The experience points were already laid out in front of me, so I didn't hesitate and immediately finished off the eel with a clean slash.
Ooh, look at that!
My eyes lit up the moment I saw my stats and skills leveling up nonstop.
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Let's go, comrade!!!!!
Aahhh…!!!!
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What a thrilling feeling…
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Hang in there!!
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I seriously can't keep track anymore.
I'm amazing!!!!!!!!!!
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My level kept skyrocketing to the point where I didn't even want to count anymore. In the end, when I looked back, I had already reached level 19.
[Magic Talent Lv1] became [Magic Talent Lv2], [Fear Resistance Lv7] became [Fear Resistance Lv8], [Soul Repair Lv4] became [Soul Repair Lv5], [Mana Manipulation Lv4] became [Mana Manipulation Lv5], [Evasion Lv7] became [Evasion Lv8], [Auto SP Recovery Lv7] became [Auto SP Recovery Lv8], and finally, [Sleep Resistance Lv5] became [Sleep Resistance Lv6].
Naiwa.
I gained 15 levels just from killing a single eel...?
Could this be a high-value target? If so, I definitely need to hunt more of them.
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Oh, I even got a skill evolution out of this. Let's see what it does.
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Whoa, looks like my silk can now do more than just bait enemies.
Yeah, I'd say this is a solid step forward.
Let's take a look at the overall status.
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HP: 530/530
MP: 3960/3960 (+400)
SP: 585/585
Attack: 25669 (+387)
Defense: 25865 (+380)
Magic: 25584 (+379)
Speed: 42222 (+427)
Skills:
[Appraisal Lv7], [Poison Resistance Lv8], [Venomous Fangs Lv8], [Multi-Form Silk Lv1], [Intimidation Lv6], [Sensing Lv7], [Stealth Lv7], [Endurance Lv7], [Fear Resistance Lv8], [Patience Lv5], [Holy Mana Lv6], [Holy Magic Lv7], [Vitality Lv6], [Invincible Shield Lv6], [Calm Mind Lv5], [Loyalty Lv5], [Faith Lv5], [Heaven's Net Lv8], [Plunder Lv6], [Wanderlust Lv4], [Enhanced Vision Lv6], [Enhanced Hearing Lv6], [Enhanced Smelling Lv6], [Enhanced Tactile Lv6], [Enhanced Tasting Lv6], [Paralyzing Evil Eye Lv7], [Poison Mist Lv6], [Prophecy Lv5], [Drill Leg Lv6], [Sleep Resistance Lv6], [Adamantine Body Lv9], [Focus Lv8], [Soul Attack Immunity], [Auto HP Recovery Lv7], [Flash Lv8], [Evasion Lv8], [Auto SP Recovery Lv8], [Corrosion Resistance Lv7], [Heaven Eye Lv7], [Soul Magic Lv3], [Rapido Lv6], [Hyper Memory], [Parallel Thinking Lv5], [Scan Lv9], [Pain Resistance Lv8], [Gluttony Lv5], [Big Eater Lv5], [Ravenous Devour Lv5], [Support Evil Eye Lv0], [Soul Chain Lv5], [Accuracy Lv6], [Inference Lv5], [Insight Lv6], [Virtual World Lv5], [Spirit Magic Lv3], [Spirit's Protection Lv3], [Soul Repair Lv5], [Soul Link Lv5], [Blade Leg Lv7], [Mana Sensing Lv4], [Mana Manipulation Lv5], [Dark Mana Vein Lv5], [Magic Talent Lv2], [Child of the Darkness Lv5], [Malice Lv3], [Dark God Gaze Lv2]
Skill Points: 790
Phew… Some of these skills are about to hit the threshold for evolution. I think I'll set aside some time here to grind them out.
Oh, wait…!
Why do I have this [Magic Talent] skill?
Isn't this what Suzu said before?
Calm down.
I have to ask her again.
So I went into the virtual world to find Suzu, she was researching something with Seina but I interrupted. I quickly told her about the skill, and Suzu's face froze for a moment.
It seemed like she really didn't know anything.
"I think it's because of the previous reincarnation." Suzu said after a moment of silence.
Hmm?
Is it related?
"I-I… don't know either. This really was beyond my expectations, but if I were to speculate, I couldn't think of any other reason besides that time."
Hmm…
That means that logically speaking, it would take me a long time to acquire this skill, but somehow it appeared in me.
And no one knew about it until I saw its level-up notification.
Could it be that there was some kind of interference from the outside?
If that's the case, then the only two possibilities I can think of are that the goddess Aeonmyrus who talked to me earlier, that person has the ability to directly influence the system to give me gifts, then that person is no pushover.
The other case, which is also something that has been bothering me endlessly, is the mysterious person who appeared twice…
Until now, the information about that person is still a complete mystery to me.
But in short, no matter what the ability is, I'm sure that I'm still being watched quite a lot, maybe everything isn't completely random from the beginning until now.
"Hey, don't think too much."
Seina's voice interrupted my train of thought.
What's wrong?
"You're so stupid, what's the use of thinking about these things now? The important thing is that you need to make use of everything to get stronger quickly, and if those people have the ability to read minds, you'll definitely die. Just pretend you don't know anything and continue"
Nai wa!
Seina's words made sense.
Although I don't know who helped me, I won't refuse this help, if they really need help in the future, I'll repay them later, but if they want to have bad intentions towards me then...
Well, let's not say it first.
Now let's see what this skill does.
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Hmm…
Simply put, it has the ability to stack stats like other skills like Rapido or Plunder. Then this is really a good deal.
So that means I can use magic from now on, right, Suzu?
"Yeah, everything is complete, you don't have to limit anything anymore"
Yatta!
With Suzu's confirmation, I was relieved.
But, speaking of magic, I feel like I'm still lacking something very important. That's [Magic Resistance]. Since the creatures on these floors and beyond are more inclined towards using magic, not having this skill is a huge disadvantage for me.
I opened the store to see if it was available. It didn't take long to find it, but the price... 5000 Skill Points???
Why not just rob me while you're at it!
At this rate, how long would I have to save up...? Forget it. Maybe I can ask Meradis for help.
While browsing the store a bit longer, I came across another skill I had been wanting. The price was reasonable, so I went ahead and bought it.
<<500 Skill Points have been spent to acquire skill [Telepathy Lv1]>>
Nice.
With that done, I turned my attention back to my stats. As usual, my speed stat was way ahead of the others.
That's fine—having a strong point is good. But I still wish the rest would grow a bit more evenly.
Seina, got any suggestions?
"You should max out [Scan] first, and also start investing more into the Inference-based skill set."
Haah... yeah, I figured.
Since skills used by my clones don't gain experience, I'll have to personally grind through all this.
These skills all sound great, but actually leveling them up is another story...
Well, guess I just have to keep at it.