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Chapter 39: The Shattered Glyph Path

Chapter 39: The Shattered Glyph Path

Noah hummed to a song as he progressed to the next trial in his class change quest. It was a song that was popular decades ago.

"...a smooth criminal!" He mumbled with a grin.

Yes, he was humming to Michael Jackson’s classic, Smooth Criminal.

Yes, call him ancient, call him old fashioned but Noah loved it old fashioned.

Who was Nightingale?

He had no idea, all he knew was the rule OG, Michael Jackson.

Even as he was a big fan of the popular American hip hop musician, few knew because he rarely ever hummed to songs. Only his closest friends knew this facet of him, and it’s because of how much time they spent together.

Noah humming to a song meant only one thing, he truly was in a good mood.

Noah went through a teleportation portal inside the temple that took him to an ancient floating stone bridge suspended in an endless void of shifting storm clouds and glowing runes.

Bzzz!

A soft hum vibrated through the air as the glyphs beneath his feet pulsed and flickered, their patterns constantly changing.

At the far end of the bridge stood a massive glowing archway, the exit.

That was Noah’s goal in this trial.

The next moment, a deep mechanical voice echoed through the stone bridge. "Only those who walk the path with mind and blade in harmony may pass".

"A misstep leads to oblivion".

Noah snorted, his lips curling upward in a cheeky grin. "Oblivion? That’s dramatic. Let’s see if this place can actually kill me".

He took a step forward.

The moment that his foot touched the first glyph, it shifted unpredictably, glowing brighter for a split second before vanishing entirely.

He pulled back just in time before the tile crumbled into the abyss below.

At the same time, a notification appeared, hovering before him.

{Incorrect step detected- Path resetting!}

The entire bridge flickered and every glyph reshuffled randomly.

Noah rubbed his chin in brief thought and realization. "Ah, I see," he smiled. "One of those puzzles. Great".

At this moment, 12 years of Warstar-playing experience showed.

Most players would have to slowly trial and error their way across, casting detection spells, memorizing safe glyphs, and hoping the resets don’t screw them over, but Noah?

He didn’t need such complicated shenanigans; he figured it out in 3 seconds.

Noah kneeled, touching the bridge with his fingertips, eyes scanning the shifting patterns. The magic wasn’t random, it followed a sequence.

The glyphs glow in a distinct rhythm, almost like the timing of a perfect combo chain in a fighting game.

The game expected players to cautiously analyze each and every step, but Noah intended to do it all at once.

Instead of hesitating, he bolted forward, leaping from one glyph to another at inhuman speed, his body moving like a blur as he showcased his frightening precision and experience.

The moment his foot touched a tile; he already predicted the next safe spot.

The system tried to outpace him, shifting the glyphs faster but Noah was unperturbed.

"Cute," he smirked. "Try harder".

He incorporated his skills into his movement, attacking with his battle lance and slicing apart incoming magical barriers and also deflecting sudden lightning traps, never breaking stride.

The system was relentless.

It threw out illusionary pitfalls, sudden gusts of wind, collapsing tiles but Noah was above it all as he danced through them like they didn’t exist.

Noah made it look easy but it was far from easy.

Precision, foresight, both were needed in abundance to even attempt what he was doing and even at that, his kind of success was still not guaranteed.

Eventually, Noah reached the last stretch of the bridge but suddenly, the final few glyphs vanished entirely, leaving a massive gap before the exit.

The air distorted, suggesting an invisible path.

"...!"

Noah stared, stumped for just a fraction of a second but then he laughed. "I already solved this".

Without pausing, he kicked off the last visible tile and dashed straight into the empty space. The moment that his feet touched the air, the invisible platforms flickered back into existence.

Noah knew.

The game had been subtly hinting at an unseen pattern in the gaps between glyphs, and he had already mapped it out mid-run.

He landed at the end without missing a beat.

And just like that, Noah completed a trial that would have taken most Warstar players weeks of preparation with still no guarantee of completing it.

In that moment, the archway pulsed as a notification appeared.

---<Warstar>---

{Trial 2 Complete: The Shattered Glyph Path Passed!}

{Unlocking Trial 3..., please wait...}

...

As soon as Noah landed at the end, the stone bridge stabilized behind him, no longer shifting. He turned back to look at it, unimpressed.

He was in showboating mood today.

"That was supposed to be hard?" He scoffed, dusting off his coat. "I actually feel slighted".

Without a second glance, he stepped through the archway, already looking forward to something that might actually challenge him.

And in that moment, the last trial of his class change quest finally updated.

...

{Trial 3: The Duel against yourself!}

*Objective: Face a perfect illusion of yourself, mimicking your exact fighting style.

*Challenge: Your reflection reacts exactly as you do. If you cast fire, it casts fire. If you swing your blade, it counters. It is the perfect nemesis sent to push you to your wit’s end.

*Solution: Instead of fighting with brute force, you must out think the reflection, tricking it into falling for feints, misdirects, and deceptive spellcasting. Utilize spells in unpredictable ways, e.g., cast an ice wall, then shatter it with your sword for a surprise AOE attack.

{If you complete this trial, your class change quest will be complete!}

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

---<Warstar>---

Noah stood, staring at the string of notifications that hovered before him. "A perfect reflection? Really?"

"That’s a first in all my years of playing Warstar".

"Damn! A Benjamin joke at this moment would have really hit". He chuckled but then, he fearlessly stepped forward.

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