Chapter 19 Part6 (1/2)
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[You have fought against all who have stood in your way. This is an expression of rage towards G.o.d, who brought you to this illogical world; at the same time, it is also a desperate struggle to find the essence of who you are.]
[Rebellion is a skill that uses strong emotions as fuel, the final destination of all skills. You resist in any unfair situation, and will never surrender. You can use this ability when you are ambushed, fight against an opponent a higher level than you, or fight against several opponents.]
[Whenever you attempt to overcome a particular situation with another, the effect of Rebellion will be further increased, based on your connection with the other.]
[You became undead through contract fraud. You intend to rebel against this situation. All stats are increased by 10% at all times. This effect is also shared with the contracted, Jin Taylor, who is also in the same situation.]
”Ah, so this is what I get...”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo felt the energy within his body rise, and sported a troubled expression. Jin, who suddenly gained an increase in ability due to their contract, was also completely shocked and leapt up suddenly.
”What is this? What the h.e.l.l is this?”
”Mm, we just a got skill that gives us a way to fight back.”
Though he explained the core of the matter, Jin unfortunately didn't really understand. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo couldn't be bothered, so he just explained it away as a special buff, and Jin could understand that much.
”Rebellion, huh...”
Changing one's emotions into power was good enough for it to be called a highest level (MAX) skill. Since the moment he gained the skill, his stats increased by 10% because he was a skeleton.
It was probably able to manifest in this form because it had fused with his previous Avenger skill. Truthfully, its effect was quite similar to the Avenger skill. It was quite a versatile skill compared to Avenger, which was way too choosey as to when it could be used.
'If there are several special situations overlapping, it may increase my abilities by as much as a level. Moreover, the skill level is still at level 1, so the growth is limitless... Tch, is that it?'
He'd secretly wanted an active skill befitting a Giant that would reverse a situation in one go, so he was slightly disappointed; but since he knew just how important stats were in this world, he soon changed his mind.
Moreover, he hadn't completely lost a hold of a Giant's ability. Since he'd memorized the flow of mana within Fenno's body, as well as how he utilized it, he would be able to use that method someday soon. He hadn't given up on his dream to turn into a Giant!
”Fine. In any case, I only have 600 stats to go before I hit level 6.”
”You monster.”
”Now it's time for us to go.”
”You have a place in mind, right?”
”Yep.”
Honestly, he had a lot of places to choose from. It sounded fun taking control of all the golems in the various areas, and it wouldn't be bad to start exterminating some of the undead heroes for G.o.d's quest.
If not, he could use the faint memories held within the bones he'd absorbed to find the Bewitchers or Giants, which he didn't feel would be a waste of his time.
”However, we have to go somewhere first. To be honest, I acquired some interesting info in the process of wiping out Vitas' corps.”
In the process of directly or indirectly absorbing the memories of all the undead in the corps, he'd gained detailed information on one of the Empire's 12 generals, Metafel.
He knew where the undead general was right at this very moment, as well as the movements of the soldiers he led.
”You've got guts... Oh wait, never mind. [1]”
”It seems like you're misunderstanding me right now. I'm not crazy enough to go fight one of the 12 generals myself. I just got a hold of some interesting info while I was going through the memories.”
”You don't still think that the way you think is normal, do you?”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo looked at the uneasy Jin, grinned, and explained.
”Vitas' corps was supposed be double its size. However, he lost half of his troops while they were on the move. Why do you think these guys died?”
”On the way, they encountered Treasure Eaters holding a choir compet.i.tion?”
”Funny, but no. There's something more formidable there.”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo said and nodded as if satisfied, but seeing that, Jin's goblin fire swayed uneasily.
”You're not saying that we're going to go kill those formidable guys, are you?”
”Bingo!”
”Stop, you crazy b.a.s.t.a.r.d! You just said that they killed half of the corps!”
”Nope. Jin, listen closely.”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo experienced the same anguish that all the undead had felt, and that source was none other than acid. It was such a powerful acid that it melted away the bones filled to the brim with mana and nullified it! It was definitely a more powerful acid than the one used by the Great Slime or the Acid Ghoul.
”Vitas thought he might have to sustain heavy casualties to escape and ended up sacrificing half of his troops; then, he turned his corps around and marched. Why? It's because most skeletons don't possess Acid Resistance.”
”You...”
Jin already realized what Lee s.h.i.+n Woo was trying to say. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo spoke in a strong-willed tone, as if he wouldn't take back his decision, regardless of what Jin said.
”But we have it. We have Acid Resistance!”
”You said it had stronger acid than the Acid Ghoul!”
”Jin, a person can't lose their aspirations. Just because we increased our magic or physical strength a little bit doesn't mean we should keep fighting against skeletons or golems; if we do, we'll eventually face an opponent that can use a powerful element that cannot be overcome with just stats and that'll be our ticket to the afterlife.”
”We're going to the afterlife right now. Right now!”
”Oh, c'mon. I keep telling you not to worry.”
He had been feeling troubled because he hadn't had much of an opportunity to train his Regeneration skill lately, as most of his fights would end in a single round. However, he'd gotten information that there were monsters that used acid that inhabited a particular region, so he couldn't not be happy!
”Then the reason you're not telling Kratia about it is...?”
”Yeah. She's definitely strong, but she's not really helpful when I want to train my skills.”
That was the expected response. Jin was sure that he wouldn't be able to change Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's mind, now that he'd made his decision, so he weakly asked.
”So, who are they? The ones that use acid. A Hyper Ultra Acid Ghoul?”
”Nope. Trees.”
”Trees...”
Jin couldn't understand at all and tilted his head, but Lee s.h.i.+n Woo couldn't really say anything else to clear it up for him. Because according to their memories, the undead had indeed been killed by the acid poison spewed out by the numerous trees in the forest!
”In any case, they're trees, so they can't move, and there's no way it'll be a waste of time. That's why I want to go there first.”
”Mm, they're trees... so can you even get something from slaughtering all those trees? Aren't they just plants?”
”You've adapted quite well to this world now, haven't you? The fact that every action remains as karma. Don't worry, it definitely won't be a waste of time.”