Chapter 107 A Letter (Sixth Update)
2015-03-13
Author: Floating Tower
Slap.
Soren reached out to catch the gold coin, and for some reason, he felt a slight tingle, as if there were a faint electric current. Then, it seemed like nothing was left; the coin in his hand became as heavy as the other Ginds. Soren stood up in the azure pool, looked at his bare body, and then reached behind to touch the newly developed muscle where his heart was located. There were fewer and fewer high-level priests that could be cultivated without the countless guild groups from years past.
In the entire Southern Coast area, the only high-level priest Soren knew was the Naga Priestess in front of him!
He couldn’t help but wonder what he would do during the Saint’s Cataclysm.
Without a high-level priest, the casualties were extremely terrifying! In the past, injuries like his would never be so desperate; the priest in the team would immediately revive him with a Restoration spell.
But what about now?
He was forced to use ‘Vampire’s Touch’ to prolong his life, and he barely managed to hold on until he reached the Ocean Temple.
In the past, even when Soren was traveling alone, he could occasionally encounter priests nurtured by other teams, after all, priests were core members of any party and could never be absent. This way, if one got injured, he could spend some extra money to be rescued; unlike now when he couldn’t even find a priest, even running into a second-tier or higher priest outside was quite difficult.
“I owe you a favor.”
Soren slowly stood up; his belongings were placed on one side of the great hall and looked untouched.
However, it seemed that the items on the legendary assassin had been searched by the Naga Priestess’s subordinates. Soren couldn’t say anything about this; after all, it was her Restoration spell that ultimately saved his life. Soren’s feelings were actually not good; for the first time, he realized how urgently he needed to find a priest ally who could cast high-level divine techniques. Because without such a priest by his side, if he encountered a formidable enemy, he would almost certainly get injured.
If he sustained injuries like today’s, even relying on his fortitude to survive a d*ath saving throw, he would still end up dying at the hands of the enemy.
This time against a legendary-level enemy.
Soren had entirely relied on a bit of luck, depending on the indigenous people’s blowgun having a high saving throw. Back in the day, it had caused some legendary professionists to meet their downfall; it was this opportunity that allowed him to eliminate the enemy. One could say that without the +3 blowgun he had saved, Soren would have had a very low chance of surviving today, as the enemy was a pure thief of legendary rank.
The disadvantages of being part-time had now become apparent!
Soren, with 10 levels in Wanderer, surprisingly hadn’t even noticed when the enemy had stealthily approached from behind.
This was the difference between a pure class and a part-time one; part-time jobs wouldn’t have very obvious weaknesses, but they also couldn’t develop to the limit in any specific field. Once they encountered a pure-class enemy, they would always be significantly outpaced at some point. Soren’s Wanderer level was only half that of the opponent’s, and his wizard level had not yet fully played its supportive role due to insufficient accumulation. That’s why he was in such a passive state this time.
Soren put on his clothes and, before leaving, slightly bowed his head to the Naga Priestess at the front of the great hall.
Then, he left the Ocean Temple.
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After Soren’s figure completely vanished, another hazy silhouette appeared, seemingly a kind of strange marine creature.
“Your Excellency, Priestess!”
The hazy marine creature looked outside the great hall and said in a hoarse voice, “Is this the new Pirate King who took down the Swamp King? Didn’t he make it difficult for you a while ago? Why not take the opportunity to let him d*e! It would be just right to control the pirates under him, thus strengthening our power.”
The Naga Priestess frowned slightly at these words, then shot a cold glance at the other party and slowly said, “The one of real value is him! Not that trash under him!”
“Besides.”
“If he dies, who will help me deal with Asrold? You?”
At this point, a hint of sarcasm appeared on the Naga Priestess’s face as she sternly said, “Step back. You all are great at vying for power. But there’s not one among you who dares to challenge Asrold. In my view, only he has the potential to k*ll that damned Asrold!”
Pirate King Asrold.
At the very least, she could not let Soren d*e like this before getting rid of this thorn in her side.
Moreover, on the body of that legendary assassin, the Naga Priestess also saw a commission letter. The contents of the letter need not be mentioned. After reading it, the Naga Priestess was infuriated, and she could not let Soren d*e just like that, further solidifying her determination to support him. However, this letter could not be shown to Soren just yet; it was a very useful item. When the time came to deal with Asrold, the Naga Priestess believed that once she presented this assassination commission letter to Soren, he would definitely not let Asrold off easily!
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Soren left the Ocean Temple.
This brush with life and d*ath had intensified the sense of oppression in his heart.
He also deeply realized the inadequacy of his own strength. As time moved forward, the chances of encountering legendary professionists would only increase; there were already people hiring legendary assassins to k*ll him—how far away would the opportunity to encounter other legendary figures be in the future?
Legend is a ticket.
Without this ticket, one has no qualification to dominate one’s own fate in the future!
Soren felt he had too many things to do, yet time was far from enough. It seemed that after dealing with recent matters and establishing a foundation on the Overseas Islands, he would need to make a trip to the Underdark.
This was the place Soren was most familiar with!
It should also be the place in the Material Plane where it was easiest to reach legendary levels.
He must meet those Drow again!
Because only in the crisis-ridden Underdark would there be so many monsters to let Soren harvest enough Killing Experience to reach legendary strength as quickly as possible.
It was not until Soren returned to his warship that he finally had time to check the data information that appeared. Killing that legendary assassin gave him over 27,000 points of Killing Experience. As expected, a legendary-level enemy provided far more Killing Experience than other enemies. Soren was now just about 5,000 points short of leveling up his wizard level.
Legend is a watershed.
Basically, defeating legendary-level creatures would yield Killing Experience of at least 10,000 to 20,000 points.
In the entire Material Plane, if one were to speak of places where legendary creatures are most concentrated, the Underdark would surely rank at the top. Because there are Eye Demons, Mind Flayers, Drow Matrons, and all sorts of extremely dangerous creatures. Given Soren’s knowledge of the Underdark, dealing with these creatures was comparatively easier than facing legendary professionists.
The warship was quick.
Although Soren had just brushed against life and d*ath, he still calmly ordered the ship to head towards Shipwreck Bay, as if the assassination from yesterday had never happened at all.
As for what he truly thought deep inside, perhaps only he himself would know.
………………(To Be Continued ~^~)
