( Back on Dewstar planet )
Max left planet Hazam quickly after he got confirmation that Su Yang was dead as he walked into the same tier 2 testing hall that he had used to issue the quest.
" I'm here to turn my quest in," Max said as he tossed a bag of gold to the attendant.
" Right this way young master " the attendant who remembered exactly who Max was and realised what the tip was for immediately took Max in towards the evaluation area and then quickly ran out to close the tier2 promotion hall for the time of Max's evaluation to ensure that he got the maximum privacy.
[ System Notification ] - Quest turned in, Switching off the watchful gaze of the evaluation A.I.
[ Quest Evaluation ] - Beginning quest evaluation
1)Time taken - You have taken 19 hours 55 minutes and 18 seconds to turn in the quest.
Time rating - SSS, perfect score criteria ( < 20 hours )
2) Method Used - Bow and Arrow assasination using poison alongside a hint of shaman arts.
Method Evaluation - S
3) Behaviour Evaluation - SSS, player is evaluated to have shown exceptional calm and calculative abilities.
Overall Score - SS
Distributing Rewards - Error Error Error.
[ System Error Notification ] - It is detected that the player is not of the vampire race or the shaman class. The tier promotion results will be readjusted.
[ System Notification ] - Considering that there are no other living species of primordial vampire or any living individual practising the blood shaman class in the light faction, Your overall evaluation will be upgraded by 2 levels.
Final Evaluation - SSS+
[ Distributing Rewards ] -
1)All stats ×2.5
2) Your Racial ability, Blood Manipulation is now strengthened.
3) Your Racial resistance against Mental Manipulation and blood loss is strengthened
4) Your racial allergy towards the sunlight has worsened.
5) Your racial ability, night vision and moonlight healing have improved.
6) You have unlocked a new ability - Blood Healing.
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[ Tier promotion skill reward ] -
CHOOSE ANY 2 OUT OF 5 :-
1)Stamina Burn ( Beginner )- Burn your stamina at 2x the normal cost to get 1.5 times increase in strength and agility stats.
2) Scan ( Beginner ) - A aura technique that will help you scan for enemies in a 100 metre radius.
3) Fake Out ( Beginner ) - Use an illusion technique to unleash a move that looks real but is in fact an illusion to confuse your enemy.
4) Single Blade Hurricane ( Beginner ) - It is a 35 slash consecutive attack pattern that can deal a serious punch to the enemy's armour and HP pool.
5) Pretend ( Beginner ) - You can pretend to be dead when your HP is below 10% without the enemy noticing.
[ Notice - It won't work if the enemy's perception skill is higher than player by 2 tiers ]
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[ Class Specific Skill Reward ]
CHOOSE ANY 2 OUT OF 4
[ Earthbind Totem ] ( Beginner ) - Sacrifice 2% of Max HP to create a totem that will slow down all enemy movements in a 25 metre radius by 30%.
[ Netherbeast Summon ] ( Beginner ) - Summon a pack of 25 tier 2 nether beasts and use them to outnumber any opponent in battle. As mules to transport goods, Or as trackers to trace, find the scent and locate the enemy.
[ 100 to 1 Blood Sacrifice ] ( Beginner ) - Obtain the blood of 100 individuals that are one tier weaker than the enemy and of the same race as the enemy and sacrifice the blood to the Shaman God to kill any enemy in an instant.
[ Notice - Does not work on god's ]
[ Chain Heal ] ( Beginner ) - Sacrifice 20% of your HP to restore 10% health of all your party members.
[ Notice - Maximum party size is 10 at beginner mastery. ]
Max was utterly speechless reading the rewards of the quest, he did not expect to pass with yet another SSS+ rating, nonetheless he had a big decision to make now.
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( Meanwhile Rudra )
Rudra never thought that he would one day abandon Earth.
He had read Max's reincarnation notes and he knew that the past him had never made the choice to abandon the planet, but thinking critically he knew why the past him despite knowing the weaknesses of earth could never make the choice to move away.
In his past life he did not have Naomi to look after the kids. This would have placed a huge burden on Rudra as would not want to leave Earth onto a new planet not knowing what kind of life his kids would enjoy there, but this time around it was different for him.
If only Rudra could make sure that his people and his family were safe, which he was sure they would be on planet Radiance, he could go back to living the life of the warlord that he truly was and become a true menace on the universal stage.
In the entire universe, the number of tier 10 treasures could be counted on fingers as there were only 10 in existence, yet one of those 10 treasures was inside Rudra's body nourishing him constantly, which was also the reason why he could tear through tier 6 onto tier 7 despite even the fastest god's needing at least half a century to advance.
If the tier 10 treasure was the only thing backing him, Rudra would not be confident of taking on Thor, but he also had the tier 9 treasure the ' Seed Of Reincarnation ' planted inside him as well.
At the very end of his journey of Omega, the unnamed god had told him that he would die once in the near future, but with the seed of reincarnation inside him death would not be the absolute end, but the start of a new beginning.
Knowing this and the fact that even after his death, his family and earthlings would be looked after Rudra felt fearless again for the first time in a long time.
He felt excited about taking on a mission, even one as dangerous as destroying the thunder nation.
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/// A/N - Bonus Chapter for the wedded couple John and Effie.
As usual, there is a tier promotion and choices to be made so put your votes in the comments section below.
The majority vote wins 😒 ///