Return of the last survivor
Chapter 53: In the distance

As Merlin reached the end of the dungeon, a wall with strange carvings were present on them. Although he couldn't decipher them, Merlin knew what it said. He had already read this same phrase again and again, and Had only deciphered it once, in this very dungeon after getting the [Magic runes].

He quickly went to the chest located under the runes and opened it.

A blinding light shone from the box, before subsiding and revealing a large metal door, similar to the one he had seen at the entrance.

Not wasting any time, Merlin dashed out of the dungeon, as it began to collapse behind him.

Ignoring the rumbling sounds from the dungeon, Merlin quickly balanced himself, located the Colossus, and began to run towards it. Noticing that it was already about to turn dark, Merlin injected some of his newly replenished mana into his body to boost his speed, ignoring any zombies in his way, simply running through them.

Body parts and green blood were flying everywhere as Merlin ran with all his might. His estimate put the Colossus at 12 minutes away at the current speed.

With this in mind, he directed some of his attention towards the Arcania system's notifications after the battle.

Since he had become a Tier 1, the system behaved differently with him. It would now give notifications for every kill, along with improvements in his level.

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You have killed Tier 1 Lv 4 Sabercat

You have gained 50 evolution and 50 stat points

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The skill [Vampire's Touch] has levelled up

The skill [Tame] has levelled up

The special skill [Mental Connection] has levelled up

The passive skill [Elemental Body] has levelled up

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Seeing the notifications, Merlin was overjoyed for a brief moment. The evolution and stat points he got were normal since he had the [Multiplier] skill. However, the levelling up of his skills was an amazing achievement.

Many players back in the future were not able to even complete a single level of their skills. This was not only because skills themselves were rare, but also because the requirements to level up a skill is never constant. It is completely random.

Some skills level up from simple usage, and that is usually the case for passive skills. However, most of the other skills had very… 'unique' requirements to level up.

For example, the active skill [Inspection] is a skill with no side effect other than the usage of mana. Merlin had been using this skill on everything he could since a long time in order to level it up. Why? Because this skill would be incredibly useful in battle once it reached level 2. It would be able to point out weaknesses in the enemy, and at level 3, it should be able to give suggestions for suitable attacks. It would evolve into an auto-attack function once it reached level 4. Level 4 was also the highest level that Merlin was able to grind his skills to.

However, it had yet to level up, and so Merlin had given up on it. In order to level up skills, one could only depend on luck, and luck was something Merlin never had. He always had the worst luck possible. If Luck was actually a stat in the system, his would have been -Infinity since the day he was born.

Shaking his head to get rid of such nonsensical thoughts, Merlin opened the system to look at his stats, as he unhesitatingly threw all his stat points into Mana.

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Status

Name: Merlin Ross

Race: Human

Class: Elementalist

State: Tense

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Titles:

Last Man standing

Asura: The enemy of Gods

Hero: The Symbol of Hope

Meticulous planner

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Strength : 150 (+50)

Dexterity : 150 (+30)

Vitality: 150 (+20)

Mana: 202 (+120)

Intelligence : 152 (+75)

Sense : 152

Evasion: 150

Critical: 150

Soul: 152 (+150)

Toughness: 150

Worship: 117

Shards: 0.25

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Skills

-Master Skill: Parallel Thought Lv 1

-Master Skill: Foresight Lv 1

-Unique Skill: Vampire's Touch Lv 2

-Unique skill: Berserk Lv 1

-Unique Skill: Paragon of Hope Lv 1

-Active Skill: Tame Lv 2

-Specialised skill (Tame): Mental connection Lv 2

-Active Skill: Inspection Lv 1

-Passive Skill: Elemental Body Lv 2

-Passive Skill: Multiplier Lv 1

-Passive Skill: Will of Steel Lv 1

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Tier 1

Lv 1 (58/100)

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Notice

Tutorial Period will last for 72 hours.

Ends in : 0 hours 56 minutes

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Nodding internally, Merlin closed the system interface and looked ahead. He could see the Colossus in the distance, and the sound of gunshots in the distance.

His face darkened immediately as he increase his speed with some more mana, leaving inch-deep footprints in the ground with every step.