chapter 1286: end of the line

    ?

    "what?!"

    at the very instant valyr''s response echoed throughout the space they were in, the grin on darklight''s face quickly disappeared, his expression returning back to the utter despair he felt just a few moments ago.

    allowing the aftereffects of his attack to subside, the man was soon able to see how much damage his strongest attack truly dealt to the young man that stood before him.

    just like the name of his skill implied, the massive dark bolt he conjured was able to pierce through valyr''s upper torso with superb ease, even going so far as to have its tip jut out from the young man''s back.

    however, that was all there was to it.

    whether it was the armor on his body, or the complexion on valyr''s skin, the only telltale sign of damage the young man received from his attack was none other than the hole left behind by the dark bolt after it disappeared.

    of course, the fact that valyr took darklight''s strongest attack head-on also left seventhshield and the others at a loss for words, stemming from the fact that reality turned out to be the exact opposite of what they thought would happen in their minds.

    then again, if one had no clue as to how strong valyr truly was, one would immediately come to the conclusion that a level 10 player like him would succumb to the strongest attack of a player near the peak of rank 1.

    and that was even if the former showed that he could unleash a level of strength far greater than what his level showed. after all, there were many possible avenues one could take in greater beyond to surmount such a gap.

    unfortunately, the same could not be said for one''s defense.

    "...i''m quite disappointed, honestly." as he asked lycana to patch up the gaping wound on his upper torso, valyr continued to direct killing intent towards darklight as he looked at him with greater disdain than before.

    "did you really think that strength of yours is more than enough to have the others submit to you?"

    "if you targeted any other party, then you might have been successful in your attempt," said valyr as he answered his own question, his expression now a mix of both chilling calm and simmering anger.

    "after all, owning a legendary class gives you more than enough strength to trample over almost everyone."

    hearing the term ''legendary class'' escape valyr''s mouth, darklight''s face immediately paled in complexion, causing everyone else in the group to think that the dark-garbed man in front of them had been caught red-handed.

    ''how the hell does he know that?!''

    naturally, with the young man revealing what he considered to be his best-kept secret, the thoughts in darklight''s mind swiftly erupted into chaos as he tried to come up with answers on how valyr came to know about it.

    ''i''ve already had other people try using [analysis] on me beforehand, yet all they got were only question marks when it came to my class.''

    not only would he make his time in greater beyond a living hell, he''d even go so far to find valyr''s identity out in real life and continuously beat the ever living shit out of him. "alright." fortunately for him, valyr seemed to be satisfied with the items he showed him, prompting darklight to think that it was only a matter of time until he was finally free.

    "i''ll let you go..." said the young man soon after. "but only if you give me the next thing i''ll be asking from you."

    "what... would that be?" asked darklight in response, continuing to remain subservient in front of the young man.

    "quite simple, actually." valyr let out a chuckle as he conjured one last mana bolt.

    "your life."

    bang!

    combining the effects of the staff, the mana circuit, and the incantation, the young man aimed directly at one of darklight''s vital spots, instantly dealing more than enough damage to render the man in front of him dead.

    however, whether it was sheer tenacity or the immense anger he felt towards valyr going back on his words, darklight''s consciousness still remained for a few more seconds as he gave

    the young man a deathly glare.

    "you''ll regret this, ataraxia...!"

    "you''ll regret messing... with the lightless...!"

    ...

    ding!

    [with a 10+ level disparity between the user and the opponent, the amount of experience

    obtained shall be increased by 200%.]

    [you have slain darklight (lv. 24).]

    [you have received...]

    [...]

    [you have received a new title.]