[CH399+ Continued] Dungeon Diver: Stealing A Monster's Power

Chapter 495

As I scan the battlefield to ensure there are no other enemies nearby, I slowly let my buffs and Soul Energy Aura deactivate and flow back inside my core.

I instantly absorb the new skill; Combat Magic [Superior Dark Summoning] and an additional 3188 Mental Strength points, but pause before accepting this new buff.

[Curse of The Lich King] stares at me in bright orange status text just as it did as a stain on every Dark Guard's status I saw it on. It hovers above the pile of bones that falls closer to molten sand below me.

I tighten my gaze, then decide not to accept this buff. I open my item storage and let out a sigh to let the remains of this monster fall inside.

The black metal shards of its scythe, remains of its dark cloak, the skull of the Lich King that still is covered with swirling black energy labeled [Superior Dark Element Stone], 5 dark orbs labeled [Arch Demon's Core], and a silver ring with a clear gem on it labeled [Ring of the Divine [Hidden Ability]] fall into my storage.

"If I have second thoughts, I can decide later..." I whisper under my breath.

Something doesn't feel quite right about that buff. I don't want to add it to my status without thinking it over and getting a second opinion from Ember as well. Its corpse will stay in suspended animation inside my storage for as long as I'd like.

My gaze hovers over the rest of my status, and I see my level has reached 2199.

In addition to this, I take a moment to look at my new skill Combat Magic [Superior Dark Summoning].

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Combat Magic [Superior Dark Summoning]

Info: Dark Magic allows the caster to summon darkness. It is the absence of light. Or, the absence of magic itself. If Dark Magic clashes with any pure mana-based attack, it will negate the opponent's attack proportional to the amount of MP the enemy is exerting.

An [Advanced Grade] hidden ability: The MP necessary to negate attacks thrown by elemental skills by the opponent need to only exert 25% of the attack's MP to negate it.

An [Extreme Grade] hidden ability: Portals of shadows can be created within the caster's mana control aura and can allow items or portions of the caster's body to phase through it as long as they stay touching the caster.

A [Superior Grade] hidden ability: A single opponent killed by the caster may be resurrected in the form of shadows. The remains of this opponent must be sacrificed to the shadows, and only 1 contract may be created at a time. Once a new contract is created, the old one will disappear. The shadow soldier will be reborn at the level it was killed, but may gain exp to level up, and increase its mana control naturally. It's experience points will be split evenly with the caster while it is walking in the world of the living. This resurrected form is capable of expressing free will, but their link to the world of the living can be severed by the caster at any time. If the shadow summon is killed, its level and mana control will decrease by 10% once it is summoned again.

Grade: Superior

[Upgrade]

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My eyes skim through these notes, and I get very excited about the potential of this new power. I'll be able to negate mana-based attacks without using Demonic Energy, use a new kind of spatial magic, and the appearance of the Dark Guard with a [0] on its chest makes much more sense to me now. That was the Lich King's resurrected Summon.

After analyzing this new Dark Magic skill, I re-read my newest skill upgrade I was able to do right while my Soul Energy was awakening. This is the reason I was able to use absorption to have the option to accept a buff in the first place. However, only one of the Lich King's buffs showed up, and after reading it I soon understand why.