[Host:] Kenji
[Age:] 25
[Heavenly Tyrant:] 30%
[Strength:] 86 (Normal human male baseline: 10)
[Agility:] 94 (Normal human male baseline: 10)
[Constitution:] 82 (Normal human male baseline: 10)
[Intelligence:] 20 (Normal human male baseline: 10)
[Charisma:] 6 (Normal human male peak: 10)
[Unassigned Attribute Points:] 90
[Skills:] None
[Combat Tier (Localized to Current World):] S-rate Ghoul / First Class Investigator
[Inventory:] S-Grade [Enchanting Table], A-Grade [RC Cell Suppressant], B-Grade [Gilded Cloud]
[World Force:] 6.7%
Looking at his pool of unassigned attribute points, Kenji’s brow gradually un-furrowed.
”System, what is the exact math governing the attribute point drops from treasure chests?”
[Ding!
C-Grade chests yield 1–3 attribute points; B-Grade chests yield 4–6 points; A-Grade chests yield 7–9 points; S-Grade chests yield 10–15 points; SS-Grade chests yield 16–25 points; SSS-Grade chests yield 26–40 points.]
Kenji did a quick mental calculation.
It looked like his luck this time around leaned slightly on the higher side of average.
”What is the quantitative baseline for an S-rate ghoul?
And what lies beyond that tier?”
[Ding!
A ghoul’s combat tier does not correlate to a single, rigid numerical value; instead, it fluctuates within a designated spectrum.
For an S-rate ghoul, the system’s benchmark for the three core physical attributes ranges between 80 to 90 points.]
[For an SS-rate ghoul, the three core physical attributes scale between 110 to 140 points.
For a SSS-rate ghoul, the three core physical attributes scale between 165 to 220 points.]
[Warning: A ghoul’s real-time combat performance will not always perfectly mirror their paper values.
Variables such as tactical environment, psychological state, and battlefield dynamics heavily influence the outcome.
The host is strictly advised not to treat these raw numbers as a flawless gauge of combat capability.]
Hearing this, Kenji nodded in quiet agreement.
He heavily validated this philosophy.
In a real life-and-death confrontation, the entity with the superior stat sheet wasn’t guaranteed a clean victory.
Martial finesse, psychological resilience, and raw tactical mileage frequently inverted the predicted outcome.
“Stat monsters” certainly possessed a massive baseline advantage, but “gimmick monsters” who exploited mechanical superiority were equally lethal.
”System, if my three core physical stats become disproportionately massive while my Intelligence and Charisma values remain low, will it negatively impact my execution?”
Kenji didn’t blindly dump his unassigned points right away; instead, he chose to clear the logistical variable that was bugging him.
[Ding!
The Charisma attribute strictly governs your baseline social affinity; reducing it to 0 will have zero mechanical impact on your operational lethality.
However, if your three core physical attributes become excessively bloated while your Intelligence remains stagnant—specifically, if the numerical delta between your highest physical stat and your Intelligence exceeds 100 points—your nervous system will lose the capacity to perfectly govern your physical framework.
A balanced development matrix is highly recommended.]
The system’s warning immediately highlight the massive importance of the Intelligence attribute.
The primary function of the Intelligence stat is to act as a neurological throttle to govern my own physical frame.
Down the line, it likely dictates my psychological resistance against mental anomalies as well.
I need to treat it with the exact same weight as the three physical core stats moving forward.
The system previously indicated that once any of the three core physical stats breaks past the 100-point threshold, three distinct advancement perks will be unlocked for selection.
Having locked down his macro strategy, Kenji didn’t hesitate for another microsecond, immediately deploying his points.
[Host:] Kenji
[Age:] 25
[Heavenly Tyrant:] 30%
[Strength:] 110 (Normal human male baseline: 10)
[Agility:] 110 (Normal human male baseline: 10)
[Constitution:] 110 (Normal human male baseline: 10)
[Intelligence:] 42 (Normal human male baseline: 10)
[Charisma:] 5 (Normal human male peak: 10)
…
[Combat Tier (Localized to Current World):] SS-rate Ghoul / Special Class Investigator
The exact millisecond the attributes were assigned, a massive, profound physical shift rippled through Kenji’s entire anatomy.
His brain suddenly felt incredibly cool and crisp, his processing speed accelerating exponentially beyond its previous threshold.
Furthermore, his spatial awareness and feedback loops regarding his own muscles expanded dramatically.
Just as I deduced.
While the Intelligence stat doesn’t directly inflate my raw kinetic damage output, the sheer clarity of my biological feedback loops has completely transformed.
This means that in future engagements, I can calculate and execute the most lethal strike vector while expending the absolute minimum amount of stamina!
Furthermore, the latent utility of the Intelligence attribute definitely doesn’t stop here.
I need to keep scaling it alongside the rest…
As for that Charisma stat slipping down to a 5…
Kenji figured he could spare some time to rescue his social standing whenever he had a break in his schedule.
[Ding!
The host’s Strength attribute has reached 100 points.
Please select one of the following three Advancement Perks:]
Option 1:
Grants a flat, permanent bonus of +20 points to the Strength attribute.
Option 2:
[Overwhelm / Redirect]: During an engagement, if the adversary’s Strength value is lower than your own, every offensive strike carries a calculated probability to inflict a Stun effect.
Conversely, if the adversary’s Strength value is superior to your own, every successful parry or block carries a calculated probability to trigger a Kinetic Dissipation effect, neutralizing a portion of the incoming force.
The activation probability is directly scaled to the numerical delta between both entities’ Strength stats.
Option 3:
As your physical trauma scales during combat, your Strength attribute dynamically increases, cap-ing at a maximum bonus of +30 points.
Staring at the three options, Kenji didn’t waste a single heartbeat, selecting Option 2 right away.
The first option was a complete waste of real estate; a flat 20-point attribute injection could easily be replicated by cracking open a few more high-tier treasure chests.
There was absolutely no justification for squandering a rare, structural advancement selection on it.
He did linger briefly on the third option, but ultimately passed on it for a very practical reason: he had zero intention of letting his combat loop depend on being placed in a compromised position.
While high-risk, high-reward mechanics that grant a massive +30 Strength burst during critical trauma looked incredible on paper, it essentially functioned as a desperation clutch.
Needing to leverage that perk meant he had already completely lost control of the engagement’s rhythm.
If you win, it’s a great story; if you miscalculate, you’re dead.
Therefore, he prioritized the mechanical utility of Option 2.
[Ding!
The host’s Agility attribute has reached 100 points.
Option 1:
Grants a flat, permanent +10% increase to the kinetic output of the lower extremities (Leg Strength).
Option 2:
Grants a flat, permanent bonus of +20 points to the Agility attribute.
Option 3:
Significantly dampens the acoustic and environmental footprints generated during high-velocity displacement, drastically enhancing stealth parameters.
These three options were far more direct in their functional breakdown.
Option 1 expanded raw combat leverage; Option 2 expanded absolute velocity; Option 3 optimized infiltration parameters.
Instantly dismissing Option 2 for the same reasons as before, Kenji weighed the variables before selecting Option 1—the permanent 10% amplification to lower body output.
While the acoustic dampening of Option 3 possessed immense utility for an assassin, Option 1 carried the prestigious value of being a percentage-based scaling modifier.
It would naturally evolve, growing exponentially more devastating as his baseline strength continued to scale.
[Ding!
The host’s Constitution attribute has reached 100 points.
Please select one of the following three Advancement Perks:]
Option 1:
Grants a flat, permanent bonus of +20 points to the Constitution attribute.
Option 2:
[Overdrive]: Heavily fortifies cardiac and cardiovascular efficiency, unlocking the capacity to manually enter an [Overload] state.
Upon termination of this state, the host will immediately default into a severe [Debilitated] condition.
[Overload]: Grants a temporary +10% amplification to the Strength, Agility, and Constitution attributes.
[Debilitated]: Reduces all attributes by 90% for a fixed duration.
Option 3:
Upon sustaining catastrophic, near-fatal trauma, the host gains complete immunity against entering a [Debilitated] or incapacitated state for a fixed duration of one minute.
Staring at the final triad, Option 1 was once again immediately filed away as a filler option.
This time, however, Kenji found himself genuinely torn between the remaining two choices.
One was a classic, high-octane “combat steroid” that offered massive burst parameters at the cost of rendering him completely helpless upon expiration.
The other was a supreme survival safety net—granting a full sixty seconds of unmitigated operational capacity even while standing on death’s door.
One should never underestimate what an entity carrying Toji Fushiguro’s martial blueprint could achieve within a free sixty-second window of zero physical penalties.
It was a literal eternity.
He desperately wanted both.
But after deep tactical visualization, Kenji ultimately locked in Option 2.
The logic was simple: the manual burst of the Overload state could seamlessly synergize with the stat-check mechanics of his Strength perk.
In a high-tier confrontation, popping this multiplier would instantly widen the stat delta between him and his opponent, heavily forcing the activation of his Stun effect.
With his structural attributes perfectly balanced and calibrated, Kenji finally shifted his attention to the final two high-tier rewards resting in his ledger.
The A-Grade special consumable, [RC Cell Suppressant], and the mysterious S-Grade special tool…
the [Enchanting Table].
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