Chapter 73
Chapter 73
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 73
Chapter Title: Random Draw (1)
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As expected, a Feat Quest.
Maybe because it wasn't an event quest merely tagged with "Feat," but a standalone Feat Quest.
This was the most abundant and highest-quality reward among all the quest completion bonuses I'd received so far.
"Is this why protagonists in possession stories throw their lives on the line?"
Of course, the possessors in novels or games probably weren't risking their necks just for rewards.
But if you got payouts like this for staking your life..., it felt worth the gamble.
I stroked my chin and nodded.
"...Ah, right."
Come to think of it, didn't I have points left over?
I remembered holding off on buying an S-grade talent...
"Might as well organize my rewards while I'm at it."
I reopened the Smart Watch hologram.
Then I activated the memo function and tallied up the new rewards alongside my unused ones, points, and tickets.
400,000 points (+170,000) = 570,000 points. A-Grade Talent & Skill Selection Tickets x2 A-Grade Item Selection Tickets x2 S-Grade Item Selection Ticket x1 Grade-Up Tickets (B-Grade or Lower) x3 Grade-Up Ticket (A-Grade or Lower) x1 Random Cheat Tickets x5 (+9) = 14 Selective Cheat Tickets x3 "...With this much, I probably don't need to spend points again anytime soon?"
I opened the point shop and searched for "S-Grade" and "Talents."
'Dragon Slayer (S) - 1,000,000 points' … 'Godlike Strength (S) - 1,500,000 points' … 'Eye of Horus (S) - 2,000,000 points' … … As expected, even among S-grades, there was a huge gap in caliber—the cheapest was still a million points.
And the priciest talent? ...'Divinity.' 100 million points.
"100 million points..."
Made sense, given that Divinity embodied the power of gods.
But would I ever scrape together 100 million...?
"Well..., it'll happen eventually."
I decided to think positively—it's listed because it's buyable someday.
"So points are skipped again this time..."
I rubbed my hands together, calming my pounding, eager heart.
Then I searched the point shop for "A-Grade" and "Skills."
And with my new selection tickets, I bought the talents I'd had my eye on.
⚡ SKILL ACTIVATED ⚡ Clairvoyance (A) See up to a thousand miles away.
> - Max Range: 392km
> - Mana & Mental Power consumption increases with distance.
Clairvoyance was something I'd been itching to grab ever since using that item on the uninhabited island.
⚡ SKILL ACTIVATED ⚡ Psychokinesis (A) Manipulate objects without touching them.
> - Max Psychokinesis Range: 1km
> - Mana & Mental Power consumption increases with object weight.
Psychokinesis, I decided on after witnessing Kali's power.
'No way I can hold back from this.'
I mean, I could pull a Tower of Babil○ now.
Anyway, the moment I bought the two skills, I tested them out.
"Whoa..., it's floating, floating."
The water bottle on the table rose into the air.
It shifted left and right, up and down at my gestures.
I tried swirling the water inside the bottle.
Rumble rumble rumble...
With the bottle hovering, the water inside spun into a vortex.
Next, I tried pure thought control, no hands.
The bottle wobbled precariously, unlike before.
Thud.
It dropped to the floor.
"Gonna need practice."
I lifted the fallen bottle with psychokinesis and set it back on the table.
Then I tested the weight limit.
First..., the heaviest thing in the room: the fridge.
"Hmm, still good."
Lifted the bed I was lying on.
"...Still good."
The 100-inch TV.
Now my heart started throbbing.
"Mana's definitely the bottleneck."
I carefully lowered everything back with psychokinesis.
Then levitated small items like the water bottle.
1, 2, 3..., at 15, my heart throbbed again.
I returned them and pulled a mana recovery potion from my inventory, downing it.
Once mana recovered somewhat, I activated Clairvoyance.
Whoosh!
My vision soared upward.
A map-like view unfolded from the Academy hospital outward.
'Hmm..., same as that Clairvoyance item from the island.'
Now to test my personal range limit.
I pushed my view forward steadily.
Around 10km out...
Throb.
Mana shortage again—heart acting up.
I sighed briefly and deactivated Clairvoyance.
"Gotta gather elixir ingredients for mana later."
Or..., use a Random Cheat Ticket?
I had 14 Random Cheat Tickets now.
'Infinite Mana' costs 10.
So burn the stockpile for Infinite Mana.
Problem is..., it's random, true to the name.
"Hmm..."
I crossed my arms, pondering.
'Use 'em, or hold off?'
A few more? 14 now—6 more for Invincibility included.
No, Infinite Mana's what I need most now.
Better to spin risk-free at 14.
…
……
After some agonizing...
"...I'll decide after using all these new rewards."
...Delaying a bit.
I chuckled awkwardly at my own cowardice and opened my status.
Then applied Grade-Up Tickets to three talents and one skill in the lists.
First, three B-Grade-or-Lower tickets.
⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙ [Transfer (D) has been upgraded to Transfer (C).] ⚡ SKILL ACTIVATED ⚡ Transfer (C) Send possessed items to desired locations.
> - Transfer items within 50m radius.
> - Mana cost increases with distance.
> - Cannot transfer into living organisms.
⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙ [Swift Movement (B) has evolved into Shadowless Step (A).] ⚡ SKILL ACTIVATED ⚡ Shadowless Step (A) Stealthy and swift.
> Hide your shadow.
> - Swiftness applied on movement.
> - Stealth applied on movement.
> - Stealth passive activates in darkness.
> - Shadow Concealment [ON / OFF]
> - Agility +15
⚔ STATUS ⚔ 「Swiftness」 Effect of Talent 'Shadowless Step (A)' Additional foot speed correction. Reduced stamina consumption per step. ⚔ STATUS ⚔ 「Stealth」 Effect of Talent 'Shadowless Step (A)' Noise reduction on footsteps. Noise elimination on falls. ⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙ [Hero's Skill Management Method (B) has evolved into Hero's Mana Management Method (A).] ⚡ SKILL ACTIVATED ⚡ Hero's Mana Management Method (A) A management technique born from a hero's enlightenment.
> Beyond reducing skill mana waste, enables more efficient mana usage.
> - 10% reduction in all skill mana costs.
> - 50% increase in mana recovery.
> - 100% increase in mana recovery when mana ≤10%.
> - 'Rapid Mana Recovery' activates on mana depletion.
> - Mana +15.
⚔ STATUS ⚔ 「Rapid Mana Recovery」 Effect of 'Hero's Mana Management Method (A)' Auto-activates on mana depletion. - Instant 50% mana recovery. - 200% mana recovery for 1 min. - Cooldown: 24 hours. [Manage your mana well.] [- From a kind hero -] Upgraded my B-grade skills to A-grade.
Transfer's basically my identity, so it got the bump.
And for the A-Grade-or-Lower ticket...
⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙ [Demon Hunter's Secret Art (A) has evolved into Demon Slayer (S)!] ⚡ SKILL ACTIVATED ⚡ Demon Slayer (S) Rage and hate.
> Until all evil is swept away.
> - 50% stat boost vs 'enemies'.
> - 100% stat boost vs demonic 'enemies'.
> - 'Prey Contempt' passive vs demonic 'enemies'.
> - 'Rage' passive on evil encounters.
> - 'Demon Hunt' passive on evil encounters.
> - 150% stat boost vs evil.
> - 'Unyielding' auto-activates at critical HP.
> - Unaffected by darkness vision impairment.
> - Immune to demonic influence.
> - 50% increased HP/mana recovery in demonic areas.
> - Vitality +15, Strength +15, Agility +10
⚔ STATUS ⚔ 「Prey Contempt」 Passive of 'Demon Slayer (S)' Auto-activates vs demonic 'enemies'. - Reduces demonic enemy stats by 20%. - Applies 'Prey's Terror' to demonic enemies. (Effect diminishes vs higher-caliber foes.) ⚔ STATUS ⚔ 「Rage」 Passive of 'Demon Slayer (S)' Auto-activates on evil encounters. - You rage. Until the evil before you vanishes. ⚔ STATUS ⚔ 「Demon Hunt」 Passive of 'Demon Slayer (S)' Auto-activates on evil encounters. - Reduces evil stats by 20%. (Effect increases with rage.) [Rip and kill demons.] [- Demon Slayer -] ⚔ STATUS ⚔ 「Unyielding」 Passive of 'Demon Slayer (S)' Auto-activates at critical HP. - 200% HP recovery speed for 30 sec. - Immunity to all debuffs for 30 sec. - Cooldown: 24 hours. [Can't die yet.] [- Demon Slayer -] "Whoa..., seriously, whoa......"
Exclamations kept spilling out.
Never imagined evolving an A-grade would yield this.
Effects like these? Probably 4-5 million points.
I searched the shop for 'Demon Slayer (S)'.
'Demon Slayer (S) - 4,500,000 points (Unavailable)'
"Knew it'd be around this."
4.5 million points.
Even by my estimate, Demon Slayer (S) was packed with counters to Fallen, Apostles, Outer Gods.
A natural counter-species.
"Wait..., doesn't that mean evolving A-grades every time I get tickets is optimal?"
But that thought faded quick.
"Ah..., won't always get good results."
No game data on what evolves into what.
Can't guarantee a top S-grade every time.
Plus, Grade-Ups so far from Main Quest Ch.2 and this Feat Quest—rare stuff, can't squander.
"Now left with... two A-Grade Item Tickets and one S-Grade Item Ticket?"
No need to shop-search this time.
Had picks in mind.
"Defense has always been my weak spot."
Felt it hard fighting Hypnosis.
Critically low defense.
So these tickets go to defense gear.
Two A-Grade Item Tickets: 'Auto-Potion Injector (A)' for auto-potions, and 'Ares Armor (A)' tactical combat suit replacing the vest.
S-Grade Item Ticket...
⚔ STATUS ⚔ 【Incomplete Aegis (S-)】 [0/500,000] Shield forged for the Goddess of War. Core component missing. - 30% chance to reflect 50% damage on melee block. - 30% chance to reflect 50% damage on ranged block. - 30% chance to petrify 'enemy' (10 sec) on block. - Damage Absorption (Destroys when gauge full). - Lethal Damage Absorption (Destroys after). - Item Transformation (Shield / Ring) - Vitality +30 Bought the shield to guard my life.
Incomplete Aegis (S-).
Reason? 'Damage Absorption' and 'Lethal Damage Absorption'.
Flawed minus-grade item with the deadly 'destroys' clause.
But irrelevant to me.
Why? Infinite Items.
"This dodges insta-kills now."
Stowed Aegis in inventory, pulled a duplicate.
Transformed to ring form, slipped on right index finger.
"Haa..., already feels solid."
Like donning nanomachines à la that doc from the game.
I caressed the Aegis, grinning at my status.
⚔ STATUS ⚔ ⚡ Name: Lee Yoo-jin ■ Physical Stats: 101 → 176 - Vitality: 28 → 73 (+30) - Strength: 23 → 38 - Agility: 50 → 65 ■ Mental Stats: 94 → 108 - Mana: 28 → 38 - Mentality: 68 → 70 - Divine Power: -2 → 0 ■ Special Resistances - Mental Resistance: 10 - Disease Resistance: 10 - Cold Resistance: 10 ■ Talents Demon Slayer (S), Sniper's Sharpened Senses (A+), Resilient Mind (A), Alchemist's Advanced Alchemy (A), Shadowless Step (A), Hero's Mana Management Method (A). ■ Skills Clairvoyance (A), Psychokinesis (A), Insight (B), Transfer (C) ■ Derived Active Skills Live Focus (Sniper's Sharpened Senses (A+))
> + Dead Shot (Live Focus chain skill)
> Rapid Mana Recovery (Hero's Mana Management Method (A))
> Tranquility (Resilient Mind (A)) ■ Derived Passive Skills Prey Contempt, Rage, Demon Hunt, Unyielding (Demon Slayer (S))
> Stealth, Swiftness, Stealthiness (Shadowless Step (A)) "This puts me mid-to-upper tier."
With cheats layered? Between top and super-top.
I nodded proudly.
Now, time for those postponed cheats.
⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙ [☆Arena Academy☆] [v 1.1 plus 8 Trainer] - [○] Invincibility - [○] Infinite Vitality - [○] Infinite Stamina - [○] Infinite Mana - [●] Infinite Items [ON / OFF] - [○] Speed Limit Removal - [●] Super Accuracy [ON / OFF] - [○] Enemy Slow Motion [Selective Cheat Tickets: 3] [Random Cheat Tickets: 14] [Next Use Ticket Count Guide] ※ Tap [Here] to check. I opened the cheat tool.
"...Yeah, let's do it."
Finally committed.
No hesitation—burned 10 Random Cheat Tickets.
📜 GA CHA DRAW 📜 【Available Draws】 1. Infinite Vitality 2. Infinite Mana 3. Enemy Slow Motion 4. Infinite Stamina 5. Speed Limit Removal *Use 10 tickets for 1 random cheat. ⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙ [Use 10 'Random Cheat Tickets'? YES / NO] "Here we go! Here we go—!"
Hit 'YES'.
A roulette wheel popped in my vision.
Ding ding ding ding!
[Infinite Vitality] → [Infinite Mana] → [Enemy Slow Motion] → [Infinite Stamina] → [Speed Limit Removal]
Spun rapidly with sound effects.
"Please Infinite Mana! Infinite Mana!!"
God, Buddha, devs!
Gimme Infinite Mana!
Prayer cut short.
Bam bam ba-bam!
Fireworks burst beside the wheel, fanfare blaring.
And...
⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙ ['Speed Limit Removal' has been activated.] …
……
"You damn son of a...!!"