7 Acid Party (1/2)
Three days later.
”Yes, I made it!”
After three hard days of cultivation where he didn't stop meditating except to sleep, Rainer managed to breakthrough the Initial Manifestation Stage.
Alisha had been worried about his sudden focus on meditation and she was afraid that Rainer would end up harming himself, so she went to check on him several times a day.
*Crack*
After clenching his fist, Rainer's muscles and bones crunched, hiding a formidable force.
”I must be two or three times stronger than a regular man. Let's see what skills we've gained.”
”Lerna”
After whispering her name, a snake about a metre in length and emerald scales appeared beside him.
”What did you take? Your size were thirty centimeters at most yesterday!”
” The spiritual beasts book says that beasts will grow with their master's time and effort, but only a few days have passed since you were born. This is unprecedented.”
Lerna hissed in reply, as if she said it wasn't her fault.
”At least it's good news, you seem to have gained a lot from my breakthrough. Let's check your skills.”
A semi-transparent panel instantly appeared at his sight.
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Spirit Guardian System:
User: Rainer Lorren
Guardian Spirit:
-Lerna
Corrosive snake (1st Rank)
-”???”
Evolution:Not available
Skills:(+)
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” Are those '???' still there? I thought it was some kind of glitch, but it must be a hidden feature or something like that.”
”Time will show me more about this system and all its functions, so far I've unlocked a way to check our skills using it.”
After 'clicking' with his finger on (+), an additional screen appeared.
Skills:
Rainer Lorren:
Mimic:Allows user to utilize a weaker version of their Spiritual Guardian's skills. You cannot emulate more than one skill at a time.
Lerna:
-Corrosive Glands: Lerna is able to add a powerful corrosive toxin to her saliva.
-Emerald Armor: Lerna's scales are strengthened, they are as strong as a stone.
Note: Evolutions produce positive or negative effects on skills.
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”Mimic? That's my unique skill?”
”It doesn't sound like a direct combat skill, but at least Lerna's got good skills.”
”Emerald armor passively replaces Lerna's scales with harder ones, furthermore this skill will be strengthened with my breakthroughs.Meanwhile, corrosive glands are an indirect increase in her offensive, I guess it will be very useful against beasts specialized in defending.”
*Woosh*
After closing all the system screens, Rainer decided it was time to put everything they learned into a real battle.
”Let's go Lerna, we'll go to the Western Woods to find a beast we can test our skills on.”
After announcing his departure to Alisha, Rainer went to the entrance of Fair Wind, his hometown.
Although it was called a city, to Rainer it was no bigger than a town on Earth, one could easily claim that a 'city' was a grouping of a few villages around a Guardian Clan.
The clan would send patrols to the surrounding areas of the city to kill all the beasts, while their residents would pay them a tribute.
The Lorren Clan was like a King in these borderlands, of course, other clans were waiting for any chance to snatch their territories and vice versa.
A gatekeeper at the city entrance was surprised to see Rainer, after all Rainer never stepped outside the city.
When he learned about the existence of magic beasts, he sheltered himself in the city because he was powerless to defend himself out there.
Things had changed now, he became a Guardian and along with his Spiritual Guardian he could handle the situation in the woods, as long as he didn't get too deep into territories filled with powerful magic beasts.
After stepping outside the city, Rainer felt as if he was free from the weight of a heavy chain around his shoulders.