Astral Online: Cursed by the Demon Lord to Become the Strongest Beautiful Girl, I Rapidly Grow and Dominate with Cheat Skills Despite Being the Weakest Profession - Chapter 124
Chapter 124: Skill Level 100
After that, we explored the ?Euthenia? town and completed several errand quests from the village chief.
Errand quests in fantasy games can be quite a hassle, often requiring back-and-forth trips.
First, the chief, who has difficulty walking, asked us to deliver medicine to a female scholar living on the outskirts of the village, who was bedridden due to illness. We received the medicine and took it to her.
Once we delivered the medicine, the scholar quickly regained her strength. During our conversation, she revealed that “the volcanic activity in this entire area seems unusual,” which was unsettling news.
She asked us to relay this information to the village chief, and upon returning, we were requested to assist her in further investigations.
On our second visit to the scholar’s home, she asked us to investigate a nearby crater by carriage.
While examining the crater, we faced an event where we were attacked by a Lesser Dragon, but we managed to clear it without taking any damage.
After completing the investigation and returning to the ?Euthenia? town, the scholar contacted other towns to share her findings, where it was discovered that all the craters had ceased their activity.
From this abnormal situation, she informed us that there was a possibility of the Demon Dragon King Belial resurrecting. After relaying this information to the village chief, who said, “We must report to the king,” the quest was completed.
It was quite a labor-intensive quest, but we gained a significant amount of experience points and El, so I was satisfied.
By the way, during this time, Sora’s level increased from 61 to 62, and Kuro’s level went up from 56 to 57.
However, it wasn’t all good news.
The possibility of the Demon Dragon King’s resurrection loomed over us.
The dragon princess, shaken, whispered in disbelief, “The Demon Dragon King is coming back… How could this happen…”
Kuro and I were not surprised by the scholar’s words, as we knew that the resurrection event for the Demon Dragon King Belial was approaching in the real world.
But for Alice, who was unaware of anything, hearing about the potential return of the Great Disaster that took her mother was a different kind of shock altogether.
She tightened her grip on Satanas’s hand, her face filled with anxiety.
“A year ago, my mother threw herself into the crater to stop the resurrection…”
Alice’s face was pale, and she looked as if she might faint at any moment.
As Kuro and I struggled to find the right words to comfort her, a small girl gently squeezed her hand back and smiled.
“Don’t worry! Sora is here!”
“Yeah! Sora is the strongest in the world! Even the Leviathan might not have been defeated without her!”
“Leave all the fighting to me.”
Responding to the three of us, Sora thumped her chest with her right hand, agreeing lightly as if she were about to face a Lesser Dragon.
Their opponent was Belial, the Demon Dragon King, one of the Seven Deadly Sins who embodies “Pride”.
Undoubtedly, she was a formidable foe, but we had grown significantly stronger since our battle with the Great Calamity of Envy, Leviathan.
With a confident expression that showed she feared nothing, Sora smiled.
Seeing this, Alice let out a wry smile.
“You’re right. If there’s an extraordinary hero among us, maybe there’s no need to worry about losing something important…”
An extraordinary hero.
Sora, the adventurer, had done many surprising and unconventional things in the past.
Surely what we were about to do would also astonish others as impossible.
But to dispel her anxiety and to prepare for the future battle against the Demon Lord, I resolved to reach even greater heights.
“Hehehe, everyone, feel secure. With my recent level up, I’ve finally reached new heights!”
With a smirk, Sora opened a window and touched the section for her profession in her status menu.
Checking the skill points she had just gained, she saw that while normal players earn 10 points for each level gained, she had received 40.
This was thanks to the unique skill ?Lucifer? she acquired when defeated by the Demon Lord, which granted her the highest level of benefit.
The effect allowed her to earn four times the usual skill points upon leveling up.
For adventurers to increase their skill level by 1, they typically needed to spend 20 skill points each time.
Without hesitation, she allocated half of her 40 points to her currently set profession, ?Enchanter?.
As a result, Sora’s profession skill level surged from 99 to the coveted 100.
Kuro, realizing the implications of her actions from the movement of Sora’s hands, looked at her with sparkling eyes.
“Wait, Sora, could it be!?”
“Yeah, it’s here! My profession ?Enchanter? has finally reached skill level 100!”
As her skill level hit 100, a fanfare suddenly echoed down from the heavens.
Surprised, they looked up to see a voice resembling that of an elf announcing to all players of ?Astral Online?.
?Adventurers, we have an urgent announcement. At this moment, we have confirmed that one adventurer has reached skill level 100.?
?Following the deliberation, the management has decided to implement the following measures.?
?As a balance adjustment, starting now, skill points earned by adventurers who have not reached skill level 100 will be increased from 10 to 20.?
?Additionally, we will provide a point compensation based on the level from 1 to your current level.?
?This concludes the announcement. We hope you continue to enjoy ?Astral Online?.?
With the fanfare fading, the heavenly voice vanished.
As silence returned, the eyes of Kuro and the others, who had been quietly listening, turned toward Sora, the adventurer who had reached skill level 100.
Their gazes were filled with a mix of respect, disbelief, and various other emotions.
In response, I scratched my head, unsure how to answer, and let out a dry laugh.
“Uh, haha. I guess I’ve finally gone so far ahead that all players are getting a boost now.”
“Is that really a thing?”
“Of course not. I mean, when you think about it, it’s just weird for one player to always be boosting all the experience points.”
Despite saying that, deep down I thought, ‘I really hope I don’t get nerfed.’
But it can’t be helped.
So the overall boost instead of a personal nerf was unexpected but definitely something to be happy about.
Feeling a bit relieved, Sora was met with chuckles from Kuro and Alice.
“Well, it’s Sora, so I’m not surprised.”
“I have seen your extraordinary strength many times, so I’m not shocked at all, Sora-sama.”
“I don’t really get it, but big brother Sora is amazing!”
Satanas raised her hands in delight.
As I patted her head, Sora tried to increase her skill level even further.
However, while looking at the window screen, she suddenly noticed something.
An error message was displayed on the small square screen in front of her.
It read: ?Level cap reached.?
You can no longer increase your skill level.
Meanwhile, other players were in an uproar.
“Hail to the Silver Sword Princess!”
“Skill level 100? How is the Silver Sword Princess so overpowered!?”
“She’s so far ahead that everyone else gets a boost? Isn’t that insane!?”
“Woooooah! Everyone, let’s worship the magnificent Silver Sword Princess!”
While the kingdoms were buzzing with excitement, the girl in the frontier had no idea about any of this.