BXBX NOVEL Chapter 123 - Skill Awakening!
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Noah continued inspecting his Skills in detail.
The third new Skill he acquired was the Blood for Blood Skill, which was an offensive Skill that coated Noah\'s claws on his own blood, if he were to deal damage into weakened areas of a foe, such as wounds, the damage dealt would increase, almost doubling if proficiency were to reach a high number.
However, this Skill was not only for his claws, as it could also be used for any other method of attacking, meaning the more damaged his foe became, the more wounds it had, the more damage he would be able to deal and the faster he would be able to finish them!
This Skill coupled with other Skills such as Sacrificial Vampiric Veracity, Unyielding Blood Demon, or Lifeblood Release, Noah would be able to enhance all of his capabilities even more while being able to deal extra bonus damage to enemies the more he made them lost blood alongside him losing blood.
Although Noah had begun to consider that such Skills were beginning to pile up a little, and he hoped that there could be a way for him to fuse Skills. Although some Skills had fused when awakened, he desired to fuse them by himself, which could create even stronger Skills.
However, such a dream was still rather far from his grasp, he believed.
The fourth and last Skill he learned today was the Moon Protection Skill, which had a rather simple effect.
As long as Noah fought below the moonlight, all of his Stats would increase based on the proficiency of the Skill, as of now, it increased them by 100, but it could go higher as he increased its proficiency, similarly to other stat-boosting Skills.
"With these Skills, my power has increased once more. Good, just good enough for our debut in the Guild Registration test…" said Noah while smiling eerily, however, he suddenly hear new System notifications.
Ding!
[The [Poisonous Blood: 100 (C)] Skill has awakened into the [Toxic and Poisonous Fluid Secretion: 1 (B)] Skill!]
[The [Blood Curse: 100 (C)] Skill has awakened into the [Bloodline Curse: 1 (B)] Skill!]
[The [Blood Armor: 100 (C)] Skill has awakened into the [Crimson Vampire Armor: 1 (B)] Skill!]
[The [Blood Potion: 100 (C)] Skill has awakened into the [Blood Elixir: 1 (B)] Skill!]
[The [Blood Combustion: 100 (C)] Skill has awakened into the [Blood Detonation: 1 (B)] Skill!]
Five Skills have awakened!
Noah knew that he got some Skill Proficiency in all Skills, but they had just recently awakened!
All such Skills seemed like amazing upgrades to their original versions.
The [Toxic and Poisonous Fluid Secretion seemed to be an even better version than Poison Blood, as Noah was able to generate toxins and poison through his bodily fluids, so it was no longer limited to blood.
Of course, based on how strong Hunters became, their resistance to things such as poison and toxins grew, so he believed that even if he used such things, their effects may vary, and the possibility of instantly killing a person with poison was still quite dim, at least on those that were not weaker than him.
However, it could still bring good results or temporary effects depending on how he tweaked such things, and he even had the insight that this skill was not just limited to deadly things, but that it could also be used to generate different types of fluids, even things such as drugs to ease pain or treat certain ailments, if not more.
The Bloodline Curse Skill was an advanced version of the Blood Curse Skill, which seemed to keep its usual effects but intensified to even greater effects, which could even give Noah the power to curse a person\'s bloodline, and depending on how he used such power, great benefits could be acquired, although those that were strong enough could resist, perhaps there were ways to slowly diminish them…
The Crimson Vampire Armor was an even better version of the Blood Armor, as it let Noah generate a full set of armor immediately, but also to shape his blood into different fabric or metallic textures, although their strength was based on the Skill proficiency.
Noah was already beginning to upgrade his usual clothes with such blood, as he had done before, fusing his very blood with the special equipment clothes that could regenerate made them into special types of blood equipment.
Such Skill only amplified the possibilities even more, while strengthening such creations.
The Blood Elixir Skill was the awakened version of the Blood Potion Skill and intensified the regeneration capabilities of his blood to the point of being like a healing elixir.
The Blood Detonation Skill was the awakened version of the Blood Combustion Skill, and it was a big upgrade.
The Blood Combustion Skill let Noah not only use his blood to combust and explode to deal strong damage against an opponent, however, with the Blood Detonation, but Noah could also use his blood to detonate at a certain time, whenever he willed it instead of having to be close to it and activate it.
It meant that he could even generate bombs and make his projectiles explode from long distances, enhancing their strength and power in battle to greater heights!
"I\'ve seen enough, I am satisfied," thought Noah as he had deciphered his new Skills capabilities and felt eager to experiment with them in battle.
As he finished assessing his things, everyone around him woke up from their slight meditation, as Noah inspected their stats… All of them had two stats at 600 at the very least… all of them were B-Rank!
Even more, they had also purchased new Skills on their own lesser Skill Trees, so they had new toys to play around with.
Because everyone was formerly F-Rank just a bit over a week ago, this change in their strength was very impactful, they felt that not only their strength increased, but their very lives were about to give a complete twist.
"Amazing… this is the power of a B-Rank. For some reason I really do feel like a different person…" sighed Arthur.
"Well you were always kind of fearful, even as a Dhampir, but it seems that you had finally kind of come out of it," said Noah.
"Hahh… This power, I feel like I don\'t deserve it," sighed Timassa.
"The power you have acquired is solely based on your own strength. I have not given you anything other than an opportunity, the path you\'ve walked, the efforts you have put, and the rewards you have earned, it is all your own effort alone," said Noah.
"Noah-sama…" said Timassa.
"That is right, Timassa, this is all because of your own strength… Well, our own strength…" said Arthur.
"Hm, I feel really happy for some reason…" said Jon.
"Me too… We have come far… Haven\'t we, Noah?" asked Iris with a gentle smile.
"It has only been over a week but… A lot has indeed happened. And there is a lot more to happen as we continue through our journey. I believe in individual strength, but I also believe that we did not help each other, we would have never reached this far. If I were to be alone, I would have probably died even with this new strength. It was a brilliant idea to recruit subordinates," said Noah, praising everyone and even himself.
"Fufu, as prideful as ever…" said Iris with enamored eyes.
"Strong… I am strong?" asked Adamantine.
"Yes you are, Adamantine, and we shall keep going forward," said Noah.
"I am happy as long as I am with Master and Mistress! And food!" said Adamantine.
"Food is always important for her…" said Arthur.
"Indeed, and talking about food, shouldn\'t we go hunt a few before going to register our guild?" asked Noah.
"Oh, sounds good…" said Timassa, as her eyes glowed with crimson red.
"Food?" asked Clementina.
"You, for now, shall go with my Blood Servants and the Robots, Clementina. Talking about them…" said Noah, as he inspected his Blood Servants.
He realized that Blade and Lance had advanced into Elite Grade overnight, which could be comparable to low D-Rank, they still had a long way to go.
Meanwhile, Brain became Knight Grade, and his capabilities had increased exponentially since then, however, there were many more Grades they needed to go through to be comparable with Noah and the rest, but at the very least they were strong in large numbers.
"Hm… and about you three…" said Noah, as he glanced at Noire, Sakura, and Sugar, who were all wearing maid outfits…
"Why are you wearing those clothes?" he wondered.
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