[HP: 1164/1300 +2%/s] 700UP
[MP: 1435/2600 +2.5%/s] 1400UP
[PWR: 270 (+45/25)] 170UP
[DEF: 100 (+40)] 55UP
[MAG: 400 (+30/40)] 180UP
[RES: 100 (+20)] 55UP
[AGI: 200] 75UP
[WIS: 200] 90UP
[WPR: 150] 40UP
SP: 3
[Reincarnator (B)] [Exterminator (B)] NEW [Voracious (B)] NEW [Headstrong (C)] [Giant Slayer (C)] [Instant Killer (C)] [Hellape King's Favoured (C)]
[World Handbook Lv.3] [Resilience Lv.4] 2UP [Cull The Strong Lv.3] 1UP [First Impression Lv.5] 3UP [Gluttony] NEW [Smite The Weak Lv.1] NEW
[Execute Lv.1] NEW
[Skill Management Lv.3] [Weapon Refinery Lv.3] 2UP [Critical Edge Lv.6] 4UP [Detection Lv.5] 2UP [Monster Processing Lv.6] 3UP [Appraisal Lv.2] NEW [Zone Cast Lv.2] NEW [Spatial Manipulation Lv.1] NEW [Constrict Lv.1] NEW
[Thought Acceleration Lv.9] 4UP [Navigation Lv.7] 2UP [Quick Cast Lv.8] 4UP [Acceleration Lv.5] 3UP [Backstab Lv.9] 5UP [Dark Magic Lv.8] 5UP [Stealth Lv.7] 5UP [Swordplay Lv.4] 3UP [Target Lv.2] 1UP [Thread Manipulation Lv.6] 2UP [Life Magic] [Harden Lv.7] 4UP [Spatial Slash Lv.6] NEW [Hack Lv.2] NEW
[Flight Lv.5] 2UP [MP Super-Regeneration Lv.4] 2UP [HP Super-Regeneration Lv.3] 2UP [Dimension Strike Lv.8] 7UP
{Title Description: Killing Spree!
Title Prerequisites:
Title Rewards: +0.3[AGI] scaling to all skills,
{Title Description: Awarded to one hungry for strength.
Title Prerequisites: Gain 100,000 EXP within 100 hours.
Title Rewards: EXP gain +20%,
{Skill Description: Obliterates the trash.
Skill Prerequisites:
Skill Effects: ((120ft)) Instantly executes all monsters within range at a lower rank than user. EXP gained through this skill is reduced by 20%. Base range 5xLevel, Range Scaling 0.2[WIS], MP consumption 500.}
{Skill Description (Passive): Transforms incoming damage into restorative effects.
Skill Prerequisites:
Skill Effects: For all incoming direct damage < [WIS][WPR]/50, nullify damage and restore HP and MP by 50% of value. For all incoming direct damage > [WIS][WPR]/50, reduce damage by [WIS][WPR]/50.}
{Skill Description: Instantly kills a weaker enemy, or a stronger enemy below 20% HP.
Skill Prerequisites:
Skill Stats: Instantly executes a lower-ranked enemy. Otherwise executes an equal or higher-ranked enemy below 20% HP. CD 10min. Execute threshold scales with skill level. Skill may fail if target [WPR] exceeds user.
{Skill Description: Appraises target objects or organisms, showing detailed information.
Skill Prerequisites:
Skill Stats: Degree of information displayed scales obliquely with [Appraisal] level, user [Rank] and [Level], and [WIS]; scales inversely with target [Rank] and [Level]. Current limit of full information is at maximum Rank B level 25.}
{Skill Description: Targets a zone on which to cast skill.
Skill Prerequisites:
Skill Stats: ((100ft)) Base Zone 5xLevel, Zone Scaling 0.1[WIS].}
{Skill Description: Amplifies the effects of [Spatial Magic].
Skill Prerequisites:
Skill Stats: Adds 0.2[MAG] scaling to all [Spatial Magic] {Subskill} effects. Additional scaling scales with skill level.}
{Skill Description: Utilises a [Thread/Wire] to constrict the enemy, binding it and dealing minor damage.
Skill Prerequisites:
Skill Stats: Immobilises enemies which have [PWR] < [PWR][DUR]/100; Base damage 20xLevel/s.}
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If I may say so myself, it had been a mighty productive month. I cleared roughly one floor per level I gained, and each floor took me about two days to clear. If I kept this pace up, I'd be out in roughly...
THREE MONTHS?
Aw, hell. System-san, you kinda did me dirty with the location, huh. Although, I'm getting stronger at a pretty insane rate.
Over the past month, my level had gone up by a staggering 14. I had gained two new titles as well, one of which, [Exterminator (B)], had incorporated a my previous title of [Speed Slayer (D)] . My
This was not to say that the past month had been easygoing by any means. I had to repeat the cycle of avoiding floor bosses, heading to lower-ranked monster hotspots, then continuously wiping them out for hours on end. As I got stronger, this was certainly easier, but it was still a taxing job to have to carry out every single day, especially with the size of the [Labyrinth]. During this month of backbreaking grinding, I had restocked my supply of meat several times, but despite the twelve new weapons that I had made out of monster parts, none of them seemed to be as useful as my [Citrosian Edge]. Perhaps the [Citrosian] tail was particularly suited to being made into a weapon, or perhaps I merely lacked the know-how.
As I travelled, I had also been collecting valuable-seeming gemstones and high-grade materials, preparing for the time when I could sell them to the various guilds and craftspeople of this world. In fact, I was already carrying hundreds of [Mana Cores], which I expected would be my main source of income upon leaving the [Labyrinth]. Thinking more clearly on it, though, I realised that by the time I could leave the [Labyrinth], I would probably have closer to five thousand [Mana Cores]. While I still had some storage subspaces, I would probably elect to gather only D+ rank and above [Mana Cores] from here on out. If that too proved to be too many, then I'd simply ditch the lowest ranked and lowest quality [Mana Cores].
In fact, the D+ ranked [Mana Cores] in my possession right now numbered over a hundred, thanks to a nest of [Naga (D+)] that I came across and promptly exterminated. Come to think of it, that's probably where I got my [Exterminator (B)]
I reasoned, though, that I would probably no longer be fighting against very many D-ranked monsters in the near future. This month of preparation was for this very purpose - I was going to start hunting B-ranked monsters. The 70th floor was an oddity in that no mid-ranked monsters really existed. There were no monsters between the C to E rank. Instead, it was teeming with F-ranked monsters, and a large number of B-ranked monsters.
At my current level and with my current skills, my [Spatial Slash] skill could inflict up to 3300 DPC, ignoring [DEF]. Still, as long as the [DEF] value was lower than 600, my maximum damage output should be enough to take down a B-ranked monster. Even if it wasn't enough, I had the [Execute] finisher. I was confident that lower levelled B-ranked monsters wouldn't be a threat as I could definitely end the fight before I could take damage.
Still, I couldn't help but feel nervous. I was aware that B rank was the dividing line between mid-ranked monsters and high-ranked monsters, and I couldn't help but wonder what the statline of a B-ranked monster would be like. It could very well be higher than my expectations, and they could possess skills that would nullify most of my burst damage. My immediate goal was to stay out of detection range and [Appraise] a low enough level B-ranked monster to read all of its stats and skills.
As Sun Tzu said, know yourself and your enemy, and you will never lose in a hundred battles. Wait, why am I acting like a wise elder who has already won? The battle is only just beginning...
With that thought in mind, I approached the teleportation array leading to the 70th floor, casting my {Subskill: Shadow Cloak} to counteract immediate detection.