VRMMO: Am I The Strongest Yet?

The underwater kingdom was a place full of life.

Mermaid-like beings of water, materialized right out of some fantasy story, lived in houses carved from coral or unique houses made with their own magic.

Unlike conventional 'kingdoms' this place wasn't that big. There lived no more than a few thousand individuals in this place alongside all kinds of sea and ocean creatures.

There were many friendly creatures, many creatures that were used as livestocks and made into barbecues, and many creatures that lived alongside these beings.

Since this was a place on the bottom of a deep part of the sea, it was quite deep and not much sunlight reached here.

However, unlike the outside area, this entire floor was covered in dense Mana and unique star-glitter-like energy that the Merpeople called (Rooh).

This kingdom, a place of wonder and prosperity, was filled with smiling natives, a strangely advanced civilization despite the looks of their houses, and a palace where the monarch of this place lived.

And, in the vast expanse that was present on this water floor with more than enough light for all kinds of life to exist, anyone could naturally tell where the most important place of this entire state was located.

Though the reason for that obviousness wasn't something good…

-Boooooooooooooom!

A great explosion was caused by the clash of a cerulean trident and a white sword glowing with a green blaze in the center of the throne room of the castle of the underwater kingdom.

This was the throne room of the monarch of this kingdom, the place where the highest authority of this kingdom as well as this part of the world lived.

This place, though previously used to be attractive, eye pleasing and beautiful, after the arrival of their guests a few moments ago and the battle that took place between the King and a certain foreigner that had come with these outsiders, a familiar face within this kingdom and these waters, the entire place was devastated.

Pillars were damaged, there was chaos all around the place, the floor made from the fine coral materials was now in pieces.

The walls of clay and underwater sand had broken down despite their magically reinforced nature.

There was chaos all around them, and the cause of it all was the two individuals who had initiated this battle.

-Swiiiiiiiish!

"You're not going to win with that attitude, Klaus. I've said it countless times and I'll say it again… absolute strength is nothing more than a handicap that you put on yourself."

The previous explosion that destroyed all the pretty things in this throne room including the fine glass and crystals, was the last of the blows that they had shared.

-Click.

As she placed her weapon back into the sheath… as the white blade burning with the green flames was placed back into the red-white sheath, the undying flames that it had brought with it were all dispersed as well.

Half of the things present in the room which were on fire just until now were all freed from the cursed fire born from the cursed nature of the sword, or more precisely, the cursed nature of the temporary key that was used to give the White sword those powers.

She was the victor even though she did not possess the powers that she used to when she last came here, and this fact infuriated the defeated king who had crashed into the very throne that was the symbol of his absolute authority.

{ "I make mistakes but it does not mean I do not learn, young girl. I might be getting old, but I still have a few strong decades left in me… I will make sure I defeat you before this body of mine is emptied out of each drop of water it holds." }

The King of the Goldtail tribe and the master of this underwater kingdom no bigger than a great human city… he was a divine being, master of an ancient relic that belonged to the Primordial civilization and was termed [{(Artifact)}] by the experts like her who knew their value.

Be it the 'collector' or the other great collectors of this world, all had longed to witness this particular kind item all their lives.

However, few had ever seen these items. And, even fewer were ever chosen by these original relics from the past that had survived till this day.

These items were called the Creations of (Truth). Not the creation of Origins but the primordial truths upon which they were based on, the concepts that they guarded.

Though no one including Alex or her companions and colleagues or the six colored Saints knew whether this was a fact or not, they knew the immense value that each and every one of the 'Artifacts' must hold.

{ "Mark my words, Alexandria Anastasia Roxanna." }

With a few platinum scales present in his golden tail, with a tall body stronger looking than Odin's, the king of the Goldtail looked at Alex with a fierce look in his eyes, a smile of the greatest excitement present on his rather young face.

{ "I will defeat you before I breathe my last breath. Remember that." }

The trident vanished from his hands and he stood back up.

In the realm of water, he should have had the obvious advantage against a human who was using tricks just to stay in the water.

She was even using the help of a demon this time so this was obviously supposed to be much more difficult for her than their past experiences.

However, that was not the case.

She defeated him just as easily as she had defeated him the first time.

She was using an Artifact like his this time, which contained flickering powers of a cursed sword.

The coursed power did not belong to the sword itself, and yet it was using it so, it was obvious to the king that just like his trident that had the ability to command the waters and the beings of the waters, that certain white sword had the ability to devour every other sword with any kind of properties.

He could tell just from the fear and cries of horror from his trident that that sword was something even a primordial weapon like it recognised.

All the primordial weapons were from a time that was unknown even to the Origins so the fact that this weapon recognised that sword, provided its primal origin, however, the fact that she was the one weirding that weapon, made the sword much more dangerous than it could have ever been in the hands of any other kind of swordsman.

{ "I won't lie, young lady. You make me feel the fears that I've only felt from the Abyssal beings and Those like me." } he approached them with a positive expression.

There were rulers in this world that represented an entire section of life from this world, and he was one such being.

The powers and authorities that he possessed were far beyond that of a normal divine individual. He had divinity, but more than that, he was someone that knew a lot of things, someone that had lived for an unimaginably long time, and someone that still lost to her every time they fought.

"There's no need to be afraid of me. I won't bite until you hinder me first." He was formally greeting her at this moment, so she also greeted him formally and, including Elio, the rest of them did as well.

{ "Is this the one you've always been bragging about?" }

The king looked at Elio with an observing glance, his deep crystal like blue eyes evaluating every bit of his being. Your journey continues at My Virtual Library Empire

He found him strong, interesting as well. However, what caught the king's eyes was not the strength that he had, but his eyes…

{ "You're like THEM…" } he mumbled to himself, tried looking back into the dearth hidden behind those simple yet unique eyes, and when he could not look at them anymore, when even he failed to find anything within them, he shook his head and smiled.

{ "Anyway, how long are you going to stay this time? I'm pretty sure you're not here to take refuge." }

Very little time was left until the day of the great change arrived.

They still needed to do a bunch of things before that day arrived… they had to level up here, they had to go to her secret treasury and get a few things, and then, she also had a lot of things she needed to do.

"We don't have time to stay, Klaus."

She had simply come here to take a sword that they had in their treasury and use his powers to get to her own treasury.

It was not going to take a lot of time if we got help from him, but even if they do reach her treasure storage a week before the day of the change, they would have to pass through the various obstacles first that will take them more than a week.

They will reach their destination before the day of the change, but they will only get inside the treasury in time.

"I want the (Wing of Almieus) that you have. And I want you to help us with our power level. We have to cross at least (Level-200) before That day arrives."

She was demanding something ridiculous. She wanted a treasured object for free and also help from the Monarch of a kingdom.

She didn't even say what she would give them in return, so…

{ "Alright. Doesn't seem like a difficult request." }

It was even more ridiculous how the king simply agreed to what she had asked for.

And, to make things even more ridiculous…

[5 Days later…]

-Booooooooooom!

He personally called out various high leveled creatures of the sea for them with the power of his Artifact trident, piled them all, and in a vast place near his beautiful kingdom, he left them all to fight with one another.

"Phew…"

It was a great experience for both Elio and Alex.

And, thanks to him…

[Ding!]

[You have leveled up!]

[(Level-199) > (Level-200)!]

They had achieved their goal a little earlier than they had initially expected.