Bang! After confronting the monster, I fell to the ground and took a long time to compose myself. The glow around the tree had long lost its energy, and now it looked no different than any other tree around me. 'I feel like throwing up.' The sick feeling in my stomach and acid rising up my throat kept coming up, but I fought through the feelings. Even for me who witnessed the massacre firsthand, seeing the memories of those people is still mentally torturous. Although I have no attachment to them, I am still a human being after all. "call……" I took a deep breath and tried to calm myself down. As I was soothing myself, I felt a presence inside of me. Not a physical one, but something that was very connected to me.
'It should be there.' ———— Name: Morse Scott Occupation: Weapon Master (Stage 1) Talent Cap: 6 — Passive: Blade of Vengeance — Attributes: Strength: Agility: Constitution: Perception: Magic Power: Mana Capacity: — Features: Perception Insight (Unique) Moon (???) (Growth) (Stage 0) Shadow (Legendary) (Growing) (Stage 1) — Stunt
Reaching the pinnacle (???) (19%) -Skill Sprint (Normal) Eye of Time (rare) — Psionic Brand ??? — Bond Aurora Crow (Rare) (Growing) ———— Looking at the status window in front of me, I can now see a new section. All the attributes have increased, probably because of the trial I just went through. 'The bond part also appears.' As the name suggests, a bond means a living being that is closely connected to itself. In essence, I am its master. This is how it is described in the game, and was one of the reasons I came to this dungeon in the first place. Clicking on Aurora Crow, I started reading the content above. ———— Bond: Aurora Crow Level: Rare (Growing) Description: Aurora Crow, originally a rare-level bond granted by ??? It has the unique characteristics of a growth-type summoned beast. It is a mysterious crow creature composed entirely of mana, and can be summoned at any time by the user's wish. As the user infuses more mana and deepens the bond, Aurora Crow's potential will expand, evolving in both form and abilities. The user can command the bound summoned beast according to his own wishes. Shared Vision: The host can now share vision with the bonded summoned beast and see the world through its eyes. Output: Form and abilities evolve based on bond strength and mana infusion. ———— 'very good.' I thought to myself, looking at the panel in front of me. Now that I have this bond, I can make up for the lack of my reconnaissance ability, which is something I have always considered in my mind. 【Aurora Crow】
When I called out the name in my mind, I subconsciously used my magic power, and a crow materialized in front of me. It was completely black, without any other colors, and had purple eyes similar to mine. As the panel explained, this crow had no physical body, but was made of pure mana. Flutter! Flutter! Flutter! I mentally told the crow to move, and it began flapping its wings like any other bird. If anything, my mana was slowly draining away with every movement it made. However, the consumption is not that high, probably because my mana attribute is relatively high. In the game, the higher the mana attribute, the greater the output effect when using the same amount of mana. This also means that products or bonds like this crow will also be affected. 'I still can't use it for long, though.' I thought this as I felt the connection between me and the crow weakening with distance. 'The further we are from each other, the more mana we will consume.' This makes sense, because mana loses its normal energy during transmission, which causes the signal to weaken. Even though mana is an invisible entity, it is still energy, and the transmission process will cause frictional losses. 'Let's test visual sharing.' When I thought of this, suddenly I felt the world around me changing. The scene changed from the tree trunk to the tree top. 'good.' Seeing things from a crow's perspective is a pretty special experience, but it feels a little strange, probably because the focus of the eyes is in a different position. Since it's a crow, it has pretty good eyesight. I don't know how it compares to an eagle's, but it's good enough to see everything in detail. “Perceptual insights are also at play.” When I saw my message, I understood that I could use my skills even when sharing vision with the crows. This is great because crows don't have great vision in the dark, but with my trait, I can see easily. "That's enough." Although I wanted to explore further, I was already mentally exhausted from all the moving around. Looking back now, I still have no idea who that creature was. In the game, the dungeon of the Eldtyn Spire is different from other types of dungeons. This dungeon is not actually a dungeon, but more like a broken ruin. Broken Relics are Warp-created beings of very high power and power, perhaps some that wish to leave their mark on the world. Or they are created when hunted. In both cases, the dungeon is more like a living test than a normal dungeon. The space changes over time as tests are performed, though much of the starting point remains the same. This dungeon is the first accessible Shattered Ruins in the game. The first enemy type a player enters is a ghoul, and that won't change. That's why I had prepared holy water before coming here. However, the difficulty of the test does not lie in how you deal with monsters, but in the test of your [Willpower] attribute.
Since the willpower attribute is a hidden attribute and is difficult to improve in the game, most players will not choose to clear this dungeon. After all, improving willpower requires character training. Training means doing the same thing over and over again, even when controlling a character. As a player, most people don't do that. If the first part tests [willpower], the second part tests [concentration]. This isn't a named attribute, but it is a test where the player needs to keep moving forward while hearing countless strange noises. The final stage will present players with numerous different scenarios and ask them a question. “Can you bear the pain of this world?” This is a simple question and depending on the answer given, the results of the test will vary. But, as I expected, reality is different from the game. The answer I gave was not any of the ones in the game. At that time, I just said what I wanted to say and got what I wanted. Bond partners. Even though I didn't get something that could make money, getting something that could improve my abilities was enough to prove that my efforts were rewarded. With this thought in mind, I stood up and started walking back. "I think it's too early to start looking for runes." This mountain range contains a lot of runes, but the problem is that every rune has actually been consumed by the monster, and the only way to take the rune is by killing it. “That’s not possible for me at this point.” The lowest level of them is close to level 6 or 7. Now, even just to find them, the distance I need to travel and the monsters I encounter along the way are enough to kill me. Now, the only thing I can do is go back to the academy... ...... The figure made of darkness chuckled as Morse stumbled out of the cave, away from the nightmarish scene and the horrible monster. "Hahaha...it's been a long time..." The strange laughter echoed in the cave, carrying a hint of malicious delight. “What an interesting soul,” it whispered, its voice a cold whisper that echoed in the air. That shadowy presence lingers deep within the cave, its form vague and mysterious. It seems to be both part of the cave and independent of the cave, the embodiment of darkness and suffering. Then, the cave began to slowly collapse. "It looks like this is the end for me." The figure muttered to himself as he watched his own gradually crumbling form. “I really want to see what he will bring in the future, but I can only leave it to other “me” to confirm.” It is just a fragment of its real body before leaving this world.
"But he's one of those guys, right? Considering those pagans who worship the sun, it seems that their counterparts have also come to this world." The figure felt a little regretful. It had once followed a powerful person, a so-called ally in the realm of light. It was once very powerful, but it abandoned this figure, leaving it to gradually wither and break. "I never thought I would follow that bastard, only to be abandoned like this." It whispered to itself with a hint of bitterness in its tone. At the last moment, the figure twisted and transformed into a three-legged crow.