[You have killed 48 common level 6 goblins, 24 common level 7 goblins, 11 common level 8 goblins, and 1 rare level 8 goblin mage]
[Exp + 1,451]
[Exp have been split among teammates]
[You have leveled up!]
[Notice: you can no longer gain exp]
[Notice: you have spare exp would you like to gift it to a teammate]
[Y/N]
[Exp have been given to [Alice Thornviel]]
...
[level: 10/10 (exp: max) {novice (can advance)}]
[You have gained the rare skill 'magic fusion']
[You have gained the rare skill 'multi casting']
[You have gained the common skill 'lightning bullet']
[Your skill has been integrated into 'advanced magic form mastery']
[You have gained the lightning affinity]
[You have gained the common skill 'ice bullet']
[Your skill has been integrated into 'advanced magic form mastery']
[You have gained the ice affinity]
[You have gained the common skill 'flame spear']
[Your skill has been integrated into 'advanced magic form mastery']
[You have gained the common skill 'nature creation']
[Your skill has been integrated into 'advanced magic form mastery']
[You have gained the nature affinity]
[You have gained the common skill 'light creation']
[Your skill has been integrated into 'advanced magic form mastery']
[You have gained the light affinity]
'Oh, I didn't know skills could be integrated into 'advanced magic for mastery'. I guess that makes sense since what's the point of having a weaker skill that can do the same as a stronger one. At least I have every basic affinity now.'
'I can only see one possible synthesis option so I might as well try it.'
[You have synthesized 'mana enhancement', 'advanced magic form mastery', 'multi casting', and 'magic fusion']
[You have gained the rare skill 'advanced magic manipulation']
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[Name: Lucious Sullivan]
[Race: void kitsune (primordial grade)]
[Age:16]
[Traits: child of the void, accepted by the world, unique existence, user of void, shapeshifter, playful, cold, beloved by darkness, favored by magic, exponential growth, trickster, cunning, aversion of spirits, super strength, beastly senses, greedy, wild, prideful creator]
[level: 10/10 (exp: max) {novice (can advance)}]
[mp: 38,000/38,000]
[strength:190*2 (physical strength)]
[endurance: 190*2 (stamina)]
[defense: 190*2 (physical defense)]
[agility: 285*2 (speed, reflexes, and flexibility)]
[intelligence: 380*10 (memory, thinking speed, and mana pool)]
[magic: 385*5 (magical damage and casting speed)]
[affinity: void, darkness, fire, water, air, earth, lightning, ice, nature, light]
[race skills: fox form, transformation, void step, void traversal]
[ultimate skills: authority of greed, authority of evolution, authority of creation]
[divine skills: none]
[legendary skills: none]
[epic skills: none]
[rare skills: temperature regulation (lv 1), advanced all purpose fighter (lv 2), advanced magic manipulation (lv 5)]
[common skills: lesser pain resistance (lv 3), novice survivalist (lv 6), lesser general recovery (lv 7), lesser heal (lv 1), novice commander (lv 1), novice slashing and stab mastery (lv 5)]
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[Name: advance magic manipulation]
[Level: 5]
[Rank: rare]
[Description: you have increased mastery over manipulation of magic]
[Effects:
{mana enhancement: infuses mana into objects or yourself to increase strength, and durability but requires a constant flow}
{magic form manipulation: magic bullet form (damage = 1.5*magic, cost = 50), magic ball form (damage = 3*magic, cost = 200), magic spear form (damage = 7.5*magic, cost = 1,000), magic creation (can create substances related to affinity used)}
{magic fusion: you can fuse different spells or affinities that you possess (your spells will become more powerful but more unstable)}
{multi casting: you can cast up to 5 different spells at the same time}]
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'I actually got the magic manipulation skill!'
'That's a go to skill for all mages. Nearly all skills that deal with the manipulation of magic should automatically integrate into it. I also heard it has great potential.'
'I should definitely look more into gaining more skills related to magic manipulation.'
'Now that that's done, I should probably check on the progress of the others.'
As soon as I looked to see their progress, I noticed Blake and Alice were about finished with their fight.
---------- a few minutes earlier ----------
As I approached the Goblin king, I started to analyze my opponent.
Given the fact that he has a staff and sword I assumed he was proficient with both. He also has a more muscular build, so he probably favored the sword.
I decided to first test him by shooting a flame bullet, but he managed to quickly dodge. His speed wasn't great, but it was above what I expected of him.
Seeing this I knew that I could beat him easily with my stats, but I decided that I would restrain myself and use him as a training partner in swordsmanship.
Making this decision I charged at him while holding my sword.
*Clang!*
Our swords collided as sparks erupted.
*Clang!*
*Clang!*
*Clang!*
It seemed that he knew I wanted a swordsman duel and avoided the use of magic.
Our swords continued to collide, but he was starting to out skill me and get the upper hand. As his sword swung, I was barely able to read his moves.
*Clang!*
*Clang!*
*Clang!*
*Clang!*
Even if I couldn't see his sword properly, I started to rapidly improve under the pressure of his superior swordsmanship.
*Clang!*
['novice swordsmanship' leveled up to level 5]
*Clang!*
*Clang!*
*Clang!*
['novice swordsmanship' leveled up to level 6]
*Clang!*
*Clang!*
...
['novice swordsmanship' leveled up to level 7]
*Clang!*
*Clang!*
*Clang!*
...
['novice swordsmanship' leveled up to level 8]
*Clang!*
After one more clash of our swords I managed to notice an opening and then ...
*Slash!*
With one quick motion I managed to cut off his head, finishing the fight.
Knowing that my enemy was dead I started to relax. As I was looking around to see how the others were doing, I noticed Lucious.
He was staring at me with an expressionless face. Even his bright amber eyes which would have looked ethereal under other circumstances were dull. It was as if it belonged to an emotionless machine.
Ever since I ran into him in the dungeon, I noticed that he always had that expression when he's serious. It is different from how he used to be, but I was starting to get used to it.
After he noticed me looking at him his expression softened slightly as I started to walk towards him.
"Seems you're finally finished," he said. "Now that just leaves Alice, and we would have finished all the bosses."
"Yeah, after that we would just have to wait for the dungeon to end."
"Hm, I guess so." He responded. "It'll just be a bit boring sitting around."
"Does that mean you're already max level!" I said surprised at his progress.
"Ha, you're one to judge," he said with a playful tone. "You claim to be a common race, but your stats are higher than mine."
"Yeah, about that .... I was kind of hoping you would just ignore that."
"Seriously?" He said bewildered. "You show stats that surpass legendary races, and you think people would just go 'yep! Nothing to see here. Just an ordinary common race.' Sure, people wouldn't actively talk about it Infront of us, but did you really think nobody would question it?"
"....."
"*sigh* Man, you can be so smart at times but also so stupid." he said with a tired expression. "Look I can make sure the other students won't mention anything, but you have to talk to Alice yourself."
As Lucious was starting to walk towards the epic awakeners I decided to finally respond.
"Thank you," I said. "I'll tell you about it when I'm ready."
---------- back to Lucious pov ----------
'Someone had to warn our mc about relying on plot armor. So how am I going to convince them before the dungeon ends.'
After several hours I managed to convince everyone who saw Blake's power to not reveal anything.
It was challenging at first but after the first 3 It started to get easier. I guess that 'golden tongue' was more useful than I thought.
I managed to do this right in the nick of time because shortly after finishing a sound echoed throughout the entire dungeon.
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