Chapter 32 - Carnage (1/2)
Continuing onward to head towards the Tempest Ruin, Aurus decided to check the Ally system he obtained not long after he evolved into an A-grade Inanimate.
”Thanks to my early-game stage memories being unsealed, I can finally utilize this system to its highest potential,” Aurus couldn't help but mumble as he remembered the possibilities of the system.
The Ally system was an extension of the Existence Evolution System in ISE, in a way that the combination of allies you had allowed you to boost your power. The possibilities were endless, but there was only one rule needed to follow.
You can only have 4 allies at most.
Indeed, the game didn't care if you had allies at the Animate, Transcendent, or even God level while still being an Inanimate. To be honest, that just added more flexibility to the system than constraints.
According to what Aurus remembered, there was once a player who focused on the path of an assassin, mastering stealth. He then obtained allies that allowed him to boost his attack power, garnering him the moniker of the Sure Kill Assassin in the early stages of the game.
There was also one player who was a mage that yearned to become a gatling gun of spells. She then sought out allies that helped her with SP recovery and SP storage, allowing her to fulfill just that.
After reminiscing for a bit, Aurus then commanded the system, ”Open the ally gacha.”
Ding!
In an instant, a colorful screen appeared in front of Aurus' field of vision. This screen had two buttons that could be clicked, two buttons that were extremely familiar to gacha players.
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Ally Gacha:
[Normal Gacha — 500 SP for 1 pull]
[Premium Gacha — 50 Life and Will points for 1 pull]
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”Ah, the dreaded normal and premium gacha setup,” Aurus couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the requirements for the gachas. The normal gacha needed a huge amount of SP that Aurus couldn't even get after evolving his Anima creation to the S-grade.
”Wait a second...” At that instant, Aurus felt that something was off. He then opened his skill screen and couldn't help but click his tongue.
”System, evolve [Purified Spiritas SP Vessel] into an S-grade skill that pursues purity,” Aurus commanded after noticing that his main SP storage skill didn't evolve. From this, Aurus had a hunch that only 5 skills could be evolved at one time and kept it in his mind.
Ding!
'[Purified Spiritas SP Vessel] has been evolved to [Supreme Purity Spiritas SP Vessel].'
Aurus then let out a sigh of relief before looking at the ally gacha screen one more time.
”I can do the normal gacha once I evolve my Anima creation and SP storage skill to X-grade while the premium gacha...”
A glint flashed in Aurus' nonexistent eyes. ”It's possible at my current grade.”
Without sparing any thought, he activated his [Tempest Burst] skill that only lasted 10 seconds and darted off towards the Tempest Ruin, hoping to find at least an A-grade to kill.
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Around 10 hours later, with the help of his [Spirit Detection (Wind Variant)] spell being used every few minutes or so, Aurus finally detected a nearby enemy he could use as a sacrifi—target.
Whoosh!
Without hesitation, Aurus turned towards the direction of the enemy and rolled for over 50 meters before getting a closer look at the enemy he would be facing.
The enemy was a branch rather than a young tree like Arogancia. Nonetheless, it was more bulky than the A-grade Branch Formosus Aurus fought before he evolved, and it exuded a terrifying aura that made it feel like a tiger hunting out for prey.
Making sure to not get caught by the enemy, Aurus then commanded, ”[Species Analysis].”
Ding!
Not long after, a screen containing the information of the branch was shown in front of Aurus.
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[Exos (Branch Forminosus — Belhazard)]
Existence Level: Inanimate (S)
Level: 12/20
HP: 750/750
SP: 135/135
Stats:
[Toughness]: 95
[Thickness]: 82
[Density]: 130
Skills:
[Final Blow], [Relentless Bloodthirst], other skills are uncheckable due to [Species Analysis] skill being low leveled
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”Holy heck. At level 12, that's some high attack power,” Aurus couldn't help but blurt out. As he continued to check, he noticed that some of the enemy's skills were available for him to see, unlike at Arogancia's case where none could be seen.
”Is it because Arogancia is already near the X-grade? Then again, I'm surprised that [Species Analysis] allows me to check the information of S-grade species. I should try it out an A-grade sometime.”
After being finished on blabbering about the wonderful effects of [Species Analysis], Aurus gradually went closer and closer to the branch as he started to conjure a spell using his newly evolved Spell Core.