Chapter 164: Reaping an Ifrit

[You have assisted in killing a complex creature: Gastros Enterifrits][Due to your Trait, you have multiplied your rewards by 10]

[You have gained 20,000 experience]

[You have gained a C class Mage LifeSkill: Blazing Wave]

[You have gained 10x LifeSkill fragments]

[You have two LifeSkills with the same job. Do you want to merge the two?]

[Experience required: 20,000]

[Upgrade points required: 22,000]

[Fragments required: 4]

Atlan manipulated his Soul System and commanded all the required ingredients to merge his two Mage LifeSkills into one.

The blue wisps of Experience points surrounded the new LifeSkill planet and forcefully transcended it to the consolidation period between the 4th stage and 5th stage Student realm like the original Spiked Chitin Spray.

The meteor fragments crashed into the LifeSkill planet and upgraded it from C class to B class, costing 5000 upgrade points.

Then, 17000 Upgrade points made up of small red geometric shapes lined up and surrounded the two planets, forcing them to collide.

It didn't take long before the two planets crashed, sending chunks of each other flying into each other before eventually crashing down onto the surface.

The collision was so powerful that the two planets were destroyed completely, turning them into meteors and asteroids that tried to leave their respective gravities. However, the Upgrade points created a protective barrier that forced all parts to stay in one place.

It wasn't long before small chunks crashed into each other and formed a bigger chunk, creating a bigger gravity that further attracted more chunks from space.

Atlan watched everything unfold as if he were a God who watched his own creation. If it was like true life, then it would have needed thousands of years to form, but in the Soul System, everything was sped up so much that it only took a few seconds before a new Mage LifeSkill formed in his Solar System of LifeSkills.

—Mage: (A) Exploding Thorns of Chitinous Webs.

——— Consolidating the 5th stage

———— 12x F class fragments

Exploding? I'm guessing this ability is born from the Ifrit's self-destruction powers. That's interesting…

Not only could he trap enemies inside his thorned web of chitins, but he could also make them explode and cause further damage.

The possibilities were endless.

My Mage LifeSkill is starting to get good. Now that it's been merged with two different LifeSkills, its repertoire of powers makes it useful in a lot of situations.

"It's done…" Tarish muttered under her breath.

The Masamune district Remedium turned eerily quiet as the final Ifrit disintegrated into mere dust and was absorbed by the golden oil lamp.

Atlan took his focus out of his Soul System and observed the construct.

The Angel power inside it slowly powered down, dispersing into the air until there was nothing left.

I see why it's only one use. There's no more power inside that oil lamp. It's just a normal object now.

"That was close…"

Tarish and the rest of the 6th stage Saviors fell on their knees and released the tension in their shoulders. They thought it was the end for them. The Ifrit's cloning got too much out of control, and they couldn't have lasted much longer.

The only reason why they finished this mission was because of the black battle-suited youth in front of them.

They couldn't help but stare at him. Even after executing a barrage of punches that killed Ifrits much faster than they could clone themselves, he didn't even seem tired. He never dropped a single sweat.

"Porter…how did you do that?"

Tarish confronted Atlan. She couldn't believe that his Physique LifeSkill was that powerful. It was only a porter LifeSkill and it was only in the 2nd stage of the Student realm!

Even if it was an S class talent, they didn't think that it would be enough to kill Ifrits rated at the 6th stage difficulty. Granted, Infection Canzers were very easy to defeat individually, but that still didn't take away from the fact that Atlan could disintegrate them into mere atoms with just one single punch.

Atlan activated his LifeSkill. The oppressing black flames enveloped his whole body.

"This is my Physique LifeSkill. It's rated higher than the S class."

He revealed this information because he knew that it would have leaked out in some way or another. It was much better to tell the truth now and control the narrative.

"Gasp…Even better than S class?!"

"I didn't even think that was possible."

"I've heard rumors of other Metropolises having talents greater than S class, but I thought they were just rumors."

Having a LifeSkill greater than S class was so rare that they didn't have a proper grasp on how powerful it was, but the tyrannical aura around his black flames made them believe his words. If they didn't experience how powerful it was with their own eyes, they wouldn't have believed it.

"Don't worry, Star Porter. We won't tell just anybody about this," Tarish assured Atlan. "However, we can't promise you that HeadQuarters won't know about it. If we were subjected to Pterina's questioning, we wouldn't be able to hide the truth."

Atlan nodded. "That's fine."

"I can't believe we almost denied you. Imagine if we did. We probably would have lost all our SoulTime from this mission."

"Tarish, you were right. He's the Star Porter for a reason."

Now that the threat of the Canzers had been neutralized, the atmosphere around the Saviors was celebratory. It was a close one, but they eked out a victory in the end, all thanks to the 2nd stage porter.

"What's wrong, Atlan? Why aren't you celebrating?"

The Ifrit was dead. Atlan was sure of it. If not, he wouldn't have reaped its soul.

But by now, they should have gotten their rewards from the Genesis God for finishing the mission. A ray of light should have beamed down from the skies and bathed them with His rewards.

It's only been two minutes since the mission 'finished', yet Atlan couldn't help but be cautious.

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