Chapter 12 (1/2)
Kaaak!
Kaaaak!
Over a hundred gnolls had become as one and were terrorizing a small group of gnolls. It was an extremely rare scene, but I was laughing as I looked at it with satisfaction.
'Powerless before numbers.'
I used close to 6,000 points to dominate exactly 127 gnolls, a feat impossible for the average Summoner or Tamer. There may possibly be no hard limit to the number of individuals that can be dominated using this 'Dominator' skill.
And before my eyes was the result of my doing. If I was alone, I would have had to back off from this pack of gnolls and sound things out, but now, 'Lo and behold, the beautiful scene of crus.h.i.+ng others with numbers!
['Gnoll 46' has died.]
['Gnoll Group' has successfully ended their battle.]
[The points obtained by 'Gnoll Group' is bound to their master.]
[130pt has been obtained.]
[The buff 'From This Day Onward, We Are One(Str/Agi/Con +1)' is now being applied to 'Gnoll Group'.]
A group buff!
A buff that raised stats by an impressive total of 3 was being applied to the Gnoll Group. The effect didn't extend to me regretfully, but the stats of over 100 gnolls rising all at once was an extraordinary occurrence. Although one did end up dying, the gain outweighed the loss.
'Mind's Eye.'
I activated Mind's Eye and inspected the gnolls.
Name: Gnoll 1(value-51)
Race: Gnoll
Stats:
Str 13(12+1) Agi 14(13+1) Con 11(10+1)
Int 5 Mag 6
Potential(51+3/110)
Special Note: Currently bound to 'Hansung Oh'. Currently under the effect of the buff 'From This Day Onward, We Are One'.
The stats of most gnolls didn't differ much from the one above. Gnolls grew stronger as they hunted, and they would at the least continue to develop until their potential was filled.
'Being gnolls after all, their limits are clear to see.'
A mere limit of 110. The one with the highest potential among the 100 plus gnolls had 115. I suppose I had to bear in mind that they could grow until Lv2. But then again, gnolls were the lowest among lowest-grade monsters so some things couldn't be helped. Humans had a much higher average as far as potential went.
'The average potential of a human is about 250.'
The levels are structured so that every total of 50 stats would raise one level, so an average potential of 250…in other words, a mere Lv5 was the average for humans.
'The number of humans naturally born with high potentials, starting from 300, gradually increase in rarity.'
Although this was purely limited to humans, there was indeed statistics regarding this.
Those born with above 300 potential were 1 in 10,000.
Above 350 were 1 in 100,000.
Above 400 were 1 in 1,000,000
Above 450 were 1 in 10,000,000
After 450, the scale for potential values is broken down from 50 to 10 with the improbability of possessing higher potentials rising exponentially. The current, total potential that I possess is 456. This was considered a miracle with a '1/20,000,000' probability of happening.
If your potential was lower than expected, though, it wasn't as if the possibility of seeing those numbers go higher didn't exist, whether it be through skill effects, t.i.tles, jewels, or even a strange yet fated encounter with a miracle.
'I can't be spectating like this any longer.'
Watching the gnolls battle made me grow unnecessarily excited. I could grow stronger much faster if I carried out my battles together with the 100 plus gnolls.
I headed towards the west, hunting down every single gnoll I came across. When they were occasionally great in number, I slaughtered them in small numbers as I lured them out, and with the points gathered in this manner, I further increased the number of my gnolls. To the original reigning gnolls of this territory, it was an emergency.
I was an ecological disaster.
..
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['Gnoll 161' has joined 'Gnoll Group'.]
[The level of 'Gnoll Group' has risen to 3.
There had been 120 gnolls at the start, but in just 7 days or so, the numbers rose to 150. The problem was that as my stats developed and my army increased in size, I could no longer earn much points from hunting gnolls.
'I suppose gnoll hunting ends here.'
This was the reason why gathering points was hard. The stronger you become, the less points points you earned, while on the other hand, defeating a stronger opponent when you were weaker would net you so much more — but this hardly ever happened. I had now reached the limit of gaining points through hunting regular gnolls, and the speed at which my stats grew had noticeably slowed.
I drew a cross mark in midair.
[Updating User Information.]
Name: Hansung Oh
Occupation: N/A
t.i.tles:
? Merciless Gnoll Slaughterer(Lv3, Con +4)
Stats:
Str 29
Agi 25
Cons 28(24+4)
Int 15