When Carl finished checking the varieties of cards, he was delighted by their versatility and power.
Especially the "Ace of Spade" and the "Wish Card." They were the ultimate cards, but the chance of drawing them was simply too low.
What surprised him were the unlucky cards he saw... cards that either buffed the enemy or even made the drawer immobile.
They were truly unlucky cards that shouldn't be drawn.
After he finished checking all the system interfaces and skills, Carl was satisfied. He knew that all the system skills complemented each other, and they could become overwhelmingly powerful depending on how he used them.
Seeing that Carl had finished checking the system interface, the system then told Carl to check his stats.
Carl acknowledged it.
He was especially interested in his talent skill, and judging by its rank, it was clearly one of the most overpowered talents.
STATUS:
NAME: Carl Fallen
RACE: Human
AGE: 18
BLOODLINE: ???????
CONSTITUTION: Dragon Origin Source Constitution
TALENT: Touch of Death [Click to view more details]
STR: 50
DEX: 45
AGILITY: 50
CONSTITUTION: 200
VITALITY: 200
CHARM: 100
SOURCE ENERGY [S.E]: 1000/1000
SOUL POWER [S.P]: 10,000/10,000
BATTLE POINTS [B.P]: 0
EQUIPMENT:
Armor: None
Weapon: Desolate [Growth-Type Weapon]
[Stats: Increases Strength by 100% and Constitution by 20%]
[Active Skills: Weight Manipulation | Mountain Cleaver]
[Weight Manipulation: The wielder can actively manipulate the weight of the weapon.]
[Minimum Weight: 100 kilograms]
[Maximum Weight: 5,000 kilograms]
[Mountain Cleaver: Increases attack strength and attack speed by 100% and transmits vibration energy when used.]
[Current Rank: Iron Rank]
[Maximum Growth Stage: Gold Rank]
[Method of Growth: Blood Sacrifice]
INNATE SKILLS:
CHARMING EYES
TYPE: Passive
RANK: Max
DESCRIPTION: Your eyes possess an irresistible allure. When you gaze at a member of the opposite gender for too long, they will become mesmerized and develop an intense desire to possess you.
PLEASURE HANDS
TYPE: Passive
RANK: Max
DESCRIPTION: When you touch a member of the opposite sex, your hands become a natural source of stimulation and will arouse their desires.
ADDICTIVE SCENT
TYPE: Passive
RANK: Max
DESCRIPTION: The scent coming from your body has the effect of stimulating the opposite gender's hormones. Long-term exposure to your scent will help stimulate their potential and strengthen their foundation.
FOUNTAIN OF STAMINA
TYPE: Passive
RANK: Max
DESCRIPTION: Your stamina recovery is twice the speed of others, and your stamina capacity is increased twofold.
The stamina recovery speed will also increase correspondingly according to the rate at which it is consumed.
FOUNTAIN OF LIFE
TYPE: Passive
RANK: Max
DESCRIPTION: Your healing speed is increased twofold, and due to the host's Constitution, you have gained the ability to absorb the life force of living things, temporarily increasing your rate of healing.
...
When Carl saw his status, he was pleasantly surprised.
Looking at his innate skills, which appeared as a result of his race changing to a High Human, he was even more baffled.
But he couldn't help asking the system first about the values behind his strength stats.
"System, how do you calculate my strength values? I want to know my current strength."
The system replied immediately.
[The host doesn't need to worry about anything. One stat point here is equal to a thousand kilograms of strength.
So, literally, you now have a strength of 50,000 kg.]
"Damn!! Doesn't that mean that I'm now an Awakened?"
[Literally, yes. But it's not an Orthodox Awakening because your body reached this level of strength by itself without the need to awaken, so you can still awaken once again.]
[That's the perk of being a High Human with a special Constitution.]
Carl was shocked by what he had just heard.
This was the first time he had ever heard of a second awakening.
He was in even more awe when he realized just how powerful a High Human was.
But he couldn't help asking the system about what had caused his transition into a High Human.
The system replied,
[It's because of your perfect body and soul that you obtained after the refinement. It elevated you from your imperfect body and allowed you to break through your race barrier.]
Carl nodded in understanding, but he was still baffled by the innate skills of High Humans.
"Doesn't their innate skill make them natural-born womanizers... Gigolos?" Carl said to himself.
Knowing what Carl was thinking, the system replied,
[You can't compare High Humans to Gigolos. They are natural-born warriors and are very strong, so they don't rely on women. They can, at most, be called a beauty-admiring bunch.]
The system spoke in an ambiguous tone.
"What's the difference?" Carl couldn't help but think to himself after the system finished speaking.
Not wanting to distract himself any further, Carl immediately focused back on his status and clicked on his talent.
Immediately, the system interface changed, displaying the details about Carl's Talent.
...…
TALENT: Touch of Death
RANK: SSS RANK
ACTIVE SKILLS:
~ DEATH HAND ~
TYPE: Active Skill
RANK: Max
DESCRIPTION: By coming into contact with a dead person, you will randomly obtain something from them. It will come in the form of something they possessed before they died. It may be a skill, attribute, talent, legacy, equipment, or a very important memory that belonged to them. The probability of obtaining something depends on how long the corpse has been dead.
~ SOUL LIBERATOR ~
TYPE: Passive
RANK: Max
DESCRIPTION: When you kill something with a soul, their soul will be passively guided into the host's Sea of Consciousness, where it will be refined and condensed together to form a Soul Pearl. The Soul Pearl aids in the recovery of mental energy and nourishes one's soul. It can also be absorbed to increase soul defense.
~ SOULMANCER ~
TYPE: Active Skill
RANK: Stage 1
DESCRIPTION: [Sealed]
~ SOUL FORGE ~
TYPE: Active Skill
RANK: Stage 1
DESCRIPTION: [Sealed]
...…
Carl was bedazzled by the variety of skills that came with the talent he had received.
They were incredibly overpowered if used in the right way, and they complemented each other perfectly, making it the best talent he could have hoped for in this world.
He couldn't help but wonder...
Why was it SSS Rank and not more?