Chapter 157 (1/2)

Shal seemed to possess some understanding of how the badlands worked, and had Randidly lead him back towards where he had managed to achieve equilibrium. As they returned to the Southeast area, the disgust on Shal’s face grew, but he said nothing.

They settled down in Randidly’s camp, after driving off two of Randidly’s weaker rivals with a glare from Shal, and Shal instructed Randidly to prepare, for the true training would start after he rested.

This did not include a time, but Randidly knew he would have some time to himself, he usually did in times like this, so he took his time to brew mana potions and sit under the Weeping Cloud without moving, allowing the strange recuperative qualities of the cloud to influence him. It really was a profound ability, and one that he relied on both to break Shal out of prison, and to Engrave at the height of his strength. Hopefully he could improve it to the level that he could receive a path for it, because Randidly knew that it would benefit him greatly.

After he had recovered his peace of mind, he looked at his notifications. The most exciting one was the notification that the created skill based upon Bert’s leg movements had reached 90%. That meant some concerted effort on his part would push it to the next level. But at the same time, Randidly was willing to take his time and really refine the image for it, without pressing forward. They would be here for a while, after all, so there was no need to rush to finishing.

Shal would be very annoyed if he wasted this effort, which even Shal acknowledged could lead to a useful skill. Then he looked over his stats, throwing his PP into the unending pit that was Path of Carnage. Lately, it hadn’t even given him anything for putting PP into it, it was just a black hole. In his heart, Randidly realized it might be better to take the 500 PP reward from the most recent Path of Carnage V and leave, but there was a part of him that wanted to stubbornly refuse. He had been gaining quite a lot of PP recently, and it looked to continue for a while, although his growth was slowing down somewhat. At the same time…

What if it went on forever…

Randidly took a view of his full status screen.

Randidly Ghosthound

Class: ---

Level: N/A

Health(/R per hour): 556/1010 [+8] (377 [+12])

Mana(/R per hour): 12/1249 (118.75)

Stam(/R per min): 601/1140 (148 [+4])

Vit: 111 [+4]

End: 56

Str: 88 [+12]

Agi: 109 [+12]

Perception: 82

Reaction: 77

Resistance: 53

Willpower: 79

Intelligence: 96

Wisdom: 56

Control: 149

Focus: 104

Paths: Newbie 7/7, P.Def 10/10, M.Supp 10/10, Risk Taker 15/15, Basic Physical Fitness 20/20, Trainee 15/15, Wandering Survivor 20/20, Pathless I 5/5, Pathless II 5/5, Pathless III 10/10, Pathfinder 15/15, Disciple of Shal 37/37, Pathless IV 10/10, Pathless V 15/15, Pathless VI 15/15, Pathless VII 20/20, Pathless VIII 20/20, Pathless IX 25/25, Pathless X 50/50, Pathless 100/100, Mana Bolt Path 25/25, Phys Fitness 25/25, Evasion 35/35, Phantom Thrust Path 40/40, Spear Mastery I 50/50, Monster Slayer I 1/1, Monster Slayer II 3/3, Heavy Blow Path 20/20, Monster Slayer III 6/6, Monster Slayer IV 12/12, Monster Slayer V 25/25, Potion Making I 25/25, The Monster Slayer 100/100, Entangling Roots 40/40, Meditation 35/35, Frontrunner 100/100, Apprentice Path 50/50, Fireball I Path 50/50, Potion Making II 35/35, Spear Mastery II 75/75, Phantom Thrust II 75/75, Empower I 60/60, Root Manipulation I 75/75, Advanced Phys Fitness 100/100, Fighting Proficiency I 80/80, The Lonesome Spear 100/100, Path of Carnage V 415/500

Skills (Soul Skill):  Cycle of Rot and Ash Lvl 901

Combat: Spear Mastery Lvl 96, The Inevitable Phantom Arrives Lvl 47 (Un), Spear Phantom’s Footwork Lvl 79, Eyes of the Spear Phantom Lvl 59, Phantom Half-Step Lvl 29, Heavy Blow Lvl 36, Dagger Mastery Lvl 10, Iron Skin Lvl 42, Dodge Lvl 53, Fighting Proficiency Lvl 66, Block Lvl 40, Haste Lvl 56, Phantom Onslaught Lvl 25, Sweep Lvl 36, Spear Deflect Lvl 10, Empower Lvl 53, Calculated Blow Lvl 30, Roundhouse Kick Lvl 31, Edge of Decay Lvl 32, Ghastly Slash Lvl 29, Pierce the Skies, Shatter the Earth Lvl 15, Battle Intent Lvl 34, Struggle Lvl 19