Randidly grimaced Although the energy could heal the surface it seemed the driving image and focus of his Class had been eradicated by the brief moment of attention It was an extremely bitter truth to handle that he was so comparatively fragile to that strange being
Although it had been a while since he went through the process of upgrading his Class Randidly was still pretty confident that his Class had been extremely strong So strong that no one on Earth possessed its equal
It had been crushed by a glance
No use being upset about it If thatÆs the case IÆll just need to strengthen it even more this next time Randidly thought as he examined the five supporting pillars of his Class Now when he focused his attention on them he could sense that they had become hollow A slight breeze could blow them over But now I have images After my year long process of mental refinement here I refuse to believe that the Lord of the Baleful Wood wonÆt have an image so concrete it cannot even withstand a glance no matter how powerful the viewer
Honestly Randidly was surprised he had gained even a single Skill at Level 45 due to the extensive internal damage to his Class Some part of Randidly felt a deep bitterness about it If not for sustaining that damage would not his Skill be even more powerful
But that sort of mindset wasnÆt helpful at all Randidly had learned something valuable from this loss It was no use trying to have the best of both worlds
Randidly looked up and bared his teeth to the dirt roof of his training ground But that didnÆt mean he would let the other party off easily for dealing him such a significant blow without even the hint of an apology
Next Randidly muttered as he stood Carefully he individually cracked each of his knuckles After inspecting my Class IÆm feeling pretty pissed I suppose itÆs time I work off some of this tension
Without Randidly even consciously thinking about it that vicious ferocity that he unleashed toward the surrounding monsters was transmitted by the sea of Aether with which he had flooded the Dungeon That amplified killing intent spread like the plague Across the entirety of the Dungeon the monsters shivered with an inexplicable fear
A predator was coming
Chapter 977
Randidly didnÆt want to Level so as often as he could manage it he executed the monkeys with Acri But the method that Randidly had decided upon to work off his tension was to thoroughly test the limits of his combat Skills
For the past year or so Randidly had basically possessed and used all the Skills that were now his tried and true methods to attack his enemies Between his spear the roots and the different manifestations of the Ignition of the Emerald Essence fire Randidly had so far used a different Skill based on the type of attack pattern he wanted to use
Which was useful but it gave him little to no guidance when there was no ideal attacking method After all Randidly was unable to answer what his most powerful attacks were He assumed it was his new Grim Chimera Skills but he had never really taken the time to fight against the same enemy with all of his Skills to determine which were the most effective
So as more and more monkeys rushed toward him Randidly approached the whole issue very scientifically
Ignition Bolt didnÆt do much direct damage but its greatest strength lay in its fast speed and ability to pierce through most common varieties of armor The monkeys poison frogs and giant snails that Randidly found on his casual tour of the Dungeon were all transformed into honeycombs by the sharp bolts In addition Ignition Bolt had the added benefit of aiding RandidlyÆs accuracy at a long range likely due to bonuses he acquired from his Skill Level
There was a small amount of assistance in the form of prescient instincts that Randidly didnÆt experience with any other of his long range Skills
Meanwhile Verdant Nova contained a much higher concentration of explosive power if less direct killing potential When Randidly was right next to a snail the explosion from Verdant Nova was enough to hammer the hard outer shell to pieces The remnants of its body were then blown away in a concussive sweep of the nearby area
Usually monsters survived but it did appear that the explosion was so sudden and powerful that most were left stunned by the experience Monkeys were sometimes so mangled by the force that they went limp
In terms of heat no other Skill held a candle to Eruption of the Blazing Leyline Plus this Skill possessed the advantage of lasting the longest Randidly accidentally roasted two monkeys alive before he realized that a direct attack from this Skill would kill the Level 65 Monkeys in a single attempt
Unfortunately this Skill also seemed to grow only slightly in the area of effect as the Skill Level increased but much more rapidly in temperature of the flames As such it would never really grow to be something that was useful against a group of enemies But those with a large body could be easily inflicted with extreme amounts of pain
The final of the Skills in this area Reach of the Jade Slag was ultimately the one that impressed Randidly the most It simply did a lot of things very well First of all the attack itself was quick As soon as RandidlyÆs will stretched outward the stone underneath the ground would gather up and erupt
Second the molten jade claw that erupted out of the ground was hot enough to provide quite a bit of damage just by pressing against the skin of high Level monsters Third the claws had grown much longer since he had Leveled the Skill and were able to slash out and rip off the limbs of several nearby monkeys
Plus even after the initial attack finished the molten jade remained Randidly left quite a few monkeys miserably waiting to be finished off by Acri simply by allowing the molten jade to collapse cool around their bodies in a rough sort of bondage
In comparison to his flame based Skills Cruel Indignation of Yggdrasil possessed a fraction of their killing potential However it more than made up for this in the amount of area that it could affect Plus prolonged exposure greatly increased the mental strain of the victims without changing RandidlyÆs costs at all It scaled extremely well with multiple targets over a long period of time
Randidly cracked his knuckles Dozens of enthusiastic monkeys obligingly surged out of the nearby jungle swinging through the air and flinging their bodies toward him Next he would test the Skill that had become the core of what he was
Infinite Fingers of Yggdrasil was not RandidlyÆs most used Skill for no reason it generally only wounded the enemy but it could wound as many enemies as Randidly wished With his extremely profound new understanding of Control it was childÆs play to turn a stretch of woods the size of the Erickson Steel headquarters into a graveyard
Diligently Randidly gathered up the corpses of the monkeys who attacked him If nothing else he would later melt away the remaining flesh with Eruption of the Blazing Leyline and collect the monkeyÆs more valuable bones
Still Randidly perhaps underestimated the killing power that resulted from several roots stabbing upward through a body at once There were a rather panicked few minutes after Randidly cut the attacking monkeys to pieces where he was sprinting across the jungle to finish off the monkeys before they bled out Luckily he ultimately didnÆt gain another Level
Spear Skills were the hardest to judge against these rather unimaginative monkeys Even with a training spear Randidly was able to cut them apart with ease It was clear that the Descent of the Grim Chimera pushed his killing abilities to a ridiculous degree but Randidly still carefully proceeded through all but the last of his Skills
By the end of it Randidly was wearing a satisfied smile Without a doubt his spear Skills were extremely powerful
Of all his Skills Randidly spent the most time trying to understand Sigil of an Approaching Fate