[The level of <Predatory Instinct> increased.]
[The level of <Melee Weapon Mastery> increased.]
[The level of <Powerful Strike> increased.]
[You leveled up!]
He was still far from running out of MP, even so, it was good to level up and restore it completely.
[Luck]: 33 → 38
'Mm, I'm feeling...' He displayed an ironic smile: 'Actually, I feel nothing with this increase, but, it's not something tangible...'
Then, he opened the skills window.
Among them, at the top, there were two skills: [Gamer's Mind (Passive) Max Level] and [Gamer's Body (Passive) Max Level].
Clicking on the skill "Gamer's Mind", he went to "deactivate".
Although it helped a lot to keep this skill active, he noticed a fundamental problem. That is, not fearing, always thinking calmly is something good, but reality takes a bit of his humanity away.
The instant the skill was deactivated, he felt overwhelming emotions: Fear, excitement and a good dose of caution.
Even the wind that brushed against his face changed. The sound also seemed different.
'How can it change so much?'
It was like wearing sunglasses in an environment without sun. Although he could still see, it wasn't the same without the glasses. The instant he took them off, he noticed the enormous difference between the two.
'Damn, I should make this an active skill instead of passive...!'
Although useful, it also made him less human.
Suppressing his feelings can be good to calm him down, just as it also has the effect of protecting his mind from mental damage, but nothing is perfect. With the mind always calm, little by little it can transform him into an indifferent person without a soul.
'I don't want that.'
The result of deactivating this skill proved that many of his emotions were being suppressed, even the sensation of the wind, part of it because not everything is a sea of flowers.
For example, a colder wind that made him feel cold. That sensation of goosebumps, wanting something warm to warm up, something like bathing in the sun... That he didn't have when this skill was activated.
'For now, I'm weak and I'll still depend on this skill, but... While I'm in the PhD, I'll leave it deactivated.'
Strangely he wanted to feel on his skin the sensation of being killed.
This thought caused him fear, but also made him think that, unlike before when he managed to calm down, he wanted to experience this without the interference of the skill.
'Does this mean I'm a masochist?'
Wrong. He doesn't like pain, of course he was afraid of dying, even if he would appear alive after dying. However, this was a unique chance to face death head-on.
What was that called again...? Character building?
'Whatever. Now, let's continue hunting!'
After collecting the 'reward' from the ground, Saiki who smelled a rabbit a few hundred away, walked in that direction.
For now, the luck of finding stronger rabbits wasn't so good.
However, the fact that he had already gotten two means that he was getting closer and closer to the strong rabbits that drop purple orbs.
<Beginner Hunter>!
Saiki camouflaged himself upon smelling a scent different from the rabbits.
[Lv.19] Green Wolf.
In the sky, he saw a wolf of a pure green like the grass. It seemed like a mystical legendary creature from a game–The green furs shone while the creature ran in the air. This green wolf wasn't small. Making a quick calculation, Saiki determined that this green wolf was at least 1.5 cm tall.
'Power to control the wind...'
Despite the fear he felt when thinking about facing this creature, he also felt a bit greedy: 'I want this!'
The problem was that this green wolf was in the sky. Although he could create long-range attacks, it would be easy to dodge.
'I need to wait for this wolf to come down.'
Because of that, Saiki followed it still camouflaged.
If he was right, this wolf is looking for food. In other words, the rabbits.
'When it attacks the rabbits, I'll try a surprise attack.'
Before proceeding with this plan, he remembered something.
Looking at his hand, or more specifically at the Spiritual Ring, he reformulated a new plan.
[Bonus Effect]: <Mental Attack (Active)>: Causes 220% mental damage and increases mental defense by 10% for 15s. Cooldown of 20 seconds. Cost: 10 MP.
This was the ring's bonus configuration, something that until then he hadn't gotten around to using.
Narrowing his eyes, Saiki pointed his clenched fist, he attacked.
<Mental Attack>!
[You inflicted 2,156 damage]
"Aw!"
A lamentable howl echoes.
Like a bird hit by a shotgun, the green wolf begins to fall.
The damage caused was greater than Saiki imagined.
At the same time, with the other free hand, he had already started to condense MP.
<Energy Bolt>!
A total use of 200 MP.
[Critical Damage!]
[You inflicted 6,597 damage]
Booom!
The huge energy sphere hit the wolf fully, exploding in the air, causing enormous damage!
[You obtained 2,879 EXP.]
Saiki blinked. This confirmed that not only was the attack successful, but it also killed the green wolf.
Running, he saw from the explosion something falling from the sky.
From the sky, some shining spheres began to fall.
When he got very close, he saw what it was.
In fact, they were 4 orbs of more intense red light. There seemed to be some explosive energy circulating inside them. Obviously they were evolved versions of the faint red light orbs.
There were also two purple light orbs the size of pistachios. Unfortunately, they weren't much different from the versions from the super-giant rabbits that exceeded 100 cm.
Finally, there was a strange orb that until then, Saiki hadn't seen before. It had a transparent shell and, inside it, there was a light green light.
Picking them up in the air, these orbs were placed in his mental dimension.
[Orb of the Divine Art of the Wind Element (Consumable Item)]
[Origin: Obtained by killing a Green Wolf.]
[Description]:
[Effect upon Ingesting (1 unit)]:
[The green light transforms into a flow of warm energy that merges with the brain and body.]
[Attributes conferred (per unit)]:
[Random increase of 1 up to even 20 points of your attributes: Strength, Vitality, Dexterity, Intelligence and Wisdom.]
[Small fixed bonus of MP.]
[Special Effect]: After ingestion, the user acquires the skill «Divine Art of the Wind Element». With it, becomes capable of creating and manipulating the wind. The higher the skill level, the greater the mastery in wind manipulation. If the user already possesses this skill, the item serves as a nutrient, elevating its level and power.
After reading the description of the wind orb, he got emotional.
Of course he expected something like this, but seeing is believing.
'I'm leaving now!'
Although he could continue hunting, inevitably he felt anxious to acquire this ability.
<PhD Escape>!
The sky cracked, then his vision darkened.