Matthew Atkinson
Oxford, United Kingdom
After a while, Matthew left the campus and returned to his apartment.
While at university, to avoid drawing attention to himself, he hadn't checked his attribute panel.
But as soon as he got to his apartment, that was the first thing he did.
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Race: Human
Trait: Ageless
Constitution: 1330
Mental: 383
Strength: 1330
Agility: 1330
Ability: Kryptonian Bloodline [Steel Body (3), Super Strength (3)]
Skills: [Fist/Galaxy Impact], [Haki (Master)]
Attribute Points: 790 (↑450)
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The first thing that caught Matthew's attention in the Attribute Panel was the newly added Trait section, and the Ageless trait was located there.
The second thing that caught his attention was that the Armament Haki Skill was now simply displayed as a Haki.
However, even though it could be combined into a single skill using the Skill Combination Card, Matthew could still examine each Haki skill separately.
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[Observation Haki]
[Current Level: Master]
[Current Effects: Grants the user a sixth sense and increases Mental Attribute-based senses by 400% when used. Can be left enabled or disabled.]
[Note: This skill can be leveled up using Attribute Points. The amplification effect doubles with each level increase.]
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[Conqueror's Haki]
[Current Level: Master]
[Current Effects: Grants the user Domination and Incapacitation abilities at this level.]
[The Domination ability allows the user to dominate creatures with less mental power than their own mental attribute. Only works on low-intelligence creatures.]
[The Incapacitation ability allows the user to perform a mental attack with an additional 100% power than their Mental Attribute at this level.]
[Note: This skill can be leveled up using Attribute Points. The amplification effect doubles with each level increase.]
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Observation Haki significantly increased Matthew's sense ability, and while active, he even possessed stronger senses than Natalie. However, this skill had no attack power; it could only be used for support.
But Matthew knew that Observation Haki wasn't limited to that. Apart from what is mentioned in the description, Observation Haki could be used to sense presence, strength, intent, and emotion, and at its highest level, it allowed users to possess Future Vision.
While walking home from campus, Matthew realized through his experiments that he could currently only sense presence, strength, and intent. To unlock emotion perception and Future Vision, he needed to increase the skill's level.
On the other hand, leaving aside the Domination ability, the Conqueror's Haki, at its current level, doubled Matthew's mental attribute, allowing him to perform a mental attack.
Although it gave him a mental attack ability he didn't possess, his Mental Attribute was still quite low.
This skill could only truly shine in the hands of those with high Mental Attributes, like Natalie.
But Matthew knew that at the highest level of Conqueror's Haki, there was an ability called Infusion that significantly increased attack and defense. However, he didn't think he could obtain this without reaching the highest level.
Luckily, the Skill Combination Card used the lowest-cost skill as the upgrade cost when combining skills.
Normally, Observation and Armament Haki had the same upgrade cost, while Conqueror's Haki had twice the upgrade cost.
But now Matthew could upgrade all three skills together for the cost of a single skill, Armament Haki Skill.
Thinking this, Matthew looked at the Attribute Points in the Attribute Panel.
He got a total of 450 points this time, bringing his total expendable attribute points to 790 points.
His previous attribute points were 340.
He was just 10 points away from upgrading his new combined Haki Skill one more time. This time, to the Legend level.
Then, he remembered the strengthened Extraordinary Treasure Chest he hadn't yet claimed.
Instantly, the void in front of him flickered, and then a golden box appeared out of thin air, enveloped in a ball of light, floating in front of Matthew.
It was indeed an extraordinary treasure chest.
This treasure chest was originally supposed to be distributed in the fourth layer of the supernatural realm.
But since the fourth layer was a virtual world rather than a real one, he had to wait until now to receive his reward.
However, this worked to Matthew's advantage, as Anorak the All Knowing had digitally blessed this chest as a reward in the fourth layer, transforming it into an enhanced prize.
Without hesitation, Matthew opened the extraordinary treasure chest.
The items that appeared in the Extraordinary Treasure Chest this time were two very elastic bodysuits.
Upon seeing these tight-fitting bodysuits, Matthew couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
These costumes were identical in style and color to the superhero costumes he and Natalie wore in the fourth layer.
The male version is the Superman costume from Man of Steel, and the female version is the Supergirl costume from The Flash.
The previous layer featured Clark Kent's Reporter's Glasses. And at that time, he wondered if he would receive any Superman-related awards in the future.
Apparently, his thoughts were correct. And the fact that there were two costumes instead of one was most likely due to the Anorak's award.
"I got the glasses, I got the costume… What will I get next time?"
Although Matthew complained, his hands were quite obedient as he picked up one of the costumes from the box.
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[Supernatural Item: Superhero Costume (Male)]
[A highly elastic suit made of a special, self-renewing, and self-cleaning material.
-While in Peace Mode, it can transform into any outfit with imagination. When desired, it transforms into a ring and can be worn on the finger.
-Entering any combat situation automatically triggers the transformation into the costume.
-Wearing it increases all of the wearer's attribute effects by 15%. Defense, offense, speed, sense, stamina, etc.]
[Note: The Super Battle Robe falls under the category of clothing and will not be considered an illegal item by the Supernatural realm.]
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When he saw the notification, Matthew's eyes lit up.
Unexpectedly, this costume also increased attributes. Moreover, all attributes increased by 15%!
Natalie had a Supernatural Item bounty placed on her head, a move considered excessive by many, as it was a reward that could entice even many Supernatural Experts.
And that Supernatural Item only increased the wearer's speed by 10%.
An outfit that increased all attribute effects by 15% was invaluable, even for top-level experts.
Matthew thought these costumes were so good, thanks to the blessing of Anorak the All-Knowing.
Additionally, this costume had a self-renewing feature, which was quite useful for Matthew.
Wearing this, he wouldn't have to worry about damaging his clothes during battle and accidentally exposing himself.
Moreover, he could wear this costume constantly because it could transform into any outfit he imagined and even become a ring. Even while showering, all he had to do was transform it into a ring.
Thinking of this, Matthew immediately beamed with joy.
Then he examined the other costume and realized that everything was the same except that it was the women's version.
No matter how embarrassed Natalie was, she wouldn't be able to resist wearing this costume when she saw its features.
Without hesitation, he immediately put on his hero costume… No, his battle suit.
It wasn't even difficult to put on.
After transforming it into a ring and slipping it onto his finger, it quickly wrapped around his entire body like a nanosuit, starting from the S-like symbol on the costume's torso, and then the cape would appear behind him.
Apparently, it could be worn with other clothes, and the clothes would automatically transform to suit during the transformation process.
This battlesuit was indeed as described, with excellent elasticity.
Just like the costume he wore in the fourth layer. But back then, since he didn't have a physical body, the feel of the costume wasn't that realistic.
Despite his now-muscular, 1.87-meter-tall body, he did not feel cramped in the battle suit at all.
And it was exceptionally lightweight and highly flexible.
When Matthew stood in front of the mirror, he found that he looked very fit in the battle suit.
The battle suit clung to his body, perfectly showcasing the contours of his muscles.
"Good," Matthew commented with a smile.
He was very satisfied with this battlesuit.
Of course, he wouldn't go out dressed like that. The battle robe is too form-fitting. He felt a little ashamed to go outside in it.
That's why Matthew, with his mind, transformed the battle suit into casual clothing.
Then, he took a picture of the women's version of the battle suit and sent it to Natalie.
After having lunch outside, Matthew returned to his apartment.
At this time, information about these new students' achievements in the Supernatural realm has already been circulated online.
Unsurprisingly, Natalie had once again become a viral sensation online.
Four consecutive SSS-grade mission ratings have made countless people very curious about how far Natalie could grow if she could maintain this level.
"Congratulations to Natalie Russell on achieving another brilliant success."
"Wow. Natalie Russell is amazing."
"Fourth SSS-grade mission rating, right? That's impressive."
"I'm curious, if Miss Russell continues like this, will she become a real goddess?"
"That depends on your definition of a god or goddess. If it's becoming powerful enough to destroy a planet, I believe Miss Russell will definitely be able to do it in the future."
"Are we really about to witness the birth of a goddess?"
"Don't praise Natalie Russell too much yet. She's only just passed the fourth layer and has a long way to go."
"What surprises me is that you're still surprised by news like this? Isn't this Miss Natalie's usual situation? You should be surprised when Miss Natalie has a major mishap."
"+1..."
On the internet, countless netizens congratulated Natalie on her outstanding achievements.
However, Natalie did not achieve a sensational effect this time.
As some netizens put it: "We've become numb to seeing news like this every month."
Perhaps it would only cause a sensation again if Natalie fails in the supernatural realm and receives a low score.
The person who went viral online this time was actually a Russian student named "Victor".
This person actually received an SS-grade mission rating, which surprised countless people.
Everyone initially thought this year's freshmen scoreboard would be dominated by Natalie, who was peerless in beauty and talent.
Unexpectedly, someone turned the tables under Natalie's shadow and achieved such excellent results.
This was truly remarkable.
As a result, netizens became curious about this "Victor" and began to dig into his background and past achievements.
Everyone was amazed when they saw that Victor had achieved S-grade mission results in all three previous Supernatural Realm layers.
Netizens then realized that if Natalie Russell hadn't suddenly appeared, the top student of this year's freshmen would probably have been Victor.
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