Chapter 8

TL by Yoni

Edited by Yoni & Myoni

A door appeared .

As Muyoung stepped through the door, a bright light enveloped him .

Muyoung closed his eyes, when he opened them, he noticed others looking at him .

All together, 5 people .

‘Was I the last one?’

The desert was long .

For days, maybe weeks, Muyoung had walked continuously .

No way, did they wait for me all this time?

Muyoung stretched his hands and touched his hair .

His body of only skin and bones with almost no hair, had been turned back to normal .

‘Illusions . ’

Muyoung realized that the world within the door was an illusion .

Within the doors he wasn’t aware of it, but he became certain once he passed through the door .

“Are you okay?”

Taehwan approached him .

He donned a shield Muyoung hadn’t seen before .

A red shield with a cylindrical ruby embedded .

As the aura seemed to be out of the ordinary, Muyoung assumed it was the reward he earned from passing through his trial .

As Muyoung’s gazed fixed on the shield, Taehwan awkwardly laughed .

“Ah, this shield? They gave it to me when I passed through the trial . It’s a rank B item, the ‘Shield of Eradication’ . '”

A B rank gear was definitely a rare item in the Underworld .

Even in a large guild, it was only given out to a few of their important members .

It wasn’t an item a newbie could get .

Taehwan seemed quite triumphant about the fact that he earned a B rank equipment .

“Hyoungnim[1], there is an unknown effect on this shield . Could you please look at it?”

Taehwan started to call Muyoung ‘hyungnim’ since they entered the forest .

And so, he held out the shield .

Normally, it was common sense to not hand over your gear, even among your friends .

It meant that he wasn’t completely contaminated by this world, but as Muyoung was also curious, he took Taehwan’s shield .

Name: Shield of Eradication

Rank: B

Classification: Equipable type

Durability: 8,500

Effect: You gain a ‘Toughness’ buff when you face more enemies .

“You got a quite decent item . ”

Muyoung nodded his head .

The durability level was certainly high, but his attention was more focused on the ‘Toughness’ .

Within the B rank items, it was definitely hard to find one with a Toughness effect .

On top of that, its buff will increase as he faced more opponent .

If he used it on a battlefield, it was sufficient enough to be qualified as a B+ or an A rank item .

However, Muyoung’s reaction only made Taehwan more puzzled .

“I don’t understand what Toughness really means . ”

“It is a buff to reduce the effects of spells and curses . It also allows to resist primitive states of dread, like fear . ”

Muyoung handed back the shield .

It was a decent item, but Taehwan’s abilities were far off from being able to use it to its full potential .

There was a secret class, ‘Light of Guardian,’ which used shields, but unfortunately, Muyoung didn’t know how to earn it .

As Taehwan received his shield back, he said,

“Anyhow… it seems like you have also changed quite drastically . ”

Taehwan skimmed Muyoung’s body and looked at his sheath attached to his waist .

The usually place for his Scimitar of Strength was replaced by a different sword .

Muyoung drew his sword .

It was a red sword that looked like it was covered in blood .

Bone-like objects stuck out throughout the length of the blade .

Name: Anguish

Rank: A

Classification: Equipable Type

Durability: 30,000 (Unrepairable)

Effect: Strength +5 . Ability to steal blood from the opponent and recover the stamina of the user .

An A rank…

It was a high ranked equipment that only the leaders of guilds would normally use .

The effects were also outstanding .

It was perfect for Muyoung who had a low level of stamina .

The fact that it was not repairable was a bit of a fall back, but still since the durability itself was amazingly high, he knew it would last him at least a few years .

Even with his Scimitar of Strength, with a durability of only 300, he was still able to use it even if it became a bit dull .

‘The Shield of Eradication is nothing compared to it . ’

There was a condition attached to the Shield of Eradication .

As you fight a greater number of enemies .

If you think in reverse, it also implies that you can’t get the Toughness effect when you fight against a few people .

However, with Anguish, he just needed to attack . As long as he could spill the blood of his enemies and the durability had not dropped to 0, it was built for continuous fighting .

But, Anguish wasn’t the only thing he had earned .

Muyoung turned his Status Viewer and checked his abilities .

Continuous Victory Effect –> Gremory’s Anguish (A, +3 to all abilities)

Class Effect –> None

Strength 30 (22 + 8) Agility 23 (20 + 3)

Stamina 24 (21 + 3) Intelligence 14 (11 + 3)

Wisdom 15 (12 + 3) Fighting Aura 13 (10 + 3)

Special Note: Fighting Aura has been awakened .

*As your Fighting Aura increases, low grade enemies won’t be able to approach you .

[Before and After Comparison]

Strength 11 Agility 13 Stamina 9 Intelligence 9 Wisdom 8

Strength 30 Agility 23 Stamina 24 Intelligence 14 Wisdom 15

Maybe that was why his body felt like it was overflowing with power .

‘Ha . ’

Even Muyoung himself was surprised at his development .

When comparing to the first day, his basic stats have improved drastically . However with the inclusion of Anguish and the Continuous Victory Effect, his stats had improved even further .

Besides, an A ranked Victory Effect was much rarer than similar ranked weapons .

That was because receiving a continuous victory effect itself was extremely difficult .

‘With this, it seems like the boss battle will be much easier . ’

His current stats exceeded far beyond his expectations .

If Taehwan blocked the attacks with his shield, he thought that it was enough to win the boss battle .

Afterwards, it seemed possible for him to go and retrieve his secret class .

‘Anyways…’

He examined everything, except for the last one .

‘The Demon Commander of the 27th Legion?’

If Muyoung’s memories were correct, he clearly remembered the last message about a skill earned with that name .

It was exceptionally rare for a someone to gain a skill before earning a class, but the name wasn’t anything of ordinary either .

When he opened his skill category, there was one as he expected .

Skill Title: The Demon Commander of the 27th Legion (A+)

Description – The qualifications to become the Demon Commander of the 27th Legion . Gremory originally had 26 Legions . Only Demon Commanders were able to command the 26 Legions and every one of them was possessed with tremendous power .

These were the messages that popped up as he checked his skill .

Muyoung knitted his brows after reading all the messages .

‘If you really think about, it’s not really a skill . ’

Simply, he didn’t have the ‘qualification’ .

But, the necessary qualification was a staggering A+ rank .

However, if he could prove himself, it meant that he would gain more power than he could imagine .

‘A quest to become Demon Gremory’s Demon Commander…’

Even in the past, Gremory was a Demon who didn’t reveal herself and was a Demon of mystery .

He never thought it was because she was a peacekeeper .

He thought for a moment and decided it wasn’t a bad idea .

If he could gain strength and achieve his goals, becoming a Demon Commander wasn’t bad at all .

What Muyoung truly wanted to do was save humanity .

But, it didn’t mean that he wanted to save everyone . That’s why Muyoung didn’t want to be a true warrior .

It suited him more to become a Demon Commander-like warrior .

The problem was the method .

How he was going to become one .

For Muyoung, who didn’t even know the location of Gremory, it was like trying to find a needle in a haystack .

‘Someday I will achieve this . ’

However, Muyoung didn’t really care .

They were most likely able to find this Shrine of Gremory only because someone or something deliberately led them to it, otherwise it would have been impossible .

That meant that it was possible to complete the quest .

“Mister . It says that I gained a new class . ”

Suzy carefully approached him .

She then removed her Status Viewer from her wrist .

This is also considered forbidden in the Underworld .

However, this wasn’t even comparable to Taehwan giving his shield to him .

“Don’t ever show your Status Viewer to others . ”

“Okay…”

She sunk her head from Muyoung’s cold words .

But quickly raised her head to say…

“Then I will only show it to you, mister . After all, if I don’t know what I have, I will still be in danger . ”

Muyoung looked at Suzy’s eyes for a moment .

He couldn’t believe that that was a statement made by a 9 year old .

She really is a keen child .

And it wasn’t as if her words were wrong .

Not knowing what you had was also dangerous .

He took Suzy’s Status Viewer and looked at it closely .

Name: Bae Suzy

Continuous Victory Effect –> None

Class Effect –> Valkyrie of Dawn (Secret, There will be light after hardships . )

Strength 11 Agility 11

Stamina 11 Intelligence 11 Wisdom 11

Special Note: None

‘So you could even receive a secret class . ’

Valkyries referred to maiden warriors who served a God .

It seemed like a special class only women could receive .

Even in the past, he had never heard of the Valkyrie of Dawn .

That’s probably why it was a secret class .

In the past, there were less than 100 people who had a secret class .

Just by looking at that, you could tell that they were well worth it .

It was as if Suzy earned an incredible potential to grow .

Though there was a question regarding the last part .

There will be light after hardships .

It was indeed an ambiguous effect .

Does it mean that you will only get stronger as you face more hardships?

Perhaps it might have something to do with the fact that her abilities are all 11 .

Thump . Thump . Thump .

Screech . Squeak .

That moment .

It became noisy outside .

‘Must be the Shrewmice . ’

Muyoung sensed a huge number of them heading their way .

“Is, Isn’t this the sound of the monsters coming towards us?”

“They shouldn’t be able to enter the shrine right?”

The two cowardly men asked Muyoung .

However, Muyoung just shook his head .

All the doors disappeared and the Star of David lost its brightness .

Bang! Swish!

The statues of the goddess outside the shrine started to crack and crumble .

These signs only meant one thing .

“Catch this . And . . Brace yourselves . ”

After passing Suzy her Status Viewer, Muyoung unsheathed Anguish .

“Enemies are approaching . ”

[1] Big brother (younger male to an older male) .