Reincarnated As The Hero Ring Chapter 9: The Skills (II)

The skill nu wasn’t finished tornting yet.

Two more factions popped up, each one even stranger than the last.

–Acrest (Locked)–Usable by Any Class

Skill Level I

Arcane Whisp (Locked): Reduce talent cooldowns by 7%.

Crest Blessing (Locked): Beco immune to all damage for 3s. Gain 20% movent speed for 5s. Triggers only once per combat.

Mark of Crest (Locked): Grants 1 minute of total damage immunity, but the user becos immobile and unable to attack.

Skill Level II

Monster Killer (Locked): Instantly slay any monster at ≤5% HP.

Damage Multiplier (Locked): Defeating monsters of the sa race increases damage by 8% per kill. Stacks up to 6 tis.

Skill Level III

Crest Boost (Locked): User gains 50% EXP. Party mbers gain 20%.

Endless Cycle (Locked): Automatically resurrect upon death. After revival, user gains no EXP for 1 week. Limited to 3 uses.

–Orion (Locked)–Recomnded for Mages and similar classes

Skill Level I

Light of Sacrifice (Locked): Spells deal 10% damage. User takes 5% extra damage.

Magic Refill (Locked): Successfully hitting an enemy with a spell restores 8% MP.

Sacred Blob (Locked): Reduces cooldown of all spells by 10%.

Skill Level II

Holy Bless (Locked): Incoming healing increased by 16% when healed by others.

Holy Verdict (Locked): Immobilize target for 45s and reduce their movent speed by 20% for 1 minute.

Skill Level III

Sacred Protection (Locked): Taking massive damage in a short ti grants a shield that blocks all damage for 60s. Also increases all stats by 22%.

Holy Thunder (Locked): Enemies struck by the user’s spell are stunned for 10s. Next spell deals 70% bonus damage.

Holy Summoner (Locked): Summons an ancient fairy to aid in battle for 1 minute. While within range, the user’s casting ti is drastically reduced.

By the ti I scrolled through the last entry, my head felt heavier than an overloaded hard drive.

All these factions were tempting, but without knowing my wearer’s class, picking one now would be like rolling dice with my own future. If I chose wrong, every skill would be useless.

"So... yeah. Let’s not shoot myself in the foot just yet."

[Notification]

Talent and Skill not configured. Are you sure you want to exit?

–[YES] [NO]–

I didn’t even hesitate. Yes.

The nu folded away, one layer at a ti, until a single word lingered before my eyes:

–SAVING–

It dragged on longer than I expected. Finally:

–COMPLETE–

–RETURNING VISION–

The floating words dissolved, and the world snapped back into focus.

Except... sothing was off.

I wasn’t standing on the street anymore.