Chapter 14: The Next Morning

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Chapter 14: The Next Morning

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It was the morning of the next day within my Inner Realm. Time Dilation was possible here as well; I could accelerate its internal time up to a hundred times faster than the time outside. But to make it possible for us to sleep well and synchronize with the outside world, I disabled the Time Dilation function. Right now, it was morning. The Rainbow Sun Crown, formed of nine colorful stars I had refined long ago, rose from the horizon, illuminating my expansive Inner Realm with a myriad of beautiful colors.

The gentle sound of the Immemorial Fountain of Youth behind me created a nice background noise as I woke up from my sleep. I was strong enough that I didn’t need sleep at all, but sleeping was like a delicious cup of wine; it still felt nice to do so, and it calmed things such as stress and soul exhaustion. Although I wasn’t going through the latter, I was slightly stressed.

Not because I was going to fight Gods, but because I was worried about my family, and it made me feel slightly guilty for being too direct with my approaches. Imagining getting them involved in something terrible was one of my worst nightmares. Now that I have two people I need to protect, I can’t be too reckless in my attempts.

Or, well, I simply have to do it alone while they’re not watching!

For now, however, I was looking at a skill I have possessed since the beginning of my new journey on Earth. One that Clide, the only Administrator I’ve trusted, granted to me and also to my sister.

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[Premium Player Privilege (SSS): Lv1]

[Skill EXP]: [0/100.000]

A Premium Skill is often given to Administrators that beta test new System Functions. Not something that Players should ever receive.

Grants the partial ability to manipulate System Functions, allowing you to keep your System even without it being bound to your body and soul.

Increases the amount of Stats gained per Level by x2 of the chosen Class Stat Growth.

Increases the amount of Skill Points and Stat Points earned by 10 after taking a Class, grants access to the Skill Shop.

You can further accumulate “Credits” by slaying powerful Monsters and Boss Monsters, which you can exchange for valuable items in the Administrator’s Shop.

More privileges can be unlocked as the Skill Level increases, which can be done by using Credits.Finnd new chapters at novelhall.com

Next Upgrade at 100.000 Credits.

Available Credits: 355.000

Level Bonus (1): Credits Earned Increases by 10%. All Shops give you a discount of 5%. The Gods will show 10% more interest in you.

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Its description changed the moment I obtained a Class, yes.

Especially this:

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Increases the amount of Stats gained per Level by x2 of the chosen Class Stat Growth.

Increases the amount of Skill Points and Stat Points earned by 10 after taking a Class, grants access to the Skill Shop.

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The amount of Stats I earn per level is now doubled, and above all, the Stat and Skill Points I get per level are also made into 10 instead of the previous 5. My mother told me most people earn between 1 and 3 stat and skill points per level, so I was ridiculously privileged with my higher growth.

Although the System is something like a piece of equipment for me, it might become a powerful weapon to devour the Gods and obtain their powers properly, so I have begun to both appreciate it more and desire to make it grow faster.

Why do I want their powers? So the Worlds they manage don’t end up collapsing or dying. If I can become the world's pillars instead, they will be spared from destruction. Therefore, devouring the power of the Gods and taking their place as the goddess of these worlds is also my new plan, something I’ve thought about as I slept in my dream realm.

For now, I have over three hundred thousand Credits, so I should be able to easily upgrade this Skill. I can also spend credits in some Credit Shop thing? But I bet there’ll be more useless items there. I will check it later, I suppose, just for the sake of it.

Ding!

[You have exchanged 100.000 Credits, and the Skill [Premium Player Privilege (SSS): Lv1] has Leveled Up!]

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[Premium Player Privilege (SSS): Lv2]

[Skill EXP]: [0/200.000]

A Premium Skill is often given to Administrators that beta test new System Functions. Not something that Players should ever receive.

Grants the partial ability to manipulate System Functions, allowing you to keep your System even without it being bound to your body and soul.

Increases the amount of Stats gained per Level by x2 of the chosen Class Stat Growth.

Increases the amount of Skill Points and Stat Points earned by 10 after taking a Class, grants access to the Skill Shop.

Decreases required Skill Points to learn new Class Skills by -50%. (New Ability!)

Increases Classless and Magic Skill Slots by +1 (New Ability!)

You can now Sponsor other Players by using Credits to buy a Divine Blessing, giving them special Skills related to your developing Divinity, Abilities, Bonus Stats, and Items. (New Ability!)

You can further accumulate “Credits” by slaying powerful Monsters and Boss Monsters, which you can exchange for valuable items in the Administrator’s Shop.

More privileges can be unlocked as the Skill Level increases, which can be done by using Credits.

Next Upgrade at 200.000 Credits.

Available Credits: 255.000

[You have exchanged 3000 Skill Points, and you learned the [Divine Class Absorption: Lv1 (SSS)] Class Skill!]

[You can now absorb and assimilate the Divine Classes related to Gods of the foes you slay, including the possible Skills that can be learned and part of their own Skill Points.]

[The Divine Classes you steal will be either assimilated into your current Class to upgrade your Stats and existing Abilities or can be granted to another person after modification using your own Divinity.]

“Good! With this, I could give my sister and my mother very strong classes.” I smiled. “A good harvest.”

And I can even steal my foe's Skill Points once I kill them, even better. I suppose this was how it was intended to earn more Skill Points for these ridiculous Skills, isn’t it?

A Class specifically made to kill the Gods.

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Once my family woke up and we had a hearty and relaxing breakfast inside my Inner Realm, we decided to finally walk back into the city. The place had calmed down, although there were still many people around the destroyed church. Mostly workers clean up the rubble. We noticed a few nobles walking around; apparently, they were looking for the culprit behind this. Apparently, they were with church members as well.

“You can go to the Adventurer Guild. I will resolve the entire problem with the church for now.” I told my mother and my sister to cover them with stealth veils that would allow them to be unrecognizable to those pursuing them by any chance.

“Are you sure, Katherine? What if...” My mother was worried.

“What if what? I won’t lose. Don’t worry. I will follow your words and not be as aggressive, mother.” I smiled at her.

“You got this big sis!” Ruby was already looking forward to what I would do.

Thanks to my Veil Skill and the {Umbral Night Stealth Art} which I had stolen from the {Venerable Of Night and Nightmares}, I was able to easily camouflage them amongst the crowd. As they moved to the adventurer guild, I quickly set my gaze toward the groups of church members.

Around the entire city, there were roughly five more groups. Each one was made up of five paladins and two priests. They were constantly looking for me, asking random people in the streets too. There were nobles as well, and their guards. However, they were not helping them but simply watching over them with suspicious expressions on their faces.

I can tell that the Lord of Nexus City does not like the church that much.

“I am here if that’s what you are looking for.” I stepped forward, standing in front of the group of two priests, and gave paladins, their eyes widening.

“Y-You!”

“It’s her, right?!”

“Foolish woman! Do you truly believe you’ll be spared if you appear before us so recklessly?!”

“I’ll kill you right now, sinner!”

There was little room for conversation with these fanatics.

“I was planning on holding a conversation. But if you greet me with bloodshed, I will also greet you back with more bloodshed.”

I unsheathed my sword, and with a single and gentle swing, a wave of darkness and light was unleashed. The paladins were cut down into shreds, and the priests died in the resulting explosion. It was like crushing ants; there was neither fun nor excitement in this. Yet, it didn’t make me feel bad either.

Ding!

[You have slain [Priests of the Church of Light: Lv150+] x2 and [Paladins of the Church of Light: LV180+] x5!]

[Level Up!]

[Your Level has increased from Level 403 to Level 404!]

[All your Stats have increased. You gained Bonus Stat Points and Skill Points.]

[The Tower God {The Brilliant Mother Of Light} groans in frustration!]

“Well, that’s that.” I yawned. “Oh, sorry for making a scene. I’ll clean the place for you.” I noticed several people were watching in utter horror as I waved my hand, and all the corpses disappeared.

“W-What is she?!”

“She’s a monster...”

“I’ve never seen someone kill those high-level NPCs so seamlessly!”

“R-Run...! RUN!”

A lot of the low-level players ran away, followed by the rest of the population. And right after, the rest of the church members appeared, led by a blonde woman wearing saintly white clothes.

“T-There she is! The sinner! Attack her!” She commanded, waving her staff. Rays of light rushed towards me, attempting to restrain me.

“Your light is nothing against me; I’ve already told you people.”

With a simple thought, an overwhelming Primordial Intent Aura surged from my body, like an endless eruption of golden essence. The church members fell to their knees before they could even touch me. The woman trembled in pain, vomiting blood, as she grabbed a golden relic.

“Y-You damned monster! As the Saintess of the Church of Light, I will not go down! I will avenge my fallen comrades! RAAAH!”

She activated the eye-shaped relic as it suddenly fused into her chest. Her entire body transformed as she started to become incredibly monstrous. Gaining a pair of angelic wings, long and lanky arms and legs, and a face with a single mouth and no eyes.

[Saintess of Light: Raffilia: Lv300] has utilized the [Forbidden Divine Relic: Angelicus (SSS Grade)]!]

[Due to her strong faith and belief, she has been granted the wish to obtain a body that could match your power, evolving into the [Fallen Angel Of Despair: Rafflesia: Lv600+]!]

“SINNER!”

And they keep pulling out tricks from their asses; these people are truly resourceful.

“Sadly, that body of yours cannot match my power either way.”

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