Woke up and I'm exhausted and sore. I spent way to much Mana fighting that dragon. I need to take it easy today and not challenge any Floors. Debating whether I should train, or go to the coliseum to get skills. Well, I need to upgrade me equipment, house, and skills some more.
"Shop"
「Store
Weapon
Armor
Consumable
Room
Skills」
"Skills"
「Skill Shop Page
Ice Lance: 300G
Ice Mastery: 700G
Frost Nova: 500G」
Guess the shop is biased towards Ice Mages.
"Buy 'Ice Lance', 'Ice Mastery', and 'Frost Nova'"
「New Skills
Frost Nova: The user channels their mastery over ice to create a sudden, freezing shockwave emanating from their position, encasing enemies in ice and causing damage in an area of effect.
Ice Mastery: Ice Mastery signifies an unparalleled proficiency in controlling and manipulating the powers of ice and frost. Those who possess Ice Mastery have a deep understanding of ice-related magic, enabling them to wield and shape freezing energies with precision and finesse.
Ice Lance: The caster conjures a sharp, spear-like projectile made of ice and hurls it at a target with precision, dealing direct ice-based damage upon impact.」
Well, 'Ice Mastery' and 'Frost Nova' are both good skills. However, Ice lance doesn't really do anything good. Assuming it's like Magic Arrow it wouldn't be that good.
"Combine 'Ice Lance' and 'Magic Arrow'"
「New Skill
Frostbolt Barrages: The caster summons a series of rapid-firing, lance-shaped ice projectiles imbued with magical energy, launching them at high speed towards targets to deal ice-based damage and potentially freeze enemies upon impact.」
Way better than 'Magic Arrow' and 'Ice Lance'. I just need to get more skills to combine. Taking a look over my skill list for any similar skills. Perfect.
"Combine 'Weapon Enhancement' and 'Armor Enhancement'"
「New Skill
Mana Empowerment: Mana Empowerment allows the caster to infuse both weapons and armor with Mana energies, granting temporary enhancements to offensive and defensive capabilities.」
The skill is the same as the other two just combined. Hopefully, it at least raises the enhancement. With this the coliseum should be as easy as ever. Since I was gone for so long in the tower, people should be stronger than before. Heading down to the coliseum nothing unusual happens. You have your daily robbery happening. Some random people fighting in the street for no reason. Just your daily stuff inside the Tower.
Upon reaching the coliseum I see a huge ball of Mana cover it. Seeing as how it's from one person I get excited. Itching for a good fight from a non-monster. Fighting a strong monster is way worse than fighting a strong human. Looking around at peoples Mana not being able to find the person. Feeling his Mana still inside the coliseum. Looking down at the coliseum fights happening I see him.
What's surprising is that the person I wanted to fight was getting beat up by someone else. A man barefooted. No Mana coming out from his body, brown hair, and short. He wasn't using any weapons just his fists. Waiting for when the match would end to challenge him. Heading towards the place where the fighters get out to wait.
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Waiting for a solid 5 minutes I see him. Running up to him immediately.
"Hey, I saw your performance out there, I was wondering if you wanted to fight me next."
"Of course, I would never deny I fight from a strong challenger."
Heading into the roster and finding his offered skill.
「'Rio Andre'
Skill: Shadowless Strike - Hyeonmu's Whisper」
He must be a martial artist. Judging by the name Hyeonmu it must be a wonderful skill. Hyeonmu is a legendary beast in Korea.
「Your offer has been accepting, teleporting now.」
「Start Match?
Yes or No」
"Yes"
Hearing the sound to start the match I rush up to him. Look at him closely for any sign of skills he could use.
"Mana Empowerment"
"Future Sight"
Upon activating future sight I see a flurry of attacks coming in my direction. Stopping my rush towards him at once. Seeing his surprised face, knowing he didn't expect me to stop.
"Frostbolt Barrages"
Throwing multiple ice lances at him and rushing in with them. Preparing my plan to end him in an instant.
"Frost Nova"
Looking back up after the skill, he's not there. Not being able to find him at all. Knowing he should've been distracted by the lances. Jumping into the air to get a better view of the coliseum. Suddenly, I felt a presence behind me.
"Teleport"
Teleporting back to the ground and looking upwards. Seeing the opponent in the sky falling downward. Upon the opponent reaching the ground a huge cloud of dust comes upward and blocks my vision.
"Heat Sense"
Seeing the figure of red coming towards me and getting ready to trap him. The opponent getting in range and my plan proceeding.
"Frost Nova"
Feeling the coldness of the skill and the happiness of trapping the opponent. Opening my eyes and seeing him trapped in the ice. Surprisingly, he caught onto my plan and was able to dodge some of the ice. Trapping only his lower body. Still being able to move his upper body he slams the ice with his fists. Breaking free from the ice and dashing backwards.
"Teleport"
Teleporting right in front of his face. Seeing his eyes widen as I feel his breathe on my neck. In respect of the opponent using martial arts I decide to too.
"Heavenly Moonlight Footwork"
The first hit slamming him into the coliseum wall. The opponent not even able to fall down gets slammed again by the second. Barraging the opponent into the wall of the coliseum making his body unusable. After each hit of the 'Heavenly Moonlight Footwork' was finished I look downwards towards his body.
"Absorb"
「New Skill
Thunderclap Palm: Intermediate users of this skill harness their inner energy to deliver explosive palm strikes, resonating with thunderous force upon impact, causing disruption to opponents' inner energy.」
「Player 1 has won the match!
New Skill:
Shadowless Strike - Hyeonmu's Whisper: Hyeonmu's Whisper is a stealthy and lightning-fast martial arts technique that allows the practitioner to deliver swift, precise strikes without leaving any visible trace or sound, evoking the whispers of a legendary beast, Hyeonmu.」
Getting two skills from one coliseum match was unplanned for. Honestly, I didn't even mean to kill the guy he was just too weak. It was definitely a fun match though.
Wasting no time to get back home to buy more upgrades. Upon getting to the front of my house I see something happen in the alleyway. Deciding to ignore it and head inside.
"Shop"
「Store
Weapon
Armor
Consumable
Room
Skills」
"Room"
「Room Shop
Smithy: 5,000G
2nd Floor: 2000G」
"Buy 'Smithy' and '2nd Floor'"
「New unlocks
A new item has been added to the 'Items Shop'
'Black Smiths Basic Equipment'
2nd Floor:
By unlocking the 2nd Floor you have more space for upgrades. New upgrades have been added to the 'Room Shop'」
「Room Shop
Food Cabinet: 1,000G
3rd Floor: 10,000G
Bigger Bed: 700G
Entertainment System: 2,000G」
Seeing as how I still have over 10,000G, I will help myself.
"Buy 'Bigger Bed', 'Food Pantry', and 'Entertainment System'"
「New Unlocks
Food Cabinet: A cabinet inside of your house that automatically restocks with food. You can alter what food is being restocked inside of the settings.
Bigger Bed: Now having access to a King Sized Bed. The foam is abled to be altered inside of the settings.
Entertainment System: You have unlocked a TV. You can watch any type of video available back on Earth. However, anything made after the time you were teleported is not available.」
I swear, sometimes the Tower is so nice to the players, other times the Tower doesn't give a shit about us. Thankfully, the Tower answered my call of being endlessly bored inside the Tower.
Grabbing some cookies from the cabinet. Laying down on my bed and turning on the TV. Feeling as if I was back on Earth.
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「Status Window
Name: Kim Yeon
Level: 35
Skills: Soul Absorption, Corpse Summon, Heavy Strike, Low Tier Regeneration LV2, Appraise, Bone Forge, Vampire Grasp LV2, Soul Reaping, Heat Sensing, Heightened Senses LV2, Skill Combination, Future Sight, Master of Mana, Weapon Mastery, Mana Circuit, Shadow Invisibility, Flash Step, Heavenly Moonlight Footwork, Mana Arrow, Automatic Mana Absorption, Corpse Explosion, Blood Configuration, Body Guard Summon, Draconic Senses, Haste, Weapon Enhancement, Armor Enhancement, Teleportation, Frost Nova, Ice Mastery, Thunderclap Palm, Shadowless Strike - Hyeonmu's Whisper, Frostbolt Barrages, Mana Empowerment.
Stats:
Strength: 54
Agility: 64
Intelligence: 79 (5)
Stamina: 48 (2)
Available points: 70
Gold: 8,860」