Chapter 30 - 29:<Rift Edge> - Chaos Devourer System: My Classless Ascension

"What the hell do you mean

host can only rank up via cultivation?

In case you missed it, this isn’t some wuxia cultivation world.."

"Hell do those even exist?"

I was spiraling, here I was, in a world where the system is legit the path to progression and my daft system is now mentioning cultivation? The fuck?

[DING]

[ world’s with the cultivation system do indeed exist host]

Came the system’s reply..

"You’ve been getting quite snarky lately huh?"

[Answering the host, the system meant cultivating in the sense that the host’s <CHAOS CORE> is unlike anything that’s existed after it...

Normal rank up crystals lack the purity of energy required to trigger a rank up or breakthrough.

Host must first convert the ambient energy of the world into CHAOS ENERGY, fully saturate the core and then rank up]

"Ahh so that’s what you meant.." I calmed down a bit after hearing the system’s explanation..

For a moment I really thought I’d be forced to start parading as some snotty

banished immortal,

putting my hands in my sleeves and all that bullshit...

But it seems it was only a matter of energy purity and such..

"So how do I go about this, I haven’t heard about any energy conversion methods, besides even if there were, I doubt they’d be effective with

Chaos Energy.."

[Ding]

[processing host’s query.....

[Ding]

[Chaotic Comprehension is activating.....]

"Wha..?"

[Energy patterns integrating.....]

[Energy synergy integrating.....]

[Creating compatible energy conversion method.....]

[DING!!]

[Chaotic Comprehension Successful, you have acquired the technique <CHAOS CONVERSION TECHNIQUE>..]

"Damn....."

That was really all I could say..

My dilemma. Gone. Just like that..

this thing didn’t even give me the satisfaction of searching through auction houses and shady looking shops for something protagonist worthy..

Just

ding.

And then

poof..

"Absolutely ridiculous..." I chuckled..

"Okay, now we’ve got that outta the way, just how much energy do I need to get my rank up?"

I needed to know exactly what amount of energy I needed, that way I’d now how far away I was from my target..

[DING]

[The host will require energy the equivalent of 5 million E-rank crystals...]

.....

"System, bring up my current mana crystal amount"

[Mana Crystals x150(E), x300(D)]

"He...hehehe... yea. Fuck you, you sham system, go fuck yourself.."

[..]

"Yea that’s what I thought."

I was beginning to believe that this system was out for my peace of mind..

Ever since it appeared, I seemed to have unlocked a sailor’s tongue, cursing left and right..

Sigh....

Let’s just get this boss fight over with, I suddenly feel more motivated to break my attribute limits than ranking up."

This bum system just boxed me in..

First it was the ridiculous amount of attributes required to break my limits.

Now it’s the insane number of crystals needed to rank up to

just

the E-rank..

The universe is desperate to nerf me, I could feel it..

So with a heart filled with stifled feelings of rage, I pushed open the ragged double doors of the boss room, ready to vent my frustration...

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The boss room of the kobold chief was exactly what you’d expect from a dog’s lair..

White bones carpeted the floor, the air was damp, and the smell of wet dog filled the entire makeshift throne room..

At the end of this mess of a place, on a crude looking throne sat a kobold..

It had brown fur, a stark cntrast to the other monster’s coarse grey coats..

It was bigger than the others, at a towering 3 meters it stood even taller my 7ft5 frame...

Awooooooooooo!!!

It let out a screeching howl the moment it’s beady eyes landed on me..

Gripping the great sword by the side of its makeshift throne, it slashed towards me...

The moment the attack left it’s weapon, my abilities activated..

I could see the arc of energy move in unnerving slow motion.

Stepping sideways I easily avoided the strike and then.

[Chaotic Adaptation integrating skill <Energy Slash(D)>...

Skill integrated successfully..

Skill’s effectiveness against host nullified...]

[Comprehension successful, you have acquired skill <Energy Slash(D)>...]

Yea, these two abilities were proving to be very effective..

They didn’t lose in the broken department to

devour

at all.

And realizing that they’re just part of the first unlocked abilities of my bloodline and physique? I got giddy just imagining what other things were waiting for me..

"But for now, let’s get this raid over with, I still need to visit other dungeons and stack enough points if I want to get any substantial increases on my attributes" i muttered to myself.

I didn’t even bother defending against the second

currently hurtling towards me..

Boooom!!!

The attack struck true, dust clouds rising..

I could see the satisfaction on the creature’s twisted face, it thought it actual got me?

Wooosh!!

I swiped the dust away, and the way the creature’s expression twisted into shock and disbelief at my unharmed appearance made me satisfied..

"This must be what power creeping feels like"..

It felt satisfying not going to lie...

"Well you can die now.."

<Energy Slash>.

Swooooosh!!!!!

I didn’t have any weapons on me so I just executed the skill using my hands..

The air parted violently as a wave of

ABYSS-BLACK

energy erupted outward in a crescent arc...

Awooooo!!!!

The boss monster howled.

Raised its blade high, and struck with all it had..

"Futile endeavor" I shook my head just as my attack came into contact with the monster’s defense..

Sliceeeee....

Pshhhhhh!!!!

Like a hot knife going through butter the energy wave cut through both the monster’s weapon and it’s body, cleanly bisecting the creature into two whole pieces...

"Nice, I think I’ll keep it" I grinned.

{Ding!}

{You’ve slain: <Elite Kobold chief(D)>, you have received 4000EXP...

{Cross tier Kill detected, EXP gain +200%}

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I ignored the notification...

Devour...

<<DEVOURING.....>>

<<SUCCESSFUL.....>>

<<DING!>>

<<Energy Converted, 100CE>>

<<You have received 500 AP>>

<<You have acquired the skill <Energy Slash(D)>..>>

[Ding!]

[Two skills have been determined to have synergistic properties, combine and evolve?

Y/N]

"Oh, seems I’ll be upgrading the new skill early.."

I couldn’t help being a bit pleased...

"Yes.." I accepted mentally...

[Ding]

[Request acknowledged.... Processing]

[Ding]

[Skill evolved successfully....

<Energy slash(D)> -> <Rift Edge(C)>..]

———-

<Rift Edge(C)>:

Description:

The user condenses energy into a hyper-compressed edge capable of slicing through both physical and energy-based defenses.

Effects

• Slashes gain

piercing properties

(ignore partial defense)

• Can cut through

projectiles and barriers

• Range and speed increased significantly

• Leaves behind a faint

distortion trail

in space

——-

"Sweet.."

{Dungeon cleared successfully..}

Following the message, another portal appeared before me.

No need backtracking to the entrance..

Nice..

"Well then, on to the next..."

Today was bound to be a very, very long day...

Sigh ...

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