Zane experienced many things in the past nine days and it took him a long time to go over everything. The past few days provided him with a lot of growth. He improved faster than he thought was possible. Other than going over the events of the past few days Zane also looked over his skills.

Status

Level 42 Exp: 848,072/880,000

Name: Zane

Age:16

Race: Human Ⅱ

Class: Warrior CP: 1461

Health (HP):2450 Health Regen (HR): 12.2/min

Stamina (SP):2457/2730 Stamina Regen (SR): 136.5/min

Mana (MP):1944/2160 Mana Regen (MR): 21.1/min

Stats

Strength:257 (+19)

Dexterity:253 (+19)

Endurance:273 (+56)

Vitality:245 (+26)

Intelligence:200 (+4)

Wisdom:193 (+3)

Perception:202 (+3)

Willpower:262 (+13)

Free Stat Points: 0

Talents:

Identify, Skill Visualization

Skills:

Mana Manipulation Lvl 31, Mana Control Lvl 35, Meditation Lvl 36, Basic Shield Mastery Lvl 50, Basic Sword Mastery Lvl 50, Basic Axe Mastery Lvl 50, Basic Mace Mastery Lvl 50, Basic Spear Mastery Lvl 50, Basic Knife Mastery Lvl 50, Basic Whip Mastery Lvl 50, Basic Archery Mastery Lvl 50, Block Lvl 45, Slash Lvl 50, Charge Lvl 38, Cleave Lvl 31, Smash Lvl 37, Pierce Lvl 40, Stab Lvl 41, Lash Lvl 27, Focused Release Lvl 38, Rapid Release Lvl 40, Warrior Steps Lvl 50, Skill Combo Lvl 38, Final Barrier Lvl 37, War Cry Lvl 18, Warrior Courage Lvl 23, Lunge Lvl 28, Shield Bash Lvl 43, Warrior Determination Lvl 26, Basic Unarmed Combat Mastery Lvl 48, Mana Punch Lvl 30, Leg Sweep Lvl 22, Warrior Resilience Lvl 46, Basic War Hammer Mastery Lvl 42, Crushing Blow Lvl 30, Parry Lvl 50, Basic Dual Wielding Mastery Lvl 38, Basic Throwing Mastery Lvl 27, Warrior Might Lvl 41, Warrior Awareness Lvl 35, Warrior Strike Lvl 1

Titles

The Chosen Adventurer, Classless Title, Blood-Stained Murderers, Well Trained, Tier One Killer Ⅰ

Zane was proud of the large number of skills he learned. However, he knew that he would lose some of them after choosing his tier one class. That wasn’t important though. What was important was the skills related to using weapons. Specifically, the Basic War Hammer Mastery skill. It was the skill Zane needed for the tier one skill he wanted to learn. Once the Basic War Hammer Mastery skill reached level 50, he could finally begin fusing them.

Of course, the method Zane was using wasn’t the only way for him to obtain a tier one skill. He could spend a thousand class points to obtain a tier one skill. The cost of tier one skills were five times more than tier zero skills. It was an acceptable price, but Zane wouldn’t pay it if he didn’t have to. Zane wouldn’t have to pay a single class point if he unlocked a tier one skill by fusing the nine skills.

Thinking about his current skills and futures skills reminded Zane of some of the tier zero skills he unlocked. These tier zero skills were unrelated to his class and the only way for him to learn them was with class points. Zane unlocked many skills that were at tier zero, but he only considered a few of them useful. Out of all the useful skills only one of them was worth purchasing at his current tier. In fact, he would have purchased the skill much sooner if he wasn’t so focused on obtaining a tier one skill.

You have unlocked the Analyze skill. Would you like to use 200 class points to learn this skill? Y or N

Skill: Analyze

Level:1, 0%

Tier: 0

Effect: Focus on a specific target and use stamina or mana to obtain more information. An increase in the amount of energy used increases the chance to obtain a higher quantity and quality of information.

Cost: 20 stamina or 5 mana minimum

Seeing that he rectified his mistake Zane gave a final look at his status before leaving. The next place Zane was headed to was an area containing violet mana fruit. He had accepted a few gathering quests after deciding he wanted to engage in battle tonight. The first time he accepted a gathering quest he had to fight several mana creatures for the material he had to collect. He experienced the same thing for most of the quest he accepted for tonight.an the area he was heading to was the location for his final quest.

Based on his experience with gathering quest Zane thought there was a high chance to encounter mana creatures. He noticed there were two types of gathering quest. One that required him to search for a material and one that led him directly to a material. Every gathering quest that led him directly to the material he needed to collect would have mana creatures guarding the material. He didn’t have to fight any mana creatures when he searched for materials. His current quest led him directly toward the material so he hoped there would be mana creatures to fight.

It didn’t take long for Zane to reach the location the quest sent him toward. When he arrived at the location, Zane noticed the violet mana fruit hanging from a ten-meter-tall tree. Zane saw a few ravens sitting on the branches of the tree. He was happy to see his observation about gathering quest was correct. After taking a quick look around the area his happiness increased.

The tree with the violet mana fruit was surrounded by several trees. On the branches of the surrounding trees Zane could make out some Ravens. The more mana creatures Zane was able to fight the happier he would be. Wanting to get a better understanding of the quality and quantity of enemies he would have to face, Zane used Warrior Awareness.

Skill: Warrior Awareness

Level: 35, 43%

Tier: 0

Effect: Increases sensitivity to movement, mana and danger based on the perception stat.

Cost: 1 mana per second

One second after Zane activated his skill, he was able to sense forty unique auras. A few seconds later he was able to sense an aura more powerful than the initial forty he sensed. It was a tier one mana creature. Judging from its aura Zane knew he would be able to fight it on his own. The problem was the forty mana creatures that he would have to fight with it. The battle would be a lot more difficult, but that was exactly what Zane wanted.

Zane took out a war hammer that was close to two meters long and had a large head. It would be difficult to hit the ravens with his war hammer but that didn’t deter Zane. Instead, he was excited about the challenge. Zane stepped forward to face the ravens with a smile on his face.

Using identify Zane was able to confirm what he sensed from the warrior awareness skill. The ravens he could see were at level forty-two and forty-three. The ravens on tree in the center began to sound the alarm as Zane approached. It wasn’t long before a sea of black feathers was rotating menacingly above Zane’s head. Expecting to be attacked from multiple directions, Zane kept Warrior Awareness active. Zane griped his weapon, widened his stance, and waited.

Fast. That was the only word Zane needed to describe the ravens’ movements. One moment the ravens were above the next moment they were only a few meters away from him. Zane remained calm. He didn’t rush to attack and instead focused on dodging. It was important to get used to the attack patterns of the ravens early in the fight so he would take less damage later.

One step forward, one step to the side and one step back. Zane used simple movements to dodge the majority of the ravens attacking him. The few ravens that attacked him were unable to make it past his defense and wound him. However, Zane did feel a strong impact when a raven crashed into him.

A few moments later Zane grasped the movements of the ravens and it was time to attack. Seeing a raven closing in on him, Zane lifted his war hammer with both hands and swung. The head of his hammer connected with the raven’s body and sent it flying but Zane wasn’t happy. Instead, he was frowning as he watched the raven shake of his attack after a short pause and continue flying.

Less than a second before he hit the raven Zane saw it release a dark radiance from its body. He knew the radiance was a defensive measure and the other ravens probably had that ability. The fight would last a lot longer if all the ravens were able to dodge and defend against his attacks. Plus, Zane still hadn’t seen the tier one raven attack. Wanting to gain more information, Zane used the Analyze skill.

Adult Raven Lvl 42

Health: 95%

Stamina: 90%

Mana: 85%

Zane’s investigation brought back positive result. It looked like the raven used a lot of mana to defend against his attack. A few normal attacks would quickly drain the raven of its mana and leave it open to a direct attack. Also, Zane saw that his attacks still did damage even if the raven used mana to defend itself. Now all he had to do was keep hitting the same raven.

After a few minutes of fighting, Zane managed to kill seven ravens and was starting to feel tired. He was spending ten points of mana every time he used Analyze. The skill let him know which ravens were lacking mana and he would use Smash to land a killing blow. Zane tried to only rely on his perception to determine the mana levels of the ravens, but he quickly gave up. It took most of his focus to avoid the ravens when they dived down to attack him. The moment he tried to place his focus on an individual raven’s mana level he began to receive multiple impacts.

With the defense from Zane’s training gear one impact would equal an insignificant loss of health. Several impacts over a period of time would cause a significant loss of health. Zane wasn’t too worried about the loss of health stamina or mana though. He was close to leveling up and the perfect target was about to approach him.

Skill Combo. Smash. Crushing blow. A raven dived downed to attack Zane from, but he was already aware of it. As soon as it began to move Zane used Analyze and made preparations to attack. The raven raced toward Zane and his hammer raced toward its head. He heard a crunch and saw the raven slam into the ground. A second later Zane received a system message.

Congratulations! You have reached level forty-three.

Energy surged through Zane and he could he feel the bruises he accumulated from the ravens’ repeated impacts start to fade. But that wasn’t all he experienced. Zane felt his mind and body synchronize. The ravens became easier to track, he used less energy to dodge the ravens and his attacks were much faster. A few of his attacks managed to hit the ravens before they could activate release their dark light.

Truthfully, the battle wasn’t that dangerous for Zane. If he used his warrior steps skill, he would be able to move as fast or faster than the ravens. Dodging, attacking and killing the ravens would be much easier. However, it would be a lot less challenging as well.

In his heightened state Zane was landing more attacks and less raven were flying around. He leveled up again after killing twelve more ravens. Suddenly, Zane heard a loud screech echo through the trees. He knew it was the tier one raven. Before he could make any preparations, the raven attacked. Zane’s eyes widened in alarm and tried to roll to the side. Unfortunately, he was too slow. The tier one raven managed to dig its claws into his side and Zane dropped to the ground in pain.

The ravens saw an opportunity and took it. All of them swarmed toward him while he was down. While he laid on the ground Zane used War Cry and roared at the ravens. He stood up as he watched ravens crash into the ground. He made no attempt to heal his wound. He deserved it for allowing himself to relax while fighting the other ravens and he would level up again soon. Taking a deep breath Zane lifted his hammer and prepared to continue the fight.

The ravens shook of the effects of Zane’s skill and soared into the air. The battle resumed with the tier one raven launching attack. Alert and ready for its high-speed attack Zane was able to cleanly dodge. However, he wasn’t able to counterattack. The weaker ravens dived down after the tier one raven attacked and Zane was able to easily dodge and counterattack. This process repeated itself until Zane leveled up. Zane knew it was time to deal with the tier one raven when he felt energy surge through him and his wound start to close.

Zane felt the tier one raven approaching him, but he didn’t dodge. This time he used Final Barrier to receive its attack. The raven smacked into the barrier and took away a third of the barrier’s energy. Before it could recover Zane swung his hammer and sent it crashing to the ground. Pressing his advantage Zane used a combo attack. Skill Combo. Smash. Crushing Blow. He felt his attack slow down as it approached the raven’s body, but it still connected. The raven cried out and the aura around it dimmed. Zane knew he had destroyed its source field and prepared to deliver the final attack.

As Zane swung his hammer down, one of the weaker ravens flew in between him and the tier one raven. Zane tried to adjust his weapon, but the raven was determined to receive Zane’s combo attack. It rushed toward the head of his hammer and Zane was sent flying into the distance. Before Zane could recover from the shocking event, he received five impacts that sent him stumbling backward.

When Zane began attacking the tier one raven, he ignored the He was willing to receive a few attacks from them if it meant he could kill the tier one raven. However, he never expected one of the weaker ravens to throw away its life to protect the tier one raven. The tier one raven used the distraction provided by the five remaining weaker ravens to fly into the air. Although Zane was surprised by their actions, it wouldn’t change the final outcome of the battle. His victory was certain.