"230,000 Points..."
Lost in thought, Kenmei Isayama casually tossed the remains of a cucumber into the air. A small black shadow flashed by in an instant.
It opened a mouth full of razor-sharp teeth and cleanly devoured the cucumber stub in one bite.
"You really aren't picky."
Kenmei looked at the little monster, which was growling and brandishing its claws at him, and gave it the rest of the fruit.
"Here, take it all."
Who could have imagined that this "glutton," covered in chitinous armor, though small and suffering from the [Congenital Malnutrition] debuff, could easily smash Kenmei's "dog head" in just based on raw stats?
The racial talents of the Tyranids were incredibly high. As for why it looked so emaciated, that was the result of the [Warhammer Simulator] forcibly incubating it with Points.
Sensing the emotion of delight radiating from the little monster, Kenmei smiled.
The connection between summon and host was tight; Kenmei could sense its state and mood.
Tyranids are omnivores; they eat anything. Come to think of it, aren't Orks basically mushrooms? Mushrooms count as vegetables.
Rounding up, feeding it cucumbers wasn't really a problem.
Though Kenmei felt that if the Hive Mind knew he was feeding its creation leftovers, it would probably blast him into oblivion with a Bio-Plasma Cannon.
Seeing it finish eating, Kenmei sent the little Norn Queen back into the Summoning Space.
Raising this little guy was going to be a headache.
Forget this world; even in the Warhammer universe, no one had ever raised a Tyranid Norn Queen as a pet. There was no one he could exchange Tyranid parenting tips with.
Especially since this little thing's Psychic Level was already higher than Kenmei's right out of the womb.
One mind control slip-up, and it might not be certain who the master really was.
Kenmei needed to quickly convert his resources into combat power. That was the priority.
He opened his personal stats page.
Name: Kenmei Isayama
Class: Psyker
Level: LV.3 (Iota Class - Upgradeable) [Every 10 levels is a Tier. Next Tier: Theta Class]
[Current XP is sufficient to upgrade to Theta Class. Upgrade?]
Kenmei swallowed hard. Only after mentally preparing himself did he press confirm.
Upgrading Psychic Levels was different. The process was far more painful than increasing attribute points.
[Upgrade Initiated...]
Kenmei's vision was instantly plunged into darkness. When he opened his eyes again, he was in a vast, silent Sea of Void.
His entire body slowly sank into this ocean, completely enveloped by black water.
The suffocating sensation of being unable to breathe, surrounded by oppressive, dead silence while sinking uncontrollably further and further from the surface, was enough to drive anyone with thalassophobia insane.
When Kenmei could no longer see the surface, leaving only a tiny speck of light, the real trial began.
[Warning: Warp Projection Imminent]
[3... 2... 1]
[Projection Start]
Suddenly, the vast Sea of Void changed. It was gradually being eroded by some evil force. Chaos energy invaded, and the entire black ocean began to boil like water.
Kenmei's surroundings turned a vivid blood-red. Soon, the eerie red light swallowed the entire ocean.
The deep seabed opened a gate to the Warp. Whispers of daemons luring souls to corruption and eerie, hair-raising laughter echoed in his ears.
The language was low, distorted, and filled with echoes from the Warp. Unknowable, twisted entities began to roam the surroundings. Whether intentional or accidental, any contact would fill the person struck with terror.
Unknown entities even reached out, covering Kenmei's eyes and dragging him deeper, where the Warp corruption was even more severe.
To advance to the next level of Psyker, the required ritual was a process of washing away one's lower-level psychic energy by absorbing higher-level psychic power.
This was a Warp shadow projected by the System—a specific slice of the Warp cut out and descended directly into the deepest part of this Sea of Void.
[You have upgraded to LV.8 (Theta Class)]
"Phew..."
When Kenmei's consciousness returned to his body, his back was soaked in sweat.
"Hah... I'm back."
Kenmei felt the psychic energy within his body, far more active than before.
"Let's test it out."
Kenmei's pupils emitted a faint blue glow as he looked at the coffee table in front of him.
Soon, the table broke free from gravity and began to float, drifting up toward the ceiling. The water cup on it floated too, and the water droplets inside hovered in the air.
With a thought from Kenmei, the coffee table and the cup descended from the ceiling back to the floor. The arrangement was exactly as it had been, and not a single drop of water spilled.
This was Telekinesis. Although Kenmei could do this before, he needed a medium (his hands) to channel it. Now, he achieved it with just a gaze. Furthermore, both the precision of control and the power had improved significantly.
As for testing destructive power, Kenmei wasn't about to wreck his own furniture.
With his Psychic Level upgraded, Kenmei looked at his Mana points, which hadn't even reached triple digits yet. It was an eyesore. He immediately began allocating his Free Attribute Points.
[Host's Distributable Free Attribute Points: 11]
He allocated them as follows: Strength +4, Intelligence +6, Charm +1. Intelligence was the main focus because it correlated with Mana, but Strength and physical constitution were also important.
First came mental torture, now physical torture. About ten minutes later, a grimacing Kenmei opened his personal info.
Name: Kenmei Isayama
Class: Psyker
Level: LV.8 (Theta Class) [Every 10 levels is a Tier. Next Tier: Eta Class]
HP: 100%
Mana: 150 Points (Intelligence x 10. Current Recovery Rate: 15/hr [9+6])
Strength: 9 (5+4)
Intelligence: 15 (9+6)
Charm: 8 (7+1)
Luck: 2 (Extremely hard to obtain!)
[Intelligence is the primary attribute for Psykers. Base Intelligence has surpassed 10. Host may choose one of the following rewards:]
1. Specialization: Intelligence +1.
2. Unyielding Will: Resistance to abnormal statuses such as Charm, Beguilement, and Corruption +25%.
3. Mana Surge: Permanently increase Max Mana by 10 points.
[Please Choose]
There's a perk selection?
Kenmei chose 2. Unyielding Will, increasing his resistance to status effects.
In gaming terms, this reduced crowd control duration. For example, an attack that would normally stunlock him to death might now allow him to break free early. It also increased Kenmei's mental fortitude.
After selecting Option 2, a ray of light merged into Kenmei's head. He instantly felt his mind become clearer.
Psychic Level and Attribute Points were done. Now it was time to look at the equipment Kenmei had obtained.
Kenmei pulled a scroll from his inventory, covered in a dense WAAAGH! Field.
"Da Power of Waaagh!" (I Think Therefore It Is).
If handled correctly, Kenmei wanted to use this to solve his Mana shortage problem.