Chapter 153: Evolved Runes (1/2)

The sparring ended in Arthur's loss, but it was only to be expected. However, he got to witness firsthand how much strength he could summon. With this, his goal has been fulfilled. Li ran to his side as soon as it was over to take care of him, but the caring attitude he had assumed made Arthur apprehensive.

His Release rune didn't evolve, but the backlash he got from it was a lot less. Unless he went to the bitter end, most of it would be some damage to his mana paths. With his newfound stamina, he didn't need to rest for extended periods every time he needed it.

Arthur left Li and returned to his room. He wanted to check his legacy so that he would have an accurate estimate of how much he 'at least' grew.

Sitting inside his giant room, Arthur never felt like home as he did now. He opened his legacy for the first time after he had broken through with a cool head.

[Scholar Guardian's Legacy]

[Level: 25 (94%)]

[Legacy Points: 13]

[Stats Points: 6]

[Strength: 150]

[Agility: 150]

[Stamina: 150]

[Perception: 150]

[Mana: 200/200]

[Abilities: Beginner Runes Wordsmith (50%), Useable Runes: 19]

[Skills: Lesser-Mana Breathing Skill (F), Poison Strike (F), Camouflage (F), Earth Manipulation (E), Bladeless Wind Slash (E), Shadow Swap (E), Monster Claws (D), Iron Skin (D), Goblin's Bond (Unique)]

[Arts: The Art of Creation – Part One]

His stats have risen from their previous limit to 150, greatly boosting Arthur's body. The higher they were, the more difference they made. With a 50-points head start, Arthur wasn't that different from the average rei-ranker.

As for his mana, it has seen the most growth in all of them. With this, he could use his runes easier than before and have greater mana to wield. Despite his earlier fight, he was already recovering.

If it was in the past, Arthur would have no way of pushing Li back. This could show how much he had grown after his breakthrough. Nonetheless, he planned on resuming his leveling up efforts.

After his stats, he opened his runes-tree. It shone brighter than before as it stood in front of him, carrying endless possibilities. Arthur saw how every rune with the suffix I or II had evolved.

First came the three amplification runes of Strength, Agility, and Stamina. Previously, he could boost himself by 10 points by using this rune but now it had increased to 20 points in each.

Then came his Protection-II rune who created a barrier that was equal to his strength before. This time, it created a barrier that was 120% of his strength for the equivalent of 8% of his strength stat in mana point.

This means he could create a barrier deflecting 180 points of strength for 12 mana units. These numbers made Arthur's jaws drop. The Protection-III was truly powerful on its own. If he created proper armor from this…

Then came his Detection-II rune. It became Detection-III and it now showed him the general outline of the scenery as well as the creature's lifeforce.

As for his new Force-III, it now applied force in a three meters radius on a specific target. This radius wasn't for the limit of use, but the limit of effect. For example, if Arthur could create a one-meter circular path through water using his Force rune, it now became two-meters. Furthermore, the rune now had a specific number for how much force is applied.

[Force-III: Applies a strength equaling the mana points invested in a two-meters radius on a specific target.]

'So, if I use 100 points of mana, I could create something similar to the trial of the holy crown's willpower test.' Arthur thought to himself as he thought about how this could be used.

Then, he examined his Heal-III rune. The Heal-II was able to counter certain poisons as long as Arthur had them. As for the Heal-III rune, it used mana to heal the body to its epitome possible state.

Previously, his heal rune doubled the natural healing of the body and fought certain foreign materials if ingested. Now, it used mana to 'heal' the living tissue to its epitome state.

His Restore-II rune now had a cooldown of 18 hours instead of 24. As for his Compress-II, Arthur could now make the metal compressed for up to 10 minutes. He didn't know how useful this was, but it was better than nothing.