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Chapter 535 This is a litrpg, in case you forgot
🕑 Added 2020-08-04 11:25:24 +0000 UTCAuthor's note: Hey. Another chapter. Let me know what you think.
Author's note: Hey there. New chapters up and more hopefully on Thursday :).
Update: A few changes - to avoid spoilers I added a note at the bottom (also a summary so you don't have to read through it all again).
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Chapter 535 This is a litrpg, in case you forgot
An uncharged uninterrupted flight to Hallowfort would still take her about a full day of travel time. Possibly more with monster or storm interruptions that she couldnt ignore. Her charged flight was several times faster though, meaning she could carry a group through the night. Ilea wasnt sure if a single night was enough to reach Tremor but she would simply have to find another spot for the creatures to shelter through the day.
There was a chance for them to meet dangerous monsters but Ilea knew they werent quite helpless either. The Marks she used would make sure shed find them, even if they were forced to relocate.
It only took a few hours for them to find a small cavern, only populated by a few Burrow Dragoons.
Ilea simply displaced the monsters outside before she collapsed the entrance, teleporting her allies inside. She deemed them capable of breaking out in the case of an emergency. A quick check made sure there was air coming into the small cavern.
The various creatures remained close to her, not necessarily because they liked her but because the cavern simply didnt allow for a lot of privacy. The thought of them seeking her proximity for safety seemed somewhat absurd to her. In reality, it might very well have been the case.
The Dragoons had understood that Ilea was too much of a monster to challenge but even the Dark Ones could take care of a few of them. In case they decided to return. She hadnt found a nest or eggs, likely indicating that the creatures had simply rested here for a while.
Ill be out for a while, she said, pointing at herself and towards the rubble. The survivors had been briefed about the northern day and night cycle. They knew about the plan and had agreed.
Ilea blinked outside and moved away a few hundred meters, finding a broader crevice where she built a small fire and sat down.
First to Tremor and if Catelyn allows it, from there to Hallowfort, she thought and summoned a meal.
The plan had worked out so far. It wasnt hugely complicated and mostly relied on the resistance the Dark Ones showed against the lower mana density. Her main fear had been if they still had issues in the north.
If she had to babysit a bunch of nearly dying Dark Ones, the journey would have taken significantly longer. She had decided to help them and she wouldnt just leave them stranded in this unknown and dangerous place.
Ilea took a deep breath, relaxing as the dark storms moved past overhead. I missed this place, she thought, enjoying the dish as she once more looked through all the level ups from the past six weeks.
ding Blink reaches 3rd lvl 30
ding Sentinel Sphere reaches 3rd lvl 30
ding Sentinel Huntress reaches 3rd lvl 10
ding Sentinel Huntress reaches 3rd lvl 11
ding Azarinth Perception reaches 3rd lvl 29
ding Azarinth Perception reaches 3rd lvl 30
ding Azarinth Reversal reaches 3rd lvl 24
ding Ash and Ember Unity reaches 3rd lvl 29
ding Ash and Ember Unity reaches 3rd lvl 30
ding Ashen Wings reaches 3rd lvl 28
ding Ashen Wings reaches 3rd lvl 29
ding Eyes of Ash reaches 3rd lvl 22
ding Eyes of Ash reaches 3rd lvl 24
The first three weeks Ilea hadnt used most of her offensive abilities, focusing on defense and mobility.
With a few open spots for Sentinel Huntress marks, she used them freely on the various spirits, trying to find them again amidst the hordes or after switching between groups.
Each level added another mark, the high level of the creatures or perhaps the distant marks on her allies helping with the skill. Sometimes it even allowed her to damage them without a danger of killing the creatures, having a feel for their remaining health. Amidst the many creatures, this tactic was however difficult to apply.
Every waking hour she spent among the spirit hordes or training with Meadow. The results showed, especially in her third Class.
ding Phaseshift reaches 2nd lvl 2
ding Phaseshift reaches 2nd lvl 9
ding Flare of Creation reaches 3rd lvl 2
ding Displacement reaches 3rd lvl 3
ding Displacement reaches 3rd lvl 5
ding Space Shift reaches 2nd lvl 18
ding Space Shift reaches 2nd lvl 20
Ilea had advanced Space Shift as soon as the third tier had become available.
ding Space Shift reaches 3rd lvl 1
Passive Space Shift 3rd lvl 1
Space wields easier for you, allowing you to unravel its mysteries. Teleportation abilities can be used again 70.5% faster [141%] and you can travel 40.5% farther [81%].
2nd stage: Interrupt or stop an enemy teleportation spell within a distance of 20.5m. Cooldown and efficiency is affected by available teleportation spells. You cannot teleport while this skill is active.
3rd stage: Your understanding of space magic grows. You learn to latch on to ongoing teleportation spells with your own teleportation abilities. Long range and channeled teleportation spells have their range doubled and their cooldown as well as cost reduced by half.
Category: Space magic
The bonuses to her long range abilities were quite helpful. Both her third tier of Displacement as well as her third tier Blink were affected.
The bonuses applied after all the other multipliers, meaning her third tier Blink could now be used every fifteen or so hours.
Active: Blink 3rd lvl 30:
Immediately appear at a distant place. Distance based on the level of the skill.
2nd stage: The time between blinks is reduced greatly. No ground contact needed between blinks.
3rd stage: You may set one destination you touch. You may change it every six months [37.34 days]. You may travel to said destination once every three days [14.93h].
Category: Teleportation Magic
The reduced cost changed her channeling time of the spell from six minutes to three.
Her third tier of Displacement now had a range of about one point eight kilometers and could be used again after just about two minutes. The main benefit were the reduced costs, slashing it from 450 mana per second to 225. The spell actually provided a reasonable breather against several Astral Spirits too stupid to understand what was happening when their spells suddenly vanished right in front of her, just to appear somewhere else.
Ilea had thought the bonuses from her third tier space shift good but not incredible.
The first part of the new third tier had taken her some testing to understand but essentially she could connect either blink or displacement to an ongoing teleportation spell that activated within the range of either of her own abilities.
It meant that if someone used a teleportation ability, she could use either blink or displacement at the same time to be moved alongside whoever cast the spell she latched onto.
Ilea would be moved the same distance as her target. She wouldnt have to guess where they went, nor did she have to watch the lines in space. As long as she attached herself to whoever used a teleportation spell and had one of her abilities ready, she would appear close to where they moved.
The distance and relation to her target would remain the same. If she would have appeared inside of an object, the spell behaved the same way as when she tried to blink into solid matter. She would simply appear outside of whatever solid object was in the way.
Ileas double teleportation coupled with her reduced cooldowns already made it difficult for anything to get away but now even a longer range wouldnt be enough to flee from her or regroup.
ding Body of the Valkyrie reaches 2nd lvl 19
ding Body of the Valkyrie reaches 2nd lvl 20
Passive Body of the Valkyrie 3rd lvl 1
The flame of creation flows through your veins, increasing your resilience by 35.5% [319.5%]. Increases your physical damage resistance by 9.1% [81.9%]. Increases your magic damage resistance by 9.1% [81.9%]. You wont be fazed anymore by heavy damage or powerful sources of light and sound.
2nd stage: Your body has withstood incredible damage, endured the hardships of battle. The fires flowing through you have hardened your bones and muscles. Your health is increased by 7.1% [63.9%].
3rd stage: Your ability to adapt to your enemy grows. Continued battle against the same foe increases damage reduction against its attacks by 0.5% [4.5%] per minute to a maximum of a static 50%.
Category: Body enhancement Space Magic
A minute was long but coupled with her second tier Phaseshift, the new bonuses allowed for much longer battles against the spirits before she had to retreat. The only downside to the newfound defensive power was that it only applied for each foe separately.
If a new Astral Spirit arrived, she took full damage from its attacks until a minute had passed.
Ilea learned that the bonuses applied in a similar way as the second tier of Aspect of Ash. As long as she considered the battle to be ongoing, it would count. Well there were some plain range and time limitations too but they never came into play when she blinked away for a short breather.
The spirits didnt make it easy to test how much of a difference the bonus made practically speaking, due to the continued arrival of more enemies. Ilea knew however that the simple addition would have made it quite a bit harder for Queen Zaiked to pressure her during their battle.
ding Space Awareness reaches 2nd lvl 9
ding Space Awareness reaches 2nd lvl 13
Ilea benefited from the theory taught to her by both Meadow and Michael, the various examples the former could conjure up helping greatly with her increasing awareness.
Contrary to the other spells, Space Awareness leveled more in the third week than in the previous two.
Ilea moved the notifications about her general skills down to the very bottom and read through the second three weeks worth of advancements.
ding You have defeated [Spirit of Death lvl 530]
ding You have defeated [Spirit of Death lvl 681]
There were thousands upon thousands of kill notifications. At first it was quite welcome to her that there was an apparently endless number of Death Spirits in Erendar but as time went on, she grew more apprehensive, the gates closure rising in importance. The fact that she hadnt managed to kill an Astral Spirit so far didnt exactly add to her confidence.
ding The Azarinth Sentinel has reached lvl 368 Five stat points awarded
ding The Azarinth Sentinel has reached lvl 370 Five stat points awarded One Core skill point awarded
ding The Azarinth Sentinel has reached lvl 380 Five stat points awarded One Core skill point awarded
ding The Azarinth Sentinel has reached lvl 390 Five stat points awarded One Core skill point awarded
ding The Azarinth Sentinel has reached lvl 391 Five stat points awarded
ding The Azarinth Sentinel has reached lvl 392 Five stat points awarded
ding The Azarinth Sentinel has reached lvl 393 Five stat points awarded
ding Kin of Ash has reached lvl 368 Five stat points awarded
ding Kin of Ash has reached lvl 370 Five stat points awarded One Core skill point awarded
ding Kin of Ash has reached lvl 380 Five stat points awarded One Core skill point awarded
ding Kin of Ash has reached lvl 390 Five stat points awarded One Core skill point awarded
ding Kin of Ash has reached lvl 391 Five stat points awarded
ding Kin of Ash has reached lvl 392 Five stat points awarded
Ilea was pretty sure that her kills awarded more experience the more Astral Spirits were present in the fray. As time went on, the rewards gradually slowed.
In the last few days, she only managed to level her main Classes once despite an even higher number of overall kills. Her own rising levels added to the gradually lower rewards.
Her decision to start fighting back in the first place was two fold. In one part, she really did trust Meadows information on her leveling. Especially her third Class seemed unlikely to gain another evolution for quite some time. The second part was her growing familiarity with the Spirits and their attacks.
The longer she fought without killing any of them, the fewer overall levels she would gain once she decided to finally fight back.
ding The Faen Valkyrie has reached lvl 191 One stat point awarded
ding The Faen Valkyrie has reached lvl 200 One stat point awarded One Core skill point awarded
ding The Faen Valkyrie has reached lvl 201 One stat point awarded
ding The Faen Valkyrie has reached lvl 220 One stat point awarded One Core skill point awarded
ding The Faen Valkyrie has reached lvl 238 One stat point awarded
Ilea hoped to get all her third Class skills to the third tier before reaching three hundred in the Class. It turned out that her concerns wouldnt exactly be met by her leveling speed.
ding Absolute Destruction reaches 3rd lvl 30
ding Sentinel Huntress reaches 3rd lvl 12
ding Azarinth Reversal reaches 3rd lvl 25
ding Azarinth Reversal reaches 3rd lvl 26
ding Heart of Cinder reaches 3rd lvl 29
ding Heart of Cinder reaches 3rd lvl 30
ding Storm of Cinders reaches 3rd lvl 24
...
ding Storm of Cinders reaches 3rd lvl 26
ding Ashen Wings reaches 3rd lvl 30
ding Eyes of Ash reaches 3rd lvl 25
ding Eyes of Ash reaches 3rd lvl 26
Ilea now only had four skills in her main two Classes left to top off.
ding Phaseshift reaches 2nd lvl 10
ding Phaseshift reaches 2nd lvl 17
ding Flare of Creation reaches 3rd lvl 3
ding Flare of Creation reaches 3rd lvl 5
ding Displacement reaches 3rd lvl 6
ding Displacement reaches 3rd lvl 7
ding Space Shift reaches 3rd lvl 2
ding Body of the Valkyrie reaches 3rd lvl 2
ding Body of the Valkyrie reaches 3rd lvl 3
ding Space Awareness reaches 2nd lvl 14
ding Space Awareness reaches 2nd lvl 20
Ilea found most of her third Class skills somewhat simple to level, the spells widely and constantly usable against the enemy hordes and their spells. Phaseshift got close but would need to see some more use to reach the end of the second tier.
Space Awareness was the obvious outlier. She doubted it would have been possible to get to the end of the second tier even with a year of training on her own. And still, she found it the only skill in her third Class that she couldnt immediately advance to tier three once it hit the previous cap.
It was a little frustrating but hardly an issue, knowing that the overall growth from the one and a half months surpassed most of her previous training endeavors.
Compared to her times in Iztacalum, Tremor or the Descent, it didnt quite feel like she was a lower leveled human hunting powerful monsters. She was more a misclassified creature punching well above her supposed weight, obviously more than strong enough to face the spirits. The levels would equalize in time as she continued to kill beings that were supposed to be far beyond her own power.
Her main benefits came not from her level gains or evolutions but simply from skill advancements both in her main Classes and in her third and additional one.
Meadow categorized her at the raw power of a level five to six hundred monster, with added sapience and an incredible variety of abilities that let her face creatures at seven to eight hundred.
She finished the break by checking the accumulated General skill levels from her time in Erendar.
ding Deviant of Humanity reaches lvl 17
ding Deviant of Humanity reaches lvl 20
ding Deviant of Humanity reaches 2nd lvl 1
Deviant of Humanity 2nd lvl 1
You face creatures most other humans have nightmares about, call beings your friends that occupy the pages of legends told by your kind. You have reached a level of power that few humans will ever call their own. And yet you push onward, knowing of the dangers that wait in the dark. You anticipate them. Welcome them. Those who would dismiss you may now take notice, should you wish for them to do so.
2nd stage: You remain human at your core but your actions have pushed you beyond the limitations of your species. Inspire terror in the hearts of your own kind or those who would dismiss humanity, should you wish to do so. The status of a predator among its prey will be evident by your very presence.
The new ability felt a little like a more subdued Monster Hunter that was however active at all times.
Ilea couldnt freeze lower leveled people with this power but they wouldnt mistake her for something she wasnt. Not even the densest motherfucker out there.
She left it off most of the time, her reputation and ashen looks making quite enough of an impression already.
ding Gourmet reaches lvl 3
ding Identify reaches lvl 17
ding Meditation reaches 3rd lvl 10
ding Monster Hunter reaches 3rd lvl 6
ding Oxygen Repository reaches lvl 15
ding Oxygen Repository reaches lvl 18
ding Sage of Torment reaches lvl 19
ding Sage of Torment reaches lvl 20
ding Sage of Torment reaches 2nd lvl 1
Sage of Torment 2nd lvl 1
You have reached strength through pain and struggle. With time they have become companions on your way to power. As long as you train those willing, they shall find comfort and resilience in your presence. You are an example of what is possible, through sheer tenacity. Also, you inflict a lot of pain.
2nd stage: You neither care for the species nor the home realm of your pupils, pushing them beyond what they imagined possible, or bearable. You gain insight into the development of your pupils resistances, allowing you to mercilessly abuse any weaknesses and blockades. To better their abilities of course. Definitely that. No joy involved at all.
Ilea didnt actually gain the ability to see resistance levels but she gained a better idea of how to apply damage for the best result. The effects were much higher when she was the one actually dealing said damage. She could still offer some pointers to Meadow on how much it should push certain individuals but it wasnt quite as efficient.
ding Veteran reaches 3rd lvl 9
ding Astral Magic Resistance reaches 2nd lvl 2
ding Astral Magic Resistance reaches 2nd lvl 20
ding Death Magic Resistance reaches 2nd lvl 15
ding Death Magic Resistance reaches 2nd lvl 20
ding Space Magic Resistance reaches 3rd lvl 3
ding Space Magic Resistance reaches 3rd lvl 4
ding Wood Magic Resistance reaches 2nd lvl 4
ding Wood Magic Resistance reaches 2nd lvl 14
Ilea managed to convince Meadow to add a little bit of Resistance training, the only schools she could currently level with the alien being were Wood and Space.
She checked her full status, summoning some ale when the storm had moved past, sunlight shining down on her once again.
Name: Ilea Spears
Unspent statpoints: 303
Unspent Core skill points: 30
Unspent 3rd tier General skill points [1862 Total skill levels]: 2
Class 1: The Azarinth Sentinel lvl 393
- Active: Absolute Destruction 3rd lvl 30
- Active: Sentinel Reconstruction 3rd lvl 30
- Active: Azarinth Awakening 3rd lvl 30
- Active: Blink 3rd lvl 30
- Active: Sentinel Sphere 3rd lvl 30
- Passive: Sentinel Core 3rd lvl 30
- Passive: Azarinth Fighting 3rd lvl 30
- Passive: Sentinel Huntress 3rd lvl 12
- Passive: Azarinth Perception 3rd lvl 30
- Passive: Azarinth Reversal 3rd lvl 26
Class 2: Kin of Ash lvl 392
- Active: Armor of Ash 3rd lvl 30
- Active: Aspect of Ash 3rd lvl 30
- Active: True Ash Creation 3rd lvl 30
- Active: Heart of Cinder 3rd lvl 30
- Active: Storm of Cinders 3rd lvl 26
- Passive: Ash and Ember Unity 3rd lvl 30
- Passive: Ashen Wings 3rd lvl 30
- Passive: Eyes of Ash 3rd lvl 26
- Passive: Avatar of Ash 3rd lvl 30
- Passive: Keeper of Ash 3rd lvl 30
Class 3: The Faen Valkyrie lvl 238
- Active: Phaseshift 2nd lvl 17
- Active: Flare of Creation 3rd lvl 5
- Active: Displacement 3rd lvl 7
- Passive: Space Shift 3rd lvl 2
- Passive: Body of the Valkyrie 3rd lvl 3
- Passive: Space Awareness 2nd lvl 20
General Skills:
- Dancing lvl 3
- Deviant of Humanity 2nd lvl 1
- Elos Standard language - lvl 6
- English Language lvl 15
- Gourmet lvl 3
- Harmony of the Drowned lvl 9
- Heavy Archery lvl 11
- Identify - lvl 17
- Meditation 3rd lvl 10
- Monster Hunter 3rd lvl 6
- Oxygen Repository lvl 18
- Sage of Torment 2nd lvl 1
- Soul Perception lvl 5
- Teaching lvl 3
- Veteran 3rd lvl 9
- Warhammer Mastery lvl 9
- Arcane Magic Resistance 3rd lvl 17
- Ash Magic Resistance lvl 1
- Astral Magic Resistance 2nd lvl 20
- Blast Resistance 3rd lvl 1
- Blight Resistance 2nd lvl 1
- Blood Magic Resistance 3rd lvl 9
- Blood Manipulation Resistance 2nd lvl 20
- Bone Magic Resistance 2nd lvl 6
- Corrosion Resistance 2nd lvl 20
- Crystal Resistance 2nd lvl 14
- Curse Resistance - 2nd lvl 20
- Dark Magic Resistance 2nd lvl 6
- Death Magic Resistance 2nd lvl 20
- Devour Resistance 2nd lvl 6
- Diamond Magic Resistance 2nd lvl 3
- Divination Magic Resistance lvl 7
- Dust Magic Resistance lvl 6
- Earth Magic Resistance 2nd lvl 20
- Emerald Magic Resistance 2nd lvl 1
- Fear Resistance lvl 11
- Flesh Magic Resistance lvl 8
- Gravity Magic Resistance 2nd lvl 20
- Health Drain Resistance 2nd lvl 20
- Heat Resistance 3rd lvl 7
- Ice Resistance 2nd lvl 20
- Lava Magic Resistance 3rd lvl 1
- Light Magic Resistance 3rd lvl 1
- Lightning Resistance 3rd lvl 5
- Mana Drain Resistance 2nd lvl 20
- Mental Resistance 3rd lvl 5
- Mist Magic Resistance 2nd lvl 20
- Obsidian Magic Resistance lvl 3
- Pain Tolerance 3rd lvl 3
- Poison Resistance 3rd lvl 2
- Rot Resistance 2nd lvl 5
- Ruby Magic Resistance lvl 14
- Sand Magic Resistance 2nd lvl 20
- Sapphire Magic Resistance lvl 13
- Silver Magic Resistance lvl 1
- Smoke Magic Resistance 2nd lvl 3
- Soul Magic Resistance 2nd lvl 3
- Sound Magic Resistance lvl 18
- Space Magic Resistance 3rd lvl 4
- Stamina Drain Resistance 2nd lvl 20
- Time Magic Resistance 2nd lvl 20
- Topaz Magic Resistance lvl 18
- Vine Magic Resistance lvl 14
- Void Magic Resistance 3rd lvl 2
- Water Resistance 3rd lvl 1
- Wind Resistance 3rd lvl 2
- Wood Magic Resistance 2nd lvl 14
Status:
Vitality: 995
Endurance: 420
Strength: 515
Dexterity: 425
Intelligence: 900
Wisdom: 1000
Health: 16487/16487
Stamina: 3992/4200
Mana: 19837/20000
Update reason: Inconsistencies with resistance training has been pointed out. It would make sense for her to cap out Astral/Death Reses against such powerful creatures after six weeks (compared to high gains in Ravenhall against lower leveled adventurers).
Astral resistance is now 2nd 20
Death res is now 2nd 20
Space res is now 3rd 4 (before 3rd 3)
Wood res is now 2nd 14 (before 2nd 10)
Additionally I've increased the level gains for all her Classes. Reason being that while danger (or a lack thereof) influences the overall gain, the monsters she defeated were still in the 4-7 hundred range and thus much higher level than her.
Sentinel changed from 382 to 393
Ash from 382 to 392
Faen from 231 to 238
Her main classes did most of the heavy lifting. I think the overall gains in her third class are okay.
Apologies for the update notification.
Comments
quantumsoma
I feel like she shouldn't be able to turn of the Deviant of Humanity thing (at least without training some sort of aura concealment skill). It's her presence, not some magical ability, plus it would change the focus away from people being idiots around her to more interesting things.
Fear Style
The update counted as the Thursday chapter :(
Flames
Everyone is wondering about resistances and plot while I'm over here like, "Where's today's chapter?!"
MrrC
I think she still has time to negotiate a deal for the long term.....@rhaegar / Author - I think something like 2000 gold, support for her efforts to curb slavery + resistances and support in space magic would be enough of a deal based on how desperate Michael is to have something happen
MrrC
Great point....though I guess its still in process - once they have a home - it may add core points
fbt
no gold magic reisist? I'd have thought she'd have negotiated at least a bit of training time with Michael, given how much she's helped him learn.
fbt
I'm surprised saving several sapient species from extinction didn't get her anything (I expected core pts, but perhaps some eventual evo options later on).
It is about time for the evil clone arc, isn't it.
Matt S.
It's sad to see the Ash resistant still sitting at level 1. I hope she meets a powerful Ash monster soon to get it into the 3rd realm. 🤞
Getting close to 400... I wonder what core skill point use will be unlocked ~Hype
A K
Its a wuxia that's pretty much standard. Authors get paid by word count so they pad to the extreme.
Jonathan Walker
Hey so I've been reading a book called "The Reincarnation of the Strongest Sword God" it cost money per book but that's not the bad part. The Story over informs you of every little detail multiple times not only that but the leveling in it is a fucking joke. The MC makes the stupidest decisions when it comes to items and it only gets worse in book 8 so for anyone that wants a in between DO NOT get this book it is absolutely infuriating. This is the reason I love this author so much no decisions are so absurdly stupid that you want to stop reading on the contrary, I love how this book is going and doesn't slow down much. Thank you for making a great fucking book with none of the typical stupid decisions that COMMON sense can't figure out. Sorry for the rant. I just got super fucking pissed at the book I had JUST bought book 8 and now I want to kill the author. Like HOLY FUCK dude what is he thinking. Again sorry.
MrrC
Anyone else think it weird that she's not allocating her stat points. She could have 1000+ in 3 categories which she knows gives her more core skill points....plus allocating additional strengths / endurance and dexterity could only help make her more dangerous with all her multipliers. Seems odd that she's really just focused on level and resistance vs using her stat points to boost efficiency of fighting
Are we sure it's a static number per level? I remember her being able to improve how effective it is based on her knowledge of healing and the body. Since HP is kind of a weird abstraction of how healthy she is, that implies the HP/sec is variable and can be optimized by training (without leveling).
Why's that? Was there a comment referring to this combination?
Ashywashy
So close to 400!
sri kalyan mulukutla
hmm..... i thought a group of ascended will be there at the end.
When a dragon appears it will end the story.
sri kalyan mulukutla
Hey Author how far r we from meeting a real dragon?
That and pushing stat limits is probably how beings above level 1000 level.
MountainFox
The Ilea buff we never knew we needed. Thanks!
I'd like to mention at the beginning of your story that leveling up skills leveled her classes - killing wasn't the only way originally. With that in mind I feel like her third class should have gotten at least a few levels through that at some point, whether this chapter or an earlier one.
tibbish
Yeah I feel like it should be just about maxed?
SoggyBiscuit
Just a few corrections/questions: 1. Shouldn't her HP be 16487 (995*10*1.657) since Body of the Valkyrie leveled to 3-3? 2. Why hasn't she spent a point on Mana Drain Resistance yet? It should be both useful against the Astral Spirits and she would also be able to level it quickly against their strong drain. 3. Why didn't Ilea request some Gold Magic Resistance? Even if she got only a level in it, it would still be kinda useful, and wouldn't really take much of Michael's time. 4. Why does she have 28 Core skill points? Afaik she should have only 20 (24 if she hadn't spent 4 -->16 as soon as she got them and another 8 since then - You have found and destroyed those you had feared, You have reached one thousand Wisdom, Successfully infiltrated the Izacan dungeon, You have activated the Armaments of Trials bestowed to you, You have cleared a major human settlement of a city wide infestation, You have found a new realm. Again. And you faced some of its more powerful residents in battle, You have met and fought an Astral Spirit, You hugged an ancient and powerful creature to show emotional support)
Interesting that so many skills are at 3-30 already. I suspect that we’ll see those class skill caps raised using core points after she hits 400. Probably 4x per skill, for Skill Enhancement. We know Skill Enhancement is a thing before 4th tier skills. It’s unlikely that it’s a qualitative change because that’s the domain of evolutions and tier increases. On the other hand, Illea is going to be stuck in terms of class skills very soon, and it seems unlikely that she’ll go from 400-500 without being able to make any gains at all in her class skills. Skill Enhancement would fit that gap nicely and let her continue to progress. So probably a cap increase to 3-70 or so. 400 would also be a potential natural point for her 3rd class to become stronger to some extent. Probably not to a full class, but I could see the numbers on all skills becoming stronger, and a 4th active/4th passive being unlocked. And maybe 3 stat points per class level. Could either be automatic or cost core points, depending on how the author goes. If 400 is too early, she might have to wait for 500.
Deinos
Where did she put her attribute points? Would be interesting to see what vitality and intelligence will provide
Grond (James)
Why did Death Magic Resistance only level twice when she fought Spirits of Death for weeks?
Alexander Dupree
She has 200 days to hit 500 I think :D.
Daniel D.
Possibly the only place it could survive is the bottom of the Descent, where it would very conveniently become an obstacle to the aliens.
Lomie0
Yeah stories with power scaling problems usually end up with irrelevant stats. Of course the stats not mattering is usually only a minor issue with such stories.
Connor Bruha
Thanks for the chapters! It's so satisfying seeing all those 3rd 30's in Ilea's main classes.
PlasmaticPi
Ding porn is way too fitting of a way to describe this. That phrase shouldn't even be a thing, but it is.
PlasmaticPi
Its still there. Reread the Sage of Torment 2nd tier.
Fear Style
Rhae my dude stop forgetting about soul perception training we need that for her ash class evo at 500...
Her health should be at 16487, as Body of the Valkyrie now gives a 7.3% [65.7%] bonus.
Fear Style
Agree but why stop at 2nd tier? I think all those you mentioned are easy 2nd lvl 20 so she gets more general skill 3rd tier points
I think Ilea should seriously consider getting all the 'easy' resistances to the second tier because most resistances give something beneficial to the body, i.e. body enhancement, that improves her overall defence in ways pure stats and levels can't. These would only take a few weeks but be the easiest overall boosts she could get. **Ash Magic Resistance – lvl 1. Her students should be proficient enough to power level her to the 2nd tier. **Gem Magic Resistance - lvl 13/14 on ruby and sapphire. The dungeon for these would just involve her sitting and meditating while taking damage. **Divination Magic Resistance – lvl 7. That adventurer noble she saved should be able to power her levels through as he was able to increase her level by 1 through using his magic on her when she had her resistances to it lowered. **Rare resistances that Michael knows about. Use his money and connections to get people train her in odd resistances. Easy silver or gold or copper resistances in the 2nd tier. Helping him obtain revolutionary information on space magic would easily be worth it in his eyes. He almost certainly wants a 3rd class in space magic and has ticked a bunch of the boxes.
mallix
What happened to the sarcasm from the system when going up a tier?
Corwin Amber
Nice. Now she has enough skill points to get 2 more at/above a thousand :)
The meadow would be an incredible tourist destination in the north xD, if you put it on the descent it will also be able to heal the wounded.
She's spent 4 pushing her Faen skills to 3rd tier.
Lowe K. Lyesmith
Math, yeah!
Lowe K. Lyesmith
Last few dozen chapters one kinda could forget this being a litrpg. Got good again, though. Some "Ding" - porn is always appreciated, it's how progress in litrpg is measured.
sharkattack
<strike>Core skill points error is snowballing, should be 32 (24 achievements, 3 from each main class, 2 from 3rd class).</strike>
Vegetables
Many dings. Handle it.
thanks for the chapters
I suspect either core points, or maybe just leveling it to 400 might unsubdue it to some extent. Giving more skill slots and likely more stat points per level.
Guilherme Silva
Core skill points should be Core points?
Relissi
I think closing the gate needs the meadow on that side.
Nodlehs
A good request from Michael then :)
'ding' You've learned the new skill Royal Foodie. Let them eat cake - you can sense how to use food to enhance your diplomatic endeavors.
Chopper
Cheeky title, didn't stop people from complaining tho. After a time jump comes a stat dump, this is known.
I hope that at 450/500 (or whenever her soul has grown enough to enable it) she gets the option to give her 3rd class more skill slots using Core points.
Rick Baker
I live for chapters like these. I tend to dump litrpg stories that forget to do skill up screens or have their characters 'evolve' past needing them. And the context of it fits Ilea. She probably wouldn't check anything or spend her stat points in the urge to give herself more of a challenge in an environment she's steadily outgrowing. Gives a more valid reason for us not to see the skillups all the time when she goes on training montages.
Andrew
Thank you!
Sebastian Prue
The perfect title for this chapter
Manamaw
Im looking forward to some more story in the north
MountainFox
Next chapter: Ilea expends her remaining Catelyn silencers for a new home for her refugees.
Can't the meadow come to Elos? He said it could be made small, right?
sese hang
Thanks for the chapter. Can’t wait for Catelyn’s reaction.
Garbled Sounds
I don't think this is a good way to give all this info.
Ivactheseeker
That sassy title :D Brings back memories from "Generic wolves - who would have guessed"
She won't drop any of her passives to try it.
Blaublue
lvl 400 might give her an evolution for her Ash Class - it's not a unique class (no The in front), has a few Class skills that could use an evolution and she should have all 10 Class Skills at 3rd30 by lvl 400, but we likely won't see an Evolution for her Azarinth until lvl 500
Daniel
Incoming 1000 vitality and Intelligence?
Magnus Gullhav Leikvik
Thanks!
Tetsuki
I actually do not remember has she tried out lull of battle to second tier yet?
Unspent stat points seems a little odd. Also she mentions not being able to kill Astral Spirits, but didn't grab 3rd tier Mana Drain Resistance despite 2 3rd tier points. Did Meadow advise her to save them up or something?
Tim Deral
I forgot about that 🐶
Forrest Minter
Me: "well, she still has half a chapter to do stuff." The chapter: "actually the rest is just one realllllyyyy long stat page."
Valter Anunciação
Good but raw Stat dumps don't make for a good chapter. You shouldn't have made this 535 but 534. If you had shown this before she left meadow and only then transported the dark ones it would have flowed better.
Dominic French
I can't wait to see how everything is going in the North since she left, and hopefully she introduces Elfie to the her friends up before heading to the new realm for a little R@R lol. Is it just me or does that sound like llea's version of a vacation (going to an entirely different dimension filled mostly with things that want to kill her and closing the door). Lol she deserves it.
Vin Reisling
No gold magic resistance??? I find that hard to believe!
Falxie
Ur saving my day here <3
