Fantasy Realm [One Piece] [Harry Potter] [Naruto] - [Progression] [LitRPG]

Chapter 93: A Claw's Favorite Midnight Snack and Mining His Own Business

Mustrano greedily devours the [Skillbook: Claw Proficiency], causing Alex a pang of regret; that skillbook is worth at least 10,000 FC, if not more! "Ah, whatever! Let's hope the skill integrates as smoothly as I think it will, and that its effect stays the same!"

[WARNING: Mustrano's Malice Mauler, evolving, effects unknown]

Seeing his new skill, Alex quickly skims over the already familiar effects, too tired to reread the massive wall of text—he loves them, sure, but seeing it all again feels tedious. He only glances at the added effect, and to his absolute delight, it's exactly what he'd hoped for!

Mustrano's Malice Mauler lvl 3:
Effect3: +10% damage, accuracy, and attack speed with any claw weapon, +5% per level
Effect3: +5% chance to parry and block with claws, +1% per level

"Yes! The entire Light Blue effect got fully integrated into the skill, and the skill level increased by 2! It's already at the max I can upgrade it to!" Alex clenches his fists with excitement. "This is exactly what I need. With its base damage of 30 and 15 from the three levels, plus the new effect raising damage by another 25%, the claw's damage is now about 56! That's nearly as high as my sword, and the claw is way faster, inflicts bleeding more easily, and can also poison my opponents!"

But Alex can't shake a tiny bit of disappointment; deep down, he feels a strange emptiness within Mustrano, as if something inside him is now full. "I think Mustrano's potential is nearly tapped out. I probably can't feed him much more... unless it's a perfect match. Maybe after I level up Genius Conjurer lvl 3 and this skill even higher, he'll regain a little potential, maybe enough space for one or two more skills. No need to be greedy, though—this skill is pretty much a cheat! It's technically a subskill, yet it holds two complete abilities that would usually require two skill slots. Complaining now would just be silly."

Alex then as always conjures a few grenades and attempts to sleep, though his excitement and gains make it hard to calm down.

After a decent night's rest, Alex wakes up to the sound of people loudly arguing outside. As he steps out of his tent, he's immediately surrounded by a large crowd of angry and despairing players.

"How can you sleep just like that? Our lives are on the line!" one man yells, his voice sharp with anger.

"Shut up, or I'll cut you off from the people I'm dealing with!" Alex snaps back, his patience thin. He glares at the man—a cowardly leech who is too scared to fight while Alex almost died yesterday, now demanding Alex's immediate attention.

He clears his throat, addressing the crowd. "Listen up! I have good news for all of you. Yesterday, I found quite a few rare items... around 200 to 300 Tokens worth!"

A few people cheer, while others look disappointed. "Only that much?" one of them scoffs at Alex.

"Are you a complete moron?" Alex snaps, still fuming from his near-death experiences yesterday. "Even the highest-level players only need 150 Tokens! I earned double that in a single day. What the fuck do you expect? If you think it's so easy, go out there yourself, you idiot."

He lets his words sink in, then adds, "By the way, I saw the five others out there yesterday. They all died—wolves were tearing into their corpses." His tone is dark, and some players look visibly shaken, while others exchange uneasy glances, as if using his words to validate their own fears.

Leaving the crowd behind, Alex scans the area and spots Eirini and Patricia sitting off to the side, eating something quietly. Ignoring the mob, he walks over to them.