Chapter 333 : The Graveyard

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"Welcome to the Graveyard. Due to the unique nature of this challenge, levels 38 to 40 have been merged. You must clear both levels together by killing all monsters within 15 minutes. You can choose to relax now before entering the trial or rest afterward. Make your decision within the next 5 seconds." Immediately, Klaus appeared on Level 38 as the system introduced the nature of the trial. He quickly took in his surroundings. Looking around, he knew many would be taken aback by how the next levels of the trial would progress, but Klaus was more interested in the setting he had just found himself in. He found himself in a graveyard filled with crumbling tombstones and mausoleums. The tombstones looked ancient as if they had been crafted by a game designer. Lucil had clearly invested a lot into the Dark Tower trial, aiming to impress Klaus. A cold wind howled, carrying ghostly whispers. "This place feels icky," Klaus muttered before opting to continue instead of resting. He wasn't really tired; it was just that something about the current trial made him think it would be a good one. As expected, the moment he decided to continue, some of the tombstones started to move, and the area began to grow darker. "Spooky," Klaus said, watching his surroundings with eagerness. Suddenly, from the shadows that seemed to have appeared within the area and beneath the tombstones, bony ghouls began to rise. "Grave Ghouls," Klaus muttered. It was a game character he had learned about from Lucil during his time at Stone Valley. Back then, he didn't understand why she was so keen on him learning the names of her game characters. But now, as he watched hundreds of skeletal creatures with elongated claws emerging from the ground to ambush him, he couldn't help but smile. Lucil had made sure he wasn't overwhelmed when he laid eyes on the monsters. Of course, he hadn't really paid much attention to her ramblings, but his brain was very good at picking things up, so he immediately knew he had to do just one thing. 'I have to look for the Death Mage,' Klaus said inwardly. From what he could remember, Lucil mentioned that she implemented these characters in one of her video games. She wanted to create a mage necromancer class where the user could only summon Grave Ghouls. Lucil smiled inwardly, understanding why he was aware of that. However, she chose to stay on topic. "Well, Female Archer XX is Klaus's sister. She and her friend formed that group when Ghoul Ascendence launched four years ago and have been topping the charts ever since. So, I think among all 5,000 candidates that entered the trial, she was perhaps the most well-informed." "No way!" Joon exclaimed, his smile widening in shock. "You look like you've uncovered the identity of your idol," Lucil remarked, observing Joon's expression. "That's because he did. Joon is a huge fan of those two. He even has their posters in his room," Ryan ratted him out before he could deny anything. "He even offered to pay a million gold coins just to meet them at one point when their fame was skyrocketing." Lucil and the others burst into resounding laughter at what Ryan said. Joon could only hide his face as he observed Klaus moving toward something. Klaus moved through the graveyard, killing monsters left and right. His senses were on high alert, searching for the root cause of the horde. Five minutes passed, but he hadn't found it. Then suddenly, he noticed a shift in one of the destroyed mausoleums. He quickly made his way there, killing the monsters along the way as if they were chickens. "Got ya!" Klaus exclaimed the moment his senses picked up on the shadowy figure. Without wasting time, he summoned a sword and coated it in fire. He lashed forward, sending a clean, lethal fire arc that cut through the mausoleum. The attack destroyed it, creating a wide-open area for him to see the Death Mage. He quickly unleashed another fire arc that landed in empty space. However, Klaus just smiled as he watched the shadowy figure moving through the darkness, trying to escape. The Ice Lotus appeared, and before the shadowy figure could jump into its next hiding spot, an ice beam landed on it, freezing it in place instantly. One thing about the Dark Mage: despite its ability to summon hundreds of Death Ghouls, they themselves weren't that strong. So the ice beam was all it took to kill it. Its body froze for a few seconds before dissipating. Immediately it did, Klaus was teleported to a place where the system immediately asked if he wanted to rest or continue. Of course, he opted to continue. Thus, Klaus entered the third stage of the Trial leading everyone.

Chapter 333 : The Graveyard

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