Jack clutched the key with all his strength, which was just enough to keep a firm hold of it.
Notifications were flooding the corner of Jack's vision, reminding Jack of the meaning behind his victory. Also, this prompted Jack to open the menu and notice something interesting.
His level had gone up. It had shot up from the peak of lv. 88 to the very tip of lv. 89, giving some explanation for the minor relief that allowed Jack to hobble around. In fact, Jack's system showed that he still had a surplus of EXP that should've propelled Jack directly into lv. 90. But Jack hadn't.
After opening his notifications, however, Jack learned why. The first of many notifications caught Jack off guard.
[Mandatory System Update]
[Insufficient skill points to perform the process. Required: 30,000 skill points]
Already weak from the fight, Jack groaned and fell back onto his rear. He knew that something was going to be expensive thanks to Daruun's advice but Jack didn't want it to be quite so costly.
Jack allowed the other notifications to play through as well, letting his new achievements console him.
[Who's the boss? I'm the boss!: pleted]
[New dungeon record!: pleted]
[First ever victor: pleted]
Opening them one by one, Jack claimed the massive rewards with a tired smile and let their descriptions sink into his mind.
[Who's the boss? I'm the boss!: claimed]
[Successfully take on more than one hundred coordinated experts over lv. 80 and e out on top. Legendary reward: 3,000 skill points.]
[New dungeon record!: claimed]
[As a solo party, conquer all ninety-nine floors of Earthen Keep in record time, even when pared with hundred-man raids. Legendary reward: 4,000 skill points]
[First ever victor: claimed]
[Bee the first person in history to defeat the temple guardian, claim the entrance's key, and gain the right to enter Daruun's Temple. Divine reward: 10,000 skill points]
Twenty-six thousand four hundred and seventy-six skill points… Reading his new total filled Jack with satisfaction, only to remember that he was still short of paying for his system update. And that's not including how Jack felt knowing that all of his hard-earned points would imminently vanish in a single instance.
Jack was still taking everything in for a moment, especially the confirmation of that door leading to Daruun's temple, when a familiar voice called out to him.
"Hey, Jack! You forgot about me!"
Looking near the entrance of the ninety-ninth floor, Jack spotted the white skull laying on the ground. "I thought…"
"Tell you what," Duorda stated, "you take me to reunite with my body and I'll heal you up. How's that sound?"
"Duorda… You just tried to kill me… And I'm exhausted…" reasoned Jack. "If I tried to do that now… I'd collapse and--"
"Don't worry about that. I'll make sure you're able to walk in no time, just get me to my body," Duorda interrupted, unconvinced. "Besides, we're allies now. You may have used some dirty tricks to get the job done, but that's just the way the world works. You won fair and square. Now take me to my body and I'll patch you up before we go see Daruun."
"We?" Jack sighed, taken aback by Duorda's bluntness.
"Mhmm. Now pick me up and take me to my body!"
"One sec…"
Taking his time, Jack got up from his knees one leg at a time. Still using his "bladed crutches
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