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The **Violet Abyss Blade** not only dealt 10 times the damage with every normal attack but also guaranteed a bleeding effect. When the "Violet Shadow" skill triggered, it doubled the wielder's speed, and with a high chance of landing critical strikes up to 9 times the damage. In theory, if someone were extremely lucky, a single normal attack could deal up to 90 times the normal damage!
Alex took one look at the weapon's stats and realized his damage output had now comfortably surpassed 100,000 points. The sheer potential left him speechless.
"This is unbelievable!" Quinn Farris exclaimed as he handed the glowing sword back to Alex. His voice, filled with a mix of awe and concern, reflected the magnitude of the moment. "It's incredibly rare for SR-grade equipment to increase in power this much. Normally, it takes one SR-grade gem just to raise a piece by a single level, and there's always a chance of failure. Even a critical upgrade might take something from SR to SR+1 or SR+2, but SR+6? I've never heard of anything like it."
Alex had laughed off Quinn's astonishment with a few polite words and quickly made his way back to the Lord's Mansion. Reflecting on it later, he still found it amusing. The streak of luck he'd been experiencing felt almost surreal.
Before the game began, Alex was just an ordinary guy. He wasn't someone who won lotteries or always chose the right answers on multiple-choice tests. He was the kind of person who would lose in card games, and in video games, his opponents didn't magically disconnect mid-battle. Yet, now, his luck had seemingly turned him into a powerhouse. It was strange, but Alex wasn't one to question good fortune. If this was the hand he'd been dealt, he was determined to use it to its fullest, not just for himself but for everyone around him.
Today marked the ninth day since the game had begun, and after downing a C-class energy potion, Alex noticed a slight uptick in his attributes:
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**Personal Stats:**
- **Level:** 69 (38% progress, with 690 bonus damage)
- **Level Bonus:** +1000% damage
- **Potential:** SR
- **Health:** 5,000
- **Stamina:** 100%
- **Energy:** 100%
- **Strength:** B+
- **Endurance:** C+
- **Agility:** C
- **Spirit:** D+
- **Perception:** D
- **Growth Points:** 781% (available for upgrades)
- **Bloodline:** D+
- **Seventh Attribute:** Empty
- **Skills:**
- **Berserk Mode (Advanced Master Level):** Consumes 1% energy every 5 seconds, increasing damage by 20% per second.
- **Sword Reflect (Basic Master Level):** Has an 8% chance to block and reflect damage. This chance increases by 8% with each consecutive attack.
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His health had now risen to an impressive 5,000 points, and his **Berserk Mode** skill, which had reached advanced mastery, now consumed less energy while delivering even greater damage.
At the highest level, the skill could enhance Alex's damage by 10,000% over 500 seconds, making him a walking powerhouse. Additionally, with 14 skill points and 12 super skill points still in reserve, Alex had options for further upgrades.
Raising **Berserk Mode** to "Advanced Invincible Level" would require 30 skill points, while upgrading **Sword Reflect** to "Invincible Level" would only take 10. He opted to spend the points on **Sword Reflect**, raising its chance to 10% per attack, with a 10% boost for each consecutive strike.
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**Sword Reflect (Basic Invincible Level):**
Has a 10% chance to block and reflect damage. Each consecutive attack increases the chance by 10%.
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To further improve his skills, Alex knew he could either use a skill advancement scroll or invest growth points. Raising skills from "Basic" to "Advanced" required 100% growth points, while upgrading **Berserk Mode** from "Advanced" to "Super" demanded 500%.
Having already saved up 6 upgrade opportunities, Alex decided to boost both skills by one tier. While this temporarily lowered their levels, the increase in potential more than made up for it.
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**Personal Stats (Updated):**
- **Level:** 69
- **Health:** 5,000
- **Stamina:** 100%
- **Energy:** 100%
- **Strength:** A-
- **Endurance:** C+
- **Agility:** C
- **Spirit:** C+
- **Perception:** C+
- **Growth Points:** 781%
- **Bloodline:** D+
- **Seventh Attribute:** Empty
- **Skills:**
- **Berserk Mode (Super Expert Level):** Consumes 1% energy every 5 seconds, increasing damage by 20% per second.
- **Sword Reflect (Advanced Master Level):** Has a 17% chance to block and reflect damage. Each consecutive attack increases the chance by 17%.
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Even without the monstrous damage output, Alex's stats alone were enough to make him nearly untouchable. His teammates, like Chris and Sarah, both with R-class potential, were still hovering around E-rank for most of their attributes. The rest of his classmates, like Luke and others with N-class potential, were even lower, struggling between F+ and E- levels.
It was also worth mentioning that a few classmates who had fallen in battle at the Brown Bear Mountain had finally been revived the previous night. Their return brought with it some surprising news.
Firstly, death seemed to suspend their consciousness, making the time between death and revival feel like an instant. However, the real shock came with the penalties: every revived player had their levels cut in half. Someone at Level 26 would be knocked back down to Level 13, while someone at Level 41 would drop to Level 20.
The cost of revival didn't stop there. Players with N-class potential needed an N-class revival stone and 1,000 points. R-class players required an R-class revival stone and 10,000 points, while SR-class individuals like Alex needed an SR-class stone and 100,000 points.
Thankfully, each player had been given an initial revival stone in the prologue, which allowed for one free resurrection, regardless of class, without needing to pay the steep point cost.
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With his latest upgrades, Alex felt his power surge once more. The road ahead was clear: continue growing, capture more resource points, and, perhaps most importantly, protect the people under his care.