Thalion checked his notifications while continuing his feast on the plant life.
You have killed human Level 31
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You have killed human Level 27
You have reached Level 30
He gained an entire level from killing all those humans. It was quite a lot, even though so were of a lower level than him. He allocated his free points into wisdom for his human form and dexterity as the umbral predator. Additionally, he unlocked two new mythic skills. It looked like those mythic classes gave mythic skills too. A skill selection would have been nice
Heartbeat of the Sanguine Archon (Mythic)
With each heartbeat, the sanguine archon's blood is purified, amplifying their physical and magical abilities. This constant purification enhances strength, speed, vitality, and spell potency, making the Archon progressively more powerful.
The description was brief for a mythic skill, but it seed to offer a similar function to his sanguine thorn ability, except now, every heartbeat made him stronger until it reached a peak; at least that was his guess. Thalion still had no idea how all the blood skills even worked. Normally he should get weaker using his own blood for the skills, but that was not the case at the mont. All the blood skills were abilities from the sanguine thorn.
Even his blood harvest didn't give him the blood but the plant under his heart. The sanguine thorn should have stored the blood, which he then used in his skills. Well, that was the theory so far. He could already feel how he got a little stronger with every beat of his heart. If there were more ways to increase the power of his blood or improve the amount of blood his veins could hold, might empower him to new heights.
He noted this for the next system shop since he didn't want to waste too much ti experinting with his blood when he could just ask the voice of the system when the system shop appeared. Best to improve his skills with the sword and eat more of those plants. He didn't get a lot of stats from the plants like from so of the berries he had eaten before, but he felt so much stronger, and the darkness hopefully helped in more than one way. Eating all those dark affinity plants gave him this strong form in the first place, so he had to be on the right track for the mont. With those thoughts, Thalion moved on to check his other new skill as the umbral predator.
Umbral Predator's Instinct (Mythic)
This mythical skill allows the Umbral Predator to tap into the very essence of darkness to locate its prey. By blending with the shadows, the predator can sense the life force of any creature within a vast radius, no matter how well they hide or disguise themselves. The shadows whisper secrets of the prey's movents, fears, and weaknesses, guiding the predator with unerring accuracy. This ability not only reveals the prey's location but also enhances the predator’s stealth, making it nearly impossible for the hunted to detect the hunter until it’s too late.
This was an exceptional skill for hunting and ambushing. These mythic skills were frighteningly powerful. Thalion hoped they would help him stand a chance against other survivors blessed by gods eventually.
There was still the big question of elves and vampires. He had never encountered an elf in the tutorial, and vampires were equally rare. They probably spawned at higher tutorial stages, which gave them access to more credits. The kind of gear those people could afford after starting in the third stage... he didn’t want to think about it.
The next three days, Thalion focused on devouring as many plants as possible while continuing to practice swordsmanship. Despite his effort, he hadn’t mastered the third attack form yet. Maybe it would have been smarter to hunt down a new beast or try to catch a flying one, but in this new stage, the jungle was a bit more quiet. He hadn't encountered the manta ray from the earlier stages as any other flying creatures.
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For now he progressed very fast, and he didn't want to leave this spot too soon. He could always hunt for more forms and skills at a later point while such an opportunity to munch on dark affinity plants wouldn't appear too soon. The last ti he had to hunt down the blue robes all around their base to get those plants. Well, he also did it to fuck with the people too, but that was not his point. Anyway, enough thinking back to mastering the third technique.
The technique involved stepping forward, executing a high swing, turning with the motion, then stepping forward again to thrust, which transitioned into a side swing to create distance from the opponent. At normal speed, he could execute the movents perfectly, but as his speed increased, the swings beca sloppy, too short, lacking power, or too long, leaving him exposed to a counterattack.
The next day, he shifted his focus to improving his telekinetic dash. He wanted to make it faster. By infusing more mana into the skill and doing it faster, he made so progress, though it was slow and steady. With the system shop opening soon, the hunt for survivors was about to begin again.
He gained two more levels from consuming the plants, which wasn't much. However, when he transford into the Umbral Predator, the darkness within him grew stronger. Everything felt more aligned, and he could feed faster. When so plants attacked him with spells, he noticed that a small amount of the poisonous gas turned into darkness when it ca too close to his skin. The effect was barely noticeable, but it was there. He aid to improve this ability, imagining how it could make him nearly immune to many area spells while further empowering him. That would definitely be the dream. Now it was ti to properly scout the area and find a good hunting spot for the night.
Switching to his human form, Thalion climbed into the sky in his mist form. From the air, he observed griffins flying toward the mountains, and castles had appeared everywhere, likely bought from the system store. In contrast, the makeshift camps had almost entirely disappeared, either wiped out or assimilated into larger factions. One large wooden fortress lay beneath the mountains, but it was too far away to tell who occupied it.
Well, those griffins would be a welco flying form, but they were so far in the distance it would take days to get there. So nothing he could accomplish at the mont, but getting a flying form would definitely be high up on his list. When discarding his glowhorn form, it was clear to him that he wanted to create a beast that stood on the absolute apex. The power of the umbral predator proved him right, as so far he hadn't encountered a beast that could rival his might.
The only negative part about the umbral predator was that it took a lot of ti and resources to get him there. Thalion was not sure how many forms he could empower at the sa ti without falling behind in levels. A flying form was definitely important for traveling, but the trip to the mountains was long, and he had better things to do at the mont.
He planned to go hunting when the night grew darker, hoping for a big credit boost. The system shop would open tomorrow, after all. Killing survivors would never be more rewarding than it was now. He even considered invading one of those castles.
Currently, he had 14,910 credits, which wasn't much compared to the last ti he entered the system shop, but he didn’t need much this ti. His primary interest lay in ways to store more blood in his body and potentially use the purified blood in his attacks to support the sanguine thorn. He also wanted to explore ways to upgrade or create skills. Another option would be blueprints for advanced gear, as the basic equipnt he could make so far wasn’t enough. Enhancing his robe or mask was also long overdue.
The sun was slowly setting, and Thalion continued with his routine until nightfall. Then, the hunt would begin.
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