Online Game: Starting with an SSS-Level Plundering Talent - Chapter 87

Chapter 87: SS-Rank Wrath of the Gods Talent and Attribute Fusion

“You are unforgivable!” John suddenly struck with Deadly Strike and Armor Piercing simultaneously.

“No…” Dine’s roar of defiance was cut short, powerless to stop the attack.

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Two critical hits, and Dine’s health was wiped out entirely. His eyes widened in shock, locked onto John as he collapsed lifelessly into a pool of blood.

A series of notifications flashed before John’s eyes.

[You have killed the Fifth-Tier warrior Dine, earning 29,440 experience points.]

[Plunder talent activated, Constitution +50, Strength +100.]

[Congratulations! You have killed 20 Fifth-Tier Rare or higher bosses. Your Wrath of the Gods talent has been upgraded to SS-Rank, granting 80% skill cooldown reduction.]

[Next Upgrade Condition: Kill 50 Sixth-Tier Epic or higher bosses to upgrade Wrath of the Gods to SSS-Rank.]

At last, John’s Wrath of the Gods talent had reached SS-Rank, pushing his cooldown reduction to 80% and significantly boosting his power.

The conditions for the next upgrade required him to defeat fifty Sixth-Tier Epic bosses.

This is a daunting task considering he still struggled with Fifth-Tier Epic bosses.

However, with an 80% skill cooldown reduction, John’s current abilities were already formidable, more than sufficient for now.

His attention was drawn to the loot dropped by Dine.

Dine’s flexible sword lay on the ground—it turned out to be a Fourth-Tier Legendary-quality weapon.

While the tier had decreased, the quality had jumped up two levels.

The only downside was that it required a warrior class to wield.

And John wasn’t particularly fond of flexible swords.

He remembered that Chris, the old patriarch of the Blues Family, used a flexible sword as his weapon in real life. Perhaps he could save it for him.

John inspected the rest of the loot.

There were 100 skill stones, 100 equipment enhancement stones, and 100 equipment embedding stones.

Additionally, he found a rare Basic Talent Upgrade Stone, which could raise any talent below A-Rank by one level.

Since John’s Spell Combo talent had already been upgraded to S-Rank, the Basic Talent Upgrade Stone wouldn’t work on it.

He had two other talents below S-Rank: A B-Rank physical damage talent and a B-Rank Dual Mastery talent.

These talents increased his base physical damage by 50% and added 50% magic damage to his attacks, respectively.

Given that his strength attribute was higher, upgrading his physical damage talent would provide a more significant boost.

John decisively chose to upgrade the B-Rank physical damage talent.

[You have used a Talent Upgrade Stone. Your Physical Damage talent has been upgraded to A-Rank.]

[Physical Damage Talent: A-Rank, increases base physical damage by 60%.]

“It looks like I’ll need to choose another physical class,” John muttered to himself. His physical damage had increased yet again, and with an Origin Stone in hand, adding another physical class would give him access to more physical attack skills.

However, he wasn’t in a rush. The next class he chose couldn’t be weaker than his Wrath of the Gods Mage or Phantom Assassin; otherwise, it would be a waste.

Meanwhile, the battle on the other side had concluded. The Dark Humans army had been slaughtered by the beasts, and Green Moon had been reduced to ruins, completely erased from existence.

The players watching from a distance were stunned, once again deeply impressed by Godslayer’s overwhelming power.

John didn’t bother with those onlookers—they were merely spectators, not displaying any hostility.

“Godslayer!” A furious shout echoed as Judy landed in front of John, her aura brimming with killing intent.

Whoosh!

The wind howled as Avis descended, positioning himself protectively in front of John, his eyes fixed warily on Judy.

“Stop!” Ada hurried over, quickly intervening to prevent a possible clash. She was genuinely worried that the situation might escalate into a full-blown fight.

Judy’s hostility subsided slightly, but she still glared at John with cold, seething eyes. “You dared to humiliate my master—I won’t let you get away with it.”

John completely ignored Judy, stepping past her to approach Ada. He gently took her delicate hand and asked softly, “Are you settling in okay?”

Ada’s face flushed with color as she glanced at him with a mix of shyness and reproach, remaining silent.

It seemed she was upset about his sudden disappearance without a word.

Seeing Ada’s shy and delicate demeanor, John couldn’t help but feel a stirring of desire. However, he restrained himself.

There were too many pressing matters that needed his attention. If he allowed himself to be distracted now, it could take half a day before he could get back on track.

He affectionately ruffled Ada’s hair and said, “Once I’m done with everything, I’ll make sure to spend some quality time with you.”

Ada’s blush deepened as she lowered her head and nodded gently.

Judy, standing nearby, was livid. Her eyes widened with rage, and she barely restrained herself from smacking John away with her tail. She quickly reminded Ada, “Master, don’t fall for his tricks. Men are all smooth talkers, not a single one of them can be trusted.”

John glanced at Judy, wondering why he hadn’t noticed how much of a chatterbox she was before.

It seemed like the Black Turtle hadn’t beaten her hard enough.

When his power-up, he must to Teach Judy a lesson.

He considered the Sealing Demon Pill that Anna had given him, but using it on Judy seemed like a waste.

Given his rapid increase in strength, it wouldn’t be long before he could take her down on his own.

“Master, you haven’t spent any time with Anna in a while either,” Anna chimed in, walking over and eyeing John and Ada’s closeness with disapproval.

She had helped John subdue Ada, intending to keep this haughty princess in check.

However, after their relationship deepened, Ada had become even more rigorous in training the elves, much to Anna’s annoyance.

Still, the elves had grown significantly stronger, so Anna had reluctantly let it slide.

John couldn’t help but feel a headache coming on.

It was clear that these two women didn’t get along very well.

“Kid, stop with the lovey-dovey stuff and deal with the mess. Then send us back,” the blood-red demon wolf growled impatiently, urging him to get on with it.

John shot the demon wolf a grateful look and then quickly gathered the beasts and elves, sending them back to the Death Land, leaving only Avis behind.

With the area now quiet, he let out a sigh of relief.

“Avis, let’s head back to Flame City,” John commanded as he jumped onto Avis’s back.

He had just destroyed two Dark Humans cities in quick succession, which undoubtedly put him on their radar. Unwilling to risk using a nearby teleportation point, he had no choice but to travel by air.

Fortunately, Avis was incredibly fast.

After half a day of flight, John finally returned to Flame City.

Avis’s massive form cast an intimidating shadow, but once the players inside the city recognized it was John, they relaxed.

Ritchie, having received word of John’s arrival, rushed out of the city to greet him.

Armstrong, Sini, and Tracy were also inside the city.

The two women were overjoyed to see John, as they had missed him terribly during the days he had been away.

“Boss, you’re really something else,” Ritchie said with a hint of mock indignation. “You’ve been stirring up all this trouble—destroying Imperial City, then wiping out Green Moon—and you didn’t even think to bring me along.”

John explained, “It all happened so quickly. And this time, Toby’s plan to establish a city was aimed directly at me. It wouldn’t have been safe to bring you guys along.”

He had a suspicion that the news Ritchie had received about Toby’s city-building had been deliberately leaked by the enemy.

Otherwise, the secrecy of the Secret Area would have made it impossible to uncover.

Ritchie waved it off, not too concerned. “Boss, the Mike White Family isn’t going to let this go easily after the beating you gave them. Be careful.”

“Don’t worry,” Armstrong interjected confidently. “As long as my brother-in-law is with us in the Blues Family, nothing will happen.”

The Blues Family had long been secluded from the outside world, making it nearly impossible for external forces to infiltrate.

The Mike White Family would have a hard time getting to John in the real world.

“John, you’ve been online for too long. You should log off and rest for a while,” Sini urged, her expression filled with concern as she noticed how exhausted John looked.

“Yeah,” Tracy quickly agreed, nodding in support.

Since Flame City had been established, John hadn’t logged off once. He had been in the world of Gods for a full week.

“It’s okay, I still have a few things to take care of,” John replied with a smile. “Let’s head to the council chamber.”

He then turned to Sini and Tracy. “You two should come along as well.”

Once they were all in the council chamber, Armstrong couldn’t contain his excitement. “Brother-in-law, are you going to help us establish a city?”

John nodded and asked, “How have the Blues Family disciples been progressing in terms of levels?”

Armstrong’s enthusiasm dimmed as he answered, “Only a little over a hundred have reached the third tier. It’s really tough to level up after reaching the second tier.”

“Boss, I’ve got over five hundred soldiers who’ve reached the third tier. They should be able to help out,” Ritchie chimed in.

During the last defense of the city, the Flame Legion had gained a lot of experience points, advancing faster than the disciples of the Blues Family.

John nodded. He knew that the players weren’t the main force in defending against the monster tide; it was the beasts he relied on.

He made a decisive call: “Tomorrow, the Blues Family will establish their city in the Land of Elves within the Eternal Forest. I’ll send you the coordinates shortly.”

Sini couldn’t help but voice her concern. “John, isn’t that too dangerous?”

Tracy shared her worry.

Both women had spent time in the Land of Elves with John, and they knew it was home to monsters above level 60 and an army of Orcs—far more treacherous than the Dark Forest.

But John had already made up his mind. “As long as we hold the chokepoints in the Land of Elves, we’ll be fine. Plus, with the beast army on our side, we’ll be able to withstand the monster tide.”

“Brother-in-law, I’ll go inform the family members,” Armstrong said, trusting John’s judgment and ready to leave.

“Not so fast,” John stopped Armstrong, pulling out four Attribute Fusion Stones and handing them to the group. “Refine these. They’ll allow you to fuse your attributes from the world of Gods into reality.”

“What?!” Ritchie exclaimed, staring at the stone in his hand and then back at John in disbelief. “Boss, are you serious? We can actually merge our attributes from Gods into the real world?”

John nodded. “You should have heard some inside information about this.”

Gulp!

Ritchie swallowed hard. He knew that the world of Gods wasn’t just a game but a real world.

However, the idea that the abilities gained there could be brought back into reality was beyond belief.

If this got out, it would cause a massive upheaval.

“I get it now. Brother-in-law, you’re not an Ancient Martial Artist; you’re this powerful because you’ve merged your Gods attributes with reality!” Armstrong blurted out, looking at John in awe before eagerly beginning to refine the Attribute Fusion Stone.

Compared to Ritchie and Armstrong’s reactions, Sini and Tracy were much calmer.

Sini had long known about the possibility of merging Gods attributes with reality, and thanks to her relationship with John, she had already partially merged some of her attributes, though not completely.

As for Tracy, she was too pure-hearted to ponder the broader implications. She simply trusted John and obediently began refining the attribute stone.