Chapter 858 - Insignia of the God of War (1/2)
Class swapping to a Raider was an incredibly difficult choice. After all, many Warriors were already over Level 130. Starting over from scratch meant throwing away the time and effort they spent levelling up.
However, according to the information found online, a barbarian Raider was more powerful than a Warrior by roughly 30%.
The structure of levelling up supported the low level players to catch up to the rest. As such, the choice was obvious for some, and they wouldn’t hesitate to class swap to a barbarian Raider.
A Level 100 barbarian Raider was as strong as a Level 130 human or orc Warrior. When adding their class exclusive skills to the equation, the difference in strength only became bigger.
Reaching Level 100 from scratch would take no more than five or six months. With the help of a high level Mage, that could be shortened to half that time.
“Here, take these War God Insignias. When a Warrior changes to a barbarian Raider, they can show the insignia to the tribe elders to preserve their current level.” War God Kelo passed on six War God Insignias to Nie Yan.
“Thank you, sir Kelo.”
“I’ll be taking my leave. If you need my help, crush one of the Kelo Runestones,” War God Kelo said. His face was somewhat pale. The thousand years of imprisonment had probably taken a heavy toll on him.
After bidding farewell, War God Kelo disappeared.
Nie Yan received a notification.
You have completed the quest ‘War God Kelo’s Request’. You have received one level and +300 Influence in the barbarian tribe.
Nie Yan’s eyes lit up with joy. The quest reward was quite generous, especially the level up. As for the influence bonus, he would have to test out the effects himself the next time he encountered a barbarian.
With his business here concluded, Nie Yan teleported away with Instant Transmission.
About 15 minutes later, several Thieves arrived in front of the crucifix. Scattered on the ground were broken chains.
Nie Yan was the first, but not the only one to find the imprisoned War God Kelo. Over the last year, many players had found him chained up to the crucifix. All of them had approached him and attempted to obtain a quest, only to be met with failure.
As a Level 360 Lord, War God Kelo was the highest level NPC players had discovered so far. So, he was quite famous. Like an attraction, people would go on an excursion to see him in the flesh.
However, War God Kelo was gone! It seemed Nie Yan had freed him. This was a bombshell piece of news!
Recalling how Nie Yan was here just moments ago, the Thieves immediately connected the dots. It appeared the Mad Rogue had completed another legendary quest!
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Back in the Angel Corps guild headquarters, Soaring Angel was anxiously tapping the armrest of his throne. The release of a new race and class didn’t make him feel the least bit excited. Rather, he felt a trace of worry in his heart.
「Did anyone discover what Nirvana Flame was doing in Sinful Gorge?」Soaring Angel asked irritably in guild chat.
「H-he freed War God Kelo!」
「W-WHAT!?」Soaring Angel shot up from his seat. War God Kelo was a Level 360 Lord. If such an existence would help Nirvana Flame, they might as well throw down their weapons and raise the white flag. He restlessly paced back and forth before eventually calming down. Logically speaking, NPCs like Kelo wouldn’t interfere in the conflicts between players, unless it was related to a special quest-related event. For example, the only reason Half-Demon Angud was attacking Asskickers United was to obtain the Death God’s Edge. If Nie Yan handed it over, he would immediately leave.
Nie Yan’s rescue of War God Kelo was probably only a quest. No wonder he had disappeared for such a long time. While Asskickers United was being attacked by Angud, he was busy doing this quest. That had to be it! Soaring Angel suddenly recalled something. He turned to Stone Splitter and anxiously said, “Quickly send word to Pantheon and have Angud return to the underworld. Nirvana Flame is about to make his move!”
“Understood!” Stone Splitter replied. He immediately went to carry out Soaring Angel’s orders.
Soaring Angel’s expression darkened. He glanced at his inventory. Will these be enough? His opponent was Nirvana Flame. No matter how much he prepared, it was never enough.
Soaring Angel rang up Cao Xu. That wily old fox was suspiciously calm. His 20-guild coalition didn’t appear to be making any large moves on the surface, business as usual. But apparently, the Century Financial Group was madly recruiting experts, resorting to any means fair or foul, including blackmail, imprisonment, and of course bribery. All the expert solo players had been recruited by them, and they had surpassed Angel Corps already in the number of Masters. Soaring Angel had no choice but to admit that he was still inexperienced compared to Cao Xu. He didn’t have the courage to be as unscrupulous and underhanded!
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