Second World

The scene before them transformed. Lines appeared all around them, separating everything they saw into grids. The grids then turned one by one into voids. As the last grid finally turned, they found themselves inside the score-exchanging space they were familiar with.

"Man, I've never expected the Herald to be so easy to kill. I guess we have become too strong, eh? Hahaha!" Paytowin laughed.

"Too strong your ass! It is easy because of two factors," John rebuked. "Hope's Light and Jack's Wrath of the Ancient Dragons. These two skills incapacitated the Herald and turned it into nothing but our punching bag. A spellcaster who can't cast any spells is no different than a martial artist who can't move."

Jack nodded. "Or a boxer without hands," he added.

"Or a runner who has lost his legs," Paytowin said.

"Or a cook without cooking utensils and ingredients," Jet joined in.

"Or a millionaire without cash or an ATM card to withdraw his money," Jack continued.

"But does that millionaire have a handphone? Because he can do transactions as long as he can connect to the internet," Paytowin said to Jack.

"Please… Stop," Jeanny said to them.

"If you fools are done talking nonsense, how about come and check the scores?" John said. He had left them while they were talking and went to check the scoreboard.

*

Storm Wind, scores: 258,290

Jeanny, scores: 181,820

Paytowin, scores: 170,211

Unequaled Grace, scores: 165,099

John, scores: 162,625

Leavemealone, scores: 148,543

Fierce Flame, scores: 135,580

Domon Fei, scores: 129,924

Jet Hung, scores: 128,291

Giant Steve, scores: 121,190

*

"Two hundred and fifty-eight thousand? That God of Courage's set armor is as good as yours," Paytowin exclaimed.

"Haha!" Jack laughed.

The scores gave Jack 77,400,000 exp points and 25,000 mana cores. The exp points might looked big but at Jack's level, he required a huge sum of exp points to level up. This was especially so for Jack who had three classes.

After the exp points were divided among his three classes, they were still enough to push one of his classes to level up. His Beast Monarch was now level 87.

The others also increased in levels. Jeanny, Paytowin, John, and Leavemealone increased two levels. Their levels became level 82, 84, 84, and 82, respectively. The others increased by one level. Grace, Fierce Flame, Domon, Jet, and Giant Steve were level 85, 84, 82, 83, and 83, respectively.

Jeanny no longer possessed the Book of Creation, so she was not so desperate for mana cores. However, many guild facilities still needed the mana cores, so everyone except Jack still donated mana cores to her. Jeanny kept a large portion of the mana cores and gave Jack 25,000 mana cores. With the other 25,000 Jack got, he could summon the archdemon lord again.

After they were done distributing the mana cores, John requested Jack to show the breakdown of his scores. John was interested to know how Jack got a score so high.

Jack clicked on his score to show everyone the breakdown. The supply carts awarded 60,000 scores. Landing an attack on the Herald was 30,000 scores. Killing the black soldiers after the three-hour mark netted him 15,536 scores. The total damage inflicted on the Herald gave him 82,754 scores. He got 20,000 scores for surviving the ancient battleground, and landing the kill strike on the Herald provided him 50,000 scores.

"Bloody hell!" John cursed after reading the breakdown. "Even if you didn't land the kill strike on the herald, you will still get the legendary set armor. If you let either Jeanny, Paytowin, Grace, or me land the killing strike, we can have two people who get the legendary set armor!"

"Oh…," Jack realized he had indeed acted a bit greedy by using the combo finishing move to ensure he got the most scores.

"It's okay, Jack," Grace consoled.

"No, it's not okay! You are fine because you already have legendary set armor. We are not as lucky as you," John said to Grace.

"John, control your temper!" Jeanny reprimanded.

"Come on, man. Don't need to be so fuming about it," Paytowin said.

"Ceh! Why it's me that got scolded?" John complained.

"It's my fault. I do know I'm in the wrong. I apologize. I promise I will help everyone get the legendary set armor the next time we enter this legacy dungeon," Jack said.

John sighed. "Never mind, it's your mega spell that allows us to slay the Herald so easily. Go and collect your prize."

"Yeah, I want to see what legendary set armor looks like," Paytowin said with anticipation.

"Are you blind?" John said to Paytowin while pointing at Grace.

"Uh… I mean, what a legendary set armor from a divine faction looks like," Paytowin said, but then he remembered Grace got her set armor from the God of Greed. "Ah, never mind," he said while lowering his head.

Jack was already accessing the exchange list. He scrolled directly to where the most expensive item was. That was, of course, the God of Courage's Divine Armor Set that cost 200,000 scores. There were four types of armor. Heavy armor, medium armor, light armor, and cloth armor. All of them had the same name.

Jack carefully chose the medium armor type. He didn't want to make a mistake due to the same name. It would be a tragedy if he mistakenly chose the wrong armor type. Even if he could also wear the light armor and cloth armor due to his three different classes, he still preferred the medium armor for his Brave Swordsmaster.

After making his selection, the exchange list flared brightly. Jack had to shield his eyes and step back due to the brightness. The others were doing the same.

The brightness endured until they coalesced and condensed into a distinctive shape. The shape of a man. But as the light continued to compress, they knew the light was not forming a man. It was shaping into full body armor.

The armor took form. The light that fashioned it seeped into the armor. The light became part of the armor. The armor was constantly shining, giving the people who witnessed it a sense of courage and determination.