Chapter 207: Prima Alkahest Materia Physique (1/2)
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300 MP Deducted from the Host's Mana Pool and Items to Fuel the Nano-Nots.
Overhaul In Progress…
Initiating First Step: Organic Cannibalization
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Rakna had faced a lot of painful experiences. And after joining the System, his tolerance had done nothing but increase over the weeks. Resistance Skills, like Proficiencies, didn't 'evolve' from one stage to another every ten levels.
They were still classified by Ascended, Demi-God, and Divine but there wasn't any distinction from one to another except the very basic meaning. Someone with a level 10 Pain Resistance couldn't be compared to one with a level 11 though.
In other words, after level 10, it is said that one has the pain tolerance of an Ascended Being. After that, one is said to have the tolerance of a Demi-God. And finally, after level 30, one is said to have the tolerance of a Deity.
This is why Rakna could infer one very simple conclusion when a certain prompt popped up even though Pronos had used a significant dose of anesthetizing poison on him.
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Pain Resistance has Exceled!
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Pain Resistance has broken through to Demi-God!
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Pain Resistance has leveled up!
Pain Resistance has leveled up!
Pain Resistance has leveled up!
Pain Resistance has leveled up!
Pain Resistance has leveled up!
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Rakna keeled over, the very last bits of his remaining consciousness focused on stopping his claws from ripping apart his own body because of the pain. He rarely regretted the choices he made but he had to admit, this one was getting very close to it.
His Resistance was steadily going up despite how hard it normally was for a Demi-God skill to be upgraded in any circumstance. However, the agony he was going through aside, the effects of the Overhaul Program were showing.
From a third perspective, the therian's skin was undulating, sometimes solidifying into a silverish material before spiking like scales and returning to normal. This wave of spiking scales traveled through the entirety of his body and even appeared on his hair, ears, and tails.
And the pain was only growing every second. But, in the end, there was a limit to everything. When the Overhaul was about to end, Rakna's Pain Resistance was suddenly erased from his status. It was gone without even a warning.
”Fuck…” Rakna gasped when the pain suddenly disappeared. His body was so numb that he could not stop himself from falling on his back. He panted and, from the corner of his eyes, saw his hand momentarily change into a silver spiky material and make a noise akin to thousands of miniature magnets clustered together.
After that, it was only silence for a while. He attempted to move but there was no response. When he was getting slightly worried, his vision was overtaken by a cascade of code lines.
|| Booting Up. || Eye of Symphony announced and gradually, his senses returned to him. He didn't even notice he had temporarily turned deaf until he recovered and started hearing Pronos again.
He instantly sat up with his body feeling a lot lighter. || Booting Sequence Over. Overhaul Initiative Complete. || The Eye added and went silent. Then, System windows began to scroll.
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Symphony Overhaul Completed!
You have gained a new Trait; Prima Alkahest Materia Physique!
Your Race has been updated: Primal Alkahestic Nine-Tailed Werewolf!
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Shuttle Specter Physique has been incorporated into Prima Alkahest Materia Physique!
Lesser Regeneration has been incorporated into Prima Alkahest Materia Physique!
Internalized Magic Circuits has been incorporated into Prima Alkahest Materia Physique!
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Pain Resistance has been erased!
Fatigue Resistance has been erased!
You have gained Pain Immunity!
You have gained Mind Immunity!
You have gained Fatigue Immunity!
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The Nirvana Skill, Ireful Descent, has been altered!
The Trait, Wrathful Obsidian Blood, has been altered!
The Trait, Eion Auto-Sustainable Nanomachines, has become obsolete!
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”{Well, it appears to be a paramount success,}” Fray commented after a while.
”As you say…” Rakna whispered as he patted Pronos to reassure him. At the same time, he sensed that both of his eyes were biomechanical, though only one had the supercomputer capabilities. He stood up with a grunt and conjured a mirror. He was able to confirm his assumptions when he saw the blinking lenses on his eyes. He also glanced at his newest scar and scowled.
With a single thought, his scar abruptly turned into a silverish line that squirmed a little with the noises of nano-bots before stopping and leaving a skin without blemish. ”Interesting… I guess that means changing my appearance altogether is possible now,” he muttered to himself and ultimately made the scar reappear.
”{Hm? Why do you keep it?}” Fray asked curiously. ”{Are you by any chance one of those warrior types that wear their scars with pride?}” He said with a jesting tone.
Rakna snorted. ”Take it that way if you want. It's not inaccurate, at least.”
”{Uh, what a surprise coming from you.}”
The therian shrugged and proceeded to swing his arm a few times. He hummed and once again, at his will, he watched his hand turn into silver nano-pieces. In the blink of an eye, it changed shape and turned into a polished blade.
”{That is certainly something…}” The fable writer couldn't help but voice his thoughts.
Rakna nodded and turned the blade back into a hand just as easily. When he was done with that, he finally got to check the changes in his status.
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Pain Immunity: The holder of this skill has either learned to ignore all pains or possesses a body or mind incapable of such a reaction to external stimulus.
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Mind Immunity: The holder of this skill has absolute resistance against all attacks on the mind and any sort of prying.
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Fatigue Immunity: The holder of this skill is incapable of feeling fatigued from either mental or body exhaustion. They do not need sleep but note that stress is not accounted for.
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