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[The difference in power between both users is incredibly high.]
[Due to the difference in power exceeding 50%, proper compensation and debuff will be applied to both parties, respectively.]
[Player Anna's Stats have increased by +500% for the duration of this battle.]
[The target’s Stats have been lowered by -50% for the duration of this battle.]
[As compensation, a {Guardian of the Balance} has been summoned.]
[Cooldown until next Skill Usage: 24 Hours]
Behind me, one of the statues portraying an enraged Jackal soldier began moving on its own, its eyes glowing blazing red.
[The Guardian of the Balance has summoned the Soldier of Death!]
"W-What?! This is... Ungh!"
Anubis collapsed to his knees because he could no longer stand. His own abilities had now turned against him. He had always harshly assessed others, and now he was being unfairly judged. The power of the balance was absolute, and activating it still drew power from him, so he was probably twice as exhausted as someone else would be under those conditions.
This is quite a sight to behold.
"STOP THIS…!"
As he observed everything, Anubis began to tremble and sweat bullets as he saw all three of us charging at him. I began attacking him with my spear and countless rays of sunshine, while Sepa’s possession had already ended. Violet attacked him with his gigantic scythes, while the Guardian pummeled him into the ground with his massive stone spear.
BAAM! BAAM! BAAM!
“Uugggh! RAAAHHH…!”
Anubis was being hit from all sides, and he was so weakened he was incapable of fighting back. His punches were strong and made the ground tremble, but they were slow and avoidable. His tail sweep was also easy to predict, and his bites were so sluggish I was yawning while evading them. Maybe I was getting a bit cocky, and perhaps I was “unfairly” treating him, but knowing what my brother would go through after fighting his incarnation, which even involved my own death and later “miraculous revival”, I simply couldn’t stand still now that I had the tools to deal with him.
“You must really love getting your ass kicked! Why are you not unsummoning yourself from here? Your manifestation will only end up becoming my materials if you don’t hurry." I said it with a laugh.
“MY TOMB… MY TREASURES…!” He roared furiously. “I WILL REMEMBER YOU!”
FLUOSH!
Suddenly, his Manifestation began turning into a phantasmal form, slowly beginning to vanish into the ceiling. It looks like he was finally giving up. However, he wouldn’t go away without barking at me one last time. I almost felt bad for him, knowing how malicious of a Constellation he was. I can’t really pity his situation. I might be making him my enemy now, but that was within my expectations today. It was all worth it if I could get these powers in exchange. They will open the path for a future where I can grasp my own destiny.
“Don’t ever think this is over! I will chase you down to the ends of the earth! I shall never let a mortal treat me like this ever before! Vengeance shall be mine!”
FLAAASH!
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And then he finally vanished. After that, the giant statue fell into pieces and completely stopped moving, and the amazing buff I was receiving quickly disappeared. My entire body felt like falling into pieces due to the enormous exhaustion I felt. That was quite something.
[The Cosmic Throne {Black Jackal that Judges the Death} Manifestation has faded away!]
[The Effects of the {Anubis’ Judgement} Skill have ended.]
[Cooldown until next Skill Usage: 24 Hours]
[Several Constellations were watching this at the edge of their seats!]
[The Constellations have sponsored 500 Plot Points.]
[The Cosmic Throne {Black Jackal that Judges the Death} glares at you with bloodlust.]
[The Cosmic Throne {Lady that Soothes the Souls of the Death} giggles mischievously.]
[She has sponsored 100 Plot Points.]
“Phew… I guess we managed to do it. This Skill’s amazing, but the cooldown is its major weakness. I can only use it once a day, I guess.” I sighed, sitting on the dust-covered floor.
While trying to relax for the moment, I checked the new Skills I got and an unexpected new Privilege.
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[Anubis’ Judgement (S): Lv1]
[Skill EXP: 250/1000]
The Ability to Start a [Ceremony of Weighting of Hearts] that only Anubis or his Incarnation can activate. By putting a certain “Condition” the ceremony begins. If the difference between the two based on the condition surpasses 50%, a “Balance” between both the user and the target will begin. An insanely overpowered Skill allows someone to balance their own power level against an extremely powerful foe. However, it can only be used against a single target, and its cooldown upon usage is 24 Hours.
Level Bonus (1): 50% Chance to Summon a {Guardian of the Balance} whenever the weighing of hearts falls in the user’s favor.
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Yep, this Skill is just as broken as I remember it. Jack was never able to obtain it in the Novel either; it was an insane power the Incarnation of Anubis could use to overpower him in a battle and almost kill him.
At the same time, he also used this skill.
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[Ruler of the Dead (S): Lv1]
[Skill EXP: 0/1000]
The ability to rule over the dead and bring their corpses to a reanimated state, where they will obey the user based on what they give in exchange, from Mana, Souls, Material Goods, Money, or anything. Depending on the former strength, conditions, or grudges of a target corpse, limitations based on Skill Level and total Stats might apply. Additionally, Special Quests may begin if a soul of the dead desires the Ruler of the Dead to do something for them in exchange for their powers.
Level Bonus (1): Enhances the Ruled Targets Stats by +25% and the duration of their reanimation by +50%.
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This is literally necromancy but slightly nerfed, and it comes with several pluses, such as, hm? Wait what? Quests? I didn’t know that was a thing! I am fairly sure Quests only begin happening halfway through the Second Awakening and become incredibly crucial in the Third Awakening. interesting. To think a Skill can generate them so early on. This might be easy to abuse.
And lastly…
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[Death’s Little Sister (B-Rank Privilege)]
A wonderful privilege is only given to the little sister of death itself!
By being so adorable and cute, your Charm Stat can enhance the chances of convincing the dead to be controlled and reanimated by you.
Additionally, whenever you fight a death-related foe or an undead-type monster, your Stats increase by +50% and the foe’s Stats decrease by -25% for the duration of the battle.
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Broken! What the heck?! This will make Necromancing even easier, and that buff against Death-related foes and Undead is amazing. Maybe that was also something that influenced the fight against Anubis without my realizing it. I had only thought about getting the Balance Skill, the Ruler of the Dead was a fine addition, but this? I never thought I would get this Privilege from absorbing that crystal.
[Calculating EXP Earned…]
[You earned a total of 70000 EXP!]
[Level Up!]
[Level Up!]
[Level Up!]
[Level Up!]
[Your Level has increased from Level 11 to Level 16!]
[Violet] Level has increased to Level 14!]
[Due to the effects of the [Heavenly Sunlight God Elixir (A+ Rank)], your [Physique]: [Seven Colored Sun Physique (Tier 1: Rank 1)] has increased to Tier 1: Rank 7!]
[Your maximum Ki has increased by 150!]
“Nice, we’re all set then.” I sighed in relief before seeing the spear I was wielding fall apart into pieces. “Ah, was fighting a Constellation’s Manifestation too much for you?”
[The [Queen of Insect Lolth’s Stinger Spear (A Rank)] Durability has reached 0! It has broken apart…]
“Well, you still have that dragon tooth thing.” Sighed Sepa. “So anyways, are you completely alright with being the enemy of Anubis?!”
“More than alright.” I smiled. “And we’re not even done here yet…”
Using the newly gained Ki, I quickly relieved the pain in my body and most of the exhaustion as I made my way into the Gates, leading not to Anubis Dungeon nor the Sepa’s Dungeon, but to the third Dungeon of a lady who seems to have laughed quite a lot as I face-slapped Anubis a bit.
[You meet all necessary qualifications.]
[Do you wish to enter {Osiris Dungeon of Trials}?]
“Yes.”
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