Chapter 18:
After draining the majority of the stamina from an unknown number of monsters, Eugene, at the cost of half his current stamina, unleashed "Infinite" again!
Although the total stamina of the monsters couldn't compare to that of the Ox-man, who excels in endurance, the sheer quantity made up for it!
Eugene had slain at least twenty large ants. He estimated the stamina gained would not be less than two hundred percent!
Stamina, unlike other things, can be restored, so its power was definitely inferior to the "Mighty Ox Burst Punch" just now.
But this wave used at least one hundred and fifty percent of his stamina! For others, that would be an ultimate move equivalent to self-destruction!
Boom!!
It was still a brilliant flash comparable to the Solar Flare!
The large ball of light gathered in his hand descended like a meteor.
The moment it made contact, it crushed the fearlessly charging ants into powder!
The huge shockwave also blew the corpses of the slain ants into dust!
Crack, crack, crack!
This time, because the target was too close, the direction in which Eugene swung his arm was very low.
This resulted in the attack's power being almost entirely absorbed by the rock wall beneath his feet.
The environment on the upper level was not like the lower one; the tunnels were narrow, and the ceilings were low.
Moreover, the rock walls between the layers were not very thick!
"Eh?"
Eugene had just finished striking a cool pose, and before the smoke could dissipate, he already sensed something was wrong.
Beneath his feet was a crater dug out by the impact, and along the edge of the crater, huge cracks rapidly spread. Immediately after
"Holy cow!!"
The floor in a three-meter radius suddenly collapsed, plunging towards the tenth floor below!
"I, I haven't drawn the spoils yet!!!"
Eugene, whose feet were no longer on solid ground, let out an unwilling howl before disappearing into the darkness.
Thud!
Fortunately, the distance between floors was not great, only about a dozen meters including the floor's thickness. But even so, a three-hundred-pound Ox-man falling on his rear end was not comfortable.
"Damn, that power is seriously good."
Climbing up, enduring the pain, Eugene looked up at the large hole he had fallen through. Because the ants were pressing too close, he had tried a different way of firing the blast. Instead of letting it all out at once, he condensed it in his hand and smashed it downwards, creating a close-range area explosion.
"Good effect."
Eugene felt the still-surging stamina within him and rejoiced again. Drawing half his stamina at once, yet he was still full of energy, which proved that the extracted stamina could also be accumulated. By the same logic, magic power should also be accumulable. He just had to drink magic potions like water.
Stretching, Eugene looked around at the mess and felt a bit regretful. He had killed so many monsters, and now that he had fallen, the magic stones and the monster dust were all buried by the earth and rock; he couldn't find much.
"Tsk, can't let it go to waste."
He looked around and found a sparkling crystal not far away, so he strode over and raised his hand to extract.
"Plunder!"
{DING! You have completed the plunder}
{Gained the target's most prominent attribute Agility +50!}
{Gained the target's strongest skill Pheromone, can attract Killer Ants within a certain range}
{Gained all the target's dropped items Killer Ant tooth, Killer Ant carapace, Killer Ant digestive fluid, Killer Ant pheromone...}
"This is too useless, why would I want to attract those things?"
Eugene complained a bit. If only it could attract all monsters, that would be great.
He turned around and found several more magic stones. Without thinking much, he raised his hand and absorbed them.
{DING! You have completed the plunder}
{Gained the target's most prominent attribute Agility +25!}
{Gained the target's strongest skill Pheromone I, can attract Killer Ants within a larger range}
{Gained all the target's dropped items Killer Ant tooth, Killer Ant carapace, Killer Ant digestive fluid, Killer Ant pheromone...}
{DING! You have completed the plunder}
{Gained the target's most prominent attribute Agility +15!}
{Gained the target's strongest skill Pheromone II, can attract Killer Ants within an even larger range}
{Gained all the target's dropped items Killer Ant tooth, Killer Ant carapace, Killer Ant digestive fluid, Killer Ant pheromone...}
"Hmm?"
Something seemed off?
Eugene opened the system and scrolled through the messages.
"Pheromone II? What the heck is this? Did the attraction range get bigger?"
Could it be...?
Eugene had a conjecture. He then opened the system panel to check his status.
Sure enough!
[Skill: Resistance Share] Abnormal statuses you receive can be shared or fully transferred to your clone,
[Pounce] Can dash in a straight line for a distance,
[Casual Strike] Durability of the stick-like weapon held +10%...
[Pheromone II] Can attract Killer Ants within an even larger range
"Can repeated skills extracted now also be accumulated?"
To his surprise, the meaning encompassed by "attribute" actually included skills! Infinite accumulation counted for skills too!
This instantly surged the value of "Plunder," which had a clear drawback when facing dungeon monsters!
"Doesn't this mean I can directly max out my skills to +13 or +15?"
"One skill could attract an entire floor, or even several floors, of Killer Ants?"
"One Pounce, and I could fly a hundred meters, sneak-attacking from a hundred meters away no fair play!"
The more Eugene thought about it, the more excited he became. The grand vision he had painted for himself made him dizzy with excitement.
Monster hunting, monster hunting!
That was all he could think about now! No matter what the skill was, he wanted to fully enhance it!
He counted the types of monsters he had fought so far, there were at least six or seven different skills. The Hobgoblin's Casual Strike, the Imp and Needle Rabbit's Pounce, the Killer Ant's Pheromone, the Evil Bat's Echolocation, the Silverback Ape's Frenzy, the Armored Armadillo's Hardening...
Compared to these easily obtainable skills, the skills of the adventurers seemed less impressive! And these were just the skills of the lowest-level monsters. When he leveled up to Level 2, Eugene would encounter more powerful monsters on the lower floors. And their skills would also be more formidable!
"No time to waste, I can't wait!"
Letting out a hearty roar toward the ceiling, Eugene's hind hooves abruptly pushed off the ground, and his massive body turned into a streak of gray light, vanishing from the spot like a flash.
Indeed, a person needs something to look forward to in order to have motivation!
...
Meanwhile, on the surface, in the shopping district.
Eugene walked out of the Grand Theatre with a face full of joy. One might think this fellow had just watched a marvelous performance and was spiritually uplifted from the inside out.
"Ptooey, acting like high society the moment he gets rich, what a phony!"
Staring at his cheerful back, the fake "Black Cat" and "Black Fist" exchanged glances, their expressions full of disdain.
Not only was he a lecher, but he was also a nouveau riche pretending to understand things!
Did he really think watching an opera made him sophisticated?
You probably didn't even remember what they were singing about, did you?
The two of them believed they had seen through Eugene's true nature.
After all, the fellow had suddenly stretched out his three legs and fallen asleep in his chair while watching!
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