Chapter 78: Solution!
The days went by, after Bai's fight Link became some sort of a hotshot within the first years, and Bai started paying more attention to him, from what the instructor explained to him, Link needed a lot of help with his fighting techniques and dodging techniques, Bai started teaching him a Martial Art called the 'Viper Sutra' it is a common practice but Bai thought it would be of great help to Link.
It is a Martial Art focused on Dodging and Attacking techniques, which were what Bai thought Link was lacking in the most, seeing his movement in their fight he concluded that Link's movements were unrefined.
To Bai, it was obvious that Link taught himself. After two days of learning and practicing with Bai, Link got a message.
<Viper Sutra Technique Learned>
<Updating...>
<Update Completed>
Link frowned, this was the first time in a long time that Link got a message for doing something repeatedly, and it happened as he was getting a hang of the Martial Art. But as he opened his Skills Window, it was not there.
"Zero, did i get a message or was i imagining things?" Link whispered.
<You did, but it was not a skill. You have a new Tab>
As Zero finished, a window appeared in front of Link, titled Martial Arts.
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-- Martial Arts :
<Viper Sutra> <29 / 100>
<The Story of Genes> <0 / 800> <2> <Apex Predator>
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"What the hell, so The Story of Genes counts as a Martial Art?" Link muttered "And do I have to use Mana to Level Up the Viper Sutra too?"
<The Story of Genes is a Martial Art, it was just that the system found an alternative solution for you to learn it since the book is incomprehensible. And no, you can't use Mana to Level Up the Viper Sutra, you need to practice it, no shortcuts this time, but the system will still assist you>
"How?"
<I'm not sure, practice, Level it up and you'll find out>
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Everyday in class, Link would practice the Viper Sutra, and later he'll go out to do missions. That was when Link discovered something that excited him.
The Ambush Skill he got from the Core, helped hide his scent and aura, and that from what he saw was a temporary solution to his creature problem.
As he was in the first Area, Link wanted to test out the skill, which would only stay on for 1 minute. As he walked for a bit he noticed something, the leaves started to move, like something was coming out of it. Three Goblin like creatures walked out from behind the bush, there was a hole back there that they started to crawl out of.
Wosh!
Without hesitation, Link moved, cutting all of their heads clean off.
<Green Goblin Killed>
<Green Goblin Killed>
<Green Goblin Killed>
<350 Exp Has Been Granted>
<350 Exp Has Been Granted>
<350 Exp Has Been Granted>
<Level Up>
<1 Stat Point Available>
<1 Skill Point Available>
Link felt his heart jump. He did not hear those words in so long, he felt great. He was afraid if he hesitated even a little they would run, so he killed them straight away, but he stood there for a second, looking at their bodies.
"Was it the Ambush Skill?" Link thought, he wanted to confirm his theory but he needed to wait 10 minutes before he could cast the skill again.
Sending the corpses of the Green Goblins to his Inventory, Link consumed their Cores.
<New Permanent Mana Points: +65>
<New Permanent Mana Points: +65>
<New Permanent Mana Points: +65>
He shrugged, not being that disappointed with not getting a skill, the Green Goblins were Level 1 Advanced Creatures which is why Link was not interested in their skills.
He looked at his Status Window.
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-- Status :
<User: Link>
<Race: Human>
<Level 7>
<225 / 4 000 Exp>
<HP: 35 / 35>
<MP: 1045 / 1045>
<Strength: 10>
<Agility: 15>
<Stamina: 10>
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Link was unsure of where to add his point to, since he started using The Story of Genes, his Strength, Agility and Stamina have reached new heights. He thought for a bit then closed it, since he was unsure for now, he decided to save the point for when he did know.
When he was done, Link opened his Skills Window, looking his Skills over and closing it after a bit, he wanted to add it to Ambush but he wanted to test his theory first.
As the 10 minutes passed by, Link activated the skill and started walking around. Suddenly, the same thing happened, From a giant tree with the width of a car, two creatures came out of some hole at the top of it, they looked like squirrels but they had black fur with dark red eyes, their size was the same as a corgi with nails sharp enough to leave scratch marks on the tree as they walked.
"Blink" Link muttered.
Wosh!
<Mutant Squirrel Killed>
<Mutant Squirrel Killed>
<300 Exp Has Been Granted>
<300 Exp Has Been Granted>
"Consume" Link said with excitement in his voice.
<New Permanent Mana Points: +60>
<New Permanent Mana Points: +60>
Without hesitation, Link opened his Skill Window and added the Skill Point to the 'Ambush' Skill.
<Ambush> <Active Skill> <1>
He read it's description, and found out that the duration of the skill now became 5 minutes.
"And the hunt begins" Link muttered under his breath, a wide grin on his face.
...
It was night time, Link laid on his bed, looking at his Status Window with a smile.
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-- Status :
<User: Link>
<Race: Human>
<Level 8>
<1 142 / 6 000 Exp>
<HP: 40 / 40>
<MP: 1945 / 1945>
<Strength: 10>
<Agility: 15>
<Stamina: 10>
<2 Stat Points Available>
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<Ambush> <Active Skill> <2> (10 Minutes)
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Link received a few Skills as well, though he did not care about them, except for one, he was hunting in the First Area after all. He found one Skill from the junk he got very interesting.
<Heat Vision> <Active Skill> (1 Minute)
Link planned on ignoring the rest of the Skills. They were a bunch of useless Skills from low Level creatures.
On the other hand.
<Red Hawk's Beast Soul> <Sword> <Advanced Level 1>
<Water Fox's Beast Soul> <Halo> <Intermediate Level 1>
<Black Ox's Beast Soul> <Armor> <Advanced Level 1>
Link did not look at the Armor and Sword Beast Souls, but the Halo Beast Soul caught his attention. He activated it and an angelic ring of water appeared above his head, it slowly became transparent but Link couldn't feel its effects.
"What does this do?" Link thought to himself, but decided to put it to the side for now.
<Shall we start?>
"I'm ready" Link said, taking a deep breath.
<The Story of Genes> <800 / 800>
<Limits Reached>
<Beginning Mutation...>
Link sat on the floor, covering it with blankets and pillows that he bought just for this. He waited and waited but he felt nothing.
When suddenly a message appeared.
<Race Limits Reached>
<Race evolution Commencing>
<Continue? Yes/No>
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Currently :
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-- Beast Souls :
<Wind Wolf's Beast Soul> <Dagger> <Intermediate Level 1>
<Sky Turtle's Beast Soul> <Armor> <Basic Level 3>
<Ruby Python's Beast Soul> <Glove> <Basic Level 2>
<Red Hawk's Beast Soul> <Sword> <Advanced Level 1>
<Water Fox's Beast Soul> <Halo> <Intermediate Level 1>
<Black Ox's Beast Soul> <Armor> <Advanced Level 1>
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-- Status :
<User: Link>
<Race: Human>
<Level 8>
<1 142 / 6 000 Exp>
<HP: 40 / 40>
<MP: 1145 / 1145>
<Strength: 10>
<Agility: 15>
<Stamina: 10>
<2 Stat Points Available>
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-- Skills :
<Rock Skin> <Passive Skill>
<Shadow Walk> <Active Skill>
<Counter Instinct> <Active Skill> <2>
<Blink> <Active Skill> <1>
<Shadow Eater> <Passive Skill>
<Wind Blade> <Active Skill> <1>
<Wind Affinity> <Passive Skill>
<Consume> <Active Skill>
<Instinct> <Passive Skill>
<Mana Shield> <Active Skill>
<Heal> <Active Skill>
<Air Boost> <Active Skill>
<Bite> <Active Skill>
<Ambush> <Active Skill> <2> (10 Minutes)
<Heat Vision> <Active Skill> (1 Minute)
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-- Martial Arts :
<Viper Sutra> <69 / 100>
<The Story of Genes> <800 / 800> <2> <Apex Predator>
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-- Quests :
<Main Quests :>
<Reach Level 10>
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CREATORS' THOUGHTS 
Fairn
Fairn My Internet is having some issues, but i'm happy i managed to upload today.
What do you guys think Link should do?
Should he continue with the evelotion and trust the change or investigate it first?
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