What to do?
I have no idea.
Angela woke me up early in the morning before it was even dawn. Did she wake up early because she slept early in the day?
I thought she didn't sleep for a few days. At least that was the impression that I got when I saw her. I thought that she was sleepless and cried because I didn't contact her after the monster tide, thinking that I may have died and was unable to contact her.
That is why, instead of speaking with her, I told her sister Celine to take her to the bedroom so that she could get much-needed rest.
Did she have enough rest?
What does she want to speak with me at this ungodly hour?
Does this early call to speak with me have anything to do with the bet that she was ranting about when she saw me yesterday?
Don't go down that rabbit hole. It won't be good for mental health or physical health for that matter. If there is something to say, I hope she will say it without holding it back.
I'll find out about that in a few hours. No need to waste my brain cells stressing on that for now.
Now, I am awake and don't know what to do.
How can I use these few hours in a proper way, so that I won't waste any precious time?
Training?
No. I can't start training this early and that too without any food in my belly. Only a training maniac would start this early without proper food or rest.
Wait, I am wrong there. Even if they are training maniacs, they can't proceed without proper food. They would lose their stamina fast and would end up in bed. The same goes for if they don't have proper rest.
Sure with high rank, there would be a reduction in the need for rest and food but without proper diet and rest, the results obtained wouldn't be optimum. That wouldn't be what a training maniac would want to be the result. So they prepare well for their training.
Usually one would think that a training maniac would always be training. Maybe that would be true at the initial stages, especially when there is no guide, but people change and adapt with time.
So even training maniacs wouldn't start their day by just training. Maybe a light workout is okay but heavy training is not something that is recommended or should be done.
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Speaking of training and all that, let's see how much my status changed. I didn't have time or energy to check after the monster tide.
Let's see how much I improved. Maybe I can use this time to prepare my schedule for the next few months based on what I achieved and what I want to achieve.
Magic Power (MP): ???
Soul Energy: 105,500 (+200%)
Charm: 3,009
Class Skills: Shadow Bolt; Blood Dominance; Draconic Magic; Shadow Curse; Blood Heal; Shadow Shift; Blood Lock; Draconic Pressure; Shadow Merge; Blood Drain; Soul Judge; Soul Prison; Soul Container; Nether Flames; Shadow control; Blood Boil; Shadow Clone; Blood Clone; Space Slash; Soul Blade; Soul Ascension; Soul Avatar; Shadow Storage; Blood Rain; Space Break; Soul Arrow; Soul Defence; Soul Lock;
Special Skills: Rank Booster; Status Disguise;
Refined Skills: Shadow Bolt Volley Lvl. 23 >> 25; Blood Drain Field Lvl. 13 >> 14;
Skills: Evade Lvl. 28 >> 30; Dodge Lvl. 28 >> 30; Sprint Lvl. 29 >> 30; Alertness Lvl. 21 >> 23; Devour Lvl. 9; Fusion Lvl. 26; Split Lvl. 26; Demon Gaze Lvl. 5; Strengthen Lvl. 28 >> 29; Tag & Track Lvl. 6; Night Vision Lvl. 22; Spatial Storage Lvl. 16; Mind Control Lvl. 9; Mind Probe Lvl. 9; Mind Defence Lvl. 3; Dragon Blood Evolution Lvl. 20; Scent Recognition Lvl. 20; Sexual Stamina Lvl. 7; Perception Lvl. 24; Pet World Lvl. 3; Parry Lvl. 19 >> 20;
Resistances: Physical Resistance Lvl. 27 >> 28; Light Resistance Lvl. 15; Poison Resistance Lvl. 10; Magic Resistance (Non-Attribute) Lvl. 18 >> 19; Space Resistance Lvl. 14; Fire Resistance Lvl. 21 >> 22; Water Resistance Lvl. 17; Mind Resistance Lvl. 1; Wind Resistance Lvl. 17; Lightning Resistance Lvl. 16;
Weapon Arts: Advanced Staff Arts Lvl. 5; Intermediate Movement Arts Lvl. 9; Intermediate Hand Combat Arts Lvl. 8;
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How about that?
Ah, such a marvellous piece of status.
My rank level raised from level 31 to level 35, probably because I killed a lot of Tier-4 and Tier-5 monsters, without others noticing that I did that.
Though I didn't include these kills when I collected mission points, there were many kills of monsters that range from Tier-1 to Tier-3. That is why it increased by four levels. Of course, the push to level 32 was not that much and from what I concur that it would take some time before I reach level 36.
Many skills have improved as well during this monster tide.
It is true. The greatest results would come when one is under stress.
While I was training, I knew that there was no threat and my body didn't utilize its full potential. During monster tide that wasn't the case.
Though stress may help in improving skill degradation, it is not a good thing. If one gets under too much stress, instead of helping the person, the stress would cause them either to give up or cause mental problems.
Either is not good.
Even though the monster tide helped a lot in improving my skill levels, it could have easily caused my death. Though stressful situations are helpful to utilize the body to the fullest and improve skills, dying is entirely another matter.
I am trying to improve my skill levels to survive, not to die. So a situation like that monster tide is a no go in the future.