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'How do I fix this!'
'What do I even do!'
'Am I going to die so young!'
'I have to kill during the exam!'
'I'm going to die!'
After realizing how close I am to death my mind started to spiral as I panicked. I could barely think straight, my breath shortened, and my heartbeat sped up as it became faster and faster.
Feeling my distress from our connection Diablo contacted me and tried to calm me down.
'HEY, calm down!'
'You need to take deep breathes right now!'
Not able to think for myself at the moment I instinctively followed their words and did as I was told.
'That's right, just relax and think of something else.'
'Go to your happy place and don't pay anything except my voice any mind.'
After a few more minutes of this I started to calm down and regain some rational thoughts. The first thing I did after was to think Diablo.
'Thank you.'
'It wasn't anything special. Now can you explain why you had what seemed like a panic attack.'
'You probably noticed but the system had an update.'
'I'm guessing something on it was really bad?'
'Yeah, apparently my soul is really close to shattering because I can't handle all the skills I possess.'
After pausing for a second seemingly thinking, he responded.
'Ok, think about this calmly. You have two ways to save your situation. The first way is to reduce the number of skills you possess, and the second is to increase the power of your soul. Looking at your status, fused skills take up less space so for now fuse your skills and plan to make your soul stronger later.'
'Alright, thanks for the help.'
'No problem. Talk to you later.'
And with that he stopped talking, leaving me alone with some time to think.
'I should listen to him. I should fuse my skills first.'
And with that I started to fuse my skills.
[You have synthesized 'poison spit,' 'paralytic tongue,' 'venomous fangs,' and 'poisonous blood,']
[You have gained the epic skill 'poisonous body']
[You have synthesized 'corrosive stomach acid,' and 'rapid digestion']
[You have gained the rare skill 'iron stomach']
[You have synthesized 'poison mis creation,' and 'corrosive mist creation']
[You have gained the rare skill 'poison and corrosive mist creation']
[You have synthesized 'spore creation,' and 'poisonous spore creation']
[You have gained the common skill 'spore creation']
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[Name: Lucious Sullivan]
[Race: two-tailed void kitsune]
[Age:16]
[Traits: child of the void (unique), accepted by the world (special), unique existence (unique), user of void (special), shapeshifter, playful, cold, beloved by darkness (special), favored by magic (special), exponential growth (special), trickster, cunning, aversion of spirits (special), super strength, beastly senses, greedy, wild, prideful creator, great libido, innate hunter]
[level: 25/25 (exp: 12,663/0) {apprentice}]
[mp: 1,532,000/1,532,000]
[strength: 18,690 (7,660*2 + 22%)]
[endurance: 17,848 (7,660*2 + 16.5%)]
[defense: 17,005 (7,660*2 + 11%)]
[agility: 29,792 (12,210*2 + 22%)]
[intelligence: 153,200 (15,320*10)]
[magic: 76,850 (15,370*5)]
[mind: 7,660]
[dexterity: 600]
[perception: 27,576 (7,660*3 + 20%)
[intuition: 198 (60*3 + 10%)
[wisdom: 12]
[charm: 19]
[luck: 17]
[soul: 10]
[soul storage: 85/100 (26*1 + 13*3 + 4*5)]
[affinity: void (supreme), darkness (superior), fire (advanced), water (advanced), air (advanced), earth (advanced), lightning (advanced), ice (advanced), nature (basic), light (inferior), psychic (basic), shadow (superior), nether (advanced), metal (advanced), poison (advanced), acid (basic)]
[resistance: physical (17,005 and 9% immunity), affinity (7,685 and 5% immunity), mind (15,345 and 5% immunity), soul (100 and 9% immunity), temperature (-20C to 40C), poison (25,533 and 5% immunity)]
[race skills: fox form, transformation, void step, void traversal, tail clone]
[innate skills: suppression (lv 1)]
[ultimate skills: authority of greed, authority of evolution, authority of creation]
[body augmentation skills: poisonous body (epic lv max), powerful body of strength and speed (rare lv 2), iron stomach (rare lv max), death grip (common lv 1), ice crystal antlers (common lv 1), acid secretion (common lv max), bioluminescence (common lv max), floral fragrance (common lv max), sharp senses and enhanced eyes (common lv 5), high jump (common lv 1)]
[passive skills: blood frenzy (epic lv max), pain immunity (epic lv max), temperature regulation (rare lv 1), spatial adjustment (rare lv max), berserk (rare lv 1), kitsunes greedy determination (rare lv max), advanced absolute fighter (rare lv 10), greater general regeneration (rare lv 2), novice survivalist (common lv 6), presence concealment (common lv 4), hot blooded (common lv 1), novice supreme commander (common lv 3), lesser damage resistance (common lv 5)]
[magic skills: advanced magic manipulation (rare lv 9), mental link creation (rare lv 2), poison and corrosive mist creation (rare lv 1), lesser heal (common lv 1), kitsunes elemental claws (common lv 3), kitsunes elemental bite (common lv 3), shadow stealth (common lv 3), affinity coating (common lv 4), affinity charge (common lv 2)]
[active skills: mad dash (epic lv 1), 360 vision (rare lv max), quick strike (rare lv 1), lesser size manipulation (common lv 1), weakening touch (common lv 1), crystalline reinforcement (common lv 1), steel needle creation and manipulation (common lv 2), empowering (common lv 2), spore creation (common lv max), camouflage (common lv 1), web creation (common lv max)]
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[Name: poisonous body]
[Level: max]
[Rank: epic]
[Description: a passive skill which makes your body poisonous]
[Effect: your entire body possesses various poisons along with venomous fangs which effectiveness is increased with vitality, your poison resistance is increased with your poison's effectiveness, and you can absorb poison and venom and integrate it into your body]
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[Name: iron stomach]
[Level: max]
[Rank: rare]
[Description: a passive skill that allows you to digest anything]
[Effect: rapidly digest all things consumed, stomach acid becomes more corrosive with effects increasing with vitality, and stockpiles energy which can be stored for later use (note: you can not get fat)]
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[Name: quick strike]
[Level: 1]
[Rank: rare]
[Description: a skill which allows you to perform a quick strike]
[Effect: consumer 5% of your stamina to temporarily increase speed by 10% and strength by 5% to strike the enemy]
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[Name: poison and corrosive mist creation]
[Level: 1]
[Rank: rare]
[Description: a skill which allows you to create a mist that poisons or corrodes anything within it]
[Effect: consume 1,000 mp per second to create a poisonous or corrosive mist dealing 1*magic damage per second]
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[Name: spore creation]
[Level: max]
[Rank: common]
[Description: a skill that allows you to create spores from your body]
[Effect: in exchange for stamina, you can emit spores of any fungus which you have come into contact with]
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[Name: camouflage]
[Level: 1]
[Rank: common]
[Description: a skill that allows you to blend in with the environment]
[Effect: consume 100 mp per second to use camouflage]
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[Name: web creation]
[Level: max]
[Rank: common]
[Description: a skill that allows you to create webs]
[Effect: consume stamina to create webs with stickiness and strength increasing with vitality]
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After seeing my new status, the first thing I paid attention to was soul storage and seeing the 85/100 I was relieved. Only after I was sure I would no longer die if I gained a single skill did I start to feel safe to check everything else out.
Looking at the new skills I gained I was very satisfied, especially with poisonous body.
With that done I decided to check out what the new things in the system meant. I decided to ask everything in order going down.
'Hey system, now that the immediate problem is solved, I want answers on the meaning of some of the new things. First, what's with the special and unique traits?'
[Special traits are rare traits which are found only in few individuals]
[Unique traits are traits which are only found in a single individual]
'That makes sense. Now to move onto the new stats.'
'I can understand what most of the stats do just by the name, but I don't have any reference for the values can you explain?'
[The perception stat increases the ability of the five senses and your perception. 10 allows you to clearly perceive anything in a 2.5-meter radius, 100 in a 25-meter radius, and 1,000 in a 250-meter radius however your body naturally suppresses it to avoid over stimulation.]
[The intuition stat increases your sixth sense and instinct. 0.1 allows you to vaguely sense danger, 1 allows you perceive danger and malice, and 10 allows you to vaguely sense lies and bad intentions.]
[The wisdom stat increases your IQ, creativity, and comprehension. 5 is the ability of an underdeveloped person, 10 is the ability of a thirteen-year-old, and 15 is the ability of someone slightly above average.]
[The charm stat increases your charisma and looks. 5 is the looks and ability of someone considered ugly and socially awkward, 10 is the looks and ability of an average person, and 15 is the looks and ability of someone considered good looking and confident.]
[The luck stat increases your fortune and chance of good things happening. 5 makes someone unfortunate and likely to suffer misfortune, 10 is the luck of an average person, and 15 makes someone encounter average good fortune like finding money on the road more likely.]
[The soul stat increases soul strength, soul resistance, and soul storage. 1 is the ability of a fetus, 10 is the ability of an average person, and 100 is the ability of an apprentice level ghost.]
Looking at the explanations and the reference values, I gained an understanding of what my stats meant but there was one thing that bothered me.
Looking at my wisdom stat of 12 and the references, one thought came to my mind.
'Is the system calling me slow?'
Moving over that small hiccup I asked about the only thing left which I couldn't understand.
'System, what's with the affinity ratings?'
[Affinities are given a rating based on talent, understanding, and racial affinity with the strongest to weakest being supreme, superior, advance, basic, and inferior]
'Alright, can you explain what the difference is?'
[Supreme affinity grants unparalleled talent in manipulating the affinity and can allow you to unleash a maximum of 1,000% potency when using said affinity, however it is important to keep in mind that some affinities are extremely complex so considerable effort may still be required]
[Superior affinity grants immense talent in manipulating the affinity and can allow you to unleash a maximum of 250% potency when using said affinity]
[Advance affinity grants an above average level of talent in manipulating the affinity and can allow you to unleash a maximum of 150% potency when using said affinity]
[Basic affinity grants an average level of talent in manipulating the affinity and can allow you to unleash a maximum of 100% potency when using said affinity]
[Inferior affinity grants a below average level of talent in manipulating the affinity and can allow you to unleash a maximum of 50% potency when using said affinity]
'With everything now confirmed the only thing left for me to do is defeat the boss. After that I can deal with how to increase my soul storage.'
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