Chapter 212: Death?

Chapter 212: Death?

Surprisingly, the name and description of the new specialization wasnt in Draconic.

So I translated the name correctly.

[Heat Death] :

Passive effects :

Reduce damages to the body by 50%.

Your body can entirely self-sustain on its own mana.

When losing a limb, the contained Mana will be evenly distributed throughout the remaining parts of the body instead of being lost.

Spells and Skills energy loss over time reduced by 20% (Class level/10; maximum 50%).

Passive Mana cost of fueling enchanted objects and rituals reduced by 20% (Class level/10; maximum 50%).

Absorb 40% (Class level/5; maximum 100%) of the remaining Mana from nearby deaths; excess will be lost; absolute effect; 200 meters (Class level) range.

Active effect :

If magic would cause you damage, negate the magic.

Cost : 200% of the magics original mana value. (400 - class level; minimum 100%)

All stat growths *4

Each line that Sofia read left her more and more speechless.

Yeah. It was worth it. Very, very worth it.

The lost limb effect is nice. And so is surviving on mana like a Demon.

Skill energy loss Im not so certain about what it means, does it mean the dropoff from Angels bolt is reduced by 20%?

Just like a shot arrow, a thrown bolt would lose energy as it traveled, slowing down and becoming weaker, and all magic did this. Sofia had never thought it was very consequential due to how fast the Angels bolts traveled and how close her targets usually were, but it was a net positive effect anyway.

Reducing the mana upkeep of items and the cost of rituals was also good, even if it wouldnt make a big impact right now.

But the actual meat and bones of the skill were the last two effects.

Let me get this right. I can get mana back from the book Skeletons when they die?

From all deaths? I have a very good feeling about this.

And it says Absolute effect. Does that mean it will work even under the [False immortality] runes mana regeneration interdiction? If so I can summon some guys from the book, regenerate my mana, cast a few runes, dispel the skeletons, and get 40% of their mana back?

Its a bit of a tedious setup, but that would let me have more mana to use while the runes are on, potentially even sustaining it through a long exploration.

And the active effect is just This alone justifies never investing in Health points anymore.

Wait, Im getting ahead of myself. This doesnt help at all against physical attacks. Well, one thing at a time. Alright, Im done here. Woah, that took a while. I hope everyone else hasnt died of old age waiting for me.

Were going back to the waiting room?

You see, Sofia, I lied.

What d- Oh. The waiting room The scoreboard? What, were you not actually one of the two who got there before me?

No, I lied because the scoreboard wasnt broken. Of course, it wouldnt be. Not when the last person to reach this place stepped here merely nine months ago.

Then why?

I needed you to not see it. As simple as that. I thought you would perform better like this.

What in the world is he getting at?

Were here.

It still looks broken to me. Is this some kind of illusion magic?

No, I actually broke it because you finished the maze earlier than expected, so I was in a hurry. Ehrm, anyway. This is no special privilege. Im just doing my job to the best of my capacity. I will repair it now.

Sen clapped his hands, and the hole in the wall fixed itself. The scoreboard regained its regular luster, and one by one, the usual glowing characters started appearing on it.

Floor 100

Known people who have failed on this floor :

Sen

Saria

Current rank : 1

(You are currently ranked at the bottom of this floors list)

Should you complete this floor, you will climb to rank : ERROR

Sofia stared at the scoreboard for a while. Her mind was empty.

She had witnessed many things above her comprehension but never had anything messed with her mind so sharply. Something happened that hadnt shown up in a very long time, a spontaneous [Blessing of the Deep] resistance prompt.

[You have been affected by : confusion. But your skills negated the status]

Like a dam blowing up, Sofias thoughts crashed down on her, a tidal wave of irrepressible feelings.

She turned back, her eyes staring holes through Sen.

Sen understood the unspoken question, he nodded.

Sofia fainted. Pareth appeared and caught her long before she had any chance to hit the ground, before even Sen could make a move.

You really care about her, dont you? Help her through that one for me, wont you? Im not allowed to say anything more, but give her this when she wakes up.

Sen handed Pareth a small envelope.

And this is where I leave, Im already bending the rules too much, any more, and it could become dangerous. Im bad with farewells, so maybe this end isnt too bad. You should disable your displacement immunity to make the teleport easier on yourself; the Spire wont give you a choice anyway. Good luck, Skeleton.