Chapter 63 Modification

Chapter 63 Modification

The odd collection of Elites that were called here from the Bureau of Elite Development seemed like a cheerful bunch to Karl, and even more so after they were given no real restrictions on how to deal with the two new recruits.

They were all used to working in pairs, which was so they had someone to watch their back as much as it was intended to prevent corruption, as the Colonel had suggested, so giving them a warrior and mage combo was perfect for their preferred fighting style.

"I think that what we should start with is actually more of a skills' development than tactics. Normally, we would work with students about to graduate, so they would have a half dozen skills in their repertoire, but I am assuming that you two both only have one each." One of the warriors in civilian clothing suggested.

"I have two now, thanks to Overlord Drake, and Prince Axel gave Dana a Golem spell book. Plus, she knows Fog in addition to her base magic missile already." Karl explained.

The man looked impressed, and turned to the ginger haired female soldier beside him. "It looks like they really are on the path to fame, they're meeting all the right people already." Updated from n0velb(i)n.c(o)/m

"Don't mind Josh, he's jealous that you got to meet the Prince. You can call me Anise, and I will be helping you with your adaptation skills. One of the most important things you can do with your abilities is learning new ways to use them.

The more creative you can be with them, the more useful even the basic skills will become. For example, the Fog spell. It's not considered one of the more powerful spells, but did you know that you can condense it in just a ring to create a solid visual barrier?

That alone will give you a huge advantage in combat, as you can block off the view of your enemies while you escape. If you block a spot in an alley, it becomes much easier to run into a building without being followed. Anything pursuing you will have to guess what building you went into. Or you can cast it over the outside of a moving vehicle and make them crash." She explained.

Dana was shocked by that last suggestion.

Karl conferred with Hawk, who thought that it should be possible, but if they wanted it to stay on an object that wasn't attached to their own body, they would have to see it.

"Alright, I think I can do it." Karl agreed, and then focused on creating a Rend attack that crossed the space between two pillars, using them as anchors to keep it in place, the same way that he wrapped it around his gloves to enhance the claws.

"Oh, that is superb. Well done. Now, to see if it actually works or just looks like it does."

He tossed a metal bar against the thin beam of light, and it cleanly cut in half, clattering to the ground in two pieces.

Karl gasped in shock. "That's brutal. I can see how that would be an incredibly dangerous way to use this ability. The only problem is that if I don't watch it to keep it in place, it won't stay. Rend doesn't want to be stationary, and Shred is even more violent, I doubt that I could keep that one stable at all."

"That's fine. The more practical uses of this skill modification training are to create snares and trip lines for passing monsters and to stop them from following you. If you can learn to do multiple stationary traps, you can block a path well enough that a pursuer won't be able to just step or jump over, and you will have time to either regroup or get away."

"Alright, that is good enough for me. Not dying is always priority one." Karl agreed.

"I take it you came from the woods, where there are a lot of monsters?" One of the civilian dressed women asked.

"Nope, the mines, where we're always worried about the roof collapsing on us a kilometre underground." Karl replied with a chuckle. "So, not dying is priority one. Getting the job done is priority two."