Chapter 674: Chapter 269 Deciding for Yourself (Combined into a Large Chapter)_3
He looked around at the knights, including the noble lady, all of whom were Peak Knights.
Macken shook his head slightly.
He knew that although these people were not weak, they were not Great Knights, and definitely could not defeat this big fellow.
The answer was clear, it must have been a Transcendent-level Sword Bearer who had taken care of this big fellow.
He observed the golem Guardian again; around the huge hole the size of a washbasin in its torso, there were no residual energy traces left.
That also meant that this Transcendent-level Sword Bearer, Lord Reine, was very likely a Great Knight, but aside from witchcraft, he rarely saw secret techniques with such great power.
It was likely that Lord Rein’s strength ranked among the top within the Swords Bearers Branch.
“I am Rein, may I ask who you are?”
“Hello, Lord Reine, I am Macken, the Observer from the county of Wales.”
“This… this is Galina, the high priestess of the Cult of Black Flame from the county of Wales!”
“Lord Rein, I really didn’t expect her to die by your hand.”
Observer Macken’s eyes widened, for he discovered the corpse of a woman in black robes lying on the ground next to them was actually Galina, which completely shocked him!
You should know that Galina’s Phantom Art was quite remarkable, with an extremely strong ability to save herself.
Even if one defeated her, killing her was much more difficult!
Macken pondered his words and said:
“Previously, there were also Transcendent level Sword Bearers who came to assassinate Galina, but she managed to escape by using her Phantom Art. Later, the empire’s situation became turbulent, and this matter dragged on. I never expected her to die by your hand this time.”
Rein nodded and said, “Indeed, her Phantom Art was quite tricky.”
Observer Macken gave Rein a weird look at his calm expression and muttered to himself, ‘You don’t look troubled at all, plus there’s no sign of injury on you.’
“By the way, Lord Macken, I wanted to ask if there are any related missions for these two… within the Sword Bearers Branch?” Rein pointed to Galina’s corpse and the remains of the Giant Axe Golem and asked.
“Hmm?” Macken looked puzzled and continued, “Wasn’t Lord Rein on a special mission to kill them?”
“This… actually, no.” Rein was surprised at first, then shook his head.
“My target or mission was to go to Meister, but these fellows suddenly attacked us, so I took the opportunity to deal with them.”
This made the Observer Macken look even stranger as the words he was about to blurt out got stuck in his throat. He thought about it, swallowed them back, and reorganized his language to say:
“Ahem… Lord Reine, you are truly formidable, to be able to complete two Transcendent level missions just like that.”
“Two Transcendent level missions?”
“Yes! Don’t you know?”
“Killing Galina is a one-star Transcendent mission, investigating the Guardian Golem is a two-star Transcendent mission, and since you also killed one, it probably would be a three-star now.” Macken explained.
Rein nodded; this was indeed an unexpected piece of good news. He had anticipated there would be related missions but hadn’t expected the rewards to be so high.
A one-star mission indicates the reward of a medal of that mission’s level, and a one-star Transcendent mission signifies the reward of a Golden Medal.
“By the way, Lord Macken, I have a favor to ask of you. Regarding Galina and the Guardian Golem’s remains, I need someone to transport them to the Mingster Sword Bearers Branch.”
“But I still have other tasks to attend to, so… ”
“Of course, no problem, Lord Rein, I’ll take care of that!” Observer Macken said with a smile.
Not long after, Observer Macken arranged for people to cover the remains of the Golem and Galina’s corpse with a tarpaulin and had them escorted away by dedicated personnel.
The giant cart used by the Cult of Black Flame played an important role in the transport of the Golem’s remains.
Before leaving, Macken also took away the bodies of ‘Bull’ Bidaels and another black-robed Cultist, as they both had Black Flame Guardian tokens on them.
According to Macken, these two should also have related missions, and though not of Transcendent level, there was no need to waste them.
At that moment, Rein suddenly remembered that he had not checked the system prompts.
He called up the system and saw:
[You have experienced a battle, Weapon Master (Legendary) Experience +873]
[You have experienced a battle, Wizard (Legendary) Experience +321]
[You have experienced a battle….]
(Note: The skill experience above has enjoyed a 30% enhancement due to the exclusive talent ‘Beginner Extraordinary Understanding.’)
[Congratulations, you have defeated a formidable enemy, and you have gained 3 Golden Skill Points!]
[Congratulations, you have defeated a formidable enemy, and you have gained 2 Golden Skill Points!]
[Congratulations, your Wizard (Legendary) Profession Level has increased!]
[Congratulations, your Wizard (Legendary) Profession Level has increased!]
After this battle, Rein found that the total Experience for his Wizard (Legendary) profession had increased by 1471.
Since his original Wizard (Legendary) Profession Level was already lv3 and close to leveling up, this time he leveled up two levels in a row, reaching lv5 (383/2000).
This also earned him another 2 attribute points and 2 Skill Points. Now he had a remaining 8 attribute points and 2 Skill Points.
At the same time, the Profession Level experience for Weapon Master (Legendary) also saw a significant increase, reaching lv8 (5121/7000).
The battle could actually be divided into four fights.
But in terms of the opponents’ strength, the first two fights, that is, the black-robed Cultist from the demon array and ‘Bull’ Bidaels, were a bit lacking in power, so Rein did not receive Golden Skill Points as a reward.