The Extingus Breath ability was like a forcefield for Timothy, except it wasn’t as strong as Ortana''s force fields so he had learned not to depend on it. This ability mainly featured a blue mist, a cloud of sorts, so it wasn’t exactly physical.
This ability was meant to dissolve attacks, more than it was to stop them dead on the spot. If he breathed out a bigger, and wider Extingus Breath, the cooperative blue cloud would be able to dismantle even bigger attacks, which was advantageous, but he hadn''t fully figured out what this ability was capable of, so he''d rather proceed with caution.
“Might as well buy it since it can protect me from evil shit, then! It doesn''t cost anything to cast it either, so I could really use it.” He said.
The system acted accordingly, she initiated the upgrade sequence. Within a few seconds, Tim experienced lock jaw, and although this wasn''t too painful, it was rather immobilizing, because the lockjaw paralyzed a sizable portion of his upper body! He was happy that he bought it while he was within the comfort of his den, because he wouldn''t be able to manage it anywhere else.
“God, my neck is gonna fall off…” He grunted.
It made sense that his jaw was locked throughout the process, considering that he spat the blue, protective mist through his mouth. Luckily, this upgrade wasn''t too lengthy, it was only expensive, and the latter seemed a bit more painful to him than the paralyzation itself, but those details didn''t matter right now. The upgrade was done, and odds were he wasn''t going to buy such an upgrade anytime soon!
[Upgrade complete! 24,000 system points remain in your sum.] The system beeped.
“It doesn''t look like I''m going to be able to buy everything that you''re flashing, system.” He said, as he looked at one of the purchase options that cost more than the points that he had. “Guess I already knew that, so I''m gonna buy the upgrades, rather than those new fangled powers you''re highlighting.”
The next upgrade in line was a durability upgrade, except, it wasn’t the kind of upgrade that he was used to. The prior durability upgrades gave him a great amount of improvement in terms of bodily durability, so in theory, he could even take a warhammer against the chest, and the hammer might not kill him. He was that tough! His skin was thick, however, it wasn’t exactly resistant to magic, and this was where the next upgrade came in handy!
[For 4,000 system points, you can upgrade your body to resist all forms of magical attacks by 120% more! Now please understand that this percentage doesn''t mean much, if your natural resistance to magic is already low. For example, if you could resist a 100°C fireball prior to the upgrade, you''d only be able to resist a 220°C fireball after the upgrade.] The system introduced.
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“This is one of the things I needed a long time ago, and I still need it now. Give me the upgrade, and give me the other upgrade behind this one as well, let''s get it over with… I can''t buy those three new powers anyway, so I''m going to leave them for another day.” He requested.
The system initiated the next upgrade sequence afterwards, and she did so tirelessly. Timothy had bought several of them today, and he felt like a used up tissue as a result, on the count of the physical toll that these upgrades had on his body, but he had to endure the pain just for a little while longer! He was happy to know that with a set of upgrades like these to his disposal, he had a far greater chance of surviving the dangers of The Old Sea! He was power amped!
The upgrade regarding durability wasn''t too painful, on the count that his entire nervous system got numb. He couldn’t feel his own fins, and he couldn''t move, but this was only natural considering that this upgrade was chiseling his skin, so as to toughen him up! After an hour, the upgrade was over.
The system didn''t give him a break, however, as she immediately initiated the next upgrade that he requested. The next upgrade circled around intelligence, it was supposed to increase his IQ by fifty points!
Since it was that strong of an upgrade, he was knocked out cold almost immediately! It was best if he was unconscious while this upgrade was implemented in his brain, because otherwise the pain he would have to endure, was up to par on the pain scale with suffering a hemorrhage, or a nail to the cranium! It wasn’t nice.
Anyway, Timothy eventually woke up the next morning, where the system then helped him catch up on the details. She insisted on displaying the information to him, as soon as he woke up!
[Upgrade complete! 12,000 system points remain in your sum.] The system beeped.
Furthermore, she added. [Aside from the durability upgrade, you also had an IQ upgrade, which circles around one''s basic, genetic intelligence. In this case, I helped you alter and improve your genetic intelligence by 50 whole points! You now bear a staggering IQ of 170 points, so you might as well consider yourself as smart as that Nikola Tesla fellow you mentioned! Your intelligence will also depend on how big you are physically, or what species you shapeshift into. The latter aspects can affect your IQ by tens of points!]
“Huh?” Tim grunted, he had a right sore head.
Eventually he read through the paragraphs that the system displayed in front of him, and asked. “How smart will I be if I shapeshift into a human, system?”
Quick as a flash, she answered. [If you shapeshift into a human, your IQ will tower at 230 points! Congratulations, you''re now smarter than you''ve ever been!]
“Awesome,” He grinned.
Timothy then went out to stretch his body a little bit, his fins, because he apparently slept through the night. It was the crack of dawn now, and his friends were still asleep, so he wanted to use his moment to breathe, so to speak, and perhaps formulate some decent plans for how they were supposed to meet the challenges of The Old Sea. With a shiny new brain to his disposal, this may be the best time to start and be strategic about their upcoming challenges!