Chapter 21 - 22 : Ghost island 2 (2/2)
”Actually, I'm little interested in this place, how about I stay for some time?” Arthur really wanted to stay here to get stronger by possessing all the corpses he could find, but he didn't want to do it in front of them so he asked the principal to stay and go back later.
The principal suspiciously looked at him for a second before nodding, seemingly accepting his request, after all, she was the one making decisions and her status far overwhelmed the council members, moreover, they also listened to her decisions and didn't dare oppose.
Frederic, who was thinking about capturing Arthur, stood there agape after he saw what just happened, and how nothing was left from the imoogi or his surroundings, all surroundings were burned to the ground 'The f*ck Edward? you want me to capture this f*cking monster? are you insane?' all plans he thought of just a while ago were now erased from his mind, a single spear like that could erase him from existence so why would he even think about fighting him head on?
Soon, they all left except Arthur who stayed there, He also told Lucy to go on ahead and this time she didn't insist on staying for she knew he needed to possess a lot of corpses and them staying alone together may raise some suspicions from either the principal or the council.
Not wasting any second, Arthur began roaming the forest and searching for corpses, though after some time, he began to feel depressed and that's because every time he tried to possess he got this notification
You cannot possess this being!
It would be a lie to say he was not pissed, quite the opposite, in fact, he was angered, the notification didn't even precise why he can't possess them, he wondered maybe because they were only bones? but he soon gave up on that idea for he already possessed Zodiak who also was corpse made of only bones.
After multiple tries, he finally found the reason he couldn't possess those corpses, and that's because they were not whole, apparently if it's an old corpse but not a whole one with a big part of the body missing that he can't possess it, he wondered why he can't but he soon shrugged the idea off, maybe it had some relations to his new evolution 'humanoid parasite' ?
Nevertheless, he found a significant amount of bodies and successfully possessed them, since it took him just a couple of seconds to enter the body again its stats, skills and leave, he did it to any corpse he encountered.
You have gained a new skill(active) : [Heal]: can minor injuries
You have gained a new skill(passive) : [Spear mastery] : when using a spear as a weapon : +20% damage / +10% piercing power
You have gained a new skill(active) : [Basic water magic]: you can now use water to attack or defend
You have gained a new skill(active) : [Poison fangs]: cannot use in a humanoid body
You have gained a new skill(passive): [basic wind magic]: you can now use the wind to attack or defend
You have gained a new skill(passive) : [poison immunity]: you are now immune to all poison, can be turned on/off.
Your stats have improved please check your status window for more details.
Your stats have improved please check your status window for more details.
Your stats have improved please check your status window for more details.
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Like that, he passed 2 hours possessing bodies, even though the amount he possessed was not in thousands, he still got a LOT of skills but they were quite useless except a few ones who picked his interest, what benefited him more were his stats, they increased by a huge amount, almost all the bodies he possessed seemed to be soldiers so the stats they got were not a lot but he still possessed some powerful and gigantic beasts, for example, a huge snake like beast who was even bigger than the imoogi and he got the [poison immunity] from that snake-like creature.
Though, one more solid stats was not a lot, but by possessing hundreds of them and some unique beasts, his stats changed by a huge amount
TITLE : MEAT GRINDER / SEEKER OF KNOWLEDGE
Level: 126 Class: Humanoid parasite
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Strength 26314(+12134) Intelligence 32994(+14503)
Agility 27008(+12595) Wisdom25137(+11735)
Vitality 29371(+12895) Dexterity24831(+13484)
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Health 34827(+19329) Health Regen 157.1/s
Mana 41395(+19164) Mana Regen 266.4/s
Stamina infinite Stamina Regen ????
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Attack: 21178(+8607) Defense: 24691(+11374)
Magic defense : 5718
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Elemental Resistances:
Fire: 100% Water: 35%(+10%)
Wind: 35% Earth: 45%
Light/Holy: 20% Darkness: 100%
After searching for quite some time, he didn't find any other corpses that he can possess, and he didn't want to venture deeper into the forest just yet, the principal warned him that there may be an adult dragon, and the difference between a young and old dragon is like the difference between heaven and earth. He read in some book that a young dragon like the one he beat, is most likely ranging from 1 to 10 thousand years old, and an adult one is at least 100 thousands of years old, it is also mentioned that adult dragons can speak human language and the ancient dragon language and not even someone such as the pope or the demon lord can beat one in a 1 on 1 fight so Arthur decided to be cautious and just go back to the academy for the time being.
He got extremely strong from coming here, and he had much more confidence in dealing with the holy church. He decided to ask the principal later about the pope and how strong is he, if he is her level and his strength is slightly stronger than her, then Arthur would not have to worry for he was absolutely sure he could beat someone like the principal after all with his new stats he is a cheat.
To be honest, he wanted to go with Lucy to the holy church to get her revenge, and he wanted to do it as soon as possible because he knew how pained she was as every day passed and the guys who did that to her were still alive, she always mentioned to him how much she wanted to rip them to pieces and kill them but she didn' have the power to do it.
Now that he has enough power, Arthur is confident he can handle himself against the holy church but for now he won't leave the academy, firstly because Lucy seems to really be excited to be here and secondly. He needed to know just how exactly powerful the pope making any reckless actions, in fact, he didn't trust the Academy the least bit and knew perfectly what kind of person the principal is, but he had to accept being used by her for the time being for the sake of Lucy.
Once Lucy tell him she wants to leave, he will immediately go with her away from the Academy for the people there are no different from the greedy ones outside, he just didn't want to force Lucy to leave this place as it finally seems she is enjoying her life after what she has been through....