Chapter 67 - Heading Out (2/2)
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Within another green jade hall inside the Tempest Cliff Inheritance.
Since Herellia has finished the seventh and final trial of the inheritance, she was only waiting for the rewards she would get and she would leave this inheritance in an instant. Of course, she did not forget that she would have to apologize to Aurus due to the fact that she did not believe his words. As a leader of an alliance, it was truly a shame to not believe on one's members.
It did not take a long while for Herellia to receive her reward as the disembodied voice that resounded throughout the hall said, ”The seventh and final trial, Stealth has been completed.”
”Time needed to clear trial: 36 minutes and 22 seconds. Score grade: S.”
”As the inheritor has finished the final trial with a score grade of S, the inheritor shall receive the skill [Unyielding Spirit] as a reward.”
Ding!
Not long after that, Herellia's system opened up a screen in front of her field of vision as she scanned through the details of the skill.
”What the...an invincibility skill?” Herellia could not believe it. Not only did she get a healing skill from the inheritance, but an invincibility skill as well? She looked through the contents of the skill once more.
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[Unyielding Spirit] (Lv. 1/1)
Grade: X (Mortal)
You do not bend under another being's pressure. You want to strive to become the strongest. Your spirit has been strengthened to the point that it does not sway nor have second thoughts in something, allowing you to do the impossible.
This skill allows you to reduce the damage you take to only 1 point of damage. This skill lasts for 5 seconds.
SP Cost: 1500 SP
Cooldown: 12 hours
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Although it would use up around 1/3 of her SP, she did not mind as having the ability to at least damage the Animate for 5 seconds is already more than enough.
Indeed, she was this surprised about the invincibility skill as she still did not give up on killing the Animate that ruled over the Tempest Cliff.
Closing the screen in front of her not long after, the disembodied voice once talked again as it announced to Herellia that the trial was over and she could now leave the inheritance at any time.
Of course, Herellia did not hesitate to leave at the instant the disembodied voice told her to as she still felt guilty.
Whoosh!
And like that, she was now gone from the inheritance, appearing at the center of the faded magic circle they entered a few seconds later.
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Within the skill vault.
”Aha! Found it,” Aurus could not help but exclaim as he scanned through the skill books on the bookshelves with the help of his system. If he did not have the system as his assistant, it would definitely take him far longer to search for the [Stick Regeneration] skill.
As he grabbed the skill book that had the words [Stick Regeneration] written on its cover, a voice resounded through his mind.
”Master, what's that?” Fenrir asked in Aurus' mind. Although Fenrir's intelligence was still far off from an A-grade Inanimate, it was still able to hold basic communication with Aurus.
”It's a skill book,” Aurus replied inwardly as he commanded the system to learn the skill from the skill book. A flash of light covered Aurus' body not long after before prompting him to put the skill book in its rightful bookshelf. ”It allows you to grow stronger since you would have more skills in your arsenal.”
”Skill...book...” Fenrir thought Aurus' words for a long time as after that, it went silent, as if it wasn't inside Aurus' mind at all. Of course, Aurus did not mind that and continued to look through the bookshelves. ”I should try and grab a defensive skill since I severely lack those.”
Although he had an invincibility skill that could be considered as a life-saving defensive skill, it still had a long cooldown, hence Aurus would not be able to use it often. He needed a defensive skill that he could use whenever and wherever he wanted.
Just as he was about to look through another bookshelf, the disembodied voice resounded throughout the skill vault, slightly startling Aurus. ”The inheritor named Herellia has finished the trials and has left the inheritance.”
”Oh? She's done already?” Aurus felt that his time inside the skill vault was short. If it wasn't for him taking his sweet time to think where the increased movement speed came from, then he might have learned more skills. But alas, there was no way to turn back time...or even if there was, it would be a long way before Aurus could do so.
Letting out a sigh inwardly, Aurus then shouted, ”I want to leave the inheritance.”
Whoosh!
A gust of wind blew throughout the skill vault as a hazy green glow covered Aurus' body. A few seconds later, the hazy green glow dissipated as any traces of Aurus being in the skill vault was gone just like that.