Soul Devourer Chapter 6 Episode 17 — Six Extra Skills
The following day.
Unlike what had happened in China, no one attempted to attack him while he slept, and Yuito welcomed the morning without incident.
It seemed that the people scheming behind the scenes were behaving themselves this time.
After getting dressed and finishing breakfast, he stepped outside the hotel and found Ivan waiting beside a black luxury car.
“Good morning.”
“Good morning, Hunter Matsubara.”
Yesterday, he had requested pickup at nine o'clock sharp, and Ivan had arrived exactly on time.
After Ivan opened the door for him, Yuito climbed into the back seat.
Once Ivan settled into the driver's seat, he glanced at him through the rearview mirror and asked;
“Shall we head straight to the dungeon?”
“Yes, please.”
Taking that reply as his cue, the car quietly pulled away.
♦︎♢♦︎♢♦︎♢♦︎♢♦︎♢
Inside the vehicle, where only the sound of driving could be heard, Yuito took out the《Orb of Skill Paragon》from his《Magic Pouch》.
…The nerf caused by the intervention of that mysterious god.
Just remembering it irritated him.
Even so, he still possessed power greater than that of a〘Regalia〙.
However, it was no longer possible to fight Divine Artifacts head-on through physical ability alone like he had before.
Furthermore, because of the changes made to【Soul Eater】, his growth efficiency had plummeted.
Even if he defeated monsters or hunters, he could no longer expect the explosive growth he once enjoyed.
…In that case, he would change directions.
Instead of strengthening his physical abilities, he would strengthen the skills he already possessed.
Samael and the others had grown sufficiently as well.
Now was probably the right time to make that transition.
Before using the crystal orb, Yuito spent some of his surplus experience points.
He raised【Charm Resistance】to its maximum level.
『Skill【Charm Resistance】Lv.10 (MAX) UP』
…Now the preparations were complete.
Once again, he placed his hand over the《Orb of Skill Paragon》, causing a translucent window to appear in midair.
━━━━━━━━━━
Integratable Skills
※ Integration Condition: All skills being integrated must be Lv.10.
【Physical Boost】+【Herculean Strength】+【Rampartification】+【Dash】=【Invictus】
【Presence Detection】+【Mana Detection】+【Danger Detection】=【Omniscence】
【Fire Magic Enhancement】+【Water Magic Enhancement】+【Earth Magic Enhancement】+【Wind Magic Enhancement】+【Ice Magic Enhancement】+【Lightning Magic Enhancement】+【Holy Magic Enhancement】+【Debuff Magic Enhancement】=【Conduit】
【Impact Resistance】+【Slash Resistance】+【Pierce Resistance】=【Inviolable】
【Fire Magic Resistance】 +【Water Magic Resistance】+【Earth Magic Resistance】+【Wind Magic Resistance】+【Ice Magic Resistance】+【Lightning Magic Resistance】=【Spellbane】
【Toxin Resistance】+【Sleep Resistance】+【Corrosion Resistance】+【Charm Resistance】+【Paralysis Resistance】+【Petrification Resistance】+【Nightmare Resistance】+【Confusion Resistance】+【Blindness Resistance】+【Mind Control Resistance】+【Decay Resistance】=【Immutable】
※ Integrated skills are treated as a separate category and cannot be targeted by【Conversion】.
Begin ability integration? (YES / NO)
━━━━━━━━━━
…Every one of them had already reached the point where further enhancement was impossible.
Even so, these Extra Skills were worthy of being called extraordinary.
With these alone, he stood in a class clearly separate from the other〘Regalia〙.
“...YES.”
The instant he selected it, notifications appeared one after another.
『Extra Skill Acquired【Invictus】』
『Extra Skill Acquired【Omniscence】』
『Extra Skill Acquired【Conduit】』
『Extra Skill Acquired【Inviolable】』
『Extra Skill Acquired【Spellbane】』
『Extra Skill Acquired【Immutable】』
He immediately checked the details of each skill.
━━━━━━━━━━
【Invictus】
- Strength, Endurance, and Agility stats × 8.
【Conduit】
- The power of elemental magic,【Holy Magic】, and【Debuff Magic】enhanced by Intelligence stat × 8.
【Omniscence】
- Nullifies【Presence Concealment】and【Magic Concealment】;
- Nullifies【Phantom】;
Detection range: 100m radius.
【Inviolable】
- Nullifies all physical attacks such as impacts, slashes, and piercings.
【Spellbane】
- Nullifies all elemental magic attacks.
【Immutable】
- Nullifies any status ailments inflicted by【Debuff Magic】, weapons or items.
※ Resistance-type or Perception-type Extra Skills cannot nullify attacks/effects of Divine Artifacts and Unique Skills.
━━━━━━━━━━
【Invictus】and【Conduit】had their time limits completely removed, and their enhancement multipliers jumped from × 2 to × 8.
【Omniscence】doubled the detection range and could even see through【Phantom】, a skill capable of hiding all traces of one's presence.
It could also negate future-sight type abilities such as【Foresight】, though that effect was limited to ten seconds beforehand.
When it came to instant detection, however,【Omniscence】was vastly superior.
And then…
The nullification skills.
Against ordinary attacks, nothing would get through, even if the opponent was a〘Regalia〙.
The only things he needed to watch out for were Divine Artifacts and Unique Skills.
That alone was enough.
The efficiency of accumulating surplus experience points might decrease, but there was no meaning in growth if he couldn't win.
Only by winning could there be a next step.
Just as he reached that conclusion, the vehicle began to slow down before eventually coming to a complete stop.
“Hunter Matsubara, we've arrived.”
The engine shut off, and Ivan turned around.
“Thank you.”
After Ivan opened the door, Yuito stepped out of the back seat.
…In moments, the conquest of his third S-Rank Dungeon would begin.
—————————
—————————
——————
E/N:
Note change in effect starting this episode (You can find the old ones in Volume 5 Chapter 1):
【Physical Overdrive】→【Invictus】
【Danger Sense】→【Danger Detection】
【Spell Overcast】→【Conduit】
So how do y'all like the Extra Skill names? Note that from this chapter the skills that integrated will vanish from the Status Window, just a heads up!
Stay tuned!
——————
——————————
Check out my other translation -
——————————
Comments