Two Neanderthals Going Back To Civilization
After making Diana sweat in a sparring bout for hours and hours, Tongqiu showered to clean off the sweat, bruises and some blood before joining everyone else for relaxation and later on dinner; once he finished his daily 'meditation' from the method that Mr Crestfallen teached him months ago.
And finally, after so much time, months of farming, levelling -kinda- and killing; Tongqiu and Zyv were going to return to their own Regions. Naturally, Zyv had to bring Tongqiu to his own Region first since he wasn't capable of crossing through Regional borders.
Entering Rising Essence oh yet again, Tongqiu immediately checked on the girls for a good while before going out from his White Space to meet Zyv, clean the Southern Wonder Region's Little Test trial one more time and finally go back from where they came from.
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And now, Tongqiu and Zyv were moving out from the Ruined Temple's territory, finally getting away from it as a means to going back from where they came from.
Since last time they had to spend lots of days to get here from the last settlement, they chose to walk back from where they came until reaching that they knew of. Zyv's experience in having to walk unnecessarily longer from her previous journeys had made her be this 'cautious' when dealing with such manner, Tongqiu wouldn't oppose her seeing her face of complete unwillingness and simply followed her advise. After two days of good old walking, they arrived at the nearest settlement and borrowed a couple of common horses.
As they traveled with the horses until reaching the next proximate settlement closes to the Regional borders, North of the Precious Citrine Sub-Division in which they were obviously in. Without desiring to accidentally enter another new Region in the premise of yet again making another Sub-Division full of players go into a hunt for the two of them or having to lose more time by moving onto a Sub-Division that wasn't that of the Azure Dragon Sub-Division; Zyv decided to move backwards completely, exactly the same way as they made it all the way to the Ruined Temple. Just in case.
As for Zyv, since her own Unique Hidden Class had already advanced and even her LV grew up to LV72 with the oh so many mobs they kept on killing after she had her First Class Advancement; she was pretty confident in being able to jump from one Region to another however she wished!
But, she was still too weak. Her level, compared to those 'potent' unknown existences hidden within each Sub-Division are just enough to cause her to not feel secure when being so blatant. Of course, because for the same reason, she -they- had to still go from one Regional border to another. Still, she could at least enter any dungeon and probably even any hidden space within the Sub-Division of Main Kingdoms.
Who knows, maybe getting into hidden spaces outside the Sub-Divisions' territory was also possible. But that was something that she had to take care of herself once she was free of the beast that Tongqiu was, what a beast!
Naturally, as Zyv leveled more than 10 levels higher than Tongqiu's, she no longer had to fear the sensation of not being able to help. In the contrary, Zyv took all of her love and affection for dear Tongqiu as she cleaned up the battlefield -poor mobs- all around the Ruined Temple in a just a bit more than in two minutes.
The Zyv from now and the Zyv from before were pretty different, specially with her most beloved equipment right now, that's right, the Dress of the Freed Soul!
[Dress of the Freed Soul]: Type: Upper Garment, Grade: Formidable, Equipment Requirements: LV60, Attributes: Physical and Magical Defense+450, DET+102, WIS+40, DEX+40 and STR+17, Effects: Dodge Rate+15% when in combat and Movement Speed+50% when total HP is at 30% or lower. A beautiful dress that may have been the masterpiece of a commoner whose skills weren't appreciated well enough and died to an unhappy and unsatisfied life, it may be able to be upgraded in the future with a Peak grade Tailor.
This gave Tongqiu's Little Zyv a good amount of Physical and Magical Defense overall, as well as a large amount of resources; namely, MP and Stamina more than anything else.
Another thing was, Zyv could now use Rise of the Ancestral Race to fight. Before, she could only go big bad Wolf Zyv and go from one Region to another but, now, she could go very big and very bad Wolf Zyv to bite off, claw to pieces and even to endlessly lunge at her enemies. It was a great, great sight; and Tongqiu could be seen with his hands behind his back ever since she took her time to help her big man farm some more mats. Okay, alright; Zyv also did this knowing that Tongqiu couldn't level up anymore, she was a bit naughty.
In any case, as Tongqiu was riding on his horse alongside a dozing off Zyv who looked so tender, soothing and cute and adorable; Tongqiu's body then flinched slightly as he awkwardly blinked his dummy eyes and opened up his information windows.
Character: Tongqiu
Race: Human — Innate Race Talents: Adaptability, Racial Reproductive Wonder, Warmonger — Race Ability: Union
Level: 59
Class: Evil Saint
Basic attributes: STR: 413, DEX: 413, LCK: 413, REC: 413, WIS: 413, INT: 413, DET: 413, Luck: 59, Charm: 59
Association: None, Money: 3,072,730, Fame: 671,355
HP: 11,542, MP: 15,440, Stamina: 15,540
Physical Power: 4,779, Magic Power: 7,257, MP Regeneration: 3%, Stamina Regeneration: 3%, Lifesteal: 1%
Physical Defense: 1,911, Magical Defense: 1,911
Hit Rate: 64%, Dodge Rate: 59%
Critical Hit Rate: 59%, Pierce Rate: 59%, Critical Hit Damage: 29%
Attack Speed: 199%, Movement Speed: 199%
Core Elemental Resistance: Fire: 0%, Water: 0%, Earth: 0%, Wind: 0%, Lightning: 0%
AP: 0, SP: 25,225,372
After glancing at his information windows, Tongqiu nodded slightly before beginning to close his eyes. However, he suddenly stopped that motion as he kept them open, and with just a couple of seconds with his eyes open and completely clear, a system's prompt appeared in front of his eyes once again.
*PING*...host's Mental Power is of 1,098.
*PING*...host's current amount of stolen Essence is of 10.
'...' Pensive, Tongqiu gave in to his thought tranquilly with no visible shock from his face nor from his own heart. He himself had already grown aware that a person's 'capabilities' may be reflected inside the game. Just like there are some underrated threads of people awakening their hidden stat as soon as they started the game or simply unlocked it out of nowhere; randomly. In the same manner, Tongqiu's only train of thought was that such a thing like his own 'capabilities' in real life were more or less being enhanced inside the game as well. If anything, one had only the Crestfallen Industry from being so blatantly advanced and innovative, nothing else.
Tongqiu then opened Rosey's information window.
Rosey, Teary Rose Intimacy: 73 (Dependent)
[Teary Rose] (Rosey): Type: Teary Rose Pet, Grade: Legendary, Level: 59, Owner: Tongqiu. Voluntarily shared her most important life treasure, will forever follow her master. Unknown origins where only her race has slightly been known, she has an incredible disposition to all Core Elements and is worshiped by even semi-gods of the Core Elements themselves. As long as a being is entirely made by at least one Core Element, she'd be protected to death by them, no matter what. Her future potential is completely unknown but as an important remark, she is known to have been already beyond the apex of this universe ever since the instant she was born.
Attributes: HP: 45,000, MP: 180,000, Stamina: 150,000, Physical Power: 20,700, Magical Power: 25,875, Physical Defense: 3,600, Magical Defense: 3,600, Hit Rate: 200%, Dodge Rate: 100%, Critical Hit Rate: 50%, Pierce Rate: 100%, Attack Speed: 250%, Movement Speed: 300%.
As for her skills... well, at least Tongqiu wasn't completely alone in the hardstuck LV59 dilemma.
"Brr, brrr..." A slightly saddened Rosey saw on top of the horse's head as her little back hunched a little, her head hanging from her neck yet still looking far ahead, she was even making a little pout.
But then, evil Tongqiu bent over to tickle her a little, only he could manage to bring up this bored little girl into high spirits once again: "Yyiyyaa! Brr, brr~!"
As Rosey giggled and giggled while making motions with her hands and head as if saying 'stahp it', Tongqiu grinned devilishly, none of the two were capable of stepping back in this battle of attrition!
After playing for a little, Tongqiu picked up the little baby Rosey on his hands as if he was carrying a 'Rosey'-sized baby on his arms but with hands instead.
"Brr, brr. Brrr!" Happy and contented, though not brought by creating destruction all over the world, it came nonetheless from her big bro. So she 'fell asleep' on his arms while Tongqiu and the two horses were the only ones with their eyes open. Not even feeling a need to shake his head in speechlessness or adoration; Tongqiu simply glared back down at the little thing that Rosey was whenever she did a cute and 'from sleep' sound, only to go back to full relaxed 'sleeping' mode once she felt Tongqiu's gaze.
'How naughty.' Thought Tongqiu, as he opened the Leaderboards at last. Something he didn't bothered himself to do before, out of boredom.
<Equipment>
1.-Player: Yunalesca, Affiliation: None, Equipment: Relic of the Light, Grade: Spiritual.
2.-Player: Tongqiu, Affiliation: None, Equipment: Relic for the Moon, Grade: Spiritual.
3.-Player: Little Phoenix Maiden, Affiliation: None, Equipment: Flame Enhancing Bracelet, Grade: Luxurious.
4.-Player: Tongqiu, Affiliation: None, Equipment: Great Petal Suit (Full Set), Grade: Formidable.
5.-Player: Delette, Affiliation: Guerilla, Equipment: False-Praying Sword, Grade: Luxurious.
6.-Player: Raoundozia, Affiliation: Knights of Raoundozia, Equipment: Thorny Silver-Rock Sword, Grade: Formidable.
7.-Player: Baston, Affiliation: Guerilla, Equipment: Commander's Blade, Grade: Formidable.
8.-Player: Baston, Affiliation: Guerilla, Equipment: Tonne Heavy Sunshield, Grade: Formidable.
9.-Player: Tongqiu, Affiliation: None, Equipment: Light-Absorbing Flaming Gladius, Grade: Formidable.
10-Player: Kay, Affiliation: Eviscerate, Equipment: Butterfly Silk Bow, Grade: Magical.
<Level>
1.-Name: Snow Fallen For Sorrow, Affiliation: None, Level: 78.
2.-Name: Little Maiden Phoenix, Affiliation: None, Level: 76.
3.-Name: Yunalesca, Affiliation: None, Level: 75.
4.-Name: Little Yao Yao Yao, Affiliation: None, Level: 74.
5.-Name: Mommy Heals You, Affiliation: None, Level: 74.
6.-Name: Selina, Affiliation: Sunbreaker, Level: 74.
7.-Name: True Dragon, Affiliation: Divine Gates, Level: 73.
8.-Name: Raoundozia, Affiliation: Knights of Raoundozia, Level: 73.
9.-Name: Zyv, Affiliation: None, Level: 72.
10.-Name: Baston, Affiliation: None, Level: 71.
<Fame>
1.-Player: Tongqiu, Affiliation: None, Fame: 671,355.
2.-Player: Snow Fallen For Sorrow, Affiliation: None, Fame: 66,870.
3.-Player: Yunalesca, Affiliation: None, Fame: 60,960.
4.-Player: Little Maiden Phoenix, Affiliation: None, Fame: 59,217.
5.-Name: Baston, Affiliation: Guerilla, Fame: 58,101.
6.-Player: Delette, Affiliation: Guerilla, Fame: 54,383.
7.-Player: Fragile Broken Eyes, Affiliation: None, Fame: 54,300.
8.-Player: Little Yao Yao Yao, Affiliation: None, Fame: 48,278.
9.-Player: Can't Catch Me, Affiliation: Asami, Fame: 43,603.
10.-Player: Zbey, Affiliation: None, Fame: 39,212.
<Class>
1.-Player: Fragile Broken Eyes, Class: Inner Martial Arts Master, Progress: Grandmaster, Affiliation: None.
2.-Player: Baston, Class: Defender, Progress: Peak, Affiliation: Guerilla.
3.-Player: Raoundozia, Class: Knight, Progress: Peak, Affiliation: Knights of Raoundozia.
4.-Player: Zbey, Class: Walking Death, Progress: Master, Affiliation: None.
5.-Player: Bloptl, Class: Elementals Student, Progress: Master, Affiliation: None.
6.-Player: Mommy Heals You, Class: Sacred Restorer, Progress: Master, Affiliation: None.
7.-Player: Selina, Class: Defender of Nature, Progress: Master, Affiliation: Sunbreaker.
8.-Player: True Dragon, Class: Duelist Lord, Progress: Expert, Affiliation: Divine Gates.
9.-Player: Sash, Class: Duelist Lord, Progress: Expert, Affiliation: Hundred Flowers.
10.-Player: Kalen, Class: Master of the Sword, Progress: Expert, Affiliation: Eviscerate.
<Legendary Hidden Class>
1.-Player: Infinite Cascade, Class: Scintillating Star, Progress: Big, Availability: Unique, Affiliation: None.
2.-Player: Edorn, Class: Spiritual Barrier Builder, Progress: High, Availability: Unique, Affiliation: Honed Will.
3.-Player: Posmorfea, Class: Star Painter, Progress: Master, Availability: Unique, Affiliation: None.
4.-Player: Sylda, Class: Imperishable, Progress: Imperishable Knight, Availability: Unique, Affiliation: Imperishable.
5.-Player: Ian, Class: Courtier of Death, Progress: 1st Advancement, Availability: All, Affiliation: None.
6.-Player: Yina, Class: Imperishable Ancestor, Progress: 1st Advancement, Availability: All, Affiliation: Iron Will.
7.-Player: Silent Dreamer, Class: Dreamer of Heart, Progress: Illusory Dreams, Availability: Unique, Affiliation: None.
8.-Player: Poked by You, Class: Infinite Clown, Progress: 1st Advancement, Availability: Unique, Affiliation: None.
9.-Player: Feeling Insecure, Class: Earth's Messenger, Progress: Enlightened, Availability: Unique, Affiliation: None.
10.-Player: Lost In The Moment, Class: Suicidal Vanguard, Progress: Thoughtless, Availability: All, Affiliation: None.
<Universal Hidden Class>
1.-Player: Zyv, Class: Godly Ancestral Blood, Progress: Matured, Availability: Unique, Affiliation: None.
2.-Player: Snow Fallen For Sorrow, Class: Sorrowful Fallen Celestial, Progress: 2nd Volume, Availability: Unique, Affiliation: None.
3.-Player: Little Yao Yao Yao, Class: All-Creation Fairy, Progress: Celestial, Availability: Unique, Affiliation: None.
4.-Player: Little Maiden Phoenix, Class: Phoenix Maiden, Progress: Complete Stage, Availability: Unique, Affiliation: None.
5.-Player: Palas, Class: Cold Dictator, Progress: 1st Advancement, Availability: Unique, Affiliation: Sharpened Vanguard.
6.-Player: Can't Catch Me, Class: Walking Shadow, Progress: Fast, Availability: All, Affiliation: Asami.
7.-Player: Golden Shoulder, Class: Lunatic Archmage, Progress: Renown, Availability: Unique, Affiliation: Gold and Silver.
8.-Player: Lovable and Touchable, Class: Loving Succubus, Progress: Insatiable, Availability: Unique, Affiliation: None.
9.-Player: Bubble Bubbling, Class: Poisonous Kamikaze, Progress: 1st Advancement, Availability: All, Affiliation: None.
10.-Player: Endless Eyes, Class: Wind Archer, Progress: Teacher, Availability: Unique, Affiliation: None.
Finally, the Sub-Class, Mount and Pet Leaderboards were exactly the same. With Tongqiu taking first in both the Pet and Sub-Class leaderboards while the Mount Leaderboards was still lonely, waiting for a magical someone to keep it company.
Many things happened in these few months alright. First of all, the probably not that noticeable change was from all Legendary and Universal Hidden Classes; as all their owners had advanced that one little step. It was more than obvious that it would've happened. Yet, there wasn't any new Hidden Class besides the Double-Bladed Demonic Master from before.
There was also, however, a few threads that were marked right on top of the Rising Essence's forums. One of these strikingly flashy titles was that of the different class advancements for each ordinary Class while also hinting at the Hidden Classes and their complexity; this time, more profoundly than ever.
There was another thread which was basically telling you that the contents of that post would be rather offensive since the OP him or her/self was simply ranting on and on. The reason? He or she, were complaining about the horrifying difficulty to level up the Advanced grade in Sub-Classes, even those easy as fuck ones like the Miner or the Lumberjack! Tongqiu decided to read these threads right away, when suddenly, wild Little Zyv woke up.
"...Mhhwaa, ow-haaaaa~~... mnah, mnah mnah... Oh? Ah, Tong--Beishang! Hehe, I-I think, aaaah, I think we're already at the point where we can just use the scroll for the nearest village. How about it? Or you wanna waste more time? I don't mind!" Firstly, Zyv woke up rather slowly and lazily, her yawns being overextended as she kept on smacking her lips as if to prove she was just really dozed off like crazy. Then, as she tried to talk to Tongqiu, she kept on behaving lazily as sleepiness got the better of herself and she couldn't help but yawn a few extras here and there.
Smiling naturally and devilishly before shaking his head with that same smile remaining on his face, Tongqiu saved his own neck as he already knew this girl's tendencies. Getting out from the horse, he placed his feet down onto the ground. At that moment, Zyv's eyes narrowed, narrowed dangerously! She had a strange thought, pertaining the not use of inner garments and that of a tight suit, just like the one -and how- Tongqiu was wearing almost all the time...
'Hm?!" Suddenly feeling danger, Tongqiu's back stiffened unnoticeably, his body becoming visibly relaxed and unguarded; the perfect image of a prey from its hunter...
"RAWWRRR!" A terrible sound went out right behind him, his ears threatening to fall off his head!
Making a twisting motion with his waist to the right, Tongqiu used his left hand to catch the hungry wolf's right wrist and his right elbow to bump the hungry wolf's left claws away!
Taking advantage of the sudden change in the situation, Tongqiu grasped the hungry wolf's right wrist tight before slamming the hungry wolf's body onto the ground!
Swish~...
"Oooh!- Bughwhaaa!"
THUD.
"Aiya-tehehe~... ohp?-"
As the hungry wolf was sent towards the ground with great strength, the poor man Tongqiu didn't had any weapon on him right now, as such, he could only 'lock' the hungry wolf's body with his own. Hoping that it won't be able to bite off his neck at once.
"Haah, haah, haaah... Enter me." Tongqiu's ears, first prickled by the hot and strangely aromatic with that great scent breathe, then became slightly red as his mind wandered to the corners of pleasure.
"M-m-no, haaaah!" Denying it, Tongqiu frustratingly got up from his easy-to-'enter' previous stance. He helped up his Little Zyv before saying, tenderly: "Not here, Little Zyv. There's traces of players going around here in 4-5 km away from our current position. And if I start it... I don't want to have to stop. Ahem, let's first... yeah, that's right! Let's first get to the village, and then, we can get into an inn and enter the White Space safely. That way, we won't have to terrorize the villagers nor will we have the risk of letting some scouting players notice us if we suddenly appear out of nowhere. How about it?"
After finishing his words, Tongqiu looked at Zyv apologetically, he noticed her eyes were still red from her previous desire. Yet, as she answered to his suggestion, he almost put her down all over again: "Baby Bei, you lost me in 'I don't want to have to stop.', sniff."
With those sky-blue eyes innocently looking at him without blinking even once, Tongqiu saw how the white glow on her eyes became less and less prominent, which allowed him to see the Zyv that he always gets to see when 'alone on the bed' so as to say.
What could he say? 'Nah, later'? Fuck that!
"Mn, let's go. I'm hungry too." Trembling a little with her weakening legs from just her man's words, Little Zyv took Tongqiu's hand as he activated a scroll. They discovered this when coming back, a quick gadget courtesy of Tongqiu's monstrous Mental Power.
Tshin~.
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Author's Note: The Leaderboards parts took me a damn while, had to check all of my previous notes over and over again, just to verify that nothing was written wrong. If you notice a discrepancy, please let me know~.
