MMORPG: Rebirth of the Shadow Mage-Chapter 14 Culg City

I was quickly jogging through the Dark Forest. I've had another few hours of running before I'll reach the city.

While travelling I've met some Salamanders, but quickly killed them using my Lightning Spear. I was a bit disappointed that the spell didn't receive any kind of Shadow Energy Upgrades, but it was still powerful enough to one-shot monsters lower than Lv. 5.

< Fire Salamander x4 Killed! >

< LOOT >

1?? 80 EXP

2?? Salamander scale x9

3?? Fiery meat x7

While fighting against Salamanders I've gotten two notification informing that my Passive Skill and Spell Leveled Up.

< UPGRADES >

1?? Lightning Spear <Lv.3> → <Lv.4>

~ +5% Magical Damage

~ +2% To Inflict Status Effect

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2?? Mana Regen <Lv.3> → <Lv.4>

~ +100% Mana Absorption

-- 30 MP per minute f𝔯ℯe𝓌ℯ𝐛𝒏𝐨ѵel.c𝚘𝐦

Lightning Spear and Mana regen would gain a massive Upgrade upon reaching Lv. 5. Unfortunately, It takes a lot of time to Upgrade Skill's or Spell's level to 5. Some players even said that it would take a week of continuous spell usage to achieve it, but I knew otherwise.

To Upgrade a Spell or a Skill to Lv. 5 one needs to defeat a powerful monster with it. If I were to defeat the Dark Prince while my Lightning Spear was Lv. 4 its level would rise to Lv. 5. You can call it a quest or a challenge to see if one's worthy enough for the upgrade.

There are also Passive Skills like Mana Regen, to raise its Level there's no shortcut. You just have to continuously use it.

While I was thinking about whom to fight to upgrade my Lightning Spear, I heard some branches break behind me. Stopping in the tracks I slightly turned my head to see what's behind me.

< BASILISK'S LACKEY >

~ A Lackey of a Great Reptilian Beast

~ Water Type Beast that lives near the Basilisk's Nest

~ Carnivore; Aggressive

~ Immune to Poison

< ATTRIBUTES >

Lv. 6

HP: 300

MP: 50

STR: 70

AGL: 80

PDEF: 60

MDEF: 50

INT: 21

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< ACTIVE SKILLS >

1?? Leap < Lv. 4 >

-- Leap at your enemy within a distance of 15 meters

~ Single Target Damage

~ Cost 5 MP

~ 8 seconds cooldown

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< PASSIVE SKILLS >

1?? Poison Blood < Lv. 3 >

-- Your Blood is poisonous disallowing enemies to eat or bite you

~ No cost

~ No cooldown

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< SPELLS >

1?? Poisonous Spit < Lv. 2 >

-- Spit acidic Poison at your enemies

~ True Damage

~ AoE Damage e to the Culg City! >

I've reached the starter city! Walking towards the city I saw two guards with full metal armor guarding the gates. Opening my Status I quickly checked what color was my name.

One can travel into the city if his Nametag is Green, White, or Light Orange. The Color of the Name means how many people you've killed.

Green → None; Allowed to Enter into the Cities

White → 1 - 5; Allowed to Enter into the Cities

Light Orange → 5 - 10; Allowed to Enter into the Cities by paying.

Dark Orange → 10 - 20; Not Allowed to Enter into the Cities, hunted by Mercenaries

Red → 20 - 50; Not Allowed to Enter into the Cities, hunted by Knights

Black → 50 - ∞; Not Allowed to Enter into the Cities, hunted by Royal Knights

Name Tag could be cleansed by killing various Monsters around the city's territory or simply waiting for it to automatically regain its color. It is said that time can dull everything.

Right now My name Tag was White, hence I was allowed to pass through the gates without any problems, except a guard giving me a Suspicious look.

A huge city was before my eyes with a lot of NPCs walking back and forth doing their things. I didn't see any players, hence removed my hood revealing my crown. I probably won't have another chance to do this in a while.

It's Dangerous... But Exciting!