There is Something Wrong with This Game - Chapter D014 – Unleashing Mana Explosion

Chapter D014 – Unleashing Mana Explosion

[Sealed Mausoleum: B3F]

The next day.

Hecate revisited the Sealed Mausoleum once again and headed straight for B3F.

This was the dungeon she visited with Rena-cchi's party previously. At that time, the party disbanded just right at the end of B2F and she ended up doing solo grindfest at B3F.

Currently, the dungeon had been opened to the public by the Genesis Guild, with its members able to enter for free, while anyone outside the guild had to pay an entry fee.

Since there are risk of being seen by other people, Hecate didn't wear any of the Black Phantom's equipment.

Equipment

<img /attachments/equipment-jpg.8166/?hash=397d51ca049e899ea49f92919d28875d" alt="" width="174" height="34" /> <big>Head</big> Upper: +10 Superior Ornamental HairpinItem Name: +10 Superior Ornamental Hairpin (8)

Requirement: All Classes, Lv40

Durability: 750/750

Description: A hairpin from an ancient dynasty.

There is a mysterious power inside that has been partially unlocked by Hecate.

Upgraded to Superior level by Hecate.

Effect: All Stats +4, Max HP +15%, Max MP +10%

Upgrade Bonus 1: All Stats +1, Max HP & MP +5%

Upgrade Bonus 2: DEF +100, MDEF +100

[] Soul Essence: Wraith Dead

Insta-Death resistance +30%

Insta-Death resistance +(2UpgLv)%

Face: +10 Superior Kitsune MaskItem Name: +10 Superior Kitsune Mask (810)

Requirement: Mage Classes, Lv40

Durability: 500/500

Crafter: Nemuna

Description: A fox mask that was crafted by the maker as a tribute to a character in a certain anime franchise in real life.

Upgraded to Superior level by Hecate.

Effect 1: Fire-type spell power +10%

Effect 2: Fire-type spell MP consumption +10%

Upgrade bonus 1: INT, DEX +5

Upgrade bonus 2: DEF +100, MDEF +100

Stellar Sticker+: Rarity +2

Ears: +10 Superior Earring of WisdomItem Name: +10 Superior Earring of Wisdom (8)

Requirement: Mage, Cleric

Durability: 760/760

Description: Earring that was made by the Great Mage, Lyndell Souren.

It is said this earring could make its wearer reach greater power.

Upgraded to Superior level by Hecate.

Effect 1: INT +8, DEX +14, LUK +5, MAX MP +1600

Effect 2: Increase spell power by 20%.

Effect 3: MP consumption +50%.

Upgrade Bonus 1: INT, DEX, LUK +5,

Upgrade Bonus 2: DEF +100, MDEF +100

Lower: +10 Superior Saintess NecklaceItem Name: +10 Superior Saintess Necklace (10)

Requirement: Mage, Cleric

Durability: 800/800

Description: Necklace that was once bestowed to a Saintess.

Having the protection of Ashera, prevents your soul from being defiled.

Upgraded to Superior level and greatly enchanted by Hecate, increasing the item's overall performance.

Effect 1: Soulbounded to Hecate

Effect 2: Immune to Silence, Charm, Confuse

Effect 3: STR +15, AGI +10, VIT +10

Effect 4: Stamina Consumption -75%

Effect 5: Grants the full function of the enchanted Soul Essences.

Upgrade Bonus 1: STR, AGI, VIT +5

Upgrade Bonus 2: DEF +100, MDEF +100

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<big>Weapon</big> Left: +10 Superior Lunar WandItem Name: +10 Superior Lunar Wand (810)

Requirement: Wizard/Witch, INT 30

Durability: 1205/1205

Description: A wand blessed by the power of the Moon.

This wand was created with a special wood from a tree that was bathed by the moonlight for more than 30 years.

Upgraded to Superior level by Hecate.

Effect: INT +70, DEX +10, MATK +300

Upgrade Bonus 1: MATK+100

Upgrade Bonus 2: MATK+100

Stellar Sticker+: Rarity +2

[] Soul Essence: Death Mage

Grants the use of the following spells:

Firebolt (Lv10), (10UpgLv) per day (100/100)

Fire Ball (Lv5), (5UpgLv) per day (50/50)

Fire Lance (Lv5), (5UpgLv) per day (50/50)

Flame Arrow (Lv5), (5UpgLv) per day (50/50)

Flare Arrow (Lv3), (3UpgLv) per day (30/30)

Napalm Bolt (Lv3), (3UpgLv) per day (30/30)

Right: None <big>Armor</big> Body: +10 Superior Ceremonial Blouse of IgnisItem Name: +10 Superior Ceremonial Blouse of Ignis (6)

Requirement: Female, All Classes, Lv10, INT 5

Durability: 680/680

Crafter: Hecate, Unknown

Description: A ceremonial blouse of Cantaria Tribe, used for performing rituals.

This blouse has been blessed by Ignis, the Spirit of Fire.

Grants the wearer the protection of Fire.

Upgraded to Superior level by Hecate.

Effect: VIT +4, Max HP +500

Upgrade Bonus 1: VIT +5

Upgrade Bonus 2: DEF +100, MDEF +100

Extra Effect 1: Fire DMG Resistance +25%

Extra Effect 2: Water DMG taken +50%

Extra Effect 3: Grants the use of the following spells:

Firebolt (Lv5), (10UpgLv) per day (100/100)

Fire Lance (Lv3), (5UpgLv) per day (50/50)

Vermillion Blast (Lv1), (3UpgLv) per day (30/30)

Lower: +10 Superior Ceremonial Skirt of IgnisItem Name: +10 Superior Ceremonial Skirt of Ignis (6)

Requirement: Female, All Classes, Lv10, INT 5

Durability: 650/650

Crafter: Hecate, Unknown

Description: A ceremonial skirt of Cantaria Tribe, used for performing rituals.

This skirt has been blessed by Ignis, the Spirit of Fire.

Grants the wearer the protection of Fire.

Upgraded to Superior level by Hecate.

Effect: INT +4, Max MP +200

Upgrade Bonus 1: INT +5, Max MP +800

Upgrade Bonus 2: DEF +100, MDEF +100

Extra Effect 1: Fire DMG Resistance +25%

Extra Effect 2: Water DMG taken +50%

Extra Effect 3: Grants the use of the following spells:

Firebolt (Lv5), (10UpgLv) per day (100/100)

Fire Lance (Lv3), (5UpgLv) per day (50/50)

Vermillion Blast (Lv1), (3UpgLv) per day (30/30)

Garment: +10 Superior Lunar CapeItem Name: +10 Superior Lunar Cape (810)

Requirement: Wizard/Witch, INT 30

Durability: 700/700

Description: A cape blessed by the power of the Moon.

This cape was created with a special fabric that was bathed by the moonlight for more than 30 years.

Upgraded to Superior level by Hecate.

Effect: STR+12, AGI+4, VIT+10

Upgrade Bonus 1: STR, AGI, VIT +5

L. Arm: +10 Superior Moon Glacier ArmguardItem Name: +10 Superior Moon Glacier Armguard (10) R. Arm: +10 Superior Grappling HookItem Name: +10 Superior Grappling Hook (810) Shoes: +10 Superior Shadow WalkerItem Name:+10 Superior Shadow Walker (13) <big>Underwear</big> Upper: None Lower: White Silk PantiesItem Name: White Silk Panties (1) Diamond BadgeItem Name: Solstreus Magic Academy Diamond Badge (8) Ring of Death WardingItem Name: Ring of Death Warding (3) Ring of IgnisItem Name: Ring of Ignis (6) Ring of Ignis Ring of Ignis Ring of Ignis Ring of Ignis Ring of Ignis Ring of Ignis Ring of Ignis Ring of Ignis <big>Set Equip</big> Rare Mastery All Stats +1 for each (10) piece of equipment. (Current: 7) Superior Mastery Max HP & MP +1% per sum of UpgLv of the said equipment. (Current: 110) Superior Lunar Set MAX MP +15%, MATK +50% Superior Ceremonial Set Max HP & MP +5000 , Cast Time -10% Fire Spirit's Blessings Decrease the required MP of Fire-type spell by 30% Decrease the casting time of Fire-type spell by 10% Name: Hecate EXP: 22,460 / 36,990,000 Race: Human / Gold: <img /img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQev-PBiOZDQ0RTHWY9nBfIz74bepUowMaovHqGZy1JoRmFV2ZrwWi-ydA-id9r99eEeB_8oRdNMmM8hYACgm8jzbWrc6zfs8NABN7qM_5aee4w9D5gi4Wfeus59iBOE3IkfYy4FTGsDYwMOiBlaaRU-YGdFeMFn26qdkywKGhfZwRVEPDY8j9e7L/s120/coin_1fa99.png" alt="" width="16" height="16" /> 1,707,882 Class: Archwitch - Lv133 Sub: Acrobatics Guild: Genesis Collector Blacksmith HP: 143,748 / 196,942 STR: 1 + 76 MP: 330,960 / 453,386 AGI: 1 + 83 STA: 100% VIT: 1 + 104 INT: 222 + 191 Karma 1,179 DEX: 1 + 103 Stat Pt: 5 LUK: 1 + 49 Status: Heart of Life (0:37:20 left) Heart of Mana (0:37:26 left) Energy Coat (0:03:30 left)

It was a shame Hecate lost some STR and AGI due to this change of equipment.

The loss of STR means her inventory space and weight limits are reduced, thereby reducing the number of items she can carry. But this was not a big problem and could be solved simply by switching the equipment again whenever necessary.

'I don't want to waste too much time now, so I might as well just skip the mobs.'

Hecate kicked the platform hard and jumped to another platform parallel to it. With skillful movements, she navigated the complex floor structure in B3F very quickly, avoiding battles with various kinds of undead.

Sometimes there were occasions when a fight could not be avoided, but she immediately activated the Mana Clone skill, and used the clone as a distraction. Although it wasn't a problem for her to kill all the undead, she was not in the mood nor did she want to waste too much time killing weak monsters.

Unfortunately stealth related status has no effect in the presence of undead monsters. They can see through someone's stealth status because they are very sensitive to life energy.

Therefore, Hecate did not bother using the Invisibility Potion.

After some time she navigated the floor, suddenly she received a familiar attack from behind.

You have been hit by the skill Assassinate!

You took a surprise blow from the skill and receive triple critical damage!

You are immune to poison, Deadly Venom loses its effectiveness!

Your Energy Coat has reduced 90% of the damage. 25,677 MP has been consumed. You took 2,853 damage!

Hecate only grinned when she saw the notification damage.

"You're here, yeah? But sorry, this time I have prepared myself from your attack."

Sure enough, when she looked behind, she saw the appearance of a Ghoul Slaughter.

Due to her previous encounter with this monster, Hecate took precautions by using a basic Mage defense skill called Energy Coat. This skill can reduce damage received by up to 90%, at the cost of consuming MP for each point of damage reduction, essentially wasting MP. Not to mention, the duration of this skill is relatively short, only 5 minutes.

Usually Hecate doesn't bother using this skill because she prefers to avoid all attacks without taking damage. But now, because of the unpredictable sudden attack of this monster, she had no other choice but to use it.

The Ghoul Slaughter, who was seemingly stunned for some reason, could only watch as the fiery lance decapitate his neck.

SHIING! -350750!

Just one hit and died!

The Ghoul Slaughter turned out to be nothing more than that!

With the wand in her left hand and the fire lance in her right hand, she continued her navigation. There were still 9 other Ghoul Slaughter left on this floor but they were no longer a threat.

Of the remaining 9 Ghoul Slaughters, she encountered 3 of them but they ended up with the same fate of dying in one attack.

'What am I seeing? Gerrah, Kaster, and Frezid died in one hit!' 'Damn, this Human <del>loli</del> is too stronk!' 'Is she really a Human?'

As for the remaining ones, either their positions were far away or they saw the battle and knew the difference in their strength. None of them dared to approach her anymore.

This was just a small episodes in her hunt today.

Some time later, she arrived at her destination which was a certain position in the B3F.

On a first glance, there was nothing remarkable in this position. The only mobs there were some Wraith Dead which were quickly wiped out. However, if someone standing in this position looked in a certain direction, they would know why this position was special.

From her vantage point, she could see two Reapers in line with her line of sight.

"Well then, let's get started."

Without further ado, Hecate started her preparation.

"Overspell, Archwitch's Pride, Mystical Penetration!"

She activated a few certain spells in a certain order and then replaced the wand in her hand onto the familiar gruesome wand with a thick aura of death.

Fortunately, there were currently no Players except her in B3F so she could take out the wand without worry.

Then, she took a few consumable items and use them all.

Spoiler

Overspell has been activated!

You have used the skill Archwitch's Pride!

You have used the skill Mystical Penetration!

You have equipped +10 Superior Eldritch Bone Wand.

You have unequipped +10 Superior Lunar Wand.

You have equipped Ring of Ignis.

You have unequipped Ring of Death Warding.

You have consumed an EXP Potion+.

For the next 1 hour, your Exp rate increased by 100%

You have consumed an INT Potion.

For the next 1 hour, your INT increased by 10.

You have consumed an MP Expansion Potion.

For the next 1 hour, your Max MP increased by 10%.

You have consumed an Elixir.

Your HP and MP has been fully restored.

Item Name: +10 Superior Eldritch Bone Wand Requirement: Archwizard/Archwitch, Lv100 Type: Weapon - Rod Rarity: Durability: 1150/1150 Crafter: Lyndell Souren (Native) Effect 1: INT +200, DEX +35, VIT -800 Dark-type spell power +20% Upgrade Bonus 1: MATK +1500 Upgrade Bonus 2: MATK +1500 Each time spell was used: Karma -5 Grants the use of the following spells:

Raise Undead (Lv1), (1UpgLv) per day (10/10)

Death Sentence (Lv1), (1UpgLv) per day (10/10)

Mana Explosion (Lv1), (1) per week (1/1)

[] Soul Essence: Archmiga Tarantulla

For every UpgLv: MATK +2%, Max HP -2%

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Description: The Great Lich, Lyndell Souren's bone wand.

Her grudge and despair were contained in this wand.

Upgraded to Superior level by Hecate.

Due to having reached the Superior level, some of the fragment power sealed within the staff had been restored. Skill Name: Raise Undead Requirement: ??? Type: Active MP Costs: 100 Effect: Imbues a deceased creature with a foul mimicry of life, raising it as an undead creature.

-10 Karma for each casts.

Description: One of the spells researched by Lyndell Souren in searching for a way to bring the dead back to life.

However, the results were not as expected...

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The Eldritch Bone Wand that has been upgraded to Superior level, now its power has increased by more than double.

One of the slots on the wand has been installed with Archmiga Tarantulla's Soul Essence which provides an additional 20% MATK strengthening. Even though 20% of Max HP was lost, this was not a problem because Hecate had no intention of using this wand for anything other than special purposes.

Additionally, there was a new spell appearing on the wand called Raise Undead.

This skill seems powerful, capable of creating undead monsters from corpses. It was just that the karma penalty was a bit severe, so this spell also couldn't be abused too much.

But this was another matter.

Hecate who finished buffing herself pointed the wand at the direction of the two Reapers, and let out a smile.

"I have no grudge against you, but please be a victim to my spell... Mana Explosion!"

As she spoke the name of the spell, the eye sockets of the skull decoration on her wand glowed bright red, and there was a thick line of black laser shooting from the wand.

The movement of immense magical power quickly attracted the attention of the two Reapers, but unfortunately, they were too late.

PSHAAW! PSHAAW!

-35,680,000! -35,676,000!

The black laser had been fired and quickly penetrated the first Reaper and then penetrated the second Reaper.

'What... happened?' 'My lord... Forgive me... It seems, I failed my duty...'

The two Reapers destroyed without even knowing how they died.

Their physical immunity was useless and they didn't even have time to cast their Reflect Magic on themselves. But even if they did, it would still be useless since Hecate used Mystical Penetration to add a piercing effect to her spell.

Spoiler

You have unleashed Mana Explosion!

All of your 618406 MP has been used to empower the spell.

Overspell has raised the spell power by 57%!

Archwitch's Pride has raised the spell power further by 600%!

Extremity of Primary Elements resonated and empowers the spell further by 600%!

Ten Ring of Ignis resonated and empowers the spell even further by 400%!

35,680,000 damage has been dealt to Reaper of Angst, Wirzek

35,676,000 damage has been dealt to Reaper of Gloom, Tiryek

You have strained your magic circuit.

MP Regeneration is disabled for 6 hours!

You used a spell while equipped with Eldritch Bone Wand.

Karma has been decreased by 5.

Congratulations!

You have defeated 2 mini BOSS monsters:

Reaper of Angst, Wirzek

Reaper of Gloom, Tiryek

You are the sole participant on this battle.

All glory belongs to you.

You have been rewarded with 743,500 EXP.

You have been rewarded with 20 Glory Points.

You can exchange the Glory Points in any of the Save-Point. The restriction force of the Teleportation Altar has been unlocked.

You can teleport to B4F using the Teleportation Altar.

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But that was not all.

BOOOOOOOOOOMM!!

After penetrating the second Reaper, the spell does not disappear, but continues until it hits the dungeon wall and explodes.

The explosion turned into a rapidly expanding black sun, destroying everything it touched. Even though the explosion was quite far from Hecate, she could still feel the heat emitted by the explosion from her position.

Countless excessive damage pop-ups appeared continuously one after another.

-48,340,000! -48,320,000! -48,353,000! -48,329,000! -48,356,000! -48,320,000! -48,353,000! ...

-53,400,000! -53,376,500! -53,395,000! -53,426,000! -53,437,000! -53,376,500! -53,395,000! ...

-57,542,000! -57,550,000! -57,539,000! -57,546,000! -57,553,000! -57,542,000! -57,550,000! ...

The undead starting from the position closest to the explosion point were quickly swallowed by the black sun.

Some undead who seemed to have developed wisdom started running, but unfortunately, their attempts to escape were in vain. Even those Wraith Deads who had formless bodies, could not escape the black sun.

And when the explosion had subsided, a suction force occurred and pulled many of the remaining undead from their places, causing them especially the non-flying ones to be thrown into the endless abyss below. Luckily, Hecate was safe because her position was quite far away and there were pillars that she could use for cover.

Seeing this situation, Hecate couldn't help but let out a laugh.

"Ahahahaha! Awesome! Awesome! This is it! The absolute power! The absolute destruction!"

Satisfied with laughing, she began to calm her breathing and then pondered.

"It's a shame that because Reaper has Reflect Magic I can only use Penetration instead of Amplification, otherwise the amount of damage would be greater."

Almost a quarter of the mazes in B3F disappeared into thin air, with most of the monsters gone except for the undead who could float in the air. But unexpectedly, the spell still couldn't penetrate the dungeon wall at all.

This might mean the power of the spell was not enough or the dungeon walls were truly indestructible.

But that wasn't important.

Spoiler Devastating Destruction!

You have unleashed a very powerful spell that damages

the interior of the dungeon!

Precision Mana Control Proficiency +1500 (1620/10500) A total of 35,329 monsters have been slain by your spells directly and indirectly.

You gained a total of 74,943,500 EXP.

Your level has risen.

Your level has risen.

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Hecate's experience points increased sharply and in a very quick time she leveled up twice from level 133 to 135!

With two level increases, her stat points had now increased from 5 to 25. Without further ado, she spent 24 points to raise her INT as usual, from 222 to 223.

Done with that, she went to each of the places where the 2 Reapers were previously located to collect the loot.

2 Ragged Clothes. 18 Dark Magic Stone. 1 Unknown Scythe <require appraisal> 1 Broken Scythe. 1 Old Photo.

Fortunately, the loot from the two Reapers could still be collected because the loot was still at the place of their death, which fortunately was not destroyed by the explosion.

"It's a pity that the loot from those monsters is lost."

There must be a lot of things dropped from the 35k monsters killed, including Soul Essences. Unfortunately, the loot either evaporated along with their bodies or fell into the abyss below and there was no way for Hecate to collect them.

Anyway, her objective has been successfully completed.

She took the trouble to return to this dungeon with only one goal, which was just to cast the Mana Explosion spell. Because during the previous hunt Arachnia suddenly ran away, Hecate lost the opportunity to use the spell and this really bothered her.

Mind that Mana Explosion was an equipment spell that can only be used once a week. Refraining from using the spell will not accumulate the number of uses, and she felt that it was a loss.

Back to the present.

Now with the two Reapers gone, the barrier blocking her path to the Teleportation Altar also disappeared.

But Hecate has no intention of exploring B4F right away. Not only was there a Weakness debuff due to the side effect of Archwitch's Pride, even her MP regeneration was disabled due to the side effect of Mana Explosion.

'There's no need to rush. I can visit this place again later.'

Thinking about this, Hecate suddenly remembered something.

She still had not reported to Dalmagna about the completion of her letter delivery quest yet. Perhaps the fact that she was recruited into the Soltreus Magic Academy was actually something planned by him.

'I should pay a visit to my teacher.'

With that said, she activated a Town Scroll from her inventory and disappeared from her place.

It was then, as Hecate disappeared, that a giant eyeball suddenly appeared from the abyss below the ravine.

All Players who were hunting in B1F & B2F: "What happened? Earthquake?"

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