo, two were handpicked by them and those were considered the superior ones among Legendary quality, especially the one attached with Memory Attribute. Once it assimilated with the Frostramparts skill, it would become an extremely powerful ultimate gear.

Putting that aside, Casanova and Hollow Cast could completely see-through Psycho Demon who liked to show off on the surface. Although he had several Legendary equipment on him, those were of lower tier and were only slightly better than common embedded Dark Gold equipment. In contrast, despite had most of his true strength exposed to the public, Qin Ruo still gave people an impression that that was not the end of it.

If the two of them were to fight it out, it would be a certain defeat for Psycho Demon…

Just now, the reason why Hollow Cast and Casanova stopped Psycho Demon was to warn him not to go near Qin Ruo and embarrass himself. But after Daisywave interjected, things turned out quite differently as Psycho Demon proclaimed publicly that he would fight Qin Ruo three days later. This went against their will but it was simply too late now to change Psycho Demon’s mind.

The two of them sighed together. ‘It’s afraid that Psycho Demon will end up in a tragic end this time.’

***

On their way to Savis Town, Black Rock shared the story on how he obtained the Divinity crystal with Qin Ruo.

Qin Ruo was a little disappointed. He was anticipating a rather simple Divinity quest system, but what Black Rock encountered was a Hidden Quest, and it was a limited one-time mission.

In exchange, Qin Ruo explained the condition of the Buried City to Black Rock in detail. He also told Black Rock the content and difficulty of the quest given by the NPC in there. He was planning to get Black Rock into the Buried City so that together, they might be able to unveil the secret of this legendary city. As more and more Bauhinia and Netherspirit’s Claw Champions began to intervene in the battle inside the Buried City, Qin Ruo was forced to recruit his own back up too. Or else, he would be left behind in the quest of reaching the core of the Buried City’s secret.

Black Rock was equally interested in the large quest system hidden in the Buried City. He also had the confidence that he would be able to complete the quest and anchor himself in there, as long as he could find a way to get in.

But the key question now was, who else in the H&G world did not know that the eight entrances leading into the Buried City only opened once per day? The process of collecting the key and map itself was going to be a huge challenge. If the situation was unfavorable, players might not be able to enter for two consecutive days. Moreover, the entrance of Aricus Underground Ruins had now been completely taken over by Bauhinia and Netherspirit’s Claw!

Qin Ruo gave him a meaningful smile and lead him to Champion’s Restaurant.

***

Although in the last few days Qin Ruo was busy leveling up at the Buried City, he still paid attention to Slayer’s Heart and other’s levels and conditions from time to time.

The small party had now undergone a massive change.

Slayer’s Heart and Violet Orchid had both advanced to Tier 5.

Slayer’s Heart success was just a formality… As the Ironpot’s level was now on par with its master’s level, Slayer’s Heart battle strength increased exponentially. Tier 5 Minibosses would be a piece of cake to him now.

The one who surprised everyone immensely was Violet Orchid.

A Radiant Priest was naturally the weakest in terms of battle. In the midst of the frenzy of Tier 5 Advancement, only two Radiant Priests had succeed and one of them was Violet Orchid.

Of course, this was mostly because of Violet Orchid’s formidable skill, battle instincts, as well as the ability to time her attack precisely. Though she was rarely required to display her battle prowess, her strength was definitely above average.

Violet Orchid’s Pet had only hatched a few days ago. It was a Mutated Violetfox carefully selected by Homme Fatale and Scarlet Bauhinia.

The Mutated Violetfox moved extremely fast. It could carry people on its back and excelled in Poison attacks and ranged Thunder spells. After the fox reached Tier 4, Violet Orchid successfully advanced to the next tier with the Violetfox’s assistance.

Even Dinosaurcerer at the party had improved greatly.

Despite looking hideous after fusing with the Deathvenom Spider, his battle strength was unexpectedly prominent. All of his attributes were greatly enhanced and his Magic Attack was now equipped with a Poison effect.

When the Deathvenom Spider acted on its own and released the ultimate Explosive Spiders, Dinosaurcerer would be able to manipulate the Deathvenom Spider and command the Explosive Spiders to attack in sync. Every Explosive Spider was able to deal 50 damage that ignores the target defense.

The threat of the Explosive Spiders was amplified under the player’s tactical control. Any player that did not have Angelic or Demonic Wings would find it hard to deal with.

If everything went well, Dinosaurcerer was expected to become the next Tier 5 member in this party, provided that he was able to get his hand on a great set of Dark Gold equipment.

Little Apple, Burning Rose, Brother Da, iLittle Arrow, and Gold Digger Babe could not wait for their Pet to hatch seeing that even Dinosaurcerer was able to list himself among the Champion-tier with the help of his Pet.

***

Recruited by Qin Ruo and Black Rock respectively, Slayer’s Heart’s party, Judge, Subjugator, Fateless, and Snowleaf were all gathered at Champion’s Restaurant in Savis Town.

A Tier 5 Aquamancer, a Tier 5 Titanwraith Berserker, a Tier 5 Terramancer, a Tier 5 Bandit, in addition to a Tier 5 Radiant Priest. Such formation was rare at Champion’s Restaurant. What was more those elites by their side were draped in Gold and Dark Gold equipment.

When the sixteen of them gathered together, people from two sides greeted each other warmly. Then they simultaneously looked at the organizer of this meetup—Qin Ruo.

***

Qin Ruo shared his thoughts with those in attendance.

Judge and his partners looked at Slayer’s Heart and Violet Orchid. The idea of partying up and entering the Buried City together required the key and the map. Besides, they also had two leagues to deal with before entering, which would be very troublesome.

Slayer’s Heart knew the reason Qin Ruo asked Judge and others along was to further explore the Buried City and catch up to the progress of both leagues. He could tell that those who attended the meeting were elite players and thus he honestly shared what he knew so far.

“These two days, the party that queued to enter the Buried City has maxed out. However, it will not be too much trouble for us to get in. I and Violet Orchid will work on it. The problem is the number of players. Since there are limited resources now, only ten players are allowed to go in this time.”

“So that means that we still have three days to get ready?” Judge asked.

Slayer’s Heart nodded. “Yea. This is because the party for these two days has already been ser. One set of key and map is at Bauhinia League while the other set is with Netherspirit’s Claw. At the moment we don’t have any extra supplies so we can only wait for the third day.”

“Good. Then these two days I will go for the Advancement Quest with Subjugator. Twenty Spectral Shamans should not be a problem for us after that.” Subjugator and Judge both had sufficient Great Tree Saps with them. After they reached Tier 5, it should be easy to kill Spectral Shamans among the bunch of normal spectral creature.

“How about you, Snowleaf?”

“I have no problem with it.” The beautiful Summoner laughed and said, “My Pet will be ready soon. I think I will be able to make it.”

“Great! That means we can form an exact ten-player party with the addition of Dino and Xiaoxiao. Others just continue to level up your Pet and prepare to enter the next round.” Qin Ruo had gathered his ideal ten-man party.

“I am going as well?”

Xiaoxiao looked at Qin Ruo with uncertainty, while others were also looking at them in disbelief.