“Did you target them for this skill?” Ria asked while commanding ten teams of rats at the same time. The burrow rats slipped into the sand as if they were made up of water.

“Indeed. You’re also improving pretty fast by the looks of it, so it won’t be long before you get a new skill,” Zyrus spoke while scanning the area around them.

Half a day had passed since they arrived in the event area. During this time, they had obtained enough blessings to summon all the 300 rats.

Unlike using mana to detect the camouflaged plants, Zyrus’s eye of annihilation was far more effective. Even the plants hanging in the air and the ones hiding underground were discovered by him.

Leaving aside the ones in the air, they had managed to obtain a new offering from the underground plants.

“Got one, no, two!” Lauren grinned while hitting the plants that Zyrus pointed at. With their impeccable teamwork, she was able to determine the exact location without him speaking.

It wasn’t like Zyrus was the only one who had mana. With a bit of training, both Ria and Lauren had also learned how to spread their mana in a certain area to detect any anomalies. But due to their crude usage of mana it wasn’t efficient to search for the hidden plants on their own.

Once Zyrus pointed out their location they were more than able to kill them in a blow. This method allowed them to grind through the area at a quick pace.

“Why don’t we go to another area?”

“Not yet. I have a feeling that we won’t be able to come back once we leave.”

“You’re going for the ones in the air?”

“Indeed.” Zyrus nodded as he finished off the last plant by himself.

He had learned a lot about this event in the past couple of hours. First of all, each stele could only accept a certain amount of offerings. They wouldn’t react once that limit was reached, not even with a different offering.

Secondly, the number of blessings given by all the offerings was the same.

And for the third and most important part, he deduced that there was a time limit in each area. When they reached the boundary earlier, they were given an option to venture into a different desert area. It was a risky gamble as they could potentially go to a place where their other teammates were.

Zyrus already knew that apart from the rat kings, all of his crowned subordinates were summoned here. He wasn’t conceited enough to think that people like Jacob and Kyle would be unable to complete their events.

Thus, it was very important to get the best out of the current area before going further.

Only 3 steles were left untouched in this 15 Km area.

[Your offerings have been accepted by ######]

[##### is very pleased with the delicious fruits]

[Congratulations! You have successfully performed the ritual]

[You can obtain rewards listed below]

Cost: Crown holder = 20 blessings (1/1 left), A subordinate = 1 blessing (50/50 left)

Note: You can obtain a portion of the blessing from the ones who were summoned by you

Cost: 10 blessings (5/5 left)

Cost: 10 blessings (5/5 left)

Current Blessings: 107

 

Zyrus approached the stele closest to him and used his blessing to summon the goblin riders. Just like the rats before, they too appeared out of thin air in the next second.

“Aren’t you going to greet them?”

“Shut up!” Lauren snorted while looking away from Ria.

“Don’t discriminate because of their looks.”

The two bickered while Zyrus rounded up the goblin riders. With his boss monster like energy reserves he didn’t need to take a breather.

“Alright, I’ll deal with the ones in the air. There aren’t many of them, so we'll be done in an hour.”

“What about us?”

“Take this, and use them however you want,” Zyrus called them over and transferred dozens of ‘Giant peanuts’ that were gathered by the rats.

“Great, we can level up with this.”

“Yeah!”

“Buy some potions too, they’ll be helpful later on.”

“Okay. What about them?” Lauren asked curiously as she looked at the hundreds of rats that were standing behind the rat kings.

“I’ll give my portion to them since I’ve bought enough Exp and HP potions,” Zyrus replied in a nonchalant tone and tossed the remaining peanuts towards the Rats.

Squiiiii

The rat kings were the first to get their share. Once they had eaten a mouthful, they let out a satisfied squeak and allowed the rest of their subordinates to get their share.

“They want to eat it?”

“They can purify their bloodline with the rewards.”

Even Zyrus didn’t know about this before today. If not for his talent and them being his subordinates, he wouldn’t have guessed the reason behind their frenzied eating.

After no more than 2 minutes the pile of peanuts was wiped clean.

“Well, see you later,” Zyrus waved his hand and ran along the goblin riders. Now that his primary goal of getting the blessings was complete, it was time to work on the second objective.

That was, of course, to improve his skills. And while he was at it, he also wanted to train the goblin riders in archery.

It wasn’t because of his stupidity that he didn’t summon the goblin riders before. He could have summoned half of the goblin riders along with just 50 burrow rats. This way he could get the offerings from both the sky and underground at the same time.

The overall time required would remain the same due to the decreased speed of collecting offerings, but in turn, he wouldn’t have to run around the desert.

“Left,”

Awoo

Zyrus sprinted around the area as he commanded the goblin riders to shoot the floating vines in the air. They didn’t have the ability to detect them, and that’s where his Vector Throw came into play.

SHaaaaak

Siiiiiiiii

His javelin acted like a general and led the charge of a hundred arrows. This was a difficult task for Zyrus as well since he had to exert a great control over his body.

[You have found an offering!]

[You have obtained Floating Kiwi x 23]

He ran at his full speed while keeping his Eye of Annihilation active for as long as possible. His senses were stretched to the limit as they took in the surroundings that passed by in a blur.

Why was he doing all this when he could’ve obtained the same result by just standing? To get achievements of course.

‘Sanctuary rewards all of your efforts. Leveling up is just a part of it. A good portion of your strength will come from your achievements. These were the exact same words he had spoken to Lauren and Kyle.

By doing things the hard way Zyrus was building up his feats to get more achievements. Of course, just this little practice wasn't enough to achieve that goal.

But as they say, ‘A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.’

The sun went down by the time they cleared one more area. A pleasant surprise was that the floating kiwis in the air could be exchanged for mana recovery potions. Zyrus picked them up without a second thought and practiced to his heart’s content.

And as always, sanctuary rewarded those who were worthy.

[Congratulations! You have reached stage two of “Vector Throw”]

Current Effects:

When attacking a target in the range of 35 to 125 meters, deal 150% additional damage. When used while running there is a 13% chance to create mana projection, dealing 50% of the original damage.

Armor Penetration: 15%

Mana Penetration: 10%

 

The skill had acquired a great upgrade in utility even though the damage had remained the same. The main aspect was the increased range and mana penetration.

Ria and Lauren were also successful in improving their skill’s arsenal. Not to mention that with just a day’s hard work the trio had managed to reach level 15.

They weren't the only ones who benefited from this. Rats, goblins, and even the wolves had purified their bloodline. This was of a great importance for them as unlike intelligent species, they were unable to use their brains to improve their combat prowess.

The steles had disappeared once they used the last offering. They assumed that it was their cue to rest for the night.

“Isn’t this too easy? I feel like something is sketchy,” Lauren closed her status screen as she looked at the other two. Under the mesmerizing night sky they finally had some time to take a proper rest.

“Maybe, but there’s no point in worrying about it.”

“If you say so.” Lauren was still a bit anxious, but seeing Ria and Zyrus enjoy the food made her happy. She had improved her skills, and now she could use any monsters’ remains to cook up a decent meal. Ria was also learning some weapon refinement in her spare time, but unlike Lauren, it would take a long time before her efforts bore fruit.

Zyrus patrolled the perimeter with the goblin riders while Lauren and Ria went to sleep first. Their plan was to keep at least one of them on guard throughout the night while the others would relax.

However, as Aurora had no plans to let them sleep just like that.

[Ding! The Final event will start in 00:01:00]

It was past midnight when this announcement rang across the entire desert.

 

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