[You have eliminated all the monsters in the dungeon]
[Clear conditions satisfied]
[You have cleared the [Swelling of the Dungeon] Dungeon]
[Reward calculation in progress...]
"Now give me that skill card," Ethan said with a small smile.
He wasn't even slightly bothered about probabilities because to him, there were no chances, only certainties.
He already knew he would get it in one try.
After all, he possessed the [Black Halo] trait, which maximized his luck to the highest possible value.
[You have been rewarded: 1500 System Gold]
[You have been rewarded: Poison Snake Spear]
[You have been rewarded: Wheel of Skills Card]
"This dungeon rewards plenty of gold."
Ethan had 50 System Gold.
He received 800 Gold from Jonathan for helping clear the [Skeletal Chamber] dungeon, and he spent 300 Gold to enter this dungeon.
Now, with this new reward, his balance had risen again.
[Balance: 2050 System Gold]
While it wasn't an immense amount, it was more than enough to enter most dungeons and to spend on essential yet insignificant items.
Ethan grabbed the spear that manifested before him and stabbed it into the ground.
A long spear shaped like a straight green serpent, its shaft adorned with intricate scale patterns, with a gleaming silver blade extending from the serpent's open mouth.
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[Poison Snake Spear]
[Rank: Tier-1]
-Every attack is imbued with poison that weakens targets
-Increases Stamina and Dexterity by 15%
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"This will fetch a good price among Tier 1 Awakeners."
Then he turned his attention to the most important reward, the [Wheel of Skills Card].
Ethan grabbed the light-blue card glowing with a tangible presence in front of him and held it in his hand, feeling the mysterious energy pulsing within.
He didn't activate it immediately because a thought resurfaced in his mind.
"I should test that theory, right?" Ethan murmured.
This was a theory he had formed while clearing the dungeon.
It stemmed from his [Black Halo] Trait and the way its maxed-out Luck warped probabilities.
He had already confirmed that his Luck stat was at its absolute limit, so high that, for him, there were no "chances" anymore, only certainties.
So what if he could do more with that certainty?
He imagined the countless types and variations of skills he could obtain from using a [Wheel of Skills Card].
He might have his own desires for what skills he wanted, but ultimately, wanting something did not guarantee he would get it.
The skills granted by the Wheel were completely random.
Normally, even if he wished for a specific kind of skill, there was no guarantee he would acquire it.
There was only a chance, a possibility, that the Wheel might land on the type of skill he desired.
And that word, chance, was the core of his theory.
If every chance for him was now a certainty,
then could he simply wish for a skill and guarantee that he received exactly that skill?
It sounded ridiculous, even to him.
But after witnessing what his [Black Halo] trait was capable of, the idea did not seem so impossible anymore.
"Let's test this theory right away."
Ethan inhaled deeply and poured his spiritual energy into the [Wheel of Skills Card].
The card burst into particles of light before forming a grand wheel suspended in the air, divided into hundreds of rune-marked sections.
The symbols were ancient and unreadable.
[You have activated a Wheel of Skills Card]
[You can spin the Wheel of Skills to obtain a random profession-specific skill]
Ethan didn't spin it immediately.
Instead, he stared blankly at the wheel and then at his status panel.
His gaze rested on one skill: [Summon Undead Knight].
"My Undead Knight is a profession-specific skill I got when I awakened my profession. If they are combat-class summons, then shouldn't there also be magic-class, controller-class, and support-class summons?"
He looked back at the wheel.
"I hope the skill I acquire is a summoning skill similar to Summon Undead Knight but belonging to the controller, support, or magic class."
He did what every Awakener did when spinning a skill wheel.
He prayed, wished, and hoped.
Except his hope was no longer left to fate.
His luck turned hope into certainty.
Sensing his intent, the wheel began spinning rapidly.
The concept of his theory was simple: if he were truly lucky, he might actually obtain what he desired.
Moments later, the wheel slowed and stopped at a random section.
A flood of information surged into Ethan's mind, and his eyes widened.
[You have acquired the Skill: Summon Undead Mage]
[Detected: You possess two summoning skills with identical natures.]
[Triggering the special effect of the Necromancer profession.]
[Beginning skill fusion...]
Two streams of mysterious information intertwined within his consciousness.
[Skill Fusion complete]
[Skill Fusion successful]
[The skills Summon Undead Knight and Summon Undead Mage have fused into a single summoning skill.]
[You have acquired the summoning skill: Summon Undead Soldiers]
Ethan immediately shifted his attention to his Skill Slot panel.
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[Skill Slots]
-Slot 1: Summon Undead Soldiers
-Slot 2: Summon Undead Spirits
-Slot 3: Undead Graveyard
-Slot 4: Death Link
-Slot 5: Mourning Rain
-Slot 6: {Empty}
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"This theory works… it actually works." Ethan felt his legs go numb for a moment, overwhelmed by an excitement and adrenaline rush unlike anything he had ever experienced.
"As long as it's anything that relies on chances or probabilities, my trait turns them into certainties.
"This means that as long as I can get my hands on a skill card, I can simply wish for a specific skill and I will get it."
It took several minutes for Ethan to calm his racing heart before he finally glanced at the new type of summon he had unlocked.
He had obtained the skill [Summon Undead Mage], which immediately fused with [Summon Undead Knight] to form a single summoning skill called [Summon Undead Soldiers].
Just like [Summon Undead Spirits], it became a unified summoning skill capable of summoning a species of undead rather than a single fixed type.
[Summon Undead Spirits] allowed him to summon various species of undead spirits.
[Summon Undead Soldiers] allowed him to summon human-type undead soldiers belonging to different combat and magical disciplines.
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[Summoning Skill: Summon Undead Soldiers]
-Summons undead soldiers of various classes.
-Currently unlocked classes:
Combat-Class: Knight
Magic-Class: Mage
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Seeing the description of the skill, Ethan felt his heart thump harder in his chest.
"Combat and magic class summons, huh? That means there are still controller-type and support-type soldier summons I can acquire and fuse into the [Summon Undead Soldiers] skill."
At the same time, he felt something within the already summoned Undead Knights, similar to the sensation he had experienced when he acquired the Poison attribute, as their presence and appearance underwent visible changes.
His Undead Knight had grown to six feet tall, its muscles more defined, and its overall presence far stronger.
"Could it be…?" Ethan's eyes widened even further.
Then he remembered a special effect of skull fusion.
During skill fusion, several things happen beyond simply merging two or more skills into a brand-new one.
All the skills involved strengthen each other, and if two or more skills being fused share similar properties, they combine to create that property with effects multiplied several times over.
It was also how, during the skill fusion of his Summon Undead Knight and Summon Undead Mage skills, his Undead Knight had finally gained a new skill, separate from the one acquired using the Poison Attribute Gem.
Ethan observed his Undead Knight's status closely.
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[Undead Knight]
[Level: 10]
-Strength: 250
-Dexterity: 300
-Stamina: 300
-Vitality: 150
-Sense: 150
-Spiritual Energy: 150
[Skills]
-Frenzy: Increases Strength, Dexterity, and Stamina by 50%.
-Poison Coating (Passive): All attacks are imbued with poison-attribute, causing weakening effects to targets.
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"Their attributes increased significantly; they are not useless anymore… but what about the Undead Mage?" Ethan immediately poured out his spiritual energy, activating the [Summon Undead Soldiers] skill and summoning an Undead Mage.
Unlike his usual summoning ritual, something different occurred.
Instead of a gate opening on the ground, a green magical circle appeared, and a figure rose from it.
The figure wielded a staff topped with a skeletal head.
Similar to the Undead Knight, it resembled a corpse, its pale, dead skin barely visible beneath a dark robe.
Its face was concealed behind a skeletal white mask, revealing only its white, lifeless eyes.
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[Undead Mage]
[Level: 10]
-Strength: 150
-Dexterity: 150
-Stamina: 150
-Vitality: 200
-Sense: 300
-Spiritual Energy: 300
[Skills]
-Fire Creation: Releases projectiles of flames imbued with the Fire element. Deals Fire elemental damage to targets.
-Ice Creation: Creates projectiles of various forms made of the Ice element. Deals physical damage upon impact.
-Poison Coating (Passive): All attacks are imbued with poison-attribute, causing weakening effects to targets.
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"Damn, their attributes are even higher than mine, except for Spiritual Energy," Ethan sighed, though he couldn't hide the excitement on his face.