NOVEL WEB Chapter 8
Episode 8
It was bizarre. This vampire didn’t turn into a corpse during the day. It moved and talked. Something was wrong. The stake was stuck. I struck with all my might with Thor’s hammer, but it was stuck.
I lifted Thor’s hammer. It had a very long handle forged from old iron, and at the end of it was a square hammer. It was very heavy and said to be able to contain the power of a lightning bolt.
He lifted Thor’s hammer and struck the unnatural Blood Emperor’s head with all his might.
Grasp!
I heard the sound of its head being crushed. However, the Blood Emperor’s appearance didn’t change much, only his expression distorted.
“Is it the Stonehead……?
Before I could bask in the joy of meeting a kindred spirit, I was met with the Blood Emperor’s searing gaze. He was muttering something… I think it was a curse word.
“You two vampires……!
I hate being called names the most. I raised Thor’s hammer and brought it down on the Blood Emperor’s heart. The stake struck the hammer squarely and dug deep into the Blood Emperor’s chest.
* * *
The Blood Emperor couldn’t believe his current situation. In addition to the stake halfway through his heart, he allowed it to enter his head. He couldn’t move, couldn’t dodge. The problem was that the stun was on Thor’s hammer. My movement was completely blocked.
I quickly cast a magic spell. There wasn’t much to see here except that this unorthodox user was very strong. With no armor, it was assumed that his magic resistance was very low. So the Blood Emperor had memorized the strongest spell he knew.
The problem is, it’s ancient black magic, so it’s a bit long… and before he knows it, he’s smashing Thor’s hammer into the stake in his chest. The stake was now pierced through his heart.
“Kaaaah!”
The Blood Emperor was dead. It was a pity, indeed. He might have been in top form, to begin with, but his convalescence had caught him off guard… and he was defeated.
Others mourned the death of the Blood Emperor…….
“No! That bastard killed the Blood Emperor!”
The president cried out frantically. The bastard had taken advantage of the experience balance he’d created… and now he was going to take advantage of every event he hosted.
One million vampires would surely fall into the hands of that Karen user, and it would only be a matter of time before the Byzantines, the only empire currently standing, would fall. And the Half-Dragon event is still a long way off, but it will go to Karen.
The thought of all the events he’d created going to one user was maddening.
“Mr. Boss… there’s one more problem. The Blood Emperor’s level was 300, and his level was 97. Now, with the Blood Emperor’s death, his level should have been raised by about 100. Fortunately, you can’t level up above 100 before the Master Quest, but the extra experience gained is a plus to the rewards from the Master Quest, such as extra item rewards or extra top-tier skills, all because of your ‘perfect’ system.”
Just when I thought I was going to lose my mind, Mr. Park pointed out another problem. And the way he emphasized the word “perfect” was meant to be sarcastic.
Originally, when you get one master item from a master quest, you’re given three master skills, from lowest to highest, depending on how quickly and cleverly you complete the quest.
However, if you get a really strong boss monster at level 99, and you don’t do the master quest when you get to level 100 and need to gain more experience, you won’t gain even 1% more at level 100.
So the new system that the bosses came up with is that if you kill one monster and you need to gain 10% more experience after leveling 100, they’ll give you a proportional amount of master skills, regardless of how you’ve done the master quest.
In Karen’s case, she definitely needed to increase her level by 100, but she had only increased by 2, so the system would automatically grant her a new skill and give her three master items instead of one.
“…You have a point, but I can’t change the system at will… After the patch, everything is fixed. It’s impossible to interfere from the outside. Of course, I can fix bugs and stuff, but the rest is hard.”
Ouch.
In a perfect world, it’s better to let the world run its course. If you tinker with it, you might end up causing the whole system to fail.
“Hey, boss. At this rate, the rankings will change in a month, and I think we need to do something for ‘that’ event.”
“That” event was very important. It was going to be the toughest event ever. At worst, it could ruin Middle-earth. But if it succeeded, it would create a perfect Middle-earth.
The current one-month event was designed to nurture the human servers. Human servers have too few users and their levels are on average more than 30 levels higher than Orcs. It’s a big gap, and we’re trying to fill it with a one-month event.
“Maybe the gap with the Orc servers will be much smaller. Do any of the admins have Middle-earth rankings? Maybe we should have one to keep an eye on them. We don’t want them to get too lucky, or they’ll start screaming fraud, so we need to be careful.”
“Hmm… I see. There’s only one person who ranks up there, Shin Eun-kyung. Despite being a conscientious operator, she’s a Cleric Master and a Necromancer Master. What do you think of her?”
“Give her a briefing on the mission, and hand over all the work she’s doing now to someone else… give her a bonus. It could be quite important.”
“I see.”
* * *
When the Blood Emperor disappeared, a unique phenomenon occurred in my body. A black mist bloomed from the Blood Emperor’s body, and it was all absorbed into my body. Then, I suddenly felt as if my body had become lighter.
I could see every inch of the vampire’s castle without the aid of a lamp. It was a great improvement. I only gained two levels, but it wasn’t for nothing.
“You have become a Blood Emperor. You have become a Sword Master. Please go to the Sword Shrine for the Master Quest.”
I’ve become a Blood Emperor? Come to think of it, today’s event was a usurpation event. At first, I didn’t think it had anything to do with me, but now I realize that it’s incredibly beneficial to me. I opened the class and profession window.
The class was Prosecutor, and the job was a new one. I had become a Blood Emperor. Below Blood Emperor was a detailed description of the class.
“The Blood Emperor is the leader of all the undead. All undead are subject to the Blood Emperor, and the Blood Emperor can transform into bat and mist. The Blood Emperor has two unique skills, True Blood and Dark Step. Both have 10 skills stamped on them by default.”
I opened the skills window this time. I opened the skill window this time and saw that I had True Sucking Blood as an active skill and Dark Step as a passive skill. The information on Dark Step said that it could move ten times faster than normal.
“Aren’t these… too good to be true?
It was a good skill. I tried it out. The movements were dizzyingly fast… It was something I hadn’t thought of before. I opened the stats window.
“Character: Karen
Strength 403
Agility 410
Intelligence 121
Luck 10”
Your stats have increased noticeably. This is the effect of the Claim Your Leadership event. You will inherit the unique stats of each leader. Agility has increased by almost 400 points.
I didn’t realize it at first, but increasing your Agility increases your dodge rate, movement speed, and weapon proficiency. I didn’t realize it at first, but increasing your agility will also increase your dodge rate, movement speed, and weapon proficiency.
“As they say, the heavens help the good!
I exulted, making up words that didn’t even make sense. Of course, I liked that my character had gotten stronger, but I was more excited about reaching level 100. I was no longer tied to this game and could return to the world of Sudden Death. I was about to hit logout out of habit.
“Oh, an item!
I hadn’t yet retrieved the items left behind by the Blood Emperor. I picked them all up to get more information.
“Necklace of Submission.
All stats +30
+50% to all resistances
Grants obedience to all undead and vampires.
(Requires Blood Emperor class.)”
“Great Sword of Obedience
Damage: 400-567
Leech 7% of the opponent’s Mana on impact.
Leech 7% of the opponent’s Blood on impact.
+20% to all resistances.”
“Helm of Submission
200 Armor
20% to all stats
10% to Ice Resistance
10% to Poison Resistance
All Skills +2”
Extra Points for wearing the entire “Obedience Set
Submissive Helmet (Has)
Submissive Leather Armor (Has)
Obedience Necklace (Has)
Obedience Greatsword (Has)
Leather Gloves of Obedience (No)
All Skills +7
All Resistances +20
1,000 Mana
1,000 Blood
Leech 7% of the opponent’s MP on impact.
Leeches 7% of the opponent’s HP on hit.”
I stared at the item for a moment, scratching my head. I couldn’t figure out what the hell it meant. What was the resistance, does it suck the opponent’s blood and mana, how does it work, I couldn’t figure it out.
But these items certainly looked good. The helm had six horns and I liked the heft of the Great Sword. In addition to these three items, there was another item on the floor that was part of the same set. It was black leather armor.