Stark stood amidst the carnage, his chest heaving from the battle's intensity, as a familiar series of notifications echoed in his mind.
The sharp Ding of the system chimed repeatedly.
The bodies of the three apostles, the ones of the [Devil's Abyss], were all in front of him.
Cerberus, the massive three-headed dog, was dead, lying there as he was killed by Stark's holy energy.
Valgorth, the desolator, was also down, after getting absolutely comboed by Stark and his clone, there weren't many people or monsters that could survive, especially taking the [Spear of Judgment] and dozens of hits from EGO.
And finally Malthus, the strongest of all of them, was erased from existence by [Heaven's Wrath] after getting hit by the falling cross.
None of them stood a chance to begin with, though they did pose a threat to Stark in the beginning, he quickly overwhelmed them the second the clone appeared.
[You have slain 'Cerberus, The Protector of Hell', gained 36,500,000 experience points!]
[You have slain 'Valgorth, the Desolator', gained 37,800,000 experience points!]
[You have slain 'Malthus, the Death Devil' in his ultimate form; gained 45,000,000 experience points!]
[+119,300,000 experience points!]
"...What the hell," the amount of experience he got was baffling, twice as much as he did when he defeated Olikar.
Maybe because he had defeated three apostles at the same time.
Also, Olikar gave 47,600,000 experience points (+20 million from the execution), but Malthus gave him 45,000,000; it was so close that it felt like there was almost no difference.
The panel did specify "in his ultimate form" though, so makes sense.
And of course, Stark leveled up.
[Current level: 106]
[Experience: 977,000/8,500,000]
Experience went up by 100,000 every level currently.
Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!
Those numbers quickly changed.
[Your level has increased to level 107, granting you five skill points and a boost in stats.]
[Your level has increased to level 108, granting you five skill points and a boost in stats.]
[Your level has increased to level 109...]
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[Your level has increased to level 119, granting you five skill points and a boost in stats.]
[Skill Points: 103 Available]
Now... Stark could truly feel the power.
His breathing was calm, his eyes were focused.
Nothing much to do beside see what kind of skill he got, since he reached past level 110.
The more Stark fought these monsters, the more he won against these impossible beings, the more fed up he got with all of this.
Ding!
[Level 110 reached (one skill every 20 levels): pick a card!]
6 skills, yet only two could be selected.
This was the hardest choice Stark was about to make since he appeared in this new world.
But before selecting them, he decided to use the 60 skills he spared to upgrade some of the other ones.
And well, as most of his skill were either maxed, couldn't be leveled up or were already at the level limit, he didn't have many choices to select from.
Ding! Ding!
[You have upgraded 'Domi-Chain Restrain' to level 30 (Gold-Tier Max)!] (-30 skill points)
[You have upgraded 'Target Manipulation' to level 30 (Gold-Tier Max)!] (-30 skill points)
He didn't use that skill much, but maybe it could be better.
...
[Skill: Domi-Chain Restrain]
[Perk: Chains of Judgment (Mythical Perk)]
[Description: Not only do you get three chains instead of one, but you can also summon "Gortox", the chain demon, to aid you in chaining your enemies.]
...
He used this skill, not often, but he used it, but this still confused him regardless.
Who the hell is Gortox? Should he use the skill now to test it out? Or maybe wait? In the end, he still trained in the [Memories Museum] often too, so he would test it out.
And then... he moved to the other skill.
A pleasant surprise greeted him, though.
...
[Skill: Target Manipulation (ULTIMATE FORM)
[Perk: Complete Telekinesis (Immortal/Ultimate Perk)]
[Description: If you can hold off for 1 minute while focusing on your opponent's aura, you can take it over and control their body for 15 seconds.]
[Note: by that, you can basically make the enemy kill themselves, yes, no joke, as you have full control of their bodies, you will be able to use their own weapons against them, though do note that you cannot use their skills!]
...
"This is..." Stark's expression darkened, "So... normal...?"
I mean, this was a great perk, but when the hell would he have the time to think about that in battle? And what if the opponent didn't have a fancy weapon like a blade?
When would he find the time to pull up this perk and stand still for an entire minute without the enemy immediately trying to attack him.
And now you might say: "W-Well, just ask the [Ultimate Clone] to protect you!"
But first, what if the clone died by a massive unavoidable attack, and second of all, if an attack like a giant fire appeared, which hit the entire area, then Stark was fucked.
He would need to think about it.
But now that he was done with those skills and their perks, he could think about what he needed to do next.
Aura Smash; Crimson Spears; Heaven's Wrath; Crimson Ball Transmission; EGO; and finally, Asura's Arms.
The skills were there, the cores were in his hands, all he needed to do now is... choose.
Because no matter what, his strength would surely increase.
"Alright, I think I know," Stark let out a quick smile as he pointed at two of the skills.