33 A Rat and More Evolution

[Congratulations, you have met the XP requirement and leveled up!]

[All stats have been restored!]

This was the message each member of the party heard after the man had died. Each of them heard their own level up messages. As soon as Eodum heard this, it went to check on its status.

[Status:]

Name: Eodum

Race: Dark Rat

Gender: Male

Age: 5 days

Level: 10 (MAX)

Hp: 164/164

St: 237/237

Mp: 73/73

Str: 20

Dex: 16

Agi: 25

Wis: 42

Int: 42

Cha: 14

Con: 33

Mnt: 22

Lck: 63

Skills: Excavate 6, Distant Scratch 8, Crush 6, Intimidate 5, Body Scan 4, Presence Erase 7, Focused Muscle Strengthening 7, Shadow Body 2, Pinpoint Precision 7, Acid Resistance 3, Blunt Damage Resistance 7, Support Magic 10 (MAX), Mana Detection 8, Petrification Resistance, Rat Command, Regen Enhance 4, Tail Elemental Synergy 5, Gravity Magic 5, Teamwork 3, Dagger Mastery 3

Accomplishments: Genocide, Stone Breaker, Lord Slayer, Torturer

SP: 11

AP: 39

… Neat! First time to spend 19 Ap on luck. Why? Because why not. Then Eodum spent the 20 Ap split evenly between intelligence, agility, strength, and constitution. Now it was time to spend Sp and evolve skills. First off, the trusty [Support Magic].

[Mind Enhancement Magic]

[The use of magic to enhance the mental state of a target.]

[Physical Enhancement Magic]

[The use of magic to enhance the physical state of a target.]

[Elemental Enhancement Magic]

[The use of magic to enhance elements used by a target.]

[Defense Magic]

[The use of magic to defend and guard a target.]

[Healing Magic]

[The use of magic to heal and restore a target.]

[Debuff Magic]

[The use of magic to debilitate and debuff a target.]

[Support Magic ll]

[The use of magic to support a target with greater effectiveness.]

[Support Magic ll] seemed to be the best one. The rest seemed a little too specialized, while [Support Magic ll] held the greatest merit in many situations. Eodum would hold off on using its Sp for now, waiting until after evolution. Now it was time to see its evolution options.

[Evolution routes]

[Black Rat]

[This species of rat is seen by most to all beings as a sign of doom and death. They spread disease, misfortune, and death wherever they go.]

[Pure Shadow Rat]

[This species of rat is made of mostly shadows. Shadows haste replaced most skin, fur, and muscle. They are impossible to see in the dark and are adapt in assasination.]

[Black Magic Rat]

[This species of rat is adept at dark magic. This includes curses, hexes, shadows, and other types of ominous magics.]

[Alert: due to unique skill, accomplishments, and magic, a unique species option exists.]

[Void Rat]

[This is a new species of rat. They are the embodiment of nothing. Staring at them makes one lose a sense of depth. They have a crushing presence and are dark to the extent of being darker than shadows. Their use of Gravity Magic and shadows is truly terrifying. All creatures new to a void rat's presence will cower in the face of one.]

… Well then, there is only one way to go!

[You are evolving into a void rat.]

Suddenly Eodum felt a familiar feeling of tiredness. Eodum felt this the last time it evolved, but it was still just as draining. Normally, Eodum would have dug a burrow for protection, but its new comrades would defend it. Eodum curled up into a ball, and it embraced the need for rest.

*****

Henry stood there sorting out his 2 new level ups.

[Status:]

Name: Henry Reklaw

Race: Minor Fire Spirit

Gender: Male

Age: 16

Level: 3

Hp: 129/129

St: 174/174

Mp: 99/99

Str: 11

Dex: 30

Agi: 30

Wis: 40

Int: 40

Cha: 19

Con: 11

Mnt: 19

Lck: 14

Skills: Translate 6, Storage 6, Arctic Sea Magic 6, Hasty Craftsman 15, Cooking 6, Alchemy 7, Woodworking 3, Tinkering 2, Smithing, Engineering 2, Hover 6, Flame Control 7, Flame Production 3, Flaming Craftsman 4, Teamwork 3

SP: 4

AP: 20

He had just risen in level twice, so he had lots of Sp and Ap to spend. First he looked at his Ap, he decided to split it between agility and intelligence evenly. Next was spending Sp; he thought about what he needed to improve right now. His ways of attacking were quite limited, and he relied heavily on supplies. He would need something new. Oh!

[Wood Creation]

[The use of the user's St and Mp to create wood. The amount of energy used will determine the quantity and quality of the wood.]

[Cost: 4 Sp]

While this may not seem very useful, and the skill was quite odd, it still provided a way to gain materials for free. Right now, Henry planned to use this skill in unison with [Flaming Craftsman] to quickly create flaming daggers. Well in that case, there was nothing left to be done.

Name: Henry Reklaw

Race: Minor Fire Spirit

Gender: Male

Age: 16

Level: 3

Hp: 129/129

St: 180/180

Mp: 120/120

Str: 11

Dex: 30

Agi: 50

Wis: 40

Int: 50

Cha: 19

Con: 11

Mnt: 19

Lck: 14

SP: 0

AP: 0

[Finalizing Process]

Alright! Now time to check in on Sheila and Eodum. Henry looked over to see Sheila had also seemed to finish adjusting her status. Eodum… is asleep? Oh, probably evolution. Henry had remembered how they just finished a big fight, and the wave of exhaustion from his own evolution.

*****

[Status:]

Name: Sheila Alieh

Race: Ghoul

Gender: Female

Age: 20

Level: 3

Hp: 178/178

St: 270/270

Mp: 50/50

Str: 42

Dex: 22

Agi: 21

Wis: 33

Int: 36

Cha: 19

Con: 30

Mnt: 23

Lck: 18

Skills: Holy Magic 5, Knight's Sword Mastery 5, Meditation 3, Tower Shield Mastery 6, Heavy Armor Mastery 7, Teamwork 6, Body Strengthening 5 (MAX), Body Repair 4, Separated Body Control 2, Necrosis Immunity 4, Rotting Aura

SP: 4

AP: 20

This was Sheila's status after the intense battle. She first focused on her Ap, and she split her Ap evenly between strength and constitution. After she looked at her [Body Strengthening] she immediately knew what she wanted it to evolve to.

[Body Strengthening has evolved into Holy Strengthening!]

[Holy Strengthening]

[Your body will be infused with the power of your deity. This will improve your base stats, and bless your body with the power of your deity.]

Now that Sheila had finished that, she looked at her Ap. First off, she would split it evenly between strength and constitution. At the moment, there were no skills she wanted, so she would just hold on to her Sp. Done!

[Status:]

Name: Sheila Alieh

Race: Ghoul

Gender: Female

Age: 20

Level: 3

Hp: 188/188

St: 300/300

Mp: 50/50

Str: 52

Dex: 22

Agi: 21

Wis: 33

Int: 36

Cha: 19

Con: 40

Mnt: 23

Lck: 18

Skills: Holy Magic 5, Knight's Sword Mastery 5, Meditation 3, Tower Shield Mastery 6, Heavy Armor Mastery 7, Teamwork 6, Holy Strengthening, Body Repair 4, Separated Body Control 2, Necrosis Immunity 4, Rotting Aura

SP: 4

AP: 0

[Finalizing Process]

Sheila then took a look around. They stood in a field of corpses, but she didn't really feel disturbed by it at all. She then saw her friend Henry, he seemed to have finished with his stats. Then she saw Eodum collapsed on the floor. She rushed over, thinking her friend was wounded, but then she noticed that it was just tired and sleeping. At that moment she could feel herself become less distressed. Well, what now?

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