chapter 317
317 – The Unexpected Liberation of the Stars
Fuhua Ah Ah ──!
Blood poured out from the neck where the head had been pulled out, and the super-strong people who had just awakened to their senses were shocked at the cruel act without the slightest hesitation.
‘… It sure seems twisted to be suspicious of the people here…’
The problem is that he is still not his original self
Jo Gi-man’s appearance, which seemed somehow lacking and lacking compared to his power, disappeared everywhere.
If he continued to look like that, it would be a huge negative news for me.
‘Sharp and cold-hearted… Like a well-forged master sword. If he has that kind of tendency, even if he avoids anger right away, he might try to hit Yeonhee soon.’
After defeating Geum Jae-hyeon, the guy landed on the ground and stood tall, looking up at the sky.
‘Whoa – shit… I can’t breathe. Hmm?!’
– You have achieved the special achievement of defeating the ‘Great Monster’ with your opponent.
– The achievement [Dissonant Harmony] Has been obtained!
[Discordant harmony]
– When attacking together with an opponent, attack power doubles.
– While this achievement is activated, you cannot attack your opponent.
‘Ah… I’m dying of headaches, what is this?’
I think it’s probably an achievement I got from defeating the guy Jogiman was fighting, but I don’t know if I’ll ever use this in the future.
On the contrary, I couldn’t be happy about this achievement because it could be a hindrance to defeating him during a melee with another enemy.
‘If you attack together with Chogiman, your attack power will double… That’s a ridiculous achievement.’
But the message that followed was a bit different.
– I defeated an enemy whose level of difference was enormous.
– Acquired the achievement [Inconsistent Fury]!
[Inconsistent anger]
– Attack power increases in proportion to the difference in level between the enemy and the enemy.
‘Oooh…! This is awesome! There is no way to die!’
This is an ability I really need as I have a lot to do against powerful enemies.
It will be of great help when you punch that guy standing over there right now.
‘I don’t know how efficient it will be, but… It’s a reward that can’t be compared to previous achievements.’
My body still felt like there was glue on the floor and I couldn’t move, but I received a big reward and felt a little more relaxed.
However, in addition to the reward I thought was the last, one more option came to mind.
– A piece of the great being that preyed on the great monster ‘Depsorpia’ leaves a small reward.
‘Depsorpia… He had a pretty noble name.’
That name was probably given to me by my mother, Queen Slime.
I opened the reward left behind by the being that swallowed it.
‘…? Are you asking me to choose one of the two?’
1. Defeated the Great Monster and gained a huge amount of experience. The stats gained by leveling up to level 80 increase three times.
2. Give up all experience points and take away one skill from someone who participated in the battle.
‘…What kind of choice is this extreme? But the second option is this… Did you respond to my request at the end?’
Although I worried for a while, the choice wasn’t that difficult.
‘Three times the stats is attractive enough, but… I guess I should choose 2.’
If the reward was a permanent stat increase three times, I would have chosen number 1.
However, since the current level has already reached 73, its value was bound to be relatively lower than number 2.
‘Number 2 is definitely that guy.’
As for those who participated in the battle together, as shown in the previous achievement, there is only one person here.
‘How can I resist Jogiman stealing that bastard’s skills?’
Moreover, the second option was flashing gold, demonstrating that they should unconditionally choose me.
Experience points increased by 20% when I changed jobs, so it would naturally increase as I explored with my colleagues, and I didn’t want to meet the ‘scum of chaos’ again by reaching level 80 too early.
‘It’s unclear how effective [Inconsistent Rage] Will be, so it would be best to postpone dealing with that monster as long as possible.’
This is because it did not occur to me that the dregs of chaos I encountered at that time showed all their power.
There are only two chances left to challenge him.
The higher the probability of winning, the better.
‘I’ll take number 2.’
Perhaps because it was a reward left behind by a great being, honorifics naturally emerged.
Countless traits and skills that come to mind with my choices.
Perhaps these are a list of abilities that only Jogi, standing there foolishly and looking up at the sky, has.
They keep popping into my head.
It rises, rises, rises again…
‘What…Why are there so many?’
I couldn’t help but be taken aback when I saw that the abilities numbered in the hundreds.
I knew that he had many abilities over several lives, but this…
‘Doesn’t that kid also have [Kleptomania] Like me?’
The number was large enough to raise such suspicion.
Of course, many of the abilities are well known, so it doesn’t seem like they were taken from monsters.
Still, it was possible to reasonably suspect that there was an ability to steal the abilities of other living creatures like me.
‘I didn’t get stronger just because I had a lot of time. There’s a skill that takes away abilities… I should be more careful, right?’
If [Kleptomaniac] Was accidentally taken away, it would be a really big deal.
‘I can’t afford to die at the hands of that guy even once… The Maginot Line is to at least destroy yourself before you get hit.’
Among the countless skills, there are only three abilities that are close to me.
It seems like the skill I will take from him must be chosen from the three skills he showed off today.
The rest of the skills are because when I reach out to catch them, they go far away and reject my choice.
‘[Lightning Field], [Lightning Strike], [Meteor]…’
It looks like he used a variety of mobility techniques, but it was only an attack skill.
[Thunder Strike] Is a very unique skill that can only be used on the fist, and I know that it significantly increases the attack power of the punch and also has ‘electric shock’ and ‘paralysis’ effects.
‘It has the advantage of relatively low magic attribute consumption. It’s not bad.’
The most coveted skill was actually Thunderbolt, but there was one problem with this skill.
According to information that Jo Gi-man shared in passing in his past life, the minimum magic attribute required to use [Cheonroejang] Is over 2000.
My current magic attribute is 554.
It’s an absurdly inadequate situation.
‘Well, to create a thousand powerful lightning bolts… 2000 magic attribute might be efficient.’
In the end, the options were narrowed down to [Thunderstrike] And [Meteor], But considering my current situation, I had no choice but to lean towards one side.
‘It’s ambiguous to call this fire magic… But if you want to catch that guy, this might be the best.’
I chose [Meteor], Keeping in mind the plant-type monster ‘Devouring Creeper’.
[Meteor] Is the highest-level magic that can be used only when many abilities are met, including flame, rock, telekinesis, and a deep understanding of physical laws to manipulate celestial bodies, gravity, and meteor trajectories and collisions.
I was given the opportunity to steal without much effort the position that all wizards wish to achieve, which can only be achieved by becoming an archmage.
From Jo Gi-man’s perspective, it would be the most painful skill when it was robbed.
‘It is also an elemental magic centered on fire properties…’
This would be a spell that suits me well, as the attack power of fire-type attributes, including the attribute [Ovez’s Blessing], Is much higher than other attributes.
And I thought that such characteristics were something that was being influenced by an entity connected to [Fire Explosion].
I sat down, nodded, and read the message that came to mind.
– I obtained a small reward left by a fragment of a great being.
– Steal [Meteor] From the incarnation of the Seven Headed Dragon!
– The seven-headed dragon senses the energy of a great being and quickly cuts off the flesh and blood!
‘Oh?’
Jo Gi-man’s body shook greatly with that message.
‘As expected, that guy has come to his senses?’
The guy who was shaking a few times as if he was having a fit, his once sharp eyes his became dull again.
But Jo Gi-man suddenly sat down on the floor and cried, covering his head.
-…?! What, what!! Why Meteor!! Fuck, my skills…! My skills?! How did you get this…!
He’s not the type of guy who swears in front of anyone just to manage his image his, but Jo Ki-man suddenly starts swearing and cries for [Meteor] That was taken away.
He is a guy with a lot of things, but magic that requires a lot of ability like [Meteor] Is not something that can be obtained easily.
The guy was desperate and clearly showed his panicked appearance in front of people.
– The achievement [Pioneer] Is activated.
– All abilities increase by 1.
Jo Ki-man, who was crouching down and frantically hitting the floor with his fists, belatedly noticed that the hunters around him were noisy and agitated. He suddenly fell to the ground and pretended to be unconscious.
‘…? What are you doing. The acting is so poor.’
Normally, I wouldn’t behave like that.
Perhaps due to the shock of temporarily losing his sense of self, he shows incomprehensible behavior.
Even if you don’t have senses, if you look closely at the guy, you will see that instead of losing consciousness, his consciousness his is becoming clearer and his magical power his is stabilizing.
“Truly… The more I look at him, the more absurd he is…”
Kang Yeon-soo must have noticed that, too, and burst out laughing.
“I don’t know what he did, but he must have done something, right? Is he acting like a child like that as a side effect of using too much force?”
Yeon-soo was confused, saying she couldn’t remember anything from the moment Jo Ki-man and the monster collided.
“He’ll get hit because there’s no one else but him… To catch that huge monster and stop Geum Jae-hyeon on top of that. A monster is a monster. Sheesh…”
‘… As expected, I don’t remember other people.’
It was a state close to stopping time, and there was cognitive impairment that was difficult to estimate. It seemed like it was difficult for even a being of Kang Kang-soo’s level to figure out what was happening.
– The highest level magic [Meteor] Was forcibly awakened!
– The achievement [Unexpected Liberation of Stars] Has been obtained!
‘Huh…’
[Unexpected Liberation of Stars]
– The activation time of the highest level magic is reduced by 10%.
– Magic attribute +200
‘Hey!! One achievement gives you 200 magic attribute!! Are you crazy?’
There was so much I gained today that it was almost mind-boggling.
However, a message was added to pour cold water on my heated head.
– You do not have the minimum level to use [Meteo].
‘Ahh! After all, this doesn’t work right away either.’
I nodded and looked at the conditions for using [Meteor].
‘Minimum magic attribute 1000, rock attribute magic, telekinesis type skills, wisdom 500… Does resistance have to be 100? Why?’
Even though they were minimum conditions, they were all things that could not be achieved.
‘Whew… I think magic power and wisdom can be brought to a close level by supplying artifacts from C-class dungeons. It’s telekinesis… This is the problem.’
If you go up to the B-class dungeon, there are monsters that use telekinesis…
‘Well, anyway, does it mean that it shook Jogiman’s mentality?’
Of course, just because one skill was taken away, I wouldn’t say that Jogiman’s combat power drops significantly.
Although I was satisfied that I had caused significant psychological damage, it was a day with a lot to reflect on.
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