Chapter 29: Shocking news
Status:
Nama: Kelvin Edelfelt
Lvl: 2
Strength: SSS1499 > I0
Durability: SSS1408 > I0
Dexterity: SS1109 > I0
Agility: SS1068 > I0
Magic: A850 > I0
Reaper: I
Skill:
[Independent]
- Makes the user temporarily get a 30% total increase in all stats when fighting multiple enemies alone.
- Greatly improves efficiency in learning new things.
[Réduire Ajouter]
- Reduces the stats of enemies within 3 meters by at most 30% of their total stats.
- The more enemies, the higher their stats reduction rate.
- Half of the reduced enemy stats will be added to the user's stats.
[Reverse Sight]
- Allows the user to sense the movement of people around them and increases their perception ability.
- Allows the user to sense a person's intentions.
- The activation requirement is to cut off the sense of sight, either directly or indirectly.
[Shinigami Eyes]
- Allows the user to see the life span of others.
- [Death Sense]
- Allows the user to sense someone's death, sense that someone is about to die or is dying, or see someone's death in a certain location.
- Effect will not work when the user loses their sense of sight.
Magic:
[Madness Increase]
- Massive increase in the user's Physical Strength in exchange for their common sense.
- Ignores all wounds received.
- Provides an extreme level of regeneration ability.
- The user's access to other skills or magic will be sealed while using this magic.
Recitation:
I, who will soon be Awakened, am the Embodiment of Madness
I Laugh at Helplessness and Crave Infinity
I am the Figure Abandoned by the World and Laughed at by Heaven
I am the Embodiment that will Cut the Chains of Fate and the Shackles of Causality
With this power, I will bring the world under madness!
[Wound Manipulation]
- Makes the user capable of manipulating the concept of 'wound', which allows him to inflict wounds and make the wounds caused by his weapon more severe.
- Not only applies to living beings, but also to objects and the surrounding environment.
- Does not require a Rapalan to be used.
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Looking at the parchment in his hand, Kelvin frowned slightly in surprise.
The skill to see and feel one's death ....
It made him feel a little uncomfortable.
After all, when you can see many other people's deaths happening simultaneously and continuously, what can you do?
Wouldn't that make you go crazy?
But, Kelvin was used to Skills related to madness, so he didn't react much when he found out that he might go crazy because of this Skill.
"But, why did my basic ability
back to 'I' rank?"
Although Kelvin had watched the anime, his knowledge was limited to the character names from the anime. He didn't remember things like general knowledge in this world in full.
Moreover, the things shown in the anime could not be fully used here, considering that his arrival to this world had definitely caused the Butterfly Effect, which affected the plot significantly.
Hearing her question, Loki smiled slightly as he explained.
"Let me explain," Loki held up and twirled his finger playfully, "Adventurers' basic abilities will be reset back to I0 when they level up. Even so, it does not mean that the stats gained before leveling up are lost, but rather adds a new layer of stats on top of the previous ones."
"That way, those basic abilities can play a decisive role in battles between adventurers with the same label. However, the current level stats are also quite important, and right now what you can see are your new stats, not the old ones." He continued.
Hearing Loki's explanation, Kelvin nodded his head and began to understand.
"I understand a bit, I guess ...."
Although Loki's explanation was still a bit vague, but Kelvin could catch the outline here.
"Good! Then I'll show off during Denatus later! Ufufu, I wonder how they'll react when they find out about this."
"Denatus?" Kelvin raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this.
"Ah, this is a meeting of the Gods. There's not much to explain, just discussing a few things here and there as well as giving Alias to adventurers who level up." Loki said indifferently.
"I see." Kelvin nodded, if he didn't remember wrongly, there should be something like that mentioned in the anime.
"But, I'm a little curious about how your new Skill works." Loki grinned at Kelvin, "can you use it on me?"
Loki was intrigued as he read the description of this Skill.
If what was written in the description was true, did that mean Kelvin could tell when how long a person could live, right?
Then, under that Skill was another Skill, wouldn't that be a Sub-Skill?! That was really unprecedented.
A derivative Skill that is still related to the main Skill. And that Skill allowed Kelvin to sense someone's death, even if it was from a distance.
That, isn't that too much?!
Skills like this are just like God's, right?
"That's right, let me try it."
Kelvin nodded, also feeling curious about his new Skill, just like Loki had said just now.
He opened his previously closed eyes.
There was no significant change in his eyes-it was just bright blue eyes with a flower petal pattern.
Only, those eyes were not as bright as before, but slightly darker and emitted a special unknown aura.
Through his eyes, Kelvin tried to look at Loki's face.
Only, he immediately frowned when he realized it wasn't working.
"Fool! Of course it's not working on me!"
Loki, who saw through his actions to see his lifespan, immediately hit Kelvin hard on the head.
He was a God who had lived for millions of years.
For Gods, like Loki, there was no such thing as death.
They are immortal beings who will continue to live for millions or even an unknown amount of time.
Even if they die in the world, they will soon be sent back to Heaven, so it's not really like they will die.
Well, in the worst case, they might experience something that messes up their natural reincarnation process and makes them die completely?
Although, Loki could not think of anything that could do that.
No, at least not for now.
"That's right. Sorry, I did not realize that."
After being told by Loki, Kelvin finally realized.
His Shinigami Eyes would not work on a being that had eternal life, like Loki.
Then, would it also be able to see his life span?
But, there was no mirror or anything that could make him see his own face. So, how is he supposed to do that?
Oh, there are mirrors in this world, but Loki doesn't seem to have one in his room. So it was a wasted effort to look for one.
But, he remembered he could not only see someone's life span, but could also sense someone's death as well, even if it was from a distance.
Kelvin began to focus his mind, trying to feel every sensation that entered his body.
And after a few seconds, Kelvin gasped.
"Oh-ho, I guess you can feel it, huh?"
Looking at Kelvin, Loki narrowed his eyes as he grinned at his surprise.
"...Yeah, I guess so."
"Then, isn't there anything you want to do after knowing that? I mean, are you probably not going to save them?"
Loki looked at Kelvin curiously.
If it was Finn who possessed this Skill, then Loki was sure Finn would definitely go to any lengths to make sure they were safe and alive.
But, what was being talked about was Kelvin here.
Where he said that he was not interested in becoming a Hero. And even he said he wasn't too interested in helping others he didn't know.
Kelvin narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at Loki, "Don't get me wrong. I was surprised not because I knew they would die. But, I'm surprised because I can feel the feeling of death even though it's quite far away from here."
"Oh, really?" Loki looked at her with interest.
"Yes, in the northern part, about a month's journey on foot. Although it is faint, but I can still feel it from here."
"I see, I guess this Skill has no area restrictions, huh? As long as you want it, you can feel it, right? That feeling of death?"
If Kelvin could use this Skill without being hindered by distance limits, did that mean he could use it too if the person was outside the world?
"Yes, but I can't use it too often. It's enough to make my head throb."
While holding his head, Kelvin felt a little dizzy after using this Skill, especially since he was using it over a long distance.
"I see, I guess there must be side effects to unusual strength." Loki held his chin while lowering his head, in the next second, he looked up as a wide grin appeared on his face, "Anyway! Since you have leveled up, that means we will celebrate!" Loki excitedly stood up from his seat, immediately running out of the room and making a scene.
"EVERYONE! KELVIN LEVEL 2! IT'S TIME TO CELEBRATE!"
Kelvin, who was left in the room alone, fell silent. He could hear Loki's voice even though Loki had run far enough away, which meant the other members should also be able to hear his voice.
Shaking his head, Kelvin burned the parchment in his hand, put on his clothes again and prepared to leave for breakfast.
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"EVERYONE! KELVIN LEVEL 2! IT'S TIME TO CELEBRATE!"
As soon as the words fell, all the Familia members who heard that were immediately stunned.
The shock on their faces was very obvious, and envy, curiosity, and admiration were mixed in their emotions.
"What?! Kelvin's already level 2?!"
"Absolutely unbelievable!"
Tiona and Tione, who happened to be walking in the hallway leading to the dining hall, naturally heard Loki's shout that echoed throughout the Manor.
Both of them had expressions of astonishment and surprise, but they also felt admiration towards the teenager who could raise his level in such a short period of time.
"I remember she only joined us one month ago, right?" Tione gave Tiona a puzzled look.
"Yes, and now she's already a level 2..., unbelievable!"
"One month, level 2 ...."
"Come on, Tione! We won't lose to her either! Let's go to the Dungeon today!"
"Hey, wait! We have to have breakfast first! And I still want to see the Captain's face in the morning!"
Ignoring Tione's cries, Tiona dragged Tione by the hand as she excitedly rushed to carry her weapon to go to the Dungeon.
On the other side.
"Level 2 huh..., no wonder, I expected it ...."
Sitting in his room, Finn also heard Loki's shout that echoed throughout the Manor. The screams were loud enough to penetrate the Manor's thick walls.
"But, it was too fast to be believable, wasn't it?"
Riveria, standing next to him as she placed some documents on Finn's desk.
"Well, it's natural anyway, especially since he was able to defeat Goliath when he was level 1. No, more like what would be expected from someone who defeated a Goliath while level 1."
Finn smiled a little as he said that, his gaze glancing at the Riverians standing next to him, "How long is the time for our next expedition?"
"Not long, a few more weeks, I think...." Riveria replied uncertainly.
Although their expedition schedule had been set to every few months, they still had to make some preparations before the expedition.
Moreover, some of the loot from the previous expedition had also not been fully exchanged, and for now they were still collecting funds for the next expedition.
"Good, on the next expedition I want Kelvin to join us." Finn smiled as he looked at Riveria, "at least he can join Raul's team."
"Are you sure about this, Finn? He's new, do you remember?" Riveria gave Finn an unconvinced look.
"Yes, but his potential will be wasted if he's only upstairs. I'd like to teach her a bit of fighting on the deeper floors."
"As you wish." Sighing, Riveria decided to give up. After all, Finn was never one to make decisions, and he must have thought it through.
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In the dining room, Kelvin sat quietly as he began to eat his food. Even so, he felt uncomfortable, not with all the stares directed at him.
"Alright all of you. Can you guys stop staring at me and let me eat my food in peace?"
Kelvin's lips twitched, even though he closed his eyes, but he could still feel many gazes directed at him.
And thanks to 'Reverse Sight', it didn't help and instead made the stimulation even more obvious to him.
"Hmm, what do you want to ask, Ais?"
Glancing next to him, Ais, was looking at him curiously.
No, of all the people here, Ais' gaze was the most intense. She deliberately took the seat next to her, and ever since they sat next to each other, Ais just stared at her as if she wanted to ask something, but hesitated.
"How did you get strong so quickly?"
Tilting her head, Ais looked at Kelvin curiously.
Strength.
That was what Ais had been looking for since the beginning, the power to take revenge.
She wanted to become stronger quickly.
Hearing that Kelvin could go level 2 in just one month, it added to Ais' interest in Kelvin.
Originally, Ais only thought Kelvin was a skilled person. Especially since she could waive him in sword techniques.
It was just that Kelvin's strength wasn't enough to match her yet.
But, today Loki shouted and shared the news if Kelvin leveled up.
That aroused his own passion.
So fast ....
She, although Ais was a bit ignorant and innocent, but Ais knew how difficult it was for someone to level up.
She was an exception as she was able to level up 2 levels in one year. But, all of that had stagnated, and her strength hadn't grown much since she became level 5 last time.
The increase gained in the last expedition was also less than 100 points, and that was disappointing.
Ais knew she had already reached her peak, and she just needed stimulation and enough achievements to level up.
But, if it continued like this, she would become stagnant.
Her strength hadn't increased at all.
Staring into Ais' eyes, Kelvin saw a glint in her eyes, and her expression looked serious as she looked at him.
Meanwhile, everyone around them also quietly stopped their movements and watched the two closely.
It would be a lie if they weren't curious, after all, they also wanted to be strong, and hoped that with the answer Kelvin gave Ais, it would help their growth.
"Destiny."
"...."
Hearing Kelvin's very short and rational answer, they fell silent.