Reincarnated Avatar; I got 2 SSS-Rank Unique Skills
Chapter 189: Holiday [1]

Chapter 189: Holiday [1]

Almost 2 months later...

The 11th season of the English Pro Alliance was over, and with it, a new league champion and Warstar RPG Champions League champion was crowned, it was Phoenix Rising who defended their trophies.

Considering how grueling a full season of the English Pro Alliance is for pro players, the Pro Alliance gives their players enough holiday time to recuperate and prepare for the new season.

This time, they added even more time to the holiday simply because a full year after the first World Championship, the world of Warstar was now preparing for its second World Championship.

The championship would commence as soon as all the major Warstar Pro Alliances across the world conclude, determining the champion clubs that qualified to represent their various countries in the World Championship.

After winning their 4th consecutive Warstar RPG Champions League trophy, Phoenix Rising’s owner was not stingy.

He splurged money, rewarding his players with a brand new latest gen Mercedes Benz while also giving them an all-expense paid trip for a vacation abroad.

They were not the only ones who enjoyed the luxury though.

Club Echelon didn’t participate in the just concluded Pro Alliance season, and yet through the holiday, they were one of the main bone of contention among discussions within eSports communities.

Just like Phoenix Rising, Nightingale decided to make the holiday a special occasion for his players, rewarding them with an all-expense paid vacation abroad.

Noah and his crew were in Miami, U.S.A.

But at the moment? They were inside the game, raiding a dungeon.

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[DUNGEON NAME: The Obsidian Labyrinth!]

[Location: Hidden beneath the ruins of the extinct volcano, Mount Kael’Dran, on the western edge of the Fireveil Continent.]

[Level Requirement: 100]

[Reward: Massive skill point cache + a chance at Mythic-grade items.]

[Lore: Once a prison forged in the planet’s heart to contain the ancient deity of torment, Tharion the Chainburned, the Obsidian Labyrinth was sealed off after the eruption that destroyed Kael’Dran. Recently unearthed by shifting tectonics, the dungeon now pulses with infernal energy.]

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It was a new dungeon, part of a batch of new series dungeon that the Warstar developers released as soon as the holiday started.

After the big server update that resulted in the introduction of SS and SSS-Rank unique skills, the Warstar developers finally seemed to have removed the limit breaker as they releases new updates with far more frequency than they’ve done in over a decade.

To enthusiastic Warstar players like Noah and his crew though, the new updates was heaven. They were eager to explore new maps.

That was why even on their vacation, they dove into the game, tackling the challenge of the new dungeon.

The entrance of the dungeon was carved into molten black stone, glowing sigils sealing an archway that bled heat into the air.

Inside, a descent of 99 floors awaited; each one a twisted gauntlet of traps, puzzles, and infernal monstrosities.

It was a deadly challenge, but if any team could take on this challenge and survive to tell the tale, surely, it was Lord Doom’s team.

Floor 1 to 20 was a dance of death through mechanical traps and lava-infused golems. Caleb’s Summons scouted ahead, disarming and distracting deadly constructs while Benjamin rained elemental fury to clear swarms of Fire Wisps and Cinderlings.

Clearing through them was a blitz for the team.

Floor 21 to 40? Here, Aria took point in the Hall of Silence, a zone that nullified voice commands. From floor to floor, it became a brutal melee affair. Thankfully, that was where she excelled.

Aria was the star in the descent from floor 21 to 40 as her blades spun like hurricanes, while Genevieve’s hand signals and glowing sigils kept the team healed and protected.

Lord Doom was simply the anchor, making sure that nothing too difficult for them to handle did not have the time to settle to pose a threat.

And then, floor 41 to 70. These floors were a series of cursed chambers filled with Shadow Priests and Flame-Warped Beasts.

Illusions twisted their perceptions; at one point, Noah had to fight a mirror version of himself, triggering a legendary solo sequence where Lord Doom cast the Awakened Warlock skill, Shadow Rend: Abyss Crown to obliterate his phantom double.

Despite knowing exactly what Lord Doom was capable of doing before now, still, seeing him in action left his teammates shaken.

An enemy that could use all skills, not just low level skills, including high level and Awakened level skills of all classes. Lord Doom was simply the singular most powerful Avatar in the game.

His Versatile Avatar SSS-Rank unique skill was simply a cheat.

They were glad he was not there enemy. They were glad he was team.

Unlike most other Avatars whose growth potential stunt after hitting level 100, by now, Aria and the others already learned that Lord Doom’s growth potential was limitless.

Yes, Lord Doom already hit level 100, the max level of the game.

Yes, Lord Doom’s attributes could no longer improve, but who cares when instead of qualitatively, this Avatar could get stronger quantitatively?

While other Avatars are limited by the amount of skill points that they have, Lord Doom conveniently has an SSS-Rank unique skill that multiplies the amount of skill points that he gets every time.

Pair that with Versatile Avatar, the SSS-Rank unique skill that makes him learn every skill, and Lord Doom becomes a menace that is able to grow stronger after every battle.

Aria could not wait for the new season.

Watching Gabriel, that bastard and his team claw their path from the jaws of defeat to secure another champions league trophy, Aria was reminded of why she was coming out of retirement.

She wanted to do the same, and she could not wait any longer.

And then, from floor 71 to 99. The Chains of Judgement zone. Here, there are giant moving platforms suspended over lava rivers with infernal chains attempting to drag players down.

A single mistake meant death.

But these guys made no mistake. Noah and Aria performed synchronized maneuvers; Combat Mage and Blademaster cleaving through chain spirits mid-air while dodging platforms collapsed.

It was stunning display of skill and camaraderie, and eventually, they defeated all 99 floors and finally arrived at the last floor... Level 100.

At the heart of the dungeon lay Tharion the Chainburned, bound in the middle of a massive obsidian forge chamber. His body was covered in molten chains, each one glowing with rune-etched agony.

His face, a mask of eternal suffering, slowly turned as they entered. His voice, deep and echoing, welcomed them like a sermon.

"You step into a crucible, mortals. Let pain be your teacher".

And then, no more words.

The final battle started.

In the first phase of the boss fight, Tharion fights while partially bound, a restriction to nerf his strength.

But even with it, he was a fearsome existence.

BOOM!

He slammed the ground with chained fists, causing Seismic Fissures to erupt in molten bursts.

In response, Caleb summons Titan Shell, a defensive colossus that blocks incoming chain whips.

Aria leaps from chain to chain, cutting key bindings on Tharion’s limbs to progress the phase. All the while Benjamin used wind and ice to cool sections of the floor, creating safe zones from lava bursts.

And then, phase 2 of the boss fight starts.

With a sound like that of crashing thunder, Tharion breaks free. His chains unravel and hover in the air, attacking independently.

It was chaos, and death.

But in response, Noah enters full Spellforged Overdrive, chaining Arcane Blink + Flame Bind + Mana Rupture to create temporary safe pockets.

Tap! Tap! Tap!

His fingers flew across his keyboard in a mirage.

"Haha," he laughed. "How long I missed this feeling".

Sitting beside him, Genevieve was also focused and in the game, her Cleric casts Sanctuary Sigil, anchoring the team through a barrage of Infernal Wails, a unique fear-based AOE attack.

Tharion grabs Benjamin and hurls him toward lava, but Aria intercepts midair, triggering a cinematic Blademaster counter.

{Dragon Reversal: Crimson Fang=}

The damage from that attack finally pushed Tharion to phase 3 of the boss fight. At red health, 10% HP, Tharion begins casting ’Eternal Shackle’, a raid wipe spell.

"All-out attack!" Noah roared.

Caleb releases his trump card: Elder Abyss Drake, a giant monstrosity that grabs Tharion from above.

Aria and Noah leap together in a dual limit break finisher.

{Voidstorm Lance=}

{Blade Tempext X=}

KABOOM!

The screen flashes white.

Chains shatter.

Tharion screams as his body crumbled into ash and flame.

Then... silence.

They stand in the silence of the forge, breathing heavily. Then, a pillar of light appears in the center.

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[You have completed the Obsidian Labyrinth dungeon!]

[+10 Skill Points Gained.]

[Mythic Drop – A Rank: Tharion’s Shackled Mantle (Combat Mage Exclusive)]

[New Dungeon Cleared Record Set: Team Echelon – 2 hours, 12 minutes.]

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Aria whistled.

"Not bad for a vacation".

Noah smirked. "Next time, let’s not pick the dungeon named after eternal torment please".

They laughed.

The screen faded to black.

[DUNGEON CLEARED]