Chapter 25—Classes
"Acid Fist," Slime#47 growled as he leapt up and smashed his glowing grey fist into the barrier.
Bam!—Tiny cracks crawled across the barrier's surface
Thud!—He dropped back to the ground, wobbling slightly.
"Three times… not bad," he said, grinning.
His mana and aura reserves had clearly gotten bigger—finally something decent.
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Next day, early morning...
"How strong is this stupid barrier, Elder?" he asked the old slime.
He felt the barrier should be easily breakable, though the slime farm owner would come running, making escape by breaking it useless.
"It's a very weak barrier artifact, mainly used for beings underlevel 10 like us," the old slime explained, expressing disdain for such a thing.
"I have to continue to gain power from the ritual… Elder," the young muttered bitterly, stressing the power of the armored soldiers and the farm owner.
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Later, he opened the classsection with a tiny spark of hope—it might finally flip the situation.
[ —Classes—
—Basic—
—Fighter {Common}—
—Class based on close combat.
—Grants a slight boost in training close-combat weapon masteries.
—Class skill: Bi-Aura Boost
—Rogue {Common}—
—Class based on stealth combat.
—Grants a slight boost in training dagger-type weapon masteries.
—Class skill: Double Presence Hide
—Ranger {Common}—
—Class based on long-range combat.
—Grants a slight boost in training long-range weapon masteries.
—Class skill: Golden Eagle Eye
—Mage {Common}—
—Class based on wielding magic to one's will.
—Grants a slight boost in training elemental magic rune masteries.
—Class skill: Compressed Mana Bullet
—Healer {Common}—
—Class based on wielding light magic to heal.
—Grants a slight boost in training healing magic masteries.
—Class skill: High Heal
—Defender {Common}—
—Class based on defending oneself and surviving.
—Grants a slight boost in training defensive weapon masteries.
—Class skill: Bi-Attack Absorption
—Crafter {Common}—
—Class based on making artifacts.
—Grants a slight boost in training crafting-related masteries.
—Class skill: Crafting
—Special Unlocks—
—Detected Tier One Fist Mastery—
—Unlocked: Pugilist {Common}
—Class based on wielding fists in combat.
—Grants a slight boost in training Fist Mastery.
—Class skill: Bi-Aura Fist
—Detected Tier One Fire Magic Rune—
—Unlocked: Fire Mage {Common}
—Class based on specializing in fire-related magic.
—Grants a slight boost in training Fire Magic Rune mastery.
—Class skill: Fire Slash ]
'They make training masteries… a little less hellish,' he grinned.
He'd been annoyed that training masteries was so hard; now classes gave him hope. 'I even unlocked… special classes… it seems masteries are very important,' he realized, seeing that masteries could unlock more classes.
He clicked on class skills.
[ —Skills—
—Double Presence Hide {Uncommon}—
—Covers the user with a layer of compressed aura. And makes a copy of the user in another place to confuse others.
—Note: Takes less aura when used with Rogue Class, and the aura required is based on surroundings. ]
[ —Golden Eagle Eye {Uncommon}—
—Enhances vision by 500%.
—Note: Takes less aura when used with the Ranger Class and can increase its effects by inputting more aura. ]
[ —Compressed Mana Bullet {Uncommon}—
—Releases a bullet of compressed mana that inflicts heavy damage.
—Note: Takes less mana when used with the Mage Class and can increase its effects by inputting more mana. ]
[ —High Heal {Uncommon}—
—Releases a wave of compressed healing energy.
—Note: Takes less mana when used with the Healer Class and can increase its effects by inputting more mana. ]
[ —Bi-Attack Absorption {Uncommon}—
—Absorbs 20% of an attack and reflects it back at the attacker.
—Note: More aura input doesn't change the skill, and it takes less aura when used with the Defender Class. ]
[ —Crafting {Uncommon}—
—Build materials as per the blueprint or knowledge
—Note: Mana required is based on material and takes less mana when used with Crafter Class. ]
[—Fire Slash {Uncommon}—
—Forms a fire blade with mana to attack.
—Note: Mana input can increase its power and takes less mana when used with the Fire Mage Class. ]
'They're all Uncommon skills…' He glanced through the descriptions and saw the advantages. He remembered he could train most of these under Elder Slime's guidance; they weren't any special, but classes made them costless energy—important.
'Fire Mage,…Let's go with it' he decided and tapped on the fire magic class.
He'd wanted to test out the fire mage class, and in the next loop, he will try other classes.
[ Ding! Your class changed to Fire Mage {Common} ]
[ Ding! You have acquired the skill Fire Slash Lv.Max {Uncommon}! ]
'Hah, max level already,' he grinned—nice freebie.
"Fire Slash." He activated the fire magic rune. A red circle flickered on his tiny palm as a flame shaped like a long blade manifested.
Whoosh!
He launched it at the barrier.
Boom!
The barrier shattered into mirror-like shards and—Gzz!—vanished like burnt paper.
'I… dizzy…damn,' his vision darkened as his body wobbled with disorientation.
Wob!—He fell into unconsciousness.
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Next day...
"You're finally awake…" Elder Slime sighed in relief.
"What happened?" the young slime asked, wobbling his body to shake off sleepiness.
"You broke the barrier. All four humans ran over and kept watch for the entire day and night. It seems they thought someone tried to sneak in and steal us… but they left this morning," the old slime explained, pointing to spots where wooden chairs had been placed.
"It seems… they became watchmen, huh," Slime#47 grinned, proud that he'd made them suffer a sleepless night.
Imagining the restless humans made him happy, though he felt a ping of sadness that he missedwitnessing the scene.
Thud!—Thud!—Footsteps echoed through the field as the rough man entered.
He placed his palms on the barrier and invoked a magic rune, "YG%&%%."
A barrier appeared and thickened—visible to the eye.
"He reinforced it…" Elder Slime said grimly. "Now, it would take a level 40 or above to break it. It seems these humans paid a heavy price for it."
"Tch!... I shot myself in the foot," he muttered. He felt he shouldn't have used Fire Slash. He just wanted to check the power of an Uncommon spell.
"You gained a class, didn't you?" Elder Slime asked, with a small smile. "Can you cast the spell twice?"
"Yeah, I gained a class… but I don't have the mana to cast it twice," Slime#47 grumbled. "It's a class skill; that's why I was able to cast it even once."
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