Lvl Up: [Revelation Resilience] lvl 42
M 3
TA (Affinity) 3
TA (Authority) 3
Lvl Up: [Spear Throw] lvl 36, 37
DEXT 6
Lvl Up: [Physics - Forces] lvl 6
VIVA 3
The length of a massless projectile didn’t affect its accuracy or aerodynamics; that was one of Priam’s conclusions. Another was that creating spears solely from the Pyro Concept was foolish. Gas lacked a fixed form, making the spear's structure dependent on his willpower. It was a waste of resources when a solid could naturally retain its rigidity.
This idea had prompted Priam to create hybrid ice-fire spears. The result was both deadly and magnificent.
His previous research had culminated in the creation of four forms—teardrop, shell, bullet, and kinetic energy penetrator—that he infused with his Fire Concept. During the initial tests, the flas lted the ice, causing mid-flight explosions.
Despite these failures, Priam persisted, inspired by a comnt from the phoenix. According to it, the Symphony bonus of one Concept could be utilized by another. The Symphony of the Mist Concept was particularly intriguing:
Symphony - Your Mist is both present and absent. It’s up to you to decide who can feel it.
As the Fire Champion, Priam tried to ta his flas, not to make them docile but to make them absent. He struggled for several minutes before realizing that mist and fire reacted differently.
Mist was always more or less present as long as there was gas. On humid mornings, the horizon sotis disappeared into a white blur, without anyone declaring that a haze lingered. Evasive, the mist was as poetic as it was physical.
Flas, however, were different. When a fla was born, it fought fiercely to burn the world before it extinguished. Yet, Priam knew a fire could be rekindled; all it took was a breath. This truth was a breakthrough.
The solution to using the Symphony with his Fire Concept was not to make the flas elusive but to put them to sleep.
Priam created a mist spear, condensed it into liquid, and then solidified it into ice. He then used the spark in his soul space to infuse dormant fire into the projectile. The flas poured into the weapon, giving it a luminescent quality. “Awaken upon impact,” Priam whispered to his Concept.
Firing the projectile at an unlucky enemy, Priam watched the hybrid spear streak across the battlefield, striking a Tier 2 necro. The projectile pierced the thick hide of the hippopotamus-like creature before shattering inside its body. In the next instant, the flas awakened, and an explosion tore the beast apart from within.
“Nice,” Priam grinned.
He briefly regretted not being able to use a hybrid ice-Pyro spear, but since Pyro hadn’t yet reached Symphony, the Concept refused to cooperate.
Over the next few hours, he continued refining his projectiles to maximize their penetration coefficient and reduce air friction losses. He eventually hit a wall where further improvents beca negligible. The next step was to enhance his mastery of the Concepts or to engrave runes on the projectiles.
Progress was never-ending, and it was a good thing.
Lvl Up: [Spear Throw] lvl 38, 39
DEXT 6
Lvl Up: [Revelation Resilience] lvl 43, 44, 45
M 9
TA (Affinity) 9
TA (Authority) 9
Despite the unyielding presence of the Necromoon in the sky, ti flew by. New craters appeared as tens of thousands of undead burned. Gradually, a cloud of smoke created a black roof over the battlefield. Thunder rumbled, drowning out the screams of the necro soldiers. The battle raged on, and the flood of creatures seed endless.
Seeing his fingers tremble, Priam realized his exhaustion. How long has it been since the start of the Wave?
[11 hours 14 minutes 12 seconds.]
A grimace twisted his lips as Priam looked down. Esmée was writing in her grimoire without uttering a word. Her red eyes and ash-covered hair were the only signs of her fatigue.
In front of her, Jasmine staggered as she gutted so corrupted that weren’t drawn to Priam. After an hour of wrestling and two hours of guerrilla warfare, she had defeated the Tier 2 Earl, earning the title of Duchess. Her opponent had been less powerful than the necro legionnaire, but Priam was proud of her.
Now, she no longer had the strength to decapitate a Tier 1.
Realizing he was the last one capable of finishing the Wave, Priam used his attributes boosted by Conquest and transford into a living gatling gun. Every second, he summoned and fired dozens of explosive ice spears, accelerating so with [Kinetic Control].
He eventually slowed down as a headache split his skull. He had overtaxed his willpower, and using his aether to compensate wasn’t enough anymore.
Beneath him, the waves of corrupted began to wane. Low on resources, Priam flew up to the cloud hovering over the battlefield and took control of it with his Mist Concept. He injected his entire Conquest Aura into it and guided it to the ground. The last thousands of undead were silently dissolved.
Event: Necromoon
Third wave:
Victory!
You defended your ho against a horde of corrupted!
Reward:
300 Sun points
24 hours of respite
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