Chapter 592

V54C5P3- Quest Crossroad

It wasn’t about struggling through the sandstorm head on .

Weed leaned his body into the winds and ran slightly to the side, increasing his speed .

He ran alongside the raging winds’ rotation .

< Amazing accomplishment . Maximum speed record!

You are running faster than the legendary steed .

Agility increased permanently by 6 .

Movement speed increased by an additional 10% . >

< Title! You have obtained the title Warrior of the Wind .

Movement speed exceeding human limitations!

Not a single monster will be able to chase you when you move at full speed .

You have acquired the movement skill, Wind Rush . >

Weed inched closer towards the center of the sandstorm that even sucked in light .

The winds gradually became rougher and more powerful . As he matched the speed of the winds, the amount of loss in health points decreased .

In that moment he felt that he had reached the peak of speed!

“Sculptural Destruction Skill! All shall transform into willpower . ”

– You have activated the Sculptural Destruction Technique .

His art stat was over 3800 .

He used all of it to increase his physical defense ability .

At least ten protection skills were applied on him .

His maximum health points also multiplied significantly .

“Hyah!”

Weed leaped into the eye of the sandstorm with maximum force .

The current of the sand winds that could destroy buildings and uproot the land itself .

He attempted to penetrate the wind wall with speed by hurling his body through it .

“Close eyes tightly!”

Message alerts kept popping up notifying about declining health points .

He could withstand the blade-like sand winds, but that was it .

His body lifted off the ground and began rotating as he got engulfed into the sandstorm .

Everything seemed to have gone wrong, but he did not give up hope .

Then, the raging winds weakened and there was an instant of complete silence .

‘It worked . ’

If one could not overcome the sandstorm head-on, the easy method was just to throw his body in .

“Holy Fire . ”

*Fwoosh!*

The holy fire, gift of Goddess Hestia, inflamed the Loa Sword magnificently .

“Lava River!”

Weed activated the skill airborne without hesitation .

***

Barova .

He was a warrior who started Royal Road in Kallamore .

“A man’s got to go for warrior . A fighter . Other jobs are like kids’ play . ”

Reliable willpower and strong offense .

He wielded the spear and axe, but the bow was not to his liking and certainly not magic .

He liked battling fiercely with monsters in close combat .

“Let us have some fun . ”

He trained rapidly in the hunting grounds, and sometime later the citizens of Versailles Continent talked about him .

“Do you know of the brawler Barova? He wiped out the Gromba dungeon all by himself . ”

“The specters of Kuhulan all fled because of a warrior named Barova!”

“The monsters that invaded Bangerson Village were eradicated by warrior Barova . ”

His reputation in combat spread wide across the continent .

At that time, there was news that Weed had defeated the Immortal Legion led by Lich Shire, but he laughed it off .

“A sculptor? Lazy bums with nothing to do like such shows . He wouldn’t be able to move a finger when he faces me straight up . ”

This was the typical attitude of powerful users from the Central Continent .

The quests were just subsidiary content, and only levels and hunting abilities were indicating factors of true power .

Barova kept on hunting, turning down all invitations from guilds and interviews from broadcast networks .

Hunt, hunt, hunt .

He completed combat quests that were necessary and spread his reputation in his own fashion .

He even received an invitation from the Hermes Guild, but turned it down in the end .

“I have no desire to show off under a faction . I’m going after the strong ones, not the nobodies . ”

After he turned the invitation down, he was pinned with a grudge from the Hermes Guild that limited the use of hunting grounds . Many times he was put on the wanted list and was killed, but he maintained his pride .

In the end, all the users were pushed away into the southern desert with little population, but he had complete faith in himself as a warrior .

“A warrior just needs to prove his combat strength . ”

No matter what adventure Weed pulled off, it was little interest to him .

“That’s not combat skill, just cheating . He may be able to complete quests that way, but he can’t confront a real champion . ”

Since then, Weed defeated Bard ray and became the one and only Emperor of Versailles Continent .

Barova who only tread on the hunting grounds of the desolate Oasis purposely came all the way to the Desert of Silence to meet Weed .

“He’s planning to destroy the sandstorm? What preposterous…”

Barova had experience long ago where he was swept up by the sandstorm and managed to get away after having suffered greatly .

“No way in hell . This cannot be done . Some things are not possible no matter what . ”

Though it would be very satisfying to watch Weed die in the storm .

Barova witnessed a sandstorm brew in a spot with the majority of the users in the desert present .

The sandstorm that brew in the Desert of Silence was more devastating than that of any other region, and it was a natural phenomenon that was truly spectacular .

“Destroying that? That’s absurd . ”

The other desert users agreed with Barova’s comment .

“That is one crazy stunt . ”

“If that storm hits the village, everything will be blown away . ”

“Is this guy walking in trying to smash a storm with his sword and not magic?”

“That seems to be it…”

“Isn’t this rigged or staged somehow? This must be faked for the cameras . ”

“It doesn’t seem that way . How can you even cast a sandstorm to be on a show?”

As the desert users observed, Weed walked towards the sandstorm with no armor .

His upper body was exposed in the process, and they could see his lean muscular body that had been trained delicately .

It wasn’t all that special given the fact that increasing willpower in Royal Road developed one’s muscles, but it did seem that he trained quite well as a warrior .

Soon after, Weed disappeared into the sandstorm and users exclaimed .

“He really went inside .

“Nothing is visible due to the sand . ”

“Let us watch the live broadcast . The footage will be shown from Weed’s perspective . ”

The users began watching the live broadcast through their own crystal globes .

The footage reflecting Weed’s eyes and ears came on screen, a terrifying scene beyond imagination .

The inside of the sandstorm was dark and full of whirring sounds . The rough sand winds struck once again, and no one could tell where he was .

Weed patiently walked further inside .

– Oh-Joowan-Ssi . Will he be able to overcome this sandstorm?
– I can’t even tell . However, I think that Weed won’t turn back .
– So he will see it to the end .




– Yes . If it was a typical user, I would think this is impossible… But this is Weed, and he is getting my hopes up .

No one could tell the outcome .

Barova was shocked in this process .

‘If it were me, I could have never done what he just did . ’

It was something that was unchallenged from the fear of failure, but Weed had the mindset to do so .

Soon, Weed’s vision on broadcast narrowed below 10 centimeters and all that could be heard was the whirring, violent winds .

– Amazing . It’s uncertain but… He seems to be advancing forward even now .

These tense moments were passing by, and Weed would be no surprise if Weed perished in an instant .

The mouths of the observers dried completely and the tension continued .

“Huh?”

A spectacular scene unravelled before Barova who was watching the sandstorm from afar .

***

The origin of the sandstorm current .

Weed felt the fierce winds calming down like they never existed .

“Ah…”

The sands that covered the sky lost their will and rained down onto the desert .

‘Did I succeed?’

He accomplished the quest of destroying the sandstorm .

Compared to the days as the Great King of the Desert where he had complete confidence to do anything, he barely managed to survive this time .

– Remaining health points: 79,387 .

Weed would have been in a sparing state if it was monster hunting, but for the sandstorm in the Desert of Silence, he could not guarantee surviving through to the end .

‘The effects of the Sculptural Destruction Skill was immense, but I really survived thanks to all the stats I accumulated since my novice days . ’

Weed once again confirmed that consistent grinding was the eternal truth .

Finding good hunting grounds and making hefty profit off quests . But the foundation is grinding!

‘High levels come from 99% grinding and 1% good equipment . ’

Equipment too, will be farmed naturally through grinding .

The quest this time was high difficulty but required a resilient body .

A warrior quest that could not be passed without strength, agility, endurance and willpower .

‘This quest was one that called for the bravest, truest warrior willing to submerge into a storm . ’

It would have been much more advantageous for a desert warrior with excellent physical abilities .

The sandstorm that once engulfed Weed was now fading away .

Weed was still in the air, and he was about to put a smirk on his face .

‘The quest completion screen did not pop up yet . Maybe this thing isn’t over just yet . ’

The winds began waging once again .

In a 2 ~ 3 kilometer radius, the winds gathered and tangled, surging up to the sky .

*Swaaaaaaash!*

The desert sands collected and took on the form of a storm .

‘Damn it . I knew it was too easy . ’’

Weed did not blame his luck . He only lacked the strength to subside this storm .

‘Opportunity does not come in a pack . I have to crush it completely . ’

The center of the gathering winds was approximately 50 meters ahead .

The storm rose up . Thousands of sharp, stray winds merged and shredded the air .

The wind pressure was so high that it could rip apart his entire body!

< Health points decreased by 316 . >

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Weed’s health points were declining .

He had immense willpower, but he could not afford to hold out in the middle of the storm forever .

“Time Sculpting!”

He stopped the world in its track .

The sands riding on top of the winds also froze in place .

– Remaining health points: 5,386

‘Charging through . ’

Weed stepped on the sands floating in the sky and sprinted towards the eye of the storm .

The winds stopped, but the sands were still in place . Then, he activated a skill upon reaching the eye again .

“Lava River!”

Simultaneously, the effects of Time Sculpting ceased .

The lava that surged from the grounds enveloped the sandstorm .

The crimson lava caught in a maelstrom of sand and wind, shooting up to the ends of the sky .
(To be continued…)