Now that everything was settled, I had enough time to focus on my stats. The number of skill points I had was substantial, allowing for a significant power-up. I was beginning to think that this way of earning EXP and skill points was more efficient.
That's why I asked Damien about the location of his gang. I'm pretty sure that someone would take the leadership position, and they would continue to be a problem for society. So instead of victimizing more people , it's better for them to give me EXP and skill points.
After utilizing my current power to its full potential, I became more confident in being bolder now.
I realized that my powers were more than enough to cause significant damage, even when dealing with a weak Gifted individual.
Through my puppet, I use "Mind Eye" which works to see his attributes and learned that he was a Gifted. However, he had quite low power and skills, mainly focusing on physical enhancements and combat mastery.
What truly surprised me, however, was the substantial amount of experience points (XP) I obtained simply by eliminating him. Killing that relatively weak Gifted yielded me 1000 XP, an unexpected windfall.
I'm not underestimating him; I based my assessment on our combat abilities and skills. With such a big difference in our combat power, I didn't think he could be a real threat to me even in a direct confrontation.
But, of course, I'd have to be as dumb as a rock to pull off a stunt like that in the first place! My combat skills are like my last resort now– only to be unleashed when I've exhausted all other options and my survival depends on it.
[Intense Quick Learning Level 10 —> Intense Quick Learning Level 20]
I prioritized leveling up my "Intense Quick Learning" skill first since it proved to be the most valuable in non-threatening situations. This choice made sense, especially because I intend to acquire additional day to day skills in the future to further add to my arsenal.
[Parallel Processing Level 1 —> Parallel Processing Level 10]
Next, I focused on upgrading "Parallel Processing." This skill was crucial, particularly if I intended to make frequent use of my "Mind-Link" ability.
After last night experience, I understood how useful these two skills could be when used together. Upgrading them simultaneously would help me unleash their full potential.
With this skill, I could be aware of anyone within my range, as long as I had mapped the area and remembered their location using my puppets as radar, making it nearly impossible for anyone to catch me off guard using conventional means.
"Now, what to do with the remaining skill points?" I mused to myself. I still have 10 of them, and I'm considering upgrading either "Stone Body," "Quick Phase," or "Complex Cognitive Instinct."
"Suggestion" was out of the question because it required too many skill points to upgrade, and it was already extremely powerful for normal use.
Regarding "Mind Eye," I didn't notice any new options after upgrading it, so I'm planning to level it up to 10 and see what happened. But I had doubts that any new options would significantly enhance my abilities .
'Stone Body is good, as it is my last defense. I mean, even that Damien guy died because of gun shots," I mused, thinking that I still have a lot of weaknesses to cover.
'And Quick Phase is good for catching my enemies off guard, but no matter how fast I become, I can't really dodge a bullet,"
'I only have one option,'
[Mind Eye Level 8 —> Mind Eye 10]
[Complex Cognitive Instinct Level 12.—> Complex Cognitive Instinct Level 20]
Finally, I decided to upgrade this skill because it's more useful for me. In fact, the ability to think of scenarios was mainly due to this skill. And now that it had become stronger, I had also felt my mind becoming sharper. I remembered things that I needed to prioritize, and now I have a better grasp of what I should do.
With all these improvements, my powers had a huge breakthrough again.
This is why I'm always working on enhancing my abilities. While there might be Gifted individuals who are stronger than me right now, I know that my constant and rapid growth will make me incredibly powerful in the future. Each mission I complete pushes my potential to new heights.
"I am.... inevitable ," I chuckled to myself.