Chapter 222 - To Live is To Grind (1/2)
Ding!
'Congratulations! You have obtained the passive skill [Incredibly Inferior Flame Resistance]!'
”Eh?” Listening to the system's voice resound in his mind, which was accompanied by a notification sound, Argentum was left at a loss for words as an aura of disbelief covered his body. It took around half a minute for Argentum to come to his senses as he read through the notification he had just received one more time, making sure that the system was not fooling him.
”To think that I got the skill on the first try…” Argentum could not help but mutter in disbelief after confirming that he had truly obtained the skill, opening up the skill's description not long after as he excitedly skimmed through its contents.
”Just as I remembered it. 100% increased resistance against the Fire element.” Argentum let out a light chuckle as he closed the screen filled with the description of the skill not long after. Just as he was about to head towards the original location he had in mind, a thought filled with doubt soon surfaced in his head, prompting him to ask himself, ”Wait a second…did I really get the skill I needed?”
This thought filled with doubt, which now had a hint of anxiety added in it, urged Argentum to open up the description of the skill he had just obtained once more, making sure to read through every word that filled the screen that appeared in front of his field of vision. After glossing over the words a few times and finding no fault in it, Argentum let out a sigh before saying, ”Oh boy. Was it the word 'Incredibly' that made me think that I got the skill I needed on the first try?”
Ding!
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[Incredibly Inferior Flame Resistance] (Lv. MAX)
Grade: Unevolvable
A skill that increases the user's resistance to the Fire element. Unfortunately, the increase in resistance is so low that the user would be better off saying that it did not have increased resistance towards the Fire element at all.
> Increases the user's resistance to the Fire element by 1%
Note: Fuse this skill with 4 more copies of the same skill and watch it upgrade to a higher level.
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”I actually mistook the percent sign for two zeroes,” Argentum said to himself not long after before adding, ”Plus it can't be leveled up or evolved…”
”And that note at the end…” Argentum continued as his sense of vision focused on that last string of words.
Mulling over the note at the end for a bit, it did not take long for Argentum to somewhat realize what he needed to do to obtain the skill he needed. Taking in a deep breath, Argentum felt that he was going to do something boring after realizing the strength of the skill he had obtained. In his mind, it seemed that that process would be natural, but if possible, he did not want to do more of it.
Thinking optimistic thoughts, Argentum let out a slightly forced chuckle before asking himself, ”Surely I wouldn't need to kill a lot of Fire Slimes just so I could have the proper [Flame Resistance] skill, right?”
Even though he asked himself this question, he had a feeling that it would definitely be the case, needing him to kill a lot of Fire Slimes just so he could obtain what he needed. Scratching his head, he continued to hope that he did not need to kill a lot of Fire Slimes. He would only accept it once he obtained the same skill from another Fire Slime.
And so, he went ahead and used his sense of vision to locate a stray Fire Slime, eventually finding one about a few seconds later. Now knowing that his attack would be able to kill a Fire Slime with one hit, Argentum let out a sigh as he aimed the wind blade he had conjured towards the core of this stray Fire Slime, muttering to himself, ”Please don't make me grind even more…please don't make me grind even more…”
”[Lower Tempest Magic: Zephyr Cleave]!”
Whoosh! Swish!
Just like the first Fire Slime he killed, the core of the second Fire Slime had been split into two halves, with the same happening to its gelatinous body as a notification sound resounded in his mind. Hearing this notification sound, Argentum went ahead and hastily opened the notification, hoping that his worst nightmare would not come to fruition.
Ding!
'Congratulations! You have obtained the passive skill [Incredibly Inferior Flame Resistance]!'
'You only need 3 more copies of [Incredibly Inferior Flame Resistance] to upgrade it to the next tier!'
At this moment, Argentum had a feeling that it was inevitable for him to kill a lot of Fire Slimes, but he still tried to deny the fact that he had to do it, letting out an awkward chuckle as he muttered, ”I guess I'm lucky to get it twice, huh?”
”Surely I wouldn't get the same skill after killing a Fire Slime three times in a row, right?” Argentum asked himself in a tone of slight uncertainty, using his sense of vision to find another stray Fire Slime. After finding another one, he then went ahead and conjured another wind blade, firing it towards the Fire Slime without hesitation as the Fire Slime was soon split into two halves.
Ding!
Hearing the notification sound in his mind, Argentum could not help but radiate an aura of slight fear and expectation, hoping that he did not get the same skill three times in a row. If he got the same skill one more time, then Argentum would have no choice but to believe that this was the only way for him to enhance the [Flame Resistance] skill he currently had. Unfortunately for him, his worst nightmare had come to fruition.
'Congratulations! You have obtained the passive skill [Incredibly Inferior Flame Resistance]!'