Chapter 11: The Challange of Reading
The Path of Stars by TheOJConundrum
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[Achievement {Floor 1 - Challenge 2}]

{Bonus}

  • [Achievement {Effortless}](Complete)
    • Requirements:
      • Complete the challenge on the first attempt.
    • Rewards:
      • [True Life] +5

{Standard}

  • [Achievement {Untouchable}]
    • Requirements:
      • Complete the challenge without taking damage.
    • Rewards:
      • [True Life] +1
  • [Achievement {Speedster}](Complete)
    • Requirements:
      • Complete the challenge as fast or faster than the previous world's record.
    • Rewards:
      • [True Life] +1
  • [Achievement {Invincible}](Complete)
    • Requirements:
      • Complete the challenge without dodging.
    • Rewards:
      • [True Life] +1

{Hidden}

  • [Achievement {To Hunt a Mutant}](Complete)
    • Requirements:
      • Kill the [Mutated Monster {Bloodwarped Darkling}].
    • Rewards:
      • [True Life] +2

So the challenges where mostly the same for this challenge too, I guess it'll be the same for the next then just like I thought. That mutant is probably like the dagger I got from the first hidden achievement... time for a DISSECTION!

"EWWWWWW... AUGH I hate this so much, why is this stupid game so realistic... it's so GROSS! Why are it's organs MOVING... EWW, EWW, EWW... I HAAAAATE IT... SHIT, I GOT IT'S BLOOD IN MY WOUND, is it poisonous... dying now would suc..."

What, why do I feel so... weird... [Abnormal Conditions]

Abnormal Conditions

      • [Bloodwarp {Lesser}](30 minutes)

 

[Bloodwarp {Lesser}]

      • [Attribute Group {Physical Power}]: +15%
      • Physical [Recovery Speed]: +200%

That's really powerful, I see how this could come in handy, I wonder if this stuff mutates players too? Either way I should find a way to collect it, let's just wrap it up and jump down the pitch black, bottomless trap door already I guess.

"And down we go!"

... that felt like a 2 meter drop... WEAK! Wait, are those pots, some of them are holding water so if I just dump them out then I can...

*SPLASH*

"There was something else in those pots... kinda looks like chalk... HOLY SHIT THAT'S WHITE PHOSPHORUS GET IT BACK IN THE WATER!!!"

*SPLASH*

"SAFE!"

*PANT, PANT, PANT*

"Why... the hell... is there white... fucking phosphorus... in random pots here!?"

Ok... I'm in a cave with... a REALLY high ceiling, some strange, clear, off-white crystals poking out of the roof, and ground now that I look around. Taking a closer look I can say with 100% certainty that I have no idea what these crystals are, there's some water dripping from the crystal stalactites and into the pots so... if I put my hands in the way and grab some... there's a white powder at the bottom.

"Are these supposed to be white phosphorus crystals... how does that even work? Am I sure this is even white phosphorus?"

Let's just grab some on the tip of my dagger, toss it on the ground, and wait for it...

*FSHHHHHHHH*

And it just catches on fire, that is definitely white phosphorus... and it's still burning... and burning... it's not gonna stop any time soon, of course it's not... well at least it's bright now, and are those, drawings, carvings more like. I think this might be part of the challenge, it shows something like... this looks like something straight out of a cultivation novel, and the language... wait I can understand it! YES! Auto-translate rules! I hate it when games think it's a good idea to make players learn a new language just to play the damn thing.

So it says something about coalescing my soul and using it to shape a mana core... kinda weird but not that much really... I guess I'm supposed to sit down and meditate or something. It seems like this entire floor is supposed to be one big stat check, challenge one is physical, two needs you to plan ahead, prepare traps, and be mindful of your surroundings, if you do it like a normal, not me, person, so that's mental, and this is obviously spiritual.

I need to empty those pots for corpse storage first though, and look around a bit, this cave has so many interesting materials, I can finally use my Chemistry degree for something.

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