-Vol 3: Enemies in The dark-
-The Lunatic Pyromancer!!-
Just when the earthworm showed its ugly head, Kenshin immediately conjured a huge amount of fire and changed its shape into clamps. The clamps fell down upon the earthworm, restricting it to the ground.
The fire’s also doing it enough damage to prevent it from using its skills. Kenshin immediately used his Replication skill on it.
[Ding* Skill Replication succeeded]
[+1000 EXP]
[You can choose any four skills from the following skills]
1. Oily Skin Lv 8[Immune to all blunt and piercing damage]
2. Burrow Lv 10[Phase through the ground or any hard object, as long as it's connected to the ground]
3. Bite Lv 10[100% Biting damage. A slim chance to cause bleeding damage for five minutes]
4. Child of Earth Lv 10[50% all stats when connected to the ground]
“Cool!!”
Like he had planned earlier, Kenshin chooses the Burrow and Child of Earth skills. As for the other two; although they were powerful, he didn’t want to have an oily skin or going around biting every enemy he sees.
That’s why they were out of the question.
But the skills he selected were not any inferior to the other two skills. In some ways, they were more useful than the other two.
[You have selected Burrow Lv10 and Child of Earth Lv10 to replicate.]
[Do you wish to continue?]
[Yes/No]
“Yes”
[Ding* You have learned Burrow]
[Ding* You have learned Child of Earth]
As usual, Kenshin had a severe headache, as a huge amount of data downloaded into his brain. Knowledge about the two skills began pouring into his head from an unknown source. A few seconds later, the process was over.
Shaking his head to get rid of a headache, Kenshin adjusted his posture. Thankfully, his control over the fire clamps didn’t lose, or else he would have a more painful awakening. After clearing his head, he looked at the struggling earthworm. It was roaring and flailing all around, destroying the underground tunnel even more.
But Kenshin wasn’t afraid, with skills like Burrow and Shapeshift getting out of here unscathed was of no problem.
Thankfully he had sent all those children to retreat or else they would have caught on the crossfire.
“Let me relieve all of your pains!!” Kenshin said it as if he was a savior who wants to bring salvation to the monster. Even though, he was the cause of its pain in the first place.
Conjuring a huge amount of fire in his right hand he created a flame pillar. With just a shake of his hand; he sent it flying towards the monster. The massive flame pillar flew towards the monster at a breakneck speed before engulfing it in the yellowish red fire.
“Grooor!!” the monster roared painfully as the fire burned its body. The oil in its body acted as a very good conductor for the fire. Kenshin didn’t stop his attack, he constantly supplied magic to the fire pillar, maintaining it until the monster was dead.
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Five minutes later, the monster was finally dead. It was burned to death leaving not even ash behind.
[Congratulations* Completed Cumpolsory Quest 2: Kill the Earth Snake Lv 55]
[Gained]
1. 10000 G
2. Mystery Box
3. 10 Sp
4. 1 level up
[Ding* You have gained a level. You have now become Level 33. You have gained 4 Ap and 1 sp]
[Ding* You have gained +2 INT, +2 STR, +2DEF]
[Ding* You have killed Earth Snake Lv 55]
[Gained +20000EXP]
After applying the amulet’s effect again, he opened his stats.
[Muto Kenshin][ 83% Human][17% ???]
[Class: Magic Knight(a fixed increase of 2 points in INT, STR, and DEF)][Guardian]
[Level 33][7700 Exps for next level up]
[HP 1770/1770] [MP 209/332]
[Titles: Bane of Spectres(inactive)][Ekla’s Guardian(Active)(50% extra EXP)(50% more stats)]
[ATK: 40(+10)(80%); DEF: 32(+10)(+60)(80%); AGI: 33(80%); PHY: 70(+10)(80%); INT: 176; WIS: 61; WIL: 45; LUK: 55]
[Unassigned Attribute points: 4] [Unassigned Skill points: 15]
[Lives: 2]
[Skills]
[1. Replication Lv 10][7794 Exp to next level up]
[2. Passive Regeneration (Passive/Always active) Lv 8][7549 Exp to next level up]
[3. Tireless Body (Passive/Always active) Lv 5][5380 EXP to next level up]
[4. Flaming Slash Lv 9][8900 EXP to next level up]
[5. Exploding Domain Lv 1][101455 EXP to next level up]
[6. Death Stare Lv 0][456 EXP to next level up]
[7. Mirror Reflection (Passive/Always active) Lv 5][2047 EXP to next level up]
[8. Summon Minions Lv 4][4897 EXP to next level up]
[9. Destructive Energy Manipulation Lv 0][9845 EXP to next Level up]
[10. Opposites Lv 0][10000 EXP to next level up]
[11. Sword Mastery Lv 2][1789 EXP to next level up]
[12. Unarmed Combat Expertise Lv5][90 EXP to next level up]
[13. Highspeed Movements Lv3][3530 EXP to next level up]
[14. Create Dungeon Lv0][5000 EXP to next level up]
[15. Respawn Lv0][1000 EXP to net level up]
[16. Scythe Mastery Lv6][2594 EXP to next level up]
[17. Flame Constructs(Passive/Always Active) Lv1][940 EXP to next level up][+200 ATK/DEF]
[18. Burrow Lv0][1000 EXP to next level up][+50 while connected Earth]
[19. Child of Earth(Passive/Always Active) Lv0][10000 EXP to next level up][+10 PHY, STR, DEF when connected to the Earth.]
[Equipment]
[Skeleton Knight’s Sword DUR 70/100][+60 ATK][unequiped]
[Specter Guardian’s Scythe DUR 140/200][+150 ATK]
[Skeleton Knight’s Chest Plate DUR 21/100][+60 DEF; +10 PHY]
[Zombie Guardian’s Shield DUR 145/200][+400 DEF]
Kenshin’s excitement levels increased by several levels after seeing his stats increased. Although it wasn’t much, the improvement was a good thing, even by a little. The monster didn’t drop anything, sighing in disappointment, Kenshin looked above. To pursue the monster he had dug a hole 20 meters deep.
With a final sigh, he used all his strength and jumped up. At the same time, he used the wall as a foothold to propel himself further above.
“Wait a moment! Didn’t I get a skill to navigate through the ground? Ohhh…!!” suddenly shouting to no one in particular, he stopped his propelling. It was so sudden that he missed his footing and fell down all the way. Thankfully he hadn’t jumped that high.
Then he used his newly acquired skill Burrow.
[-40 MP]
Suddenly as if a miracle, the solid ground in front of him started rippling like water. Getting curious, he touched it with his hands. Without resistant, his hand went inside. Jerking his hands back, Kenshin looked at it in wonder. There was not any sign of abnormality in his hand, not even a speck of dust on it.
“Nice!”
After that, he started entering the rippling ground in front of him. As if a fish entering the water, he felt unusually free inside the ground, as if he was in the air and was freefalling down.
“Wohooo!!!” shouting in glee, Kenshin propelled up just by willing it. He was propelled up way faster than anything as if a jetpack was attached to his back.
*plop*
With a sound akin to a fish jumping out of the water, he came out of the ground. Performing an elegant flip in midair, he landed elegantly on the ground. At the same time struck a pose, like he was performing a dancing step.
“And that’s one monster down. Now back to the brats I guess.”