Chapter 182: Level 4 [@Thomasinho Golden Ticket Bonus - ]

Chapter 182: Chapter 182: Level 4 [@Thomasinho Golden Ticket Bonus Chapter]

"Huff... Huff... Huff..."

Alex had not felt this much excitement in a long time.

He looked down at the corpse of the creature that had drained a large portion of his mana and injured him to such a poor state.

Dark blood still pooled beneath the massive body.

The violet chitin had lost its earlier luster, and the pink glow in its eyes had completely faded.

’If it was not for my Adaptation Aspect, I would have been eliminated without even knowing how I lost.’

The thought settled heavily in his mind.

Now he knew the truth.

The CBI had never actually intended to give him a fair chance from the start.

They wanted to make an example out of him.

’Was it her doing?’

Alex remembered that woman with violet hair and mesmerizing pink eyes.

’...Venoma.’

The name carried weight.

He did not know the full extent of her involvement, but the timing of the trap and the nature of the psychic attack made her presence feel deliberate.

’But at least I got something good out of it.’

He had gained something he had never truly considered before.

He had heard of people with mind-related skills or classes, but he had not expected to face such a force so early in this life.

’The Psychic Element...’

Of course he had heard of those who could control things with their mind or manipulate perception.

He had never imagined it would fall into his own hands so soon.

’Damn! What a devious element I have gotten!’

Alex could already sense the endless possibilities.

The ability to influence perception, to counter mental attacks, to eventually turn the same force against others... the potential was vast.

Then he noticed the rush of power that had surged through him the moment the spider died.

’Oh right! The kill notification!’

He opened the system windows that had appeared after the final strike.

[ You have killed Violet Chitin Mindlord. lvl 17 ]

"Violet Chitin Mindlord... so this monster actually had a name."

No wonder it had managed to build such a complete domain in that part of the forest.

In a few more years it might have stepped into the Master Rank.

Its technique had already reached, and maybe in some ways surpassed, the upper limits of the Awaken Rank.

’And it was level 17, No wonder the fight was so difficult.’

If the creature had been a pure physical type, Alex was not certain he could have won before.

That was before, though.

Now that it was dead, the rewards should reflect the difficulty.

[ You have gained 30.2 XP ]

"Wow! Now that’s what I like to see!"

Thirty point two experience was a massive amount at his current level.

It would push him up significantly, along with the attribute gains that came with it.

[ Congratulations! ]

[ You have leveled up! ]

[ You have leveled up! ]

[ Level 2 → Level 3 ]

[ Level 3 → Level 4 ]

[ You have gained +1 to all Attributes! ]

[ You have gained +1 to all Attributes! ]

[ You have gained +5 Attribute points! ]

[ You have gained +5 Attribute points! ]

[ You have gained Special Points in your Pool! ]

[ You have gained Special Points in your Pool! ]

Alex opened his interface to check the new values.

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[ System Interface ]

[ Name : Alexander Abyss ]

[ Race : Human ]

[ Bloodline : Evolvari ]

[ Aspect : Adaptation ]

[ Aspect Rank : 1 (Awaken) ]

[ Level : 4 ]

[ Experience Points : 1/21 ]

[ Attributes ]

[ Strength : 34 → 36 ]

[ Agility : 34 → 36 ]

[ Vitality : 34 → 36 ]

[ Magic : 54 → 56 ]

[ Will : 114 → 116 ]

[ Attribute Points : 10 ]

[ Special Points Pool : (Full) ]

[ Skills : Mana Absorption, Shadow Vision, Shadow Mantle ]

[ Adaptation :

Shadow Element

Psychic Element ]

[ Shadow Bond : Zara ]

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’Hmm... I still don’t know what this Special Points Pool is, I can’t seem to use it for anything right now, maybe I’ll figure it out when the time comes.’

The rush of the new attributes settled into his body.

Alex looked down at the dead spider once more.

"That was a cute trap at the start."

"Too bad I had already figured out the exit before you could get me."

Adrenaline was still high in his blood.

The battle had only just ended.

Slowly, the damage to his body began to make itself known.

Blood leaked from various cuts and gashes.

Several parts of his battle suit had been torn open.

"I should heal quickly before—"

"—No jinxing!"

Alex still held Amethyst Paradox in one hand.

With the other he brought out a mana potion and a healing potion from his utility belt.

"Thankfully the material used to make these was strong enough to survive a battle of this intensity, otherwise they would have been pulverized."

He uncorked the potions one by one and drank them carefully.

First the healing potion.

The effect was immediate.

His injuries began to close at a visible pace.

Torn flesh knitted together.

The sharp edges of pain dulled.

Then he drank the mana potion.

At the same time he activated his skill.

"[Mana Absorption]" He muttered to himself while he finished drinking the potion and mana started flooding back into his Mana Heart far faster than the potion alone could provide.

He kept his senses sharp the entire time.

He was still inside the Proving.

A participant or another monster could appear at any moment.

Alex never fully lowered his guard.

"I should use the Attribute Points now, I don’t really need to save them for later."

"I’ll start keeping a few for emergencies only when I’m not in a situation like this."

There was no reason to play it safe right now.

A sudden boost later might help in some situations, but familiarizing himself with the higher attributes while he still had room to breathe was the better choice.

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[ Attribute Points : 10 ]

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"How should I distribute all these attribute points?" Alex considered putting more into one attribute, but every single one mattered for survival at the moment.

"Well, let’s see..."

"Strength and Agility for direct combat."

"Vitality to keep me alive through blood loss and heavy impacts."

"Magic for mana capacity and control."

"Will... Will had been the reason the spider’s mental trap had not finished me."

Adaptation had found the escape route because his Will had held long enough.

"So I guess I should allocate them evenly for now?"

Alex allocated them evenly.

"There go all my points, I guess."

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[ Attribute Points : 10 → 0 ]

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The rush of energy came again, clean and strong, increasing all of his attributes.

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[ System Interface ]

[ Name : Alexander Abyss ]

[ Race : Human ]

[ Bloodline : Evolvari ]

[ Aspect : Adaptation ]

[ Aspect Rank : 1 (Awaken) ]

[ Level : 4 ]

[ Experience Points : 1/21 ]

[ Attributes ]

[ Strength : 36 → 38 ]

[ Agility : 36 → 38 ]

[ Vitality : 36 → 38 ]

[ Magic : 56 → 58 ]

[ Will : 116 → 118 ]

[ Attribute Points : 0 ]

[ Special Points Pool : (Full) ]

[ Skills : Mana Absorption, Shadow Vision, Shadow Mantle ]

[ Adaptation :

Shadow Element

Psychic Element ]

[ Shadow Bond : Zara ]

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Alex exhaled slowly and rolled his shoulders.

The new strength settled into his limbs.

The worst of the injuries had closed.

His mana was recovering steadily.

The corpse of the Violet Chitin Mindlord lay silent at his feet.

For the first time since the trap had closed around him, Alex allowed himself a single calm breath.

"Haah..."

The fight was over.

"Now the class awakening initialization that was going on..."

Now the upcoming class awakening would decide how much further he could push this advantage.

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End of Chapter 182: Level 4

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