Chapter 66 -66-A New SSS-Rank Affix—Sun Chaser

Chapter 66: Chapter66-A New SSS-Rank Affix—Sun Chaser

A massive amount of EXP flooded into John at once.

Golden level-up light rose from his body.

[Ding!]

[Your level has increased to Lv28!]

[You have obtained 5 Free Attribute Points!]

[Unique God-Rank Talent "Supreme Evolution" triggered!]

[You have obtained the SSS-Rank Affix: Projectile Split!]

John invested all five Free Attribute Points into Strength.

[Strength +5!]

[Voidwalker Class Trait triggered!]

[Constitution, Agility, and Wisdom have each increased by 5!]

[Current Core Attributes: 1,235!]

Another [Projectile Split].

Without hesitation, John embedded it into the Void Staff.

[The Void Staff has obtained the SSS-Rank Affix: Projectile Split!]

[Current number of Projectile Split Affixes: 2!]

[The two Affixes take effect independently!]

[The number of projectiles generated by projectile skills has increased from 2 to 4!]

John raised his staff and tested Void Spear.

Buzz—!

Four black-and-gold Void Spears simultaneously appeared behind him.

They hovered in a perfectly orderly formation.

Every spearhead pointed toward the retreating Dark Realm soldiers in the distance.

John nodded in satisfaction.

Previously, each cast produced two spears.

Now, each cast produced four.

Fire Dragon would similarly increase from two dragons to four.

The damage of his projectile skills had doubled yet again.

At the same time, the settlement notifications for the third wave appeared.

[The third wave of the Dark Realm assault has ended!]

[Quest Progress: 3/5!]

[You have gained 500 EXP!]

[You have gained 100 Military Merit!]

[Military Merit from personal kills during the third wave: +99,900!]

[Current Total Military Merit: 280,000!]

Two hundred and eighty thousand Military Merit!

He still needed another seven hundred and twenty thousand to enter the core area of the Underground Treasury.

John looked toward the Eternal Night Gate.

Only two waves remained in the war quest.

Hopefully, the Dark Realm would not disappoint him.

...

On the other side of the Eternal Night Gate—

The Dark Realm.

A layer of dark-red clouds shrouded the sky throughout the year.

There was no sun.

Only streaks of dark-purple lightning moved through the depths of the clouds, intermittently illuminating the vast wasteland below.

At the center of the wasteland stood another enormous black gate that pierced the clouds.

An endless Dark Realm army crowded before it.

Colossal beasts covered in crystalline armor lay against the ground.

Duskborn soldiers held long spears and stood in orderly formations.

Dark Elves rode skinless black war beasts, silently waiting for the order to pass through.

The entire army was waiting for the Eternal Night Gate to stabilize again.

The Dark Realm’s invasion of the Human Realm had already continued for nearly a thousand years.

However, the cross-realm passage had never been able to sustain an army of such immense size for long periods.

Every time a group of soldiers passed through, the passage would enter a brief state of spatial instability.

They could only wait for space to stabilize before sending the next army across.

This was the main reason the Dark Realm could only deploy its forces in successive waves.

At the very front of the formation—

A mountain-like figure stared at the Eternal Night Gate.

He stood more than five meters tall.

Dark-red heavy armor covered his entire body.

The armor plates were incredibly thick, their edges lined with vicious backward-facing spikes.

Two broad-bladed cleavers nearly three meters long were crossed behind his shoulders.

His long crimson hair was left unbound, flowing down over his armor.

Merely standing there was enough to make the surrounding soldiers afraid to raise their heads and look directly at him.

"Lord Grey!"

A Duskborn officer in silver armor hurried over from the distance.

He quickly reached the giant and dropped to one knee.

Grey continued staring at the Eternal Night Gate.

A deep voice came from beneath his helmet.

"Speak."

The silver-armored officer lowered his head even farther.

"Our scouts have returned with information."

"The First, Second, and Third Legions have been completely annihilated."

Grey did not turn around.

"Did Loki take action?"

"No."

The silver-armored officer’s voice noticeably faltered.

"According to the information sent back by the survivors, the three legions were primarily destroyed by a single mage."

"That mage possesses extraordinarily powerful area magic."

"Even Thousand-Player-Tier commanders cannot survive a single attack from him."

Several nearby Dark Realm officers finally reacted.

Some frowned.

Others looked unconvinced.

Grey slowly lowered his head.

Between the strands of his crimson hair, two points of dark-yellow light settled upon the silver-armored officer.

"What military pledge did you make before departing?"

The officer’s body trembled slightly.

"I guaranteed..."

"I guaranteed that the first three legions would break through Defensive Sectors Six and Seven of Dawnstar City."

He hurriedly raised his head.

"Please give me one more chance, my lord!"

"During the fifth wave, I am willing to personally—"

Boom!

Before he could finish speaking, an enormous armored foot descended.

The silver-armored officer did not even have time to scream before his body and armor were crushed into the ground.

Blood and shattered metal slowly seeped out from beneath the edges of the giant foot.

No one nearby turned their head.

Nor did anyone show surprise.

It was as though they had witnessed this scene countless times before.

Grey lifted his foot.

Only an indistinct mass of flesh remained on the ground.

"You made the military pledge yourself."

"Go to the underworld and fulfill it alongside your subordinates."

Grey looked toward the Eternal Night Gate once more.

The Fourth Legion had already entered the teleportation sequence.

It was too late to change it.

After several seconds of silence, he suddenly spoke.

"Nessa."

The shadow behind him shifted slightly.

A slender figure silently emerged.

She was a Dark Elf.

Black skintight armor covered her entire body.

A featureless silver-gray mask concealed her face.

Four narrow, curved blades hung from her waist.

Nessa dropped to one knee.

"Lord Grey."

"Order every elite legion to change its position in the sequence."

Grey’s voice echoed across the surrounding area.

"During the fifth teleportation, every elite legion will enter the Human Realm."

The expressions of the nearby officers changed slightly.

Deploying all of their elite forces at once meant that the intensity of the fifth wave would far exceed Dawnstar City’s predictions.

Grey lowered his head.

"As for that mage—"

"You will deal with him."

Nessa did not ask about the target’s identity or strength.

"As you command."

The moment she finished speaking, her body melted downward and disappeared into the shadow beneath Grey’s feet once again.

The two enormous blades behind Grey vibrated faintly.

"I would like to see—"

"Just how many Dark Realm elites a single human mage can stop."

...

Dawnstar City.

The fourth wave was even more ferocious than the third.

It included large numbers of dark-winged cavalry and Umberkin war machines.

However, the outcome of the battle remained unchanged.

John used four Fire Dragons to clear the military formations.

Four Void Spears specifically eliminated high-HP targets.

Thunder Prison Chains immobilized entire groups of enemies in place.

The entire battle lasted less than fifteen minutes.

The fourth Dark Realm army completely collapsed.

[The fourth wave of the Dark Realm assault has ended!]

[Quest Progress: 4/5!]

[You have gained 500 EXP!]

[You have gained 100 Military Merit!]

[Military Merit from personal kills during the fourth wave: +119,900!]

[Current Total Military Merit: 400,000!]

Golden light immediately rose from John’s body.

[Ding!]

[Your level has increased to Lv29!]

[You have obtained 5 Free Attribute Points!]

[Unique God-Rank Talent "Supreme Evolution" triggered!]

[You have obtained the SSS-Rank Affix: Sun Chaser!]

John temporarily ignored the loot scattered across the battlefield and opened the new Affix first.

[Sun Chaser]

[Rank: SSS.]

[Type: Weapon-Exclusive Affix.]

[Effect: All projectile skills released through this weapon are guaranteed to hit their locked targets!]

[The projectiles will never dissipate before striking their targets!]