Chapter 31: Rewards

Liam then looked at the remaining rewards.

He decided to use the three Epic-Rank Random Skill Crystals first.

"Let’s see what I get."

He selected the reward, and three glowing crystals appeared in front of him.

Liam touched the first crystal.

The crystal immediately turned into a stream of dark energy that entered his body.

[ Congratulations! ]

[ You have acquired the Epic-Rank Skill: Dark Magic. ]

[ Dark Magic ]

[ Description: Allows the user to manipulate and control dark energy to cast various dark spells. The power and variety of dark magic will increase as the user’s mastery improves. ]

Liam nodded.

"Dark Magic. This should be useful."

He then activated the second Skill Crystal.

Another stream of energy entered his body.

[ Congratulations! ]

[ You have acquired the Epic-Rank Skill: Familiar Contract. ]

[ Familiar Contract ]

[ Description: Allows the user to establish a magical contract with a creature and make it their familiar. A familiar shares a portion of its power with its master and can receive energy from the master through the contract. ]

[ The number and strength of familiars depend on the user’s power and mastery of the skill. ]

Liam’s eyes lit up.

"Familiar Contract? That’s pretty useful too."

He then used the final Skill Crystal.

The crystal shattered into countless particles of dark energy before entering his body.

[ Congratulations! ]

[ You have acquired the Epic-Rank Skill: Dark Storm. ]

[ Dark Storm ]

[ Description: Summons a powerful storm of dark energy that can cover a large area. The storm continuously releases dark lightning and blades of dark energy, damaging enemies within its range. ]

[ The strength and area of the Dark Storm increase with the user’s power and skill mastery. ]

Liam looked at the three new skills.

"Not bad."

"Dark Magic gives me more options in combat, Familiar Contract will let me have more companions, and Dark Storm should be useful against groups of enemies."

He then looked at the remaining rewards.

"Now, the last one, which is three Skill Upgrades."

Liam thought for a moment as he went through his inventory. He then took out two Skill Crystals that he had obtained from the vampire mobs in the dungeon.

[ You have learned the skill: Regeneration. ]

[ You have learned the skill: Blood Bat Summoning. ]

Liam then used the Skill Upgrade reward.

A bright light shone over his skill list before stopping on three skills.

The three selected skills were Dark Cutter, Blood Bat Summoning, and Cursed Flames.

The light grew brighter as the evolution process began.

[ Skill Upgrade initiated. ]

[ Upgrading Dark Cutter... ]

[ Skill evolution complete. ]

[ Dark Cutter has evolved into Dark Scythe. ]

[ Upgrading Blood Bat Summoning... ]

[ Skill evolution complete. ]

[ Blood Bat Summoning has evolved into Blood Wolf Summoning. ]

[ Upgrading Cursed Flames... ]

[ Skill evolution complete. ]

[ Cursed Flames has evolved into Abyssal Flames. ]

Liam looked at the notifications with interest.

"Dark Scythe, Blood Wolf Summoning, and Abyssal Flames."

"All three are pretty good upgrades."

He opened his skill list to check their new descriptions.

Liam opened his skill list to check their new descriptions.

[ Dark Scythe ]

[ Rank: Epic ]

[ Description: A powerful dark-type skill that creates a large scythe made of condensed dark energy. The scythe can cut through physical objects, energy, and magical barriers. The power of the Dark Scythe increases with the user’s strength and mastery of dark energy. ]

Liam nodded.

"This is much better than Dark Cutter."

He then checked the next skill.

[ Blood Wolf Summoning ]

[ Rank: Epic ]

[ Description: Allows the user to summon wolves made from condensed blood energy. The summoned Blood Wolves possess high physical strength, speed, and regeneration. They can fight independently and follow the user’s commands. ]

[ The number and strength of the Blood Wolves increase with the user’s power and skill mastery. ]

Liam looked at the description.

"Blood Wolves should be much more useful than Blood Bats."

He then checked the final skill.

[ Abyssal Flames ]

[ Rank: Epic ]

[ Description: Allows the user to create and control powerful flames infused with abyssal energy. Abyssal Flames can burn physical matter, energy, and magical effects. They are extremely difficult to extinguish through ordinary means. ]

[ The destructive power of the flames increases with the user’s power and mastery. ]

Liam nodded in satisfaction.

"These upgrades are definitely worth it."

He then closed the skill screen and looked at the remaining rewards.

"Now, I still have the three Attribute Multipliers and the accumulated EXP."

Liam opened his status screen and used both rewards.

His accumulated EXP immediately began flowing into his body. His level started increasing rapidly.

[ Level increased from 60 to 61. ]

[ Level increased from 61 to 62. ]

[ Level increased from 62 to 63. ]

...

The notifications continued appearing one after another until they finally stopped.

[ Level increased to 83. ]

[ Congratulations! ]

[ You have reached Level 83. ]

Liam then used the Attribute Multiplier reward.

The multiplier took effect on his attributes, greatly increasing all of his existing stats.

Liam opened his status screen and looked at his new information.

[ Status ]

[ Name: Liam Heart ]

[ Dream Race: Lesser Evil Eye (D-Rank) ]

[ Tier: 1 ]

[ Level: 83 ]

[ Talent: Reality Reversal ]

[ Talent Uses Remaining: 20/20 ]

[ Attributes ]

[ Strength: 160 ]

[ Agility: 175 ]

[ Vitality: 197 ]

[ Intelligence: 954 ]

[ Free Attribute Points: 69 ]

[ Skills ]

[ Cursed Gaze (Lv.10 - MAX) ]

[ Dark Scythe (Lv.10 - MAX) ]

[ Abyss Venom Domain (Lv.10 - MAX) ]

[ Abyssal Venom (Lv.10 - MAX) ]

[ High Heal (Lv.10 - MAX) ]

[ Sacred Divine Spring (Lv.10 - MAX) ]

[ Black Crystal Silk Creation (Lv.10 - MAX) ]

[ Shadow Dash (Lv.10 - MAX) ]

[ Shadow Clone (Lv.10 - MAX) ]

[ Void Blink (Lv.10 - MAX) ]

[ Curse Amplification (Lv.10 - MAX) ]

[ Battle Rage (Lv.10 - MAX) ]

[ Dark Ball (Lv.10 - MAX) ]

[ Fireball (Lv.10 - MAX) ]

[ Abyssal Flames (Lv.10 - MAX) ]

[ Water Control (Lv.10 - MAX) ]

[ Elemental Arrow Creation (Lv.10 - MAX) ]

[ Totem of Elevation (Lv.10 - MAX) ]

[ Regeneration (Lv.1) ]

[ Dark Magic (Lv.1) ]

[ Familiar Contract (Lv.1) ]

[ Dark Storm (Lv.1) ]

[ Blood Wolf Summoning (Lv.10 - MAX) ]

[ Evil Eye of Reversal (Lv.1) ]

Liam stared at his new status screen for several seconds.

"My Intelligence is already over nine hundred."

" It’s most likely due to both evolution and attribute multiplier reward"

He looked at his other attributes before focusing on his free points.

"And I still have sixty-nine free attribute points."