I Attack 10,000x Times Stronger-Chapter 13: Upgrade: Arcane War Veins & Tempest Wind Slash

Chapter 13: Upgrade: Arcane War Veins & Tempest Wind Slash

Igris woke up with a jolt.

"What a bad dream."

He murmured as he sat up. Then his brows furrowed when he realized he couldn’t remember what dream he had.

"Oh well."

He shrugged and stretched muscles. The sleep had been absolutely fantastic. The bed was so soft it was as though he was sleeping on a cloud.

The 10+ stats had vanished as the one hour had passed, making his body feel incredibly weakened but it was way better than how he usually felt.

If only he could find a cure.

One problem at a time.

He sat up, swung his legs off the bed, and reached under it for the duffle bag he’d been given at the administration center after registration.

He unzipped it on the bed and turned it out.

Inside the duffle bag were two books, one jacket, and a rough map of the dungeons nearby.

Picking up the jacket, he saw it was black at first by when you look deep, it looked like a camouflage jacket as it adapted to the surroundings. It absorbs light and doesn’t reflect it at all.

On the chest, was logo of a golden hand reaching upward, fingers outstretched as though wanting to pluck a single star from an empty sky.

[Item: Marlin Camo Jacket]

[Rarity: Bronze-Tier]

[Description: Camouflage jacket mass-produced by Marlin Academy.]

[Effect: Self-Clean. Basic Camouflage.]

Seeing the effect, Igris immediately clicked his tongue. "The academy actually didn’t hold back this time."

The mass production cost alone would’ve been staggering. More than a few thousand Gold Crowns.

"With that money..."

Igris licked his lips in greed but shook his head.

Before today he had no hope of ever curing his cancer but now that he’s a Player with a cheat system, there was finally hope to heal himself.

[10x multiplier activated]

[Marlin Camo Jacket —> Marlin Shadow Jacket]

From bronze rank jacket, it had upgraded to Iron-rank jacket.

[Item: Marlin Camo Jacket]

[Rarity: Iron-Tier]

[Description: Camouflage jacket mass-produced by Marlin Academy.]

[Effect: Self-Clean. Basic Camouflage, Shadow Merge.]

Igris licked his lips at the upgrade. The shadow Merge seemed like a great ability.

He picked up the first book.

The technique was called the Magic Battle Vein Technique and it was actually a High-Tier Mortal-Grade Technique.

There are five classifications to skills and techniques. Mortal, Earth, Sky, Heaven, and Divine.

Each classifications has three tiers: Low-Tier, Mid-Tier and Perfect Tier.

Meditation Techniques typically increases one’s energy recovery rate, increases stats points when leveling up and other effects.

They are the combination of the old era cultivation techniques altered to follow the system’s rules.

As he read through the technique he gradually understood what the technique does.

It absorbs dust energy in the surroundings into the gene pool.

The technique then opens meridians connecting the body with the gene pool. Making energy flow freely between the body and gene pool. Tenmprring the body in the process.

The more meridians you open, the higher your absorption rate.

The first Level is three meridians. The second level is six meridians, the third level is nine meridians and the final level is opening 12 meridians.

Twelve open meridians meant the body could absorb Dust energy almost passively, sustaining a continuous cycle of reinforcement and output that would make a fully trained super soldier significantly more durable and explosive.

The stats appeared before him.

[ Magic Battle Vein Technique ]

[Grade: Human]

[Type: Meditation]

[Description]:

[Absorbs Dust Energy and condenses it within the Gene Pool. Opens meridians to circulate energy through the body, gradually strengthening all physical attributes.]

[Effect]:

• Level 1 (3 Meridians): +5%/Min Energy Regeneration, +5% Stamina Recovery, +1 Strength per 3 Levels, +2 Physique & +1 Agility per 2 Levels, +10% Disease Resistance

• Level 2 (6 Meridians): +10%/Min Energy Regeneration, +10% Stamina Recovery, +2 Strength per 3 Levels, +1 Physique per Level, +1 Agility per 2 Levels, +15% Disease Resistance

• Level 3 (9 Meridians): +15%/Min Energy Regeneration, +15% Stamina Recovery, +3 Strength per 3 Levels, +2 Physique per Level, +1 Agility per Level, +20% Disease Resistance

• Level 4 (12 Meridians): +20%/Min Energy Regeneration, +20% Stamina Recovery, +4 Strength per 3 Levels, +3 Physique per Level, +2 Agility per Level, +25% Disease Resistance

Passive (12 Meridians):

• Passive Dust Absorption

• +15% Overall Physical Performance

The second book was a combat skill called Wind Slash. The technique was more like an spell than a skill.

It merges the spell into the skin, so it can be activated in a single thought.

Using the skin as a talisman paper, Dust energy as the ink, the spell is then inscribed into the flesh.

This was the foundation of what the Combat Mage Path was about, building your body into a living spell book that could unleash spell attacks instantaneously.

[ Combat Skill: Wind Slash ]

[Grade: Mortal, High Tier]

[Description]:

[A rune-inscribed technique that converts Dust Energy into a compressed blade of wind, released instantly upon activation.]

[Effect]:

• Level 1(One Circuit): 120% ATK Damage, 5–8m Range, 20 DE, 3s Cooldown

• Level 2(Two circuit): 140% ATK Damage, 6–10m Range, 17DE , 2.5s Cooldown

• Level 3 (Three Circuits): 160% ATK Damage, 7–12m Range, 14DE, 2.2s Cooldown

• Level 4 (Four Circuits): 180% ATK Damage, 8–20Range, 9DECost, 2s Cooldown

Properties:

• Minor Knockback

[Ding!]

[ 10x Multiplier Activated. ]

The two books suddenly transformed before his eyes.

[ Magic Battle Vein Technique has been upgraded: Arcane War Veins. Rarity: Sky-Grade. ]

[ Wind Slash has been upgraded: Tempest Wind Slash. ]

[ Rarity: Sky-Grade. ]

***

[ Arcane War Veins Technique ]

[Grade: Sky (Low-Tier)]

[Type: Meditation ]

Description:

Opening the meridians to allow more Dust Energy into the Gene pool while strengthening physical and internal evolution.

Effect:

• Level 1 (6 Meridians): +20%/Min Energy Regeneration, +20% Stamina Recovery, +3 Strength per Level, +3 Physique per Level, +2 Agility per Level, +40% Disease Resistance

• Level 2 (12 Meridians): +30%/Min Energy Regeneration, +30% Stamina Recovery, +4 Strength per Level, +4 Physique per Level, +3 Agility per Level, +50% Disease Resistance

• Level 3 (18 Meridians): +40%/Min Energy Regeneration, +40% Stamina Recovery, +5 Strength per Level, +5 Physique per Level, +4 Agility per Level, +60% Disease Resistance

• Level 4 (24 Meridians): +50%/Min Energy Regeneration, +50% Stamina Recovery, +6 Strength per Level, +6 Physique per Level, +5 Agility per Level, +75% Disease Resistance

Passive (24 Meridians):

• Autonomous Dust Absorption (Active even in combat)

• +40% Overall Physical Performance

• Astral Reinforcement (Reduces internal and external damage by 15%)

***

[Tempest Wind Blades]

[ Grade: Sky, Low-Tier ]

[ Description ]:

[Construct the Tier 3 Magic spell Arcane Wind Blades into the body ]

[ Effect ]:

• Level 1 (3-Circuit): 300% ATK Damage, 15–20m Range, 50 DE Cost, 1.5s Cooldown

• Level 2 (5-Circuit): 360% ATK Damage, 18–25m Range, 40 DE Cost, 1.3s Cooldown

• Level 3 (7-Circuit): 420% ATK Damage, 20–30m Range, 30 DE Cost, 1.1s Cooldown

• Level 4 (10-Circuit): 500% ATK Damage, 25–35m Range, 10 DE Cost, 0.8s Cooldown

[ Properties ]:

• Multi-Slash (5 Blades per Activation)

• Ignores 30% Defense

• Instant Activation

[ Advanced Effects ]:

• Blade Convergence (All slashes can merge into a single high-damage strike)

Igris was stunned for a very long time.

The gap between Mortal-Grade and Sky-Grade is as vast as the difference between Heaven and earth.

Just the stats alone was enough to shock anyone. Simply the level 1 allowed him to gain extra 8 stats points by just leveling up. It was incredible.

Most students who graduated from Marlin Academy spent years working toward a single Sky-Grade technique.

But here he was holding two Sky-Grade Skills.

Even if a team kills an Elite grade Boss, the chances of an Sky-Grade technique dropping was as low as 1%!

Although he tried to stop it, his face gradually morphed into a wide grin.

"Hahahahaha!"