Chapter 7 | Omni Tales

[System Log]

The Advanced Job Confirmation has been destroyed.

[Beginner’s Sword (Advanced) +6] has been destroyed.

[Beginner’s Leather Armor Top (Advanced) +4] has been destroy…

[Beginner’s Leather Armor Bottom (Advanced) +4] has been destroy…

After returning to Earth, I checked the system log and found information about the starter package. After several additional attempts, I learned some features of this ability(?).

The ‘me’ in Ardenia is recognized as another ‘account’. Therefore, even if my Revenge account on Earth is deleted, it seems that this account will be safe here. (I am reluctant to try it out though.)
As a result, Guardian Spirits, classes, pets, collections (a system where stats increase when collecting equipment), etc., aren’t shared between accounts.

In Ardenia, I can freely withdraw items from the inventory, gift box and mailbox of all Revenge characters (up to 20 characters can be created). In this case, the system within Revenge recognizes it as if I have destroyed the item myself. >

It is impossible to move Ardenia’s items back into the inventory.

It is also impossible to bring items to Earth.

However, effects applied to the body (such as jobs) will apply on Earth as well.

I walked through the forest. My footsteps were full of energy as I descended the mountain.

Grip.

When I clenched my fists, I felt a strength that could break rocks. This was the best condition I had ever experienced in my life.

“Crazy. This is unbelievable… Haha.”

I couldn’t stop laughing. Then I closed my eyes briefly and opened the ‘Status Window’.

ID: Han Jaeyeon

Class: High Swordman (Advanced)

Title: Novice Adventurer (General)

Level: 1

Strength: 45 (+80)

Stamina: 48 (+20)

Health: 36 (+40)

Agility: 52 (+20)

Mana: 1 (+20)

Magic Power: 1 Magic Resistance: 1

Recovery: 31 Mana Recovery: 1 Luck: 10

Free Stats: 0

Condition: Normal

My strength had tripled. The amount of mana and vitality doubled, while stamina and health increased significantly as well.

Pop!

I pushed off from the ground, and my body leaped forward effortlessly. I jumped 3.5 meters.

Thud!

Once back on the ground, I stood still for a moment, my lips twitching with excitement.

“Ha, haha! Hahaha! Wow, is this serious?”

It was unbelievable that such performance could be achieved purely through physical abilities alone. How was this even possible when I wasn’t trained as a bio-energy practitioner?

“To think this is from just one job in a 50,000 won package.” I swung the sword. The heavy sword felt like a whip. “With this level of stats…”

My physical abilities had increased but it took no time to adapt. Low stats were problematic, but high stats could be adapted to easily enough. I checked the condition of the Sword of Beginnings (Advanced) +6 and five-piece leather armor set in my hands.

“With this equipment…” I realized something. “It might be possible.”

I initially wanted to draw some attention and divert the orc tracking party’s direction, but now my thoughts changed.

“O-ro-ro-ro!”

“Grrr!”

“Catch them! Kill them! Hunt them down!”

There were screams and roars heard from afar. It was the battle between the orc tracking party and magic beasts.

“These magic beasts used to be so dangerous…but now they’re pitiful.”

Humans ruled over most of Ardenia, but there were still areas beyond their control. Territories like ours on the outskirts barely managed to maintain dominion due to the presence of dragon veins nearby.

Why do we have only three thousand people despite our territory being one hundred kilometers wide? There’s a reason for that.

The remaining lands were occupied by magic beasts, and currently, those beasts were getting slaughtered.

Crack!

An orc warrior brought down his axe, striking a one-horned wolf square on its shoulder. The enraged magic beast bit down hard on the orc’s right arm, but…

Krrrk!

“No way, you animal! Those teeth can’t tear my flesh apart!”

The muscular orc repeatedly struck the head of the one-horned wolf clinging to it. Blood gushed from the bite wound on its arm, but that was all. As the orc warrior claimed, even a wolf’s jaws couldn’t penetrate an orc’s flesh.

‘Come to think of it, humans aren’t the only ones suffering injustice.’

Ardenia had everything you’d expect in a fantasy world: magic and swordsmanship, nuns and witches, the Holy Empire and mage towers, elves, dwarves, merfolk, evil spirits, undead, etc. However, there was one problem:

It’s weak.

That’s why I prefer referring to Ardenia as medieval land rather than a fantasy world. Pre-‘Revenge’, the continent of Ardenia could be classified as a low-power setting in terms of fiction or games.

In this world, sword masters were legendary figures, and even those capable of casting only tier-one magic could live comfortably as official mages. Those who knew how to wield tier-two spells were considered proficient mages, while those skilled with tier-three spells were called high-level mages. How could such a low-powered fantasy setting exist?

Due to its weak nature, magic beasts reigned supreme as apex predators—until now, that is.

Yip!

Grrr!

Ruff-ruff!

The initially excited one-horned wolves started yelping in panic. Despite outnumbering the mere ten orcs by at least double, they began falling one after another.

‘A one-horned wolf with visible horns is considered a ‘Ten-Man Magic Beast’, but it can’t handle one-on-one against an orc. This means that even a ‘Hundred-Man Magic Beast’ would have difficulty dealing with ten orcs.’

In other words, if I could survive against a hundred orcs here…

‘I might be able to survive meeting a Thousand-Man Magic Beast!’

Slash!

“Enemy!”

“A human bastard!”

“Change formation!”

I cut off the neck of one orc and charged in, causing half of the orcs to focus on the one-horned wolves while the rest approached me. Then a strange notification popped up in my mind:

[Fatal Hit!]

[You have defeated an orc warrior!]

[Orc Warrior (300) + Goddess’s Favor 700% (2,100) + New User Bonus (300) = Your experience has increased by 2,700!]

[Level Up!]

[Your recovery and mana recovery have increased by 15 points!]

My level instantly rose from 1 to 15. In the midst of urgency, I turned off detailed notifications. It wasn’t possible to keep checking experience point details during combat.

‘With my job, leveling up is also possible. But critical hit?’

For a moment, there was doubt but it wasn’t a situation where I could worry about such things.

Zing! Kang!

[Parry successful!]

I deflected the flying sword, causing it to cut through empty air as the orc’s posture collapsed. Previously, I tried to avoid collisions as much as possible when fighting, but now there was no need for that. My strength was no longer inferior to the orcs.

Kwadeok!

[Critical Hit!]

[You have defeated an orc warrior!]

[Level up!]

The sword thrust forward, piercing the heart and spraying blood as it was withdrawn. I twisted my body to avoid both the blood and any counterattacks before striking another orc’s neck on my way past.

[Fatal Strike!]

The orc warrior clutched its throat and collapsed. Unfortunately, I didn’t manage to decapitate it, but even tough orcs couldn’t continue fighting with such a fatal wound.

“Wow, all these fatal strikes? It makes sense since the blade penetrates the heart!”

Smiling, I pushed off the ground and leaped.

Thump!

I soared nearly five meters diagonally, landing precisely at the neck of a startled orc warrior far away, driving my sword deep into its flesh.

[Fatal Blow!]

[You have defeated an orc warrior!]

[Level Up!]

“Hahahaha!” I burst out laughing. The battle with increased stats was completely different from before. There was no need for the tearful shitshow of collapsing at the enemy’s center, waiting for opportunities, and retreating while observing their movements due to my lack of strength!

‘Good! Too good! Is this what superhumans see in the world?’

I felt liberated, as if wings had grown on my back. All the frustration experienced in previous battles seemed to disappear!

[You have reached level 21!]

[10 free attribute points have been given!]

“Free stats.”

I looked back at the orcs. I killed three and disabled one but there were still six left. Moreover…

“Ooo ro-ro-ro-ro!”

“Our brother is under attack!”

“The east! It’s from the east!”

Shouts could be heard throughout the forest. The other orcs, the remaining 90 of them, started to move after hearing the sounds of battle.

“I’ll see you later!”

Without hesitation, I ran away. No matter how high my stats became, I only had two arms and legs. There was no answer if I got surrounded, so I needed to avoid that situation.

“Stop right there!”

“You human bastard!”

The enraged orcs began chasing me.

‘But it isn’t possible!’

The orc guys had enough stamina to sprint for 500 meters, but their poor speed meant it took them 20 seconds to run just 100 meters. Apparently, their broad shoulders and thick pelvises were advantageous for swinging axes with full power or enduring shocks, but not helpful for running fast. Even when I only possessed slightly better speed than an ordinary person and was barely at beginner level in my inner energy, I could shake them off easily. Now that I had a job, there was no reason why they should catch me.

Papapap!

I sprinted eastward as fast as I could.

‘Good. It will take about three days to capture all of them.’

Meanwhile, during this time, the villagers would be diligently moving northwards.

“Log out!”

After running east for more than five kilometers without allocating any stamina, I returned to Earth. Then after lying down for about half an hour, I got up again.

“Sigh. Now let’s check.”

I entered the official Revenge website and checked the question-answer section. When searching for experience points, numerous results popped up. I clicked on one of them:

[Question] Levels are infinite but it isn’t increasing! What is the formula for experience points?

-In the Revenge advertisement, they said levels could increase infinitely so I thought leveling up would be easy, but the speed has slowed crazily from level 35! Even if I spend all day AFK hunting (automatic hunting), I barely raise one level.

[Reply] Forget about leveling up quickly.

-Focus on equipment, skills, and collections rather than experience points!

In the early stages, leveling up is fast, and stats increase rapidly. At low levels, you need only 10 or 20 experience points to level up by killing a few monsters. For example, going from level 10 to 11 requires just 100 experience points. From level 10 onwards, the required experience increases gradually, but it remains manageable.

However, the Revenge experience point system considers everything up to level 20 as a tutorial!

Starting at level 20, the formula for experience points completely changes. In other words, the total sum of all experience points needed until now becomes the requirement for reaching the next level.

In other words, since you need 5,950 experience points to reach level 20 from level 1, it means that you’ll also require 5,950 experience points to advance from level 20 to level 21. And to go from level 21 to level 22? You’d need 11,900 experience points.

With this exponential increase, the required experience becomes exponentially more daunting as your level rises!

There is no maximum level cap in Revenge, but currently, Sword God Madozhion, ranked number one, stands at level 81. Regardless of where you hunt, eventually, leveling up will become stagnant. Therefore, focus on acquiring better equipment, skills, and especially collections!

Collections, in fact, hold the key to enhancing your stats significantly!

“The required experience increase is insane… Wait, though.” jae-yeon inadvertently muttered while reading through the answers. “What’s a collection?”