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Name: Rex Vector
Morphed Form: Half-bat
Strength: 82
Speed: 102
Mind: 56
Vitality: 200
Agility: 112
Dexterity: 120
Health Points [HP]: 375/450
Mystic Energy Points [MEP]: 212/230
[Half-bat Skills: Steel Claws; Sound Manipulation; Flight; Bat King!]
[Passive Abilities: Echolocation; Fear Apostle!]
[NOTE: All humanoid skills and abilities are retained!]
[Remark: F*ck you scaredy-cat! Got any problem with that?]
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Rex's strength doubled while all his other stats were either amplified more than double or were just a little short of making it to the double increase limit, this was an astonishing increase in overall power.
On seeing his stats and abilities in his Half-bat form, Rex was surprised but only for a few seconds as the hands of the first marauder finally entered the hole.
Instantly, Rex's red eyes focused on the hand as he finally made his move.
[You have activated skill: Steel Claws!]
[You have activated skill: Flight!]
Whoosh!
Rex folded his wings before diving as he grabbed the marauder in the process. As soon as he got exposed again to the outside world, Rex instantly noticed his vision which was 3 times better than normal.
As soon as a bat-like figure dived out of the hole, all the other marauders looked up and they bore witness as their brother was torn apart.
With his steel claws active, all Rex needed to do was hold the marauder tighter before ripping him to shreds like he was tearing a piece of light cloth.
[You have killed a Basic Mystic Warrior: Marauder!]
[You have gained 5 mystic energy points!]
This was Rex's first time killing a human in a sane state, and he quickly discovered that he got the same goodies as when he killed a mystic beast.
Well, since mystic warriors and mystic beasts were not different to his system, who was Rex to think otherwise as he instantly started a massacre.
Whoosh!
Rex flapped his wings as he flew towards the remaining 5 marauders who were still climbing the tree, they stood no chance before him.
His claws grabbed them while they struggled futilely as he also ripped them to shreds, it was too easy.
[You have killed a Basic Mystic Warrior: Marauder!]
[You have gained 4 mystic energy points!]
[You have killed a Basic Mystic Warrior: Marauder!]
[You have gained 6 mystic energy points!]
[You have killed …]
One point that Rex got to note instantly was that sustaining his half-bat state required a lot of mystic energy. Thankfully, killing these bastards replenished his reserves which meant that he never lacked mystic energy.
On seeing 6 of their brothers dying so easily to this beast, the other marauders turned to escape but they were going nowhere before the King of the Night. Rex hunted them all down.
A few minutes later, Rex completely annihilated them all.
[1st Sub-mission: Kill 20 marauders!]
[Mission Progress: 20/20]
[Mission Completed!]
[You have been rewarded with 50 Skill Points!]
It was after getting the skill points that Rex finally remembered what they were for. According to his system, he could use skill points to either learn new skills or upgrade current skills.
By using skill points, Rex would no longer have to spend months or even years trying to learn a new skill, he could instantly master it.
Since there was no skill pamphlet at hand to learn a new skill, Rex easily made his choice and decided to upgrade one of his skills.
The question was which of his skills should he upgrade?
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[Basic Skills: Plutonian Slash- (45 Skill Points to upgrade); Needle Stab- (20 Skill Points to upgrade); Drilling Stab- (20 Skill Points to upgrade); Boomerang Slash-(25 Skill Points to upgrade).]
>Advanced Skills<
[One Autumn Leaf- 1st Move: Splitting Slash!]- (180 Skill Points to upgrade and get the 2nd Move of the One Autumn Leaf skill series)
[One Autumn Leaf- 2nd Move: Splintering Slash!]- (250 Skill Points to upgrade and get the 3rd Move of the One Autumn Leaf skill series)
[Nirvana Slash!]- (350 Skill Points to upgrade)
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Once Rex demanded it, his system remained diligent as it showed him his options. Upgrading any of the advanced skills was far beyond his budget so Rex instantly set his eyes on it and focused on the basic skills.
Once he looked, he got 2 options. Should he level 2 of the weaker basic skills or should he splash 45 Skill Points to level up his strongest basic skill?
Rex only thought a bit before making his decision.
He felt that he already had more than enough basic skills, besides, his basics as a mystic swordsman who already unlocked the sword domain meant that he could deal with most basic situations easily. What he really needed were strong skills.
This was why he decided to upgrade the Plutonian Slash skill.
[Your choice has been registered- 45 Skill Points have been deducted!]
[Basic Skill- Plutonian Slash has been upgraded to Double Plutonian Slash!]
[NOTE: When activated, instead of one sword slash, a 2nd sword slash would be created with mystic energy to accompany the first.]
In the blink of an eye, Rex succeeded in upgrading one of his skills.
Rex smiled as he felt more strength coursing through his veins. He looked up at the white moon illuminating the skies and he was encouraged, his bloodline was made for the night, he was made to hunt at night!
Rex was not tired. After tasting the benefits and thrill of completing one system mission, he was enthusiastic to complete the other.
Before going into the deep of the night, Rex flew back up to check on Turan and Anna. On getting there, both were already asleep, he was relieved since through his mystic energy, Turan had already began to recover from the blood loss.
This gave him the confidence that he needed to continue with his plan. Rex grabbed Berserker and spread his bat wings before disappearing into the night.
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[You have activated skill: Sound Manipulation!]
Boom!
The sound blast swept through the group of Swamp Spiders.
[You have killed a Basic Mystic Beast: Swamp Spider!]
[You have gained 3 mystic energy points!]
[You have killed a Basic Mystic Beast: Swamp Spider!]
[You have gained 2 mystic energy points!]
[You have killed…]
That night, the Spider Swamp saw a new King of the Night!
Taking advantage of the moment, Rex rode the momentum as he started a slaughter of the Swamp Spiders that were roaming around the swamp because of the pissed-off beta Swamp Spider.
In the half-bat state and in the dead of the night, Rex was invincible.
It took him only half an hour before he completed his 2nd sub-mission.
[2nd Sub-mission: Kill 100 mystic Swamp Spiders!]
[Mission Progress: 100/100]
[Mission Completed!]
[You have been rewarded with 100 Skill Points and 15 Constitution Points!]
Once he completed his mission, Rex set his sights on a greater goal. First, he wanted to test his mettle against the beta Swamp Spider and see how he would fare and he also wanted to help his teammates that were stuck in the swamp.
Once Rex finalized his goal, he started implementing it immediately.
Well, 40 minutes later, Rex learned that fighting against an intermediate mystic beast and not just that a beta Swamp Spider was no minced beans.
Against the beta Swamp Spider, Rex was beaten throughout the 40 minutes but the Spider never came close to killing him due to his horrifying vitality.
After trying his mettle against the Swamp Spider, Rex finally decided to abandon it as he left in search of his teammates. For the next hour, he flew around the swamp as he helped them in different situations from the dark.
During this hour, Rex discovered that another of his teammates already died and for the first time, he really saw Cassandra in action.
Having been suspicious of her real strength before now, Rex finally got his opportunity to see a Cassandra who was fighting at her full strength.
The current Cassandra had such skill with the sword that even eclipsed his, this raised further suspicion in Rex. In the end, he did not reveal himself as he flew away to help his next teammate.
The only teammate that Rex didn't see in the swamp was Crane.
After spending over 2 hours in the half-bat form, Rex finally flew back to the tree where he left Turan and Anna.
On getting back though, as soon as he changed back into his human form, he discovered that something abnormal was happening to Turan.
Turan's body was filled with sweat as he convulsed, his eyes occasionally sprouted golden fire like inside his body was a furnace.
Rex was alarmed as he went closer to feel his temperature. Immediately as his hand touched Turan, his system lit up a notification.
[You have sucked and drank the blood of an ancient bloodline carrier!]
[Through the stimulation of your fangs, Turan Elliot is now awakening the Ancient Golden Fire bloodline of the Ancient Elliot family!]
[For drinking a rare ancient bloodline: You have received 50 free stat points!]
[You have received the stimulation of the Golden Fire bloodline!]
[You have unlocked the Blackfire…]
"Ugh!" Rex could not continue reading as a piercing pain distracted him the next moment. He groaned as his red eyes turned pitch-black.
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