Chapter 25: Twenty-Five Minutes Last Stand—1
[Notice: You have entered the designated area. The quest will begin momentarily]
It was the same as before, a tremendously huge hall—reminiscent of a forsaken cathedral. The textures of the walls, floors, pillars, and ceilings were ancient—layered with dust, marked by cracks, and bearing clear signs of decay.
The surroundings were just as bleak as during my first skill upgradation quest. Soon, the darkness was replaced by a warm yellowish glow as the torches ignited on the pillars and walls. The yellowish glow then dispersed gently, scattering the light throughout the darkness.
The stage was being prepared for me to take my skill upgradation quest.
The unique system I was granted offered three separate upgrade quests, each varying in both objective and reward. If the rewards were subjected to upgrade my rank, I needed to clear a PvP battle against a boss-level monster. If it was to upgrade my Class Tier, I needed to clear a PvP as well, but in that case, I needed to defeat an entity of the same class.
For example, if I was upgrading my mage class tier, I needed to defeat a mysterious mage.
In any case, the opponents were formidable nonetheless.
However, my current circumstance was different than the other two types of quest. It was about upgrading my exclusive skill . This time it wasn’t a PvP match—rather a time-limit survival.
Yes, I had to survive against the foes who were yet to appear. Besides, there was another catch to it, which would occur in...
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