It wasn’t about struggling through the sandstorm head on .
Weed leaned his body into the winds and ran slightly to the side, increasing his speed .
He ran alongside the raging winds’ rotation .
< Amazing accomplishment . Maximum speed record!
You are running faster than the legendary steed .
Agility increased permanently by 6 .
Movement speed increased by an additional 10% . >
< Title! You have obtained the title Warrior of the Wind .
Movement speed exceeding human limitations!
Not a single monster will be able to chase you when you move at full speed .
You have acquired the movement skill, Wind Rush . >
Weed inched closer towards the center of the sandstorm that even sucked in light .
The winds gradually became rougher and more powerful . As he matched the speed of the winds, the amount of loss in health points decreased .
In that moment he felt that he had reached the peak of speed!
“Sculptural Destruction Skill! All shall transform into willpower . ”
– You have activated the Sculptural Destruction Technique .
His art stat was over 3800 .
He used all of it to increase his physical defense ability .
At least ten protection skills were applied on him .
His maximum health points also multiplied significantly .
“Hyah!”
Weed leaped into the eye of the sandstorm with maximum force .
The current of the sand winds that could destroy buildings and uproot the land itself .
He attempted to penetrate the wind wall with speed by hurling his body through it .
“Close eyes tightly!”
Message alerts kept popping up notifying about declining health points .
He could withstand the blade-like sand winds, but that was it .
His body lifted off the ground and began rotating as he got engulfed into the sandstorm .
Everything seemed to have gone wrong, but he did not give up hope .
Then, the raging winds weakened and there was an instant of complete silence .
‘It worked . ’
If one could not overcome the sandstorm head-on, the easy method was just to throw his body in .
“Holy Fire . ”
*Fwoosh!*
The holy fire, gift of Goddess Hestia, inflamed the Loa Sword magnificently .
“Lava River!”
Weed activated the skill airborne without hesitation .
Barova .
He was a warrior who started Royal Road in Kallamore .
“A man’s got to go for warrior . A fighter . Other jobs are like kids’ play . ”
Reliable willpower and strong offense .
He wielded the spear and axe, but the bow was not to his liking and certainly not magic .
He liked battling fiercely with monsters in close combat .
“Let us have some fun . ”
He trained rapidly in the hunting grounds, and sometime later the citizens of Versailles Continent talked about him .
“Do you know of the brawler Barova? He wiped out the Gromba dungeon all by himself . ”
“The specters of Kuhulan all fled because of a warrior named Barova!”
“The monsters that invaded Bangerson Village were eradicated by warrior Barova . ”
His reputation in combat spread wide across the continent .
At that time, there was news that Weed had defeated the Immortal Legion led by Lich Shire, but he laughed it off .
“A sculptor? Lazy bums with nothing to do like such shows . He wouldn’t be able to move a finger when he faces me straight up . ”
This was the typical attitude of powerful users from the Central Continent .
The quests were just subsidiary content, and only levels and hunting abilities were indicating factors of true power .
Barova kept on hunting, turning down all invitations from guilds and interviews from broadcast networks .
Hunt, hunt, hunt .
He completed combat quests that were necessary and spread his reputation in his own fashion .
He even received an invitation from the Hermes Guild, but turned it down in the end .
“I have no desire to show off under a faction . I’m going after the strong ones, not the nobodies . ”
After he turned the invitation down, he was pinned with a grudge from the Hermes Guild that limited the use of hunting grounds . Many times he was put on the wanted list and was killed, but he maintained his pride .
In the end, all the users were pushed away into the southern desert with little population, but he had complete faith in himself as a warrior .
“A warrior just needs to prove his combat strength . ”
No matter what adventure Weed pulled off, it was little interest to him .
“That’s not combat skill, just cheating . He may be able to complete quests that way, but he can’t confront a real champion . ”
Since then, Weed defeated Bard ray and became the one and only Emperor of Versailles Continent .
Barova who only tread on the hunting grounds of the desolate Oasis purposely came all the way to the Desert of Silence to meet Weed .
“He’s planning to destroy the sandstorm? What preposterous…”
Barova had experience long ago where he was swept up by the sandstorm and managed to get away after having suffered greatly .
“No way in hell . This cannot be done . Some things are not possible no matter what . ”
Though it would be very satisfying to watch Weed die in the storm .
Barova witnessed a sandstorm brew in a spot with the majority of the users in the desert present .
The sandstorm that brew in the Desert of Silence was more devastating than that of any other region, and it was a natural phenomenon that was truly spectacular .
“Destroying that? That’s absurd . ”
The other desert users agreed with Barova’s comment .
“That is one crazy stunt . ”
“If that storm hits the village, everything will be blown away . ”
“Is this guy walking in trying to smash a storm with his sword and not magic?”
“That seems to be it…”
“Isn’t this rigged or staged somehow? This must be faked for the cameras . ”
“It doesn’t seem that way . How can you even cast a sandstorm to be on a show?”
As the desert users observed, Weed walked towards the sandstorm with no armor .
His upper body was exposed in the process, and they could see his lean muscular body that had been trained delicately .
It wasn’t all that special given the fact that increasing willpower in Royal Road developed one’s muscles, but it did seem that he trained quite well as a warrior .
Soon after, Weed disappeared into the sandstorm and users exclaimed .
“He really went inside .
“Nothing is visible due to the sand . ”
“Let us watch the live broadcast . The footage will be shown from Weed’s perspective . ”
The users began watching the live broadcast through their own crystal globes .
The footage reflecting Weed’s eyes and ears came on screen, a terrifying scene beyond imagination .
The inside of the sandstorm was dark and full of whirring sounds . The rough sand winds struck once again, and no one could tell where he was .
Weed patiently walked further inside .
– Oh-Joowan-Ssi . Will he be able to overcome this sandstorm?
– I can’t even tell . However, I think that Weed won’t turn back .
– So he will see it to the end .
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– Yes . If it was a typical user, I would think this is impossible… But this is Weed, and he is getting my hopes up .
No one could tell the outcome .
Barova was shocked in this process .
‘If it were me, I could have never done what he just did . ’
It was something that was unchallenged from the fear of failure, but Weed had the mindset to do so .
Soon, Weed’s vision on broadcast narrowed below 10 centimeters and all that could be heard was the whirring, violent winds .
– Amazing . It’s uncertain but… He seems to be advancing forward even now .
These tense moments were passing by, and Weed would be no surprise if Weed perished in an instant .
The mouths of the observers dried completely and the tension continued .
“Huh?”
A spectacular scene unravelled before Barova who was watching the sandstorm from afar .
The origin of the sandstorm current .
Weed felt the fierce winds calming down like they never existed .
“Ah…”
The sands that covered the sky lost their will and rained down onto the desert .
‘Did I succeed?’
He accomplished the quest of destroying the sandstorm .
Compared to the days as the Great King of the Desert where he had complete confidence to do anything, he barely managed to survive this time .
– Remaining health points: 79,387 .
Weed would have been in a sparing state if it was monster hunting, but for the sandstorm in the Desert of Silence, he could not guarantee surviving through to the end .
‘The effects of the Sculptural Destruction Skill was immense, but I really survived thanks to all the stats I accumulated since my novice days . ’
Weed once again confirmed that consistent grinding was the eternal truth .
Finding good hunting grounds and making hefty profit off quests . But the foundation is grinding!
‘High levels come from 99% grinding and 1% good equipment . ’
Equipment too, will be farmed naturally through grinding .
The quest this time was high difficulty but required a resilient body .
A warrior quest that could not be passed without strength, agility, endurance and willpower .
‘This quest was one that called for the bravest, truest warrior willing to submerge into a storm . ’
It would have been much more advantageous for a desert warrior with excellent physical abilities .
The sandstorm that once engulfed Weed was now fading away .
Weed was still in the air, and he was about to put a smirk on his face .
‘The quest completion screen did not pop up yet . Maybe this thing isn’t over just yet . ’
The winds began waging once again .
In a 2 ~ 3 kilometer radius, the winds gathered and tangled, surging up to the sky .
*Swaaaaaaash!*
The desert sands collected and took on the form of a storm .
‘Damn it . I knew it was too easy . ’’
Weed did not blame his luck . He only lacked the strength to subside this storm .
‘Opportunity does not come in a pack . I have to crush it completely . ’
The center of the gathering winds was approximately 50 meters ahead .
The storm rose up . Thousands of sharp, stray winds merged and shredded the air .
The wind pressure was so high that it could rip apart his entire body!
< Health points decreased by 316 . >
< Health points… >
< Health points… >
< Health points… >
Weed’s health points were declining .
He had immense willpower, but he could not afford to hold out in the middle of the storm forever .
“Time Sculpting!”
He stopped the world in its track .
The sands riding on top of the winds also froze in place .
– Remaining health points: 5,386
‘Charging through . ’
Weed stepped on the sands floating in the sky and sprinted towards the eye of the storm .
The winds stopped, but the sands were still in place . Then, he activated a skill upon reaching the eye again .
“Lava River!”
Simultaneously, the effects of Time Sculpting ceased .
The lava that surged from the grounds enveloped the sandstorm .
The crimson lava caught in a maelstrom of sand and wind, shooting up to the ends of the sky .
(To be continued…)