บท 858: Edge

'They've all grown so much.'

Atticus stared at his status screen in amazement.

This was by far the greatest power-up he had ever experienced. Even his advancement into the master ranks back at the Abyssal Chasm paled in comparison.

As he progressed in strength, it became harder to gain even a single point in his stats. A training session that might have granted ten points in the weaker ranks would now barely yield one.

Yet, here he was, with most of his stats having advanced by over a hundred. But as Atticus examined the identical numbers across his stats, his gaze narrowed.

'999?'

It was unusual. Achieving perfect balance in training was nearly impossible, and yet all his bodily stats had reached the same value. It felt… odd.

'A bottleneck?' Atticus wondered.

"That's right," Ozeroth's voice interrupted his thoughts.

Atticus's attention shifted to the spirit.