Chapter 66: 66: Additional Rewards
Dark ashes scattered apart as beams of light emerged from within them.
Reigns immediately noticed it.
"Drops..."
One glowing object after another slowly descended onto the shattered canopy surface.
A giant dark crystal covered in twisted red veins landed on the ground nearby with a heavy thud.
THUD!
The crystal seemed to be pulsing slowly while faint screams echoed from inside it.
Not far away, a black metallic gauntlet crashed onto the broken wood with a loud clang.
CLANG!
Its surface was covered in strange carvings while traces of dark blood still dripped from it.
Several small glowing stones were also scattered across the battlefield, faint green and blue lights shining from within them.
Meanwhile, a large icy-blue orb slowly floated downward before landing gently near Nyxara, releasing freezing mist nonstop.
Barbros stared at another drop that had landed close to him.
It was a massive beast fang, almost the size of a sword.
The giant chief slowly picked it up and silently examined it.
At the same time, countless smaller materials started raining across the battlefield.
Dark monster flesh.
Twisted bones.
Crystals.
Black liquid cores.
All of them lay scattered across the shattered canopy as they fell one after another.
A soft green glow suddenly emerged from the center of the battlefield, prompting everyone to turn toward it.
The enormous Shattered Canopy itself was now glowing faintly.
Its giant roots slowly parted as a single object rose from the center of the ruined battlefield.
It was a strange seed.
The seed looked ancient and rough, while a soft green light pulsed gently from within it.
The moment Reigns looked at it, he immediately felt a strange connection between him and the object.
The calm voice of the Shattered Canopy faintly echoed inside his mind one last time.
[Circumstance might change, but the heart must remain steady.]
[Do not let it fall into corruption again.]
The glowing seed slowly hovered toward Reigns before stopping right in front of him.
Reigns instinctively grabbed it and quietly collected his items.
Meanwhile, all across the battlefield, exhausted warriors stared at the scattered drops with stunned expressions.
Some even rubbed their eyes in disbelief after surviving such a horrifying battle.
Meanwhile, Nyxara was resting her greatsword against her shoulder as she breathed heavily.
Barbros sat heavily on a giant broken branch while blood still dripped from his fists.
The giant chief suddenly let out a rough laugh.
"We actually killed that damned thing..."
Even now, the others were still finding it hard to believe.
At the same time, the villagers slowly snapped out of hex.
Thankfully, they hadn’t moved earlier, or things could have become very problematic.
The villagers who had still been brainwashed by the abomination collapsed onto the ground while clutching their heads in pain.
"What’s going on?!"
"Why are we trapped here?!"
"Damn! I have a girlfriend. I promised to marry her after returning, but for god’s sake, someone tell me—how long have I been cooped up here?!"
The entire battlefield suddenly turned noisy again as more and more people came back to their senses.
Some started crying and panicking while others simply stared blankly at the destroyed battlefield around them.
Reigns ignored the screams and quickly walked toward Nyxara.
"Nyx!"
He suddenly stepped forward and wrapped his arms tightly around her.
Nyxara looked slightly surprised at first before a smile slowly formed on her lips and she accepted the hug.
"Darling, I did it..."
Her voice sounded exhausted yet relieved.
"We can finally go home now."
Reigns let out a long breath after hearing those words.
For the first time since entering this damned place, his tense body finally relaxed slightly.
Soon after that, a countdown suddenly appeared before everyone’s vision.
[Returning to the tutorial world in 00:59...]
The warriors around the battlefield immediately grew excited after seeing it.
A few laughed loudly while others nearly cried from relief.
But before the countdown could continue further, Barbros slowly stood up and looked toward Reigns and Nyxara.
"Thank you, kids... Because of you, I can finally remember everything and get out of this damned place."
"It wasn’t me. It was Gunther..."
Reigns lowered his gaze slightly after mentioning his name.
Barbros remained silent for a moment before slowly nodding and looking toward Gunther, who had just emerged.
"Gunther... If you hadn’t made him remember, we would still be trapped."
The giant chief then looked at them seriously.
"I hope we can meet outside again."
"I hope so too."
As they spoke, their figures slowly began turning blurry.
Soft white light erupted from their bodies as glowing particles gradually started scattering around them.
_____
[You have cleared the Zone of Redact.]
[You have taken down a boss monster that had remained undefeated for years.]
[Extra Reward is being given.]
Reigns slowly opened his eyes and found himself surrounded by complete darkness.
There was absolutely nothing around him.
He stood alone in a blank space completely enveloped by darkness.
The strange silence made him feel slightly uncomfortable.
Reigns frowned and carefully looked around, but the darkness seemed to have stretched endlessly in every direction.
Then suddenly, a familiar glowing screen appeared before him.
His status window.
Reigns immediately focused on it.
*****
Name: Reigns De Luther
Class: Plant Sovereign
Tier: Tier 1 Lv 14
Subclass: [Farming] [Plant Summoner] [Plant Tamer]
Lifespan: 70
Tradable Lifespan: 54,025
Strength: 22
Agility: 24
Stamina: 25
Perception: 28
Mana: 23
Free Attribute: 20
Talent: Infinite Evolution
Skills:
-Phantom Steps Tier 1
-Berserker Tier 1
-Insight Tier 1
-Lightning Steps Tier 1
-Arcane Blast Tier 1
-Iron Sanctuary Tier 2
[Farming]
-Bronze Hand Tier 1
-Earthly Plough Tier 1
-Soul Scythe Tier 1
-Splash Shooter Farming Tier 0 [18/25]
[Plant Summoner]
-Plant Summon Tier 1
-Splash Shooter Tier 0 [12/12]
-Healing Sprout Tier 1 [1/1]
-Dryard Tier 1 [1/4]
[Plant Tamer]
-None
*****
Reigns stared at his status screen quietly for several moments.
His eyes slowly widened after seeing his level.
Tier 1 Lv14.
"Damn..."
Even he was slightly shocked.
That final boss kill had really granted him an absurd amount of experience points.
Reigns slowly exhaled while rubbing his forehead.
He clearly remembered the notification stating that his vitality and spirit had increased.
At first, he couldn’t properly sense any direct changes. But after a careful look, he noticed the increase in his stamina and perception stats.
Those two had probably been affected by the increase in his vitality and spirit.
His body also felt much lighter and sharper than before.
Even his senses felt clearer.
Reigns suddenly paused after noticing a completely new skill in the list.
His eyes narrowed slightly.
*****
[Iron Sanctuary]: Tier 2
-Locks your consciousness behind an unyielding mental barrier.
-Grants immunity against low-tier mental status effects such as Fear, Confusion, and Charm.
-When an enemy tries to invade your mind, they trigger a backlash effect that stuns them for 2 seconds.
*****
Reigns blinked several times after reading it.
Then his face slowly turned ugly.
"So that damned brainwashing thing finally gave me something useful, huh..."
Honestly, after experiencing the horrifying mind control from the Shattered Canopy, this skill was probably one of the best things he could have received.
If he hadn’t gained resistance against mental attacks now, he really didn’t want to imagine facing another monster like that in the future.
Reigns stared silently at the glowing screen, deep in thought.
Then his gaze slowly moved toward one particular line again.
Free Attribute: 20
His eyes instantly lit up.
"Now this... this is the real good stuff."
