Chapter 106 Karma (1)
「Go to the waiting room on the 13th floor.」
「Please prepare for the next duel.」
After returning to the waiting room, Yoon-seok immediately used the tablet and checked the skills he acquired.
b Sun-shooting Swordsmanship}, b Heart of the Dragon}, {Welcoming Dance}, {Metallurgy}, {Extreme Limit}, {Beastify}, b Flames of Destruction}.
A total of seven Unique skills were gained from this duel. The reason why he didn’t choose any general skills was simple: if he was going to choose, he might as well pick the best. In addition, all the challengers who reached the 12th floor had Rank B Unique Skills.
‘b Predation} is seriously such an unbelievable skill….’
Realizing how fraudulent {Predation} was, Yoon-seok read the descriptions. Since he didn’t see them fight, he had to check more carefully than usual. However, the rough inspection didn’t take long. Every one of them was very distinctive, just like a Unique Skill should be. However…
‘Except for one, I’d rather just synthesize it.’
On the 9th floor, Yoon-seok realized when he fought against himself how difficult it was to exert all his abilities to the maximum. Sometimes it was better to have one outstanding ability than to be versatile. These Unique Skills were also tailored to the challengers’ personalities. Most of them were the exact opposite of Yoon-seok’s combat style. Well, he was sure he could pull it off if he tried, but it would probably take him forever to get used to all of them.
「Please select a skill to synthesize.」
「It is possible to synthesize up to 3 skills, and all ranks must be the same.」
First of all, Yoon-seok chose {Attack Enhancement} that had been upgraded to Rank B and {Sun-shooting Swordsmanship}. If the former skill received corrections with slashing attacks, the latter was a skill that receives corrections while stabbing. It was fine if they were separated, but there might be some synergy between them.
Finally, Yoon-seok also chose b Welcoming Dance} for the third option. That ability specialized in avoidance and disruption, which was upgraded by agility. Plus, it was related to swords.
「Skills has been synthesized.」
「Acquire {Decapitation}.」
{Decapitation}
Rank B — Increases agility stats by +2.
Rank C — While using a sword, all attacks are given non-healable properties.
Rank D — When slashing, all resistances are disregarded.
Rank E — When slashing, all defenses are disregarded.
Rank F — Increases agility stats by +2.
Agility +4. In addition, additional corrections were always applied when a sword was used. It wasn’t to the extent that he had to replace these three Unique Skills, but Yoon-seok continued without being overzealous.
「Please select skills to synthesize.」
「It is possible to synthesize up to 3 skills, and all ranks must be the same.」
He chose b Heart of the Dragon} and b Extreme Limit}. The former was a specialized survival skill that corrected for physical strength and magic. At the same time, the latter was a skill that grew stronger when driven to a life-and-death situation, like the Berserker characteristic in Sword Mastery.
‘I think it’ll be okay if it’s combined with b Blood Pact}.’
Now that he’d done much synthesizing, he felt a good hunch on what went well together.
「Skill has been synthesized.」
「Acquired {Immortality}.」
Immortality
Rank B — In near-death events, you will freeze for 10 seconds and ignore all damage. Wait 720 hours to reuse.
Rank C — A certain amount of magic restores when attacked.
Rank D — Divine attributes can withstand impact four times, but all other attributes are ignored.
Rank E — All types of regeneration increase by 10x.
Rank F — Increases durability stats by +2.
As expected, the focus here was survival. Each of them had good effects, but only two of them were particularly notable: the times ten regeneration and the rank B effect that would save his life once.
‘Pretty good, though?’
With a pocket watch that regressed his death timing plus this skill, he would never get to die. The results were very satisfactory. But Yoon-seok wasn’t satisfied with this alone and activated Skill Synthesis again.
「Please select a skill to synthesize.」
「It is possible to synthesize up to 3 skills, and all ranks must be the same.」
This time, he chose b Beastify} and {Flames of Destruction}. The former was a skill that could transform him into a beast, while the latter was a general attack skill. He couldn’t feel a connection between the two skills, but…
‘It’ll be pretty balanced if b Avatar} was in the mix.’
Yoon-seok upgraded {Avatar} to Rank B and then selected it for synthesis.
「Skill has been synthesized.」「Acquire b Demonify}.」
{Demonify}
Rank B — When using the skill, the power of spatial control is granted.
Rank C — When using the skill, no magic is consumed.
Rank D — When using the skill, all stats increase by +1.
Rank E — When using the skill, all magic skills are given the ‘Flame of Destruction’ property.
Rank F — Transform into a demon. Maintains for 1 minute. Wait 60 minutes to reuse.
A transformation tactic similar to b Avatar}, however, there was a duration and reuse timer now.
‘I can’t believe it only lasts for a minute.….’
He thought it was a vague time limit to do something, but…that might not be the case for Rank C. Magic wasn’t consumed? This was nothing short of being invincible for one minute for Yoon-seok.
‘I’ll have to try the rest myself.’
Yoon-seok tried b Demonify}. Then, the shape of his body changed instantly. He quickly made a mirror and looked at himself. He was now about 4 meters tall, with two horns jutting from his forehead, wings, and a pointed tail.…
Frankly speaking, he looked more like a demon king than a demon. With only 60 seconds left, Yoon-seok quickly explored this ability, starting with the Flame of Destruction.
‘Force Shield.’
As soon as the active skill was used, black flames flared around him. However, he didn’t know what effects those flames entailed. Even if he wanted to check it out for himself, he knew he couldn’t be harmed because of the {Immortality} trait.
‘I won’t know until the next battle.’
Yoon-seok abandoned his lingering thoughts and focused on the power granted when using b Demonify}. Just as he naturally learned how to use the new powers when he bought them from Elle, this was the same.
Buzz.
Yoon-seok opened his palm. Then the space above it floated like rippling waves of water, and a crack began to form. The crack was about the size of the two fists combined, but the range could be increased if desired.
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