Bab 192: A massive leap in Mike's power
After achieving a 100% Exploration Rate conquest, Mike naturally received an SSSS rating.
Yet, there was no global announcement from the Tower of Truth!
"He actually did it!"
Mike clenched his right fist and gave a light punch in the air.
Reliable, Apollo!
This way, the demon race in the Abyssal Plane wouldn't know that Thor had completed his third class change. Mike's entry into the Abyssal Plane would be a huge surprise for them.
The benefits didn't stop there.
When and how to distribute the rewards also needed careful planning.
For now, Mike needed to focus entirely on the third class change rewards!
"I've gained a total of 600% base attribute increase, 5 points of Luck, the opportunity to add two elements, and a job level upgrade."
Mike immediately tried to exploit a bug:
"Upgrade the Stormwalker Magus template!"
"Upgrade failed. Current job template is SS-tier. Unable to upgrade to SSS-tier job template. Please choose again!"
The bug exploit plan failed.
But from the feedback from the Tower of Truth, if Mike only had an SSS-tier job template, he could indeed continue to upgrade.
Damn it!
Thinking about it, Mike felt like smashing the sea god's head with his hammer.
Why was this useless sea god's job template only SS-tier? So weak.
However, Mike knew that, upon closer analysis, it wasn't entirely the sea god's fault.
If Mike hadn't obtained the second job [Wrathful Sea Mage], he would have received a second job during the third class change.
The second job would likely be SS-tier, and Mike would have to choose to upgrade the second job.
The sea god was just a scapegoat.
But does that change Mike's desire to hammer the sea god?
Nope.
"Upgrade Wrathful Sea Mage job template!"
"Upgrade complete. Acquired [Tidewalker Magus] class template, SSS-tier!"
"Acquired status [Water Element Affinity]: Water element magic effect +100%, consumption -50%."
"Learned skill [Thor's Sea]: Summon Thor's Sea from the private space (currently not constructed, skill cannot be cast)."
Mike's eyes lit up. An SSS-tier template named after his ID?
Thor's Sea sounded impressive.
To cast [Thor's Sea], he first needed to construct an ocean, then he could summon it.
Mike noted the information.
Before heading to the Abyssal Plane, he needed to build Thor's Sea!
Setting aside the [Tidewalker Magus] information, Mike now faced a more important choice:
Adding two elements to his class!
In the previous boss battle, the bone serpent evolved to eighteen heads, meaning eighteen choices!
Excluding the four elements Mike already had, the remaining choices were:
[Earth Element], [Ice Element], [Thunder Element]
[Charm Element], [Bone Element], [Shadow Element]
[Undead Element], [Nature Element], [Gold Element]
[Earth-Nature Element], [Rare Metal Element], [Manipulation Element]
[Decoy Element], [Air Element]
Among these choices, several were quite good.
[Earth-Nature Element] was a combination of [Earth Element] and [Nature Element], allowing the casting of dual-element skills, very powerful.
But it required having both [Earth Element] and [Nature Element].
Mike didn't have these elements yet, so he had to pass.
[Undead Element] sounded good.
But upon closer inspection, Mike realized it turned his summons into undead creatures, not helping his survival.
Unless Mike wanted to turn himself into a skeleton, it was useless.
Mike shook his head, quickly dismissing the dangerous thought.
Out of the 14 choices, Mike first locked in [Shadow Element].
For the remaining choice, Mike hesitated between [Manipulation Element], [Air Element], and [Nature Element].
[Air Element] was a mutation of the wind element, offering high mobility and burst damage.
[Manipulation Element] could complement [Shadow Element] and some Decoy or substitute skills, aiding in combat.
Both elements were rare and valuable as trump cards.
"Nature Element?"
Mike had tested his elemental affinity before. Besides his unparalleled lightning affinity, nature element ranked in the top five, along with soul element.
If [Soul Element] or [Space Element] were options, Mike wouldn't hesitate.
[Air Element] could be temporarily replaced by wind element, and [Manipulation Element] wasn't in Mike's plans.
Because in battles between true powerhouses, one could only rely on oneself!
Nature element, as a basic element, might not excel in some areas.
But basic also meant solid!
Nature element could benefit from additional elemental affinity boosts, as well as equipment like [Force of Nature] and [Mushroom Hat].
Learning nature element would greatly enhance Mike's current combat power!
About to head to the Abyssal Plane, he couldn't miss any opportunity!
"I choose Shadow Element and Nature Element!"
After making his choice, a white light flashed over Mike, and a series of prompts appeared:
"Level up: 200!"
"Third class change successful!"
"Current job: Stormwalker Magus (Lightning, Wind, Fire, Nature)!"
"Second job: Tidewalker Magus (Shadow, Water)!"
"[Sea God's Curse (I)] has been lifted!"
"Acquired blessing [Thor's Sea Blessing]!"
"Acquired new curse [Sea God's Curse (II)]!"
"Learned skill [Shadow Sea]!"
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After completing the class change, Mike's attribute panel unfolded before him:
ID: Thor
Talent: Eye of Truth (SSS-tier)
Level: 200
Class: Stormwalker Magus (Lightning, Wind, Fire, Nature) SSS-tier
Second Class: Tidewalker Magus (Shadow, Water) SSS-tier
HP: 3,278,800/3,278,800
MP: 7,257,600/7,257,600
Strength: 41,251 (+7,350)
Intelligence: 85,666 (+2,360)
Spirit: 81,753 (+1,740)
Agility: 25,032 (+6,871)
Constitution: 23,835 (+6,710)
Luck: 17
Equipment: Force of Nature (+4), Nightmare's Breeze, Thunderclap Hammer (+1), etc.
Skills: Thor's Sea, Shadow Sea, etc.
Status: Thor's Sea Blessing, Sea God's Curse, etc.
All base attributes +600%, effectively making them 7 times their original value!
Mike's HP broke through 3 million, MP approached 10 million, and his five main attributes, even without equipment bonuses, all surpassed 10,000.
Most importantly, his Intelligence and Spirit attributes were nearing 100,000!
The third class change was undoubtedly a massive leap in Mike's power!
The newly added [Shadow Element] was automatically assigned to the Tidewalker Magus class template, along with the class skill [Shadow Sea].
Of course, Mike also gained some basic [Shadow Element] abilities, like hiding in shadows.
[Shadow Sea]: Usable after creating Thor's Sea!
Before Mike could explore more information, at 6:10 AM, the Tower of Truth's time limit was reached, and he was transported back to Earth.
In his dorm, a shadow awaited Mike's return.
As Mike appeared, he thought of a prank and turned into a shadow, merging with his own shadow!
At the same time, Shadow Nine was caught off guard, his true form ejected from the shadow.
The black mist looked at his own shadow, then at the shadowed Thor, and spoke in a raspy voice, "Having fun?"
Mike was about to say 'yes.'
Shadow Nine's next words made Mike immediately leave his shadow, returning to his original form, standing obediently.
Shadow Nine coldly said, "If you like playing, should I call my apprentice to play with you?"