Chapter 222: Demon Skins
In his bed, Carter lay silently. He took a look on John Collins skin.
John Collins was a 7 STAR Elite. A Medium Elite Skin. It could still be raised to one more minor level before reaching the Champion Gate.
'John Collins was a fusion between Wolfman and Terror, Yokai, and Human. It has all of their powers combined into something new. But I can make it even better. A true terrifying Werewolf.'
Carter's eyes darted toward his inventory. He still had 119 Demon Tokens left after raising Satan to Champion Rank.
'I haven't forged any Demon Skin yet. I wonder what are they like?'
The scrawny young man called up the Token Crushers. The slot machine appeared.
[Input Skin Token]: 10 Demon Tokens
[Output Skin Shards]: 100 Major Demon Shards (Awaken)
Carter fired it up and crushed the Tokens into pieces.
[Lost x10 Demon Tokens]
[Acquired x100 Major Demon Shards (Awaken)]
'Show me what you are, demon kind.'
[Forged x100 Major Demon Shards (Awaken)]
[Acquired Shadow Imp]
[Acquired Blood Imp]
[Acquired Acid Imp]
[Acquired Fire Imp]
[Acquired Canine Imp]
[Acquired Feline Imp]
[Acquired Illusion Imp]
[Acquired Vermin Imp]
[Acquired Simian Imp]
[Acquired Frost Imp]
'Oh wow. The Demon Skinline is actually a collectible skin line like Terror and Undead. Ten different skins... This skinline may have a very big catalog.'
[Canine Imp]
[Rank]: Awaken
[Star Level]: 9
[Ability]:
- Demonic Body: You are immune to fire and non-supernatural damage.
- Imp Claw: Injuries caused by your claws negate healing power and abilities.
[Skill]:
- Awaken: Level 10 Negative Energy Manipulation; Level 9 Demonic Power; Level 8 Agility, Dash, Bite.
[Item]: None
'Hmmm? These abilities are actually pretty good. John already has a bite that prevents healing. This Imp claw can perfect his attack, making it more well rounded.'
The other imps, each had an ability related to its name.
Fire Imp could breathe fire. Frost Imp could shoot a freezing beam. Shadow Imp had a dash. Feline Imp had an attack that negated buffs. Simian Imp had an attack that inflicting stun.
'It seems like the demon line is split between two types. Elemental imps, which have a special attack of that element. And animal imps, which have an attack that causes a negative status in the enemy.'
Carter liked them all. But only Canine Imp was suitable for John Collins. The other would move the Werewolf too far away from its initial design.
'It seems like it would be difficult for me to forge an Elite Demon.'
Collectible Skinline had more variety but was much harder to raise their level. Filler Skinline had no variety but could easily be fused to high level.
'Of course, if I unlock every single skin in this line, I can use Skin Printer on it like with Terror.'
With only 109 Tokens left, Carter didn't feel that much confident in getting all the demon skins. He literally forged thousands of Terrors to fill the entire glossary. Demons were even more vary, causing it to be much harder to complete.
'Let's just use it all. Maybe I can find something else that is suitable for John to sacrifice.'
[Input Skin Token]: 109 Demon Tokens
[Output Skin Shards]: 1090 Major Demon Shards (Awaken)
[Lost x109 Demon Tokens]
[Acquired x1090 Major Demon Shards (Awaken)]
[Forged x1090 Major Demon Shards (Awaken)]
[Acquired x11 Fire Imp]
[Acquired x7 Frost Imp]
[Acquired x9 Acid Imp]
[Acquired x8 Sand Imp]
[Acquired x8 Iron Imp]
[Acquired x8 Shadow Imp]
[Acquired x6 Blood Imp]
[Acquired x4 Illusion Imp]
[Acquired x8 Canine Imp]
[Acquired x9 Feline Imp]
[Acquired x9 Simian Imp]
[Acquired x7 Vermin Imp]
[Acquired x7 Saurian Imp]
[Acquired x8 Arachnid Imp]
'Damn! It really has a lot of variations! And I have enough to make a Medium Elite Canine Imp as well. I wonder if I will get anything new from raising its level...'
The colorful vortex appeared as Carter dropped the Canine Imp inside.
[Fused x9 Canine Imp (Major Awaken)]
[Acquired x1 Canine Minor Demon (Medium Elite)]
Most of the imp's powers were unchanged. It only had one new ability.
- Demonic Drain: You gain back your energy and heal yourself when you hurt another being.
'Holy... Now this is a good ability.'
Demonic Drain. Benefits yourself while hurting another. A perfect skill to capsulate the theme of the demon.
Carter placed the new skin on the sacrificial stone and gave its power to John Collins.
[Sacrificed Canine Minor Demon (Elite) toward Cursed John Collins]
[Cursed John Collins gained the correspondence abilities and skills]
[Some of Cursed John Collins's Abilities have mutated]
[Cursed John Collins]
[Rank]: Elite
[Star Level]: 7
[Ability]:
- Cursed Demonic Form: You can switch to Cursed Demonic Form. Cursed Demonic Form is a hybrid of humanoid appearance and a Wolf. While in Cursed Form, your overall durability and self-healing related skills are triple effective. You are immune to fire and non-supernatural damage in this form. In this form, you regain stamina, energy, and heal yourself when you hurt another being. This transformation is extremely painful. (Mutated)
- Berserk Werewolf: You can enter a Berserk State through Rage Skill while in Cursed Form. In this state, you became larger and stay at the peak of your potential. You lose all control and attack anything on sight in this state. (Unchanged)
- Corrupted Demonic Attack: Your attack prevents healing and cause the victim to fall in extreme terror. Survivors of your attack will become a Werewolf. (Mutated)
- Emotion Osmocolation: You can sense exactly everything around you through smell. You can smell emotions with your sense. (Unchanged)
- Cursed Sense: You can sense danger and any attacks three second in the future. (Unchanged)
- Cursed Howl: Your howl cause all nearby enemies to fall in extreme terror and marked them. Location of marked enemies are always visible through Osmocolation. Marked enemies took twice as much damage from your bite. (Unchanged)
- What Remains: Once you deactivate your Cursed Form, all excess energy shall be release out of you in evaporation. All wounds and negative status are healed. (Unchanged)
[Skill]:
- Elite: Level 10 Negative Energy Manipulation, Lifesteal; Level 9 Demonic Power; Level 8 Agility, Dash, Bite.
- Elite: Level 10 Negative Energy Manipulation, Lifesteal, Bite; Level 9 Demonic Power, Level 8 Agility, Athleticism; Level 7 Reflexes, Physical Fortitude, Perception, Rage, Toughness; Level 6 Metabolism Manipulation, Self-Regeneration, Animalistic Fight; Level 5 Charisma, Intelligence.
[Item]: None
'Heh. John Collins has become an unkillable tank with a very annoying attack.'