Chapter 620 Perfect Growth
~WHOOOOOOOOSH!~
The display was akin to fireworks of gold and crimson.
The glistening blades shot into the air, faster than bullets or rockets, as they pierced through the enemies almost as soon as they were launched.
They easily cut through the thick hide of the Monsters-all of them being nothing more than easily shredded dough with little to no resistance to offer.
The golden blades danced around the group of Monsters, trapping them inside a cage of golden slashes and certain death.
By the time they were finished with their duties, barely a second had elapsed.
And that wasn't all...
-SPLOOOOOSH!~
All the blood and entrails of the Monsters gushed out at the same moment, completely bursting from their corpses.
The crimson liquids reflected the brilliant glows of the golden blades, hence creating a firework of such disgustingly beautiful art. Bubbles and splatters of blood, along with slabs of innards-all of them flying in multiple directions-created the most artistic expression of execution.
All who laid eyes on it could not dare opine to the contrary. "And with that... it's a wrap." Rey smiled dismissively at the bloody pile that now lay before him.
He would have to use Magic to get rid of all the gore.
Almost as soon as he thought that, though, he got a System Notification.
[System Notice]
{EXP Threshold Will be Supplemented by [Perfect Divine Growth]!}
-You Have Leveled Up!~
-You Have Leveled Up!~
-You Have Leveled Up!~
-You Have Leveled Up!~
-You Have Leveled Up!~
'Hmm...' Rey rubbed his chin with one hand as he looked at the System Window. He already knew the effects of his [Perfect Divine Growth] Skill, but the notification still caught him by surprise.
'I suppose it makes sense, all things considered...'
Normally, he would find it difficult to Level Up once after attaining the Status of an S-Tier entity, but seeing as he Leveled Up five times consecutively, he couldn't help but be amazed by the effects of his [Perfect Divine Growth] Skill.
'I guess this means I can still get consistently stronger; even while I'm on this mission. That thought alone put a wide smile on his face.
'Judging from what I've seen, the Skill roughly improves my growth tenfold-no, even more!
Leveling Up once made it about half times more difficult to Level Up again. In essence, you would need more EXP to gain another Level.
Without [Perfect Divine Growth], Rey reckoned he would have indeed Leveled Up once, but nothing more than that.
Instead, he gained four extra Levels, and that was with them each being half harder to grow from.
Stacking them up like that, it was a miracle he managed to get so far.
'I wonder what effect it has on Skills. Thankfully, I was able to see one! Rey brought one of his hands from his pockets and stared hard at it.
[Grand Hardened Body]. That was the name of the Skill that he just obtained from the A-Tier Monsters, which caused their body to possess incredible defensive abilities.
It was a Passive Skill too, but since its rank was only A-Tier, its effects were pretty useless to him. Still, he decided to test the Skill out by applying it to himself.
The moment he did so, he got another notification.
'As I thought...' His grin widened as he looked at the System Window floating before him.
[System Notice]
{Skill will automatically evolve due to the effect of [Perfect Divine Growth]!}
-You Have Unlocked A New Skill: Unbreakable (SS-Tier)-
"Whoa! It went straight up to SS-Tier. That's incredible!" Rey muttered to himself in genuine surprise.
His emotions were suppressed instantly.
'Tch...' Now more rational in his approach, he examined the occurrence with more clarity and took a more skeptical approach.
'Is this how it'll be for every new Skill I obtain and use, or is there a different threshold for them?'
Perhaps this particular Skill went so high up the ranks because it already had perfect compatibility with his body and his other existing Skills. In a way, the Skill wasn't particularly useful, since he could achieve the same result by product of his other Skills.
Having a Skill dedicated to that effect was nice, but it wasn't particularly fulfilling a major need within his arsenal. 'If I obtain more obscure Skills, it might take longer for them to advance that high. Plus, this Skill being A-Tier probably contributed to that effect...'
All in all, it was too early for celebrations. He still had to run certain tests to ensure he knew precisely how the Skill operated, and how its limits worked.
'For now, though, these are good results. Returning his hands to his pockets, he cast a Spatial Spell to suck in all the gore that now littered the area.
The Spell took on the form of a miniature black hole, functioning similarly to a vacuum cleaner.
He already preset it to only take in the Monster Parts, excluding the sands and other essential parts of the beach. ~FSHUIII!~
Once the absorption began, Rey took his gaze away from the process for a moment and focused on something else.
"Status Window."
[STATUS WINDOW]
- Name: Rey Skylar.
- Race: Human (Otherworlder)
- Class: Singularity (S-Tier)
- Level: 206 (00.00% EXP)
- Life Force: 13,000
- Mana Level: 29,000
- Combat Ability: 21,550
- Stat Points: 250
- Skills (Exclusive): [Doppel]
- Skills (Non-Exclusive): [Merger]. [Dead Calm].[Sacrifice]
- Alignment: Neutral Good
[Additional Information]
You have done the impossible and stand at the precipice of power. As such, you now possess the interest of this World.
[End Of Information]
'As expected... I have returned to Neutral Good! Rey nearly laughed, but he held it all back.
The same way he could see the System's plea to 'Help' Esme was the same way he saw its pleas to help every single one of the Elves that he saved.
'I wanted to test out my theory in this fight, and it seems I was spot on!
This single act of heroism seemed to justify him in the eyes of the System. While this would ultimately be beneficial for him regarding his disposition, it also meant the affirmation of one of his most troublesome suspicions.
'The System, or rather this world, really has a bias towards the Elves. With that now fully realized, another question resulted from the fact.
'Why?'