Chapter 15: New Skills & New Talents
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Riven smiled as he felt the power of the five different monsters he had just finished eating course through his entire body.
Ding!
[Giant Crystal Mantis fully consumed.]
[Cave Panther fully consumed.]
[Assassin Panther fully consumed.]
[Cave Lion fully consumed.]
[Poison Bat fully consumed.]
[Talent Devourer: Chance Succeed]
[Skill Acquired: [Assassination Claw – Level 1]: Temporarily combine with darkness and strike a foe with a sharp, gigantic claw that deals four times the damage if they don’t detect you.]
[x10,000 Reward Multiplier Activated!]
[Skill: [Assassination Claw – Level 1] has been multiplied by x10,000!]
[You have learned the Skill: [Assassination Shadow Blade – Level 1]: Transform your fists into long blades made of shadows and strike foes when they least expect it, dealing up to ten times the original damage if undetected, or five times if detected. Synergy Detected: Assassination Shadow Blade + Abyssal Fist = Shadow Assassination]
[Skill Acquired: [Poisonous Bite – Level 1]: Grow sharp fangs and bite foes with deadly, paralyzing poison that slowly chips away at their vitality.]
[x10,000 Reward Multiplier Activated!]
[Skill: [Poisonous Bite – Level 1] has been multiplied by x10,000!]
[You have learned the Skill: [Venom Production – Level 1]: The ability to produce and compound all sorts of chemicals and create deadly biological venoms. The more poisonous things one consumes, the deadlier these venoms can become. Paralyzing, Freezing, Fear, Confusion, and Blinding Venoms are available at the beginning, capable of growing in strength the more poison is consumed. Synergy Detected: Assassination Shadow Blade + Venom Production = Blade of Thousand Venoms]
[Skill Acquired: [Shadow Step – Level 1]: Temporarily meld with shadows as you move, becoming undetected in the darkness to strike foes in the back.]
[x10,000 Reward Multiplier Activated!]
[Skill: [Shadow Step – Level 1] has been multiplied by x10,000!]
[You have learned the Skill: [Abyssal Shift – Level 1]: Swim in the darkness of the abyss as if it were water itself. By spending Mana you can seamlessly move through darkness without any issues, and attack foes when they least expect it. Synergy Detected: Abyssal Fist + Abyssal Shift = Abyssal Assault]
[Talent Acquired: [Exoskeleton – D-Rank]: Hardens your skin to the point it is as hard as chitin, increases defense while not sacrificing flexibility. The ability to grow naturally grown biological armor to protect your body.]
[x10,000 Reward Multiplier Activated!]
[Talent: [Exoskeleton – D-Rank] has been multiplied by x10,000!]
[You have acquired the Talent: [Biological Armor – S-Rank]: The ability to create and manipulate hard biological armor that hardens and strengthens the more it is broken and damaged and regrow or repaired. Initially weak but it can rapidly evolve, by consuming ores, metals, crystals, and bones, it can continuously develop and grow infinitely.]
[Talent Acquired: [Alpha – D-Rank]: Grants the ability to control and command those who have submitted to your will through force. Commands that are obeyed will grant greater strength to those that are loyal.]
[x10,000 Reward Multiplier Activated!]
[Talent: [Alpha – D-Rank] has been multiplied by x10,000!]
[You have acquired the Talent: [Natural-Born Leader – S-Rank]: Command allies with ease and command those who have submitted to you. If you defeat someone through combat until their will has been completely shattered, they will become loyal subjects. Those with the greatest loyalty will gain bonuses to their stats and skill levels the stronger you become. Grants a natural-born instinct for survival, battle, and the control of the battlefield.]
[Predator Class Level 20 reached.]
[New Class Skill Unlocked: Endless Hunger – Manifest your Hunger through your Aura, intimidating foes and lowering their stats while allowing for the easier consumption of corpses.]
[Gluttony Triggered.] x5
[Stat Absorption: +0.4 Vitality | +0.5 Mana | +0.5 Strength | +0.6 Endurance | +0.3 Intelligence | +0.9 Agility | +0.1 Luck | +0.2 Charm.]
[x10,000 Reward Multiplier Activated!]
[Vitality +4,000 | Mana +5,000 | Strength +5,000 | Endurance +6,000 | Intelligence +3,000 | Agility +9,000 | Luck +1,000 | Charm +2,000.]
Riven felt a massive boost to his stats, skills, and even talents. He had gained three new Skills, two new Talents, and several thousand points in his core stats immediately after consuming everything.
Even more importantly, his Class had reached Level 20 and finally unlocked a new Class Skill that seemed rather powerful: Endless Hunger.
The other Skills were all impressive as well, to say the least.
"My Stats increased so much... this is insane," he thought with quiet satisfaction. "Even Luck and Charm finally grew...!" He felt a deep sense of accomplishment as his aura slowly coalesced and then internalized, returning his body to its normal appearance.
Riven checked his status once again to confirm the full extent of his growth.
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[Name]: [Riven Hale Claymore]
[Age]: [18]
[Race]: [Human (Assimilating Titan Bloodline)]
[Title]: [Lord (Provisional)]
[Hunter Rank]: [E-Rank (Official)]
[Class]: [Predator – Level 20]
[Talents]: [Dormant Apex – SSS-Rank] [Voracious Beast – S-Rank] [Biological Armor – S-Rank] [Natural-Born Leader – S-Rank]
[Authorities]
{Demonic Authority of Gluttony – Beelzebub}
[Monster Eater]
[Gluttony (Stat & Skill Absorption)]
[Talent Devourer]
{Demonic Authority of Greed – Mammon}
[x10,000 Reward Multiplier (Active)]
{Demonic Authority of Lust – Asmodeus}
[Love Investment Authority]
[Target: Elisa Frostbane]
[Affection Level: 25]
[Investment Progress: 1.5%]
[Status: Critically Crippled | Potential: Supreme+]
{Demonic Authority of Pride – Lucifer}
[Sovereign Codex Recognized]
[Domain-Building Functions Unlocked]
[Host marked as "Lord"]
[Core Stats]
[Vitality]: [6,000]
[Mana]: [5,940]
[Strength]: [6,430]
[Endurance]: [5,900]
[Intelligence]: [6,150]
[Agility]: [4,100]
[Luck]: [1,010]
[Charm]: [2,100]
[Class Skills]
[Devourer’s Instinct – Level 2]
[Endless Hunger – Level 1]
[Active Skills]
[Skadi’s Blessing: Titan Physique – Level 1]
[Veil of Invisibility – Level 2]
[Heavy Weapon Master – Level 2]
[Impenetrable Skin – Level 2]
[Frost Emperor’s Touch – Level 2]
[Abyssal Fist – Level 2]
[Assassination Shadow Blade – Level 1]
[Venom Production – Level 1]
[Abyssal Shift – Level 1]
[Cultivation Methods]
[Divine Frost Emperor’s Legacy – First Step]
[Items]
[Elisa’s Pride (SSS-Rank)]
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"It’s all there... every single bit of it..."
Some of his stats had still been only in the hundreds before, but they had now risen into the thousands thanks to the incredible multiplier ability of his Authority of Greed.
He had become several times stronger in just one sitting.
With this new power, he would no longer need to rely so heavily on his Titan Physique. He had already discovered that the skill seemed to amplify his physical strength based on how much Vitality he possessed.
That meant that despite what the raw numbers showed, he was likely twice as strong as the status window indicated!
Still, Titan Physique had yet to level up. He assumed it was an incredibly difficult skill to improve because of how powerful it already was.
He also suspected it might require special materials to grow further.
Some skills were simply stronger than others and could only continue advancing by being fed the proper materials.
However, the system showed no clear requirements for that either, leaving him in the dark for now.
Nonetheless, this new strength was more than welcome.
Especially because this was not everything he had gained.
"Riven, we got so much treasure!"
If there was one thing that could truly cheer up the little Pierrot, it was the loot they had acquired. Thanks to her presence, the item drop rates had been greatly increased.
And the items they obtained this time were truly remarkable.
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