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Name: Tusko Vagar
Level: 33
Race: HighBreed
Class: Paladin
Title: Holy Champion (Champion / Undead Slaughterer
[Status]
- H.P: 2150 / 2150
- M.P: 502 / 550
- S.P: 2760 / 2760
- Fatigue: 19%
- Defense: 3820
- Offense: 3800
[Skills]
- Acrobatics: Level 7
- Blade Mastery: Level 7
- Counter-Attack: Level 6
- Dueling Stance: Level 5
- Evasion: Level 7
- Shadowstep: Level 5
- Parry: Level 4
- Holy Enhancement: Level 5
- Divine Shield: Level 3
- Tactical Awareness: Level 5
[Abilities]
- Blade Dance: Unlocked
- Divine Aura: Unlocked
- Precision Strikes: Unlocked
- Swift Reflexes: Unlocked
- Regeneration: Unlocked
- Holy Smite: Unlocked
- Sacred Oath: Unlocked
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"What the hell?"
Before me was the status of what seemed to be a new invader. However, instead of appearing near the entrance, the owner of the status screen before me was there, at the spot where just a moment before stood the nearly defeated lone invader.
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[Shadow Specter (Guarding Spawn, Enhanced), Level 25, slain by HighBreed, Swashbuckler, Level 33]
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[Shadow Specter (Guarding Spawn, Enhanced), Level 25, slain by HighBreed, Swashbuckler, Level 33]
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[Shadow Specter (Guarding Spawn, Enhanced), Level 26, slain by HighBreed, Swashbuckler, Level 33]
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Dumbfounded, I instinctively pulled away from the interface, struggling to process what had just happened.
Moments ago, the swashbuckler lone invader had been on the brink of defeat. And yet, in an instant, he was gone, replaced by an entirely new adversary, a Paladin.
At first, I was completely baffled by the sudden transformation. But then—
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Clarity hit me.
Not like a gradual realization, nor like a sudden jolt of understanding, but rather like a revelation, as if some divine insight had been bestowed upon me by the power of Otherworldly Synergy.
This wasn’t a new invader. He hadn’t been swapped out or teleported in.
No, the Swashbuckler had changed.
In the final moments before his defeat, something had triggered a shift, transforming the Swashbuckler into a Paladin. And that shift wasn’t some random fluke, it was the result of an Authority.
An Authority I now had no doubt was in this man's possession. Even though it didn't appear anywhere in his stats. That’s what had caused this.
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[Shadow Specter (Guarding Spawn, Enhanced), Level 25, slain by HighBreed, Swashbuckler, Level 33]
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[Shadow Specter (Guarding Spawn, Enhanced), Level 25, slain by HighBreed, Swashbuckler, Level 33]
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[Shadow Specter (Guarding Spawn, Enhanced), Level 26, slain by HighBreed, Swashbuckler, Level 33]
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"An authority that can do something like that, isn't this too unfair?" I pondered, comparing it to my own authority, which so far only brought strange rune and symbol visions, akin to a language installed and that yet I was still slowly deciphering. His authority seemed vastly different. Although I hadn't yet figured out its potential applications for me, the intense desire to make it mine was growing stronger.
Through the screen, a series of notifications appeared and disappeared. Each as depressing as the last.
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[Shadow Specter (Guarding Spawn, Enhanced), Level 25, slain by HighBreed, Paladin, Level 33]
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[Shadow Specter (Guarding Spawn, Enhanced), Level 25, slain by HighBreed, Paladin, Level 33]
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[Shadow Specter (Guarding Spawn, Enhanced), Level 26, slain by HighBreed, Paladin, Level 33]
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The invader Tusko Vagar, now transformed from a Swashbuckler into a Paladin, began cutting through my spawns with efficiency, unlike his Swashbuckler counterpart who had teetered on the edge of defeat just moments ago. The Paladin swiftly slaughtered my Shadow Specters, and thanks to the authority Otherworldly Synergy, I understood that his titles Champion and Undead Slaughterer granted him anti-undead capabilities.
Realizing that the Paladin was about to escape the "corridor of death," I decided to preemptively send my final line of defense to assist the remaining Shadow Specters.
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[ ???'s Interface ]
Spawn: Death Paladin Level 30
Health: 100%
Status: En guarde, Enhanced
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[ ???'s Interface ]
Spawn: Death Paladin Level 30
Health: 100%
Status: En guarde, Enhanced
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[ ???'s Interface ]
Spawn: Death Paladin Level 30
Health: 100%
Status: En guarde, Enhanced
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At this point, I didn't bother with a cool one-liner as I had my spawns aggro him. I just sent them, observing how things would evolve or devolve.
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[Death Paladin (Guarding Spawn, Enhanced), Level 25, slain by HighBreed, Paladin, Level 33]
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Name: Tusko Vagar
Level: 33
Race: HighBreed
Class: Paladin
Health: 63%
Status: In Combat
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[Death Paladin (Guarding Spawn, Enhanced), Level 25, slain by HighBreed, Paladin, Level 33]
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[Death Paladin (Guarding Spawn, Enhanced), Level 25, slain by HighBreed, Paladin, Level 33]
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The countless notifications indicating the death of my spawns popped up one after the other, and I couldn't help but wonder what it looked like. The battlefield, the struggle.
Not that I was complaining about not seeing it, but this struggle, this battle, what’s happening right now, was bound to be quite the sight to behold. That being said, if there was one thing I wanted most right now, it would be to witness the demise of this invader, for he was the first to survive this deep into my domain, a domain that I designed not to allow any invader to make it this far.
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Name: Tusko Vagar
Level: 33
Race: HighBreed
Class: Paladin
Health: 32%
Status: In Combat
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As the invader relentlessly hacked through my spawns, I started fearing that he might turn around and run away. While I could have my spawns seep through the walls to block his path, they would be no match for this relentless beast. Fortunately, even as the invader's health plummeted, he showed no sign of considering a retreat. He remained engaged, continuously battling against my spawns. The longer I witnessed this spectacle, the more my initial sense of “good fortune” started to wane. Though, I admit, the sight of his health dropping rapidly, I had a nagging feeling that things were about to take an unexpected turn.
Sure enough, as the invader's health reached a critical 20%, it happened again. Unfortunately not the development I was hoping for.
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[ ???'s Interface ]
System Notification
Intrusion Report:
One entity has invaded your dungeon domain. G.P safety compromised.
Suggestion:
Secure G.P, put an end to the invasion.
Intercept and Slay the invaders
Estimated Reward:
- 27085 G.P
- Authorities: Authority Gathering
/ Ethereal Echo
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Tsk. Again!?
