"I hope I''ve met your expectations master." Finy said while looking up at Frost with a confident gaze.
Frost was silent for a few seconds before erupting in a joyousughter.
"Met them hah! You''ve seeded them Finy hahahahaha." Frost swiftly moved forward and aided Finy to his feet. He then squeezed Finy''s arms and mmed down on his shoulders before turning around to face everyone else.
"Well what do the rest of you think?" He asked with a bright smile. Frost was currently over the moon and did nothing to hide his emotions.
Maya who was wary of Finy''s newfound power let out a small sigh and shook her head before smiling.
Kiba and Khuno who were previously forced to their knees thanks to Finy''s aura looked at one another before smiling wildly. Kiba chuffed and arched his chest out roughly tranting as ''I''ll be at his level soon''. While Khuno had clenched fists and fire in his eyes, desperate tounch himself into battle so as to progress through to his max level.
Their jealously was obvious but it wasn''t negative in anyway, they thought only the world of Finy.
Nanna and Loki didn''t really understand the change in Finy''s power due to Maya protecting them but given Frost''s expression it was clear that he seeded in his evolution.
They quickly popped out from behind Maya before dashing forward to Finy.
"You''ve gotten shorter." Loki instantly pointed out his new height.
"Your face is different." Nanna being a little bit more tactful chose to focus on a more vaguement.
"Hahahahaha I suppose I have gotten shorter Loki but I''m still more than twice your height." Finy teased Loki back with a gentle expression. He ced his hand over Loki''s head before bringing it back to his own body marking where the little phoenix kin reached.
This caused Loki to be speechless before growing red in his cheeks and stomping the floor, looking absolutely adorable as he did. He repeatedly mumbled that he was still growing making him look even cuter. Maya had catch herself from a stumble as she waspletely taken by his actions.
Having dealt with Loki, Finy then turned to look at Nanna who trembled when caught in his gaze, wary about him retorting herment back to her someway.
''No I''m fine, I was neither negative or positive.'' Sheplimented her forward thinking as she returned Finy''s gaze.
"Is it a good different or a bad different?" He asked teasingly.
"....Good" Nanna though about her answer before replying honestly, a slight blush appearing on her cheeks. Finy looked a lot better appearance wise. Though there were still some rough parts, and he was still clearly a troll he couldn''t be considered ugly in anyway. Of course he still paled inparison to Frost, Maya, Loki and herself but it was a definite improvement.
Finy''s smile stretched from ear to ear at her shy response before he ruffled her hair in an affectionate manner.
"Thank you for the praisedy Nanna." Nanna with still red cheeks nodded in reply before hiding back behind Maya, causing the Fenrir to swoon once again, cuteness is power.
Finy turned back to his master before speaking "It seems I pass in terms of appearance but that''s obviously secondary….shall you do the honours or shall I?" His expression portrayed a clear arrogance.
"Oh! I''ll be doing it of course." Frost smirked and responded teasingly before moving a little away from the group and bringing up an erged version of the dungeon menu.
"Let''s take a look at your brand new status." With an exaggerated flourish Frost manipted the dungeon menu to bring up Finy''s brand new status for everyone in the room to see and marvel at.
Name: Finy
Race: Ice troll lord
Rank: B
Level: 1/60
Weapon Skills: [Axe sh], [mountain cleave], [boomerang axe], [whirlwind sh], [cier crash], [holmgang], [spinning blizzard], [giant''s axe]
Racial Skills: [empowering shout], [greater ice stomp],[ice breath], [focused power], [Focused rush], [ice nket protection]
Passive: [greater war buff], [high ice resistance], [aura], [advanced axe mastery], [minor regeneration]
Magic: [ice bolt], [ice shield], [ice partisan], [ice fog], [frost nova], [summon ice axes], [protect], [ice enchantment]
The new status screen was a fair bit more developed especially in the magic section which used to house but a single 1st circle spell.
"An ice troll lord huh?" Frost was cupping his chin as he read the information outlined on the status screen. From what he knew of the troll species, Lords were of very high status. Their intelligence and leadership qualities usually made them chieftains ofrge prosperous tribes or part of the ruling ss in city states and monster focused countries.
He could surmise that Finy''s next evolution would likely make him either an ice troll king or emperor the very peak of the ice troll''s ruling archetypes and a position that seemed to suit Finy to a tee.
He couldn''t help but nod in agreement as he imagined his right hand man''s future potential.
Finy twitched nervously as everyone examined his status in depth. He felt as though every part of him was exposed, an awkward feeling.
Thankfully after a few minutes Frost asked him to disy some of his new skills allowing him not focus on that uneasy feeling.
He started with his weapon skills. [Boomerang axe] and [whirlwind sh] were both adept level skills. The former was a long ranged skill that saw Finyunch his axe at a distanced target before it returned to his hands. It was a delicate skill that needed a fair amount of practise to easily catch the returning weapon.
[Whirlwind sh] was a spinning skill, Finy and his weapon were covered in a green energy before they started rotating at pace like a dangerous top. A skill that was very violent andcking in control, seeing everything nearby as an attack target.
[Holmgang], [spinning blizzard] and [Giant''s axe] were advanced mastery skills. The first was the same skill Bastion used to pull Rock towards him and away from Frost a couple months ago. A chain of energy from his axe would wrap around the intended target and violently pull them towards the user.
[Spinning blizzard] was an enhanced version of [whirling sh] adding the ice element to the attack and being even more destructive. Whereas [Giant''s axe] had the energy used coagte around his weapon and extend it to three times its original size i.e. making it the size of a giant''s weapon.
Nanna and Loki both cheered as Finy disyed his skills, awed by their overwhelming power whereas Khuno looked on with an analysing gaze, gaining personal insight into his own moves.
For his racial skills there was only really a single new skill, the rest were just powerups of his previous ones. [Ice nket protection] was a very unique skill that matched well with Finy''s traits as a leader and support ss. Whereas [empowering shout] increased the strength and offensive based abilities of his allies, [ice nket protection] was a defensive enhancement.
A nket of ice aspected energy would cover the intended allies, providing some magic resistance as well as keeping their muscles cool and sapping out their exhaustion.
With this Finy really became a true militarymander. With him on the battlefield even if he didn''t fight personally his forces would see a dramatic improvement in their capabilities.
Finally there was the much anticipated magic. Finy was never much for using magic except for when he could only attack from a distance, that however was now a thing of the past. The silver gem embedded in his forehead was not just aesthetically pleasing but of a practical nature. It naturally enhanced Finy''s ability to control and absorb mana, making him a powerful wizard.
His magic spells were thus expanded to amodate this change.
None of his magic were spells that Frost didn''t know about or even knew himself but the fact that they were attached to Finy made him a veritable jack of all trades, perfect for any situation.
Frost was more than pleased with the oue, Finy went beyond his expectations once again. He was all smiles and head nodding while Finy openly disyed his capabilities.
"Hahahahaha perfect absolutely perfect, with your new archetype I''m no longer even remotely worried about our defences. Let thete stages throw their worst at us, we can handle it hahahahaha." Frostughed out loud as a heavy weight lifted itself from his shoulders. He no longer needed to think about blocking off the dungeon''s entrance.
Even if a B-rank monster came he was confident that with Finy by his side they could deal with it.
His raucousughter spread amongst his warriors, Finy, Khuno and Kiba all looked forward to the next wave and those that followed after. Nanna and Loki also looked forward to it but more to the fact that with Finy''s new strength they wouldn''t have to say goodbye to as many friends.
Maya however felt as though Frost and the other men were getting a bit ahead of themselves, arrogance leads to downfall after all, but she kept silent for the moment. Right now was a time of celebration, she can lecture themter.