Is he playing with me?”


    “You like playing?! Let''s see if you can levitate!”


    “How the hell can he still remain invisible?! Does he have infinite mana or what?!”


    “[He probably has an invisibility skill at Master or Grandmaster rank.]”


    “Great! Just what I needed!”


    [Throwing Weapon Mastery has increased to Advanced Rank.


    You are now able to hit moving targets and add advanced effects to this weapon mastery.]


    [One-Handed Weapon Mastery Weapons has increased to Expert Rank.


    You are now able to chain one-handed attacks while moving, including feints and dodges. Lastly, you are able to add expert effects to this weapon mastery.]


    [You have learned Clear Mind — Basic Rank.


    As long as you don''t move in the middle of combat, it allows you to create a connection with the Ether planes, greatly increasing mana regeneration.]


    “What a bastard! So this is what gave him so much mana!”


    [You have learned Master of Perception — Basic Rank.


    Any effect based on Perception costs 10% less mana.]


    [You have gathered a lot of knowledge, but you need more genetic material to create new skills.]


    “I was expecting a little more, you know?”


    “[It wasn''t in vain. Now his master fears you.]”


    “I don''t really care. I wanted that invisibility skill! It was broken as fuck!”


    “[Combat experience is just as valuable.]”


    “I don''t perceive that valuable experience you''re talking about as much as I do the level upgrades. Well… I suppose that makes it more exciting.”


    “[...]”


    “What the...! Why?!”


    [The staff has been added to the ?Bargains? section of the bazaar. You have also received extra experience.]


    [Ranged Weapon Mastery has increased to Advanced Rank.


    You are now able to hit moving targets and add advanced effects to this weapon mastery.]


    [Two-Handed Weapon Mastery has increased to Expert Rank.


    You are now able to chain two-handed attacks while moving, including feints and dodges. Lastly, you are able to add expert effects to this weapon mastery.]


    [Guardian Whisper has increased to Expert Rank.


    Allows whispers to warn you when an attack may be deadly, and where it is headed. Allows you to predict the trajectory as well. Additionally, grants +3 to Perception when you are being attacked within a 8 meters radius.]


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    [Efficient has increased to Advanced Rank.


    You consume 10% less mana and stamina.]


    [You have learned Explosive Rune — Basic Rank. Unique Skill.


    Creates a glyph that, when triggered, erupts with magical energy in a 1-meter-radius sphere. Creating the glyph has a high mana consumption and requires a sustained casting to activate. Effects can potentiate the explosion and also transform it.]


    [You are ready to ?Level Up?.]


    “Explosive Rune?! He didn''t do that! He made hands appear from the ground!”


    “[The skill mutated because the individual had the favor of a spirit.]”


    “Spirit?”


    “[Yes. One like ?Nimireth?.]”


    “Who exactly is Nimireth?”


    “[Still nothing, huh? Take a seat! We''ll help you remember!]”


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    “W-who are you? W-what do you know about me?”


    “


    “Why are you so interested in helping me? Are you a helper of this game? Some kind of tutorial?”


    “A compassionate soul or something like a Gamer God?”


    “So... you can alter the rules?”


    “


    “What handsome man? Ian?!”


    “


    "Stop teasing me! If you have limitations, I don''t see how you can give me everything you say!"


    “


    “Can you really do it?”


    “


    “Choose?! No! I want more! I want to achieve everything I set my mind to!”


    Are you... serious? Can you... really do it? But... before you said…! In exchange for... what?”


    “


    Yeah...! It was amazing!”


    [?Attribute? selection accepted.]


    Huh?! What do you mean accepted? What have you done?!”


    [?Devourer? skill successfully rooted.]


    "Devourer?! What the hell is going on?"


    [Mission: ?Choose your destiny!? updated. Open one of the doors.]


    “OMG! So that''s the origin of this amazing body! That being... Nimireth, right? She gave it to me!”


    “What did she ask in exchange?”


    “[She didn''t say it. Maybe it''s related to your main mission.]”


    [You''ve discovered various properties of corruption-free creatures. Progress towards a new skill, 46%.]


    “Any new skill is welcome!”


    “[You won''t be able to upgrade your disease resistance by consuming rats.]”


    “Why?”


    “[Corruption only spreads through players.]”


    “No one''s gonna take this opportunity away from me! No matter who stands in my way!”