041. Halo (2)
「The skill ‘Forced Breakthrough (D)’ has been created.」
As soon as I saw the synthesized skill, I widened my eyes.
‘No, this happens like this?’
The synthesized result is not an E-class, but a D-class skill
.
‘I thought it would be E-level, even if it was a high-level skill.’
It wasn’t E-class, and I never imagined that D-class skills would emerge.
If the contents are okay, a skill close to the instant acceleration class, which is a favorite skill, could have been created.
Rather than feeling this or that, he quickly opened the skill window.
『Skill – Forced Breakthrough (D)』
『Proficiency – 0%』
『Effect – You can break through obscure forms of restraints such as skills and unique characteristics. However, the magic power of the user must be higher than the level of magic power used for restraint.”
The corner of his mouth twitched at the synthetic result that was better than he thought.
‘Combining Contempt for the Weak and Continuing the Battle, this skill comes out.’
It was unbelievable that it was a skill obtained by combining the lowest-ranked skills.
But to be honest, it was a result of curiosity rather than joy.
I didn’t know why I synthesized skills centered on contempt for the weak, but this result came out.
‘Forced breakthrough. Does this have a big relationship with the skill of contempt for the weak?’
Of course, the restrictions on forced breakthrough are similar to contempt for the weak.
It was said that the magic level of the skill user must be higher than the level of magic used for restraint to activate.
Contempt for the weak is also triggered in that way, so the triggering conditions are quite similar.
However, the ability rather resembles the continuation of the battle, so the situation is a bit ambiguous.
“It’s like they’re mixed in half-and-half ratios.”
If the activation condition or characteristic is close to contempt for the weak, the ability is close to continuing the battle.
In other words, being the ‘center’ of skill synthesis could mean synthesizing around the activation condition.
Of course, there aren’t many things that have been verified yet, so I’m not sure, but…
“If you synthesize it one more time, you’ll know more about it.”
This time, the material skills that will be sacrificed for skill synthesis have been decided.
It was of little use and required a slow-rising skill.
“View the skill list.”
“Choose a synthesis material from the existing skills.”
It didn’t take long to choose the lowest-grade skill as a material.
– Ranger’s knowledge
– Burn resistance
Both are the lowest grade skills and were not useful, so I picked them up quickly.
Of course, the ranger’s knowledge was at least helpful in combat thanks to the effect of widening the field of view…
‘Honestly, the burn resistance wasn’t very helpful.’
The second ordeal was the end when he was attacked by a flame type in the Tower of Trials.
An environment that is difficult to operate right now and does not allow raising resistance.
‘Self-harm can’t raise the proficiency of resistance skills, so it’s not a waste to use this as a throwaway card.’
Having judged that, I soon decided to combine the two skills.
“The level of synthetic materials is the same for both.”
“Please select a skill that will be the center of synthesis.
”
‘If restrictions and characteristics are affected by the ‘center’, then the ranger’s knowledge should be the center.’
This is because it is better not to have trigger conditions or restrictions.
That’s why it was centered on the ranger’s knowledge, which is no different from a passive skill.
「Skill synthesis proceeds centering on the skill ‘Ranger’s knowledge’.」
「Currently, the probability of synthesizing higher-grade skills is 57%.」
「Do you want
to proceed with synthesis?」
Previously, the probability of synthesizing higher-level skills was quite high….
When I tried skill synthesis again, the probability fell to an ambiguous level of 57%.
‘Are you saying that the combination probability is also affected?’
As mentioned above, it seems that there are difficult elements such as unique characteristics.
But there’s nothing to be so hasty about.
Even if you don’t know everything yet, you should know little by little.
Hold on.
As soon as I started synthesizing the skills, I felt the skills disappear.
“Ah…”
It is different from Contempt for the Weak or Continuation of Battle, which were not passive forms.
As the ranger’s knowledge disappeared, he felt that his field of vision was narrowing in an instant.
‘…Even though it was only an F-class skill, he was getting this much correction.’
The wide field of view that allowed you to monitor every situation in front of you completely disappeared.
If you went into battle later, this change could come painfully.
‘It’s an unexpected problem, but I’m sure it won’t be a problem if I just practice.’
He smiled bitterly as he realized how important skill is.
“Skill synthesis has been completed.”
While smiling bitterly at the shallow sense of loss, the result of the synthesis came to mind.
「The skill ‘Tough Eye (E-)’ has been created
.
」
Now I feel like I have an outline about the ability of skill synthesis.
『Skill – Strong Eyes (E-)』
『Skill level – 0%』
『Effect – You can secure some vision even in poor environments and your eyesight improves
. It was the result.
‘It must be that the activation conditions and characteristics depend on the central skill.’
And by synthesizing the burn resistance skill, it is possible to withstand the elements that block the securing of vision.
Skills that are not central only reinforce the ability part.
Other than that, it’s safe to say that it didn’t have much of an impact.
‘I think I know the probability of getting a high grade and how much the grade goes up.’
The rise in probability and grade would soon be the difference between synthetic combinations.
The difference between the synthesis combination is whether the synthesis can be harmonized.
The previously synthesized Contempt for the Weak and Continuing the Battle subtly went well together, but…
‘The skills used to obtain the Strong Eyes are probably not like that.’
Well, from my point of view, the combination of a ranger’s knowledge and burn resistance was not very good.
Rather, it is to the extent that it is fortunate that the rating has not been lowered.
Well, I decided to stop skill synthesis at this point.
‘Honestly, I can think of a pretty good synthesis combination…’
I’m not sure, but if I reduced the number of skills, a big deal could happen.
It would be difficult if I got a bad luck and got a skill with a worse effect than before.
I decided to temporarily stop skill synthesis and started checking the rest of the rewards.
『Skill – Grace of Wind (A-)』
『Proficiency level – 0%』
『Effect – All speeds can be increased by 10% when memorizing the skill name. This is a stackable effect and can stack up to seven times in total. However, when it reaches the final stack, a cooldown of one day is granted.]
“Is this a skill that can increase all speeds by 70%?”
The effect of the skill that I dreamed of turned into reality, but…
More than anything, I liked the fact that it was a skill that did not use magical power.
‘Even if it wasn’t so, the instantaneous acceleration was burdensome because the horsepower consumption rate was extremely high.’
As it is a D-class skill, instantaneous acceleration took quite a bit of mana to speed up.
Although it seemed that the grade would rise soon, the situation did not want to increase the burden of magical power.
‘There is nothing lacking, and the effect is outstanding.’
So, the main reward of the 7th floor ordeal was bound to be satisfactory.
also.
「Swift Boots」
「Grade: C+」
「Attack Speed +3%」
「Movement Speed +5%」
「 Shoes with small wings that increase quickness made with magical engineering.」
This rises.”
The additional breakthrough reward obtained on the 7th floor was related to speed, so the corner of his mouth went up.
“I don’t have anything else to worry about.”
Soon I took off my shoes, put them in my inventory, and put on boots of swiftness.
I checked all the rewards, and I also used the halo selection and skill synthesis powers, so the only thing left was to check the community.
「You have entered the community.」
「Difficulty – Difficult」
「8th floor community (787/1121)」
-Oh Chun-seok: Wow, now we are on the 8th floor…
-Wizards are nobles: haha Goodbye to this dog-like Tower of Trials. Use 4000 points right away to escape the tower.
-Kim Seung-hun: It’s fortunate that hearthstones weren’t expensive.
-Curry over rice: haha I will smoke my life when I return. It was an E-class hunter, but thanks to the Tower of Trials, I think I can aim for B-class as well.
-Oh Chun-seok: If I go back, should
I try Hunter?
-Mint-flavored chocolate: haha Did you know that now? How many times have you not seen the community?
The atmosphere of the 8th floor community was quite warm as expected.
It’s time to come back soon, so everyone’s mind is relieved.
The fact that the hearthstone used for permanent return seems to be cheaper than I thought also contributed to the warmth.
However, there was no conversation about the ‘halo’.
After all, there was no way anyone would spread such high-end information casually.
Anyone with a halo knows what a fraudulent benefit this is.
‘Hmm, more useful information than I thought.’
I thought everyone would come back and solve the honey tips, but that didn’t happen.
Those who were in the previous rankings were also seen quite a bit, which made it more regrettable.
It seemed like it took a while to clear the 7th floor ordeal, but they gathered together, but it was bittersweet that there were no useful conversations.
A situation where information such as halo and challengers from the other world cannot be seen anywhere.
“Are you saying you won’t spread high-level information easily?”
I had no choice but to run the store command with the community turned on.
It was because when I entered the waiting room on the 8th floor, I remembered the phrase that this ‘skill shop’ would be open.
Aside from that, there was something to learn about hierarchical intrusion.
“You have entered the Skill Shop.”
“The list of skills that can be purchased is displayed.”
-Steelization D-class.
-Immediate E-class.
-Monster skin F grade.
-Weapon enchantment E grade.
-Instantaneous acceleration class D.
-Horsepower circuit D-class.
-Mana barrier E grade.
-Enhanced eyesight grade F.
….
The quality of the store was surprisingly not that high.
In most cases, only the skills close to the lowest rank are listed.
The skills that were truly helpful were from D-level, but those skills were hard to find and expensive.
‘What kind of instant acceleration skill is 8,000 points…’
Originally, the instant acceleration that was given as a bonus was very expensive here.
Of course, there were skills with high grades, but even if they were high, D-rank was the end.
Beyond that, the icon was tinted gray, so clicking it didn’t respond much.
‘It must mean that I have to satisfy some condition in order to obtain a higher skill.’
And the condition must be to reach a higher level.
As I said in the question section, the tower gives more authority to those in higher tiers.
‘Well, I’m sure I can get some of the skills I want.’
It seemed that the materials used for skill synthesis could also be obtained here.
It was clear that if the lowest-grade skills were combined and made into a higher grade, it would be a surplus business.
Of course, right now I don’t have enough points, so I chose only the skills I wanted.
‘clearly… He said that magic-related skills are absolutely necessary.’
The purchase was over as soon as I selected a skill while searching for the knowledge I had learned a long time ago.
「Purchased magic circuit (D-)」
「15000 points deducted」
「Purchased anti-magic (D-)」
「12000 points deducted」
There were a total of two skills I bought from the skill shop.
『Skill – Magical Circuit (D-)』
『Proficiency – 0%』
『Effect – Magical energy in the body gathers to form a circuit, increasing the efficiency of using magic.』
『Skill – Exorcism (D-)』
『Proficiency – 0%]
『Effect – Magical resistance is created throughout the body and resistance to other people’s magic increases. However, if you do not have the magic circuit skill, the effect is drastically reduced.]
Uuuuuuu…!
From the moment I bought the two skills, the heat immediately came up from my back.
It was immediately clear that the cause was the magic circuit.
‘Originally, they say that you get a skill by forming a circuit…’
Contrary to that situation, I was getting a skill and forming a magic circuit.
The mana that was curled up in the body rushed to the back, and in an instant, they began to form a circuit by twisting each other.
Should I say it feels like thin lines made of iron being entwined with each other?
I narrowed my eyes at the strange pain that was difficult to express.
“After…”
Of course, the pain was fleeting, and the formation of the magic circuit did not take long.
In fact, it’s to the point where I wonder if there’s even such a magical power circuit.
Kiyiing…!
“It works.”
Of course, even that doubt soon disappeared from my mind when I used the magic circuit.
Ugh.
When the magic power is turned around, the whole body is energized.
Then, the moment when he put the surge of vitality into his right foot and hit the floor of the waiting room.
Boom…!
‘oh.’
A shockwave resounded that made the waiting room reverberate.
Originally, it was the result of mana, which was used randomly, forming a circuit and strengthening the physical ability.
This is also an ability included in the magic circuit… It feels pretty good.
It should be said that something that should be called a kind of fighting instinct jumps up from the body along with vitality.
Considering the total amount of mana that can be operated at one time or the rate of consumption, the efficiency was considerable.
‘The magic circuit is about this, but I wonder what the exorcism is rated as better.’
In the hunter industry, it was to the extent that the magic circuit was evaluated as a preliminary work to obtain exorcism.
Efficiency of magic consumption and having a systematic circuit is important, but…
‘Exorcism is just as valuable to hunters who specialize in close combat.’
It is a skill that is difficult to acquire, so it takes about a year for those who do not have the aptitude to learn it.
Even so, the number of hunters who are constantly trying to learn is not increasing for nothing.
Exorcism not only halves the power of skills, but also increases resistance to magic.
Well, the halving of skill power cannot be expected unless it is at the level of the unique characteristic, but…
It means that you are no longer bound by the unique characteristic or skill defenselessly.
‘I don’t feel anything right now, but that’s something I’ll have to check.’
Now that we have arrived at the waiting room on the 8th floor, which we were aiming for, it is time to prepare even more.
I had to grow up so that I could safely break through even if I was going through a crisis like the 7th floor ordeal.
It is a situation where you have to grow to a certain extent without challenging the trials.
And the answer is…
“You purchased a return stone (F+).
”
If you’re a hunter, you should act like a hunter.
Now it’s time to get out of the challenger and act as a hunter.
