Chapter 145 - 50,000 souls
Flain turned his eyes to Tank. "Tell me your unique abilities," Flain said.
"These crystals on my shoulders are additional mana sources. I can also form massive shields from my arms. Then, of course, I still have the same techniques and fire spells I had when I was alive," Tank said.
Flain preferred abilities that undeath naturally possessed, like Tank’s arm-formed shields, because those grew stronger along with him. Spells and techniques also grew stronger alongside him, but once they reached the limit of their Stage, the growth slowed considerably, making it more worthwhile to replace the skill with one from a higher Stage.
"Describe to me all the spells and techniques you have," Flain said.
"I have two spells and two techniques, all at Stage 3. With one spell, I can set any part of my body or anything I touch on fire, allowing me to ignite a small area. With the second, I can manipulate fire in the air, which means shooting fireballs, sending fire from the ground, and similar things, but no creation can be that large.
The first technique practically increases my speed and strength, recognizable by my body becoming blurred. The second allows me to enhance my eyes up to three times, letting me see much sharper, farther, and also giving me slightly faster reflexes," he explained.
"That’s quite good. Especially the second fire spell, which, according to your description, can be used well on the battlefield because of its versatility," Flain said.
Itai recalled all undeath, and with Flain, they headed to Dungeon 31. It didn’t give much EXP since most of the monsters there were Stage 1, but it was quick EXP that would be foolish not to use. Plus, Itai’s army would expand considerably.
On the way, Flain checked something that unpleasantly surprised him. Since the system update that changed the currency Flain needed to evolve to a higher Stage—in the past, it was Evolution Shards, but now it was Souls.
Flain opened the system and clicked on [Spine Stalker]. When he read how many souls he would need for Stage 4, he could hardly believe his eyes.