After emerging from Dark forest, Michael hastily boarded a carriage to Reinhardt. Right now, this was his only option—unless he used one of his creation slots to create a teleportation skill.
However, he wasn't going to do that. Teleportation was a common skill, and he could easily purchase one from the Magic Tower later.
As he sat in the carriage, he began to review his status screen, checking the skills he had gained after leveling up.
At every 100 levels, one would receive two exclusive class skills. Now that he had reached Level 204, he had yet to check the four exclusive skills he had obtained.
[Thanatos' Necrolepsy]
[Due to Thananos' overwhelming tendency to sleep, it has manifested into a skill.]
Effect:
Randomly activates once every 24 hours.
The user will be forced to sleep during this time, with the sleep duration being random (anywhere from 1 hour to 10 hours).
While under this sleep effect, one random stat of the user will permanently increase by 2 points for every hour slept. ]
"This is more like a curse than a skill," Michael mumbled as he looked at the bizarre ability.
Still, since there was a permanent stat increase, he decided to ignore its downside and checked the next skill.
[Thananos' Sleepwalk]
[Thananos may sleep, but death never rests. His footsteps continue even in slumber, guiding lost souls to the afterlife.]
Effect:
When the user is in a sleep state and someone attacks him, an AI version of the user will take over.
This AI perfectly mimics the player's combat style and will engage and eliminate the attacker.
Activates automatically whenever the user is asleep and is attacked or if user is in middle of Dungeon raid and fell asleep ]
"Hmm, it's more of a disadvantage reduction for the first skill, but it's still beneficial for me," Michael mumbled as he checked the next skill.
[Reaper Chains]
Rank: Legendary
Effect: Summons Reaper Chains that deal 1000% of the user's magic damage to all beings within a 100-meter radius, while ignoring 100% of their magic resistance.
Mana Cost: Each chain costs 100 mana, with a maximum of 100 chains summoned at once.
Cooldown: 10 minutes
"Finally, a normal skill... and it's an attack skill. Good."
"I wonder what the last skill is going to be," he mumbled as he checked the final class skill he had unlocked.
[Thananos' Touch]
"Those who dare to touch death... shall perish."
Effect:
Whenever you successfully attack a target by any means, a Death Mark is placed on them.
You can place up to 10 Death Marks at a time, with a maximum of 2 stacks per target.
When activated, Death Marks deal 600% of the user's magic damage and stun the marked target for 2 to 5 seconds.
Mana Cost: 1000 mana per mark
Cooldown: 10 minutes after ten death marks are used.
"This is strong," Michael muttered, impressed.
"All the skills are great, even with the downside of the first two," he mumbled as he closed the window.
'Speaking of skills, I haven't checked my DP store yet,' he thought. 'I should see how much DP I have first.'
From his past experience, he knew that defeating elite enemies granted 1 or 2 DP, while mini bosses and bosses gave significantly more. Since Dark forest had countless high-level enemies, he had accumulated quite a bit.
[DP: 1,389]
"Not bad," he muttered.
"Let's see what I can buy from the DP Store."
[ DP Store ]
The DP Store is divided into two sections: Skills/Spells and Items. Using DP, users can purchase items or skills from here.
Uncommon Item/Skill: 10 DP
Rare Item/Skill: 100 DP
Epic Item/Skill: 300 DP
Unique Item/Skill: 500 DP
Legendary Item/Skill: 1000 DP ]
Dream Point : 0 ]
"Hmm, 1,000 DP for Legendary items and skills, huh? Let's test my luck for now," he muttered.
"I'll buy one Legendary item since I already have many good skills but lack proper equipment. After the raid, I'll need to save more DP for additional purchases."
With that, he pressed on the Legendary item option.
[DP Store Notice]
[This selection is luck-based. You will now gain a random equipment]
[Since its your first time using it, conditional skill-Miraculous Luck Activated – You will gain something more useful for yourself.]
[Pauld's Sword of Absurdity]
Rank: Legendary
Durability: 351/351
Attack Power: 793
A part of the "Absurd" artifact series, created by the Great Magician Pauld for the advancement of humanity.
Effects:
Increases the power of all skills and magic by 30%.
Reduces the mana recovery rate of any hit target by 50%.
Critical strikes apply a "Mana Burn" debuff, causing the target to take 10% of their magic damage as self-inflicted damage for 3 seconds.
Mana Burn Enhancement:
After a 3-hit combo, the Mana Burn effect is maximized, increasing all damage dealt to the target by 200% for 1 second.
After a 5-hit combo, the target's mana detonates, dealing 500% of their magic damage as self-inflicted damage.
[Spell Sword – Special Effect]
The user can store three spells permanently within the sword.
Stored spells can be instantly released without casting time.
One Legendary-tier spell can be stored at a time, while the remaining two must be below Legendary rank.
Usage Condition: None ]
"This is really useful," Michael mumbled as he examined the Absurd Series description.
'If I remember correctly, there was also a Ring of Absurdity… I guess Pauld didn't just make accessories but all kinds of equipment.'
He couldn't help but wonder—how many Absurd artifacts were out there?
'It will be great if I can collect all of them' Michael thought as he gazed outside the window.
***
After hours of travel, Michael finally reached Reinhardt, just as a quest notification appeared the moment he stepped into the city.
[Quest: Fight the Golems]
Difficulty: B ~ S
Quest Objective:
Repel the golems threatening Reinhardt.
[Quest Rewards]
Defeating an Old Golem:
300 Gold
100 Kingdom Contribution
Defeating a Soul Doll:
1,000 Gold
500 Kingdom Contribution
Defeating an Ancient Weapon:
3,000 Gold
1,500 Kingdom Contribution
Michael narrowed his eyes at the quest details.
"Looks like it's finally starting," he muttered, gripping the hilt of Pauld's Sword of Absurdity.