Chapter 58 (1/2)

There was a lot to do, but Randidly put it off for a little bit longer, looking instead at his skill notifications.

In that last bout with the Sphinx he had gained 2 levels in Spear Mastery and Phantom Thrust, 1 in Spear Phantom’s Footwork, 2 in Phantom Half Step, 4 in Fighting Proficiency, 1 in Haste, Sweep,  and Phantom Onslaught, 3 in Empower, 2 in Roundhouse Kick, an impressive 6 in Spearing Roots, 1 in Root Manipulation and Fireball, 1 in Physical Fitness and Pain Resistance, and 2 in Mental Strength.

These stats he poured into Intelligence, Strength, and Control, raising his ability to do damage, which had been slightly underwhelming during the fight against the sphinx. The Frontrunner path was only 70/100, and he still had 15 more stats to get from it, but his status screen was already starting to become monstrous.

Randidly Ghosthound

Class: ---

Level: N/A

Health(/R per hour): 311/340 [+8] (175 [+12])

Mana(/R per hour): 501/534 (77.75)

Stam(/R per min): 357/392 (65 [+4])

Vit: 51 [+4]

End: 35

Str: 38 [+2]

Agi: 62 [+10]

Perception: 29

Reaction: 46

Resistance: 14

Willpower: 64

Intelligence: 86

Wisdom: 44

Control: 64

Focus: 31

Equipment: Average Leather Tunic Lvl 5: (+2 Vit), Gloves of Quickness (Vit +1. Agi +3), Necklace of the Shadow Cat Lvl 20 ®: (Vitality +1, Strength +2, Agility +7)

Skills (Soul Skill):  Spear of Rot Mastery Lvl 259

Combat: Spear Mastery Lvl 46, Phantom Thrust Lvl 46, Spear Phantom’s Footwork Lvl 33, Eyes of the Spear Phantom Lvl 20, Phantom Half-Step Lvl 11, Heavy Blow Lvl 23, Dagger Mastery Lvl 10, Iron Skin Lvl 27, Dodge Lvl 31, Fighting Proficiency Lvl 34, Block Lvl 32, Haste Lvl 20, Phantom Onslaught Lvl 11, Sweep Lvl 17, Spear Deflect Lvl 10, Empower Lvl 24, Calculated Blow Lvl 19, Roundhouse Kick Lvl 15, Edge of Decay Lvl 11, Agony Lvl 1

Spells: Spearing Roots Lvl 12, Mana Bolt Lvl 28, Mana Shield Lvl 24, Root Manipulation Lvl 27, Arcane Orb Lvl 22, Fireball Lvl 23, Magic Missile Lvl 4, Healing Palm Lvl 9, Pollen of the Rafflesia Lvl 8, Summon Pestilence Lvl 15, Mana Strengthening Lvl 13, Wall of Thorns Lvl 4, Soul Seed Lvl ®,

Crafting: Potion Making Lvl 22, Farming Lvl 20, Plant Breeding Lvl 9, Mapmaker Lvl 4, Analyze Lvl 24, Refine Lvl 6

Auxiliary: Physical Fitness Lvl 30, Meditation Lvl 31, Running: Lvl 20,  Sprinting Lvl 15, Sneak Lvl 22, Acid Resistance Lvl 22, Poison Resistance Lvl 16, Pain Resistance Lvl 12, First Aid Lvl 13, Equip Lvl 20, Pathfinding Lvl 16, Mental Strength Lvl 13, Curse Resistance Lvl 3, Fire Resistance Lvl 8

Randidly’s Intelligence, Agility, and Control all were well over 50, which was probably the line that none of the other members of Donnyton had passed, even if they focused completely on 1 stat. Combined with a total Vitality of 55, Randidly did it all well, even tank, and much better than most people did.

It was still something of a disappointment for Randidly that his Resistance was still so abysmally low. 14 looked very sad surrounding by 46 and 64. But his speed was currently so high, and he possessed enough defense skills, that he didn’t want to invest the points into it currently.

Randidly walked out of his hut and towards the area where they had left the thorny vine. Now, as he intended to level his Soul Plant, he wanted to be able to see it.

When he came to the glass container, he found the strange being much as he had left it, but Randidly was surprised to find Lyra, crouching nearby and poking the container.

“You have weird taste in pets,” She informed him, wonder in her eyes as she gazed down at the wiggling creature. She didn’t even seem to mind the long scratches the thorny vines left on her hand as it tentatively prodded her back..

He smiled slightly, mildly embarrassed, and elected not to respond. He hadn’t managed to top her in quips yet, and after an exhausting day, now was not the time to start.

Instead, he opened his menu, and sure enough, there was a Soul Plant option. He clicked it and a small status screen appeared.

Soul Plant (Blood)(Click to Rename)

Lvl 1(Click to Level Up)

Survivability: 6

Physicality: 4

Magical Aptitude:1

Brain Function:3

Particularity:2

Battle Ability:4

Special Skills: Flexibility

Randidly scanned through the explanations for the stats, they were all pretty self explanatory. Survivability was defense, Physicality was physical strength, Magical Aptitude magical strength. Brain function was how intelligent it actually was, like what sort of concepts and orders it could wrap its mind around, while Particularity counted any characteristics that made it unique and gave it strength that weren’t really covered by the others. Battle Ability was a combination of all the above scores, which would equate it to what level monster it could hold its own against.

Starting out able to fight level 4 didn’t seem very impressive, but Randidly supposed it was level 1. It had time to grow. Although it was pretty impressive that this small, weird plant with 1 foot long tentacles could manage to surround and strangle one of the Lvl 4 wolverines that were as numerous as fleas.

After a slight hesitation, Randidly renamed the plant to Thorn, due to its prickly appearance. Then he clicked level up.

Congratulations! Your Thorn Lvl 1 is ready to level up. Due to its nature, your first choice is set: Make Thorn either “Hungry” or “Thirsty”.