Chapter 58: Rest and Leaving
As this thought crossed his mind, he checked his system and saw:
Footwork Mastery (Common): Tier 0, Level 4 → 5 (MAX)
[Your Tier 0, Level 5 skill - Footwork Mastery has reached all necessary conditions to evolve. The updated evolution path is:
Explosive Steps (Uncommon)
Description: A footwork technique that uses small explosions beneath the user to provide momentum, greatly increasing speed.]
'Nice, I was expecting something like this, but seeing the confirmation means what I'm doing is working. But Uncommon?' A small mocking smirk appeared on his face. 'Nah, I'm aiming for something much higher—at least Rare or Epic, if I can. I'm not sure if the rarity above Rare is Epic, but it probably is, right? Anyway, that's my goal for now. This technique is still too basic and has some flaws, like the sound caused by all the explosions under me. For stealth, it's a solid -10/10. I need to bring it up to the next level.'
Time passed as he refined his movement technique. First, he used wind mana to cut the air around his feet, completely eliminating the sound created by the explosions. As a bonus, this also made his steps completely silent when using the technique.
But Mikael wasn't satisfied with just that. His reasoning was simple: now that he had a working movement technique, he faced two options. The first was to integrate wind mana into the technique to make it much faster.
The second path, however, was to enhance the technique by incorporating the explosions into his fighting style. This was the path he chose. His reasoning was that although the technique made him faster and quieter, it only enhanced his movement speed, not his attacking speed. His arms were unaffected; only his legs benefited.
So, he wanted to integrate the technique fully into his fighting style. After much thinking and even more training, several days later, Mikael finally succeeded.
[Your Tier 0, Level 5 skill - Footwork Mastery has reached all necessary conditions to evolve. The updated evolution paths are: