The Devil’s Cage - Chapter 226

Chapter 226

[Discovered Skill Book: Book of Undercover]

[Learn now? Yes/No]

[Note: Increases Undercover by one Level, Unable to exceed Transcendence Level]

. . .

"Increases Undercover by one Level?"

Kieran looked at the Skill Book notification and widened his eyes in shock .

He never thought it would be another [Undercover] Skill Book . This had been a really surprising reward .

Kieran’s [Undercover] was already at Musou Level, and upgrading it to the next level would cost him 40,000 Points and 1 Golden Skill Point .

40,000 Points was not a small amount, but the Golden Skill Point was even more precious .

It was what Kieran lacked .

At his current growth level, the [Knights of Dawn Body Tempering Art] needed a substantial amount of Golden Skill Points, and so did [Blade Kick] . Even though it was just a basic skill, in order to level it up to Musou or Transcendence, every level cost a Golden Skill Point .

Kieran was determined to upgrade all his basic skills at least up to Transcendence so he could do better in all sorts of dungeons .

This thought caused him immense pressure .

Thankfully, the timely appearance of the [Book of Undercover] had put out the imminent fire singeing his eyebrows .

"The [Book of Undercover] cannot upgrade [Undercover] higher than Transcendence, but fortunately for me, Transcendence is right after Musou!"

Kiera accepted without a second’s delay .

[Book of Undercover used!]

[Undercover +1]

[Undercover (Musou → Transcendence)]

[Skill has reached Transcendence Level, Additional Transcendence options available]

[A: Shadow Cloak (Create a supernatural dark veil starting from you and extending to a radius of 5 meters . You will receive an additional darkness-dodging enhancement . Your enemies within that range will be engulfed in darkness and have to undergo an Intuition test . If they fail, they will be induced with a Blind Debuff . )]

[B: Shadow Dagger (When striking from the shadows, your attacks will have an additional shadow energy! That shadow energy will increase according to the time you spend in the shadows (+1 level for every 10 minutes), Final Attack unable to exceed a Powerful Attack)]

[C: Shadow Armor (Creates a defensive armor with shadows and blocks your enemies’ attacks! The defense of the Shadow Armor depends on the time you spend in the shadows (+1 level for every 10 minutes), Final Defense unable to exceed a Powerful Defense)]

"Transcendence options?"

Kieran was shocked, captivated by the three options .

All three of them seemed very useful to him .

A, Shadow Cloak was suitable for handling unexpected situations .

B, Shadow Dagger was purely for attacking .

C, Shadow Armor was for defense if he was discovered by his enemies .

Kieran still had a fresh memory of how Ferlin had fought using that dark mist . His raw attacks and defense had been further enhanced by it .

Kieran chose A though .

Compared to [Shadow Dagger] and [Shadow Armor], which needed time in order to be fully effective, [Shadow Cloak] was more suitable for him . He always ran into unexpected situations after all .

Besides, Kieran was quite confident that he could reach the same level of Attack and Defense as [Shadow Dagger] and [Shadow Armor] with enough preparation .

If things suddenly went south though, he was not confident that he could deal with it properly .

After all, no one could guarantee anything . Therefore, it was better for Kieran to have another ace up his sleeve .

Another card was another ray of hope!

"I choose A!" Kieran said .

[Option A: Shadow Cloak]

[Name: Undercover (Transcendence)]

[Related Attributes: Agility]

[Skill Type: Ancillary]

[Effects: Able to fully utilize the shadows for hiding, makes it even harder for enemies to discover you, increases Hiding by 80%]

[Transcendence Shadow Cloak (Create a supernatural dark veil starting from you and extending to a radius of 5 meters . You will receive an additional darkness-dodging enhancement . Your enemies within that range will be engulfed in darkness and have to undergo an Intuition test . If they fail, they will be induced with a Blind Debuff . )]

[Consumes: Stamina]

[Prerequisites: Agility C-]

[Remarks: You can hide in the shadows and use them to your advantage!]

. . .

[Undercover skill leveled up, Related attributes increasing…]

[Agility C- → C]

[Remarks: Maxed-Out Skill]

. . .

"Undercover and Shadow Hiding increased by 20%, and Agility increased by 1! It was really worth it!"

Kieran was astonished by the skill effects, but he quickly noticed the remark as well .

"Transcendence is the maximum level of the skill?" he mumbled .

It was the first time he’d come across a maxed-out skill . Although he could not confirm whether other skills were the same, Transcendence [Undercover] provided Kieran with a general idea .

Even if other skills surpassed Transcendence, it would not be by much .

"Transcendence, huh?" Kieran mumbled as he stared at [Hand-to-Hand Combat], [Firearm Weapon, Light Firearm] and [Evading], the other three basic skills he wanted to level up .

Although each of those skills required a substantial amount of Points, Kieran had enough Golden Skill Points at the moment .

If he chose to level up any of those three basic skills though, he would need to sell the two pieces of equipment he had acquired . Then he might be able to accumulate enough Points for at least two levels .

Kieran would be able to upgrade two skills to Transcendence and get the Transcendence options that came with that upgrade .

Meanwhile, his Golden Skill Points were also enough for [Blade Kick] to be upgraded to Grand Master Level .

According to Kieran’s speculations, if [Blade Kick] was leveled up to Grand Master, its Attack and sharp edge would be at least Strong or Powerful .

Kieran could only afford one path of growth given his current status though .

One was two Transcendence options, and the other one was a Powerful Attack and a sharp edge .

"Which one should I choose?"

Kieran frowned over the two choices .

He still had not made a decision when his message tab pinged with a message .

Kieran drew in a breath and opened it .

… . . .

Lawless: Harvest Inn!

Hanses: My treat!

. . .

The messages were from Lawless and Hanses . It seemed like they had made it out of the dungeon safe and sound as well .

Their words were very clear .

Kieran recalled what Hanses had said before they’d parted ways in the dungeon .

He typed back "Wait" and quickly packed up his equipment and headed for the Harvest Inn .

He needed to meet up with them, not just because of Hanses’ promise, but also because he had new questions for Lawless .

He wanted to ask about the Transcendence options for [Hand-to-Hand Combat], [Firearm Weapon, Light Firearm] and [Evading] .

If Kieran could get a better understanding before making a decision, the upgrading process would be a lot smoother .

Just as he was about to leave his room though, he suddenly halted .

"Someone’s here!"