Between Luck and Loyalty

The deepened talent for Enhanced Deflection granted a reduction in physical damage after a successful parry. Ryan's heart swelled with quiet satisfaction. It was a powerful, survival-focused talent—one that, when paired with a high enough parry rate, would stay active almost constantly.

What he hadn't figured out yet was whether each point in the talent increased its duration, or if the damage reduction stacked. Either way, it would cost his own precious talent points to unlock, and that posed a dilemma. The total number of points was fixed—unlike Auxiliary Talent Points, which could be earned through Glorious Achievements. Spending them here meant cutting into future possibilities elsewhere.

With a resigned sigh, Ryan closed the talent panel. He left his character standing idle inside the Grand Cathedral and logged out of his virtual headset.