After we, or should I say Angela brutally mutilated the boss, the boss soon turned to dust leaving behind 3 glowing objects. As Angela and I inspected the books, I noticed the aura around her had changed as soon as the battle was over. I quickly noticed that there was a white sheet of paper the size of my hand with mysterious writing on it. The air coming from it was very mysterious and somewhat ancient, so I chose not to bother with it.
I then looked over to the right to see Angela holding a sheet of paper that was identical to the one I had in front of me, but the air around it was completely different. The air around it felt almost like the air I had been breathing in this entire time, well, besides the musty and moldy smell.
"This should be what is called an 'Ability Card' right?" Angela said while holding the sheet of paper in her hand.
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While staring intently at the "Ability Card" that I've only heard and read about, a notification popped up in front of the Ability Card.
[Do you wish to acquire the ability "Berserk"]
[Y/N?]
Even though you can acquire ability from defeating [BOSS] monsters, that doesn't mean you can get every currently known ability from defeating [BOSS] monsters. The stronger you get, the stronger the monster you'll need to battle in order to MAYBE acquire an Ability Card from it. Not only do [BOSS] monsters drop Ability Cards, but other monsters with just as much or higher significance as a [BOSS] monster can drop Ability Cards. Monsters also sometimes drop equipment when you defeat them.
"Yes," I said with a calm face on the outside, but on the inside, I couldn't wait anymore to see the information for this ability.
[Congratulations! You have acquired the ability, "Berserk"]
"Berserk," I exclaimed impatiently while waiting years for the window to pop up showing the information on the ability.
Berserk: When used, the user's strength is increased by 40%, while also making the user somewhat numb to pain for 20 seconds. Once the 20 seconds are up, the user's strength is decreased by 30% for 3 minutes.
After reading the information on the window, I felt a little deflated because I was hoping that it would be another overpowered ability. You truly can't have everything you want.
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It seemed like Angela's mood plummeted after she finished reading the information about whatever ability she acquired. Instead of trying to ask what the problem was, I should do something about this card in front of me.
[Do you wish to acquire the ability, "Ring of Darkness"]
[Y/N]
My eyes almost popped out of my head when reading the name of the ability on the notification. The name made me feel intimidated which made me nervous. As much as I want to learn this ability, I have to sort out my own abilities first. I don't have any use for some of these abilities on my status window anymore.
'Can I put this card into my inventory?' I thought in my head hoping for a yes. After all, I should be able to, yes?
[Ability Card has been sent to your inventory!]
I really love this system sometimes! Now I need to find out how to get rid of some of the abilities that I have. And although this may be a very stupid excuse, I don't like having things that I have no use for.
"System, is there a way I can delete abilities or something?" I said in a very quiet voice to not alert Angela who was now laying on the dirty ground, truly an odd girl.
[Please choose the ability you wish to abolish.]
[Mind of the Ocean(Passive), Beast Transformation Lvl 1, Mana Forming Lvl 14, Mana Bullet Lvl 13, Mana Replacement Lvl 6, Mana Bullet(Pressured) Lvl 6, Mana Replacement(Claw Form) Lvl 5, Mana Replacement(Arm Blade) Lvl 4, Fireball Lvl 9, Magic Tool Creation Lvl 1, Quick Flash Lvl 6]
"Mana Replacement Lvl 6, Mana Replacement(Claw Form) Lvl 5, Mana Replacement(Arm Blade) Level 4, Beast Transformation Lvl 1." I just now realized that I needed to hurry and 'abolish' that 'Beast Transformation' skill! It was too much of a risk to me and anyone else around me.
[Are you sure you wish to abolish these(4) abilities?]
'Yes, please,' I thought while staring impatiently waiting for the notification saying the abilities were 'abolished to pop up.
[3 Abilities have been successfully abolished, and cannot be learned again.]
So that was the hidden risk that I didn't know about. 'Wait, only 3? What do you mean only 3 abilities have been successfully abolished?!' I thought while quickly opening my Status window and checking my abilities, and sure enough, it wouldn't be that easy to get rid of that ability. I really wanted to shout, because that 'Beast Transformation' ability was still there for some unknown reason!
'System can you explain to me why this ability isn't gone yet!' I was scared and furious at the same time. There's no way this ability is too much for the system to handle right?
[This ability is directly linked to your body, which is the reason why it can stimulate your senses and behaviour, therefore, abolishing this skill could potentially cause you to lose all your senses and control over your body.]
Are you freaking kidding me, why, of all abilities, this one just had to be 'directly linked to my body'?! This can't even be considered an ability, it's basically a curse! 'There's no point in worrying about something I can't control...yet.' I thought to myself while I was fuming. While inspecting my Status window, I noticed that all my mana forming related abilities were not visible until I tapped the [Sub Skills] tab net to 'Mana Forming'.
[Random Ability Ticket x13 will expire in 2 days.]
'I know, I know, it's time to go.' I thought to myself before standing up. I quickly noticed the last glowing object, it was a dark red bracelet with black colored carvings engraved all around it. It also had two fanged shaped edges on what seemed to be the bottom of the bracelet, or the back if you were to look at it from straight ahead with it aimed horizontally.
I don't even want to know what kind of effects or curses this object from hell has, it was basically leaking an aura of blood. Even though I know this is another world, I don't even know how that's possible. Ah, it looks like Angela went ahead of me too, welp, time to get a move on.
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"Lord, we've recently received a report that a Dungeon appeared in a village 50 miles away, what are your orders?"
"Pinpoint and secure that dungeon, I bet that village is probably already littered with corpses after the DRA left. Which means that it's mine for the taking!"
"Send out 1 group of Shadow Magic users at most, although we won't need that manpower to subdue any remaining individuals that remain in that village."
"Yes, sir!"
"If anyone dares to resist, kill them without any hesitation and instill fear deep into the hearts of any other 'refugees'."
"Sir, but there might not be as many survivors as you may expect, after all, it's a village, it has basically no manpower."
"No, if that village has been around for more than 20 years, I'm pretty sure there will be a couple of survivors and a few fighters amongst them. Now go!"