BXBX NOVEL Chapter 188 - Barbegazi’s Last Command
[You have gained 100% experience points.]
[Sirius has become level 100. He has learned a new skill.]
[Kanlaon has become level 100. He is now eligible to participate in the Path of the Dragon King.]
[Saena has become level 100. She has learned a new skill.]
The area of the room suddenly turned into a throne room. Gefroren also showed himself to the party members while they were still picking up the items dropped by the Chenoo.
[You have received Crown Fragment of the Undead King.]
The others of the party also reached level 100 due to the definite 100% experience gain. Each of them learned new skills that could be called game changers. They wanted to check their skills in the dungeon but Gefroren suddenly showed himself and a world message is generated.
[The Tomb of Ice King is now open for all who wants to inherit his frozen might. Only the one who passes all his tests will get his inheritance.]
The world message alerted everyone that is online and some even received notifications of it on their phone. This is a big message that made every magic user that can use the water element turn into a frenzy. A lot of the magic classes chose the water element as it gave excellent utility and decent damage.
The water element has decent damage and also has healing which makes it perfect to those who wants to be a semi-support. The advance form of the water element is the ice element. This makes the water element much fiercer greatly increasing the damage potential in expense of the utility.
This is a welcome news to the top guilds as many of their higher officials have the water element as their main element. It is also difficult for any type of mage to advance their mastery of the element because it requires time and extreme effort. The most interesting part of the word message is that anyone is eligible as long as they can pass all the test.
This made the top guilds scatter and immediately find the Tomb of the Ice King as they were greedy of the inheritance. Inheritance type of job classes are considered to be a unique job class and have diverse skills that can help the inheritor.
Nevertheless, no one in the party is actually interested in participating in the inheritance tests. They were happy with the job classes that they currently have. What they really want is the entrance to the vault from Gefroren.
"Thank you adventurers as you have cleansed the filth within the walls of my tomb. You have my eternal gratitude." Gefroren stated while bowed his head.
[The Quest Purge the Defilers has been successfully completed.]
The others then checked their inventory if they received the key or not but they did not find anything. They all looked towards Gefroren and had questioning gazes on their faces.
"If you are wondering about the key then follow me." Gefroren stated as he floated towards his throne.
The throne is no longer majestic as it was back then. Gefroren looked at the throne and he had a sad expression. He led the others into a secret door that is under the throne. He made the group open the secret door by pressing some of the gems behind the throne.
The door led down to another room and the stairs were made of crystal that is not that different from ice. Once the group reached the room where the stairs led, they saw a coffin that is made of ice and inside of that is Gefroren\'s body that is still perfectly preserved.
Adrian probably thought that the Chenoo must have want to retrieve Gefroren\'s body and fuse with it. There are undead that can consume other undead to become more powerful and assimilate the abilities of the undead they consume. An example of this would be a corpse eater but it seems that the Chenoo has the same ability.
Anyways, that stuff has been dealt with so no point in speculating any further. Gefroren\'s spirit stopped in front of his coffin.
"Take that snowflake insignia that is in the middle of my coffin. That is the key to the vault. If you want to know the location of the vault then you can ask those Barbegazi. They are the caretakers of my tomb anyway." Gefroren stated as his spirit vanished once again.
Adrian took the snowflake crystal and stored it in his inventory. They returned to the area where the Barbegazi are held captive. They wanted to free them from their cages but they saw a different scene. The Barbegazi themselves are freeing themselves from their cages because the enchantment has already been lifted.
The cages are no longer difficult to break as the Barbegazi are strong despite their small stature. The group came close to the small men and told them that the mission has been successful. Solstice already left the party as she said the she needed to meet someone and Adrian probably know who it is.
It seems that his big sister is really smitten by the player she met. Adrian only hopes that she is not being cat fished or anything as he would be the one she takes her anger onto. The others thanked Solstice before she left the party and exited the dungeon.
[You have cleared the mission Free the Barbegazi.]
[Familiarity has been increased with the Barbegazi. They will now treat you as a friend.]
"You have helped us greatly adventurers. We humbly give our gratitude." Barba stated with a deep bow.
"It is not much. It is just that our quest also aligns with your freedom so do not think much of it." Adrian replied.
"Nevertheless, you are a great help. If there is anything you need then please do not be shy to ask." Barba stated.
"We need to find where the vault is hidden." Adrian stated to which Barba is shocked.
"I can lead you to the vault adventurers but it does not mean you can open it. You would need a special key that even we do not know where it is located." Barba replied sincerely.
"You do not need to worry." Adrian stated as he showed the key to Barba.
"This…this is undoubtedly the key but even our elders do not know where it is hidden. It is said only the ones who buried the Ice King himself knows where it is hidden. May I ask where you found it?" Barba inquired with shock.
"The Ice King himself led us to it." Adrian stated and he explained that he can see the spirits and such.
The Barbegazi then started to cry when they heard that the spirit of their long forgotten ruler still roams his tomb and is actually thankful to them. Some even wept and prayed on their feet. This scene lasted for about a few minutes to which made the atmosphere awkward because the Barbegazi are older than all of them combined in the group.
They did not know how to console a group of old men and women. Gefroren suddenly appeared before Adrian and asked a favor once more. Gefroren wanted to manifest once more in front of the Barbegazi to which Adrian nodded.
The Barbegazi was stunned for a minute and then started crying once more which made some in the group chuckle a little. They looked like children crying in front of their father or something despite being centuries old. Barba is the first one to stop crying and bowed to the spirit of the mighty Ice King.
"It is an honor to meet you your Majesty!" Barba said as he bowed until his forehead reached the floor. The other Barbegazi followed suit.
"You do not need to bow to me as I am no longer alive." Gefroren stated with a somewhat sad smile.
"It has been thought to us by ancestors to always show respect to the Ice King who helped us live without discrimination or persecution. You will forever be our king and would continue to revere you as such." Barba replied.
"Then since you treat me as your king still, I free you from my servitude. Your kind shall no longer be needed to fix up my tomb. I have brought more damage to you because I was unable to help you from those who ransacked my tomb. For that, I am deeply sorry." Gefroren stated while he gave a bow towards the Barbegazi.
The Barbegazi suddenly panicked because the king they were told to respect is actually bowing towards them. Before the others could stop the king from bowing, Barba held up his hand and spoke.
"We are very thankful for the shelter your majesty has given us. We will not let you down and speak of your glory once more. We shall cherish the freedom you have given us forever and the next generation of Barbegazi\'s will not let you down." Barba stated with firm resolve as he understood what Gefroren wants them to do.
"Thank you. I hope you also express your gratitude to the adventurers. That will be tha last command that I give you as your king." Gefroren stated as his spirit once again faded away.
Gefroren\'s spirit is no longer stable because the undead energy is no longer blocking the ascension of spirits to the afterlife. This is the main reason why Gefroren immediately used his power to start the test for his inheritance. His spirit cannot anchor itself to the mortal realm because every spirit must pass on in order to be reincarnated.
The Barbegazi did what their king commanded and showed Adrian\'s party the vault. Meanwhile, Adrian\'s parents that is watching everything had tears rolling down their eyes. It seems they are the type of people to be easily moved by emotional scenes.