Meera was back in Yoana's room with the blanket draped around her again, but she had retrieved her belt and chakrams from Yoana's cupboard. She could have put on some clothes she had stored in the belt, but Yoana had gone to fetch Meera's assassin armor from the seamstress and would be coming back any moment, so for now, the blanket would do. Meera hoped the seamstress was able to fix her armor. She would have preferred to go to an armorer, but there was lots of fabric in that armor, so she might have been able to fix it.
Meera drew a deep breath and pulled up her notifications, and there were a ton of them.
*ding!*
[You have killed 7 Mirage Golem – Level 78. For killing an enemy forty levels higher than your own, you have gained bonus experience.]
*ding!*
[Congratulation. Image Stealer has reached Level 47. You have been awarded 3 stat points]
[Congratulation. Image Stealer has reached Level 48. You have been awarded 3 stat points]
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[Congratulation. Image Stealer has reached Level 69. You have been awarded 3 stat points]
*ding!*
[Congratulations. Chakram of Echoes effect activated. Upon reaching Level 50 in your main class, you have earned a sixth Chakram.]
*ding!*
[Congratulations. Chakram of Echoes effect activated. Upon reaching Level 60 in your main class, you have earned a seventh Chakram.]
Two new chakrams appeared on her arms, making her total number of chakrams go to seven. Meera jumped in the air, making her chakrams jingle. That was not the only thing she was excited about. Her levels had jumped up so much. She had gained thirty levels since she had entered the forest. That was in a day.
Maybe I should find more places with higher levels of monsters. The rewards are definitely worth it.
*ding!*
[Congratulations. Mirror Affinity has reached Level 34. All of your mirror-based attacks will get a 36% boost]
[Congratulations. Mirror Affinity has reached Level 35. All of your mirror-based attacks will get a 37% boost]
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[Congratulations. Mirror Affinity has reached Level 56. All of your mirror-based attacks will get a 58% boost]
*ding!*
[Congratulations. Shadow Step has reached Level 4]
[Congratulations. Shadow Step has reached Level 4]
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[Congratulations. Shadow Step has reached Level 15]
*ding!*
[Congratulations. Nimble Ears has reached Level 11]
[Congratulations. Nimble Ears has reached Level 12]
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[Congratulations. Nimble Ears has reached Level 23]
*ding!*
[Congratulations. Eagle Eye has reached Level 11]
[Congratulations. Eagle Eye has reached Level 12]
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[Congratulations. Eagle Eye has reached Level 21]
*ding!*
[Congratulations. Primal Power has reached Level 17]
[Congratulations. Primal Power has reached Level 18]
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[Congratulations. Primal Power has reached Level 20]
*ding!*
[Congratulations. Monkey Fist has reached Level 15]
[Congratulations. Monkey Fist has reached Level 16]
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[Congratulations. Monkey Fist has reached Level 18]
*ding!*
[Congratulations. Wild Instincts has reached Level 5]
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[Congratulations. Wild Instincts has reached Level 6]
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[Congratulations. Wild Instincts has reached Level 10]
*ding!*
[Congratulations. Ambush Tactics has reached Level 14]
[Congratulations. Ambush Tactics has reached Level 15]
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[Congratulations. Ambush Tactics has reached Level 27]
*ding!*
[Congratulations. Fireplosion has reached Level 8]
[Congratulations. Fireplosion has reached Level 9]
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[Congratulations. Fireplosion has reached Level 14]
*ding!*
[Congratulations. Mirror Shield has reached Level 2]
[Congratulations. Mirror Shield has reached Level 3]
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[Congratulations. Mirror Shield has reached Level 25]
*ding!*
[Congratulations. Shadowmeld has reached Level 2]
[Congratulations. Shadowmeld has reached Level 3]
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[Congratulations. Shadowmeld has reached Level 7]
*ding!*
[Congratulations. Vitalize has reached Level 4]
[Congratulations. Vitalize has reached Level 5]
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[Congratulations. Vitalize has reached Level 18]
*ding!*
[Congratulations. Climbing has reached Level 17]
[Congratulations. Climbing has reached Level 18]
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[Congratulations. Climbing has reached Level 20]
*ding!*
[Congratulations. Tactician's Gaze has reached Level 2]
[Congratulations. Tactician's Gaze has reached Level 3]
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[Congratulations. Tactician's Gaze has reached Level 15]
Meera sighed. That was a lot of skills. It's confirmed. I'm going to find more places like these to level up. She couldn't stop grinning. If she could see her improvement in this way back on earth, she could have been the greatest kickboxer or Olympic sprinter, or even powerlifter. Seeing her progress drilled down to a mathematical form was much better than feeling for it. Once I get home, I'm going to take up RPG games.
But the real addicting part was what was coming next, and she couldn't wait to see what skills she got.
*ding!*
[Class Ability Activated. You have stolen the skill Mirror Blast. Mirror Blast – Type: Active. You focus the light around you and release it in an explosive blast of light and mirror shards, dealing damage to all within a certain radius. Would you like to acquire this skill?]
Then came the now familiar message stating that she needed to let go of a skill, and this time, Meera knew right away which one she needed to let go of—Fireplosion. It was clear that Mirror Blast was the mirror element version of Fireplosion.
She always wanted a fire attack, but given this new attack's synergy with Mirror Affinity should automatically make it stronger. Goodbye, Fireplosion.
*ding!*
[You have acquired the skill Mirror Blast – Level 1]
*ding!*
[Class Ability Activated. You have stolen the general skill Prismatic Distortion. Your body will manipulate light and color, creating subtle disorienting visual effects that can make it harder for long-range attacks to land. Would you like to acquire this skill?]
Meera slapped her thigh. So, that's why it was so hard to focus and land my chakrams on them from long range.
*ding!*
[You have acquired the skill Prismatic Distortion – Level 1]
*ding!*
[Class Ability Activated. You have stolen the skill Mirror Shard Barrage. Mirror Shard Barrage – Type: Active. You can focus your Mana and launch sharp mirror shards into your enemies, causing severe lacerations and injuries. Would you like to acquire this skill?]
Meera had to think about which skill to give up for this one. The only one that came to mind was Shadowmeld. It was a helpful skill. One that had saved her hide a few times in her encounters with the Golems, but another mirror-focused attack could definitely prove useful. Besides, it's not like Shadowmeld made me completely invisible. Then there was this feeling inside her that was telling her that she should take this new skill, if not only to add a variety of offensive skills to her skillset.
*ding!*
[You have acquired the skill Mirror Shard Barrage – Level 1]
*ding!*
[Class Ability Activated. You have stolen the skill Disorienting Flare. Disorienting Flare – Type: Active. You can emit a dazzling flare from your eyes, disorienting and temporarily blinding enemies caught within its range. Would you like to acquire this skill?]
Meera had to think long and hard about this one. It seemed like a useful skill, but she would have to give up one equally useful skill. She didn't know which one she would be comfortable parting with. The only one she could think of was Monkey Fist, but then she would be trading an offensive one for what seemed like a defensive or utility skill.
Monkey Fist has saved my life more than one time.
Ultimately, she decided to forego Monkey Fist as she needed an attack that could disorient her enemies and create an opening for her. That left her with three more notifications to go through.
*ding!*
[You have acquired the skill Disorienting Flare – Level 1]
*ding!*
[Class Ability Activated. You have stolen the general skill Absorption. Your body will absorb the properties of an enemy's attack or magical spell, gaining temporary resistance for a short period of time. Would you like to acquire this skill?]
*ding!*
[You have acquired the skill Absorption – Level 1]
It was a good enough skill, but one she never got to see in practice as they never survived her one magical attack—Fireplosion. She hoped Mirror Blast was worth losing Fireplosion for. But she couldn't waste time thinking about it. It was done.
The following two skills were Glass Shard Barrage which she already had, so experience got added to her main class, and the last one was Absorption again, which also added experience to her main class. She hoped it would bring her level to 70, earning her another chakram, but that didn't happen. She was a little disappointed, but it was okay. She had earned lots of skills that synergized with her class. She was looking to try those out.
Next came the attribute points, and she could do nothing but stare. She had a total of ninety-three free stat points. She quickly did the math and realized that she shouldn't have gotten that much but snapped her fingers when she remembered that she didn't spend the ones from the first two golems that she downed.
Okay, time to get to work.
She started with a standard ten-point spread into everything aside from Power, giving it only five points. Then she min-maxed according to her skills which were slowly shifting from more Endurance based skills to Focus based, which meant she would need more Mana. So, she put the most points in Focus, followed by Endurance, as she would like to have her Nimble Ears and Eagle Eye active for longer. It didn't take her long to finish allotting the attribute points.
[Name: Meera Singh]
[Age: 24]
[Race: Unnatural Human]
[Class: Image Stealer – Level 69]
[Class Ability: Reflection – Level 12]
Stats
[Health: 410]
[Stamina: 560]
[Mana: 420]
Attributes
[Constitution: 41]
[Power: 20]
[Dexterity: 39]
[Endurance: 56]
[Focus: 42]
[Agility: 48]
[Perception: 42]
Skills
[Ambush Tactics – Level 27]
[Disorienting Flare - Level 1]
[Eagle Eye - Level 21]
[Shadow Step - Level 15]
[Primal Power - Level 20]
[Nimble Ears - Level 23]
[Mirror Shield - Level 25]
[Mirror Blast - Level 1]
[Mirror Shard Barrage - Level 1]
[Vitalize - Level 18]
General Skills
[Identify – Level 3]
[Mirror Affinity – Level 56]
[Climbing – Level 20]
[Tree Walker - Level 15]
[Potion Making - Level 1]
[Alpha Aura - Level 1]
[Wild Instincts - Level 10]
[Charred Body - Level 3]
[Shadow Affinity - Level 1]
[Tactician's Gaze – Level 15]
[Prismatic Distortion - Level 1]
[Absorption - Level 1]
With that all sorted out, Meera felt ready to take on the witch and whatever golems she might send Meera's way. As if on cue, Yoana returned with Meera's assassin armor, and there was one thing that was massively different from before.
"Yoana," Meera stated calmly.
"Yes…"
"Why the hell is it red?"