"So basically, as long as I guess it right, I am guaranteed to still an item from a target, huh? Rin stated as she analyzed the skill's description.
Looking back at her 「STATUS」window, it shows that her 「LUC」is only at 1. If she wanted to have a better chance at stealing an item from her opponents, she would have to increase it. After defeating the snake, she only has 1 STAT point to use.
"Oh well, I guess I'll add it to my 「LUC」then," she said as she added 1 point to her 「LUC」.
Notice: 「LUC」=1 (+1)
"Nice!" she exclaimed. Now, what she wanted was to try her luck on the dead snake earlier. Resting on top of the dead snake's body, Rin tried her skill.
"「Pick pocket」!" she shouted.
As soon as she said the name of the skill, a die appeared right in front of her.
"Now, if I remember it right, I only have to guess if the number will be higher or lower than what the die is showing. The number is currently three (3). Now, which should I choose, [HIGHER] or [LOWER]?"
The chance of getting it right or wrong is 50%. There are no better odds at the moment other than these chances.
"I'll choose [HIGHER] then," she selected the option for [HIGHER]. As soon as she locked on her choice, the die started to roll. After a few seconds, it stopped, revealing the number.
「CONGRATULATIONS」
Succesfully guessed [HIGHER] value.|
A 「Random Item」will be stolen from the target.|
Obtained item "Viper's Fang"|
"Wow, I got an item!" Rin exclaimed as the vipers' fang materialized in front of her. Pulling up the description screen, it read:
「Vipers Fang」
Fang of a cave viper. Can be used as a catalyst for poison. Can be compounded to craft items.|
"I got a useless item, though. Welp, time to roll again - oh. The skill is on cooldown," Rin said as she failed to use her 「Pick pocket」skill.
She repeated the process using the 「Pick pocket」skill. After a few hours, the results of her hard work paid off.
"Finally! As I thought, I can steal skills too!" she exclaimed excitedly. She read the description of the skills she acquired.
「Hyper Fang」
MP Cost = 5|
Description: Quickly attacks target with vibrating fangs. May cause |BLEEDING| status effect.
"Nice! And the other one is-"
「Poison Fang」
Passive|
Success Rate = 10%|
Description: User's attack may inflict |POISON| status effect.
"And the last one-"
「Binge Eater」
Passive|
Description: The user does not have a limit to the amount of food consumed.
"What a haul!" Rin was overjoyed after seeing her newly-acquired skills. She was hopeful that the 「Pick pocket」skill can even steal skills, and it turns out that she was correct.
"Let's try |Hyper Fang| first!" she said as she used the skill. The target is none other than the dead viper snake. Her small fangs started glowing, while her jaws were emitting strange *vroom* noises as they shook at unbelievable speeds.
"Ohhh! It works!" she was elated by the skill working as intended. Now, to test its effect, she directed her attack on the dead viper.
"Take this!"
Like a hot knife through butter, her fangs effortlessly bisected the dead snake's body into two!
"Woah! I did not expect that to be this effective! Next up, |Posion Fang|!"
She sank her teeth into the bisected part of the dead snake. No effect.
"Well, it did say 10%, so I guess I'll just keep biting till it takes effect,"
She repeated the attack, and on the 8th bite, the bitten area started to turn bluish-green.
"Ohh! It works! It works! Nice going! Oh wait, I have blood on my mouth," she said as she licked the blood splattered on her lips. But as soon as she tasted it, a notification popped out.
「NOTICE」
USER [Rin] fulfilled the requirements to unlock a |Species-specific Title|
USER [Rin] unlocked the title [Vampire Progenitor]
[Vampire Progenitor]
Description:
The first of its kind. Possess the |Ruler| Authority.
*Will acquire the skill [Sovereign]
*Will acquire the skill [Ruler of the Night]
*Will acquire the ability [Telepathy],
*Will acquire the ability [Blood Seeker]
*Will acquire the ability [Light Hypersensitivity]
*Will acquire the ability [Shadow Manipulation]
*Will acquire the ability [Shapeshift]
*Will you accept?
Rin wasn't expecting this development. She was surprised by the series of skills and abilities she can get just by simply licking a small amount of blood. Still, she isn't that thrilled about the 「Light Hypersensitivity」. Still, the benefits outweighs the cons, so she decided to accept the title.
"At this point, I have nothing to lose," she said.
As soon as she accepted the title, the knowledge of the skills rushed into her mind. Her head felt like splitting into two as the several skills and their usage registered in her mind.
「NOTICE」
USER [Rin] successfully acquired the title [Vampire Progenitor]
Changing Class from [Cave Bat] to [Vampire Bat]
Unlocked the ability [Evolution]
「Evolution」
Description: Gains the ability to evolve into the higher form of their Class. Evolution is available every 10 Levels. Please see [Evolution Tree] for more info.
"Evolution, huh? Let's see"
Rin checked the [Evolution Tree] as suggested. Her class, [Vampire Bat], is at the lowest, obviously. She started reading the list of evolutions she had to go through. Unfortunately, only the next evolution is shown. The rest of the [Evolution Tree] is still obscured.
"So my next evolution would be a [Strzyga], huh? Wonder what that is"
"Let's see, I have this 「Shadown Manipulation」skill, but what exactly does it do?"
「Shadow Manipulation」
MP Cost = 5|
Description: Can freely move between shadows. Shadows should be within the user's range of sight.
"Oh, that's neat. Just like a movement skill, 「Shadow Manipulation」!"
Rin found herself sinking into her own shadow. Once inside, she can only see pitch black. The only thing that isn't is the path that she can take that could take her to other shadows.
"So this serves as markings to where I can appear, huh? The range is exactly just within these caverns," she said before popping out into another area not far away from her initial position.
"With this, I can easily travel to places," she said. Now, all that's left is to hunt for those precious EXPs!"
Feeling motivated by her new skills, Rin set out for a binge-leveling.