Chapter 30: Chapter 30: Cookies and Cake (3)
~Albus POV~
[Ding!]
[Your STR stat has reached a 50 point mark!]
[Passive Skill <Super STR> has been added!]
[Ding!]
[You're AGI stat has reached a 50 point mark!]
[Passive Skill <Super AGI> has been added!]
[Ding!]
[You're VIT stat has reached a 50 point mark!]
[Passive Skill <Super VIT> has been added!]
[Ding!]
[You're INT stat has reached a 50 point mark!]
[Passive Skill <Super INT> has been added!]
[Ding!]
[You're WIS stat has reached a 50 point mark!]
[Passive Skill <Super WIS> has been added!]
Skill List. On the following new ones I got.
Hoping to get some pretty good one, please.
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<Super STR> (Passive) Lv. MAX
This passive skill can be unlocked once reached 50 stats in STR.
This passive skill grants the user to have increased physical damage by 20%.
<Super AGI> (Passive) Lv. MAX
This passive skill can be unlocked once reached 50 stats in AGI.
This passive skill grants the user to have increase auto evasion chances by 20%.
<Super VIT> (Passive) Lv. MAX
This passive skill can be unlocked once reached 50 stats in VIT.
This passive skill grants the user to have decrease time for HP regen by 20%. (12 seconds per VIT regen HP.)
<Super INT> (Passive) Lv. MAX
This passive skill can be unlocked once reached 50 stats in INT.
This passive skill grants the user to decrease the cost of AP attacks by 20%.
<Super WIS> (Passive) Lv. MAX
This passive skill can be unlocked once reached 50 stats in WIS.
This passive skill grants the user to have decrease time for AP regen by 20%. (12 seconds per WIS regen for AP.)
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My eyes widen at this as I couldn't help how busted this was even with my low AP reserves I couldn't help this would make my life a whole easier, "Bloody hell… I really am going to be busted with these skills. Where the hell were these skills when I needed them?"
Saying those words Ruby came closer to me after getting a large amount of Dust in a case as she replied to me in a question, "Huh? Albus, did you get a bonus or something? Seems like you did care to explain?"
Nodding at this I briefly explained to them of using my points in increasing the rest of my stats into 50 points even as I got all the passive bonus buffs in the process. Nora was smiling at this as she has stary eyes expression, "NO WAY! That is really cool fearless leader! At the rate we're going it's going to be fun! But… what about the book you got anyway?"
Taking out the reward from earlier and glancing at the Skill Book: 'Aura Drain' it explains perfectly well how to drain a person's aura from each other as I read the description of it as I raised an eyebrow, "Well… to summarize it basically tells the person how to drain a person aura. Or rather anyone's aura actually? First Ruby, can you come here for a second?"
"Huh? Oh uh sure?"
She came as she was told as I handed her the book as she took the time to read it as her eyes widen a bit as she ponders about the information, "This…! This I can understand better but… Albus something like this can tell people how to do this with regular aura but will need time to learn. But I think this is the first I ever heard of this before?"
Hmm…
Ruby is that so huh?
Returning the Skill Book back to me I decided to not use it. At least not yet till I can create a physical copy of its contents at a later date since it could prove useful in the Huntsman profession or not.
Might need to talk to someone else about this at a later date which would result in this knowledge being mass-produced. For now, though I kept the skill book safe inside my inventory for the time being as we continue our way around the Emerald Forest.
I have to admit now that I have the free time again I didn't truly have the time to enjoy the scenery here in this world as we move to see some collapsed temples as Nora gave me another question honestly curious, "Say leader don't you have some skill to tell you about things in the area? I mean you being a literal life turned game can't you see what this place was about? I mean don't all games have some description of objects?"
I mean she isn't wrong and I haven't been trying to… I suppose I can give it a shot.
<Observe>.
Using my observation skill around the place I can see some details talking about this place.
[<Observe> LEVEL UP]
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Location: Emerald Forest
Once upon a time in past long forgotten this land used to be a resting place of one of the Infinite Man's infinite pasted lives as he built a village here with castles and homes for all to live in. However, a cruel bandit warlord at the time came here and destroyed this place that was once called The Hand tribe that supported the Infinite Man ways of life.
Sadly due to the sands of time it has long been destroyed and remade into the Emerald Forest it is today with ruins remnant of the past failures of the Infinite Man. There used to be a plethora of magic artifacts but some have died to the sands of time… yet some small remains are present to this very day…
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Blink.
Ok, that was something I wasn't expecting today going on this trip. But it does make me feel more pity for the old wizard seeing this place as one of his failures. Better to not reveal that detail to them. But disregarding that detail for the time being I replied to Nora's question with some curiosity in my voice, "According to my skill this area was once I guess a town or village with castles in the past with a person called the Infinite Man once lived here before they were destroyed by some kind of Bandit Warlord – "
"Wait you mean it's true!"
Glancing over to Ruby I do keep on forgetting that she's a big fan of fairy tale stories as her eyes had a shock to them. I guess breaking the ice of fiction of here even for a bit as I replied, "From the expression you have heard something about the infinite man and the events then miss Rose – sorry I mean Ruby?"
She nods at this as she briefly explains the story to me in a summarized tone in her voice as she explains, "Umu. I heard it a lot from a storybook about the adventures of the Infinite Man. But I never would've thought it was real though…"
Nora seems to be in deep thought as well as I break the ice to them casually with a shrug and another piece of information getting their attention, "Then I suppose the story did have some truth to it then. Although it did mention a brief mention of actual magic artifacts in the area. I suppose we haven't found some yet~"
Nora grins happily getting the idea as she salutes to this happily and cheerfully as she began to talk, "Oh! This officially turned into a treasure hunt then! I can't wait!! I wonder what secrets it holds here in the forest right Ruby?!"
Getting herself together Ruby managed to get excited at the prospect of finding actual magic artifacts as she nods her head excited, "Hmhm. I just can't believe there is such a thing and… I wonder how true those fairy tale stories are?"
Shrugging at this there might more truth to them than I care to admit.
Like that we continued our path away from safety entering deeper into the forest…
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…
At this, we continue our way searching around to see if there are more Grimm around the area. The old ruins clearly showed some of the building that was once here. I wonder just how many of them are all around the world I wonder.
*Thud*
*Thud*
That was when we all stopped as we prepare our weapons out I used my <Observe> skill to see as we heard the sound of trees being crushed coming towards our direction. When I saw the threat in question I saw what was coming after us.
[INCOMING BOSS!]
[Grimm]
Deathstalker Lv.? (?/? HP)
Fuck.
Grimacing at this my skill doesn't show us the level or HP of the Grimm as I replied to Nora and Ruby with some concern, "Nora. Ruby. The Grimm coming towards us is a Deathstalker. And I don't know its level or HP saying it's a boss fight. Knowing this do you want to retreat or fight?"
Hearing this they weren't unsure of the question of fighting an unknown enemy as they quickly thought before they replied with an agreement with Nora surprisingly serious, "Fight. If it's only one then I think we can take the Deathstalker. Besides, I ain't losing to a boss. Right rubes."
Ruby nodded her head in agreement as she agreed.
Very well then.
As long as we're careful then this might be possible sigh… Game on.
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