Rita, who appeared to be the weakest among the Party, actually wielded the most power.Being a Tamer, she could enlist Demons as 'Familiars' and control them. The girl currently had five slots where she kept her Familiars, and she could withdraw them whenever she wished.However, the more powerful a Demon was, the lower the chances she could control them and make such monsters hers. Also, based on power difference, it would also take a great deal of time to summon stronger monsters.Usually, Tamers would be unable to even tame Demons higher than their own abilities, but Rita was different! Her Gift [Pure Heart], made it extremely difficult for people to refuse her requests since she was a pure-hearted saint.It was most effective when she added her Taming Skill to it and asked to contract with those Demons. Although they struggled at first, the Demons would become bound to her… allowing a timid girl like her to control five beings more powerful than her!Of course, out of all the Fami
After using his [Teleport] Gift consecutively, for an extended period of time, Peter became exhausted.Sure, Gifts did not require Mp, but it took a great amount of concentration and stamina to maintain them. While they were considered a part of someone, even using one's hands or legs too much would exhaust a person; the same applied to Gifts.Needless to say, Peter was tired, so he put off using [Teleport], and decided to simply walk.'I don't know how much time they can buy for me, but…'He had to find a haven to recuperate his energy.After agonizing over what he did to his teammates for some time, Peter had managed to ease his conscience and was now more determined to survive than ever before.'Where do I go, though?' He racked his brain for an answer.Even if he went through the right path of the corridor, and ended up in front of a Spawn Room, what next?Peter wasn't confident in his ability to beat the Demons in a Spawn Room alone, especially those on the Sixteenth Floor. For o
I looked at the one in front of me as he shuddered and trembled while leading me through the path I already knew.My towering gait viewed him to be no more than a rat who was desperate for survival, yet still plagued by guilt.'He abandons his friends, but now wants to rescue them? Pfft… what a joke.' I mused as we moved quickly.Well, of course, the man kept teleporting with his Gift, but I had no problem keeping up, with my speed."T-thank you once a-again for helping! I truly appreciate this!" The man—Peter—said with a grateful and desperate tone.I chose to remain silent and simply nodded. It was a bother to waste time and energy speaking to such a fellow. There was really no merit whatsoever.Besides, was I really doing anything deserving of thanks?'Your team got put in this condition because of your carelessness…' Was all I could reason.I suppose it went without saying that, so far, I had been orchestrating things from the shadows… they were just unfortunate enough to be the o
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It had been three months since the first scenario began.The tutorial ended, and the world was once again plunged into the unknown.Confusion reigned among many, but not me. After all… I had been expecting this for quite some time…The first thing I did after the announcements were made was to check out my new Titles and Skills.I got a decent amount, and it was a big bonus to begin the serious aspect of the apocalypse with these abilities.The [Collector] Title I received allowed me to farm Karma Points from performing the same task regardless of how many times I did it. Usually, the rewards dwindled once a person achieved something more than once… but that didn't apply to me.The [Overachiever] Title I received gave me a Title Bonus that ensured a 10 percent increase in Skill abilities, so that came in handy.I received even more Titles within the three months I spent in the first scenario. The most essential of them was the Title [Demon Reaper]. It was basically a more advanced ver
Most people thought to start climbing the four Towers as soon as possible.I had to say… they were utterly foolish!When thinking about ascending the Tower, one would expect that there would be checkpoints to save progress. However, once an individual left, they would have to start all over again. That process was annoying and repetitive.Imagine facing the first floor over a dozen times thanks to retiring over and over again. Not only did it consume time, but the rewards dwindled the more one challenged a Floor.That was why I decided to simply ignore the Towers for three months—focusing on building my strength instead.After it was done and I reached my desired Level of over 500, I set my eyes on clearing the Towers in a single stroke.And so… I started climbing.Fortunately, Gifted had abandoned the Tower of Death since they had reached a dead end, so I could actually explore all by myself. No one would be disturbing me for a while since they would either be off grinding outside th
Our group walked in silence, traversing the Floors from the sixteenth.As promised, I didn't allow them to fight and simply killed off all the enemies in our path. To me, they were all weaklings that didn't deserve my time. If it had been up to me, I would have summoned some Demons to take care of the trash, but…'I can't have them suspecting me for their predicament…'I was already plenty suspicious as it was. If it wasn't for the trust I had built, they were probably going to fear me to a terrifying degree since trust among Gifted was basically as fickle as could be.Thankfully, these monsters didn't waste much of my time… and a Spell like [Earth Spikes: Intermediate] was enough to kill them. I didn't even need to touch any of the small fries.That's right! I had obtained the Skill which allowed me to use Spells a while back. It was at the Basic Level, but since I wasn't a Mage, I couldn't utilize it. After the Tutorial Ended, I bought a Grimoire with Karma Points and even got the I
Undead are creatures of false life.After losing their souls in death, they become mere puppets of death and act only to satiate the bottomless hunger and hatred they have for the living.As a result, the effects of death had no real consequence on them. On the contrary, since they are creatures of death and corruption, any effect placed upon them with those qualities will only amplify their abilities.Yet, I made such a foolish move!I went and used a Skill variant that guaranteed exactly that.[System Information]~Skill [The Devil (Upright)] In Progress~[The Devil: Upright Variant]The Devil expresses the realm of the taboo – the culturally rejected wildness and undigested shadow side that each of us carries in our subconscious. This shadow is actually at the core of our being, which we cannot get rid of and will never succeed in taming. The Devil evokes the church-fueled fear that a person could "lose their soul" to wild and passionate forces.~ Card Effect: All 'Demons' [Those W