SSS-Class Ranker Return

Chapter 46

cross road (1)

“Oh, I almost died.”

I know it won’t derail or crash. However, it was scary because he didn’t know where bungee jumping or roller coasters were safe, or Rokan who prided himself on riding a roller coaster quite well, but this was a different case. If a roller coaster is a highway, this is off-road driving.

Thanks to this, I was able to reach the crossroads with plenty of time left until the connection time limit, but I was willing to say that if I had to get on again, I would just take a regular train and come to the next connection slowly.

[You have found the Cross Road.][Awesome achievement! You have discovered a new city for the first time.][Obtain the title ‘First Visitor of Crossroads’][First Visitor of Crossroads][Rare]

A title given to the first visitor to the Crossroads.

-All stats increase by 5% in the crossroad area

“ho ho”

The visitor title was only given to the first 100 people to enter the new area. But there seems to be an initial bonus here too.

Originally, there was only one title, so there was no initial mark, but Lokan knew. 2nd to 99th place receive only 2% stat increase effect.

Nevertheless, the competition was fierce as it was applied at any time while staying in the area.

“Good start.”

With this, it was confirmed that he was the first to not only achieve a class user, but also to advance to the 3rd city.

Of course, there were several other tertiary cities besides this one, but if it was the first time to achieve a class user, it could be easily inferred that there would be no entrants there either.

“It’s not enough just to arrive.”

Lokan knew. It’s important to get to the crossroads first, but there’s something else that’s really important. And among all the races that gather here, the human race is the most disadvantaged.

Perhaps it didn’t make sense that the human race was the first to advance to the Crossroads, but an even greater hurdle awaited.

“What are you, human?”

“Among all visitors, humans were the first to come here.”

“You must have done something insidious!”

It was just perception and prejudice. As soon as Rokhan entered the Crossroads, where all the races of the ‘Golden Lions’ camp, a coalition of human, half-elf, gnome, and dwarf races, came together, he heard a blatant gossip.

‘Even if you get the title effect, it’s this much… … .’

Nothing is impossible! As the title effect, the basic reputation starts with [Friendly], and his attitude toward himself was this much.

Normal users who had to start from [Neutral] would have been severely ignored. Just like he did in his previous life.

‘No, it was better back then.’

At that time, those who entered the crossroads first had already laid a foundation to some extent. It was a time when NPCs of other races gradually started to recognize human adventurers, and the strategy for the quest line was also known to some extent.

However, those who entered the earliest had to go barefoot without any help or information. And for that, a nogada called ‘reputation work’ had to be preceded.“Okay, I’m lucky this time.”

Hearing the gossip, Lokan smiled bitterly. Even if you don’t do tedious reputation work, you’re just being ignored anyway. Until you prove your qualifications by performing a special quest or hunting a named monster above a certain level, it was a job to catch up with all races.

Humans are ignored just because they are humans, but other races are called ‘frogs’ and are treated similarly. it’s sam

“I have to do a recognition quest… … Time is a bit fuzzy. Shall we start with the combination skill today?”

In order to be recognized as a proper warrior and adventurer, it was necessary to receive and carry out quests from the representatives of each race on the Crossroad. When you complete it, you will receive ‘recognition’, and from this point on, you will be able to receive proper treatment and build relationships.

Until then, you can increase your city’s reputation whether it’s friendship or intimacy, but you cannot increase intimacy with individual NPCs. If you do the ‘recognition quest’ too late, you may not be able to receive some quests that require intimacy at all and move on to the next area.

So, Lokan was going to start with the acknowledgment quest aside from other things, but the time limit for access was running out. Hopefully, we can get the recognition of one race or so, but if we don’t finish it, time goes on and on. This is because the quests of each race called recognition quests are basically ‘time attack’.

“Time attack in a game with a time limit on access is a bit too much.”

Depending on how quickly you complete the quest, your initial intimacy and reputation changed.

Even if you log out, the time of the time attack continues to flow, so it was important to start the quest from the new connection time as much as possible and not log out in the middle. If the time seems to be in the middle, it is better to do something else and receive a new recognition quest the next time you log in.

Knowing that well, Rokhan also changed his mind. If he hadn’t taken the express train, he would have arrived at the crossroads just in time and logged out, but now that he has time, he decided to put it to good use.

“I’m going to start with the easy ones first.”

Creation of Combination Skills. Having decided that, Lokan immediately left the village. He was able to create a combination skill in the village, but he had to add a certain movement of the user to the combination skill, so he only got out of the fence to make it a little more comfortable.

And he made it from the simplest first combination skill.

“Creating Combination Skills.”

[Please specify an action clip or skill book for the desired skill combination.]

“Force, war cry.”

I placed the Force Skill Book and War Cry Skill Book on the window that appeared in front of me. Other than that, it was a neat combination with no other skill books or action clips, but the utility was great.

[Combination is possible.][Please see the expected usage of the combination skill and click the Combination Complete button.][When the combination is completed, the skill book disappears and the combination skill is automatically acquired.]

The appearance of the translucent window changed like a video. Inside, Rokhan himself was screaming like a madman, and all the enemies exposed to it trembled like herbivores. Some of them stumbled and lost their strength, while others lost consciousness and fell to the floor.

“Good. Combination complete!”

It looked just like I had envisioned.

[Please specify the name of the combination skill.]

“Cry of madness.”

The skill name was very important in the combination skill. It was to represent the concept of the skill, but it also serves as a voice and adds strength. Even with the same combination, there can be a slight difference in power depending on the skill name.

For example, there is a clear difference between naming one attack skill Power Strike and Quick Strike.

That’s why it’s important to find a nice combination, but it’s also very important to correctly understand and name your skills.

In that sense, ‘Cry of Madness’ was a decent name considering the characteristics of a zealot.

[Cry of Madness] [Combination Skill]

It emits a roar filled with madness and terrorizes enemies. The voice has magical powers, and it affects the mind as well.

-If the level is lower than the user, all stats will decrease.

-If the level is severely lower than the user, a short stun effect is randomly applied.

-Even if the level is higher than the user, it has a certain effect

-Weaken negative effects on the user

-In Berserk status, all effects are amplified by 1.5 times

It’s not the same as War Cry, but it’s much more efficient. And what I like the most is that the effect is amplified in Berserk state.

If the effect of the Sealed Helmet of the Lion King was added to this, he would have been able to subdue the enemy with his voice alone.

“Creating a combination skill to make the rest of it right away.”

Satisfied with the first combination skill, Lokan immediately tried the next combination.

[Please specify an action clip or skill book for the desired skill combination.]

“Creating Action Clips.”

[Create an action clip. After shouting ‘Start’, start the movement. When you’re done, just shout ‘End’.]

This time, it wasn’t just a combination of skill books. To make the action more sophisticated, I created an action clip that can be referred to as a reference. It is to move the body directly to save the action, and to use it as a skeleton of a combination skill or to register a part of the action as a skill and link it.

So Lokan made action clips over and over again.

It was actually possible to create the skill he was trying to create with just a combination of skill books, but what Lokan wanted was one neat move, so he was able to register an action clip after repeating it dozens of times.

“Whoa. I think this is enough. Register action clips. next… … . Force, Charge, Dash, Strike.”

[Combination is possible.][Please see the expected usage of the combination skill and click the Combination Complete button.][When the combination is completed, the skill book disappears and the combination skill is automatically acquired.]

The operation of the completed skill was simple. There was only the figure of Lokan, who smashed the enemy at once without using a leaf attack and delivered a forceful blow. Although several skills are linked, it can be said that it is a single move.

It was too simple, considering that most of the time, skill linkage, commonly called a ‘combo’, is registered as a combination skill or the power of several types of skills is captured in one shot.

“Combination complete!”

However, Lokan satisfactorily registered the skill. This is because, in actual battle, a flashy sequence and a powerful shot are important, but effectiveness is the most important. The versatility that can be used at any time, the short cooldown time, and the speed and power to outwit the opponent were the best combination.

Of course, the reason was the lack of skills due to the change to Berserker-Berserker-Jin-Burker, but that was the reason why he didn’t do it despite the fact that he was able to create a destructive power like a special move with leaf attack, force, and strike.

[Please specify the name of the combination skill.]

“Lethal blow.”

Instead, it gave power to the name. What you want is clear. That intention melted into the name and permeated into the skill.

[Fatal Strike][Combination Skill]

Inflicts an unexpected blow that confuses the opponent.

– 250% movement speed for the duration- 400% movement speed when the distance from the enemy is within 3 meters

-1 ATK 200%

-1 chance of critical hit increases by 50%

-Increases critical damage by 200% only once

A one-shot fatal skill that accelerates once with a charge and twice with a dash. However, the stiffness after using the skill was not great. This is because the power enhancement of the skill is focused on the critical hit.

“Great.”

Since it has a 50% chance, it can be said that it is a fortune skill, but it was a different story when Lokan used it.

20% as a title effect, 20% again as an item effect. Up to 10% extra if you kill enemies in a row! It has a minimum of 80% and a maximum of 100% critical hit chance.

In addition, if the original dreadful ATK is doubled, you will receive a critical damage increase effect and have up to 8X ATK.

You can pour out such things from time to time, so how can you not call it a special move?

‘If I use Berserk, it’s 16 times that’

Mana consumption was a bit of a burden, but if you were using a Berserk that doubles all stats and has infinite mana, even that wasn’t a problem.

It cannot but be a skill that is perfect for himself and for a Berserker.

Now there is only one combination skill left. When I repeated the task of making an action clip again and inserting a skill book, the desired combination skill came out.

[Rush of Destruction] [Combination Skill]

A devastating dash that breaks and knocks down everything that stands in your way.

– 200% movement speed for the duration

-DEF 200% for the duration

– 200% strength

-Progressive power amplification until self-cancelled or blocked

-Additional damage proportional to the charge power when used

-Additional damage inversely proportional to the opponent’s strength when used

It was another charge-type skill that added force, solid body, charge, dash, and shoulder charge.

It is also a skill that does not have a duration limit and rather gets stronger as time goes by.

Although the consumption of mana increased that much, even if it was used for a short time, the power was sufficient, so it was useful in many ways. Because it could be used for melee attacks like shoulder charge right now.

In that way, the three combination skills that Lokan was proud of were completed.

“I have to get here today.”

In good timing, the connection timeout was flashing to give a warning.

He still had a fourth skill slot that others didn’t have, but it seemed like he needed to think about it a bit more. It’s not as good as having a clumsy combination skill.

Lokan logged out with a satisfied smile.

And he could see that reality had become quite noisy.