Closed Beta I Played Alone

Episode 26. Yet time passes. (3)

Sasak. Sasak.

Ants waving their antennae and running towards me.

But he ran in the opposite direction without confrontation.

to run away?

No, to collect more.

And within two or three minutes, I could see that the description of the desert anthill on the ‘Revival Legend’ homepage was true without a single lie.

With nearly 100 ants running behind me.

So I immediately stopped and turned around.

And he used one skill towards the ants that were rushing in and out.

“Ice Field!”

Pasha Sasak.

The original 2nd level ice field had an application range of 10 meters by 10 meters.

Of course, the range is not fixed.

Depending on the user's intelligence level, the range of application and the damage of the ice field itself increased constantly.

And in general, that's it.

But I have more.

That's the character of 'Ice Man'.

Increases the power of all Ice types by 30%.

And the power didn't just include damage.

So it unfolded before my eyes.

Over 100 ants, almost 17 meters wide? 18 meters? Anyway, it looks like it's stuck in a visible range of less than 20 meters and struggling.

“Hey!”

“Kek!”

“Khehe!”

And seeing the ants that spit out loud noises on the ice field, I could learn something else.

That is, in addition to the movement speed reduction that Ice Field has, its own damage is considerable.

The original ice field's main ability was to reduce the enemy's movement speed.

Obviously, I didn't know about the 5th and 7th level ice fields that could be upgraded later, but the 2nd level ice fields were like that.

And I experienced it firsthand by using the full-blown ice field at the time of the 2nd and 3rd closed betas.

But now, the ants trapped in the ice field are making painful noises and frantically trying to get out of the ice field.

Unlike the first time, I gave up running towards me.

“Ice blast!”

Of course, I didn't just stare blankly at the ants trying to get out of the ice field.

So I immediately shouted out ice blasting, which I tried for the first time.

with a lot of anticipation.

Fragile!

puck! puck! puck!

“Hey!”

“Keek!”

I've seen it often in places like movies.

A vast lake covered with ice in the middle of winter.

And as the huge ice that covered the lake began to crack, the crack spread all over the ice in an instant and cracked.

That's exactly what it looks like now.

However, as the ice cracked, it began to scatter in all directions instead of slumping to the floor.

Pieces of ice thrown away sharply from cracks and cracks here and there.

And the pieces of ice penetrated into the dead skin cells of the nearby ants.

Head, chest, stomach, all over the place.

And the end.

[Level has risen.]“Hey.”

Of course, it is clear that the ice field also played a role in inflicting some damage.

However, the power of the ice blast, which annihilated more than 90 animals except for the 10 animals that were lying on the outskirts, had no choice but to exclaim with admiration.

Because this oriental medicine has proven that it is more useful than I thought.

“The pouring hail. Multiple Ice Arrows.”

poop poop.

Soon after, he used the hailstones that rained down on the rest of the ants, approached the few ants and used a multiple ice arrow.

Of course, there is no need for a series of ice arrows, but the pouring hail is not necessary.

but used

Because the amount of mana is so abundant that it doesn't matter if you just pour out skills.

And as soon as I finished cleaning up, I opened the status window, picking up the Golden Rings and Japtems dropped by the ants.

Somehow, if you pass level 100 and reach level 101, you will hit the ground and regret it.

[Name: lumen

Level: 98

Number of kills: 0, Number of deaths: 0

Title: I am the only max level cleaver user, scarecrow destroyer.

Health : 701000(now) / 701000(max)

Mana : 581442(now) / 591000(max)

Strength: 715 Dexterity: 711 Stamina 2910

Spirit: 1810 Intellect: 2920

Remaining stat points: 10

Remaining skill points: 0

Traits: Iceman, co-growth, god of reinforcement.]

"Huh?"

Reached level 100 and did not open the status window for a while.

Since there is no level change, of course there is no change in the status window, so there is no reluctance to check something.

Of course, there were no major changes.

Not even a single attack was allowed, so except for the Max's vitality and the amount of mana that was slightly reduced due to the magic rampage.

However, there was no change that should have occurred.

as soon as.

“Why are there 10 remaining stat points?”

I was down 3 levels from level 100.

That is, level 97.

And I just raised level 1 and it had to be level 98, and the status window showed level 98.

Up to this point everything was fine.

If the remaining stat points were -20 instead of 10.

Because if you go down from level 100 to level 97 and go down to level 97, you gain a total of 30 stat points.

So it has to change.

-30 pieces.

And now it's -20 by raising level 1 and reaching level 98.

This is normal.

Not only the 1st, 2nd and 3rd ‘Forgotten Legend’ I experienced, but also the officially opened ‘Revival Legend’.

‘First of all, strength 5, agility 1, and intelligence 10 are increased due to items, so subtract this.”

I know that it is not, but I started to check whether the investment in intelligence stats was not leaked.

First of all, I got 1000 stat points as the only max level achievement of the 3rd closed beta, and 200 stat points for the impossible achievement of destroying the scarecrow.

And by reaching level 100, I got 1000 stat points.

Since I invested all of this in intelligence, the first thing to do is to have an intelligence value of 2200.

In addition, 500 stat points for me alone as a max level user, and 200 for all stat points under the title of Scarecrow Destroyer.

So, a total of 700 stat points were increased.

Then it was right.

By starting with 10 in the beginning, a total of 2910 intellect.

And except for the 10 increase due to the item of intellect, the physical strength is 2910 and the mental strength is up to 1810.

In other words, the stat point was not even a single value compared to at level 100.

"her..."

With slightly trembling hands, I invested the remaining 10 stat points into intellect.

maybe do it

Then the intelligence level goes up by one.

In the end, when all 10 were invested, the intelligence value was 2930.

A situation where you get 10 benefits for free.

No, because of the shared growth, the physical strength increased by 10 and the mental strength increased by 5, resulting in a total gain of 25 instead of 10.

and.

“There are a total of 3 levels, so 75?”

The level down was a total of 3 levels.

“But why?”

question.

Going back to the beginning, I couldn't help but wonder why this happened.

Of course, there were doubts.

growth together.

Because if you go down 1 level and it's normal, you can do -10, but I have a lot of trouble with -10.

Because 10 is 25.

“Heh heh.”

Unknowingly, a smile leaked out.

The pleasure of hunting for a long time while coming here was certainly there, but there were other thoughts as well.

just dark.

Because after all, it's a squirrel spinning wheel.

A meaningless hunt that goes from level 100 to level 97 and then goes back to level 100 again.

Of course, in the meantime, you can acquire Japtem including Golden Ring, but the most important factor, the element of becoming stronger than before by raising the level, was missing, so it could be defined as a clearly meaningless hunting.

Also, after the god of reinforcement's cooldown is over, I don't know if I'll have to stand still for a longer period.

But it didn't stand still.

It has become meaningful rather than meaningless.

By going over the section where I only have one left, I take two.

Of course, more is more and less is less.

But obviously a lot.

To have even one more at an equally given opportunity.

"great! Then I need to make level 100 quickly. And again, the god of fortification. heh heh This time, it's not level 3, it's not level 10 down, I'd rather be level 1."

I wanted to be just like this moment.

1 level.

5 days no, it didn't take 4 days this time, so I have the confidence to raise level 100.

I quickly closed the status window and ran to the front again for ant hunting.

And the number of instantaneous deaths: 0 caught my eye.

But it was ignored.

Reaching level 100 is a priority.

2 hours later.

[Level has risen.]

I checked the message that the level had already risen once.

In other words, reach level 100 with the second message.

I immediately opened the status window.

And it was in the status window.

20 majestic remaining stat points.

First, he quickly invested all of it in his intellect.I'm afraid I'll lose it

He sighed in relief when he saw that his intellect 20, stamina, and mental strength had risen to 10.

Anyway, because this is mine.

“By the way, I still have about 6 hours left on the cooldown of the god of reinforcement...”

great bonanza.

There is another way to do it.

to die right away.

If you die now while you have just reached level 100, your level will drop to level 99.

In other words, it is the easiest way to level down, besides losing experience points with the god of reinforcement.

However.

"Hmm. It was like that before, but the number of deaths…”

Even during the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd closed betas, he never died.

I worked hard not to die.

Because being inaccessible for 24 hours as a death penalty is something you should never do, even in order to achieve max level during the two-week closed beta period.

And it was still the same until now.

Of course, on the contrary, the number of kills was 0 in all of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd closed betas.

That is, both are 0.

"Well..."

I was worried.

Of course, he had to die unconditionally.

There is no chance to get 10 or 25 stat points naturally, rather than with limited items, skills, or very rare titles, except by raising the level.

Of course not right now.

If you die right now, you will lose access for 24 hours, and you will not be able to use the ‘God of Strengthening’ after 6 hours.

However, when the god of reinforcement ends, he must die indefinitely.

About 1,000 or more times.

No, as much as I can.

Then something really crazy happens.

Of course, I don't know if this game, which has been evaluated that there is no operator even there, will allow it.

However, leaving everything behind and strangely raising the count of the number of deaths, there was a great sense of shame.

“I mean, obviously, I went down 3 levels, but the number of deaths didn’t increase…”

In order to level down, there is something inevitably causing it.

death right away.

worries that followed.

But it didn't last long.

By regenerating the ants.

So, first of all, I went outside.

The reason, anyway, is because I don't want to die right now.

Of course, I got in trouble because of the regenerated ants along the way, but I used only the ice field as much as possible to get out of the way, pushing the ants out.

And only after I got out did I hit myself in the head.

“You idiot! Not at level 100, but at level 98, knowing this fact, you will level down even more if you receive a drop in experience!”

Even with the same experience drop, there is inevitably a difference between the level 98 and level 100 drop.

Level 2 or higher.

But at level 98, I didn't even think about it.

First of all, I'm blinded by the stat points I get for free.

Anyway, we moved to Kotum Castle.

As the god of reinforcement this time, I prayed that he would drop up to 10 levels or more.

"great. First of all, there is definitely a way to level down without increasing the number of deaths, so let’s wait.”

So I made the decision first.

end

ⓒ basso77

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