章 22: Status Screen
"Get inside! This is your living quarters until your execution day arrives!" A soldier threw Noah inside a prison cell.
The damp ceiling and neglected room had bare minimum necessities. Noah never thought he would find a prison worse than the ones in his own world. But, his thoughts were proved incorrect.
Noah sighed and sat on the ground.
His execution was ordered after Helen's declaration of love. The date was one month later, it was a day to celebrate Hades according to the warden.
Noah's robe and training cube had been confiscated. The other materials were inside the training cube, but Noah was worried about them nonetheless.
Noah opened his system logs and read from the earliest ones.
[ Your Class has been upgraded to "Hepius' Disciple" ]
[ Basic Heal mastered ]
[ Intermediate Heal obtained ]
[ Intermediate Heal mastered ]
[ Expert Heal obtained ]
[ Expert Heal mastered ]
[ Sage Heal obtained ]
[ Resurrection obtained ]
[ Sage Eye obtained ]
[ Ancient Rune Mastery obtained ]
[ Poison Assimilation obtained ]
[ As the Disciple of Saint Sage you are prohibited from learning any attack skills. Consequently, you can learn any non-attack skill regardless of the class restrictions. ]
[ The Divine Restriction over you has been lifted. From today, your Divinity will not decrease due to the penalty of Pray skill. ]
[ Special Stat 'Divine Aura' unlocked. You can now increase Divinity through Attribute points. ]
Noah raised his eyebrow in surprise.
It was his first time seeing exactly what had changed when his class upgraded. And he was pleasantly surprised.
The biggest benefit was the ability to increase Divinity with Stat points.
Hepius interrupted Noah and spoke, {What dost thou plan to do?}
Noah stopped scrolling and stared at the ceiling. He didn't answer immediately.
"I'm confused about Helen's actions. Back then, it was clear she was Paris' lover, so why did she say that in front of the king?"
{Maybe she wanted to protect Paris and…} Saintess' words trailed off.
"She dumped the responsibility on me since I was already caught. That way the king won't target Paris."
Noah wasn't sure of his next course of actions. In fact, he wasn't able to understand the goal of this stage.
"The goal of this stage is troublesome: Defend Troy."
Noah paced around the room.
"What do I need to defend from? A monster? An enemy nation? A natural disaster?"
"What is the time limit? A week? A year? Or do I need to defend Troy until my death? No, what if Troy is attacked after I die of old age and I fail the stage due to that?"
"In the first place, what does defend mean? Do I need to protect the infrastructure or the citizens? Will I fail the mission if even one citizen dies?"
The goal of this stage was too ambiguous.
Noah could work around most issues. But the most pressing concern was the absence of a time limit.
"Sigh…"
Noah sat cross-legged on the ground. He exhaled deeply to erase the concerns from his mind.
"Before anything else, I need to escape from this place."
Noah gave a side glance to Hepius.
{Before we begin. Child, answer, what will thou do moving forward?}
Noah's goal was to escape the prison and defend Troy. However, he understood that Hepius wasn't asking about those things.
From the moment Hepius saw Achilles, his temperament seemed to have undergone subtle changes.
{Thou cannot win against Achilles even if thou reach level 100. Tell me, wilt thou engage him in combat the next time your paths cross?}
Earlier Hepius explained to Noah about Achilles' skill "Invulnerable". It increased Achilles' defense and magic resistance in proportion to the damage received.
No matter how hard Achilles was hit or what kind of deadly spell he was targeted with, Achilles would never receive damage.
Achilles was invincible.
"It will depend on the situation."
Hepius closed his eyes, it was the answer he feared.
Noah didn't elaborate on his answer. He had a plan to defeat Achilles but it needed further preparations from his side.
"Enough of that. Teach me the next steps."
Hepius sincerely hoped Noah wouldn't face Achilles and nodded. {Very well, let us begin.}
It was time Noah broke the level 25 limiter.
— Five days later
[ Congratulations, you have broken through the level 25 limit. ]
[ You have leveled up ]
[ You have levele… ]
[ You have… ]
[ … ]
[ … ]
[ +180 free AP, +90 Skill Points ]
[ Current Level: 43 ]
[ You have used "Saint Sage Ascension Technique" to break your level cap. Additional stats will be awarded. Vitality+30, Movement Speed +20, Dexterity +20 ]
A powerful force surged within Noah's body.
Unlike the previous limit where Noah condensed his bones with divinity, he condensed the divinity in his organs to break the level 25 limit.
Noah took 5 days to make the breakthrough during which he only mediated and condensed the divinity. He neither ate nor slept.
Noah moved his body and reveled in his newfound strength.
Finally, the moment Noah had been looking forward to arrived. He spoke excitedly, "Status."
—
Name: Noah
Level: 43 (15,000/46,000)
Class: Hepius' Disciple
Race: Arch-Vampyre
Blessing: N/A
Traits: Genius Psychopath [Unique], Directionally Challenged [Legendary]
Titles: Vile Evil Villain (Equipped), Great Hero, Husband Of The Night
…
Health Points (HP): 420/420
Divinity (D): 250/250
Stamina Points (SP): 270/270
Attack Power (ATK): 112
Defense (DF): 53
Magic Resistance (MAG RES): 189
…
Strength: 32
Movement Speed: 80
Vitality: 42
Endurance: 27
Perception: 112
Dexterity: 37
Divine Aura: 15
Available Attribute Points: 390
Available Skill Points: 215
…
Skills:
Class Skills: Sage Heal, Sage Eyes, Sage Resurrection, Chain of Condemnation, Silent Casting, Mind Corruption, Dispel, Let there be Light
Survival Skills: Blueprints, Crafting, Production, Pillage, Gutting, Sleep, Detect, Sixth Sense
Bloodline Skills: Blood Drain, Blood Subordination, Superior Healing
Resistances: Pain resistance, Heat resistance, Burn resistance, Cold resistance, Bleed resistance, Blunt damage resistance, Fall resistance, Illusion resistance, Paralysis resistance, Penetration resistance, Frostbite resistance, Mental Corruption Resistance, Soul Erosion Resistance, Poison Assimilation, ???
Extra Skills: Battle Concentration, Mental Fortitude, Menzen (Novice Stage), Undeath
…
Physical Condition: Healthy
Mental Condition: Mentally Unstable (Trait Flaw), Soul Connection (Active)
…
Equipment:
Ragged Prisoner clothes
Slit Pockets (0/0 Inventory Slots)
—
Noah and Hepius were stunned when they saw the status.
Most stats and skills were roughly the same as their predictions, however, the number of resistances was beyond their wildest imagination.
Resistance skills were unlike other skills. They had a very low drop rate upon a player's death. The resistances in Noah's possession had low levels due to their level dropping over his thousands of deaths. Nevertheless, he still retained many of them.
[ Arch-Vampyre(Young Lord): An ancient race of vampires that is said to have gone extinct. They were rumored to be the ancestors of vampires and humans. An Arch-Vampyr possesses the perfection of vampires and adaptability of humans.
Young Lord: The first evolution of a newborn Arch-Vampyre. They have high perception and high magic resistance. Their blood serves as an excellent mana carrier and allows them to learn mana skills at a fast pace.
Blood Drain: Drains 5 HP per second of the enemies by absorbing their blood directly. Allows you to sustain yourself on a blood-diet.
Blood Drain(Hidden Effect): Absorbs stats when drinking the blood of a new powerful species.
Blood Subordination: Transform one individual into a lower vampire when they drink your blood. The individual must have surrendered their will to fight, only then will evolution begin.
Superior Healing: Increases the rate of HP and SP recovery significantly. ]
Noah's bloodline abilities had undergone a minor evolution when he broke the level 10 limit and their effects increased.
"Vampires are overpowered."
{Indeed.}
The duo went into a daze again as they read the skills of Noah's new race.
Perhaps bored as she was unable to see the status window, the Saintess interjected.
{Uhm…. Sage Hepius I was listening to the description of the skill 'Invulnerable'. Isn't it possible for Priest Noah to win if you teach him 'Ki'?}
Noah and Hepius' eyes widened. However, their reasons were different.
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