Level Up Inquisitor [EN]: Chapter 204

204. The Tumultuous Chapter (2)

Eile couldn’t hide his surprise at the dazzling light enveloping the skill book.

It was a final-grade skill book, something even the top-ranked players rarely saw once in their lives.

Yet, this was the second time he had encountered a golden skill book.

‘Devotee’s Zeal,’ a sacred magic skill that allowed faith to replace magic power as a base stat.

He had obtained this legendary skill when he opened a golden skill book before.

The ownership of that skill book had been given to Eile, who had led the initial raid.

‘Was the sudden luck buff because of this?’

Eile swallowed hard.

No matter how high the maximum value and probability of a golden skill book were, there was no guarantee what skill would come out.

However, the luck bonus granted by Ru drastically reduced the chance of that potential misfortune.

Thud!

Eile picked up the skill book.

“……”

Even Alisa, who was watching from the side, held her breath.

It was an important moment that any Warlord gamer could relate to.

In the tense atmosphere, Eile boldly reached out and turned the page.

Faaaat!

The activated skill book burst with brilliant golden light, and Eile faced the message window that appeared before him.

“This is……?”

Eile’s eyes widened at what he saw.

“H-How is it?”

Alisa asked, noticing his reaction.

Eile shared the message window with her, and the skill window unfolded before Alisa’s eyes as well.

[Goddess’s Blessing (Legendary)]

– Exclusive skill for Inquisitors

– The goddess’s blessing is with you.

“……!”

Alisa gasped.

The name of the skill, dyed in gold, was the first thing that caught her eye. A legendary skill had really appeared.

“It really appeared……”

Eile muttered, dumbfounded.

He had desperately wished for a legendary skill, even reciting prayers in his mind, but when it actually appeared, he momentarily forgot to be happy.

He even doubted if it was a dream.

“I had a dream like this last month and was disappointed……”

“Congratulations! That’s amazing!”

Alisa shook Eile back and forth, jolting him out of his useless thoughts.

She was as happy as if it were her own accomplishment.

With this, Eile became the owner of two legendary skills, which was truly astonishing.

As far as anyone knew, not even the six guild leaders possessed two legendary skills.

“I never thought I’d get a legendary skill twice.”

“You deserved it after all that hardship. Or maybe the goddess who appeared earlier helped.”

“Haha……”

Eile scratched his head, feeling a bit guilty.

However, his gaze soon turned to the screen displaying the skill window.

“But… aside from that, there’s something a bit unusual.”

“Ah, that’s true.”

Alisa nodded, also turning her gaze to the screen.

As he said, there was something peculiar about the skill he had just obtained.

It was great that a legendary skill had appeared, but no matter how much they looked at the skill window, the skill’s description was lacking.

The description was only one line, and there was no mention of the detailed effects at all.

It wasn’t that there were no skills with unhelpful descriptions in Warlord, but it was rare after reaching a certain high level.

For a legendary skill to have such a short description, it was definitely outside the norm.

“Hmm… what kind of skill could it be then?”

“I thought it was a passive skill at first, but it’s listed as an active skill in the classification, so I guess not.”

“Considering it’s the goddess’s blessing, could it be some kind of buff?”

“Hmm……”

Eile nodded at her reasonable suggestion.

You might think, what kind of buff could a legendary skill be? But there were plenty of high-performance buffs in Warlord.

Of course, the types varied so much that you couldn’t guess what effects they had without using them directly.

‘Well, I’ll know once I use it… wait a minute.’

Eile’s hand, which was about to unconsciously activate the newly acquired skill, suddenly stopped.

What caught his eye belatedly was the cooldown time, which was displayed in small letters below the skill window, and the box indicated a unit and number of a whopping 6 hours.

Eile doubted his eyes for a moment.

An active skill with a 6-hour cooldown? There were hardly any skills with such a long cooldown in the entire Warlord.

Even the very few that existed were mostly buried due to their poor performance.

If it was a skill that could only be used a few times a day, it was impossible to properly utilize it in regular battles or hunting, and it was generally considered impractical.

But since it was a legendary skill, it couldn’t possibly be included in such cases.

‘With this, I can’t even try out what the skill is like.’

Eile scratched his head, looking troubled.

He couldn’t just wait for 6 hours to see the effect, so he had no choice but to save the skill for now.

Especially in their current situation.

“I guess I’ll have to check the skill effect after we get out of here.”

“Yes, that would be better. The loot distribution is done, so we should leave right away.”

Eile and Alisa tidied up the area around Regias’s dismembered corpse and quickly got up.

They were being chased, so they couldn’t afford to delay any longer.

“Oof.”

Eile carried Seia on his back.

With his current stats, she felt very light, and it didn’t hinder his movement at all.

The feeling of her hair tickling the back of his neck was a bit annoying, though.

“Then, I’ll leave the chimeras that follow us to Alisa.”

“Leave it to me.”

Alisa nodded, holding her spear.

The biggest obstacle, the boss, had been eliminated, but the chimeras lurking inside the underground dungeon were still there.

Since their goal was to escape, not to hunt, they just needed to shake them off rather than fight them one by one.

Having finished all the preparations to leave, Eile took the lead.

Kugugugung!

But at that moment, the ground suddenly shook violently and emitted a loud noise.

It wasn’t just a tremor.

Not only the ground below but also the ceiling above was undulating and shaking.

“What’s going on?”

Eile and Alisa looked up.

It was unheard of for such an event to exist inside the Labyrinth Forest’s underground dungeon.

Even if it wasn’t a specific event related to the boss or the dungeon, there was no reason for such a thing to happen.

Suddenly, a thought flashed through Eile’s mind.

‘Could it be……’

Eile’s gaze turned to the wall and pillars that Regias’s breath had blown through.

The range of the dungeon that the beast had destroyed with its rampages and various patterns was considerable, not just the breath.

All the pillars had been blown away, and cracks were visible everywhere.

If the ground had weakened due to the intense battle and was collapsing…….

Kwagaagwang!

“Ugh……!”

The ground shook again, and the ceiling collapsed greatly.

Fortunately, it happened behind them, so they weren’t directly caught up in it, but an even bigger problem had occurred.

Whooong!

A huge hole had been created on one side of the underground dungeon.

The sound of the cool wind blowing in made them realize that something big had happened.

“Eile!”

“Let’s go!”

At Alisa’s words, Eile immediately moved his legs.

As he began to run with Seia on his back, he heard a commotion behind him, and it was obvious what it meant.

The Labyrinth Forest was currently full of rankers [high-ranking players] searching every nook and cranny, and with such a large hole opened up, they would soon track them down and start descending into the dungeon.

They had to quickly escape, avoiding the rankers who were already gathering.

‘I never expected such a variable to occur.’

Eile bit his lip, caught off guard by the unexpected situation.

But he had to remain calm, especially in times like these.

“Which way should we go?”

“To the left!”

Alisa pointed the direction at the fork in the road.

The entrances to this underground dungeon, like most other large dungeons, were divided into several locations.

She had already planned which exit would be the safest to escape through, and Alisa lightly gestured, sharing the map information on his screen.

“It might be dangerous because we have to go around a bit… but it’s still safer to get out to the outer edges as much as possible.”

“But that’s not enough.”

Alisa gestured once more while running, and another location information was transmitted to Eile’s screen and floated up.

This time, it was a map of the surface, not the inside of the underground dungeon.

It was a passage hidden in a corner of the Labyrinth Forest, and as soon as he saw the structure, Eile could immediately tell what it was.

“You know where it is, right?”

“How could I not?”

Eile chuckled.

A hidden terrain that only a few people knew about, like the underground dungeon beneath the Labyrinth Forest.

It was a secret passage that only a few informants shared, and this time, it was information that he had given to ‘Lotus,’ whom he was friendly with.

“We might be able to shake them off for sure if it’s that way.”

“Since things have turned out like this, it’s the most likely option.”

Kwaduk!

Kieeeek!

A chimera that rushed at Eile was hit by the spear and bounced away.

As expected, the monsters that tried to block their path screamed.

Normally, they could have safely proceeded, ensuring that Seia wouldn’t be in danger, but now was not the time to worry about that.

Alisa had to deal with the monsters as much as possible to prevent them from sticking to them, and they had no choice but to break through boldly.

Of course, in a situation where monsters were rushing at them from all directions while they were running away at full speed, it was impossible for one user to block all attacks.

That’s why Eile, who had more health, took care of Seia and twisted his body to take the attacks instead.

Kieek!

Kwaduk!

There were even guys who grabbed his leg while falling over, not forgetting him, but he easily crushed their heads with his feet.

“Okay! How’s my back?”

“The princess is safe.”

They succeeded in shaking off the monsters safely, and the princess on Eile’s back was without a scratch.

And what appeared in front of them was a huge bridge connecting the two cliffs.

Given the location where the dungeon ceiling was breached and the path leading to the exit, if they could safely cross this shallow valley, they could say that they had overcome the biggest hurdle.

“Wait, over there……”

“Oh no!”

Eile and Alisa, who had reached the bridge, stopped at the same time.

Two rankers who had set out to track them down were standing on the opposite bridge, and unfortunately, the Apollion guild mark was shining clearly on their chests.

“Should we just pretend we don’t see them?”

“We just made eye contact.”

“Ha……”