Rudra had clung onto one clear thought in his mind , which was that he wanted to become someone notable in this life. He was not the nobody he was in his past life , and he would walk the toughest roads to make it a reality.
The Hallucigen constantly entered Rudra's lungs and was circulated in his blood , however Rudra's sheer stubborn will got him to not let his mind undergo shutdown.
His body was constantly being refined under the same stimulant , as the muscle memory of his muscles was being improved. His very blood was being purified as it was tempered by the stimulant giving immense benefits to Rudra's body.
Rudra did not check his stat pannel as he was under no circumstance to do so , however he would have been surprised to see that his overall HP had increased by a whole 30% , without any of his stats being affected.
This is because , Rudra was undergoing a qualitative change and not a quantitative change right now. Walking on a trail where most would fall before clearing 20% , Rudra actually was on the 95% mark . A short distance away from his goal when his vision that was already blurry started to change as black dots appeared infront of his eyes.
At first they were stagnant , however soon they started to dance as more and more black dots blurried his vision , his mind panicked as signals were sent to Rudra that he was going blind …. However Rudra did not panick , as he sent a signal to his brain that even then …. He would finish this path , even if he did actually go blind.
That was the level of determinantion Rudra had , he was not going to settle for a SS rating … It was either SSS or nothing for him. Even with his vision blacked out , and his ears loosing his sense of balance , Rudra sprawled on the ground and started to crawl his way by digging his nails in the ground towards his destination.
Untill a faint sound entered his brain …. He did not know wether or not it was a hallucination , as it said
" Congratulations knight on clearing the first stage …. "
Rudra blacked out !
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( Meanwhile in Purplehaze city )
In Rudra's absence , Karna was the guilds defacto leader , who was incredibly busy with work these days , as it was the final stretch before the war.
Seen constantly near the city walls , Karna was under the process of secretly installing the dragon flame throwers , and other secret weapons in the walls of Purplehaze city.
There were a lot of eyes on what he was doing right now , hence it was a very tedious task to do it in a way that it was obscured from public eye. Because one thing that he absolutely did not want , was the guild secrets to be leaked to the enemy.
Their trump cards would no longer be trump cards , if the enemy had time to prepare on how to counter them and come up with a plan .
The surprise element was a big part of utilizing it efficiently. Hence , his job currently was a very crucial one that he could only entrust to himself.
Well , to be honest his job was easier than Fattykalash 's job , to bring the mage tower underground under the Elites guild hall , to the surface , without half the city knowing that it happened.
The techniques to be used to elevate the massive mage tower to the surface were going to make noise … And a lot of it , soo much soo , that they would be lucky if the royal army did not come knocking on their doorsteps.
However , Rudra before leaving had already given an instruction regarding this event to Fatty , that the Elites were testing new bomb technology. This would create a panick from the enemy guild , while having a false impression of what the Elites were actually doing , which was a win-win for Rudra.
Ofcourse it all depended on how well fatty was able to fabricate this truth , as well as how would he conceal the appearance of a 12 storey tower in the guild grounds.
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( Back at the Knight's training hall )
The attendant looked at Rudra as if he was a monster , in the entire history of Hazelgroove kingdom there were only two individuals to have ever completed the entire knight valley trail …. And now Rudra was the third.
The attendant immediately knew that this kid was special , not only were his achievements monstrous , but soo was his will power.
Having taken the test himself , he knew what the Hallucigen did to the mind of a examinee , and how worse it got as the intake continued. However despite all that , Rudra managed to complete the test , crawling his way in the last 30 meters , but never giving up.
He applauded this youth infront of him , he had gained his respect. Hence he tended to him very carefully , as detoxification process was ongoing in his body , removing the stimulant from his blood , by having a neutralizing gas , inhaled by Rudra.
Slowly but surely Rudra regained consciousness , as he opened his eyes with all sorts of spots dancing , he could roughly see a man standing before him , as his vision slowly cleared up .
The first thing Rudra did when his vision cleared was to ask the examiner " How far did I go…? ".
His heart was beating rapidly , as he was not sure if he completed the trail , he knew he did enough to pass it , but could he complete it?
Only when the man said " You completed it ".
Did Rudra lay back down and sigh in releif. A tear dropped from his eye , as he just wanted to soak in the moment …. He did it! Against all the suffering and pain , HE DID IT!
The hope to get a legendary class was still alive … He was not out of the race yet!
Only then did Rudra check his system panel .
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Player Name : Shakuni / Augustus Won Knight
Title : Viscount of Hazelgroove kingdom, Reputable knight , Saviour of Thol village , Revered Medicine Master , Honorary Bishop of the Church of Life , World renowned , Heir of Augustus Won Knight , Limit breaker , The one who defies all odds, Dragon Slayer , Lieutenant General Of The Hazelgroove Army , First Cultivator.
Class :Mana Knight ( Ascended )
Subclass : Explosion Artist
LVL: 120
Tier : 2
STATS
AGI : 1792 +896 VIT : 1792 +896
INT : 1792 +896 STA : 1792 +896
PHY : 1792 +896 MANA : 1792 + 896
HP : 359,000/359,000
unassigned stat points : 13
Hidden stats
Luck : ???
Charm :???
Infamy : invalid
Status : Fully healed from injury , healthy again
Equipment : Knight armour set ( Lv75) , Lich's Ring , concealer mask( not equipped) , retractable shield ( Epic) , Sun God's bracelet ( Legendary), Doom armour ( Legendary ) , Doom armour( legendary)
Weapons : Windcutter ( sword) , Common Bow , quiver of arrows , Excalibur (Sword) ( Replica) , Elven (sword) ( Semi legendary)
Skills : Darkness bind , Summon Knight Durahal , Windslash , Critical absorb , Berserk, Darkness blast, Death Slash, Eyes of Truth , Earthquake , Critical block , Blink , Stormbringer , Swift Retreat, Illusionaey multi- sword , suppresion art, three point stab , twin blade hurricane , twin blade cross Slash , Claymore , Overheard slash , Solar restore , Solar flare , Solar blast , Solar descent , Solar beam, Shadow Dopplegangers.
Class specific skills : Knights companion , Knights valour , Golden Ratio, Full counter
Mount : Grey Wolf
Pet : Furball ( Divine nine tails )
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Rudra immediately noticed that his HP went up by 100,000 points! From his previous 259,000 … Which was a massive increase that would benefit him immensely!
Rudra was extremely happy to see that he gained soo much from this suffering. The last time he took the tier 3 promotion exam , his gains were quite minimal , incomparable to what he had right now.
Although this achievement in and of itself was nothing big , but for Rudra it was a massive confidence boost. He was unsure of wether or not he would be able to make it , however , powering through all the hardships and achieving his goal had given him a major confidence boost.
Having newfound faith in his willpower , he was ready to take on the next challenge head on!
He would recoup for a while , to get back to 100% before trying the second stage of his tier 3 promotion test.
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( Meanwhile in Nineclouds kingdom)
Hao Mi was currently in a high level meeting where all the faction leaders who had allied for the cause of taking down the Elites were discussing the best battle plan.
The wall was solid , and Hao Mi did not have an opportunity to test , wether the alchemical reagent would be able to blow up a hole in the wall that Rudra had built.
For the numbers advantage of the attacking forces to come into play , it was imperative that the wall fell… It was as simple as that. With the wall falling , it was game over for Rudra and company.
Hao Mi had tested blowing up walls made of stone , where her alchemical reagent was very effective , however she had not tested it on the walls of Purplehaze city , hence could not be sure about how it would fare.
The wall around Purplehaze city was built with reinforced concrete , which was not the average stone wall , as the bricks itself were many times stronger , while the cement bonded them into a impregnable defense.
The Elites had also used iron bars as core , as iron rods held the wall together upright , giving structural support . Even the gates of the city were made with pure molten steel and studded with 15 inch spikes , soo ramming a hole through it was very difficult.
However with lack of information on how strong the wall was exactly , the strategy made by the Triad coalition was that the North gate and the East wall would be attacked , and the first area to get an opening would be the point from where all troops would enter from .
More complicated strategy was later discussed as war calls and coordination and command chain was set up , however the entire plan hanged in the balance of one thing ….. That is the wall must fall!
/// Guys we are only 5 golden tickets away from the bonus target , hopefully we hit it soon , soo that we can have a chapter today itself. ///
