MC POV
I am back to my AI assistant for help with my shopping. The first things to buy are defensive abilities. I'll avoid buying any items since they're not as reliable as innate abilities. I might lose the item, or someone might steal it. And even if I buy a blood/soul-bonded item, it might break from a high-powered attack. So even if I buy an item in the future, it'll only be for backup or for giving it to someone else.
"Hello, sir, how can I be of assistance?" asked the A.I. as soon as I opened the search option.
"Show me the best abilities for physical defense.", I asked the A.I.
"Of course, sir. Here you go. These are the best defensive abilities for physical attacks.", the A.I. said as the glowing ball was replaced by a list of names of different abilities with a small demonstrative video playing on one side and a brief description written below them.
I could see an uncountable number of different abilities. All defense-oriented. But it's hard to choose what I need from all this mess. Thankfully, I have an AI.
"Show me only the abilities that let me generate a force field around me.", I asked. So I can narrow down my search.
"Showing the best defensive abilities that let you create a force field around you to defend from any physical attacks." The list changed as new names popped up.
I decided to buy the top 5 abilities from the list. Just because I can buy them all doesn't mean I'll buy so many abilities that I can't even remember most of them, and don't even put them to proper use.
The top 5 abilities were,
Omnidimensional Awareness-Control Field Creation
Mechanism: Simultaneously control time, space, and dimensions in a certain area to preemptively counter all threats.
Applications:
-Sense attacks across timelines and dimensions.
-Instantly relocate or neutralize threats.
-Create an omnidimensional shield impervious to all forms of attack.
Advantages: Total invulnerability inside a certain area.
Limitations:
-Requires godlike mastery and energy reserves.
-Requires proportional increase in energy and control to increase the area of defense.
[Price:7.2 quintillion SP] >BUY<
Dimensional Barriers Creation
Mechanism: Create barriers that exist across multiple dimensions, making them impenetrable.
Applications:
-Protect yourself and your allies from attacks by isolating your space.
-Trap attackers within the barrier to neutralize them.
Advantages: Virtually indestructible.
Limitations:
-Requires immense energy to maintain.
-Requires extreme control to change the barrier.
[Price:2.9 trillion SP] >BUY<
Time-Space Bubble Creation
Mechanism: Create a localized zone where time and space behave differently, neutralizing all incoming attacks.
Applications:
-Time slows down, stops, or accelerates inside the bubble.
-Attacks entering the bubble are slowed to a crawl or stop entirely.
-The bubble warps space, redirecting or nullifying incoming projectiles.
-Attacks could be bent around the bubble, making it appear impenetrable.
-It might expand or contract to cover allies or specific areas.
-The bubble can be fine-tuned to allow certain objects, people, or energy to pass through while blocking others.
For instance, it might block harmful attacks but let healing energies or air pass through.
Advantages:
-Easy to control compared to other Time-space-based abilities.
-Can be programmed to do different actions in different situations and times without any additional input.
Limitations:
-Requires a constant supply of energy to sustain the barrier.
-Can be penetrated by a strong enough attack. For example, an attack that transcends space and time.
[Price:1.5 trillion SP] >BUY<
Anti-Gravity Repulsion Field Creation
Mechanism: A field that generates anti-gravity effects to repel attacks or enemies.
Applications:
-Pushes enemies or projectiles away with a force that increases as they approach.
-Creates a barrier that disintegrates incoming matter by subjecting it to intense repulsion forces.
-Forms a "no-fly zone" where gravity destabilizes aircraft or drones.
Advantage:
-The anti-gravity can also be used for matter manipulation and high-speed flight.
-The intensity can be easily altered. It can be weak as a feather or stronger than a black hole in an instant.*Doing this could cause a spatial rupture*
Limitations:
A constant supply of energy is needed for the barrier to be functional.
Without a sufficient amount of energy, functions such as molecular disintegration and attack redirection will be unusable.
[Price:8 billion SP] >BUY<
Vector-Based Deflection Field Creation
Mechanism: A field that automatically calculates and reflects vectors of harmful forces.
Applications:
Alters the trajectory of attacks, such as bullets, energy blasts, or even physical objects.
Provides near-impenetrable protection by negating most attacks before they can make contact.
Alters the trajectory of natural phenomena like wind or seismic activity.
Reflect attacks back to the attacker.
Advantage:
Can manually control the vectors in the field to create devastating attacks.
Can accelerate or decelerate objects beyond the speed of light.
Limitations:
For manual control, extreme calculative abilities are required.
A constant supply of energy is needed for control, and energy requirements change based on the object's vectors.
[Price:5 billion SP] >BUY<
I was dumbfounded. "Those prices are ridiculous. I could've never afforded to buy certain abilities if not for my infinite SP."
"Sorry, sir, But The price is ten times higher than the base abilities due to being a highly modified version."
"Modified? What do you mean? Explain."
"Sir, those abilities are modified to be more versatile. You can either use them as active or passive abilities. You can even set certain conditions for activation. They're also modified to accept any and all types of energy in the multiverse. For example, you can use mana, physical/mental/psychic energy, ki, chakra, aura, or cursed energy to power those abilities."
Hmm
"That's Great. So, which energy is the most effective to use for all those abilities?"
"That would be Universal Cosmic Energy. It's hard to acquire and control. But it's the perfect energy to use for the 5 abilities you've bought."
"Search for something that can give me an infinite amount of U.C.E."
" Certainly, sir."
The first thing that appeared on the screen was an item called Perpetual Cosmic Energy Generator. It can be stored in my soul. So that it can provide me with an unlimited amount of U.C.E., I instantly bought and equipped it.
"Ok, A.I. Now that I remember, I need an impenetrable defense for my soul."
"Yes, sir!"
I bought the most expensive soul defense called "Absolute Soul Barrier".
Next, Defense against all magical attacks, including curses and possession.
It turns out there's a whole series of defensive abilities by the name of "Absolute".
Absolute Magic Defense
Absolute Possession Defense
Absolute Mind Defense
Absolute Paradox Defense
Absolute Fate Defense
Absolute reality Defense
I bought them all.
That's a lot of defense, but I am still not absolutely sure of my safety. So as a last line of defense, I bought abilities that would ensure my survival even if all my defense fails.
Abilities like,
Conceptual Fire Phoenix Reincarnation: Reincarnate as long as even a single ember of fire exists in the multiverse.
Molecular Regeneration: Can regenerate from a single molecule and survive a molecular disintegration attack.
Immortality-Driven Healing: Heal Infinitely.
Blood Rebirth: Can bring you back from a single drop of blood.
Souls-Based Regeneration: Destroy others' souls to regenerate your own.
Complete Reformation: Can reform your existence from nothing and survive an Existence Erasure.
That is all the defense I can think of for now. If I need anything more, I'll buy it later. It's time to customize the defenses for better utilization.
I just want to make sure nothing can kill me. That's all. I still want to have fun in this new, Fascinating world. I don't want to be absolutely invincible; that would be no fun.
So I set defenses like paradox and Fate to always be active. And connected the overpowered ones with my precognition, so that they are only active when they are needed.
The only defense I'll actively use every day is Time-Space Bubble Creation and vector control, as they are programmable to let certain attacks pass and only block attacks that have the potential to one-shot me.
As I was programming the defenses, a new problem came up. I can't define attacks that need to be blocked, as I have no proper value for them. But I know how to solve that.
"A.I. Find me a bare-bone system that only has the function of quantifying my states and let me redistribute them at will."
"Of course, Sir. There is a system that perfectly fits your criteria called THE ULTIMATE CHARACTER CUSTOMIZATION SYSTEM."
"As expected from a system, huge overbearing name. Ok, but it."
As I opened the system, a new page opened with a 'Ding'
sound. Ah, so generic.
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CHARACTER STATUS
[Character Name]: Hakuōki Arata
Class: Unknown
Age: 9 hours
Available points: 0
Health Points (HP): 25+∞=∞
Mana Points (MP): ∞
Attributes:
Strength: [0.5]+
Agility: [0.1] +
Intelligence: [8]+
Dexterity: [0.2]+
Endurance: [0.7]
Charisma: [3]
Charm: [9]
Combat Stats:
Attack Power: 0.001
Magic Power: 0+∞=∞
Evasion: .01%
Defense: ∞
Special Skills:
Omni-dimensional Awareness-Control Field Creation Dimensional Barriers Creation Time-Space Bubble CreationAnti-Gravity Repulsion Field CreationVector-Based Deflection Field Creation Absolute Soul BarrierAbsolute Magic Defense Absolute Possession DefenseAbsolute Mind Defense Absolute Paradox Defense Absolute Fate Defense Absolute Reality Defense Conceptual Fire Phoenix ReincarnationMolecular RegenerationImmortality-Driven HealingBlood RebirthSouls-Based RegenerationComplete Reformation
Equipment Bonuses:
Perpetual Cosmic Energy Generator: MP+∞
Status Effects:
Buff: Infinite HP
Debuff: None
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Well, that's reassuring. I've infinite defense.
Anyway, my HP is infinite as well because of all the buffs from my defenses. But without the buffs, it's 25, so now I have a number for the attacks that my shields must defend against. Any attacks that cause me 25 or more damage would be stopped.
Of course, I made it so that the number '25' changes as my HP increases or decreases in the future.
Now I can finally rest easy knowing I'm as safe as I can possibly be. And no one can one-shot me.