SSS Awakening: I Can Class Change at will - Chapter 348 Moon's Evaluation [3]
Chapter 348 Moon’s Evaluation [3]
She stared at the screen, then at Moon, then back at the screen. The number hadn’t changed. 2600. That was a full 200 points higher than his first attempt.
‘Was he holding back on the first attack?!’
She steadied herself and cleared her throat.
“Your second attack has been registered. You may initiate the third whenever you are ready.” She paused. “Do note, taking a rest period of over thirty seconds will deduct points from your overall grade.”
Moon nodded his head.
Thirty seconds is more than enough.
[Level 15 → 16: 2,048 Lives Consumed]
[Level 16 → 17: 4,096 Lives Consumed]
[Level 17 → 18: 8,192 Lives Consumed]
[Level 18 → 19: 16,384 Lives Consumed]
[Level 19 → 20: 32,768 Lives Consumed]
[Total Lives Consumed: 65,472]
Moon winced internally at the number. Sixty-five thousand lives for a single skill. The cost had ramped up exactly as he expected. The last five levels alone had consumed over sixty-three thousand, dwarfing everything he spent on the first half. But the notification that followed made every single life worth it.
[Your Skill Lightning Raiju has evolved to Second Order Skill: Thunderclap Raiju]
[Thunderclap Raiju] [Rank: Epic]
[Order: Second] [Level: Max] [Details: Conjure a mythical Raiju formed from violent lightning. It can be guided mentally and relentlessly pursues its target at extreme speed until impact. On impact, releases a thunderclap that chains to nearby targets. +500% Lightning Damage. +500% Armor and Barrier Penetration.]
Moon’s breath caught in his throat.
Five hundred percent. In both damage and penetration.
The jump from First Order to Second Order wasn’t only incremental. It wasn’t a steady climb like the ten percent per level he had been getting before. It was a cliff, the raw numbers weren’t even the most impressive part.
‘It chains.’
Lightning Raiju had always been a single-target skill. Really strong against individual enemies, but useless in a crowd unless water was used. If Moon faced a group, he had to cast it alongside water, which became very predictable over time.
The skill could work once, or at most twice…but after that? It would become easy to spot, and counter.
Thunderclap Raiju changed that weakness entirely. On impact, the lightning would chain to nearby targets. That meant a single cast could damage multiple enemies without losing any of its concentrated power on the primary target. It wasn’t a trade-off between single-target and area damage. It was both.
The skill had gone from a sniper’s bullet to a sniper’s bullet that exploded on contact.
‘It became so much more versatile.’ Moon thought, the grin on his face almost difficult to suppress. Against groups, against monsters that fought alongside lesser beasts, against spirit pavilions filled with hundreds of spirits, this skill had just become his most valuable asset by a wide margin.
And it was at max level for him currently. There was nothing left to upgrade. This was its ceiling, and its ceiling was terrifyingly high.
Moon raised his hand toward the combat doll. Mana surged through his body, and this time, the lightning that crackled around his arm was different. The arcs were thicker, louder, and certainly more menacing. Each one rumbled through the air like a bolt that made your body tense by instinct, like staring at a predator that could take your life at a glance.
The wolf formed faster than the previous two attempts.
‘His attacks are growing stronger.’ The assistant thought.
Seeing such a phenomenon, there was only one explanation in her mind. He was evolving his skills between attempts with lives he had gathered and saved in the First Sanctuary. Right here, right now, standing in her testing room. Each attack was stronger than the last because the skill behind it was literally a higher level than it had been seconds ago.
Which meant his first attack, the one that hit 2400, had been cast with a First Order skill.
Her body shuddered.
A single acupoint. A First Order skill. And he had produced a reading that rivaled a mage with two and a half acupoints filled to capacity.
If that was his floor, then the number about to appear on that screen was going to be something else.
Her mind was already racing ahead of the test.
‘I need to report this to the higher-ups. His potential is beyond anything I’ve evaluated in this room.’ She thought, her stylus trembling slightly against the tablet. ‘If they could provide him with better benefits, perhaps an Excellent Grade Spirit Art, there’s a real chance he could be persuaded to join the Association.’
And if she was the one who flagged him…
‘The recruitment bonus alone would be massive. But more than that, a successful referral of this caliber could push me up to Senior Evaluator. Maybe even Zone Assessor.’
She steadied her breathing and kept her eyes on the combat doll.
Moon released the wolf.
It was larger than the previous two and undoubtedly faster. The moment it left his palm, a sound tore through the room like a thunderclap. The assistant flinched in surprise despite standing behind the safety line and being an Evolver herself.
The Raiju slammed into the combat doll making the doll to jerk backward against its bolted base plate for a split second before snapping back into position.
The numbers on the screen shot upward. The first reading registered at 1000.
It didn’t slow down.
1500
1900
2200
‘He’s already surpassed his previous record.’ The assistant watched the screen pass 2700 without any sign of stopping. 2800
2850
The number continued to rise until it eventually stopped at a new record inside this branch for a new awakener. The lightning faded from the doll’s body, and the room fell quiet.
The assistant stared at the screen for a long moment. Then a grin broke across her face and she began writing furiously on her tablet.
‘Power equivalent to a three-acupoint Evolver. As a fresh Evolver with only one acupoint opened. No Spirit Art learned. No Spirit Art Manual to improve efficiency in use.’
‘I must inform the manager…now.’
