As I was standing in the elevator with Ren and Elizabeth , the atmosphere was a bit awkward . All three of us wanted to say something to each other but no one wanted to initiate talking.
" ... Hey , so did I made you guys wait longer or you also had just arrived ?" I started the conversation as the big guy.
" YES YOU WERE !" ..... " No , it's fine "
Listening to the conflicting responses I realized my mistake . And after that no one spoke a word till the end .
After I exited the Mana Zone building , I went straight towards the dormitory.
I changed my clothes to casual ones and laid on my bed. Since I didn't sleep at all in the mana pool and all the exhaustion from my breakthrough took a toll on me and I slept till next morning.
When I woke up next morning I was full of energy.
The recovery rate of a rank D body was a miracle in itself , as in my world there was no solution for a fatigued body.
Without wasting further moment , I said with an excited expression -
" status "
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Name : Altrees Zest
Age: 18
Rank : D
Occupation: D rank hunter
Job : Magic Swordsman
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Physical Attributes:-
Strength : D
Agility : C
Vitality : D
Sense : D
Intelligence : D
Dexterity: D
Charm : C
Luck : B
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Magical Attributes :-
Mana : 3rd circle
Element : metal
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Talent :-
Swordsman : level 3
Metal manipulation : level 3
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Skill :-
Sprint : level 1
Cool Head : level 2
EMPTY SLOT -- ADD / DRAW.
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" haaaaha"
With a big smile on my face I began checking my status. My sword level went up and so did my metal manipulation.
Then I looked at the skill section ----
The level of my skill Cool Head went up. This was a very crucial upgrade . Skills in this world hold a very important place.
Skills are certain quirks that are used by Awakeners to make them stand out from the rest. Skills are the deciding factor for who is the strongest in the same ranks and also the difference maker in two different ranks.
Skills are basically divided into two different categories.
Active Skills and Passive Skills.
Active skills are skills which activates only after a command is received from the user. Although these skills are powerful, they come with daily restrictions and cool down period.
Passive Skills are much more comfortable and are always active without any requirements. They are not as Good as the Active Skills but has an impact of its own.
For example, in my skill set there is one passive kill and one Active skill.
Cool Head is a Passive skill which helps me being calm even in worst possible cases. It does not consume my Mana and just comes in effect when the situation calls for it .
Whereas Sprint is an Active Skill which gives an Agility stat boost for quick distance cover and takes around 20 % of my mana . The skill can only be used 5 times before it enters in coo down state of 4 hours.
They both make a very good set.
Soon I looked at the empty slot which says ' add / draw'
A good Skill set is important for every hunter . A hunter can only have upto 6 skills. Only some rare cases had 7 skills but that was the limit.
There are two ways in which one can obtain a skill.
Whenever a person has an Awakening and he checks his status for the first time , there is always an empty slot for a skill with a option to draw.
A draw is a random skill selection from the system . We get skills according to our ranks.
After every breakthrough we get a chance for a draw all the way upto Rank A.
But there is always a catch. Since we get 6 random chances , Our set depends heavily on our luck. If one is unlucky he will end up with all useless skills or 2 conflicting skills.
So then comes the second way to obtain skills that is through a 'Drafter' .
A Drafter is a job which can convert skills from the target's system into a physical book . And if some one else reads the book they obtain that skill in their system. In this way we can obtain other skills through a Drafter .
Skills are sold at a very high price as they are the most valuable asset for a hunter. Even a f rank skill is sold for millions.
Anything above D rank is exchanged for another skill of the same rank or a rare skill.
Skills are divided into 4 groups:
- common
- premium
- rare
- epic
{ It is not divided according to power level but according to rarity }
Both of my skills belong in Premium category
Every skill has 3 levels in it. It increases in power with each level .
A difference between skill ranks is very huge. The strongest F rank attack skill can only beat the weakest defense skill of E rank . And that is the reason why defeating an opponent of higher rank is almost impossible as they possess higher rank skills.
Setting this aside for a second, I began to weigh my options for the slot and after some time I came to a decision.
" DRAW "
[ .... INITIATING DRAW .... ]
[ 0%...
~47%.....
~83%........
~99%.............
~100%.................]
[ DRAW SUCCESSFULL ]
Hurriedly with excitement oozing out of my voice I said
"Status"
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Name : Altrees Zest
Age: 18
Rank : D
Occupation: D rank hunter
Job : Magic Swordsman
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Physical Attributes:-
Strength : D
Agility : C
Vitality : D
Sense : D
Intelligence : D
Dexterity: D
Charm : C
Luck : B
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Magical Attributes :-
Mana : 3rd circle
Element : metal
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Talent :-
Swordsman : level 3
Metal manipulation : level 3
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Skill :-
Sprint : level 1
Cool Head : level 2
Have Fun Writing : level 1
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