Free Web NovelChapter 28: TOP 1
’’Upgrade them for me!’’ Vyral roared as he thrust his hand into the black slime. The slime wrapped tightly around Vyral’s hand, crazily trying to dissolve it.
[Hardened Skin Lv.4] → [Hardened Skin Lv.5] – 5 Mystic Energy
[Hardened Skin Lv.5] → [Hardened Skin Lv.6] – 7 Mystic Energy
[Hardened Skin Lv.6] → [Hardened Skin Lv.Max] – 10 Mystic Energy
+10 Constitution
[Steel Skeleton Lv.4] → [Steel Skeleton Lv.5] – 6 Mystic Energy
[Steel Skeleton Lv.5] → [Steel Skeleton Lv.6] – 8 Mystic Energy
[Steel Skeleton Lv.6] → [Steel Skeleton Lv.Max] – 11 Mystic Energy
+15 Constitution
Vyral smirked and lifted the black slime, which was now powerless to corrode and devour his hand. He spat before triggering [Fireball], blowing the slime into pieces.
At this point, the horde of black slimes could barely inflict even the smallest wound on him. Vyral glanced at the black slimes trembling in pure terror. They slowly rolled backward and split off in every direction to escape.
None of them wanted to face Vyral anymore, but obviously, he wouldn’t let them go. It was hard to find monsters that he could kill with a single blow while still earning a decent amount of Mystic Energy.
Vyral summoned the Fire Mage evolution list without hesitation.
He instantly upgraded Fireball.
[Fireball (Rank F) Lv.1] → [Fireball (Rank F) Lv.2] – 15 Mystic Energy
Create x2 fireball and launch it at the target, exploding on impact and dealing 15% fire damage.
[Fireball (Rank F) Lv.2] → [Fireball (Rank F) Lv.3] – 30 Mystic Energy
Create x3 fireball and launch it at the target, exploding on impact and dealing 20% fire damage.
Vyral wanted to upgrade it further, but he knew it wasn’t a good idea. The higher a skill’s level, the more mana it consumed to activate. At his current level, he simply couldn’t afford it.
’’Well, three Fireballs are good enough.’’
Vyral instantly cast three Fireballs toward the Black Slimes, which desperately tried to flee.
BOOM!
BOOM!
BOOM!
Vyral chuckled, enjoying the sight of the horde of slimes being turned into steam inside the cave.
His mana dropped to zero, but immediately afterward, it recovered by 0,1%, allowing him to cast another Fireball.
Was this so-called infinite mana? He supposed not. It would only happen if he upgraded [Inverse Mana Core] to level 1000. At that point, his mana capacity would recover by 100% whenever his mana reached zero.
But the journey toward infinite mana...
’’Quite harsh.’’
Vyral couldn’t help but click his tongue in helplessness.
After killing all the Black Slimes in the cave, he smiled as he looked at the fruit of his efforts.
Mystic Energy: 341.32
Thrilled, Vyral rubbed his palms together.
’’Time to increase my height.’’
Vyral had been obsessed with height ever since he reincarnated into this body. His eyes were filled with worry as he nervously opened the list and began upgrading it. freewebnovel.cσ๓
’’Come on, please be cheap.’’
[Height Enhancement Lv.4] → [Height Enhancement Lv.5] – 15 Mystic Energy.
’’Do it.’’
[Height Enhancement Lv.5] → [Height Enhancement Lv.6] – 30 Mystic Energy.
’’Again.’’
[Height Enhancement Lv.6] → [Height Enhancement Lv.7] – 60 Mystic Energy.
’’Yes! Do it.’’
Vyral wanted to upgrade his height again, but after a few seconds, he shook his head sadly.
’’1.007 meters... not bad.’’
Sighing, Vyral quickly left the cave.
As soon as he stepped out of the cave, a sound rang out.
[Doran: Hello? Can you hear me?]
...
Vyral scratched the back of his head. He directed his voice toward the virtual panel ahead.
[Vyral: Yeah. I thought the signal between us was getting jammed whenever one of us stayed in an isolated space.]
[Doran: Well, it’s a new feature. Of course, it’s still not fully developed yet. Luckily, I added you to my friend list before the exam began. Never thought it’d separate us... By the way, Where are you? I’m with your partner, and we’re surrounded by a ton of monsters.]
Vyral thought for a moment before replying. freewebnσvel.cѳm
[Vyral: Where are you? I will come to you as I’m free now.]
[Doran: Okay, I’ll fire a signal flare.]
Before leaving, Vyral turned back to the candidates standing behind him. Earlier, he had sensed a faint murderous intent coming from them.
Vyral spoke coldly.
’’Wanna fight?’’
The four-eyed candidate stepped forward and explained. A hint of slyness flashed in his eyes.
’’Of course not. We want to cooperate with you. Please, let us join you.’’
Vyral clicked his tongue. He was still irritated since those bastards had mocked his pain a few minutes ago. They were the kind of people who went whichever way the wind blew.
’’I’ll make use of you.’’
Vyral replied.
’’Follow me.’’
Ten minutes later, they finally arrived at Doran and Arthea. With the support of Vyral’s group, Arthea’s group no longer faced any danger.
Vyral walked over to a rock and sat down, taking a break after the long battle.
[2 hours have passed. The candidates’ scores are now being calculated.]
~~ Ranking broad~~
1, Vyral Carlson/ 5023 Points
2, Arthea Guerrero/ 2832 Points
3, Scarlet Whitmore/ 2830 Points
4, Grey Fairchild/ 2732 Points
...
9, Doran Todd/ 1721 Points
70, Bobby Hill / 832 points
...
50, Travis Booth/ 721 points
..
200, Shawn Stephens/ 400 points.
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1234, Alicia Stephens/120 points
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1453, Alina Hill/ 83 points
..
Doran grumbled.
’’Shit! How could you reach top 1 with such points, Vyral? It must be a mistake. Are you by any chance a newly adopted child of some corporate CEO?’’
Arthea stood behind him. She was a bit surprised by Vyral’s achievement. Normally, she would’ve felt a fighting spirit and rivalry toward that person, yet this time, she had a different feeling – a sense of pride, even happiness.
She was proud of Vyral.
’’No idea. It’s not the way of a knight.’’ She sighed, walking away to sit down, trying to understand her own feelings.
Meanwhile, the muscular candidate, called Travis(Lv.2), groaned in discomfort.
’’Of course, it’s obvious after that bastard killed all the Black Slimes in the cave. He took all our damn points.’’
The four-eyed candidate, called Bobby(Lv.2), nodded in bitterness.
’’Sure.’’
