Chapter 285 - Delegating Actions (1/2)
Sensing the abrupt change in Horell's aura after saying those words, Argentum could not help but let out a loud chortle. Finding it confusing that Argentum was chortling for no reason, Horell pondered over the reason as to why, eventually concluding that it might be due to what Argentum said earlier, which elicited a shocked response from him.
Inwardly letting out a sigh of relief after realizing that Argentum's earlier words were just to make him feel anxious, Horell radiated an aura of slight infuriation as he focused his sense of vision on Argentum and asked him, ”Should you really joke about something like that to someone who has just cleared a Power Baptism?”
”It's not like you struggled through that Power Baptism, you know,” Argentum concisely replied after Horell was finished asking that question before adding, ”Also, shouldn't you be thanking me for buffing your power up to a level where you could disperse the bolts with one attack? At the very least, someone thankful should do that, right?”
”Eh…” Feeling the sudden change in Argentum's personality, Horell was left at a loss for words as he did not know what to say. Scratching his head not long after, Horell decided to follow what Argentum asked from him a while ago, imitating the sound of one clearing their throat to catch his attention before saying, ”Alright, you have my deepest gratitude for helping me out, Argentum. There, you happy?”
”Incredibly.” Argentum let out a light giggle as a slightly elated aura radiated from him. While he was giving off a cheerful vibe on the outside, on the inside, he could not help but closely examine Horell, utilizing the entirety of his enhanced senses to get a feel as to how strong Horell currently was when compared to him.
'Since the buffs I and Herellia have applied on him have already dispersed, now's a good time to check his base combat power,' Argentum thought to himself as he continued to banter with Horell, allowing his senses to do their work as he eventually got a rough gauge of how strong Horell was when compared to his. Once he obtained the result, he could not help but become a bit surprised as he found that Horell's current combat power, without all of the buffs, was only slightly inferior when compared to his.
Wondering as to why that was the case, Argentum thought that the easiest way to find the answer to that question was to command the system to show Horell's stats, which was something he did a while ago to get a feel on how powerful Horell's trial was going to be.
Ding!
As a notification sound resounded throughout his mind just as he was finished inwardly commanding the system, a small holographic screen soon appeared in his mind which detailed Horell's stats. At first glance, Argentum found the effects of undergoing one Power Baptism as all of the stats now had the x10 multiplier beside them, which he also had. But then, just as he thought that he had answered all of the queries in his mind, a stray thought related to the current situation soon surfaced, prompting him to look at the original values of Horell's stats.
After taking a cursory glance, Argentum could not help but inwardly mutter, ”Well, that's weird. His original stats are somewhat close to mine.”
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[Horell] (Level 10/10)
Experience: MAX
Species: Mana Spirit
Existence Level: Pseudo-Animate
Grade: Normal
Power Baptism: 1
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[HP]: 270
[MP]: 4260/4260
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Stats:
Vitality - 27 (x10)
Strength - 22 (x10)
Defense - 24 (x10)
Agility - 26 (x10)
Intelligence - 36 (x10)
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Mulling over the possible reasons why Horell's stats were this high, it did not take long for him to remember that Horell had undergone an Existence Tribulation to transform into a Pseudo-Animate, unlike him, who had just regressed to a Pseudo-Animate. Recalling what he knew about Existence Tribulations from Aurus's memories, he then concluded that a part of Horell's stats was due to his Inanimate stats, which was at the thousands at the very least, being converted to the stats of a Pseudo-Animate.
”But even if I consider Horell's stats as an Inanimate to be pretty high, it still doesn't add up,” Argentum continued to mutter inwardly as he continued to banter with Horell on the outside. Unsurprisingly, Herellia had already arrived at where they were, joining in on their conversation. Eventually, while the three of them were talking about matters regarding the alliance, Argentum finally remembered the only other thing that would boost Horell's stats, which was his title as a Supreme Guardian.
'Although I'm quite curious as to how much of a boost becoming the Supreme Guardian of an alliance gives, at the very least my curiosity has been satiated,' he thought to himself as he slowly steered the topic of their conversation back to Horell's Power Baptism, prompting him to look at Horell as he asked him, ”So, after undergoing that Power Baptism, how do you feel?”
”Hm?” At first, Horell could not help but be slightly confused as to why Argentum would go back to that topic as they've already gone over that a while ago. But then, he thought that Argentum might be occupied by something else in his mind as they chatted, thinking that there was no harm repeating the same answer he said before as a slightly gleeful aura radiated from him. He then told him, ”I feel great. If I were to compare my current combat power to something, then it would probably be around half of Chonk's power back in the war.”