Chapter 468 Imposter
Shin was furious at the Celestial beings. The fact that they had placed a bounty on his head upset him, but more than that, due to their orders, his family was being hunted.
Can't he live in peace? What's with this continuous chase?
Shin had had enough. He could no longer bear it; it was just too much. Having such authority yet attacking a single being, a mere wolf and his family—the celestials were arrogant for sure, but the supremes, they were being too much.
If it were any normal condition, then Shin would have thought about escaping first. But right now, he had newfound courage gained mainly because of Oni, who was hailed as an ancient monarch even by the system. As long as he is there, Shin would survive even by offending another Monarch!
Adding to that, the recent system update had provided a load of rewards, one of them being revival. Heck, even if he was killed, he would be revived anyway—this made him forget what death was. The fear vanished entirely.
As for pain, he already had pain nullification which would undoubtedly level up again continuously if he suffered pain, and a point would come where he would be immune to even the greatest pain ever.
Because of all these reasons, Shin stood brave, his voice commanding, and his will made out of steel and further being covered in adamantium after being sharpened.
'System, could you display all the rewards that I had received?'
And instantly, the system showcased the main rewards.
Reward:
1] Revive - Can revive yourself or another individual within one hour, usable three times.
2] Instant Death - Can eliminate any being that fears or respects you, provided their HP is at half its initial value, usable three times.
3] Immortality - Grants immunity to damage if the host or target's HP is below 10%, along with increased MP and HP regeneration, and all stats doubled, lasting for nine minutes, usable three times.
4] Complete HP refill - Fully restores HP three times.
5] Complete MP refill - Fully restores MP three times.
6] Incomplete Wolf God Form - Allows transformation into a gigantic wolf god for one minute, usable three times.
7] Doppelganger - Creates a clone with half the user's stats, usable three times.
8] Level Up - Instantly levels up, usable three times.
9] 500 Stat Points - Adds 500 points to one selected stat per use, usable three times.
'Aye, what can even beat this?'
'Add 500 stat points to my attack.'
Shin was not playing around. He knew that his attack power was less, way too less to even hurt the Supreme Celestial. He was otherwise doubtful, but the previous exchange proved him wrong.
He thought he could at least do a little damage, but with such low strength, indeed, it felt nothing more than a simple scratch.
A faint green glow covered his body as the stats were added, right after which, his attack power soared.
It had been increased to 3700!
[Atk: 3700|| Max. Atk: 4999]
The thing is, other wolves such as Elder Krone and many more were close to level 1000, yet, they hid away from the Supremes. It was not because they were weak, it was because their strength was evenly matched, and in a battle, everything around them would be destroyed. Moreover, their families were way weaker—the Supremes' wrath would end up wiping out everyone and everything if not them.
Because of that, they hid away, but mind you, their attack power was no more than 3500.
As one starts leveling up, it gets difficult to increase their stats. So it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that stat point 3500 was a whole new dimension when compared to 3450.
And now, Shin, was at 3700 attack power.
He stared at Lesil, his gaze being sharp and filled with determination, anger, and hatred.
"My attacks are mere itches, right? Why not try taking this punch?", saying this, Shin vanished from his place and sprinted right towards Lesil, ready to give him a compact punch that was packed with all of his strength.
'Did Shin's aura just increase?', Oni, on the other hand, who stood on the side, noticed the sudden skyrocketing of Shin's aura—this was mainly because of an instant increase in attack stats.
'Was he hiding his strength?', he tapped his chin contemplating about it, not caring about the result of the attack, for he knew already what would be happening.
BANG!
The forceful impact struck Lesil squarely in the chest, propelling him a staggering 100 meters backward. The sheer power of the blow obliterated the trees directly positioned behind Lesil, both to his left and right, reducing them to nothingness. The resulting shockwave created a substantial crater directly beneath Shin's feet. Adding to the spectacle, one of Lesil's bones was forcefully expelled from his body, leading to a profuse and immediate flow of blood.
"Argh!"
Lesil's confidence proved to be his downfall. Despite having the ability to evade Shin's attack, he chose not to, dismissing it as just another unsuccessful attempt by Shin. Little did he anticipate that this decision would ultimately result in a grievous and potentially fatal injury.
Unlike Shin, they couldn't heal instantly, nor could they be revived immediately. Albeit their souls could escape and reincarnate in the near future, it would not be anytime soon, at least, not in the next 100 years.
Cough Cough
Lesil coughed blood again and again. The attack was just too strong. To make matters worse, Shin hadn't used any skill to begin with. It was just a simple punch containing his determination.
"Huff Huff."
"Is it fun looking down on us?" Shin asked as he took decently fast steps, walking straight towards Lesil.
"You bloody Supremes, you have been chasing us nonstop. And now, because of you, my family is missing."
"Moreover… You scumbags, even now, you are on high horses. Looking down on me, aye? Was this show fun?" Shin wasn't looking at Lesil; rather, he was staring at the sky.
Lesil, who continued to cough blood, didn't say anything, as he too had realized what Shin was attempting to do.
"Sending a mere imposter and asking him to disguise into a Supreme… you couldn't be any more shameless, could you now?" Shin asked as his eyes started to glow in green, his rage apparent.
"You too Oni, you could have at least told me?" Shin turned back as he stared at Oni, who was standing with folded arms as if he cared not.
"Haha, I just wanted to see your strength. I thought you would be a little more motivated if he thought he was a Supreme," Oni laughed out.
As for the imposter Lesil, his eyes remained wide open.
'My skills couldn't trick either of them, I…' the imposter had no words. He just remained there immobile with a lowered head.
Either way, the real question was, how was Shin able to figure out that he was fighting an imposter?
Well, it was the system's help. Since earlier, the system would always detect if anyone was watching him or releasing any killing intent while being hostile.
The Supremes this time were hiding carefully while looking at the battle, enjoying it as they thought it would be Shin's end. But when Shin punched the heck out of the imposter, a little amount of killing intent ended up escaping them, which the system detected almost instantly and reported to Shin.
"How dare he? Just because I didn't want to waste this fin wine, he thinks I am someone whom he can raise his voice with?", Lesil, the actual Supreme Celestial, who drank red wine in a finely sculpted glass with various designs, was angered.
The imposter that he had sent was one of his minions, to be precise, one of his generals. But after having suffered such humiliation, he couldn't help but decend and show himself.
A fact to be noted was: While the elders of heavenly wolf family had 3500 attack points and close to that, the Supreme Celestials, especially some, had higher stats than that. And Lesil, who was a primary wind type attacking Supreme, had 4,500 Speed stat and 4,100 attack stat.
Shin would end up getting obliterated if he fought an actual Supreme Celestial right now… or maybe not?
He still had two chances to increase his stats by 500 points, which meant, he could increase it by another 1000 points. That meant, his attack stat would reach 4700!
And also, with revival as his trump card, Shin was more than ready to face Lesil.
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