Assimilate All Talents

Chapter 239: Tethers

Within the rest area of the 29th floor, Sol was checking the progress of his skills, not through his status page, but through the strings and lines that emanated from himself.

He thought to himself, ’[Perfect Balance], [Superior Mana Control] should both be level 5, while [Invincible Body] is at 9.’

To confirm, he checked his status page and smiled at his incredible accuracy.

Name: Sol

Race: Human

Talents: [Siphoner], [Transformer]

Level: 106

Exp: 421,186,330/2,217,580,947

HP: 2150

MP: 2250

Str: 105 (+110)

Vit: 105 (+110)

Agi: 110 (+110)

Int: 105 (+110)

Wis: 105 (+120)

Talent Skills:

[Siphon] Lv 6, [Analysis] Lv 8, [Aggregate] Lv EX, [Reinterpret] Lv EX

Siphoned Talents:

[Create Magic Hands] Lv MAX, [Impact Bubble] Lv 4, [Spectral Claw] Lv MAX, [Gigantify] Lv MAX

Passive Skills:

[Muffled Movements] Lv EX, [Reflect] Lv 4, [Basic Psychic Mastery] Lv 8, [Advanced Weapon Mastery] Lv 1, [Wild Hunt] Lv 2, [Invincible Body] Lv 9, [Perfect Balance] Lv 5, [Death Absorption] Lv MAX, [True Sight (Variant)] Lv 6, [Superior Mana Control] Lv 5, [Fortified Soul] Lv 2, [Novice Craftsman] Lv 6, [Battle Dance] Lv 8, [Nether Body] Lv MAX

Race: Zomest

Talent Skills:

[Zombeast Maker], [Commander], [Ring Master]

Level: 114

’Level 114, not 126? This one’s from the 26th floor!’

A monster from one floor appearing on another was unheard of, as far as Sol knew. He instantly deduced that it had something to do with whatever absorbed it into the ground previously, likely transporting it to this floor for a specific reason.

Sol immediately told Amber what he had discovered and used [Terra Manipulation] to harden the ground as much as he could.

"This time, it won’t escape," he said, and Amber nodded. It didn’t sit right with her either, allowing a target to escape.

Sol disabled its incomplete law technique—they didn’t want to risk prolonging the fight—and charged forward. Both were invisible to approach undetected, but when they got within 100 meters, the Zomest had already sensed their presence. Sol managed to disable its skill just in time as it attempted to use its incomplete law technique but froze in confusion.

"Wry?" The Zomest shrieked under its skull mask but quickly recovered and threw vials of a black substance at them.

Sol calmly sent a few [Mana Slashes] at the vials, cutting them in half and spraying the contents around. A sizzling sound filled the air as the black liquid quickly corroded the ground.

Amber used [Phase Step], an evolution of [Ground Shrink], causing the space around her to bend as she instantly appeared next to the Zomest. She spun her right dagger and stabbed it square in the back.

"WRYY!" The Zomest shrieked again, louder this time, as multiple arms broke out of its robe, reaching for Amber. Not expecting the abnormal number of arms, Amber relied on her reflexes, turning herself to sand and phasing through the grasping limbs.

Meanwhile, Sol wasn’t idle. He finished chanting a spell.

"[Light Spear]! [Light Spear]! [Light Spear]!"

Tens of spears made of light appeared and rained down on the Zomest, forcing it to stop attacking Amber and focus on dodging and blocking the spears.

The fight had only been going on for a few seconds, and multiple attacks had been exchanged between the three of them. During the battle, Sol felt his control over certain parts of the hallway lessen as something else began causing them to move.

He paused, as this time it didn’t happen beneath the Zomest. "It’s coming from the roof?"

Switching on [True Sight], he inspected what was going on and, in doing so, was shocked by what he discovered. Immediately, he turned to Amber and warned her, "We gotta run away! Now!"

She didn’t question or hesitate, as she could see the urgency behind his eyes. She backed off the Zomest and began running down the passage. Sol used [Ground Shrink] to join her, and just as he did, multiple undead dropped from the roof surrounding where they previously stood. Five Nether Wraiths, seven Laughing Skulls, three Tomb Hulks, and three more Zomests appeared—a total of 19 pseudo A-Rank enemies.

"It’s an ambush!"