Chapter 11 (1/2)
[Aurabeast—Tiger-dragon form]
[Skill type: Active]
[Description: A power coming from the Aurabeast tattoo on the body of an Aura Bender. Aurabeasts were consecrated divine beasts in the far eastern kingdom, but after the nation declined over thousands of years the divine beasts are no longer seen. Only the aura-bending bloodlines that the far eastern folk inherits proves the past glories of their nation.]
[Skill attribute: Light attribute strengthened by 10%]
Zhao Mingwei look through the core skills of the Aura Bender class which confirmed that Zhao Mingwei would assume the path of the Light attribute in the future, and he also found that there were three new active skills in his skill tree.
The first was the main offensive skill for Aura Benders.
[Aurabeam]
[Skill type: Active]
[Level requirement: 25]
[Description: Solidify your aura and release it towards your front. Chance of shocking the target.]
[Skill attribute: …]
Zhao Mingwei glanced at the sphere of light that appeared in the manual and could definitely feel the aura in his body flowing. He realized then that the skill he had learnt was not as simple as some game sprites or data.
The second active skill was Aura Ring, which summons one’s aura for protection over the body—the user could also summon a maximum of three rings.
The third was called the Aurabeast Roar.
From what Zhao Mingwei could tell, it was the most important skill, and the main reason why Aura Benders require high Intelligence points and yet would fight at close range.
The effect of his own Aurabeast skill would summon the tiger beast tattooed on his body and cover himself, adding Light attribute to his normal attacks.
There were many other powerful skills as the skill tree progressed further. Zhao Mingwei simply scanned through them and suddenly had the impulse to burn his contract with JC Kings and focus solely on leveling up in Sacred Souls.
It was a pity that reality would not allow that.
***
Having completed his class advancement quest, Zhao Mingwei quickly left the quest dungeon since he did not want to keep Jiang Qiao waiting.
“How was it? Is the class good?” Although Jiang Qiao could guess what the skills of the Aura Bender class were, he was unsure about the specific statistics.
“Very good. Thank you.”
Being a professional gamer, Zhao Mingwei could tell that the subsequent growth for Aura Benders was formidable. Moreover, he had also triggered another hidden quest.
[Class Main Quest: Aurabeast Tattoo Collection]
[The far east may have fallen to the passage of time, but the Aurabeasts remain in corners of the world, waiting for the arrival of their masters. O heir of aura, search for more Aurabeasts for greater strength!]
There wasn’t just one Aurabeast!
Zhao Mingwei realized the vast potential of growth from that main quest alone. However, when he was about to ask the NPC named Chao Yuan for more details, he suddenly received a friend request.
The player’s ID was Daydreamer, and Zhao Mingwei could tell at once that it was his friend Lin Xi.
“Hey god, I want to test my new skills for a bit. I have another friend joining us, we could enter a dungeon together.”
In their eight days of leveling up together, Zhao Mingwei and Jiang Qiao’s relationship progressed from online friend to friend.
For his part, Zhao Mingwei was idealistic, and it would be more precise to say that he had not really mingled in society, leaving him more simplistic in his ideas about personal relationships.
That was why in reality and from certain perspectives, he was easy to bully.
“What a coincidence. You friend could come with us to clear a class advancement dungeon if his level is high enough.”
Jiang Qiao could actually guess who Zhao Mingwei’s friend was: Lin Xi, JC King’s sniper, game ID ‘Daydreamer’. He was quite famous in the e-sports scene as well, and had been dubbed the Gun God by netizens.
However, his statistics had slipped horribly over the last two competitive seasons, and after having sitting through many a match as an unused substitute, he was redubbed as the Sleepwalking Gun God.
It was at the city gates of Lionheart City that Jiang Qiao found Lin Xi, the Sleepwalking Gun God who only spectates in nine out of ten matches.