Chapter 1885. Skill Points

Chapter 1885. Skill Points

After Jack finished setting up his perfected Storm Breaker, Chris gave him his second weapon, the Fallen Apostle's Mystic Staff. The trial was similar to before. The difference was he could only use spells compatible with the Archmage class.

He already knew how to defeat the possessing demon, so it didn't take him long before he woke up from his coma. The others were still unconscious when he woke up for the second time.

After gaining the new magic staff, Jack asked for Chris' mobile blacksmith tools. During their stay, Chris helped everyone level up their non-heritage equipment using his blacksmith tools to level 99. His blacksmith tools had a 100% success chance, which everyone agreed was an ultimate cheat. But since they reaped the benefits, they didn't complain. Chris also seemed to possess an unlimited number of upgrade ores. Hence, he had no trouble max-leveling the equipment.

Chris originally wanted to give everyone unique-grade armor, but everyone's armor was already at least a unique grade, courtesy of Wilted.

Aside from giving definite success chances, Chris' blacksmith tools could also etch equipment. While leveling up everyone's equipment, Chris also did the etching process. He then installed armor orbs on all the equipment. He had a seemingly unlimited number of armor orbs in his inventory, but they were the standard types like the ones Jack acquired from the league factions.

Aside from giving definite success chances, Chris' blacksmith tools could also etch equipment. While leveling up everyone's equipment, Chris also did the etching process. He then installed armor orbs on all the equipment. He had a seemingly unlimited number of armor orbs in his inventory, but they were the standard types like the ones Jack acquired from the league factions.

Jack only had his shoulder armor missing an armor orb. He received a super-rare-grade Orb of Greater Darkness from Chris. Now, all his equipment had weapon orbs or armor orbs installed on them.

Chris used his blacksmith tools to etch Jack's Fallen Apostle's Mystic Staff. Jack transferred the Orb of Raijin to his new staff.

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Fallen Apostle's Mystic Staff, level: 99 (Legendary magic weapon), embedded: Orb of Raijin (Unique-grade Weapon orb).

Lightning damage: 2,300

Range: 100 meters

Attack speed: 2

Energy: Unlimited

Bound to: Storm Wind

All stat except Luck +20

Demon Mind (Response skill): Every hostile spell that hits the wielder grants a demonic aura that increases all elemental resistances by 1 point (up to 50 points). Nullify all effects that interrupt spellcasting when the aura is active. The aura lasts 3 minutes. Another hit from a hostile spell refreshes the duration.

Demon Souls Turbulence: Lock down an area with a radius of 100 meters. Demon souls run havoc inside the area, causing Curse, Disoriented, and Weakness. Deal 100% soul damage every second. When this skill ends, all enemies within the marked area receive 1000% soul damage. Duration: 20 seconds. Cooldown: 6 hours

Demonize Weapon (active skill): Weapon's damage +1,000. Damage changes to Chaos damage. Duration: 10 minutes. Cooldown: 3 hours.

Devilize (Active skill): Transforms into a devil. Duration: 1 hour. Cooldown: 1 day.

All skills or spells that deal lightning damage +20% damage.

Each standard attack has a 5% chance to produce chain lightning that strikes up to 7 hostiles, dealing 50% lightning damage.

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"Well, I figure the Demonize Weapon is for the respective weapon," Jack uttered after reading the weapon's description. "What about Devilize? I have two of the same skills now. Can I use it twice?"

"First of all, you are a hack. This kind of situation is never supposed to happen," Chris said. "To answer your question, yes, you can use it twice. The two identical skills have separate cooldowns. However, if you use the second one when the first one is still active, you will simply refresh its duration. You won't receive double the effects." Fịndd new updates at novelhall.com

Jack nodded at the explanation. This meant he could be in Devilize form for two hours.

Spring Crown was the second to awaken after Jack, but Leavemealone awoke mere seconds after Spring Crown. Since Spring Crown was the first to go into a coma, and Leavemealone only did that some time after Spring Crown, Leavemealone could be considered to finish the trial the second fastest after Jack.

Jack didn't find that surprising. If the test relied on the spirit to improve and not giving up, Leavemealone was among the top in that department.

"Woo...! Look at this, people," Spring Crown exclaimed.

"I do," Spark replied. "With this upgrade, I have been given access to skills."

"Really?" Jack asked. Spark couldn't perform skills before. It even lost the beam attack after the last upgrade. Aside from range attacks using the flying blades on its back, it mostly fought by copying Jack's martial arts.

When Jack was about to ask Spark to demonstrate, its bicolor eyes flared brightly. Spark looked up as a beam shot out from its eyes. Silver and dark purple intertwined in that beam as it shot far into the sky.

"That eye beam deals both soul and chaos damage," Chris explained.

After discharging the eye beam, Spark said, "I still have a few other skills. I can show them, but they had pretty long cooldowns. I understand you will go to the battlefield soon, won't you?"

"We will," Jack nodded. "You can show your new powers there."

Jack turned to the others. "So, everyone ready to leave?"

Everyone had successfully defeated themselves and exorcised the demons residing in the fallen apostle's weapons. Jack could even say that this trial had benefited everyone more than the weapon gains. Everyone looked more confident. They were no longer anxious about the thought of taking on the devils, which they were about to do.

"Hold! I'm not done yet!" They heard Chris exclaim.

"What is it? You still have something that can help us?" John asked. He intentionally sounded sarcastic, but Chris either didn't catch the tone or pretended not to.

"Of course I do. You should know by now how generous I am," Chris said with pride. A large stack of books materialized on the ground before him.

"Are those..."

"Yep! These are skill books," Chris said. "They grant you skill points."

Everyone had seen a skill book before. They just never saw it in such a large quantity. There are probably a thousand books in that pile.

When some started counting, Chris gave them the answer, "There are one thousand and four hundred skill books in this pile."

Almost everyone gasped at hearing the number.

Chris continued, "If divided among the twenty-three of you, each person can get 60 skill points. Some will get one extra skill point. I'll let you people decide."

"I don't need them. Give my share to the others," Jack said.

"Right. You have the container of souls," Chris said. During their past conversations, Jack had mentioned his possession of the artifact.

"Okay, if we distribute between twenty-two people, each person should get 63 or 64 skill points," Chris said. "Prioritize using the skill points for your special classes' skills. Combined with the skill points you got from leveling up, all of you should be able to max out your special classes' skills."

Jeanny and Wilted appointed themselves as the ones overseeing the distribution. Some people got an extra skill point more than others. They decided to give the extra book to those with higher levels compared to others.

As the distribution was proceeding, Chris called Will over. He said, "You will stay in this place."

"Yes!" Will exclaimed.

"Hold! You don't get to decide that!" John, who heard, immediately came to protest.

"He is useless even if he went out there with you," Chris explained. "He will most likely stay at the back battling the common demons while you all fight the devils. It is more productive for him to stay here. I will get him ready before your confrontation with Lucifer or Apollyon. Otherwise, if he got killed because his level was too low, then everyone's effort would be a waste."

"What can he do in two weeks?" John asked. "One week, if we wish to get to Master before he becomes a God. He can mostly increase two to three levels."

"Hehe. I can help him by using this," Chris said. He revealed a small gadget that looked like a compass.

"Time Manipulator?" Wilted exclaimed when she saw the item.

"What does that thing do?" Jack asked.

"It is similar to the Time Pearl," Wilted answered. "While Time Pearl is an artifact, this Time Manipulator is a consumable. Additionally, its application is even better than Time Pearl. While ones who use Time Pearl experience a distortion in time, it doesn't affect their age. With Time Manipulator, time is fully distorted. You can increase even your age level when you use this item."