But it looked like SSS-grade went a step above this, allowing him to absorb even attacks aimed at him!
"Bring it on." Liam grinned at this realization and slashed at the two dark mages. They waved their staffs, trying to thwart his attacks but it was completely useless.
Under a skilled martial expert, a staff can very well match a sword in attack power and technique, but these mages were skilled in dark magic, not martial arts.
So unable to fight back, they suffered under Liam's relentless attacks.
However, this advantage he had lasted only for a few seconds. It didn't take long for them to realize that the curses were ineffective against this enemy.
The two dark mages instantly switched to other attacks, sending out their own fireballs that were darker in color and wind blades with darkened edges.
"These guys can also combine two elements?" Liam smiled bitterly and did his best to move around, dodging as much as he could.
At the same time, he also used all of his mana to boost his physical attributes as he was only relying on that right now and his sword danced continuously claiming chunks of health.
Both parties suffered almost equal damages by exchanging blows. In the end, it seemed that the winner would be the one who could last the longest.
But, Liam already managed to come on top using the small advantage he had at the beginning when the two mages were caught off guard by their ineffective curses.
He made sure not to let them close this gap and after two whole minutes, the fight was finally over!
[Ding. You have gained 10000 experience points]
[Ding. You have gained 10000 experience points]
Just like the difficulty of the fight, the experience points as well were equally good, considering that these were only unnamed enemies. Also, the ten-level difference gave this bump.
Liam, however, collapsed on the ground immediately after the fight, not interested in the experience points.
He took a small break to catch his breath and adjust his condition. He also ate a recovery berry and dunked in a mana potion.
But he did not look happy at all. "Damn it. Only 2 guards and I am already at my limit? Just how many are going to be there inside the temple?"
Just as he was thinking about this, suddenly a quest notification popped up.
[Ding. Kingdom Quest: Kill the enchantress]
[You must kill the enchantress before she returns to the peak of her power]
[Time Limit: 1 hour]
[Quest Reward: 1000 Gold; Promotion to Duke status]
Liam's eyes almost popped out in surprise on reading this description. "A kingdom quest and the reward is so high?"
Since quests did not have clear classifications, it was the reward for a quest that displayed its monstrosity and its difficulty level.
And from what he saw, this quest was an insanely difficult one, almost impossible to finish!
Direct promotion to Dukeship was not a simple reward at all. It looked like the kingdom was offering so much to just kill one enemy and she was an enchantress.
This coupled with the fact that Shen Yue was gifted a Charm attribute for the first part of the quest, Liam could vaguely make sense of the whole thing.
This was probably an inheritance quest of sorts. Maybe Shen Yue could have unlocked a hidden class similar to enchantress from it?
Since they took too long and did not even attempt the quest, it probably triggered something else, and instant of being rewarded by the witch, they were being punished by her.
Also, he doubted that the punishment would stop with a simple death.
Maybe his sister who was unrelated to the quest would only suffer one death, but Shen Yue might lose some attributes, perhaps even a bigger chunk of her soul.
"I did a mistake. I didn't think they would be directly giving out inheritances in the gift box." Liam sighed.
He had so many things to keep track of and it was inevitable that one or two would slip on the side. However, this was too much of a loss.
Having a special class on their side would have tremendously boosted their strength. She could have been a powerful ally.
"What am I thinking? I am already giving up?" Liam closed his eyes, trying to clear his mind.
Perhaps the quest was not entirely lost yet?