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Chapter 15
"You're too fast," Himamara said, shaking his head. Kain had just beat another of the shadow creatures, but it was much easier now since the creatures couldn't keep up with his speed.
"That makes sense, since I probably got around four times as fast," Kain said, shrugging. "I doubled the amount of points that were in it, and I'm getting over a 100% increase to my Dex stat with passive effects."
"Well, it's all good for you in the long run, but it ruins the point of this training. With how it's currently going, you'll just best them in a match of speed and beat them before they can do anything about it. That's not really testing your experience in battle." Kain's dad sighed. "I'm not sure how we can fix that. I could have you fight more, but I was going to work up to that with you still having a lower speed."
Kain got an idea. "I can make myself slower." He activated his weight manipulation technique, making his body three times as heavy as before. "Let me fight one, let's see if this is far enough or too much."
Himamura released one from his large wall of shadows. "Okay, let's see if your idea will work." Kain and the shadow creature began to fight. Kain was unable to win immediately like he had been and went back to using his experience in battles to dodge and attack effectively. "Good! It worked." His dad smiled. "Though I'm impressed with the speed difference from just a bit of points."
After defeating the opponent, which took a while considering Kain was still learning how to predict attacks, Kain replied. "Well, I did put ten levels worth of points into that one stat. And with the spirit technique and outer technique I have, along with the multiple martial arts that involve using your feet in combat often, give me pretty nice bonuses. My strength and vitality are way higher than their base stat, too, but not as much as my dexterity."
"Well, that's definitely a good thing for you. And very nice job with that one, I didn't have to save you. You're finally able to kill one without being killed." Himamura grinned at Kain.
"Good," Kain laughed. "I was getting sick of 'dying' so much."
"We'll spend the rest of today doing this same thing and then tomorrow you can graduate to fighting them in bulk. Depending on your growth today, I might even let you do it without the restrictions you put on yourself."
Kain was growing a lot from these matches. During his matches, his strength went up from the weight manipulation three times. By the end of the day, he had leveled up another nine times, leveled up his precognition skill by eight, and got some drops.
"What is this stuff?" Kain asked his dad as he picked up a silk that one of the creatures had dropped.
"I'm not sure, but it looks like a cloth for making clothes. It definitely is an irregular object, though." His dad critiqued it. "Probably worth about a billion won."
"A billion!" Kain gasped. "Observe."
Shadow Silk
A cloth shaped by the shadows themselves
Assassination techniques +50% effectiveness
MP Regen +50/min
"It's pretty useful," Kain remarked. "But I don't really plan on assassinating anyone, so it won't be really useful to me." He stored it in his inventory with the plan to sell some and give the rest to the clan.
During the rest of the day, he gained a considerable amount of money and also fifteen more of the silks.
While they were resting up outside of the Shadow Creature illusion barrier, Himamura decided the next day was going to be the last day of training for now. "You're getting a really good grasp on this. Tomorrow, I'll have you fight the group with no restrictions, mainly just for experience points. You're still a lower level than them, so it shouldn't be hard to get a few more out of them. You've gotten good at adapting to other fighting styles, so I don't doubt that you'll be able to hold your own now in a fight."
"Thanks dad, for the help I mean." Kain gave his dad a quick smile.
Himamura grinned. "Any time, kid. Maybe one of these days, when you get to my level, I'll teach you my style of fighting, too. You can learn it from skill books, so maybe I'll start writing out all of my different skills and how to use them. It'd be nice to pass something on. I'm sure it'll be easy for you to learn after you develop your own style."
"I'm working on that," Kain said. "I think I'm going to focus on gravity manipulation as much as possible. I'll mostly be an elemental fighter."
"Shadows could be considered an elemental technique, too," his dad winked. "It's always good to know a lot for different situations. Just never rely on one thing too much, because as soon as it's countered, you'll be screwed."
The Next Day of the Illusion Barrier
"All right, Kain, go get 'em!" Himamura dropped the barrier that had been protecting them while they had been getting ready. Dozens of shadow creatures rushed from behind it, ready to attack.
"Okay!" Kain rushed forward, using his Mana Sword to cut through them. It wasn't an easy fight even with a huge advantage of speed. They were intelligent enough to fight together. Kain was dodging at full speed while hitting whenever he saw a chance. Himamura was watching intently, making sure that none of them were about to sneak a hit in.
After Kain had defeated about fifteen of them, a large wall of shadows appeared behind his back. "One nearly got you, make sure to always keep your eyes on your surroundings!" Kain heard his dad shouting.
"Okay, dad!" He shouted back, attacking them with increased vigor.
He had blown through them, leveling up six times, when a large shadow raised above him again. Assuming it was his dad protecting him, he neglected to look, but instead just chided himself for messing up again.
A second later, his whole back was cut open, bleeding profusely.
Kain hit the ground, and he was instantly surrounded by a wave of shadows from his dad. "That wasn't my shadow, Kain," his dad said darkly.
Kain quickly used his healing spell to prevent the bleeding, knowing his health had just dropped significantly. He flipped over onto his back so he could see his attacker.
Demon of the Shadows Lv 105
"Oh, shit, I'm nowhere near ready for that," Kain said, worried.
"I am," his dad said, his eyes blazing with fury from it attacking his son. "How dare you attack him so unfairly like that."
The creature laughed. It had a deep voice. It was somewhat humanoid from its waist up, with a demonic face, however. Below its waist was closer to a horse's body. In its two hands, it held two broadswords, one dripping in blood. Kain's blood.
"Like I give a shit about him." It laughed again. "I am a Demon! Who dares summon me here without a contract?"
"I think it's my fault, dad. He must be the boss for this area," Kain said, watching it carefully.
"I guessed so. Then that means I have to beat him, then." Himamura walked calmly towards the demon.
"A human? Defeat me?" The demon laughed at Himamura before swiping his right arm towards him. A second later, the same arm that had been attacking Himamura was lying on the ground not far from him.
"You sure you should be laughing, demon?" Himamura said with malice in his voice.
The demon screeched, and then blew a blast of shadows from its mouth towards Himamura. Himamura simply raised his hand, and the shadows seemed to bend to his will, going around Himamura's body and back at the demon. The attack struck it in its chest. "How can you do such things, I control the shadows!"
"There are many stronger than you who hold the same power. Instead of wasting your time gloating, devote your time to training. Back in the realm of demons." Kain's dad summoned a wave of shadows as tall as a skyscraper, bringing it down on top of the demon. The shadows opened up slightly, letting the head of the demon be seen. The demon was nearly dead. "Kain, you can finish him. You'll get experience for it."
"Um, okay." Kain had been amazed at the show of strength from his dad. Even after all of the levels he had gained, he was still unable to see his dad's level. "Mana Beam!" The beam struck the demon's head, finishing it.
Level Up! Level Up!
"Sorry about not being able to protect you there, he surprised me," his dad said, ashamed.
"It's fine, dad. It was my fault, I should look no matter what. I'm surrounded by shadow creatures, I should have expected at some point an attack from a bigger shadow. It's kind of surprising that it brought something that was actually intelligent enough to the point that it talked, though. I haven't had that happen yet."
"Yeah, he's one of the many demons this world contains. I didn't expect him to show up either. We'll just have to be more careful if we are gonna train here again."
Kain nodded. "Well, he most likely dropped some stuff, so let's look at that."
They walked up to where the demon had been defeated and there were several things lying on the ground in the spot. "Plenty of money, of course," his dad said. "I wish these things would have dropped money for me when I was doing this stuff, I would never had left home."
There were five high grade potions as well. "These are much better than the ones I'm used to getting," Kain remarked. "They heal 5,000 HP immediately. That's more than I even have."
Finally, Kain picked up jagged katana that had a hilt that seemed covered in the shadow silk that they had found multiple times. "Observe."
Sword of the Shadows
Requirements: Str- 50, Dex- 50, Int- 50
Automatically activates Shadow Burst upon use
Can be used to summon 2 Shadow Creatures (stab into ground)
50% increase to attack damage with swords
25% increase to attack damage with spells
Can be automatically summoned to owner by raising hand and stating "Release the Shadows"
"This sword is incredible!" Kain shouted.
"Yeah, it's definitely worth at least ten billion won," Himamura said, nodding in appreciation.
"I wonder what Shadow Burst is," Kain thought out loud. Kain faced the weapon away from Himamura and himself and swung it. A burst of black came from the blade, traveling far away from them.
"That looks useful," Kain's dad remarked. "You gonna keep it?"
"I think so," Kain replied. "I'm gonna try one more thing." He put the blade into his inventory and then raised his hand. "Release the shadows." The blade suddenly appeared in his hand. "Nice! Yeah, I'm definitely keeping it."
"Okay, are you ready to go then?" Himamura asked.
"I think I'm gonna use my stat points really quickly.
Vit: 50
Str: 115
Dex: 100
Int: 115
Wis: 50
Luk: 22
Points: 3
Medium Mana Capacity (Passive)
An ability given to the few mana users that are born with an exceptional ability to handle mana
15% increase to damage of attacks that use mana
Mana used for spells is reduced
Mana Regeneration (Passive)
An ability only given to those of special heritage that causes an increased speed in mana regeneration
100% increased mana regeneration
Since your Int has passed 100, you receive a skill related to your brain functions
Psychokinesis (Active) Lv 1
A skill that uses the power of the brain to move objects
Herculean Body (Passive)
Increases HP by 25%
Increases physical attack damage by 25%
Increases physical defense by 25%
Ignores damage of attacks that do little damage
"Awesome, I got a bunch of skills again! I love passing 100." Kain smiled. "I wonder since I already have strong body, the damage ignored will be increased or just stay the same."
"Well, you just got way stronger again." Himamura smiled at his son. "You'll be near my level soon enough."
The Gamer of Crimson Rain
Kain Rockbear Lv 60 Exp 18.35%
Health: 1700/1700 (+340/340 +425/425)
Mana: 1700/1700 (+85/85)
Vit: 50 + 26% + 40%
Str: 115 + 26% + 40%
Dex: 100 + 26% + 40% + 26% + 15%
Int: 115 + 26%
Wis: 50 + 26% + 6%
Luk: 22
Points: 3
Money: 2,416,983,500 Won