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Seeing the solemn expression that Shin was making, Longinus suddenly relaxed his face before started laughing out loud. He even hit his thigh repeatedly as he found the situation rather funny.
"Kid, relax. I will not beat you or anything just because you have a connection with those two. I just find it weird that an Envoy of the Church of the Sun and Moon receives an inheritance from a True Fallen and a High Human, which is quite rare," he said while trying his hardest to suppress his laughter.
At the same time, he suddenly added. "Those two are not as simple as you think, particularly Supremo. I suggest you refrain yourself from using his inheritance, especially when you arrive at the Awakened Continent."
Shin knew that Longinus was talking about the 'Duplicator's Eyes' Legacy Skill that he possessed. Fortunately, he rarely used this skill as he treated it as some sort of trump card. Until now, he had only used it twice, so he only had two copied skills.
As for the instances when he used the lesser of the skills, they did not count as him using the skill itself since the effects were barely noticeable. Moreover, many skills had similar effects, so it would not be much of a big deal if he kept using those sub-abilities.
These were also the abilities that helped him perfect his True Sight Ocular Skill, and even improve it further.
After seeing Shin nod in understanding, Longinus' laid-back attitude came back. He was smiling amiably as he said. "Let's forget about that for now. I know you have quite a few questions that you want to ask, so I will answer all of them to the best of my knowledge. But I can't promise if I can disclose some confidential information."
Shin seemed to have gotten a few ideas from the words that he just heard, making him think that the tasks of the Mysterious Instructors on coming here were not as simple as it seemed.
He first thought that they were only here to test the aptitudes of the players while also testing if they were worthy of going to the Awakened Continent. But based on the words that Longinus had said, they seemed to have some other tasks.
Seeing that Shin fell in deep thought, Longinus suddenly asked. "What do you think of the monsters that you have encountered before coming here?"
Shin did not even need to think to answer. "Powerful. They are extremely powerful."
Longinus chuckled when he heard those words, especially when he saw the solemn expression on Shin's face. He then said in a mischievous tone. "Then what if I tell you that they are the weakest of the weakest monsters in the Awakened Continent?"
The expression on Shin's face immediately became more serious when he heard that. He was already expecting this earlier, especially when the rank classification of those monsters indicated that they were only on Normal Rank.
The minotaur that fought him in an intense battle was only an Elite Monster, so it would be hard to imagine how strong those at the higher rankings were.
Then Longinus immediately explained. "The mana concentration or density in the Awakened Continent is very high. What this continent has could not even compare to that place."
He then paused as he thought of something before continuing. "What you have experienced inside the formation that we have built could barely mimic the environment in the Awakened Continent."
Hearing that, Shin seemed to have gotten a shock. The mana density within the formation that trapped him earlier was already so high that it was affecting his movements. It felt like he was moving underwater, which was greatly restraining him.
But such a place was just a fraction of the environment within the Awakened Continent. He could not imagine how hard to move into that place.
Moreover, this also indicated that the monsters there were much stronger than the ones he recently fought.
'D*mn! Then does that mean the Awakened Continent is not different from being a Hell in the physical realm?' he thought as he tried to imagine how hard to live in that place.
Longinus was already expecting the expression that Shin would be making once he heard those words. But as if it was not enough, he continued. "What you just met were just the weakest monsters that you can find there. Mostly, they were the youngest monsters that recently evolved or were born."
"But even if the Awakened Continent is a dangerous place, it is also a land of opportunities," he added with a smiling face. "Given the high density of mana, it will not be strange for natural treasures to be formed naturally, and powerful artifacts to be born."
Longinus cleared his throat when he reached this stage and continued. "But all of these are not our concern."
"Me, and my brothers, are sent here on a whole different purpose," he said in a solemn tone.
Shin could instantly recognize the helplessness in the tone of the NPC, making him curious about the so-called tasks that these Mysterious Instructors had.
Longinus was silent for a moment. It was as if he was organizing his words so that he could explain everything to Shin in a much easier way.
"Back in our home, the Divine Empire – a huge crack in space appeared in one of our borders. It released a dark and sinister miasma that is spreading in every direction and contaminating the mana in the air."
"Due to this miasma, the environment took a huge change. The plants and animals started to die one after another. Even those monsters with innate dark attributes didn't last long as they inhaled the black miasma."
"This incident alerted the Council of Righteous Churches. The miasma was starting to devour everything on its path, so the churches dispatched their Templar Knights and Saints to purify the land that got affected."
"At first, they were still able to fight the black miasma and purify the land, but they later realized that the longer something was exposed to it, the harder it was to purify. Some of the monsters that got contaminated even started to mutate and evolve before fighting the Templar Knights and Saints."
"A fight broke out, which lasted for quite a while before turning into an all-out war."
(The undead creatures of this region are different from the corrupted ones. They practice Dark Arts and Soul Magic, but they are not related to Corrupted Cult or Demonic Churches)
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'Sweet~!' Shin could not help but comment when he saw the series of notifications.
But that was not the only reward Shin had gotten since the badge itself was also a special treasure.
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[Item Name]: Badge of God-Slaying Army (Lieutenant Colonel)
[Item Rank]: Special
[Item Type]: Accessory (Badge)
Details: This is an item granted to the players who are chosen to join the God-Slaying Army.
Stats:
+10% Wisdom and Intelligence
+20% Willpower
Special Stats:
- Deal 50% more Damage against Demonic Creatures, Corrupted Monsters, and Demons.
- Grants protection against the Black Miasma when you are inside the Abyss Brink.
Skills:
1. Master of Energies (Passive): Grants an additional 50% Control over special powers or higher forms of Mana.
Available Powers and Proficiency:
Elemental Powers
- Primordial Lightning (Superior High), Eternal Flame (Intermediate), Void Powers (Intermediate), Earthen Metal and Metallic Earth (Intermediate)
Higher Form of Mana:
- Brilliant Sun (Lesser High), Abyssal Moon (Lesser High)
Special Powers:
- Primordial Eclipse (Intermediate High)
Subcategory: Origin = Unexplored
2. Mind Immune (Active): Become Immune to all kinds of Mental Attacks that are below 'Divine Rank'.
Note: This item is bound to Player 'Sickarius' – cannot be destroyed, traded, or dropped.
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Seeing the details of the badge, Shin could not hide his satisfaction, especially when it listed all the powers that he had under his arsenal.
But the surprises did not end there as a few more notifications from the system arrived, which caught him off guard.
"Eh!? This is related to those quests?"
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