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Before leaving that cursed hill for good, Grendel gathered the useful items from the remains of his camp and whatever those S-rank bullies brought. Their backpacks multiplied the space available and divided the weight. The famous 'dimensional bag'. There was a lot of stuff in those five backpacks. It seems they carried all their stuff in there. He gave up on trying to sort what little he took out of them and just shoved his loot inside them. The surviving weapons and armor of Gilgamesh's party were also taken.

The Shining Spear was dormant. It spoke not a word to him after that time in the blank space. But it felt like an extension of his hand, of his magic. He descended the hill and going around the burning meadow he went west and north until he reached the foot of the dragonspine mountain range. Dawn was breaking and the giant dark cloud covered the sky as a dark omen of what was coming. Grendel's heart was a reflexion of the sky right now. He walked without a word near the foot of the mountain until he found a cave. A pair of bears and some cubs were readying to hibernate inside. He used his domination power on them and the bears became his pets. He had to raise the skill to level six but this time he had enough Skill Points.

He took the bottom of the cave for himself and ordered the bears to go ahead on their ursine endeavours and guard him. He checked his status and swapped out both capped classes. Again he had to upgrade his dual job skill to place anything useful in that extra job slot. His main job was set as guild master. It was a tier 5 job, couldn't go wrong. As for the secondary job, he chose a very curious job that unlocked after that fight.

Your secondary job was set as [3] Super Villager

Skill Skill Awakening Rate UP level 1 awakened.

Increase the chance of leveling up skills with a level no greater than ( / 3) by x 10%

Skill Status Conversion UP level 1 awakened.

Increase the amount of status points accrued from inactive jobs by x 2%

Skill Max HP Increased level 8. Skill Max MP Increased level 7. Skill Max Stamina Increased level 7.

This seemed like something he played in a Korean MMO. A job for bored people that was just a notch above the basic job. But the conversion skill seemed like a must-have because setting jobs to inactive lowered his status a great deal. He also maxed the skill he stole from Gilgamesh. Skill Awakening was left at level 9. These three skills devoured 152 SP.

His racial level was capped and he needed to evolve. Checking his evolution choices, he quickly decided.

[5] Qliphoth Dimensional Troll

Wicked trolls from another dimension that are born from human malice. They have the ability to travel between dimensions and their regeneration is an order of magnitude above a normal troll. They have the ability to induce madness on the weak of mind.

He recognized these from a manga he liked to read. But this was not your run-of-the-mill troll. What could 'travel between dimensions' mean? Would he be able to cross worlds? Getting an even better regeneration would be amazing too, and inducing fear was good also. It was the highest evolution he had. And he wanted power fast.

Evolution into [5] Qliphoth Dimensional Troll started...

In hindsight, he shoud've thought out that choice a little bit. But he was angry and full of malice himself. His vision blacked out and he passed out. He had no idea that his evolution to a tier five race would take twenty-five days. The bears he controlled with his skill kept following his orders and prepared for winter. They cuddled next to Grendel and hibernated.

After the evolution Grendel woke up ravenous. The wicked nature of the new race took over and he devoured his bear minions. His anger and loathing for humans was only amplified by his new racial physiology. But he got eight new skills.

Skill Dimension Slip (innate) level 1 awakened.

Allows one to access lower coterminous lower dimensions. Cost of transfer reduced with level. Chance of automatic banishment reduced by x 10%.

Skill Super Regeneration (innate) level 3 awakened.

Reduces all regeneration timers by 5 + ^ 2 (105 at level 10) and reduces regeneration tick interval by 5 + ^ 1.5 (36 at level 10).

[Regeneration (innate)] fused into [Super Regeneration].

Skill Pocket Dimension (innate) level 1 awakened.

Creates a pocket dimension inside one's own mindscape with a radius of x 15 feet.

Skill Miasma Eater (innate) level 1 awakened.

Draws sustenance and delight from negative feelings drawn from sentient beings. Can starve if this skill is not used frequently.

Skill Terrifying Presence (innate) level 4 awakened.

Cause severe fear in all creatures except party members in a large range. Low chance of affecting mindless creatures. Cannot be focused. Resisted by Magic.

[Intimidating Presence] fused into [Terrifying Presence].

Skill Maddening Gaze (innate) level 1 awakened.

Passive. Can cause madness to beings staring at the user's eyes. Resisted by Magic.

Skill Chaos Blink (innate) level 1 awakened.

Passive. % chance to evade incoming attacy by blinking feet in a random direction. Can evade area attacks if blink distance is enough to place the user outside area of effect.

Skill Venom Claws (innate) level 1 awakened.

Claws can secrete venom. Poison duration and periodic damage increases with Agility and level.

And right after he finished killing and eating the last bear cub, he earned a small amount of Exp.

Grendel has gained 3 +3 +5 levels (5-racial 1 > 4, 5-guild master 1 > 4, 3-super villager 1 > 6). +99 SP

With these SP and the leftovers, he placed all his new racial skills at level 5. And even with the bonuses from Superhuman Stats and Status Conversion he was still weaker than before he changed jobs and evolved. It was natural that his status would take a dive when he resetted his levels to the new jobs and race. But the potential for growth was astonishing.

One last thing he had to do was to check his points.

 Loot Crate Maniac level 6 - Available Points: 267,354 - Lifetime Points: [298,131 / 1,000,000]

It was enough to get one S-rank chest and six A-rank chests. He got Gladiator Emperor (SS), Emperor’s Skill Steal (SS), Absolute Guard (S), Life Vision (A), Blunt Resistance (A), Unholy Resistance (A), Quad Job (SS), King’s Enchanting (S), Absorb Spell (S), Time Dilation (S), Parallel Processing (S), Dimension Sight (A) ,Memory Manipulation (A), Disable Senses (A), Animal Shape (A), Extra Arms (A), Danger Sense (A), Organ Reallocation (A), Density Control (A), Jeweller Lord (A), Regenerating Aura (B), Astral Projection (B), Prince’s Stamina (B), Prince’s Spellpower (B), and Fantastic Weaving (B) for 240,000 points.

In hindsight, he should've done that before spending all his SP.

He slipped into his private Pocket Dimension. It was a barren slab of bland rock floating in the middle of nowhere in the meridian of a sphere, neither bright nor dark, neither hot nor cold. It had breathable air but that was it. Swirling colors like a soap bubble going around the edge of this dimension betrayed the alien nature of the space. He dumped his luggage there and slipped back to reality.

Leaving the cave, Grendel set his sights south-west. He would visit Mirfield again. And this time he would meet their expectations. With great prejudice.

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New Skill:

Skill Gladiator Emperor (SS) level 1 awakened.

Mastery with all kinds of weapons and unarmed combat. Able to use, with a penalty, techniques of a weapon with another.

Skill Emperor’s Skill Steal (SS) level 1 awakened.

Average chance of stealing a skill of a rank SS or lower the user doesn't have yet from target. User must call out the skill's name. Large Cooldown based on the skill ranking.

Skill Absolute Guard (S) level 1 awakened.

High chance of nullifying an attack that can kill the user. Skill enters an 24 hour cooldown after triggering.

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Skill Life Vision (A) level 1 awakened.

Able to see HP bars hovering over or at the side of targets. Passive.

Skill Blunt Resistance (A) level 1 awakened.

Reduces blunt force trauma damage taken by 15% per level. Includes falling damage.

Skill Unholy Resistance (A) level 1 awakened.

Reduces damage taken from unholy effects and spells by 15% per level.

Skill Quad Job (SS) level 1 awakened.

Allows user to set up to 3 extra jobs as active. The tier of the 2nd job can be up to 1 + / 2. The cap on third job is one tier lower than the maximum for the second and so on.

Skill King’s Enchanting (S) level 1 awakened.

Allows user to use magic stones to enchant items.

Skill Absorb Spell (S) level 1 awakened.

When the effect or damage of a spell targeting user or including user in its area of effect is partially negated, absorb MP equal to 10% of the spell's resisted portion.

Skill Time Dilation (S) level 1 awakened.

Allows user to dilate own's perception of time, slowing down everything around user. Lasts x 15 seconds. Cooldown 30 minutes.

Skill Parallel Processing (S) level 1 awakened.

Allows user to initiate other trains of thought that do not interfere with main reasoning. Quantity of parallel thoughts increase with level.

Skill Dimension Sight (A) level 1 awakened.

Allows user to see into coterminous dimensions.

Skill Memory Manipulation (A) level 1 awakened.

Allows user to manipulate memories of target, erasing or altering memories.

Skill Disable Senses (A) level 1 awakened.

Allows user to disable one of the senses of a touched target. Duration increases with level.

Skill Animal Shape (A) level 1 awakened.

Allows user to take the shape of animals. Stamina and MP are consumed every minute of transformation.

Skill Extra Arms (A) level 1 awakened.

Allows user to grow an extra pair of arms that have x 10% of user Prowess and Agility. Arms can be dismissed.

Skill Danger Sense (A) level 1 awakened.

Passive. Grants a x 6% to receive advanced warning of danger.

Skill Organ Reallocation (A) level 1 awakened.

Passive. Grants a x 8% chance of a vital strike missing an internal organ.

Skill Density Control (A) level 1 awakened.

Can alter own's density and weight by a factor of 15% per level (405% ~ 20% at level 10)

Skill  Jeweller Lord (A) level 1 awakened.

Allows user to craft jewellry of great quality.

Skill Regenerating Aura (B) level 1 awakened.

Reduces HP regeneration tick timer of party members in a x 5ft radius by 15% per level.

Skill Astral Projection (B) level 1 awakened.

Allows user to project own's psyche into the astral plane.

Skill Prince’s Stamina (B) level 1 awakened.

Increases ST multiplier by x 0.2

Skill Prince’s Spellpower (B) level 1 awakened.

Increase Magic stat by x 2%

Skill Fantastic Weaving (B) level 1 awakened.

Allows user to weave any kind of physical thread into cloth. Does not require tools.

Grendel's Status:

Basic Info Name: Grendel The Man Eater Age: 2 seasons (summer child) Race: [5] Qliphoth Dimensional Troll Current Job: [5] Guild Master, [3] Super Villager Level: 4 Unspent Skill Points: 4

Basic Stats: Prowess: 186 (3906 HP) +244/min Agility: 122 (671 ST) +826/h Magic: 144 (1188 MP) +546/h

Job History Info [1] Villager: 40 ☆ [3] Super Villager: 1 [3] Troll: 60 ☆   [4] Magic Swordsmen: 70 ☆ [4] Wizard: 1 [4] Knight: 1 [5] Guild Master: 4

Passive Status Skills Max HP Increase: 8 Max ST Increase: 7 Max MP Increase: 7 HP Restoration: 8 ST Restoration: 6 MP Recovery: 6 Guild Field Empowerment: 4 Guild Field Vitality: 4 Skill Awakening Rate UP: 9 Status Conversion Rate UP: 10  Prince’s Stamina (B): 1 Prince’s Spellpower (B): 1

Resistance Skills Pain Resistance: 7 Damage Resistance: 6 Acid Resistance: 3 Fire Resistance: 5 Poison Resistance: 8 Sleep Resistance: 2 Charm Resistance: 3 Confusion Resistance: 4 Paralysis Resistance: 3 Blunt Resistance (A): 1 Unholy Resistance (A): 1  

Innate Skills - The (innate) is supressed.

Super Regeneration: 5 Tough Skin: 6 Fire Weakness: 0 Acid Weakness: 1 Eat Anything: 6 Detachable Limbs: 5 Ultra-Acute Smell: 6 Berserk Rage: 4 Dimension Slip: 5 Extra Arms (A): 1 Pocket Dimension: 5 Miasma Eater: 5 Terrifying Presence: 5 Maddening Gaze: 5 Chaos Blink: 5 Venom Claws: 5 Organ Reallocation (A): 1      

General Skills People Language: 5 Basic Math: 4 Mining: 1 Athletics: 5 Hiking: 1 Farming: 1 Dismantling: 7 Complaining: 5 Prospecting: 1 Negotiation: 4 Bartering: 3 Horseback Riding: 1 Court Etiquette: 1 Appraise (people): 1 Lord's Tailoring: 3 Princess' Scrapbooking:1 Immovable: 4 Eidetic Memory: 3 Lord's Weaponsmithing: 4 Lord's Armorsmithing: 1 Duke's Architecture: 4 Woodworking: 5 King’s Enchanting (S): 1 Absorb Spell (S): 1 Jeweller Lord (A): 1 Fantastic Weaving (B): 1    

Magic Skills Staff-Blade: 1 Tandem Casting: 1 Fire Magic: 1 (Basic: Firebolt) Spell Improvisation: 1 Melee Resistance: 7 Magic Conductivity: 1 Spell Research: 1 Signature Spell: 1 Fast Casting: 1 Spell Duration Increase: 1 Spell Power: 1 Melee Dampening: 7 Guild Field Control: 5 Guild Master Authority: 1 Guild Management: 4 Ambient Magic Absorption: 5 Guild Tool Creation: 1 Spider Web: 1 Size-Shifting: 4 X-ray Vision: 4 Telekinesis: 5 Control Animals: 6 Life Vision (A): 1 - can see HP bars Create Snowflake: 3 Time Dilation (S): 1 Parallel Processing (S): 1 Dimension Sight (A): 1 Memory Manipulation (A): 1 Disable Senses (A): 1 Animal Shape (A): 1 Density Control (A): 1 Regenerating Aura (B): 1 Astral Projection (B): 1      

Combat Skills Shield: 1 Presence Detection: 7 Gladiator Emperor (SS): 4 Elemental Blade: 5 (Fire, Water, Wind) Bodyguard: 2 Ferocious Shout: 7 Taunt: 1 Assassinate: 6 Evasion: 8 Spell Parry: 5 Dirty Tricks: 5 Twin Fang Style: 1 - req. 2 daggers. (Twin Stab) Danger Sense (A): 1       Armor Mastery: 1 Stealth: 5 Combat Awareness: 8 Absolute Guard (S):1 - nullifies one deadly attack every 24h

Unique / Special Skills Exp Growth: 10 Skill Growth: 10 Loot Crate Maniac: 6 - Available Points: 298,131 - Lifetime Points: [298,131 / 1,000,000] Human Consumption: 3 Emperor's Might (SS): 10 Party / Job Management: 4 (Create Party, Change Job, Change Title) Item Duplication: 4 Shadow Clones: 4 Quad Job (SS): 2 - Can set a second job up to tier 2 as active and 2 other jobs tier 1 as active. Superhuman Stats (SS): 10 - +50% all stats   Emperor’s Skill Steal (SS) - Can steal skill. Must know name of skill and cannot already have it.

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