Soul Devourer Chapter 8 — Invaders from Another World | | Episode 01 — Six Unique Skills
The war between a〘Regalia〙and America, which broke out at the entrance of the S-Rank dungeon where the Earth Dragon appeared.
An army of more than several million ordinary people and Hunters,〈Mighty Warriors〉, in addition to two〘Regalias〙.
They pooled all of their forces together in an attempt to take Hunter Matsubara's life, but were thoroughly defeated in return, and America completely lost its position as a major Hunter nation.
Having lost both its leading force and its ultimate force at the same time, America’s voice in the international community became virtually nonexistent.
Among ordinary people and Hunters, many welcomed the overturning of the old order of “violence is justice”.
On the other hand, there were also many who harbored an unease that could not be dispelled.
There was no denying that〈Mighty Warriors〉and〘Regalia〙had stood as “symbols of power”.
From here on, who would protect them from the threats posed by other countries and monsters?
As the dawn of a new era arrived, joy and anticipation took root in their hearts, but an unease that would not disappear lingered alongside them.
When America’s current situation spread through social media and various media outlets, the reaction from countries around the world was colored by a single emotion… Awe.
America, the de facto strongest nation.
A man who single-handedly crushed America’s leading and ultimate force, Yuito Matsubara.
He is the strongest — that was how countries around the world came to recognize him.
And at the same time, they recognized him as an unobtainable existence, an Untouchable.
The name Yuito Matsubara was etched deeply, deeply into the minds of people across the entire world.
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Around that time, the man himself, Yuito Matsubara had officially abandoned the procedures for transferring his affiliation to America and quietly returned to Japan.
After completing the procedures to return his affiliation to Japan at the Hunter Guild headquarters, he went straight home and relaxed in his room.
Incidentally, Samael and the others had been left to roam freely in the Troll’s dungeon.
As soon as I returned home, Dad and Mom left for another trip to Hokkaido.
In other words, I was the only one in the house now.
“Well, things have finally settled down. Guess I’ll take a look at the spoils of war.”
First, the Unique Skills.
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【Zero Draw • Atomic Oblivion】
- Sword (single-edged blade) drawing reflects the skill-holder's “perception”;
- If the skill-holder believes something can be sliced, it will be sliced; If not, it will not be sliced. (with a single-edged blade only)
【Marionette】
- Allows skill-user to create invisible strings that are capable of manipulating humanoid objects. The puppets reflect the skill-user's status;
- Also allows the skill-user to take over physical control (puppeteer) of another creature under following condition.
※ The target can be controlled only if half of the target's attributes' values are lower than respective stats of the skill-user.
【Armor Create】
- Allows the skill-holder to infinitely forge Mythical-grade, Divine Artifact-level weapons and armor.
- However, they possess no special effects.
【Magic Absorb】
- Allows absorption of all the mana within visible range, let it be from a spell attack or a magic device, and conversion into skill-user's own Magic Power.
【Pandemonium】
- Allows summoning of any and all the monsters previously defeated by the skill-holder.
- The summoned monsters' level and stats reflect those of the skill-holder's while their skill composition remains their innate one.
- The equipment and other accessories originally worn by the monsters are also reproduced.
【The One】
- The skill-holder's stats become twice the target's stats;
- Regardless of the target's stats being boosted by Enhancement-type Skills (Normal), the skill-holder's stats will always, indefinitely remain twice as high.
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Now then, let’s go through them one by one.
The 1st Unique Skill,【Zero Draw • Atomic Oblivion】.
If I had to sum it up, it was essentially the single-edged blade version of【Zero Sever • Oblivion Edge】.
Nothing more, nothing less.
The 2nd Unique Skill,【Marionette】.
Once connected to a humanoid object with invisible strings, my stats are directly reflected in it. In other words, it can fight and defend itself with movements that are practically monstrous.
And if my stats are reflected in it, it won’t be so easily destroyed, either.
Furthermore, although the conditions make it difficult, it is even possible to control ordinary people and Hunters.
With my stats, I could turn every single one of them into puppets.
The 3rd Unique Skill,【Armor Create】.
So I can endlessly generate weapons and armor equivalent to Mythic Divine Artifacts.
I actually tried forging a longsword, and while it indeed had no special effects, it was properly equipped with the『Indestructible』property.
I have【Anti-theosis】, so Divine Artifacts aren’t much of a threat to me.
If that’s the case, I could mass-produce them as Divine Artifacts and resell them. My main customers would probably be S-Rank Hunters.
It could turn into quite a good business.
The 4th Unique Skill,【Magic Absorb】.
It is an upgraded version of【Drain Touch】and an ability of the same nature as the『Realm of Preta』of【Six Samsara】.
What’s more, its effective range is as broad as my entire field of vision, and when it comes to magical attacks, it is far more useful than mere “nullification”.
It even comes with a recovery effect.
It should prove to be a very useful skill going forward.
The 5th Unique Skill,【Pandemonium】.
The skill composition remains the monster’s innate one, but its level and stats depend on the summoner.
If I summoned a Goblin, even 〈Apophis King〉Typhon or〈Carnage King〉Asura would probably be easily crushed by it.
(E/N: That's so damn absurd 😂 😂!)
It wouldn’t even need weapons or armor.
【Teratogenesis】could serve as a substitute, but this one has its own uses.
The 6th Unique Skill,【The One】.
Commonly known as, a Mount Skill.
(E/N: Basically, in tabletop RPGs, when a character mounts a creature, they obtain extra perks in addition to their stats, like stat multipliers. Those are called Mount Skills.)
No matter who the target is, the user’s stats are always twice theirs, allowing the user to remain in a superior position at all times. Even if the opponent’s stats change due to enhancement-type skills, the user’s stats automatically update to follow them.
Honestly……it’s a cheat-like ability.
(E/N: You're not the one to talk bud 🤣!)
I wouldn’t say stats are everything, but there’s no denying that they are an important factor.
Just like【Soul Eater】, this is a skill where it wouldn’t be surprising if that God nerfed it.
That concludes my examination of the newly acquired Unique Skills.
Next, let’s move on to examining the Divine Artifacts.
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E/N:
What a bountiful harvest! Breaking the game continues!
Stay tuned!
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