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Chapter 120: [Ways of the Game Master!!]
Chapter 120: [Ways of the Game Master!!]
[Elise Eva Nevalati's POV!]
They say, if you are desperate enough, you can even drink poison hoping to ease the pain. And while I didn't really believe it before, I think I understand that proverb a bit more now.
My life was on its edge. Even if I survive today, I have no idea if I will be able to see tomorrow. My eyes kept observing the message for a few more seconds before I looked at our hero trying to protect us with all his might.
'If it fails, I will kill myself,' I decided that I am going to make this gamble. If worse comes to worst, I will just end it all to take responsibility.
And thinking that, I pressed [Yes] before another message appeared on my face.
[Aren't you cute, little one? Well. Let's skip the details for later. For now, focus on what's more important. Tell me, can you kill those werewolves?]
I looked at that message. And even though I was surprised to see the message, I was still calm. It was odd, but it's not the first odd thing that has happened today.
"How… am I going to kill them? I am too weak," I asked as I looked at that message. The others around me, observed me with a sudden surprise, but they didn't discourage me or reprimanded me. Perhaps they were thinking the same?
[Well. Let's start with improving your gift a bit.]
[Your Gift: Scorched Eyes has been Updated!]
[Gift: Scorched Eyes (Growth Type)
Grade:Mortal Grade-10!
Experience Required to Increase the Gift: Use Skill Flame Eyes on 10 Enemies!
Effects:For every 10 Wisdom Points that the user possesses, her eye/flame based skills have their effect increased by 10%
Skills Unlocked: Flame Eyes!]
[Skill: Flame Eyes
Grade: F (Dependent on the user's Gift)
Effect: Allows the user to add a burning effect on all targets she desires! Burning Effect enhances the attack of all flame based skills by 5% that are to be used on the target!]
'Huh? This is…' My eyes shook as I looked at the renewed gift that I had. A growth type gift? Does that mean it will increase as I fulfill the conditions?
Though perhaps I was surprised a bit too early because… something far better appeared in front of me in the next few seconds.
[ [???] has given you a new skill [Phoenix's Eyes!]]
"Eva… your eyes!" One of the villagers who was with me, looked at my eyes, while I kept gazing at the new skill that I had received.
[Skill: Phoenix's Eyes
Grade: B
Effects:
-All the Flame Based Skills that the user has will have their effect increased by 100%!
-All the Eye Based Skills that the user has will have their effect increased by 100%!
-Increases the User's Mana and Health Regeneration by 100%!
-Everytime the user uses a flame based skill, she gains an Aura of Flame that circles around the user and does damage to all the enemies around her based on her Wisdom points. For every 4 Wisdom Points the user has, the aura does 10 Attack Damage. A maximum of 10 Auras can exist at the same time and each aura remains for a maximum of 10 seconds. Each aura's time limit is independent from the other auras that are created.
Additional effects:
+40 Wisdom!
+40 Intelligence!]
[I couldn't get anything better than this for you. Maybe later, I will? Have fun though]
Another message appeared as I observed the skill over and over again. The people around me took a few steps back while I slowly turned at the hero who was getting a bit exhausted against the never ending werewolves.
"AVIL!!!!" I shouted making him, take a momentarily peak at me. And then I shouted again,
"USE A FIRE SKILL ON THEM!!"
Even though he did not understand my intention, he understood the seriousness of my voice. And then following suit, he began chanting something. If I am not wrong it was one of his main skills, Flame Burst, that allowed him to create a ring of fire around him, killing everyone that comes in contact with it.
"FLAME BURST!!!" He shouted as he targeted everyone around him, and then using the newly found skills that I had, I targeted all the 14 werewolves at once.
[Your Gift: Scorched Eyes has increased by one minor Grade!]
Another message came but that was not important. My eyes looked at the increased effects of the Flame burst. It was a minor change, but the effects were prominent. Even Avil was surprised as he looked at me with a hint of curiosity.
And I, now surrounded by 14 Auras of Flame around me, looked rather powerful on my own.
-Roar!!!
Finding the source of threat, those werewolves now targeted me as they ran as fast as they could. Avil was about to take a step, but perhaps he looked at the sudden flame of excitement on my face, he paused.
And as for the werewolves…
The Auras burnt them into charcoal before they could even get 10 meters close to me. A single attack was all that was needed to kill them.
[You have killed an E-Grade Monster: Lesser Werewolf!]
[+2000 Points]
[You have killed an E-Grade Monster: Lesser Werewolf!]
[+2000 Points!]
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And after a dozen of those messages appeared, I finally looked at Avil with a renewed hope. Perhaps… all those efforts that I had shown for the past few decades… I guess, they didn't go into vain after all.
…
[Adrian's POV!]
"That 23 Million Points were worth it, I guess? It's going to take some time, but given her gift's growth condition, she should be able to take it to [Upper Mortal Realm] as long as she keeps fighting… and with that, those 5 Million should come back sooner or later," I pondered as it was fun.
I wanted to guide her through the skills and everything else, but it will take away all the fun so I should let her figure it all out on her own. Maybe struggle a little before standing back up on her own two feets.
"Should I try taking in more people under my contract? It certainly does seem quite a nice way to increase my reach to the other servers. Hmmm…. All right, let's spend some more time with it," I pondered as I decided to take 10 different people from 10 different servers including this one.
If I can manage that much, I should take another step later on. It won't farm me a lot of GM Points in the beginning, but it should serve me a lot in the long run as long as even half of the people make it to the end.
'My own main Characters, huh? Not bad,' I smiled as I then began looking through the other servers. I went through hundreds of servers, each with their unique atmosphere, and each with their own unique flow of power.
And even though it took sometime, I was able to find a couple of people that were to my liking.
A Saint that was left behind by her followers.
A loyal lizardmen soldier that was left behind by the king as a sacrifice.
An illegitimate son, who lost his path.
A fallen noble dark elf.
An Angel that was banished by their Gods.
A Queen that was betrayed by the King.
A Goblin who was nothing but a slave.
A Succubus Maid, who lost her purpose of life in the face of absolute power.
And finally… A dragonling that was captured by the humans and was now on his last breath to survive the tutorial as the other humans sacrificed him for their own good.
"Well. If they can make it to the tower, let's see if I can meet them later. It would be fun meeting them after they had grown to a new peak, moving out of their cocoon," I mumbled with a smile before I looked at their [Gifts] again. Each of them now had a growth based gift that suited them the best.
Despite being at an initial phase, with a B-Grade skill in their hand, and given the nature of the scenario around them, they should surely be able to grow without much problems. Though if they still fail to do so, then it's their own problem.
"Ah! Before I forget…" I then recalled that I can mark them to increase my [Gift]. Even if it doesn't happen now, maybe later, it will ease my worries as well.
And then I marked 3 of them…
[Your Gift Cartography has been increased by 1 Minor Grade!]
Huh? Wait! Is the planet of those 3 that small…. No… it's not that. Perhaps… my gift takes only the area within the confinement of the tutorial as a whole floor? Hey… doesn't that mean…
I gulped a little before I began marking the others as well.
[Your Gift Cartography has been increased by 1 Minor Grade!]
[Your Gift Cartography has been increased by 1 Minor Grade!]
[Gift: Cartography!
Grade: Upper Mortal Grade - 6
Experience Required to Upgrade to next Grade: Map 15 Worlds/Floors minimum 50% each!
Effects:
-Allows the user to see real-time information of everything that he has mapped!
-Unlocks: Teleportation Points!
-Basic Skills: [Eidetic Memory] [Spatial Mastery] [Dexterity!]
-Linked Skills: [Illusion!]
-Evolved Skills: [Cartographer's Vision!] [Absolute Insight!] [Omniscient Recall!]
Additional Effects:
-Mark: Allow the user to mark 40 Targets of his choice!
-Shared Senses: The user can use [Cartographer's Vision!] [Absolute Insight!] [Omniscient Recall!], through the Marked person's senses!]
[Teleportation Points: Allows the user to set permanent Teleportation Points, to where he can instantly teleport to. (Current Limit: 5)]