End Online: Volume 1
enabling you
to use the sacred arts with any weapon you were proficient with.
    I headed out towards the
east gate out of Iceridge the next morning, setting up a simple bed in my
locker and sleeping the three hours it took for night to pass. I may not have
any money for potions and the like but I was just excited to have my first
quest. There was a journal you could open through the main menu that had all
your current and past quests recorded along with the progress, although it
wrote itself like tale of how you completed it.
    As fascinating as it was
surely enough at the top of page one, there was “Vengeance of the Centurion”
along with the conversation between me and him at accepting the quest and an
incomplete status below it.
    To the east it was very
similar to the city’s north. The only difference was that out here the trees
were less dense and on the horizon I could see some considerable sized hills
with high mountain peaks behind them. There were also a lot more wolves out here
and fewer players, especially considering that the current time in real life is
after dinner this will be the busiest time of the day on the server.
    Two wolves caught sniff of
my scent and all of a sudden came recklessly charging at me. Striking them both
a heavy blow while dashing through their charge, I was a little surprised at
how fast I was , I even took off forty percent of their
health in a single attack.
    After dealing with the
centurion for the two weeks these wolves just seemed too slow and predictable.
I made short work of most of the wolves on my travels to the mountains
where the great white wolf was supposed to dwell in the deepest part of a cave.
    Gaining three levels
getting to the mountain range and then another three just spent wandering around
looking for this cave I reached level seven quite easily, my advanced military
arts had grown to skill level five and aggravation had raised another level as
well. My max health has gained sixty seven points and stamina is at a hundred
and thirteen, the advanced military arts however had to have the greatest
effect on me getting stronger.
    Advanced Military Arts ( SLvl 5, 17%) -Active
     You have completed the training course at
Iceridge
     Military Academy showing your determination in
the
      face of death itself,
learning a higher proficiency
      of short swords.
    SLvl 5:
    - Fighting Prowess + 2
    - Short sword proficiency.
    - Short sword damage bonus 1.5 X base damage.
    - +6 Agility.
    - +4 Strength.
    - +4 Dexterity.
     
    I found the cave a short walk
up the base of a mountain, dimly lit by random glowing ores in the
walls. It was easy to disclose that it was the correct one considering the
large abundance of grey wolves inside. Unfortunately for them however my
standard attack will now take off more than half their health so two strikes is
all it takes to kill one.
    I also learned a sacred
art call Triple Thrust that used fifteen stamina, stabbing twice quickly with one weapon and followed by a more powerful thrust
from the other. This killed wolves in one strike, however my stamina didn’t regenerate anywhere near fast enough to consider
using it often.
    With the snow ending just
inside the cave, there was practically only one path, occasionally it had a
fork in the tunnel but one would usually end abruptly in a dead end. I managed
to make use of my aggravation skill by standing close enough until one or two
received the “aggro” status and broke off from the pack to attack me, but
occasionally more would come. At one point I had six with enough intent to kill
me they rivalled the centurion. Most of my stamina and half of my health later
I was stuck trying to catch my breath but lucky enough to have survived.
    Ten minutes of
recklessly charging into fights brought me to a massive open
cavern. Inside the stunning sight there was green grass all over the
field, apple trees decorating the scenery and created a canopy that blocked
most of the view of the ceiling. I could

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