Nothing is Impossible

Atlas found himself laying in a puddle of gore and blood. Scrambling to his feet he glanced around soaking in his surroundings.

He felt something grow in his stomach as he saw the headless corpse of the Minotaur, Lars and Dane. There was a body burnt to a crisp a ways away that Atlas assumed to be Lesli, but it might have been Nex, though unlikely.

He felt… nothing. He didn't feel like he had just killed all of his only friends in this world, but as if he was a child and he had tossed away a toy he didn't care too much about. His mind knew everything about this situation was wrong, but his heart didn't seem to care, seeing it as a way to get stronger.

Atlas looked at his notifications and found a seemingly endless wall of text waiting for him.

Dungeon Completed! Rewards Pending…

You may now leave the dungeon, but your rewards will be halved and given to your teammates if you leave before the rewards have been dolled out.

10 minutes remaining…

5 minutes remaining…

2 minutes remaining…

1 minute remaining…

Rewards have been processed and will now be dolled out depending on contribution.

Contribution list

1st: Atlas Channing 94.1%

2nd: Nexunaluses Trethorn 5.9%

DNF: Dane Ulithian, Lesli Hilton, Lars Robin, Jay Smithfield

Congratulations! You have the highest contribution with an overwhelming 90% or higher contribution. Title Gained: Ace (All Titles, Skills and Spells are shown at the end of the system messages.)

Congratulations! You have personally killed half your team and indirectly caused the others to die or flee away from you! Title Gained: Team Killer.

Congratulations! You are the one who struck the killing blow on all the Minibosses and Boss! Title Gained: Boss Slayer

Already possesses this Title. Title Upgraded: Boss Hunter.

Killed the Hidden Boss by yourself. Title Upgraded: Boss Stalker.

All experience gained in the dungeon will now be rewarded, and because of your personal achievements, it will be multiplied by 3.

Levels Gained: 86 -> 258

You have gained a Town Bottle (Common)! You can now establish a town wherever you place this bottle.

Due to possessing a Town Bottle in the past, Town Bottle has upgraded. Common -> Uncommon.

Due to all the other members giving up on their Town Bottles (Uncommon), it has been upgraded three times. Uncommon -> Epic (Soulbound)

Due to completing a Dungeon, all you Soulbound Items have reached SSS Grade. Forge a bond with each item to upgrade them to Z Grade.

Skill Gained: Dungeoneering (S)

Congratulations! You have completed an Anomaly Dungeon, a dungeon far more powerful than a normal dungeon. Dungeon Rewards Doubled, or if rank, go up two ranks.

Ace -> Star

Team Killer -> Team Assassin

Boss Stalker -> Boss Predator

258 -> 399 (Max Level reached)

Town Bottle (Epic, Soulbound) -> Town Bottle (Mythic, Soulbound)

Soulbound items unaffected.

Dungeoneering (S) -> Dungeon Delving (SSS)

All Rewards Gained.

Star (Mythic): You deal double damage, take half damage, all resource pools are doubled, regenerate resources twice as fast, twice more resistant to conditions and debuffs, and buffs last twice as long.

Team Assassin (Legendary): You deal 10 times more damage to people who are in your party. You take half damage from people in your party.

Boss Predator (Mythic): You have a minimap that shows 50 miles in all directions. On this map, it shows you all Elites, Minibosses, Bosses, Elite Bosses, Hidden Bosses, and Sovereign Bosses. You deal 4 times damage to bosses, take 1/4 damage from bosses, and know their prime weakness.

Level 399 reached. Insight required to Level up one more time.

Town Bottle (Mythic, Soulbound [SSS]): This Town starts with a natural river, and endless mine with every resource in the realm you are in and all buildings are created instantly and cost a tenth of the normal resources to build. All buildings produce 5 times as much as normal. When you move up a realm, the town is put in a bottle and moves up with you, and all residents are given the option to move up with it or stay on the realm where they are.

Reapers Suit (SSS): This suit cannot be destroyed, and it blocks a decent amount of damage. All reaper abilities are 8 times as effective while wearing this suit. When blood is absorbed by the suit, a lot of the user's health and mana will be restored depending on the quality of blood absorbed. Level up by creating a bond with the Suit.

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Death Scythe (SSS): Debuffs are 150% more effective. Damage done with this scythe is quadrupled. Does 4 times extra damage when trying to decapitate someone. Level up by creating a bond with the Scythe.

Fistwraps of Corrosion (SSS): Gives a Debuff (Corrosion) to all enemies that the user attacks. Corrosion doubles itself every 4 seconds after being applied. Level up by creating a bond with the Fistwraps.

Reaper Shoes (SSS): Magic can be used through these shoes to make you far faster (5 times). Mana cost is 1% of maximum per second. Level up by creating a bond with the Shoes.

Dungeon Delving (SSS): Passive skill. In a dungeon, you gain 50% extra damage, speed, health, mana, stamina and recovery. You automatically know the way to all the minibosses and the final boss in a dungeon. Dungeon secrets are 25% easier to notice.

A couple skill notifications trickled in, completely seperate from all the other messages.

Sleeping Death has reached level 9.

Inevitable Death has reached level 8.

Atlas still felt like he should be more distraught at the deaths of his friends, but seeing all of the increases to his strength definitely made him feel far better. He looked over all the new upgrades before eventually giving up and pulling up his status.

Atlas Channing

Tier: 4

Level: 399

Class: Reaper (Epic)

Subclass: Absorber (Rare)

Mana: 40,072

Mana Pathways: Rare

Life force: 1,584,880

Life Force Pathways: Epic

Stamina: 32,620

Stamina Pathways: None (Unlockable at Tier 6)

Aura type: None (Unlockable at Tier 5)

Aura Tier: N/A

Titles: Shadestrider, Skill Sage, Boss Predator, Powerful Soul, Synthesiser, Fate Breaker, Debuffer, Ascendent, Great Credit, Combat Master, Successor of Self, Perfect Successor, Blood of God Atlas, Understanding of Self, Star, Team Assassin.

Legacy: Legacy of Atlas Channing

Achievements: Cannot be viewed, reach Tier 5 first.

Skills: Everflame Core (Y), Archdragon of Death (Y), Divine Sight (ZZZ), Spell Crafting (ZZZ), Inevitable Death** (ZZZ), All Seeing Eye (ZZZ), Hyper Jump** (ZZZ), Denier of Death (ZZZ), Mana Sovereign (ZZZ), Ruler's Mind (ZZZ), Breath of the Consuming Void Dragon (ZZ), Perfect Mind Shattering Thoughts*** (ZZ), Fast Training Techniques (Z), Dungeon Delver (SSS).

Spells: None

Talent: Z

Potential: Z

Skill: SSS

Stats:

Endurance: 5,257

Constitution: 5,267

Strength: 5,387

Dexterity: 5,287

Wisdom: 5,276

Intelligence: 5,367

Free points: 459

Atlas was shocked. His Lifeforce was simply ridiculous, his mana was still going strong, his skills were only getting better, his titles had added two more to their ranks, and his stats had become bloated far beyond anything they had ever been before.

He took one last glance at the blood covered floor before sighing and accepting the message to leave the dungeon.

Light suffused his being, and he was teleported back into the Training Dungeon building. He found himself staring straight at Nex and he instantly took a step back, not feeling ready to face her.

She looked deep into his eyes. "You are no longer sleeping. Good, you were absolutely terrifying when you were."

Atlas scratched the back of his neck, suddenly feeling very uncomfortable. "So about what happened back there…"

Nex cocked her head. "You mean you killing the rest of our party singlehandedly, as well as turning the Minotaur into mincemeat?"

Atlas gulped. "Yeah, that."

Nex sighed. "I understand that you were under the effects of a skill."

Atlas's eyebrows rose upwards. "How did you know?"

Nex waved him off. "Not important. Elves can see many things that others can not. Come, lets talk somewhere a little more private."

Atlas followed her out of the building and over to the Guild Hall, where Nex grabbed two bowls of Fire Chicken stew, handing one to Atlas and sitting him down at a table in the corner. Atlas took the bowl and nodded his thanks, taking a couple bites and stuffing his mouth so he would have an excuse if she tried to talk to him.

Nex ate her stew slowly but surely, never so much as looking at Atlas until they had both finished their meals. Atlas, now having no excuse if she began to question him, desperately tried to think of a conversation topic that wouldn't bring them back to the recent demise of their party.

"So… I thought elves didn't eat meat?" Atlas asked tentatively.

Nex shrugged. "Most elves don't, but I don't understand why. Plants have just as many emotions as animals, just not the intelligence to go along with it. I don't care what I eat, as long as it tastes good."

They both sat in awkward silence.

Nex locked eyes with Atlas. "The Minotaur gave me some parting words to relay to you, and I think knowing about them will benefit you. I will just share the memory with you." She closed her eyes, concentrating.

Atlas felt words tuck into his brain, feeling different than how the Minotaur usually talked but still in the same vein.

Tell the human that it was the system who commanded me to do this, otherwise I would never have thought to use my sleep spell on him. I much prefer this path, as I was promised that I will be resurrected in another dungeon if I do this. The amount of death killing his friends has generated… truly a sight to behold. My death will only strengthen his connection with death, and he will become the system's perfect reaper, and I will get to feast on more young minds, without having to die here.

Atlas felt an unspeakable rage fill him, how dare the system control him! But he suppressed it, listening to Nex's next few words.

"I don't hate you, Atlas, I really don't, but I will take my leave now, because no matter how little of it was truly your fault, you just killed my fiance and my best friends in this world. I feel pain just from being around you. I am going to give up the life of an adventurer and become a healer, please feel free to talk to me whenever you want, I understand that your pain might be just as much or greater than mine."

Atlas almost scoffed, but his mind was racing, and he looked up at Nex, eyes determined. It was time to go take a hold of his fate once and for all. "Please excuse me, I need to go talk with myself."

And with that, he spun around, handing his empty bowl to the bartender and marching outside, eyes full of determination.