He seemed to have forgotten that of them all Neveah was the true monster In terms of the physical stats she made even Randidly sweat Which was why she would have made a good sparring partner But no matter
Randidly’s eyes sharpened In his poor mood after a wasted day he hadn’t been paying attention to their surroundings He dearly wanted to capture a Fate Crystal to see what effect it would have But it appeared that they had guests
Unfamiliar ones
The Zone that had completed their Raid Boss first The Creature would have a hand there Making contact was a good thing although it would push up his timeline by quite a bit Still perhaps that was a good thing
Randidly had spent the past 6 months constantly throwing himself in the most dangerous situations that he could sharpening himself and his combat related Skills as much as he could And the results well
They spoke for themselves
Level 24 (81%)
Health(/R per hour) 3001/3033 (+730) (1447 (+165
Mana(/R per hour) 2341/3346 (684 (+9
Stam(/R per min) 2499/2894 (+60) (472 (+45
Vit 312 (+15)
End 153 (+20)
Str 307 (+52)
Agi 332 (+24)
Perception 356 (+20)
Reaction 322 (+15)
Resistance 267 (+45)
Willpower 395 (+10)
Intelligence 325
Wisdom 299 (+9)
Control 554
Focus 293 (+4)
Progenitor’s Influence 9168
Skills (Soul Skill) Seven Lands of the Spectral Tree Lvl 1122
Combat Spear Mastery Lvl 178 White Phantom’s Half Step (Un) Lvl 73 Heavy Blow Lvl 94 Dagger Mastery Lvl 10 Iron Skin Lvl 47 Dodge Lvl 98 Fighting Proficiency Lvl 137 Block Lvl 74 Phantom Onslaught Lvl 42 Sweep Lvl 54 Spear Deflect Lvl 10 Calculated Blow Lvl 89 Roundhouse Kick Lvl 65 Idiosyncratic Cut (Un) Lvl 99 Pierce the Skies Shatter the Earth Lvl 57 Body Control Freeze Lvl 37 Stalemate Breaker Lvl 29 Talon Strike Lvl 38 Counter Lvl 51
PoFE Class Skills Plant Dominance ® Lvl 106 Spray Holy Sap (Un) Lvl 9 Sharpness Lvl 69 Call Grove Defenders ® Lvl 34 Earthquake (Un) Lvl 43 Invigorating Call (Humanity)(Un) Lvl 14 Four Shaded Domain Lvl 29 Phantom’s Lantern (Un) Lvl 33 Grasp of Lava ® Lvl 67 Erode Image Lvl 6 Vengeful Bloom (Un) Lvl 19 Galant Intervention (Human) Lvl 4 Spriggit’s Tinkering ® Lvl 1 Aether Understanding Lvl 39 Summon Lava Golem (Un) Lvl 22 Aether Infusion Lvl 41
The 7 Kata of the Ashen Spear The Spear Advances Ash Trails Lvl 81 As the Sun Stills ® Lvl 1
The 6 Signs of the Spear Phantom ® The First Sign The Inevitable Phantom Arrives Lvl 101 (Un) The Fifth Sign The Wild Phantom’s Embrace Lvl 180 The Sixth Sign The Breath of the Spear Phantom ® Lvl 49
Spells Spearing Roots Lvl 85 Mana Bolt Lvl 28 Mana Shield Lvl 32 Arcane Orb Lvl 22 Fireball Lvl 30 Magic Missile Lvl 4 Healing Palm Lvl 12 Pollen of the Rafflesia Lvl 20 Summon Pestilence Lvl 54 Wall of Thorns Lvl 29 Yggdrasil Soul Seed ® Inspiration ® Incinerating Bolt Lvl 91 Circle of Flame Lvl 75 Plantomancy Lvl 35 Hammer of the Dawn Lvl 37 Burning Footsteps Lvl 23 Ashes to Ashes Lvl 49 Touch from Beyond ® Lvl 24 Gravity Affinity Lvl 36 Incendiary Eruption Lvl 22
Crafting Potion Making Lvl 47 Farming Lvl 32 Plant Breeding Lvl 19 Mapmaker Lvl 7 Analyze Lvl 29 Refine Lvl 39 Extract Lvl 29 Mana Engraving Lvl 99
Yggdrasil Glittering Leaves of Yggdrasil Lvl 105 The Golden Roots of Yggdrasil Lvl 125 the Emerald Sap of Yggdrasil Lvl 130 the Yyrwood Flesh of Yggdrasil Lvl 127 the Indomitable Spirit of Yggdrasil Lvl 127 the Cruel Indignation of Yggdrasil Lvl 111
Auxiliary Sneak Lvl 46 Acid Resistance Lvl 22 Poison Resistance Lvl 21 Pain Resistance Lvl 61 First Aid Lvl 16 Pathfinding Lvl 18 Fire Resistance Lvl 83 Sewing Lvl 11 Cutting Vegetables Lvl 2 Manual Labor Lvl 6 Digging Lvl 5 Cooking Lvl 63 Clockwork Mastery Lvl 16 Aether Connection Lvl 15 Soul Bond Lvl 99 Chef’s Palette Lvl 24 Nether Resistance Lvl 13 Child of the Rain (Un) Lvl 16 Chosen of Fire ® Lvl 34
But completing the First Legend Path had revealed some disturbing news
When he had completed it Randidly had been given +5 stats per Level as a reward which made him very glad he had paused in his Leveling spree in preparation for going back to Shal’s world But in addition he received another more disturbing notification
Congratulations There are three great barriers every species must overcome The first is mental do you deserve this The second is a test of outlook can you dominate this The third is the very limits of the species are you more than this
The first lock on humanity preventing them from Leveling past 50 has already been unlocked by an individual who created a Runic Rarity Skill You have now unlocked the second lock by creating a Legendary Skill The final lock will be unlocked when a Skill surpassing the Legendary Rating has been created
Congratulations You have unlocked Domain Type Skills for Humanity Although Pseudo Domains were possible in the past these shall truly warp the world around you in battle Only one Domain Style Skill may be cultivated per person
That meant there was someone out there who had created a Runic Skill which wasn’t quite so impressive but also gone through the Path to unlock its reward and the general lock at the end of it In addition they likely also received a boost to growth like Randidly had although he sincerely doubted that it would be as large as his And above that a Skill with a Rarity beyond Legendary probably provided an even larger bonus
Randidly breathed in and then out letting most of his anger fall away For now he needed to interact with these new arrivals and find out what was going on in there Zone With enough information it would be possible to embed himself there and attempt to find something out about the Creature’s activity there
There was no way in hell a successful Zone like this had escaped the Creature’s reach
Several unfamiliar figures were rushing over towards Randidly likely drawn by his swearing earlier Randidly could almost blush He didn’t want to be a stern leader of a Zone but also a furious youth that had trouble controlling his temper was another image he didn’t really want to possess
A figure from the other party a figure who must have been in Zone 1 froze as well
Rand Ezekiel Ghosthound said softly his eyes wide
Dad
Chapter 500
Ezekiel Ghosthound was a man who was haunted by the choices he didn’t make in his life He made the decision to accept a modest financial aid package to a middle tier school and graduated with honors Although he likely could have pushed for higher honors or a place in his University’s executive board or done a more ambitious thesis project he didn’t
In his mind that phrase hung heavy and dense
He didn’t
At the time he didn’t realize that his golden years were slipping past Very soon conversation and advancement wouldn’t come fun and easy to him Out in the real world he received a job at a mid tier firm and did an alright job Although there were opportunities for promotion Ezekiel watched them go to other people usually people from more prestigious schools people who were willing to put in ridiculous hours
Ezekiel couldn’t do that He had married his college sweetheart and she was now pregnant In the beginning she was a bright and free spirit that invigorated him Very quickly with the stresses of life piling up Ezekiel found himself frustrated with a wife who cared very little for the necessities of modern life Even when mortgage payments and phone bills and insurance premiums siphoned away their money she remained unflappable happy and bright
To her it was enough that they were together They would make a family together and if they were only barely above the poverty line Ezekiel’s wife didn’t mind it She had made her peace with it
For the first time in his life Ezekiel found himself driven forward with a vicious need to succeed His bitterness became sharp claws to tear down his competition and slowly drag himself up the corporate ladder Perhaps his underhanded and cold methods were noticed but so were his increased sales numbers He received his first promotion on the day his son was born