Chapter 8: Weapon Phantasm
"Skills that are to be evolved are the following:
Scream of Leader and Monarchy Expand Domain-
Mana Concealment
Mana Perception
Chains of Adamant
Menacing Eyes
Note: Each pair of skill evolution will consume 100 Mana.
Scream of leader and Monarchy now undergoes evolution…
Mana concealment and Mana Perception now undergoes evolution…
Chains of Adamant
Menacing Eyes now undergoes evolution…
Note: The process may or not take 10 minutes…
As I was listening to Psyche announcing the evolutions of my acquired skills, I decided to have a rest. Based on the System's screen time beside me, I have an hour before the next door will open.
"Notice: The Skill Evolutions are a success. Your new skills are:
*Slavery
*Mana management
*Chains of Tartarus.
All newly acquired and evolved skills are maxed out. Would you like to view your new skills?"
"Sure."
The same screen which Psyche showed me a few minutes ago appeared. It wasn't yellow with bold letters now but red and italic letters.
"You changed it again?"
"Yes. New high and better skills need a better Skill screen menu."
I rolled my eyes for the third time again.
List of new Skills:
*Congratulations on using Evolution skill for the first time! Now, you can view all your skills.
Ultimate skill: Abaddon (Delete) Maxed
Unique skill: Satan (Kill to steal) Maxed
*Note: Ultimate and Unique skills will be usable upon reaching level 500*
Major skill:
Slavery skills (Maxed)
Description:
All individuals standing to where the caster will enslave them, including the opponents. With this skill, everyone, innocents, comrades, or enemies will bow down to the caster and be forced to be a slave within the AOC.
Skill Cooldown: 1 hour and has an effect for 30 minutes.
Mana Management (Maxed)
Description:
Can conceal its own mana and detect the mana of everyone even those who have an active mane concealment.
Skill Cool Down: None
Chain of Tartarus
Description:
-The indestructible chains coming from the prison of Tartarus can drag down the opponent and imprison them.
-Within the prison of Tartarus, the chains can eat the memories and the will of the prisoners, making them submit to the caster.
Skill Cooldown: 2 days
"All of them are freaking awesome, especially the last one, chains of Tartarus."
"Yes. I quite like it too but I wouldn't want myself locked in there for a lifetime. I'll go insane."
"Yeah? But you're a skill. So that's impossible."
If I were to use the Chains of Tartarus skill, I would love to use it in this tower and imprison those higher-level bosses until they submit to me and pledge their loyalty only to me. It's like I'll have my own stronger force.
"I like what's going on in your mind, Vi. It's scary but a perfect plan."
I grimace.
"You said you can't read my mind but just a word or two?"
I heard Psyche's fake cough.
"I'm a part of you. I look after you so yeah, I admit I also do read your mind."
"You know, you could have just admitted it."
"Uhh sorry."
"You do not sound sorry. Anyways, what are these Passive skills? And this passive item, Weapon Phantasm?"
"Ah! Great, you ask about them! For starters, let me explain them one by one."
Psyche cleared her throat, mimicking my favorite newscaster before.
"Ahem, first is the precision skill. You are good in archery and your aim surpassed 100% of skilled archers out there. The only downfall is that you need to distance yourself probably to make sure you aim your opponent precisely. But did you ever consider the situation if you faced two stronger opponents at a time? I'm sure you can't use your archery skills. Precision skill helps you to shorten the time you take when you're using the bow. For example, if you want to shoot an opponent under you or a foot away from you, you just pull the string and boom! One arrow, one kill."
"Yes. I need enough distance while using the bow. That sounded like a great help. Thanks."
"Next is the swordsmanship skill. I do not question the way you use the double daggers but just like what I said. You can't possibly fight an archer and a sword user at a time. Daggers won't save you from an arrow while you're shielding yourself from a sword wielder. But you need to learn to use swords, especially, claymore…long swords and dual swords. And also your spearmanship. You don't have to practice or train using them, handling them is enough."
"Huh? Handling them enough? What? They move on their own?"
"Yes, and that's when the Weapon Phantasm steps in."
"Okay, explain."
"Weapon Phantasm is not just a weapon storage. It is a dimensional weapon organiser and holder but…there's a catch."
"Oh yeah?"
"It can level up the weapons inside when materials are complete. It can also enhance, refine, and polish the weapon, awakening them without me interfering and you know what's the most lit of all it can do?"
"What?"
"It can act as a shield."
"Shield?"
"Yep. If I'm to explain how it works I found a perfect example in your mind. Well, I saw the memories when you were in primary school and you studied about the solar system and the planets surrounding the sun."
"Okay…and then?"
"Think of you as the sun and those planets are your weapons rotating you and well protected by an invisible barrier of dimensional phantasm."
"Oh, I get you. So this weapon phantasm is invisible but rotating me?"
"Yes. And can only be seen if a strong magic or weapon collides with it."
"Wait. You mention awakening, do weapons awaken too?"
"They are, but for those higher class weapons. Most of them can be bought in the System Market and some rare weapons can be found in this tower, the higher you go, the stronger the weapon you can obtain. In a weapon awakening, a specific weapon, for example, a Class S bow, needed to consume a Class C weapon for leveling. The highest level a Class S weapon can go is Level 100 after that, it will stay like that unless you accumulate the material it needs to be awakened and that is another Class S weapon of the same weapon type. Once a weapon is awakened, it'll undergo leveling up until it reaches Reborn, the ultimate last and the pinnacle form of a weapon. It's Ultra Rare. Class UR"
"That's uhh…I think…too much work to do. I think it'll take me forever to-"
"Like I said, you don't need to worry. Weapon Phantasm will be your Aid. All you have to do is collect countless weapons, such as those dropped by floor bosses or a reward, the Weapon Keeper, the one residing in Weapon Phantasm will sort it all. By the time you need a weapon, the highest-class weapon will be sheathed in your weapon phantasm. And don't worry, the weapon keeper will match the weapon you need. Sound's awesome, yeah?"
"Are you kidding me? Weapon Phantasm is overpowered!"
"Yes, only the overpowered you shall have, Vi. Only those that will suit you."
I felt something was off about what Psyche said but who cares? I'll be super awesome when I conquer the Infinite Tower and teleport me to the promised World."