NOVEL NEXT Chapter 284: Intern LifeSkill
"Damn…I should have expected this. The Huntsman is always fated to lose against the White Canzer. This is bad news."
Carmine's concerned voice traveled through Atlan's battle suit.
"Why is that? Isn't it better now that the White Canzer is all alone?"
"It would have been. But the situation has changed for the worse. Since the White Canzer killed the Huntsman herself, she has regained all the strength she needs to fight you.
It's still not at the level of a normal Specialist Canzer, but it is enough to deal with a Student Savior like you—especially since you're only a porter.
You have to run now before the White Canzer consolidates her strength."
Carmine's solution was for Atlan to run back to NInth and the team. At least then, she would have a chance to deal with the White Canzer.
But instead of running away, Atlan stood in place. He didn't want to run away yet.
That was because the White Canzer wasn't the only one who benefitted from the Huntsman's death.
He didn't know how, but according to the reaping notification, he assisted in the death of the Huntsman, meaning that the rewards he would get would be even better than normal.
He felt like the powers he would receive from the Huntsman would be enough to even the playing field against the White Canzer.
[You have received 300,000 experience]
[You have received 130x (1-star) Huntsman mutation]
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[You have received an A class Intern Sniper LifeSkill: Fog of War]
[you have received 130x LifeSkill fragments]
Atlan couldn't believe his eyes. He had hit the jackpot of all jackpots!
He expected hundreds of thousands of experiences. He even expected hundreds of 1-star mutations in his rewards. But he never could have expected that he would get an Intern-level LifeSkill from the death of the Huntsman!
He would have considered himself extremely lucky if he got a Pre-Intern Realm LifeSkill.
But somehow, he was able to get a LifeSkill above that realm!
To give perspective, the Intern-realm LifeSkill was only one realm away from the Specialist-realm! That was insane!
Atlan would have never thought he would obtain this much power just from helping in the death of the Huntsman.
The funny part about this was that Atlan didn't even do much to contribute. All he did was stand in place and let things unfold in front of him.
But he wasn't going to complain. After all, he got another powerful LifeSkill in his Soul System.
"Hello?! Atlan, is the video frozen? Why aren't you running away?!"
From Carmine's perspective, Atlan just stood still while watching the White Canzer absorb all the powers of the Huntsman.
The White Canzer threw away all the pretense that she was a 'princess' and started to devour the Huntsman's body as if he were a delicious boar. The more she devoured his chitin and his insides, the more her aura and pressure increased.
It was enough to send shockwaves all over the Remedium, conjuring dark clouds in the skies and summoning a strong breeze that bent the dead trees all around.
Meanwhile, while all of those ominous things were happening, Atlan didn't move. It was as if he was frozen in fear.
Carmine thought Atlan was petrified and scared stiff.
If only he could see the smile on Atlan's face as he looked blankly at the air, then he wouldn't have thought that.
"Atlan? Atlan? What are you doing?"
After a few seconds, Atlan finally came to his senses.
"What's wrong?"
"....Are you serious?! The White Canzer is undergoing a major transformation, and your question is 'What's wrong?'
Everything is going wrong! You have to run away before the White Canzer can come towards you!"
The increasing physical pressure on the White Canzer should have been enough cause for concern. But for Atlan, who felt tremendous amounts of power circulating in his veins after receiving his new LifeSkill, felt like even the White Canzer couldn't stand a chance against him.
"Can you estimate the strength of the White Canzer right now?"
"It's definitely a lot stronger than you!"
"Just give me an estimate. Is it at the level where only a Specialist Savior can defeat her?"
"....No…the White Canzer's strength is concentrated on her puppets. She doesn't have any physical strength to boast—at least, that was before she consumed the Huntsman.
Now, I estimate that it's in the mid to high Intern level. So, believe me when I say that you should run away right now."
But how could Atlan run away from the White Canzer when he just learned that it only had the strength of an Intern?
Now that he had his new LifeSkill, he wasn't completely hopeless against her. He had a feasible way of defeating her!
"I can fight her. I know her weakness. I just have to put the poisoned apple in her mouth, right?"
"As much as I commend you for your bravery, this is not the time for a martyr. You don't stand a chance against the White Canzer in this state."
And just as Carmine said that, the White Canzer finally stood up after devouring the Huntsman's entire body. She didn't even leave his clothes and his equipment alone. Everything was eaten.
'Ah…how wonderful. It's a good thing that nobody saw me in such a horrible state. It's unbecoming of a princess like me to eat so barbarically. I just need to kill this human and all evidence of my moment of vulnerability is gone.'
She raised her hand and conjured the giant yarn ball and needle.
Using her magic, the needle and yarn floated in the air and sewed together a very familiar figurine.
It had black skin, with leather armor, thin clothes, and a feathered hat on its head. After the body was done, the needle sewed together a new set of arrows that sat neatly on a quiver on the figurine's back.
Finally, a bow was sewn on its right hand.
TINGGG
After a few seconds, the figurine made up of yarn was enveloped in a golden light.
Once the light died down, all that was left was a miniature, much stockier, and chubbier version of the Huntsman.
This Huntsman puppet wasted no time and shot its bow toward Atlan.