164 Returning to the Real World
-Chapter 163: Returning to the Real World-
In the blink of an eye, everything in Har's perspective became a pure white stretching out with no apparent end, then the majestic voice of the tower echoed in her mind.
[Welcome to the evaluation room, his achievements on the third floor will determine his rating, depending on his rating, a reward will be issued.]
[You have obtained the Achievement: Survivor]
[Obtained the achievement: Drastic Plot Changes]
[Owned the achievement: Causer of Calamity]
[Owned the achievement: The Hidden Terror of Mankind]
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[Obtained the achievement: The Hero's Motivation]
[You have obtained the achievement: Terror of Demons]
[You have obtained the achievement: Messenger of God]
[You have earned the achievement: Savior of Mankind]
The achievements detailed Har's actions, as if the tower had taken note of everything he had done from start to finish, he thinks this alone would be enough for an S rating, but obviously it wouldn't end here, because now comes the really interesting part.
[You have completed the main Adventurer task >Discover a New Side< and have obtained an S rating]
[You have obtained 50,000 TP]
[You have obtained >Human World Jack-in-the-Box<]
[Congratulations on being the first to complete the task as an adventurer on the third floor, he will get double rewards.]
[Congratulations on being the first to discover the hidden dimension >Hell<]
[You have obtained +10,000 TP]
[You have obtained >Infernal Jack-in-the-Box<]
[Rewards are doubled]
[Has encountered the hidden existence >Demon King,Mephistopheles<]
[You have completed the hidden task >Defeat the demons<]
[You have completed the hidden task >Destroy Hell<]
[Has encountered the hidden existence >God<]
[The >Sent from Heaven< side is unlocked for future Runners on the second floor]
[Final Evaluation: SSS]
[You have obtained +500,000 TP]
[Congratulations on being the first to complete the third floor with an SSS rating, he has obtained the ability > Spider Sense <]
[>Rewards are doubled<]
[Gains the ability >Demonization<]
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Back in his room, Har and some boxes appeared with a burst of light, the rewards this time did not disappoint him, Spider-Man's spider-sense is a skill similar to foresight, this can certainly increase his various combat skills times.
Regarding the second ability, Demonization, he thinks it should be the ability shown by Mephisto, he doesn't know if it is a weakened ability or at its best, but if it can turn any object into a demonic version, it can certainly be an incredible ability.
'Looks like I got one of the skills from both sides..'
Har was able to notice this right away, the fact that he got an ability from Peter, a human, and from Mephisto, a demon, in his opinion, these two could be the representatives of their respective races.
Although this "Demonization" can be seen as a powerful ability, you have to remember that it belongs to a dimensional god, so at most it is just one of his abilities from the bunch, we are talking about Mephisto, someone who could control all of hell at his will and creating natural cataclysms for pleasure, Har can be said to have only gotten trash when compared to Mephistopheles' true power.
He didn't take the time to wonder about the true effects of these new abilities, because he knows that he can get the descriptions whenever he wants, so he just opened his status and touched these abilities.
[-Spider-sense-
-Type: active-
-Cost: 100 MP per minute-
-Description: An ability belonging to the hero of the third floor, Spider-Man, when the ability is active, an alert will be issued whenever any danger approaches-]
[-Demonization-
-Type: Active-
-Description: An ability belonging to the demon king of hell who lives on the third floor, when activating the ability, it can turn objects or living beings with which it is in contact into a demonic version of themselves, in this way, different improvements depending on the target's functions.
Note 1: The bigger the target, the more MP will be needed to achieve the transformation.
Note 2: The MP cost for a target of the same size is doubled if it is a living being.
Note 3: The transformation time limit is one minute, but it can be increased by consuming the same amount of MP as at the time of activation.
-Special Effect: Autotransformation. Allows you to transform yourself into a demonic version. Current Cost: 18,000 MP per minute-]
"..."
Stunned, speechless, excited and shocked, these were just a few words to describe Har's state currently.
"Spider-sense" is just as he thought, there is not much to say about this skill, everyone who has seen Spider-Man can deduce its effect, however, the second skill had such an amazing and amazing effect that he never expected to get something so only on the third floor.
Being able to turn weapons and vehicles into a demonic version, this was a wonderful effect and Har was pleased to get this ability, however, he hadn't thought that it could even turn other living beings and even himself, which could turn him into something Similar to Ghost Rider.
"18,000 mana points, this is the most expensive skill I've gotten so far."-Har muttered after a few seconds.
This completely subverts the limits of the skills you have obtained, before you thought that the chaos bubble was already very expensive, but it is nothing compared to this skill, transforming into a demon is not something you can do now, but you can obtain enough mana to achieve it as long as its MP increases.
Turning himself into a demonic version makes sense, because it is itself the main objective of this ability, regarding being able to turn other living beings, it should have some kind of restriction, Har remembers that one of the vengeance spirits could turn his mount, a horse, in a demonic version, so it's probably about this, maybe by living beings he means mounts or something like that.
He had a lot of ideas about this, he felt like going to the first floor to experiment as soon as possible, but he still has the jack-in-the-boxes and can get even more abilities.
Considering the powers that he knows from the original plot, as well as the new magic that the demons showed him, Har was curious about the abilities that he could acquire, especially, the abilities that he would obtain from the inferno boxes were the main goal of he.
Although they were annoying guys, the demons displayed abilities that caused Har some envy, because they showed the control over magical power that he so desires.
Being able to launch all kinds of magical attacks and create elemental barriers to defend himself, although some were more oriented to other aspects of magic, such as necromancy or Lilith's sadomasochism, Har found it very interesting, plus these demons seemed to have a limitation, because they all seemed to focus on a single element or aspect of magic.
For Har, who wants to control all the elements, this limitation of the demons makes him reduce the importance of these types in several levels, although it is something normal, in many stories with magic the magicians also show this limitation, that is why it is called the pay attention to other stories, where multi-element wizards exist, because he thinks he can become a wizard that can influence all elements or concepts thanks to his pure mana, which is supposed to be a limitation imposed by the tower.
With a few ideas in mind, Har took one of these boxes and immediately opened it.
Ding*
[He has opened a "Human World Jack-in-the-Box" belonging to the third floor, he will randomly search for a creature native to that place and choose a random ability.]
[He has chosen the human world creature > Bat < and gets the skill book: echolocation]
"What, is this a coincidence?"
Har was a bit surprised by this ability, not because of its effect or anything, but because at the beginning of the first floor he impersonated Batman, but now it turns out that the first ability he gets this time comes from a bat, obviously this is something strange, could it be that the jack-in-the-box abilities are related to his actions on the floor?
"No, that can't be."
The idea was denied by Har as soon as it appeared, after all, he didn't experiment on any fish on the second floor and still got a skill coming from a clown fish, but, even though he had no proof for this idea, he put it aside. I still had doubts about this.
Jotting this down in his mind for consideration on the next floor, Har picked up the book that floated in front of him ready to take a look at the description.
[-Skill Book >Echo Location<
Description: By using it, you can learn the skill contained in the book-]
[>Echolocation<
-Skill Type: Active-
-Cost: 2 MP per second-
Description: An innate ability of bats, who are used to living in the dark, to locate objects by emitting sounds. By emitting sounds, it allows you to accurately deduce the position of everything within range of the acoustic bounce.
Passive Effect: Increased hearing acuity: your hearing sensitivity increases considerably, being able to hear at a greater distance clearly. (It can be improved).
[Do you wish to learn the skill?]
"First the spider-sense and now this, it looks like my sensory abilities will be the biggest upgrade this time."
Har muttered, taking a look at the description screen that had appeared, he believes that the combination of both abilities could make him untouchable, that is, no enemy could hit him.
He can know the exact position of the enemy with echolocation, as well as being able to prevent his attacks with his spider-sense, which could allow him to fight an army even with his eyes closed with enough practice.
Not to mention the passive effect when activating the skill, which grants an enhancement to his hearing ability, this skill can certainly be powerful if used in the proper way, so he decided to learn it.
Immediately, all the information about the skill was entered into his mind at the same time the book disappeared.
He won't be using the skill at the moment, instead he decided to open the next jack-in-the-box in the human world.
[Human world's mutated creature >Spider-Man< has been chosen.Obtains >Spiderweb< skill book]
"..."
Har didn't say anything this time, he just stared at the book in front of him blankly, the idea that these skill books are related to his actions popped into his mind again, first the bat skill, and then Peter's skill, right? is this too convenient to be a coincidence?
With doubts inside him, Har took this book and read the description, to tell the truth, he might have been excited about this ability before, but now he doesn't know what function he could give it in a fight against a dimensional god like Mephisto.
He can only see the good side, Peter's webs, who should be the only human with this ability in the plot, are very resistant and can be shot by him naturally, this is the greatest distinctive in the powers of this Spider- Man compared to the other versions, seeing it that way, it seems that he has obtained a treasure.
[-Skill Book: Cobwebs.
Allows you to learn the skill contained in the book-]
[-Spider webs-
-Skill Type: Active-
-Description: An ability belonging to the hero of the third floor, Spider-Man, whose body produces webs and can launch them from his wrists.
Consume MP to create and launch webs from any part of your body.
-Special Effect: >Reinforce< Can infuse MP into the webs to increase their resistance.-]
[Do you wish to learn the skill?]
"Yeah!"
This time the skill was much more amazing than he imagined, not only can it shoot webs from any part of his body, but it includes a special effect to reinforce the webs, obviously, the value of this skill increased drastically by these things.
He immediately learned this skill, he really wanted to experiment with its effects, because the phrase "infuse your MP into the webs" was too flashy, he remembered his method of controlling the trident through the magic connecting thread, if he can control the webs with your PM…
Har just thought about it and was filled with excitement, with a lot of ideas running through his mind, the book vanished and the ability became his, allowing him to web-sling like good old Peter Parker.
"I see, I guess it's something like this…"
Har muttered as the details of this ability flashed through his mind, at the same time, he extended a finger forward as if his hand was a gun, everyone who knows the "Spider-Man" franchise knows that this hero shoots his webs from his arms. dolls with a mythical pose, so it's strange to see Har trying to shoot like this, however...
Swiss!!*
A spider web shot out from the tip of his finger and stuck to the wall not far away, it was quite a quick movement that an ordinary person wouldn't be able to dodge if caught off guard.
"This is a great upgrade for this skill."
Har said this while he was assessing the true value of this skill, he had barely consumed 1 point of his MP, so it's cheap to use and can shoot in large quantities.
As for why MP is needed, it's pretty obvious, he wasn't bitten by a mutant spider, so his DNA hasn't changed and his body is unable to produce this substance naturally, so the most logical thing to do is to create these spider webs consuming magical power.
This makes the "Enhance" effect make even more sense, since the webs were created with MP, it's reasonable to be able to infuse more MP into them to increase their stamina.
Something similar can be said for "Demonization", he hasn't been transformed into a Ghost Rider by the power of the contract, so he must consume MP to achieve a similar effect.
"Definitely, this skill can become very useful as long as you practice enough."
Har said this with his palm pointing towards the ground, the 5 fingers of his left hand pointing to the center of his palm, he had cut the previous throw to continue experimenting, he activated the skill and began to consume MP, trying to control the spider webs to produce a larger scale attack.
Just as he imagined, cobwebs shot out from the tips of his 5 fingers and collided in the center, slowly forming a mess of spider webs, though it was not successful as such and had only created something similar to a malformed sphere of threads, he was still able to discover two things.
One, the shape of his hand right now is very similar to a spider, so looking at it this way, his wrist can be seen as the butt of the spider, which is just the place where Peter used to launch his webs.
And number two, most importantly, his control of this ability is even better than Peter's himself.
"But, I still need a lot of training to be able to do what I have in mind."
Har muttered with a great idea, he cut off the flow of MP in the spider webs and they were immediately cut falling to the ground. He thought it's a bit troublesome to keep experimenting with this skill here, it might fill the room with spider webs if he continues, so he decided to leave it. this for another time.
Regarding what Har has in mind, it could be seen as something very crazy, but with the little demo now it may be possible to get closer to his target as long as he develops his control to a certain degree, that's the fruit of Doflamingo's threads in One. Piece.
Although it is just a theory for now, it is undeniable that the effect shown by this ability is very similar to Doflamingo's ability, who could create and control the threads at will.
Now, moving on to what Har is most interested in, he took one of Hell's jack-in-the-boxes and opened it without a second thought.
Ding*
[He has opened an "Infernal jack-in-the-box" belonging to the third floor, a native creature of that place will be randomly searched and a random ability will be chosen.]
[He has chosen the creature from hell >Fire Demon< and gets the skill book: Bloodthirst.]
"What kind of sick joke is this?"
Har muttered under his breath a little angrily, reading the name "fire demon" he subconsciously believed that he would gain a great ability to control flames, however, what the hell is this Bloodlust?
Obviously, Har doesn't know that this is an innate ability of the demons that he had faced before, it's not like the demons have shouted the name of this ability at all.
Holding back his urge to bombard the skill book to ashes, Har grabbed it and read its description, if it turned out to be garbage, he wouldn't mind throwing this thing into a sea of magma no matter how many points they dare offer for it in one auction.
[-Skill Book >Bloodlust<
Allows you to learn the skill contained in the book-]
[-Thirst for Blood-
-Skill Type: Active-
-Description: An ability belonging to the demonic race of the third floor, by activating the Bloodlust mode their bodies are forced to break the limits for a while, thanks to this they can increase their strength, speed or magical power several times over Normally, in return, it will leave serious side effects and could even cause death.
Note: By increasing all three attributes at once the damage to the body is increased, the bigger the power increase the more serious the secondary effects will be.
Limit increase at a time: 10 times-]
[Do you wish to learn the skill?]
[-But-]
"Isn't this a fake Kaio-Ken?"
Har thought of this mythical dragon ball ability when he read the description, increasing power in exchange for harming oneself, although the increase limit is 10 times, it seemed very similar to Kaio-Ken that increased the power of Son Goku in the same way and with the same side effects.
In his past life he thought that if such a masochistic ability suited a race it was undoubtedly the Saiyans, but thinking about it, demons also look good with a suicidal and masochistic ability like this, he thought this even more when he remembered Lilith .
Really, Har did not expect to get a skill like Kaio-Ken this time, having the ability to enhance his power is something he may need in the future, although it is limited to 10 times, this is more than enough and he is satisfied with this. ability that he previously thought was rubbish.
"This could be what I needed."
If he increases his MP cap 10 times he could consume even more energy from the Ending crystal, this is the best ability he could have gotten right now, since with this he has a chance to activate "Demonization" on himself.
Although it is something that leaves serious side effects, it still has regeneration potions, in addition to instant healing potions that regenerate a large part of health in less than a second, not to mention immortality totems or End crystal regeneration, still he has hermit's seeds in case of physical exhaustion, so it can be said that the side effects of this ability are meaningless to him.
Har decided to learn the skill without knowing something important, one of the side effects of this skill is, as its own name indicates, the insatiable desire to kill, although it seems that the demon lords learned to control themselves even under this effect, so maybe Maybe it's not that serious.
With the book's disappearance, Har learned the ability and added to his status, so he took the last box and decided to open it with no plans to experiment just yet.
Ding*
[He has opened an "Infernal jack-in-the-box" belonging to the third floor, a native creature of that place will be randomly searched and a random ability will be chosen.]
[He has chosen the creature from hell >Dark Demon< and gets the skill book >Necromancy<.]
Swoosh!!*
Har's hand flicked and he took this book as soon as it appeared, almost as if he feared it might be stolen.
He had seen dark demons before on the third floor, these guys could summon skeletons and zombies at will, moreover, he even witnessed one of them throw a spear of dark magic, so Har thinks this ability could be of the Best it's gotten so far.
[-Skill Book >Necromancy<
Allows you to learn the skill contained in the book-]
[-Necromancy-
-Skill Type: Active-
-Description: Only one of the abilities of the dark demons, who have power over death, with this ability you can bring a corpse back to life, turning it into a living dead, and it will be completely under your command-
The cost to turn a corpse into undead can vary depending on the target, if it doesn't have enough MP then the skill will fail.
-Special Effect: Control of the dead. You can control corpses even if they were not turned into undead by yourself, as long as they are not under someone else's control or your power is stronger than who controls them.-]
[Do you wish to learn the skill?]
[-But-]
"Yeah."
Har said almost immediately, although the ability was not as powerful as he thought, the effect to control undead, even without being converted by its power, is certainly something very striking for him, because he has a three-headed friend in the first place. floor with which you want to test this ability.
Knock Knock!*
At that moment, some strong blows slammed on the door, pulling Har out of his thoughts, right after, a voice was heard from outside causing a smile on his face.
"Har, what the hell happened on the third floor?!!" Handalf said from outside, it could be seen that he was holding a mobile phone in his hand.
If we look at its content, we might notice that some crazy images are shown, such as a tower floating in the sky or a large crater that could encompass a whole small city, speaking of cities, there is also an image of a city in ruins with the buildings collapsed.
"I know you're there, get out there and tell us the gossip!!"
To the side, Handers pushed Handalf away and yelled too, hell? Doomsday? They had never heard of this plot on the third floor in their lives.
"I just hope she's okay."
Not far behind the two, Rain looked towards the door of Har's room with concern, she seemed the only normal one here.
But, it's not that Handalf and Handers aren't worried, it's just that they don't show it like normal people, if they didn't care about Har they would just wait for him to come out of his room at some point.
Regarding these images, they were published by an anonymous person who is currently being cursed by a Runner.
He risked going to these places on the third floor and taking some pictures with his mobile phone, he posted some details on the internet and hoped he could sell them at a good price, he didn't expect it, a bastard hacker infiltrated his phone and posted the pictures free from anonymity, this Runner really wanted to cry right now.
"Ahh, dammit!!!"
In a room with certain luxuries, a young man in his 20s threw his mobile phone against the wall, breaking into a thousand pieces and leaving a hole, obviously, the strength of this young man is not common.
"I'll find you and kill you."-The young man was really angry, he took out a pair of hook-shaped blades and seemed to be about to kill someone.
From these weapons, we can recognize this guy as one of the Runners who planned to kill Peter, but was stopped by Har and escaped shortly after.
He had risked his life to get those images, but a bastard surely got them sitting in his house, isn't this a fucking injustice? The young man thought that this is a crime that should be punished by death.
"Hey, Jack! Are you throwing things again?!"
At that moment, the old voice of an old woman was heard from somewhere in the house, immediately the young man threw his blades under the bed and then hurriedly stuck his head out the door.
"Don't worry grandma, I'm just exercising!!"
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"Are you sure you don't want this power?
Traveling far away from here, at the main headquarters of the Saint guild located on the eastern border of Xcountry, inside a training room for recruits.
Noah extended a strange mask to his brother, Kasirc, who kept looking at something behind Noah without looking away.
"I'm not willing to lose my humanity for power."-Kasirc said a sentence with irony, he looked at Noah as if he was mocking his own words.
"Hahaha, that's right, I guess I'm enough then."-Noah said showing two fangs that had grown in his mouth, obviously, he has already used the stone mask and become a vampire.
"So, I'll follow the plan and get going tonight." Noah said and was ready to leave, only to be stopped by Kasirc.
"Are you planning to leave this mess behind?" Kasirc asked questioningly, pointing to a group of corpses that had remained behind Noah until now, as if he wanted to see what skills his sister had to show, and Noah knew this.
"They come with me."
As soon as Noah said this, some bone rattling was heard not far away, then, before Kasirc's eyes that were shining with interest, the corpses of the newbies who were killed by Noah earlier slowly stood up.
With the mask covering half of his face, Noah smirked showing his fangs as the fledglings who were turned into vampires behind him followed.
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