Okay, first things first, there are a few upgrades I really like! Like, really really like.Symbiotic Transference:Learn to transfer the stored energy directly into physical strength, endurance, or speed, increasing combat prowess.That's some goddamn amazing options for [Redistribution].Right now, I can absorb kinetic and thermal energy, but in the future? I could just end up standing in the middle of dozens of attacks, continuously boosting my body.Isn't that goddamn cool?And this one for [Perception] too, Mana Flow Analysis: Develops the capacity to identify nuanced patterns and rhythms in the movement of mana, offering deeper insight into how skills are invoked and controlled.One of my biggest strengths is the ability to learn and nearly copy plenty of skills; this would take it to another level! Even helping me to improve my existing skills much faster.I already have trouble deciding between these two skills.As for [Disruption], most of the upgrades sound like something I s

The city is massive. It reminds me of a medieval-age set up with wood and stones used as the primary building materials. The insides of the buildings all seem as if someone left them in a hurry, with years or months-old food on the tables. Layers and layers of dust cover everything, the floor is creaking under our steps, a result of the weather that got in through open doors or windows.There are some entire streets that are totally destroyed, either by something resembling an explosion or by fire.And the city just continues to stretch on and on, seemingly forever. With barely any signs of life, only diseased rats with bodies covered in pus and riddled with holes that nearly allow you to see through them.There is no water and it doesn´t seem that it is going to rain soon. So yes, the side quest seems to be the best way to get some food or water.I watch as Isabella's flames burn another group of rats with ease. The main reason I let her fight is to observe her skill and allow her to

Community tournament (currently unavailable)The community's numbers look like this.Even Hell difficulty gained some new people, although some of them died. Looking at it, around 200 people moved from easy to normal, around 60 from normal to hard, and around 10 from hard to hell.Our group gained 3, and they seem to be pretty active in the community. To my taste, they seem to be too confident and cocky, making fun of Hell Difficulty and saying that they are the strongest ones from Hard Difficulty, not even understanding why they didn't get here instead of Hard.But hey, you do you. If you do not bother me, feel free to do whatever makes you happy.I sent one more message to the others. I describe to Tess and Sophie where I am, even though the city barely has any points to use as landmarks.And I also made sure that Kim and Lily are safe before turning it off.Now when I think about it, Sophie is with Tess and Dennis, so should I be worried about Tess getting under control of Sophie?

burn the first group that reaches us. Even Isabella helps, as there are just so many of them. Tens of rats led by some weird, bipedal monster.[Parasitic Wererat - lvl 76]It's not a named monster, but somehow it's controlling all the rats and even using some probing skill, able to detect either our mana or our presence. Obviously, I kill it first, but the scanning still continues and one of the rats screeches, turning into a wererat.[Parasitic Wererat - lvl 75]I kill it again, and the same thing repeats. The decaying rat monster screeches and its body bulges. I feel a lot of mana as its body enlarges, the monster getting on two legs, and its face and tail lengthening.[Parasitic Wererat - lvl 74]I see how it is.This time, I put more time into creating a mana orb, and then I throw it at the group. It enlarges into tendrils of mana coated in [Oscillation]. The wererat dies again, and plenty of monsters too, the remaining ones burned by Isabella's flames. Hmm, there sure is room for

Flames flare up around Isabella, the girl most likely acting on her own or under the influence of Sophie's skill, assuming she's in danger. Without any hesitation, the flames intensify to the point where we can feel the heat, and then she attacks the three newcomers.My [Disruption] skill, boosted by a surge, activates, and her flames die off before reaching the trio. Then, before she has a chance to try it again, I smack the back of her head without saying anything.The little girl looks at me with a hurt look on her tiny face, “I have to burn them, they tried to attack me!” she complains.God damn it, Izzy. I don't know if it's funny or scary, it's kind of hard to judge it properly while having my [Focus] continuously run in the background ever since the end of the second floor.“They did not try to attack you, so calm down, okay?”She pouts, looking somewhat cute while doing so, and without a word, she stops charging her mana. My [Disruption] activates again and it cancels out the