Chapter 3: New Skills
[Detecting sufficient energy...Upgrading skills.]
[Upgrading skill 'Gale Claws'...Success. Acquired skill 'Wind Blade'.]
[Combining skill 'Wind Blade' and 'Mana Manipulation'...Success. Acquired skill 'Wind Manipulation'.]
[Deriving skills...Success. Acquired skill 'Storm Manipulation (Limited)'.]
"...Aren't you skipping some steps, Akasha? How come the combination of 'wind blade' and 'mana manipulation' become 'wind manipulation'."
I kinda get the idea of 'Storm Creation' but how come I got 'Wind Manipulation' from 'Gale Claws'?
[Answer. After a full analysis of the skill 'Wind Blade', successfully derived the skill 'Wind Magic' and combination with the skill 'Mana Manipulation', resulted in the skill 'Wind Manipulation'.]
"...You are too overpowered," I grinned happily. "—and I very much welcome it."
"That's fine," I took a bite out of the monster bear's meat. It's quite gamey but still delicious or just my taste buds changed. Anyway, food is food, gotta take all chances to survive.
Tomorrow, I'll finally explore more of this labyrinth. I also need to level up more to raise my chances of getting out.
"For now, let's see my status."
•~~~~~~~~•
Name: Nagumo Hajime
Age: 17 years old
Sex: Male
Job: Synergist
Level 12
ATK: 500
VIT: 900
DEF: 500
AGI: 700
MAG: 900
MAG DEF: 900
[Skill]
–Transmutation
–Mineral Appraisal
–Mana Manipulation
–Lightning Manipulation
–Wind Manipulation
–Storm Manipulation (Limited)
–Air Walk
–Iron Stomach
–Language Comprehension
•~~~~~~~~~•
Hmm, the growth rate is still fast since I killed that bear and ate its meat. Though to think it only increased by 200 per stat, maybe because the bear and wolf are around the same level. That rabbit is weaker so no need to think about it.
"Yawn* This is the first time I felt sleepy in three days. I should enjoy it since tomorrow onwards will be not so relaxing."
.....
"Ohh so this is level two of the true labyrinth?" I looked around, and terrain-wise, not much changed from level one. "How cute"
*Bang!*
"What's this? A big lizard?" I walked towards the monster who tried attacking me. I felt its presence quickly since I always spread wind and electric charges to detect nearby biological signals. It's my version of echolocation but not with vibrations haha.
[Acquired skills 'Petrification Resistance', 'Petrification Gaze', and 'Presence Awareness'.]
"This will come in handy," I grabbed the lizard's tail and dragged it along. There was no nearby presence though.
"Guess I should camp for a bit. A-chan, please synthesize and upgrade my new skills. No need to report every detail."
[Understood]
I sat down and prepared a fire using combustion stone powder. Then I transmuted a flat stone board for cooking. I want to try grilling this lizard.
"Hmm~ I should increase my speed after this."
As much as I want to explore more of this place, I need to speed up soon. I still have many things to do like 'greeting' Ehit and his company. Proceeding with my plan to gather all ancient magic and create a means of traveling other verses.
I discussed it with A-chan and the chance of creating a method for multiversal travel using concept magic is dependent on energy usage. And I understand the magnitude of energy needed for such travels would be colossal. I've already got things in mind though, I can use 'that' place.
I only knew it from reading the wiki since I didn't finish watching the anime or reading the LN and manga. I'm that type of person, bite me.
.....
Three days later, I stood in front of a large stone door guarded by two stone statues beside it except these statues are alive.
'Ho? They aren't moving even though they can clearly see me. Are they waiting to ambush me when I'm opening the door?'
Quite clever but it won't work on me. The stage is yours, Donner 2.0.
I charged my gun with lightning and swiftly fired multiple shots toward the two.
*Bang!* *Bang!* *Bang!*
"Raaggghh!"
*Thud*
"How lame..." I walked past them and opens the big stone door.
*Creaaakkkk*
What greeted me was a dark room with several pillars adorning both sides of the wide path in the middle. At the end of the path was a large cube made of an unknown material with a girl locked inside.
'That should be Yue. Alright, companion get!'
I started walking towards her. For the past few days, I've been thinking about whether to get Yue or not but then I remembered some key abilities of her.
"Is anyone there...? Pl-please, let me out of here.. "
"Just wait for a bit," I said as I finally arrived in front of her. "Hello there..." I smiled at her.
"Pl-please...let me out..."
"You're supposed to reply 'General Kenobi'. Nevermind," I chuckled at my own remark.
[Sigh...]
And don't sigh, A-chan...
"What...? General...Ke... no?" Yue tilted her head lightly. Cute! She looked completely different from the pictures of her I saw before. I feel like I understand now why 'Hajime' saved her.
"Haha, don't mind my earlier remarks. You wouldn't understand it...sigh." If I stay in this place for too long, I will go crazy. Anyway, let me focus on the task at hand.
'A-chan, have you finished scanning this cube?'
[Yes. Transmutation is effective on it.]
'Nice! Then let's do this!'
I placed my hand on the cube. It felt cold and metallic.
Transmutation!
Sparks of lightning appeared and I felt my mana being rapidly depleted luckily leveled up quite a lot during my stay and my stats are high from eating numerous monster meat.
*Bzzzt!* *Fwooshhh!*
"Oops, that was close." I quickly caught her before she hit the ground.
"Th-thank you..." She smiled weakly. Well being locked in that cube must've been damaging.
"No worries, let me heal you first."
Heal! It was a skill derived from a skill I got from a monster. Slowly, her pale complexion started getting better.
"Stay here for a bit, I'll just take care of an insect." I gently put her down and covered her naked body with the cloak I made from monster hide.
I then took out Donner 2.0 and started firing in front of us in the dark corner.
*Kiiicckkk!*
"How annoying..." That screeching makes my ear tingle. I didn't dwell on it for long, I quickly fired a couple more shots but few of them got through even though my gun is powered by my lightning. I guess that is the limitation of it.
"Tch..." I dropped Donner 2.0 and unsheathe my power sword. Arcs of lightning surrounded the blade.
*Bam!*
I dodged one of its tails but I didn't stop running. The monster in front of me was a gigantic 10-meter scorpion with two tails and a hard exoskeleton with minerals as additional protection.
"Let's test if that exoskeleton will protect you from this." I used my full strength and quickly appeared near its two tails. "Hah!"
*Swish!*
I swung my power sword and it easily cut through the tails.
*Chiiekkk!*
"Stop screeching!"
I kicked off its back full force.
*Bam!*
"Oops!" Its whole back got destroyed with my kick. But it has strong vitality, even with that severe injury, it's still alive. I walked at its head and stabbed my sword. "How is my status now, I wonder."
•~~~~~~~~•
Name: Nagumo Hajime
Age: 17 years old
Sex: Male
Job: Synergist
Level 60
ATK: 1500
VIT: 1900
DEF: 1500
AGI: 1700
MAG: 2000
MAG DEF: 2000
[Skill]
–Transmutation
–Mineral Appraisal
–Mana Manipulation
–Lightning Manipulation
–Wind Manipulation
–Storm Manipulation(Limited)
–Divine Step (Flicker + Air Walk + Power Kick)
–Magic Sense (Night Vision + Distant Sight + Presence Awareness + Magic Perception)
–Presence Concealment
–Poison Resistance
–Petrification Resistance
–Petrification Gaze
–Paralysis Resistance
–Iron Stomach
–Heal
–Language Comprehension
•~~~~~~~~~•
"Oh yeah," Almost got lost there. I still need to get Yue.
Weekly Power Status
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