NOVEL NEXT Chapter 289: Masteries increased
Somehow, he was able to triumph against a Specialist-level Canzer using only his wits and his mutations.
Can I upgrade my mastery?
After all, he won a battle using only his Angel Wings and nothing more. It should be enough of a victory for him to increase his mastery.
He looked down at his Soul System and focused on the white Angel Wings floating in the darkness of the space.
He commanded a few lines of blue wisps in the collection of experience in his Soul System and moved them over to the Angel Wings.
The blue wisps revolved around the Angel Wings.
And as he concentrated, his internal body heat allowed the blue wisps to melt into a liquid. And once it had turned into this state, the Angel Wing mutation was able to absorb them into its very DNA.
— (10-star) Dimensional Lightspeed Angel Wings
——— 15% mastery
He was surprised that he could upgrade it to 15% mastery so fast. He had a 10% increase in mastery with this one session. He thought the limit would only be up to 10%.
Is it because I fought against the Huntsman and the White Canzer together?
With this huge increase in mastery, Atlan felt his whole body be filled with Angel power. It allowed him to counteract the weight of the battle suit even better, allowing him more speed and control over his body movements.
He felt like he could even run and jump now!
This greatly improved his quality of life in the Remedium. Now that he could run at a relatively fast pace, he didn't have to worry about being unable to escape from a dangerous Canzer again.
It took about ten thousand experience to upgrade his mastery, which was a lot for other people, but a paltry amount for someone like Atlan. After all, he wasn't in dire need of them any time soon. He had so much experience in his Soul System than what he knew to do with.
Wait a minute…I didn't just use my Angel Wings…I also used another mutation.
He looked at the Polyglot mutation in his Soul System.
Because of this mutation, he was able to speak and communicate with the Huntsman puppet and the White Canzer, which gave them so much shock that he was able to grab ahold of their weakness and finish them off in one go.
If he didn't have that ability, he wouldn't have even been able to approach the White Canzer without being inundated with arrows by the puppet.
The Sapient Canzer Polyglot mutation was crucial in his triumph against those monsters.
It was only natural to think that he could also start its mastery.
He concentrated hard and commanded another group of blue wisps to surround this mutation.
With the help of his intimate memory with Lizzie, he was able to easily turn his blue wisps into their liquid form, which was quickly absorbed by the mutation.
Atlan felt a surge of power surrounding his head.
Unsurprisingly, it was concentrated near his mouth—specifically, his tongue.
— (7-star) Sapient Canzer Polyglot
——— 10% mastery
Now that he had mastery over this mutation, he could finally use it without manifesting it in reality. He could use its False Mutation.
As for now, he didn't know how to use this power yet. After all, he would need to have a Canzer right in front of him for him to test out this new power. For now, he didn't want that to happen.
After finishing his business, Atlan took a deep breath and waited.
A minute passed. And yet, nothing happened.
He looked down at the entombed White Canzer in the glass coffin. She didn't look like she died, it looked like she simply fell asleep.
"Are you sure it's over?" he asked Carmine.
"Yes. Now that the poisoned apple got into the White Canzer's system, it will forever be in a frozen state, never to wake up in this lifetime. The glass tomb is evidence of that.
As for the other six puppets back at Ninth and the rest of the team, they probably dissipated into nothingness just like how the Huntsman puppet died—if Ninth hadn't killed them yet at that point."
"....."
Despite Carmine's assured voice, Atlan couldn't help but be wary of the situation. After all, it had already been a couple of minutes after the White Canzer 'died' and yet, Atlan still saw no notification from his system.
Why am I not reaping the White Canzer? Is it because it's not dead, just asleep?
This revelation put a dent in Atlan's good mood. He thought he'd be able to get another good burst of rewards after personally killing a Specialist-level Canzer, but it seemed that it was too good to be true.
He didn't kill the White Canzer, he only immobilized her forever.
"It's not dead yet, is it?" he asked Carmine.
"Technically, no. It is only taking a deep sleep for an eternity. But by all accounts, you can consider the Canzer as good as dead. It no longer poses a threat to you, and the mission."
"Can't I kill it right now? It's defenseless."
"...That's not a good idea."
"Why?" Atlan was confused. This seemed like the very best opportunity to get rid of a dangerous Specialist Canzer with very minimal risk. After all, the White Canzer couldn't do anything to him now.
"...I didn't want to tell you this, but there is a VERY VERY VERY small chance that something could happen and the White Canzer could wake up again. The chances are minuscule, but it's possible nonetheless.
If you tried to kill the White Canzer now, that probability would shoot up to a hundred percent. The White Canzer will wake up. So, it's better to leave it alone entombed in the glass coffin for now."
Atlan couldn't believe it. "Such a thing is possible?!"
"Yes."
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After a second, he calmed himself down. "The chances for it are very small, right?"
But just as he said that, the whole Remedium trembled.
A dark shadow was suddenly cast from above Atlan, forcing him to look up.
Up in the dark skies, he saw another creature clad in steel armor, riding a chitinous horse while floating in the skies.
"....I take it all back. Atlan, you may be the unluckiest person alive."