Chapter 18 : Charging into the Top Three of the Player Leaderboard
Chapter 18: Charging into the Top Three of the Player Leaderboard!
Those who were able to obtain Divine Skills would undoubtedly see their status rise rapidly within the church of that deity.
They might even have the chance to become the Holy Son or Holy Maiden of that church.
Although the deity Vivian believed in most likely did not belong to the category of Main Gods and did not have that many followers, even so, there was still a force behind Vivian that could not be ignored.
This also indicated that Vivian would become a target for recruitment by many factions.
Almost at the same time, quite a few nobles from great families quickly recognized the skill Vivian had used.
They immediately made their decisions.
They would report this information back to their families as quickly as possible and then approach Vivian to see if they could recruit her.
Of course, there were also quite a number of people whose gazes toward Vivian were filled with hostility.
At this moment, within Silvermoon City, many members of various churches also received the news immediately.
Almost simultaneously, they all dispatched people toward the Eternal Tower.
For a time, the situation in Silvermoon City became turbulent beneath the surface.
......
On the side of the Eternal Tower....
“So this is the legendary Divine Skill?”
“A special ability that only the favored of the gods can possess.”
“I originally thought that Vivian obtaining Divine Blessing and becoming a One-Ring Mage with a Class was already ridiculously overpowered. Who would have thought she even obtained a Divine Skill?”
“In Vivian’s case, no matter which church she belongs to, she should be a Holy Son or Holy Maiden, right?”
“You’re thinking too simply about the Holy Son and Holy Maiden of churches. For small and medium churches, Vivian qualifies.”
“But for Main God churches like the God of Light or the Goddess of Life, you’d need at least two to three Divine Skills to even have a chance.”
“That’s already insanely overpowered, okay? Even in our academy, there don’t seem to be many like that.”
.......
Compared to the murmured discussions of the crowd, Lilith, who had just been teleported out not long ago, was completely stunned.
Originally, when Lilith had been teleported out, she had been extremely indignant.
She had been used as bait and sent away by that hateful Vivian.
But fortunately, since she could still pass this assessment, Lilith felt that it was something she could tolerate.
Just when Lilith thought everything was settled, an accident occurred.
The projection of the Spider Goddess Ross appeared.
At first, Lilith thought the assessment would likely fail this time.
And afterward, Vivian’s performance seemed to continuously confirm Lilith’s assumption. Yet who could have imagined that Vivian would directly take out a special Magic weapon and begin gradually turning the tide?
But even so, Vivian would most likely still fail.
However, at that moment, who could have expected that Vivian still had such a hidden trump card?
This could no longer be described as merely outrageous.
“So this is your true strength, Vivian?”
“Back in the town, why did you hide your strength?”
Suddenly, Lilith seemed to realize something.
“Could it be that there was danger in the town, so Vivian had no choice but to hide her strength?”
While Lilith was still lost in her thoughts, in the projection, along with the unwilling roar of the Spider Goddess Ross’s projection, the massive figure slowly began to dissipate.
“It’s over....”
Lilith murmured.
......
On Vivian’s side.
【Broodmother Spider (Special) Leaderboard】
1st Place: Lilith, Vivian | Team Size: 2 | Clear Time: 17 minutes 45 seconds
As the leaderboard light screen appeared, Jiang Chen let out a long sigh and rubbed his brow. “Finally, it’s over.”
“I have to say, this skill is truly overpowered. A 328-priced skill really is worth the price.”
As he spoke, Jiang Chen once again shifted his gaze to the upper-right panel.
The First Recharge gift icon from earlier had already disappeared.
He had thought there might be a 648 one next, but it seemed he had overthought it—328 was the end.
But that was normal. After all, this was still in the testing phase. The appearance of game gift packs that usually only came after official release was already quite outrageous.
If they added a whole bunch more, would this still be a test or not?
Retracting his thoughts, Jiang Chen focused on the rewards.
It was still the same scene.
Three spheres of light appeared.
But compared to before, this time there was an additional red sphere.
【Congratulations. In the Eternal Tower’s special floor, you dealt 100% of the damage and broke the fastest clear record, obtaining a special reward: Choose one of three permanent blessings.】
【Curse Blessing: Corrosion Curse】
【Dawn Blessing: Life Recovery】
【Agility Blessing: Speed Enhancement】
Without even thinking, Jiang Chen’s gaze immediately locked onto the red sphere—the Curse Blessing.
“Let me see what this Corrosion Curse is about.”
After reading the skill description, Jiang Chen’s eyes lit up.
“Damn, this skill is good.”
“Casts a Corrosion Curse on enemies within range. Cursed enemies have their Defense reduced by 10% and take 10% increased damage.”
Jiang Chen was extremely satisfied with this kind of percentage-based damage skill.
Without hesitation, he immediately chose this skill.
【Blessing selection successful.... Detected special blessing. Meets skill fusion conditions. Skill fusion initiated.】
【Fused Skill: C4 Shaping LV1】
【Fusion successful. C4 Shaping gains additional effect: Enemies hit have their Defense reduced by 10% and take 10% increased damage (Note: Corrosion Curse can be replaced with other compatible skills for fusion).】
Seeing the notification, Jiang Chen was momentarily stunned, then overjoyed. “Damn, this is insane.”
“So this means that if I obtain new skills in the future, I can change the fusion target of this skill at any time.”
Moreover, compared to directly casting Corrosion Curse, fusing it with his own skill produced a much more noticeable effect.
Because if he cast the skill directly, some monsters might be able to dispel it with abilities similar to purification.
But once fused, the opponent had no way to counter it and would be forced to take the full effect.
While thinking, Jiang Chen immediately opened his status panel.
【Vivian Violet】
【Magic Ring: First Ring】
【Class: Peace Princess】
【HP: 200, MP: 500, Defense: 10, Strength: 15, Agility: 14, Intelligence: 42, Perception: 24】
【Skills: C4 Shaping (Fused Skill: Corrosion Curse) LV1 - Weapon Blessing LV1 - (Divine) Montage Technique (LV1)】
【Equipment: Misty Moon Dream (Rare)】
【Overall Combat Power: 2050】
“This wave is a massive improvement!”
“It hasn’t even been that long, and my combat power has already been pushed to two thousand.”
“And with Corrosion Curse, plus the bonus from Misty Moon Dream’s umbrella form, C4’s maximum damage should now reach 8500. And with that 10% Defense reduction, my damage will become even more stable.”
As he spoke, Jiang Chen opened the leaderboard.
At this moment, his combat power had already reached third place.
On the current leaderboard, first place was a Dragon Race player with a combat power of 3100, far ahead. Second place was a Dark Elf player with 2400.
And third place was himself with 2050, while fourth place, a Succubus player with 1900 combat power, was closely chasing behind him.
“The gap with second place isn’t that big—just 350.”
“After going out and collecting the wager rewards, then spending all the Gold Coins on Magic equipment, I should be able to reach second place.”
Jiang Chen was quite satisfied with this ranking.
He had reached the top three in less than a day of grinding.
If not for the racial advantages of the top two, Jiang Chen estimated that first place would already be his.
“But even with racial advantages, it won’t take me long to catch up to you.”