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Chapter 38: Class change quest

Chapter 38: Class change quest

---<Warstar>---

{Congratulations on leveling up to level 20!}

{Choose any of the 5 main class specializations to prompt a class change quest from the system:}

...

Noah leveled up while he was still raiding inside a dungeon and his friends noticed.

"Congrats," Genevieve was the one to congratulate him first.

"Which main class would you choose this time?"

"Is that even a question?" Noah chuckled. "Combat Mage of course"

He didn’t reply to the system prompts immediately though. He patiently waited till the end of this dungeon raid, and then he replied to the prompt, choosing the Combat Mage main class as his preferred specialization.

The game system lit up with new notifications.

...

{You have received a Class Change Quest: Trial of Balance}

{Quest Giver:}

An enigmatic old warrior-mage named Master Kaelith, found meditating atop a floating rock in the Ruined Sky Temple where arcane energies and spear techniques intertwine.

{Quest Description:}

"Power is a fragile thing. Too much magic, and you become weak to steel; too much steel, and you will break against magic".

"You seek both? Then prove to me that you can wield blade and spell in harmony. Fail, and the forces of imbalance will consume you".

To become a Combat Mage, you must complete the "Trial of balance", a three-part test designed to test both martial skill and arcane mastery.

{Trial 1: Duel of the Arcane Blade!}

*Objective: Defeat a powerful Sentinel Warlock without relying solely on magic or melee combat.

*Challenge: The Warlock will adapt to your attacks. Spamming magic makes them counter with anti-magic barriers, while excessive melee aggression will trigger devastating counterstrikes.

*Solution: You must weave spells and swordplay together, using both in seamless succession. Strike with your blade to interrupt spellcasting, then unleash bursts of magic between sword swings.

{Trial 2 will be unlocked only after you complete Trial 1!}

{If you fail, you must wait 2 weeks before you can attempt the Combat Mage class change quest a second time.}

...

{Quest Completion:}

Upon passing all three trials, you will obtain Master Kaelith’s approval and favor, and he will bestow upon you the title of Combat Mage.

With newfound power, you will leave the temple, a warrior of two worlds, ready to carve your legend into history.

{Reward:}

*Class Change: Combat Mage

*Skill Unlock: Arcane Blade Surge (Empowers your sword with magic, dealing powerful hybrid damage).

*Weapon Reward: Spellforged Battle lance (A sword infused with latent arcane energy, enhancing both spellcasting and melee strikes).

---<Warstar>---

Noah looked at his friends. "You guys go on without me, I want to go complete my class change quest now".

The others agreed without much fuss but Benjamin clicked his tongue, exaggeratedly placing his hands on his waist in an akimbo stance. "Oh wow, Noah, I see how it is".

Noah looked at him.

Benjamin snorted. "Soon as you reach the top, you just arc away from the buddy code like it never existed. Guess loyalty was never part of your ark-itecture!"

Noah chuckled. "Only if your silly jokes could actually deal damage in-game".

"Huh? You’re looking down on me? Haha, just you wait, one day, my jokes will become capable of dealing real damage!"

"In your dreams," Genevieve rolled her eyes.

She looked at Noah. "Don’t worry, go ahead, and don’t you dare fail".

"I won’t".

With that, Noah jogged off.

...

A few minutes later...

Atop the Ruined Sky Temple which was just a few minutes journey from the Beginner Village, Noah stood, arms crossed, a smirk tugging at his lips.

The wind howled through the broken pillars and ahead of him, a Sentinel Warlock emerged, a towering figure clad in dark robes, a battle lance in one hand and a swirling mass of arcane energy on the other.

"Your arrogance shall be your downfall!" The Warlock snorted, stepping forward with heavy footsteps.

Noah rubbed his shoulders. "Yeah, yeah. Let’s skip the ominous speech".

"You’ve got a lance, I’ve got a lance," he grinned. "Let’s dance".

Their fight started.

The Warlock attacked first, hurling a barrage of shadow lances at Noah while warping behind him for a brutal spear strike.

Any normal player would have been caught off guard, but Noah?

He tilted his head, effortlessly dodging the magic projectiles with pin-point accuracy, and then he parried the sneak attack without even looking.

"You’re gonna have to do better than that," he said, grinning.

Noah had no idea if the A.I controlling this Warlock was intelligent enough but it clearly wasn’t amused by his words.

The Warlock shifted tactics, setting up an anti-magic barrier that nullified spellcasting while dashing forward in a relentless flurry of blade strikes.

If Noah relied on his arcane spell skills, he was doomed but he didn’t panic, he adapted instantly.

Instead of fighting back directly, he stepped just outside of each attack’s range, letting the Warlock’s aggression build.

One dodge. Two. Three.

He was studying every moment of his enemy, calculating every flaw and then, the moment that the Warlock overextended by half an inch, Noah struck like a Viper!

He punished him with a brutal counterstrike, a lightning-fast slash that landed right between the gaps in the Warlock’s armor.

The Sentinel Warlock staggered.

"Whoops, you dropped your defense. Must be rough," Noah taunted, flipping his battle lance effortlessly.

The Warlock growled and changed tactics again, expanding the anti-magic field while teleporting erratically, trying to disorient him.

Again, in this situation, a less experienced player would hesitate but Noah?

He yawned. "Oh please, I’ve seen toddlers do this better".

Noah was a good trash-talker but he rarely used it outside the competitive stage, too lazy to use it against newbies at times.

But since listening to Meng Wu Ya in action at the World Championship, something ignited in him, a competitive spirit and that brought old habits back with it, including his trash-talking.

These days, he was in a good mode most of the times and it reflected here.

In response to the Warlock’s new tactic, he didn’t rely on predictable attacks. Instead, he feinted a spellcast, forcing the Warlock to react.

The enemy shifted his defense, expecting a magic attack but it was a trap.

Noah instantly canceled the spell, surging forward in a blink-speed sword dash, his blade igniting with pure arcane force.

The Warlock realized too late.

He drove his sword through the Warlock’s chest, arcane energy detonating on impact. The enemy stumbled, their body crackling with unstable magic before collapsing into shimmering dust.

---<Warstar>---

{Trial 1 Complete: Duel of the Arcane Blade Passed!}

{Unlocking Trial 2..., please wait...}

...

Noah kept his battle lance, cracking his neck. "That was cute," he muttered, smiling.

The game system lit up again the next moment.

...

{Trial 2: The Shattered Glyph Path!}

*Objective: Navigate the "Shifting Spellscape", a labyrinth where stepping on the wrong glyph teleports you into deadly traps.

*Challenge: The glyphs shift unpredictably, requiring both magical insight and combat agility to cross.

*Solution: Cast small controlled bursts of magic to reveal invisible glyphs, then time your movements with precise dashes and leaps, using your blade to cut through obstacles along the way.

{Trial 3 will be unlocked only after you complete Trial 2!}

{If you fail, you must wait 2 weeks before you can attempt the Combat Mage class change quest a second time.}

---<Warstar>---

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