Chapter 209: Classes

Chapter 209: Classes

Zac eagerly walked rushed toward his Nexus Node, unable to contain his excitement. He was truly curious about what kinds of classes he could expect from his new race. It was, in a way, both a test run for his level 75 evolution, and a testament to his struggles so far.

If he had available Epic classes now it would mean he was on course for epic E-Grade classes down the road. Of course, he knew that the criterion for getting an E-Grade Epic class was much higher than an F-Grade one, but it was a start.

He soon found himself in the building containing his private Nexus Node, and opened up his menu one last time to see everything was in order.

Name

Zachary Atwood

Level

25

Class

-

Race

Draugr (E)

Alignment

Port Atwood - Lord (Earth)

Titles

Born for Carnage, Ultimate Reaper, Luck of the Draw, Giantsbane, Disciple of David, Overpowered, Slayer of Leviathans, Adventurer, Demon Slayer I, Full of Class, Rarified Being, Trailblazer, Child of Dao, The Big 500, Planetary Aegis, One Against Many, Butcher, Progenitor Hegemon, Core, Apex Hunter

Dao

Seed of Heaviness - Middle, Seed of Trees - High, Seed of Sharpness - Early

Core

Duplicity (F)

Strength

352

Dexterity

200

Endurance

245

Vitality

188

Intelligence

90

Wisdom

85

Luck

93

Free Points

Either of them would boost another of his important attributes, and leave him with free points to shore up his shortcomings, making him a monstrous melee fighter. If he picked Big Game Hunter he likely wouldnt need to put any more points in Dexterity. That would leave him the freedom to either focus on becoming even more lethal or shoring up his defenses with his free points.

It was a very flexible path where he could adjust his build as he went. Conversely, the undying class would likely help with his survivability, but it would also mean that he would have to keep putting most of his free points into Dexterity to not become too slow.

Both seemed like good options, and he felt like there was no clear winner. As for the lottery option, he didnt even consider it. There was no chance to get an Arcane class, which was the tier above Epic. And while the chance for an epic class was great, there was no point since he had two great options to choose from.

But after a few minutes his eyes turned to Undying Bulwark and he picked that one with determination in his eyes.

It came down to suitability in the end. Zac had his hands full just with improving his current fighting style. Learning to fight with a bow or sneak around wasnt really his style and would take focus from his axe techniques. The meathead juggernaut battle tactics were already ingrained into his brain, and the Undying Bulwark class felt more appropriate for that.

Besides, he was making a gamble for the long run. Right now his two sides were completely separated, but who knew what would happen in the future. If he somehow managed to combine the two Classes, or at least use their skills simultaneously, Undying Bulwark should be a better choice.

A defensive class would complement Hatchetman far better than another Offensive class like a hunter as he saw it. It would also allow Zac to focus even further on evolving one side into pure offense, and the other into pure defense.

He might have made a different choice if this was his only class, as Undying Bulwark might not be the greatest offensively, which would affect his leveling ability. But with the help of his massive attribute pool he felt he would still be stronger offensively than most people. Furthermore, if needed he could get a great offensive skill from Brazla.

The familiar burst of cosmic energy inundated him, and his mind was filled with the schematic for the pathways that belonged to Undying Bulwark. He was about to check his gains, but Ogras interrupted him from behind.

So, what did you get? Ogras asked from behind.

None of your business, Zac said with a snort. I still dont know what class you have.

Ogras only tsked, muttering something about being stingy.

I need to fix my pathways, then well try to hunt down the Shapeshifters, Zac said.

Fine, Ogras said with a nod and disappeared.

Zac remembered just how painful it was to draw his pathways, so he needed to seclude himself to make sure nothing went wrong. He immediately headed toward his courtyard so he could activate the arrays there.

As he walked he finally opened his menu to see the results.

[Class: Undying Bulwark, Grade-F, Epic]

Endurance +10, +10%.

Vitality +5, +5%.

Level: +6 Endurance, +2 Vitality, -1 free point per level.

Skills:

Bulwark Mastery (LOCKED)

Deathwish (LOCKED)

Fields of Despair (LOCKED)

Zacs brows rose in surprise. It actually stole one of his free points, rather than give out another one. But it still gave a total of 7 points per level, compared to the 5 from Hatchetman.

At least one thing was clear. He probably wouldnt need to put any more points into Endurance in a long time, perhaps ever. Six points per level was an insane boost, twice what he got in Strength from Hatchetman. Add to that the point he got from his other class, and soon his enemies would tire themselves out before they could even hurt him.

It also gave three skills that were available right from the start, and hed need to complete some quests to unlock them. He honestly had no idea what the two last ones would do. The first one was a mastery skill, just like his current Axe Mastery.

However, he wasnt exactly sure what Bulwark meant in this connotation. But there was a real possibility that it might be a quest that would give him a new Dao Seed. Since he got an epic class he was guaranteed to get at least one new seed from a skill vision.

But before he could set out to complete his skill quests there was something else he needed to do. As soon as he arrived at his courtyard Zac closed it down with multiple layers of arrays before he sat down.

Next he started to arduously imprint the intricate pathway system that would cover his whole body. Luckily he hadnt already imprinted a simplistic version of a pathway system that would be needed to be rewritten, so this time it wasnt nearly as painful.

But even then the pathways took the better part of a day to imprint, as they were even more intricate compared to his other class. Early next morning he stood up, and happily studied the results of his efforts.

The fractals that passed through his whole body were reminiscent of that of Hatchetman, but they were also a bit different. The best way Zac could describe it was that they were like two abstract paintings, each conveying a different meaning to the subconscious.

As he inspected the results of his efforts his eyes couldnt help but turn toward the Core. While he had engraved the fractals all night he didnt want to split his focus so he didnt check up on it. But throughout the night the core hadnt given off a single response, staying completely inert.

But unbeknownst to him his Core had changed as well during the night, and the black side now also contained grooves for the pathways to his new class. Now his core was truly complete.