Richard Archeron/Progress

## **Class Progress**

* Mage
* Soul Hunter
* Runemaster

## Mage

Ultimately, he was stuck between choosing as a powerhouse and as a lord. Advancing more quickly would allow him to craft more powerful runes that would make him more wealthy, directly boosting his power and status. He still recalled the long list of bloodlines he could obtain just through offerings. Even though something like Manaforge wasn’t amongst them, he could still gain plenty of powerful abilities. 5;13

### **Suppression to Grand Mage**

Richard had suppressed his growth for an entire three years. Try as he might, the man couldn’t recall even one other person in recent history with such a record. At the very least, the Land of Dusk had no such individuals.

To suppress one’s strength for so long and not die in the Land of Dusk was a miracle in and of itself. This was a place where even most saints wouldn’t dare walk out of the defensive range of the fortresses at will. However, it was also extremely difficult to force oneself down for that long without nature taking its course. Few people could withstand the burgeoning growth of their own bodies without negative repercussions. 5;111

### **Grand Mage**

* Level 19 - There was no new grade of spell to learn, no ability to unlock, but it was one step closer to the legendary realm. Both of the next level were only a preparatory phase for the next big leap, shoring up his mana pool and expanding his reserves.
* Level 20 - two divine weapons and saint runes. He could already defeat normal legends and even kill the weaker ones.

### **Legend**

At that point, he was the most powerful person in the entire Archeron Family; assassination attempts on him were just suicide runs.

Richard was new to the legendary realm, but his power was anything but. As someone who controlled multiple laws with three sections to his truename, his defences were worlds apart from that of an ordinary mage. Schloanruven even allowed him to recover faster than basically any other mage his level.

The reason why he had a very fast advancement in the legendary realm largely had to do with Nasia's War Fanatic ability. This had given him the state of being two levels above his current level. When the time came, he only had to get there in terms of mana. Just like with the flame potion, this temporary boost had given him a clear path to take for future development.

* Level 22 - Richard himself was a prodigy of frightening scale. There were few people in the entire history of Norland who had gotten as far as him in as little time, and all were poised to reach divinity if they wished. His laws could already suppress the likes of Tiamat; he was close to finishing his understanding of life laws in Faelor.
* Level 25 - While Richard still hadn’t built back up to a thousand rune knights, more and more powerful drones were emerging from the broodmother to take their place. His subordinates had spiked in power after the bitter war against the reapers, each shooting up multiple levels. He was the only one who had gone up a single level, getting to level 25 without much of a visible difference. Of course, that was because the changes were hidden deep underneath. He had possessed the power of an epic for a few levels now.
* Level 26 - While the devil was rightly confused, Richard felt the mana in his body swirling as he passed level 26. He had been on the verge for a while now, and now that he had flared up for a dangerous fight he had advanced naturally. He didn’t hesitate for a moment as he pushed the energy from the advancement into his physique, compacting his muscles, bones, and organs further. The boost allowed him to increase his carrying capacity, not just for runes but also the archlord’s core within him.
* Level 27 - After three months of battle on the Eternal Battlefield, he used the energy of the Breakthrough on his physique. He could no longer place himself as a mage or warrior in terms of battle style.
* Level 28 - He had reached this level purely by building up on his current high-end powers such as Issa and the fundamental laws.

## Runemaster

At level 17 nearing 18, his auction for a grade 3 custom rune set solidified his status in all of Norland. He could now charge no less than grand runemasters who could craft grade 4 runes, and this was based purely on his ability with customised designs.

Even though he wasn’t particularly strong yet, but there was a pure killing intent wafting off his body that reeked of blood. The aura seemed to be seething with rage, as though it would bury him whole!

Even some of the terrifying demons who left many corpses in their wake did not emanate such a pungent aura of death!

## References

1. ↑ Book 8, Chapter 105
2. ↑ Book 9, Chapter 120
3. ↑ Book 6, Chapter 141
4. ↑ Book 7, Chapter 138
5. ↑ Book 8, Chapter 29
6. ↑ Book 8, Chapter 37
7. ↑ Book 8, Chapter 129
8. ↑ Book 9, Chapter 87
9. ↑ Book 9, Chapter 109
10. ↑ Book 9, Chapter 110