Chapter 79
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Chapter 79: "Disguise"
Lin Yu’s eyes immediately locked onto the skill.
Immortality?
Wait!! Seriously?!
Rechecking…
Ah! It truly says Immortality! The ultimate cheat skill! This explains why those Dead Spirits were so troublesome!
Mitsui… *sniff*… was this your doing? Your final gift to me? How… how generous!! First gifting this magnificent castle while alive, now leaving such an incredible legacy after death… *sniff*… *pfft*… HAHAHA!!
Apologies—pure joy, no mockery intended! Honestly, had we not been rival reincarnators locked in battle, we might’ve become friends.
I rather liked that guy.
Not romantically, mind you!
We just… conversed surprisingly well. Though he always seemed gloomy, like a middle-aged corporate drone… Wait? Maybe he actually was one!
Perhaps I shouldn’t have killed him so swiftly—more conversation might’ve been pleasant. After all, he never minded my bluntness or misspoken words.
But… no. Further talk might’ve weakened my resolve.
Anyway! Mitsui’s gone now—no use dwelling on the departed. He’s likely already reincarnated as human anyway.
Reincarnated as human…
Infuriating… I want to become human too!
Focus.
Obtaining "Immortality" massively boosts survival capabilities. Better yet, through my Unique Skill, I can grant this cheat ability to Red Pupil and Little Tear! Combined with Red Pupil’s "Life Connection," their future hunts will be far safer.
Regarding the other skills:
"Dispel" removes all statuses from targets—bleeding, disability, blindness, deafness, fear… All removable?! Though inferior to "Immortality," this remains formidable!
Wait—the description says "all statuses." Does this include beneficial ones too?
There are some known positive statuses as well.
For example, consuming excessive red fruits can trigger a status called "Health Value Increase," while activating the "Ironcladization" and "Magnification" skills will respectively apply the "Ironclad" and "Giant" statuses.
It would be troublesome if these beneficial statuses were also removed.
Hmm… but reconsidering, couldn’t this skill also strip positive statuses from enemies?
Dangerous… this skill might unexpectedly become quite useful!
Ah, right! Can it remove the "Puppet" status possessed by Dead Spirits, or the "Reviving" status from that Class B Dead Spirit?
Though speaking of which, isn’t "Death" itself a type of status?
Could "Dispel" work on it…? No, that’s impossible no matter how I think about it, right?
Let’s test it anyway.
The battlefield lay strewn with corpses. Lin Yu selected a fallen monster’s body and activated the "Dispel" skill.
The "Death" status remained unchanged, without even a failure notification.
As expected. It’s called "Dispel," not "Resurrection," after all.
This outcome makes thorough testing of the skill essential.
…
We’ll postpone further examination of the "Dispel" skill for now.
The third skill is "Psychic Call," a functional ability similar to "Proficient in all Languages." Since it’s currently unnecessary, its testing will also be delayed.
Now for the most thrilling part!
The Gift Option for ascending from Class C to Class B!
Previous upgrades to Class D and Class C granted cheat skills like "Leadership" and "Magnification." Surely the Class B upgrade offers something equally impressive?
Let’s see…
/Select one of three blessings: ① Acquire "Magic Essence Perception" ② Acquire "Disguise" ③ Acquire "Master of Spear Technique"
/Please choose your Gift.
First, let’s review the skill descriptions as usual.
"Magic Essence Perception": Allows detection of magic essence presence and estimation of target’s approximate level through measured essence concentration.
"Disguise": Enables voluntary alteration of personal status panel information.
"Master of Spear Technique": Enhances spear effectiveness and boosts all spear-related skill potency when wielding spears.
Hmm…
This "magic essence" mentioned in the first skill… Didn’t another previously acquired skill reference this?
Ah, here it is.
"Magic Shield": Generates a transparent shield composed of magic essence around the target to block enemy attacks.
The Magic Shield consists of magic essence…
If memory serves, the analyzed Magic Stone description also mentioned magic essence – likely indicating these stones are essence-rich minerals.
Beyond assessing power levels, what other applications might magic essence sensing have?
Unclear…
But "Identification" already suffices for evaluating targets’ strength while providing additional details.
Next is the "Disguise" skill.
This allows modifying one’s own status panel…
Presumably, only myself and those with "Identification" can view this information?
Given that "Identification" seems part of reincarnators’ exclusive privileges,
this skill appears specifically designed to counter other reincarnators…
Therefore, I’ll choose this!
Wait? There’s a third option?
Let me check its name again.
An ant becoming a "Master of Spear Technique"? This mirrors the earlier "Sword Talent," doesn’t it?
While seemingly an advanced version of talent-based skills, unusable abilities remain worthless regardless of potency.
Decision made: "Disguise."
/Gift confirmed.
…
After finalizing her Gift selection, Lin Yu inspected her status panel. Beyond four new skills, her Intelligence and Magic Value Limit showed the most significant growth.
Magic Value Limit increased from 177 to 302 points, while Intelligence rose from 18 to 30.
She immediately experimented with the "Disguise" skill.
Just by thinking about it, she could modify the words on her status panel.
The name could be changed to other options like Red Pupil, Little Tear, Miyoshi Mitsui, or even a completely new one.
Her race, currently listed as Queen Ant, could be altered to Human—or even something edgy like Undying Spider Queen.
Next was aptitude… changed to SSS!
For rank… also SSS!
Attributes were cranked up to an absurd ten digits.
Skills could be freely adjusted too, including erasing the reincarnator’s signature "Unique Skill – Queen Ant" entirely!
Lin Yu’s gaze paused on a particular skill in the list.
"Egg-laying" had been stealthily deleted.
Though self-deluding, she suddenly felt lighter.
*Perfect. No more of* that *in the future.*
