Do you know the definition of insanity? It is repeating an action, expecting a different outcome, but would it be called insanity if you know you are progressing? Is it insanity when even a failed attempt makes you do it better? Where a simple movement develops with every single second you repeat it, where every thought becomes sharper for each second you think, how can it be called insanity when you know you are doing something meaningful?
And so I continued, I moved, thought, fought, for each second that I was moving, I progressed further.
Not wishing for the death of others, I didn't use the zombie dungeon for this grinding session; instead, I headed to one of the new dungeons I had unlocked due to my levelling, the ogre dungeon.
Let's just say that things went smoother than when I was inside the zombie dungeon. I killed things with a single hit; I didn't even need to use spells; I, instead, used the skills I was gaining thanks to Blue Mage.
And though the rewards and XP were abysmal, the reward was placed elsewhere.
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You have received the skill: Mace Mastery Lv. 81, Sword Mastery Lv. 79, Ogre's Shout Lv. 77, Thick Skin Lv. 66, Dense Bones Lv. 98, Rapid Regeneration Lv. 54, Axe Mastery Lv. 96, Muscle Density Lv. 98...
You have fused the skills: Mace Mastery, Sword Mastery, Axe Mastery...
Result: Melee Weapon Mastery Lv. 1
You have fused the skills: Physical damage resistance, Dense Bones, Rapid Regeneration, Physical Form, Poison Resistance, and Muscle Density.
Result: Troll Constituion Lv.1
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The effect of Troll Constitution was instant. I felt the blade of the ogres leave only scratches against my skin, dealing 1 single HP of damage. To test out my regeneration, I ripped my arm off. The ogre's face was priceless, and in less than 10 seconds, a new arm had already reappeared; no need for me to use MP to regenerate it.
I also tested out how heavy I was without using my telekinesis to constantly make myself float a millimeter above the ground. I crushed an ogre's head with my weight alone; no strength was necessary.
Doing all of this, I even gained a level in it, neato.
To test out my melee skill, I simply took a sword I had made a long time ago and swung it. I didn't cause a shockwave like an anime character, unfortunately, but I sliced an ogre in two at least.
I tried to gain any new skill; unfortunately, their highest level ones were always the same, so I didn't gain any new ones, and instead, I was gaining experience for the skills I had created using them.
' I didn't want to do use, but I guess I could try out goblins.'
I think I might have broken several Geneva Conventions.
But who can blame? Each one of them had unique skills, some of which were incredible.
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New Skills: Increased Stamina regen Lv. 54, Flexible Bones Lv. 99, Flexible Joints Lv. 68, Escape Lv. MAX, Dagger Mastery Lv. 45 (fused with melee mastery), Stealth Lv. 64, Pottery Lv. 34, Farming Lv. 23, Skinning Lv. 49, Butchery Lv. 31...
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I had found my own skill collection, and though most were useless or roundabout, they could be used for something greater in the end.
Checking my stamina regen, I had noticed that instead of the normal per minute, it had changed to a per-second format.
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SP Regen: 9360/min => 212/s
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' If my math isn't wrong, the new skill increased it by 54%, pretty solid considering it can go up to 100.'
A few minutes later, after sprinting at maximum speed, reaching the 60 meter/s mark, and the skill had increased to max level, I then proceeded to bend my body in ways that shouldn't be possible for normal humans, going as far as touching the back of my foot with my other foot... with the leg above my head, the two flexibility skills reached max level pretty quickly.
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The skills: Troll Constitution has consumed the skills. Increased stamina regen, flexible bones, and flexible joints
Troll Constitution Lv. 3=>8
HP regen: 28000/min => 467/s
SP Regen: 212/s => 233/s
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My body felt like never before, my muscles rippled with unused strength, my bones felt heavy like whales but flexible like bamboo. I knew my body like the back of my hand, and I know what it can currently do.
Even though none of my physical stats had increased by a lot, I knew efficiency with which they worked had increased several times, each muscle working in cohesion to let me use every single speck of strength I could muster for everything I do.
' It feels bad to leave my mana regen behind, though. Let's see if I can do something with the next dungeon type.'
And do you know what type of dungeon it is? Ghosts, wondering souls who had trouble while dying and weren't able to let their souls rest after death, and what were souls made of? Mana, of course.
If the goblins' dungeon was a massacre, this was a genocide.
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New Skills: Flight control Lv. 45, Mana Absorption Lv. 56, Mana Skin Lv. 54, Enlarged Mana pool Lv.MAX...
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Flight control simply made me able to move in the air much more easily and agilely, improving my flight capabilities by a ton.
Mana skin was pretty basic; it increases my resistance against magical attacks as long as I have mana coursing through me.
The enlarged mana pool skill had me almost moan in pleasure as I felt my mana pool increase; the max level of the skill had caused my already enormous mana pool to increase by 1/2 of its max.
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MP: 19230/19230=> 28845/28845
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It was Mana Absorption that won me over the rest, a skill that directly used the pores in my body to constantly absorb the mana in the air to regenerate my own.
Create an area of neutral mana, fill it with enough mana to kill a normal human being, force my pores to absorb all of it, and there it is, a maximum mana absorption skill.
But I wasn't done.
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Fusing Skill: One with Mana, Enlarged mana pool, Mana Absorption, Spellcrafting, Mana Skin.
Fused skills are being influenced by titles and perks.
Result: Manifestation of Mana
Manifestation of Magic Lv. 1
Your existence cannot be explained by human words.
Effect: Increases mana regen by (5+ Lv/10(minimum of 1))=6 times, increases maximum mana pool by (same math), increases spellcrafting capabilities by (same thing), and increases resistance against magical attacks by (50%+ Lv% ).
MP: 28845/28845 => 134.820/134.820
MP Regen: 14980/min => 749/s
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The dungeon around me crumbled to dust as it got hit by the full capacity of my mana for a second. I was able to keep it under control while I was going to my home dimension, preventing possible dangers.
'... did I go too far? Nah.'
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