Infinite Competitive Dungeon Society - Chapter 188

Chapter 188

Chapter 188 . Skill Synthesis (7)

“Shin oppa, here!”

“Thanks, Elfa . ”

“Ehehe . ”

A rabbit-eared beastman girl, Elfa, handed me a bowl of soup . I gave her head a pat and took a sip . It was a beef cream soup with an excellent taste . After all, I was the one who brought it! All hail instant food!

“How mysterious . Just putting some powder in water makes such flavor… Neither the Floor Shop nor the Residential Area has such items . ”

“It’s expensive, so be thankful . ”

“Ooh, as I thought, Crown Prince is really generous . These tiny bits of meat must be expensive too . I wonder what kind of meat it is…”

You might be curious what that meat is, but this hyung is worried for your future… I hesitated on whether to tell him the truth or not but seeing him so happy, I quietly took a spoonful of soup . Then, a light breeze blew next to me .

[Master, I came back from scouting . ]

“Good work, Sharana . ”

[The sky has really weird creatures . They look lifeless on the outside, but their brains have extremely active mana . ]

“How many are there?”

[Close your eyes . ]

When I did so, Sharana put her forehead against mine . With our extreme intimacy, she could transmit images to me with this .

“Crown Prince? What are you doing all of the sudden?”

“Shh . ”

I put my finger on my lips and silenced Ren . Then, I closed my eyes and looked at the evening sky appearing in my sight . A star similar to Earth’s Sun was setting, dying the sky red, and a few clumps of clouds were scattered here and there . Filling up the sky was a countless number of winged creatures . Trying to count them was useless . I couldn’t help but sigh .

“Huu, there are so many…”

“You finally understand why we must travel through the mountains?”

“It’s quite overwhelming . Do you think there are other survivors?”

“I’m not sure… but I sure hope so . ”

There was only one mountain range left until the plain . As there would be a rocky mountain in the middle, we would have no choice but to be completely exposed in this area .

“Once we get through the rocky mountain, The Forest of Tranquility will await us, a forest that was once a holy land . Here, the flow of mana becomes calm, making it hard to fight . More importantly, it becomes difficult to track someone using mana, so we won’t have to worry about pursuers from the rocky mountains . ”

“Wouldn’t it be better to set up a base camp at Forest of Tranquility then?”

“The Forest of Tranquility is a holy land, but at the same time, it is also called a graveyard . It is fine to stay there for a day, but if you stay any longer, a grim reaper will come reap your life . It does not matter whether you are a human, beastman, or El Patiz . Staying in the holy land for more than a day would only hasten your death . ”

There sure were strange places… I grumbled and unsummoned Sharana . Then, I gulped down the soup . Then, I opened a canned coffee while I waited for the children to finish eating when Elfa and another beastman girl asked curiously .

“Oppa, what’s that?”

“Is it food?”

“It’s a beverage . You guys can drink it when you’re adults . ”

“Really?”

“Of course . ”

“I want to drink it now!”

“No, you won’t grow taller if you do . ”

I quickly chugged down the coffee and crumpled the can before one of the children could reach it . Seeing me easily crumple the can with a mermaid drawn in a green circle, the children exclaimed in surprise . It seemed they were just curious . I told myself not to drink coffee in front of children .

“It’s only been a day, but they really are attached to Crown Prince . ”

“Really . ”

“Shin oppa is handsome!”

“He’s kind and strong!”

“He’s close to Wolf-nim . ”

“But Ren oppa is still more handsome!”

To be honest, I thought I was more handsome than Ren, but seeing Ren’s happy expression, I stayed silent . If Ren came to Earth, I decided to call Officer Podori1 .

After dinner, we set off again . Even in the dark environment, my Evil Eyes continued to petrify all monsters that attacked us . As I ran, I thought about ways to become stronger to better ensure everyone’s safety . Like in Luka continent, I couldn’t be sure what to expect in a foreign world .

I was, of course, talking about Skill Synthesis . Although the result was random, the result from the synthesized pocket watch skills was very satisfactory . It was definitely worth synthesizing skills that I didn’t use or skills that overlapped with others in use . I already had some candidates in mind .

“Crown Prince, we should set up camp here for the night . Once we get through here, we’ll be at the rocky mountain, where we won’t be able to stop to rest . ”

“You’re right, let’s set up camp . ”

With that, I took something out of my inventory and placed it down on the ground . Ren tilted his head .

“What’s this? A triangular, half-transparent giant crystal… Is it for some ritual?”

“Go in . ”

“Go in? You can go in?”

“Wow, it’s so big!”

“Cozy! It’s so comfortable!”

The children fearlessly ran into the giant crystal . Right, this was none other than Crystal Lair2! A high-tech camping tent that even worked underwater! It was large enough to fit 20 people and magically provided fresh water and bread infinitely! It was sitting in my inventory like a useless piece of junk, but I finally found the use for it!

“Ooooh! How revolutionary!”

“Wow, this would be perfect for staying overnight in the dungeon too . ”

Everyone went inside and began to rest comfortably . As Crystal Lair even had an automatic alert system, it would wake us up when hostile beings neared it . If only it had wheels, it would be perfect!

“Crown Prince, aren’t you coming in?”

“I have something to do . ”

I waved my hand and told them to rest . I walked a little ways away from the campsite . Lotte followed me to guard me .

“Skill Synthesis . ”

When the circular stone slab suddenly appeared in the air, Lotte flinched and took a step backward . I smiled at her and touched Gale Track from my list of skills . Then, with a strange sensation, a small clump of light appeared in my hand . I placed it in the base skill slot and placed Blade Rush, a good single-target charge skill, into the supplement skill slot . I didn’t want to juggle with two separate charge skills and hoped that a skill that combined their good points would appear .

Of course, just combining them like this would be boring, so I added the Dash skill, which granted bonuses to my running movements . Feeling that it wasn’t enough, I even added Thunder Beast . The light flashing from the stone slab became brighter . My heart raced as I activated Skill Synthesis .

[You obtained the unique skill, Wind King’s Rage . ]

[With an unpredictable path and unfollowable speed, you charge forward, carrying a powerful lightning and wind power . When you collide with an enemy, a spear of lightning will appear and pierce through the enemy, after which a powerful wind will blow the enemy away . The enemy’s mana will be absorbed, increasing the charge’s destructive power by 10% . At any point, you can explode out with a powerful energy at a target . Currently, at level 1, the charge’s destructive power can be increased up to 150% . As it is too powerful, after being fully charged, this skill cannot be used again for 3 hours . When uncharged, the skill can be used again after 10 minutes . ]

[You created a unique skill! Unique skills are skills that possess strength on par with a God’s powers without receiving the breath of a god! This grand achievement causes all gods to focus on you . Gods related to storm and lightning become especially interested . You obtained 3 skill points . Current skill points: 4]

“Good . ”

As I had already created a unique skill before, I wasn’t particularly surprised . Gale Track, Thunder Beast, and Blade Rush weren’t ordinary skills . Dash couldn’t be ignored either .

In any case, I was happy with the result . Just like I wanted, I would be able to use this skill regardless of whether I was facing one target or multiple targets .

Surprisingly, this skill didn’t have ranks like Thunder Beast, Dimensional Travel, and Peruta Circuit . In such cases, it was much harder to raise the skill level, but each level would show a sharp increase in power . It was a skill that had surpassed the notion of being ranked . It made me feel especially giddy .

“Alright, that’s enough rejoicing… Skill Synthesis . ”

This time, I used White Lightning Consecutive Strike as the base skill and put Thunder Tempest into the supplement skill slot . I didn’t put other skills in this time as it would be too wasteful to put any of my remaining skills in to supplement an attack skill .

[You obtained the skill, ‘Lightning Spear Storm . ’]

[With a powerful whirlpool of lightning, you draw in nearby enemies, striking out consecutively with a white lightning-imbued spear . Each strike uses 0 . 1% of your mana, and the final strike uses 10% of your mana to deal a powerful explosive lightning damage to all enemies . ]

Although I didn’t get another unique skill, it became what I designated a ‘master skill . ’ The skill was more than what I expected . Peruta Circuit certainly had such an ability . Now, I was able to draw in nearby enemies near me! It seemed like a skill that would appear in games, but I decided to ignore it .

“Alright, next…”

To realize a skill I had thought of before coming to this world, I picked a few skills . This was also the reason I decided to wait until night to use Skill Synthesis .

However, once I placed all the skills in the stone slab’s slots, I canceled Skill Synthesis .

“… It’s not enough . ”

If I continued, I felt that I wouldn’t get the skill I wanted . Perhaps it was the effect of Spirit of the Mixer, or perhaps, it was just a warrior’s intuition . Regardless, I felt that it wasn’t wise to synthesize the skill . Of course, before I regretted it, I would have to decide before I finished crossing the mountain range . I shrugged and went back to the tent with Lotte . It would take more energy to climb the rocky mountain . I had to get rest when I could .

However, what we faced the next day wasn’t the aerial unit of El Patiz, but a completely unexpected massive, terrifying enemy .