Chapter 144: Testing

Chapter 144: Testing

144:

“Status,” Tom commanded.

[Name: Synrak Veralis (Thomas Lowe)

Age: 18

Soul Card: The Flame [Level 6] (The Fool [Level 17])

Feats: Nether Slayer I, Invictus, Unyielding Slayer

Statistics:

Physical: 50 (+4)

Mental: 50 (+4)

Proprioception: 50 (+4)]

Soul Power: 116/116 (135-5-5-2-2-2-3)

Free Points: 30

Skill Upgrade Point: 0

Deck Cards:

Mirror World (Rare) Level 6

Abilities: Mirror Dimension Level 5, Greater Reflection Level 2

Shadow Wraith (Rare) Level 1

Ability: Umbral Forge Level 1

Lifeblood (Uncommon), Level 11

Ability: Augmentation Level 7 , Blood Scion Level 4

Aura Shift (Uncommon), Level 5

Ability: Mass Increase Level 1, Mass Decrease Level 5

Frost Link (Uncommon), Level 1 The Flame (Common), Level 6 Water Propulsion (Common), Level 6 Earth’s Vitality (Common), Level 7

[Auto-Analyzing...

Blade ownership uncontested. Increasing appraisal rank by two grades...

Warrior’s Shardsong, Rare

Requirements: 32 Physical, 22 Proprioception

Description: An unconventional weapon artifact designed for a specific type of warrior, Warrior’s Shardsong invites its enemies to engage in a symphony of metal on metal, every clash only serving to empower its own tempo. The Warrior’s Shardsong seeks the perfect crescendo, unleashing a wave of scything frost energy that is born out of a combination of kinetic energy from both or multiple parties.

Weapon Skills:

Lighten: Greatly reduces the weight of the weapon when wielded by a climber who meets Warrior’s Shardsong’s requirements. Perfect Conversion: Any blow from an enemy that connects with Warrior’s Shardsong along with the strength inputted in by the wielder is converted into frost energy at a lossless rate. The wielder can choose to deploy the frost scythe anytime after Warrior’s Shardsong reaches 5% of its total capacity.]

Tom didn’t hesitate as he activated Frost Link’s passive ability, Bind. Almost immediately, he could feel a connection between himself and the eccentric yet beautiful longsword. With Lighten active, he could lift the blade without any effort and swing it in a gentle motion without his arm so much so as quivering from the effort.

The weapon was powerful enough to be deserving of the Rare classification, but Tom wasn’t done just yet.

Binding to Frost Link was a move that would bring in long-term gains. While it was true that there was a very real overlap between Warrior’s Shardsong and Frost Link, Tom could use it to his advantage and that made it a powerful overlap.

Even with eyes closed, Bind let him sense the weapon. Tom even placed it on the floor and decided to walk around a little while continuing to keep his eyes closed. He could still sense it no problem and he suspected that would be the case unless the distance between himself and the blade crossed a certain threshold.

That benefit alone was worth keeping Frost Link around, but there was more. Tom could choose to build up the kinetic to frost energy while engaging with his enemy, before he decided to give them a surprise and activate the greedy frost that leaps from weapon to armor and flesh.

He wasn’t sure how powerful the card’s ability would be at the uncommon grade, but catching an enemy by surprise was not to be underestimated. Then he could finish them off with Warrior’s Shardsong’s converted attack, an attack that he knew to be powerful. Zeth had not managed anywhere near full capacity and yet he had been forced to dodge that crescent of ice.

At full strength, Tom himself wasn’t sure how much more powerful it would be.

But he wasn’t done yet, no.

Although in an ideal world, he’d get to wait before reaping the benefits of investing in The Fool and unlocking it’s new sub-skill, Tom decided that he would rather have a juiced up Rare weapon now, while he was still new and unfamiliar with the Aerinaculumn.

No matter how rare a weapon was, it would do him no good if he died before he got to use it.

It was time to test Sub-skill: Object Permanence.