Eternal Empire Online: The Rise of the Mythical Detective

Chapter 32: The Floor By Floor Journey To The Depth Of The Earth 3

After surpassing Level 200, a great shift in Wilhelm’s fighting and hunting style had occurred.

Far from the strategist who set series of plans first before engaging into a single combat, the Wilhelm who currently battles the group of eight Level 215 Passion Minotaurs is completely reckless and is plunging into fights with zero regards to his life and safety.

From an onlooker’s point of view, it seems like he’d completely lost his mind. He let his attackers’ massive weapons swings and passed riskily close to him where dodging and parrying is barely applicable.

‘Yahoo! This is more fun!’

However, his actions are not without reasons. After reaching and exceeding the second hundredth barrier along with the combat experiences he’d accumulated these past two weeks within the labyrinth, Wilhelm’s avatar received several enhancements that soars him into a greater height.

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You have reached [LVL•200]

Your STAT had risen

All STATS has risen by 10 points (+10ALL)

Health and Mana has risen by 250

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Butchery [Passive: Beginner Level 5 (82.71%)]

Sword and Dagger Slashing Damage (+40%)

Primal Cutting: *[Extraction Success Rate: 50%]*[Chances to Extract Prime Meat: 5%]*

For reaching Beginner Level 5, an additional effect has been unlocked.

(+10%) Agility

(+10%) Dexterity

(+5%) Luck

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New Skill Acquired

Unbreakable Determination [Passive: Beginner Level 1 (0.00%)]

A lesser man despairs when overwhelmed by his foes. You, on the other hand, prays for more.

Grants 4.5% increase in attacking damage and 1.3% chance to inflict double damage for every enemy within 10 meters radius that locked you as a target.

(+10%) Increase in Attack Damage

(+10%) Increase in Defense

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New Skill Acquired

Battle Maniac [Passive: Beginner (0.00%)]

When your Maximum Health drops below 30%, recovers 30% of your Maximum Health. Effect only applies once every 24 Hours [In-Game Time]

Regenerate 0.5% Health per Monster killed. Gives 10 times bonus for a Boss Kill.

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You have received a New Title

[Titan Slayer]

An acknowledgment obtained after single-handedly killing 100 Level 200 Monsters and above whose sizes are at least five times larger than you in a single dungeon while being below Level 200.You have a talent in subduing enemies with level, size, and power superior to yours.

Increase damage inflicted on LARGE size monsters by 30%

30% increase in defense when attacking LARGE monsters

The Title increased All Basic STATS by 2 (+2ALL)

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Then the best part about it is that his Stats had finally reached the figures in which it can bring forth a significant portion of his real world strength, thus, enabling him to greatly improve his movements and attacking patterns with greater proficiency and less worries about possible penalties even while still in his restraint form.

Wilhelm then avoided a downward swing of an axe and a stab of a spear from the left side and lunges forward, parrying and striking at the same time.

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+Passion Minotaur’s attack missed.

+You dealt consecutive Critical Damage.

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He skillfully moved with a blinding speed from one enemy to the other and deal series of critical strikes.

“Hiya!” He charges as his eyes turns crimson and mirrors a growing bloodlust.

And barely a minute had pass, three Minotaurs fell defeated to the ground. They were the unfortunate that first tasted the heavier sharpness of Wilhelm’s blade.

And then…

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+You dealt a Critical Damage.

+Your Target is deeply wounded, [Bleeding Status for 3 minutes].

+You activated Double Damage and dealt a Colossal Damage.

+Your target died after six consecutive strikes. 

+You dealt consecutive Critical Damage.

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One after another, the remaining Minotaurs perished without even landing a single scratch on their slayer.

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Your Level has risen

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Afterwards, Wilhelm stood motionless right in the middle of the slain Minotaurs with an expression of great joy and contentment.

‘This feeling…’

The overwhelming thrill of battling without the machination for an absolute victory, the unexplained sensation whenever he gambles his life while solely relying on instinct and improvisation, those addictive feelings, truly, it had truly been a while since he had a satisfying battle and it feels great experiencing it again.

And like it always does, just as long as it doesn’t go overboard, gaining more power opens wider room for wildness. The only state where combat can truly be fun.

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5TH FLOOR, DAY 30

Gathering more than four dozens of Level 230 monsters to encircle him, Wilhelm lunges for onslaught with the full extent of his avatar’s limit. And he wasn’t depleting their lives one at a time, but cutting them all at the same time.

Ding!

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[Crescent Rime Blade]

A magic sword with an icy curved blade, resembling a crescent moon.

Type: One-Handed Sword

Durability: 75/75

Attack: 60~75

Restriction: Level 200, 400 Strength, 400 Agility

Equipped: Grants 10~20 Ice Elemental Damage that decreases movement, (+5%) Chance to inflict Freeze

Generates [Cleave]

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Skill Alert: Cleave

Cleave [Passive: Beginner (0.00%)]

[Mastery: 0/400 AP]

Strike your target with great force and inflict splash damage to nearby enemies.

Range: 5 Meters Radius

Effect: Inflict 55% damage within the first meter radius, (-10%) damage per succeeding meter.

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After defeating the dual sword wielding Passion Minotaur and Master of the Sixth Floor Rocross, Wilhelm gained yet another amazing weapon that didn’t just enables him to Dual Wield once again but also extended the range in which his damage can be inflicted, allowing him to damage a whole bunch of enemies at once.

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+Double Damage effect had inflicted a Colossal Damage.

+Your Target is deeply wounded, [Bleeding Status for 3 minutes].

+Splash Damage had damaged 8 secondary targets.

+You dealt consecutive Critical Damage.

+The Critical Damage activated the Cutting Effect, [The left wing of the Zebra Bat had been severed].

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Wilhelm danced around brandishing his swords flashily, striking the weak spots and vital points of one or two of his attackers, inflicting status effect, critical, double, special, and elemental damages, accumulating and scattering them, making the nearby and approaching monsters suffer before they could even reach him.

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Your Level has risen

Your Level has risen

Your Level has risen

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4TH FLOOR, DAY 42

The intense battles continued.

Day after day, Wilhelm would lure countless numbers of monsters, engage into unfavorable combat situations, only to turn the tables around and spill blood and c*****e.

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Your Maximum Health had dropped below 30% 

Battle Maniac Activated 

Recovers 30% of Maximum Health

Cooldown: 23:59:59

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And whenever his Health drops below 30%, the once per day effect of Battle Maniac will activate and he’s good to go again. The threats of satiety and stamina decline became nonexistent too after his Cooking Mastery and Unbreakable Body skills reached a near to Advanced Stage levels, enabling him to retain a safe percentage for his satiety and stamina even after running and fighting nonstop for hours and even days.

And thus, the endless fight to the death goes on and on and on.

4TH FLOOR, DAY 46

It was a Ceasefire Day.

Wilhelm secured a safe spot, devoid and far from any monster. Today, he won’t engage into any fight of any form nor consider the possibility of having one. Instead, he is up to grinding and increasing the proficiency of his handicraft skills.

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Cooking [Passive: Intermediate Level 6 (11.99%)]

Success Rate of Recipe Dishes (+MAX%)

Success Rate of Invented Dishes (+58%)

Recovery Effect of Completed Dishes (+105%)

(+25%) Reduction in Stamina Usage

(+25%) Resistance to Hunger

Health (+25%)

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Repair [Passive: Intermediate Level 1 (8.10%)]

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Especially towards the newcomers…

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Mining [Passive: Beginner Level 3 (59.15%)]

The extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth.

Increases effectivity of pickaxes, shovels, and other digging tools

Strength will increase by 6 point (+6STR)

Depending on the quality and rarity, finding valuable materials will increase Luck and Fame

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He doesn’t know yet about the remaining three floors but the fifth and the current fourth floor turns out to be rich in both ore and gem deposits. And upon discovering that, he began extracting these minerals resulting into the acquisition of the Mining Skill after repetitive actions.

And then…

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[Sword Mastery] • [Repair] • [Mining] • [Cooking] • [Butchery] • [Scavenging]

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Congratulations!

You have completed the [Wilderness Survival] Skill Set with at least four of them at Intermediate Level Proficiency. And along with the blessing of the [God Essence] and the influence of the [Gourmet Labyrinth] domain, you have Unlocked a New Skill.

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New Skill Acquired

Arm Cuisine [Active|Passive|Special: Beginner (0.00%)]

Your proficiency in cooking, weaponry, and survival had enables you to utilize your talent in cooking as a substitute for blacksmithing.

Passive: By destroying a weapon or armor for analysis, you will receive the recipe for the item which will allow you to recreate it through cooking.

However, completion and perfect reproduction of the analyzed and reciped item is not always guaranteed.

Cooking Success Rate: 45%

Perfect Reproduction Success Rate: 20%

Active: Summon [Cauldron] Command; Summon a Cauldron where both the Analysis and the Cooking will take place.

Mana Cost: 1

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He completed another Skill Set and acquired a new skill as a result, blacksmithing through cooking. He had always wanted to try the Blacksmithing Skill and forge weapons but never had the chance to learn it. Well, he still hasn’t learnt it since it’s technically still cooking but at least he had now gained the means to produce weapons and in the future, he knows that this skill will become more beneficial.

“Cauldron!”

Wilhelm summoned the Cauldron and began trying the new skill.

And for his first try, he put a Fleshrender into the huge pot.

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Analyzing

Analysis Complete

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Ding!

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[Fleshrender]

Recipe: 40 Iron Ores, 10 Coals, 2 Amethysts or 6 Raw Amethysts, 1 Topaz or 3 Raw Topaz, and a total of 1 Meter of High Quality Woods.

Estimated Duration: 5 Hours

Mixing Time: 30~60 Minutes

Cooking Time: 2 Hours

Finishing Touches: 2 Hours

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Wilhelm clicked his tongue. It’s impossible for him to make this one right now. He has all the needed ores and gems thanks to his Mining, but he doesn’t have any wood and he doubt that he’ll find any inside the labyrinth. So aside from acquiring the recipe, he set aside the production of the Fleshrender for now.

Next is he had the Serpentskin Leather Gloves analyzed.

Ding!

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[Serpentskin Leather Gloves]

Recipe: 5 Iron Ores, 1 Raw Amethysts, 2 Raw Topaz, 250 Grams of Tetspider Silk and a Meter of a High Quality Demon Viper Skin.

Estimated Duration: 3 Hours

Mixing Time: 30 Minutes

Cooking Time: 2 Hours

Finishing Touches: 30 Minutes

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‘Alright, this one I can do!’ The Tetspider and Demon Viper are monsters both encounterable in the Sixth Floor and he was able to acquire the silk and skin from them.

Wilhelm opened his bag and piled the ingredients on the ground and placed them one by one into the cauldron.

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You have gathered all the necessary ingredients to create [Serpentskin Leather Gloves]

COOKING COMMENCE!

PROGRESS: Mixing: [1%] Cooking: [0%] Finishing Touches: [0%]

[2:59:59]

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And while he waits for the gloves to get cooked, he started grinding his mining, cooking, and repairing skills. A convenient thing about the Arm Cuisine is that its concept is similar to Baking. It can be left while it’s being baked but will surely be burned if not remove from the pot after the assigned time.

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Cooking proficiency has risen

Mining proficiency has risen

Repairing proficiency has risen

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Then the three hours expired.

Ding!

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The Cooking Process has ended and [Serpentskin Leather Gloves] has been successfully completed.

You have completed the Arm Cuisine, the Art of Blacksmithing through Cookery.

The Arm Cuisine is a Lost Art in the world of crafting and had only been revived due to your intense power of truth seeking. The craft is still in its initial stage but in time, it will rise into an art that will shake the continents to its core.

Perfect Reproduction? [YES]

Fame has risen by 300 (+300FAME)

Intelligence has risen by 10 (+10INT)

Luck has risen by 5 (+5LUK)

Arm Cuisine proficiency has risen

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‘Whew, it was success!’ And he received Stats increase as a reward.

Then he appraised the gloves and the pair truly is a perfect copy of the Serpentskin Leather Gloves. Not a single point in defense or a single effect had been diverted from the original. And what’s more, its durability is at 100% compared to the one destroyed for analysis.

Wilhelm smiled, delighted by the outcome. And afterwards, he destroyed his other items for analysis, doing the cooking process if the recipe is doable while grinding his other handicraft skills while waiting for the cooking to be done.

And then, 48 hours in-game time later, after several cooking failures and success, Wilhelm had increased the proficiency level of his Arm Cuisine to Beginner Level 4 and reproduces several of his valuable magic items by at least tenfold employing more weights on his inventory bag.