Zack's Skills

Malthon, who was returning from his trip up the mountain, looked at the dark and crimson sky above. The sacredness and mysteriousness of the sight before him were impossible to put into words. He has never seen something like this in his entire life, but he knew about it as well as everyone who was of high status in the organization or held a higher post in the empire.

Not many people would have known him in Greenleaf Town except that he is a hunter. Malthon was the butler of a well-known family in the Western Empire when they used to live there.

After surviving the calamity that befell the family and traveling the long distance to stay away from the western kingdom, he took refuge in the Greenleaf town of Graynor kingdom.

Mathon gazed upon the unusual phenomena and sighed, "So it happened in the end. I wonder if it is a calamity for the world or salvation. Not that it matters, as long as my Lord's life is safe." He shook his head and continued to walk back to town.

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When Zack heard the voice of the system, he could not help but feel like beating someone. It had been a few days, and the system blocked all contact with him. He could only access his status window, which was the same every day. However, no matter what he asked, he didn't get any response, making Zack clinch his teeth in anger.

Zack held his urge to say something good words to the system.

*Ava, Finally you are giving some response.*

Another greeting message came up

[Congratulation on achieving Level One and becoming Awakened]

[The player can access his newly acquired skills in status windows]

Zack hurriedly opened his status window and checked it. At last, he could see different words when compared to the old status windows, making him satisfied and relieved.

Name – Zack

Age – 17

Cultivation – Awaken

Soul Rank – Red

Soul Grade – Low

Technique – Divine

Affinity – Shadow

Skills

[Soul bond Skill] -Exchange (Cooldown time = 7 days)

[Shadow Skills]

Eyes of Shadow – Night vision increases two times.

Shadow Shift – Move to a shadow place within 100 meters.

Shadow Stealth – Blend in any shadow to hide from Awaken two levels above.

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Artifacts – Stardust Dagger

Available Title-Awaken Leach (upgraded) – 100% fast MANA absorption rate

Self Description-

An Awaken leech who can't survive without his master in this world.

In return for granting the power to the player, the player is prohibited from having any desire for the opposite sex except for his master.

*Terms and conditions apply.

Zack looks at all the stats and skills available to him. Even though he didn't understand much of this sh*t, he was satisfied with it. At least it was better than nothing. He thought he should try out the skills and get familiar with them. Therefore, he turned off the light in his room.

Zack grinned from ear to ear as he looked around himself because he could see everything as he did when the lights were on.

Zack turned on the light and looked for a place to check his second skill. Since the room was not big enough, he went out of the house. He saw the shadow of the tree not far away from him, which was within 100 meters. He tried his second skill, but nothing happened; he was still standing in the same spot. He tried a few more times, but it still didn't work.

Zack was too lazy to bother experimenting, so he asked the one who knew everything.

*Ava, why is the second skill not working?*

[Only from a shadow can The player can move to another shadow]

*But I am standing in my shadow*

[The player's shadow is connected to the Player, the player is not standing on it]

*what? Doesn't it mean it is useless in the air?

[…]

Zack stood in another shadow of the tree and tried to shift to another place.

He moved to another shadow in a blink; it was like teleporting.

Zack moved from one place to another, playing around like a child who got a new toy.

After trying dozens of times, Zack felt tired of it and gazed upon his third skill.

'Shadow Stealth'

Zack activated his third skill, and his entire body was covered in the shadow of the tree. He was able to see every part of his body, similar to seeing in daylight. Therefore, he was not sure if it really worked. To check this skill, he moved to the town's famous inn, 'The Moon Beard'.

Using his shadow shift and stealth, Zack moved into the inn and hid in the corner in the pillar's shadow.

There were not many people, just around 10–15, since it was already midnight.

They made the group of three to four men, drinking and chattering.

"Hey, did you hear that Satris' sons nearly kicked the bucket today? ", asked one shabby-looking drunken man suddenly.

Everyone in the inn gasped and turned to him.

One man slapped the table in glee and said, "That Satris's sons deserve it, I say Satris should also accompany them".

Another joined him, saying, Yeah, he is nothing but a bootlicker, and his sons are the same; they know only how to please the strong. Liana and Diane are better than him."

"Does your wife know that you were visiting the Moon Garden every week?", said the third man, making the second one choke on his bear.

Everyone laughed at him before shifting their attention back to the shabby-looking man.

The first one asked, "Who was that who did the magnificent job?"

The boss of the inn said, "I should give him a bear for thanking him."

The shabby-looking Smirked as he enjoyed everyone's attention, "You won't believe it even if I tell you."

One muscle build man snorted, "Will you tell us already, or you would like to kiss my punches before spitting out"

The shabby-looking man coughed to clear his throat and hurriedly replied, "It was Zack."

Inns went into absolute silence before clamoring echoing inside again.

"Impossible!"

"How can it be him?"

"Hey! "Old man, are you making a fool of me?"

Yeah, he can't cultivate, and his body is already fragile like a little lady Yuna."

"Will you stop comparing everyone from Moon Garden"

The shabby-looking man coughed a few times to clear his throat, "cough... Ahem. I already said you wouldn't believe me. It was him, okay. When I was passing by, I heard them talking about him, cursing him with every word they said."

"Can he really fight with his fragile body?", the muscular man asked with an intriguing expression.

"I don't know about that, but it is true that he was the one," responded the shabby-looking man before the inn became silent again.

While standing at the corner and hearing the gossip, Zack confirmed that nobody could see him after he saw people walk past him. Therefore, he decided to go back home.

Hey, did you see the sky today? The darkness and red lighting in the sky a few hours ago?", The shabby-looking man again said something to grab attention.

"What happened a few hours ago? I didn't see."

"Hmph! How would you see when you were busy watching something else between someone's legs?" scoffed the third man.

"So the rumors are true?" asked the muscular man in a somber voice.

Suddenly, Zack stopped on the step he took back to move and listened to the conversation.