[Skill [Curse Absorption] activated! Target [Ravaging Wolf's Edge]!]
[Processing…..]
[Absorption successful!]
[S-rank curse [Shadow-Wolf Summoner!] has been absorbed!]
"It worked!" I shouted as the sword in my hands turned to black ash.
[S-rank [Wolf's Ravaging Edge] has been destroyed.]
"I'll need a new weapon but this new curse is perfect, now the pups are permanently mine!"
I looked down at my wrist and three black lines had appeared, similar to the Roman numerals of old.
"A tattoo? I can also feel the wolves inside, they've got their own space now. Status."
My panel appeared:
NAME: John Crand
LEVEL: 27
RACE: Human(#9998)
GIFT: [Transcendant].
CURSE:
[The Immortal]
[Shadow-Wolf Summoner]
STATS: Physique-49, Mana-40, Spirit-43
STAT-POINTS: 10
CLASS: [Curse Master]
SKILLS:[Enhancement(A-rank)],[Projection(A-rank)],[Pain Tolerance(SS-rank],[Cold Heart(SS-rank)], [Curse Absorption.]
[SHOP](Open)
"5 stats to mana, 5 stats to Physique. Now let's check the new curse."
I tapped on [Shadow-Wolf Summoner] and its description appeared.
[Curse [Shadow-Wolf Summoner]: A curse that allows the summoning of 3 giant shadow wolves. Their strength is identical to yours and their intelligence and overall power will grow with your stats. They will only die once you die. They are completely loyal.]
"Pretty much the same, but they're my pups now, no longer just a skill on a weapon!"
[Are you prepared for the second floor of the [Suicide] difficulty climber [The Immortal]?]
"Sure, there's not really much to do just sitting here."
[Choice made.]
[You will be transported to the 2nd floor in 1..2..3!]
In an instant, I arrived in a dark dungeon, to my left and right empty cells and surrounding everything was cobblestone. The only open path straight ahead and behind me was a dead end.
"It already doesn't feel good…"I thought.
[Second-floor mission [Time Survival].]
[Survive the endless amount of orcs for 5 minutes and the mission is passed.]
[Current mission rewards:5 Levels, Inventory system function.]
[Will you equip the C-rank armor [Wind-Blessed Tunic]?]
"Equip it."
[Armor equipped.]
[While the C-rank [Wind-Blessed Tunic] is equipped, agility and dodging skill +6%]
"Good enough, come out pups."
"Wooo!"
In an instant, Ash, Silver, and Loki appeared before me. Their expressions were much happier than before.
"I guess the three of you are enjoying your new living situation? Good wolves, now get ready. The three of you will stand in front of me and rip apart any wolves that get close, at the same time I'll use fire [Projection] to attack the orcs from a distance. Understood?"
"Wooo! Wool!" X3
"Good! It'll start soon, get into position!"
[Mission Start!]
[Timer: [4:59] ]
"PREY!!!!!!" X? The shouts of orcs suddenly spread. Their large bodies almost shook the earth.
The wolves stood in front in a narrowed formation due to the location and I focused from the back.
"Fire!"
I gathered some small fireballs and released them at the first wave of three orcs.
*BOOM!*
[You have eliminated 3 Orcs! Rewards will be granted on mission completion!]
"Woo?" the wolves asked.
"No, they're not weak, it's just that the terrain is to our advantage and they can't swarm us. [Projection] is usually most effective in this situation but a tank is needed."
"Woo?"
"Yes, that's your role."
"Woo? Woo?"
"Don't worry, unless I die nothing will happen to the three of you."
"PREY!!!!"X5
A new wave of orcs came running with their bone axes readied.
"GO!"
I released some fireballs and they hit their targets.
*BOOM!!*
[You have eliminated 2 Orcs! Rewards will be granted on mission completion!]
"Get ready pups!"
My [Projection] was too low level so I couldn't gather enough Mana in time, meaning the wolves had to take action.
"WOOO!"
The cute expression disappeared as they leaped onto the orcs and splattered blood with their fangs. The orcs weren't weak either, they injured the wolves and even managed to severely injure Loki.
"Oh?" I exclaimed as the crimson energy of revival appeared on its own and covered the wolves. Instantly they had recovered.
"HAHAHAHAHA!! Even my pups are immortal!" I couldn't help but shout.
"WOOOOO!!" My wolves howled, their claws covered in blood and their bodies unharmed.
"Chrome! Whoever made this [Suicide] difficult is definitely vomiting blood right now!"
[You have eliminated 3 Orcs! Rewards will be granted on mission completion!]
"Good job pups but more are coming, get ready!"
"PREY!!!!!!!" Seemed like the only word the orcs knew as an even larger team of them appeared.
The same strategy proved to be successful again.
And again
And again.
[Timer:[00:00] ]
[Mission Complete!]
[A choice is available: continue for greater rewards or exit?]
"What kinds of rewards?"
[For 10 minutes:10 levels.]
[For 15 minutes:15 levels.]
[For 20 Minutes:20 levels, A-rank [Rune-Enhanced Leather Coat], A-rank [Darksteel Longsword].]
[Will you continue?]
"20 minutes is the only way to make it worth it… I'll continue!"
[Choice Made!]
"I'll distribute my stats before the mission starts then. Status"
NAME: John Crane
LEVEL: 32
RACE: Human(#9998)
GIFT: [Transcendant].
CURSE:
[The Immortal]
[Shadow-Wolf Summoner]
STATS: Physique-54, Mana-45, Spirit-43
STAT-POINTS: 25
CLASS: [Curse Master]
SKILLS:[Enhancement(A-rank)],[Projection(A-rank)],[Pain Tolerance(SS-rank],[Cold Heart(SS-rank)], [Curse Absorption.]
[SHOP](Open)
"15 to Mana, and 5 each to Spirit and Physique."
The stats were distributed and instantly I felt stronger, especially my mana. Because of [Transcendent] I could use the Mana in the air but that was of course slower than using the Mana in my heart, so I decided to use a mixture of both but that made my lack of inner Mana even more of a problem as I could only make around 3 fist-sized fireballs in 15 seconds at most.
"Projection is going to take a while to get used to, huh? No wonder it's rarer than the mandatory [Enhancement]." I thought to myself.
An image suddenly appeared in my head. A man in a black mask and a woman in mage robes.
"The king of [Enhancement], X-ranked hunter, S, and the queen of [Projection], X-ranked hunter, Elisabeth Vann. True legends…"
"PREYY!!!!!!"X 10
[Mission Start!]
[Timer: [10:00].]
"Let's hunt pups!"
….