Chapter 16: Blood and Corruption
’The pest didn’t give me one, but the maggot did?’ Azrael thought.
It really seemed like the granting of skills was random, not connected to the strength of the creature you’d defeated.
Shaking his head, he read the skill’s information.
Skill: [Blood Manipulation]
Skill Rank: [Warped (Tied)]
Skill Description: [After escaping the grasp of its immoral mother, the Bloodleech wandered through the corrupted lands in search of a worthy vessel. It inhabited countless beings, its thirst for blood ever-growing, yet in the end, the worthy vessel never appeared.]
Azrael furrowed his brow.
’Its Rank is based on the Corruption ranking and not the Purity ranking? Does that mean this skill is exclusive to monsters?’
His eyes paused at the word (Tied).
’If I’m not mistaken, it means the skill’s Rank will grow proportionally with mine... considering it follows Corruption ranking, it’s safe to assume that if I increase my Corruption, the skill will grow along with it.’
For a brief moment, he considered abandoning everything — going on a rampage, killing as many monsters as he could to raise his Rank. But the fear of what might happen to his sanity if his Corruption outpaced his Purity stopped him.
’This just makes me want to Rank up as soon as I can,’ he thought, staring at his palm.