Level Up Inquisitor [EN]: Chapter 134

134. The Sixth Executor

“You really did it!”

“Good work, everyone.”

Before them lay the sprawled-out corpse of the Quadruple Dragon.

The party members who had defeated it couldn’t hide their joy.

They had defeated an Epic boss monster, and this time, they hadn’t been able to relax until the very last moment.

Moreover, the rewards were as great as the danger.

Spears, staves, robes, armor, and accessories – a veritable treasure trove.

Numerous high-grade items dropped from the Quadruple Dragon.

Each one was a high-priced item, and the party members distributed them according to their respective classes after reaching an agreement.

Among them, the items that Aile took were the Quadruple Dragon’s accessory set.

[Cursed Quadruple Dragon’s Ring (Growth Type)]

– Grade: Unique

– Type: Ring

– Equipment Level: 137

– Magic Defense 99

– Strength +30, Agility +18, Stamina +6, Magic Power +6

– This item possesses infinite potential. All options grow according to the owner’s level.

[Quadruple Dragon’s Accessory Set Effect (3/3): Increases all stats by 15 (proportional to level). Reduces all magic damage by 10%.]

‘Amazing… As expected of an Epic monster,’ Aile thought.

Aile couldn’t help but be amazed by the items in his hands.

Three Unique-grade accessories, no less.

In addition to the good stats befitting the grade, he could also obtain stat bonuses and magic damage reduction options with the set effect.

Just this alone would be a tremendous harvest.

But more than anything, the jackpot was that all of these accessories were growth-type items.

‘Growth-type items that level up with the player… And even Unique-grade accessories with growth options, I can’t even guess how much they would be worth on the market.’

No matter how good the options are right now, it was the fate of items to fall behind as the level increases.

It was also common sense to replace them with higher-level items each time the level increased to a certain extent.

However, in the case of growth-type items, the story was completely different.

All options grow with the user, so there was no need to do so.

Moreover, since the accessories Aile acquired were of Unique grade, there was virtually no need to replace them unless he obtained Legendary-grade items.

He had to give up many other equipment items in exchange for obtaining this accessory set, but he had no regrets.

Rather, in terms of market value, Aile had taken the largest share.

‘Besides, the loot isn’t everything.’

When he dismantled the corpse of the fallen monster, the Quadruple Dragon’s bones, scales, fangs, etc., poured out – nothing was worthless.

All of them were great high-level materials used in item crafting, and as expected of a dragon, even the byproducts were excellent.

‘My Favor stat has finally exceeded one hundred too.’

Through this raid, Aile’s Favor stat exceeded 102.

Originally, the maximum value of Favor was set at 100%, but in the case of apostles who had received the selection of a god, the upper limit increased to a maximum of 200%.

‘Is there no big change?’

Aile had expected that there might be something if he exceeded 100%, which was the original upper limit of Favor.

However, for now, he couldn’t feel much other than the fact that his stats had increased.

‘Well… I’m satisfied just being able to accumulate more.’

“Aile, by the way, what were those scrolls from earlier?”

Loden, who had been admiring his newly acquired spear, approached him and asked.

The three magic scrolls that Aile had used.

As disposable scrolls, they only played a supporting role, but it was undeniable that they played a decisive role.

The Paladin Order’s contribution store was one of the few advantages that Order users had over users with guilds, and Loden knew this well.

He had seen Aile use scrolls before and didn’t feel anything particularly strange.

But this situation was questionable.

“How did you manage to have only the necessary scrolls prepared?”

The scrolls that Aile used according to the situation were like a choice made as if he had seen the future of what would happen.

In particular, the Falling Magic Scroll could only be used in specific situations, so there was no reason to carry it around.

“And for a status ailment to work on an Epic boss, it would have to be top-tier… Did you prepare it in advance to use this time?”

“Yes, well… I prepared it just in case since it was a dragon,” Aile glossed over, choosing his words carefully.

It had become familiar now, but being able to select and purchase items from anywhere according to the situation was an incredible ability.

Ordinary believers had to prepare and equip items in advance, so it was difficult to use them in the right place at the right time like this.

Of course, there weren’t many people who could accumulate as much contribution as Aile in the first place.

Originally, the apostle’s perks were given at a point much later when the difficulty of hunting skyrocketed, so each one was powerful.

Thanks to that, Aile was able to catch up with the early starters relatively easily.

But the highest-grade scrolls were a big loss.

The 18,000 points consumed by the three scrolls.

He received a large contribution of 4,500, but it was not enough to make up for this expenditure.

Of course, it couldn’t be seen as a loss just because he couldn’t recover it.

By investing in defeating the Quadruple Dragon, he gained more than that.

‘Is it here…’

Aile stood in front of the polluted source.

It was the real goal of this quest and, at this point, the last point of pollution that had been encroaching on the land of Eltriss.

Flash!

He took out the Spirit Stone Fragment and emitted the light of purification.

* * *

[Quest Completed!]

[Acquired reward item!]

[Acquired a large amount of experience!]

[Level Up!]

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[Acquired the title ‘Savior of the Underground World’!]

[Effect when equipped: All stats +98, Defense +7%]

[Permanently increases relationship with the residents of Eltriss.]

“The pollution is all gone!”

“Savior of the world! Hero of Eltriss!”

The city’s square was filled with gnomes praising him with joy.

It wasn’t just gnomes.

There were also many members of other races who had come from other cities.

As it was a matter of survival that everyone living in Eltriss faced, the distinction of race was meaningless.

In particular, Aile, who had completed all the large quests related to him, leveled up three levels at once and reached level 140.

In addition, he was able to obtain a title with tremendous performance that far surpassed the titles he had obtained so far.

Savior of the Underground World.

It was a title that increased all stats by 98 and had a defense increase effect.

Aile, who immediately changed his title, greeted the representative of the gnome race who was slowly approaching him.

“Aile, please accept our sincerity.”

“This is…?”

The old gnome put his hands together and handed him a book.

Then Aile doubted his eyes for a moment.

[Unidentified Golden Skill Book]

“What, no way!”

“Wow…”

Loden reacted with a fuss, and Ria in the back also blankly exclaimed.

Other party members only received reward items together for defeating the Quadruple Dragon, but Aile’s case was different now.

Along with the purification of this source, it was a reward for traveling around all the areas of Eltriss and restoring the land.

‘Even so, a golden skill book…’

Aile couldn’t hide his surprise.

The highest-grade skill book in War Lord.

Of course, it was never an easy thing to obtain.

Even the top 1,000 rankers in War Lord had not seen this golden skill book in person.

It was the absolute best skill book, to the point where there was no chance that a skill below Hero grade would come out.

Of course, he didn’t know anything until he opened it himself, but he was dumbfounded just by getting this now.

“Aile, congratulations!”

“Is a Legendary skill going to come out?”

They congratulated Aile, who received the skill book in a daze.

As Loden said, with a golden skill book, he could aim for a skill of up to Legendary grade.

However, since it didn’t have a brilliant modifier [a special attribute that increases the chance of getting a higher-grade skill], he couldn’t say that the probability was high.

As everyone knows, there were very few owners of Legendary-grade skills.

Even when considering all War Lord users, it didn’t exceed ten.

It wasn’t for nothing that Aile hadn’t even thought about Legendary grade until now.

But being able to aim for the Legendary grade was only possible with this golden skill book, so everyone was making a fuss.

“You’re level 140, right? Let’s use it right away. People around me except for me have always been lucky. A Legendary skill will definitely come out here.”

Loden grabbed Aile and said.

He looked like he was dying to know what skill would come out of this skill book.

But Aile shook his head.

“I’m going to use this when I get a chance. I used up all my Lucky Stones [items that temporarily increase luck] a long time ago… I don’t have the courage to use it now.”

“Ugh… I guess that’s right.”

Loden was disappointed that he couldn’t see the results directly, but he also agreed with Aile’s words.

Rather than using it here, if he used it with even a small luck buff, he could increase the probability of obtaining a slightly better skill.

After receiving all the rewards, just as the excitement was about to subside.

[The Eltriss region has completely come under the sphere of influence of the Order of Light.]

[Head to the Inquisition of the Esmair branch to receive your reward.]

[The Goddess’s will calls you.]

‘This is…?’

Aile flinched at the sudden message.

First of all, the fact that the entire Eltriss region had come to follow the Order of Light was very good news.

But the following messages made Aile question.

‘The Goddess’s will is calling me… If you want to give me a reward, you can give it to me through sponsorship, but even calling me to the Inquisition. The messages have been infrequent recently, but what’s going on suddenly?’

* * *

After the Eltriss incident was settled, Aile went back to the sunny surface.

Then, he immediately headed to the Inquisition of Esmair according to the instructions of the system message.

The first person he met at the entrance was Executor Eileen.

“Welcome, brother. It’s been a while.”

“Ah, Executor.”

The two, who knew each other, exchanged light greetings.

The head of the Inquisition of the Esmair branch and an Executor of the Order was still wearing a kind smile.

“I heard I was called to the Inquisition.”

“That’s right. Because the appointment of the new sixth Executor is approaching.”

“Yes…?”

Aile, who was startled, raised his eyes.

It was something he had never expected.

An Executor was the highest position representing the Order of Light.

During the long history of the Order, there had never been a change in maintaining the state of five people.

But suddenly, the sixth Executor.

“It hasn’t been revealed to the outside yet, but there are many stories going around because it’s unprecedented. Of course, since the Goddess has directly given her will, nothing will change.”

“How… No, who is the newly appointed person?”

“Ah, haven’t you heard yet? That person is here. In fact, they are very close.”

She smiled pleasantly as if she was surprised.

“Executor, please take good care of me in the future. If you are the one who has been called by the Goddess, you will be able to fulfill your mission together.”