Chapter 119: Dance with the Moonlight (1)

Chapter 119: Dance with the Moonlight (1)

“...What is this?” Kai mumbled, rubbing his eyes.

From his arms, Ayana quickly answered, “It's Ayana.”

“No, I know that, but...”

Kai gave an awkward smile and then looked at the system log once more.

I understand getting the Saint of Whitehall title and the increase in Benevolence stats.

He had experienced a similar situation when he defeated Fermi and saved the residents of Glendale. But what surprised Kai was the next message that popped up.

Poetic Justice? What is this...

His Benevolence stats had increased by a whopping 25 due to the Poetic Justice effect!

After a moment of calculation, Kai's mouth dropped open.

So, then, I got a total of 40 Benevolence stats this time?

He hurriedly opened his stats window.

[Kai]

Class: Solaris Cleric

Level: 123

Title: Envoy of God

HP: 33,700

Holy Power: 40,100

Stats

Strength: 457 Stamina: 337

Intelligence: 278 Agility: 252

Holiness: 401 Dignity: 249

Benevolence: 158

Remaining Stats: 105

Poison Resistance +30

Magic Defense +70%

All Attack Power +6%

All Speed +6%

“Whoa...”

It was true. He really saw the increase of 40 Benevolence stats with his own eyes.

But why is Dignity at 249?

As far as he remembered, before defeating Aosa, it was 179.

The Slayer of Aosa title raised all stats by 15, and the Benevolence stats increased by 40...

So it should be 219, but why was it up by an additional 30 points?

Pondering over this, Kai let out a short exclamation and opened the title book.

[Saint of Whitehall]

Rank: Special

Description: A title given to those who saved the city's residents with unwavering justice.

Dignity +30

+15% effectiveness of all skills consuming Holy Power (This effect remains even when title is unequipped.)

“Of course. This was it.”

The effects of this Saint title were very similar to those of the Saint of Glendale title.

Having one Saint title is something, but having two is something that can't be ignored.

The difference between a 10% and a 25% increase in the efficiency of main skills was like night and day.

The stat increase of Supernova alone is incomparable to before.

The skill alone increased from 30 to 38.

And considering buffs, heals, and skills like Holy Chains...

It truly had a tremendous effect!

Bach approached him as Kai was looking at his stat window, surrounded by the crowd.

“Then I'll be on my way now.”

“Huh? You’re leaving already?”

“My assigned task is complete,” Bach said calmly with an expressionless face.

Kai glanced around the ruined streets and asked, “Then what will happen to this city now?”

“A new lord will be appointed. Soon, reconstruction of the city will begin.”

“I hope a good lord comes this time.”

“His Majesty is a prudent man, so there is no need to worry.”

Unfortunately, it was a very legitimate job request email. However, his face lit up with excitement as he read the email.

“Yes, finally!”

Michael shot up from his seat, clenching his fist in celebration.

I was worried he might have gone to someone else since he hadn't sent anything for a while... But that wasn’t the case.

Michael joyfully downloaded Unknown's video.

“Let’s see, the request is... Hahaha!”

He burst into laughter as he read the email's request: “As fast as you can. Awesome Please.”

“Bahaha, I’m certain Unknown is terrible at English.”

Wiping the tears from his eyes, Michael focused on his monitor.

“Alright, let’s put my imagination to work once more.”

Excitement that he hadn’t felt while editing other videos recently made his heart race.

Then, like a top chef pondering what dish to create today, he began to carefully review the fresh material Unknown had sent.

***

Strike while the iron is hot, and strike it twice.

That was a saying that had stuck with Han Jung-Woo since his parents had drilled it into his ears.

“I’ve sent the video request...”

He had showered and eaten, so with all his tasks done, he logged onto the MID Online strategy site.

Naturally, the community was hot with talk about Aosa.

Oh, my name is mentioned too. Well, that’s not surprising.

By the time of the battle, Blizzard had already been equipped with the Armor of the Undead set, but screenshots of Blizzard fighting Aosa had been posted on the community.

Of course, this led to another argument within it.

Do these guys have nothing better to do than argue here all the time?

Han Jung-Woo smirked as he began to leisurely read through the comments.

-Unknown defeated Aosa? That's something even a passing dog wouldn't believe.

└ I'm a passing dog, and I believe it. Woof woof!

-Does that even make sense? What do you think Unknown's level is right now? At best, probably around 105.

-No, guys. There's already proof screenshots, so why are you saying nonsense?

└ Where's the proof? Did Unknown take a selfie on top of Aosa's corpse?

└ There's a screenshot of Unknown fighting Aosa.

└ Yeah, next photoshopped photo please~

└ But why are you speaking so rudely? What's your level?

-But according to people at the scene, Unknown got beaten up and quickly dropped out of the fight.

└ I heard that rumor too. Apparently some player in dragon armor defeated Aosa.

“Hmm. The rumors are quite specific,” Han Jung-Woo unconsciously nodded.

After all, Whitehall wasn't a small village like Frica but a large city with 30,000 NPCs. That meant there were plenty of quests and many players using it as a base.

And there were quite a few players watching when I defeated Aosa.

Such rumors spreading wasn't bad for him. It was a form of noise marketing.

This turned out to be interesting, even if it wasn’t intentional.

Watching players argue while comparing him to Blizzard was so absurd it left him speechless!

Han Jung-Woo glanced at the clock.

“Now that it's morning in the game... players who logged out at the inn should be waking up.”

And they would witness the devastated cityscape, including the square, reduced to rubble overnight. He didn't need to see their reactions to know what they would think.

“Haha. They must be dying of curiosity.”

They would wonder how an individual could raid a boss monster alone, and how someone could fight so fiercely to turn the city into such a battlefield.

Many of Unknown's fans were already waiting for him to release a video to prove he did it.

Noise marketing really does make money.

Han Jung-Woo smirked as he looked at the list of donations on the community. Donations were pouring in, asking him to upload the video as soon as possible.

I didn’t expect so many people to throw money at this even before it's confirmed that Unknown did it.

And it wasn’t just a few people. The world was vast, there were many people, and plenty of them had money!

The longer this lasts, the better for me.

Of course, dragging it out too long could backfire. In other words, he needed to balance the push and pull very well.

“Hope you finish it soon. Hang in there, Michael.”

Stretching and making a carefree comment, Han Jung-Woo headed straight to bed. Without a break after the battle with Aosa, meeting King Beoruk, and ousting the pig lord, it had been a continuous march.

I deserve to rest. Ahh...

In an officetel in Cheongdam-dong, the player the world was starting to notice slept soundly.

Seven hours later, the video editor on the other side of the globe completed his life's masterpiece.