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Chapter 176: Chapter 176: The Will of Nature’s Curse, Double Experience Points?!

Ding!

[You have been afflicted with the “Will of Nature’s Curse”]

The instant the panel appeared before Leon, his eyes narrowed slightly.

Without wasting even a second, he turned his head toward Celeste, who stood a short distance away and was already looking through her own panels with a focused expression.

“Did you receive the curse just now?” Leon asked urgently, though he still kept himself composed.

“What?” Celeste blinked in confusion as she quickly skimmed through everything in front of her before she shook her head, “…No? What’s that about a curse?”

There was a visible concern in her voice as she spoke, but Leon simply nodded once before shifting his gaze back toward the panel hovering in front of him.

The fact that he was the only one affected by it made things immediately clear in his mind.

There was no randomness involved in something like this, meaning the [Will of Nature] had deliberately targeted him in its final moments.

’So much for wanting to kill the [Goddess of Nature], huh,’ Leon thought with a quiet sigh.

Curses were not something unfamiliar to him as he heard of some in his past life.

They were the opposite of blessings, which in contrast helped players.

Curses were meant to slow players down, restrict their abilities, or place them in situations that made progression significantly more difficult.

And because of that, they were almost always considered devastating.

In fact, in the vast majority of cases, a curse was something that could practically seal a player’s fate.

The effects could range from constant poisoning, to the complete inability to use magic or physical strength, to even more complex and restrictive conditions.

Leon’s expression darkened ever so slightly as these thoughts passed through his mind.

Though the change was brief and quickly disappeared as he let out a quiet breath and shook his head.

“Oh well,” he muttered calmly.

There was no point in dwelling on it, and more importantly, there was nothing he could do to avoid it now that it had already been applied.

So instead, Leon chose to face it directly.

With that, he focused his gaze and opened the curse’s panel.

—

[Curse: Will of Nature]

[Description: You have been cursed by the “Will of Nature” for stopping him on his way to become stronger, and as a result, he shall hinder your growth as well.]

[From now on, you will require twice as many experience points to level up, and the experience points increase per level is also doubled.]

—

“…Huh?”

For a brief moment, Leon simply stared at the description as if making sure he had read it correctly.

And then almost immediately, his attention shifted toward his status panel.

[Level: 65 (150,000/480,000)]

However, the moment the effect of the [Will of Nature’s Curse] fully took place, the panel began to change right before his eyes, as thin vines spread across it and tightened around the numbers like they were alive.

Ding!

[Level: 65 (150,000/960,000)]

“Wow.”

The amount of experience required to level up had been doubled instantly.

And considering that each level previously increased the requirement by 20,000 experience points, it now meant that the increase would jump to 40,000 instead.

The intention behind the curse was obvious.

The [Will of Nature] had sought to leave the [Temple of Nature] and grow stronger at a rapid pace by devouring others.

And in contrast, it had chosen to slow Leon’s growth as much as possible in retaliation for being stopped.

It was a simple and effective form of revenge.

And yet… Leon smiled.

“This is… the best possible curse,” he said with a light laugh, “Incredible.”

If anyone else had received this curse, their reaction would have been completely different.

Doubling the experience required to level up was essentially the same as cutting their progression speed in half, which would normally be devastating.

But Leon was in a completely different situation.

Because of his [Celestial] title, he was forced to choose [Yes] a choice appeared.

Meaning that he couldn’t delay his advancement even if he wanted to.

Once he reached level 100, he would be forced into his final assessment before entering the [Eternal Domain], and that was something he had been concerned about, as he knew he might not be fully prepared when that moment came.

However, with this curse in place, everything changed.

By doubling the experience required to level up, Leon would naturally take much longer to reach level 100, effectively giving him more time to grow stronger, gather resources, and prepare himself for what was ahead.

In other words, what was supposed to be a restriction had become an advantage.

“Anyone else would be cursing their luck right now,” Leon continued with a faint grin as he glanced toward the remains of the [Will of Nature], “but this actually works perfectly for me.”

He then brought up the panel again and quickly sent it over to Celeste so she could see it for herself.

The moment she read through the description, her eyes widened slightly as she let out a soft gasp.

But then, as she thought about it a little more, her expression shifted.

“Wait a minute,” she said as realization dawned on her, “doesn’t that mean you’ll have more enemies to use your talent on?”

“Bingo,” Leon replied with a satisfied grin, clearly pleased that she had come to the same conclusion, “a curse like that would have worked on you too.”

“Wow!” Celeste’s eyes sparkled with excitement.

Her [Phoenix Ember] talent allowed her to grow stronger by consuming defeated enemies.

And if her leveling speed was slowed down, it would naturally give her more opportunities to use that talent before reaching higher levels.

Celeste even felt sad that she hadn’t been cursed.

Without wasting any time, she turned toward the scorched remains of the [Will of Nature].

She approached the massive corpse that was still smoldering from the flames.

Fwoosh!

As she activated her talent, flames erupted from her body and spread toward the remains, quickly engulfing them as they burned intensely for a brief moment before seeping into her.

Ding!

[Your “Phoenix Ember” has consumed a zone boss.]

[+20 Strength, +40 Constitution, +15 Agility.]

“Hehe.”

A small, satisfied smile appeared on her face as she felt the increase in her strength.

Even though she hadn’t received any items from the boss itself, her talent more than made up for it.

Meanwhile, Leon shifted his attention toward his own rewards as he opened his [Storage Space] and began to review everything he had obtained from the fight.

[Will of Nature Essence: Consuming will increase Constitution by 250, Strength by 150, Agility by 100.]

[Will of Nature Gloves (Mythical): +3,000 Attack, +1,700 Strength, +1,400 Constitution, +1,000 Agility.]

[Sub-Talent Scroll: Mega Constitution Enhancement (A-Level)]

[Skill Stones x30]

[Enhancement Stones x25]

[Elemental Skill Stone (Mythical): Using this will upgrade two of your element-related skills by one level as long as the skills are below level 5.]

“Damn.”

The amount of items he acquired from the [Will of Nature] was indeed formidable.

The journey to the [Temple of Nature] had proven to be extremely rewarding, and this final haul only solidified that fact.

He could already feel that his power was about to increase by a noticeable margin once he started using these items properly.

And combined with the effects of the curse, it felt like everything had aligned in his favor.

Yet just as he was about to start organizing everything and deciding what to use first…

Ding!

A new system panel appeared before both of them.

[Players “Celestial” and “UndyingPhoenix” have managed to conquer the “Temple of Nature” and kill the “Will of Nature”]

[You have been awarded 50 Reputation Points.]