Weapons of Mass Destruction

Chapter 511: Primary class upgrade

It seems like arcane Primary classes are on the menu, and I'm here for it. I might have been hoping for something along those lines, but the fact that none of my options are below arcane means... Well, a lot of things, really.

I relay the message through our link and ask Tess to keep an eye on surroundings while I look over my options.

Mana Reforger (Arcane)

An advanced class specializing in augmenting and transforming one’s body and equipment through precise energy manipulation. Mana Reforgers push the boundaries of physical and magical enhancement, all the while forging powerful artifacts and refining themselves into dangerous combatants.

Your dedication to self-improvement is extraordinary. You've modified and strengthened your body beyond your level and crafted multiple mid arcane items. You have modified your body extensively. Acquired Bone Knitting. With Mana Manipulation at level 60 and a mana stat exceeding 1,200, you've showcased exceptional skill in enduring and reshaping both yourself and your tools. Your fortified physique alone allows you to withstand attacks that would be fatal to others.

Mindshield Guardian (Arcane)

An advanced class focused on mental fortification and resilience. Mindshield Guardians possess unparalleled mental defenses and are therefore capable of resisting mental manipulation and enduring the strain of powerful abilities and advanced mental calculations.

Your mind is an unbreakable fortress. With passive skills like Mana-Fortified Mind (Low Arcane) and Mental Attunement Loop (Mid Arcane), you've strengthened your psyche to withstand any assault. Your level 60 skill [Focus] allows you to wield potent abilities without faltering.

Primordial Kinetic Master (Arcane)

An elite class specializing in the mastery of primordial kinetic energy. Primordial Kinetic Masters harness primordial forces to perform feats that defy conventional magic and physical limitations.

Your journey through the study of primordial energies sets you apart. Under unique teachings, you've begun to master primordial kinetic techniques, demonstrating remarkable degrees of control and understanding. With skills like Eclipse and constructs such as Vortex Core, along with your mastery of [Mana Manipulation], you've unlocked a set of powers that few can comprehend.

That already makes for a good start, and while they don't compare to the latter two, I still like reading the descriptions. Particularly with the system being the way it is, even these small bits of information tend to contain some important clues.

Though it leaves me wondering if it's supposed to be this way, lining the offerings up from worst to best to hype me up as I read through the increasingly exciting list of primary classes.

One of these days, the system is going to present me with three offerings and extort me for shards with the promise of more, lest I be forced to wait out a timer. In exactly the sort of vile cliffhanger, this asshole system seems to love.

Anyway.

It’s easy to see how I wound up with Mana Reforger. The system must have really liked my body modifications and crafting experiments. As with every class I’ve been offered thus far, I can’t help but wonder what skills and passives I may be passing up.

Then there’s Mindshield Guardian, which is interesting in its own right. Seemingly an intensely specialized class built around straight-up mental enhancements. I don't like the name very much, but the description clearly hints at a powerful mana-based class with extreme mental resistance. That also reminds me that I’ll have to ask the others how many arcane classes, if any, they were offered when they reach level 300. With all the shit I went through to get here, it had better be less than me. Anyway, Mindshield Guardian very nice, but maybe next time.

Primordial Kinetic Master sounds more interesting. Though I’d probably like it more if I were Whitey. Hell, it even sounds interesting to me. Defy conventional magic and physical limitations? What kind of man wouldn't be enamored with that description? I want to defy physical limitations.

It would seem I have Whitey to thank for this one. For the system to acknowledge him that much... the guy must have had a truly incredible talent for kinetic energy, and so far, I haven't met anyone close to him.

And I still have two to go over. Options I never would have expected to see.

Kinetic Mana Harmonizer (Unique Arcane)

A unique class granted to individuals who have taken their first steps towards harmonizing kinetic energy with the manipulation of mana, enhancing their magical prowess through kinetic augmentation. Kinetic Mana Harmonizers utilize kinetic forces to refine and empower their mana-based skills, achieving feats surpassing conventional applications of magic. ṙÅNꝊᛒЕs

We don't head back; no, we delve deeper, and the moment I go to reread the descriptions, Tess shouts a warning.

Screaming through the air over our heads, a bone javelin two times the length of my body passes by with a red light glowing inside. The incredible amount of mana packed within begins to expand as cracks spread across its surface.

A quick teleport brings me in range, and I grab it with my outstretched hand. The colors of the world fade around me as the red light shines ever so much brighter. But even that light starts to dwindle, pulling back and dying off as my [Eclipse] surrounds and suffocates it, as my Mana Wavelength Iris observes the whole process.

When I finally let go, the javelin crumbles, mana potent enough to equal my tricolored orb explosions fading to nothing.

My kinetic energy surrounds me, and another javelin slows to a crawl. I fly towards it, grabbing it, surrounding it in [Eclipse] once more, as the mana within fights back, threatening to destabilize around me, but in the end, even that dissipates into a mist of fine particles.

When I grab the third one, the light simply blinks, slowly changing and beginning to glow a pale shade of blue. The javelin becomes mine, and I throw it into the air, boosting it further with kinetic energy.

It only takes a few seconds for me to see the explosion rippling out from the place the javelin came from.

Resonance Flow expands even further as I fly just behind our group, covering a wide area around us, slowing six more of the bone javelins slowing to a halt in mid air.

More and more mana funnels its way into [Eclipse], and my eyes move to read the wavelengths of each incoming weapon. I modify my frequency, adapting to theirs, and then I take over, overriding the enemy’s control and making them my own.

Ley Lines connect to each of the weapons, pumping each one with an increasing flood of mana as I return them to sender, severing my connection in the process.

Six more explosions ring out, still miles away, but this time, I can feel the vibrations of the explosions even without the kinetic senses.

[You have defeated Reanimated Marauder - lvl 306]

[You have defeated Reanimated Marauder - lvl 301]

Seeing no more javelins heading our way, I boost myself in the direction of the others, catching up to the group after taking a moment to deploy some traps triggered by mana threads, along some extremely dense mana threads to cut through the weaker monsters while snaring the stronger ones for a bit. Landing near Tess, I boost my body with kinetic energy and break into a run at her side.

"There’s another group to our left and a smaller one ahead of us," she warns.

"Is something attracting them like it was in the previous zone, or is this normal?"

"I already asked Sophie, Luna, and Leticia to look into it, but they couldn’t find anything, and Leticia said there shouldn't be anything attracting monsters like we attract lurkers. It seems like they have scouts tracking us and sending them our way."

Then, she speaks through our link to keep the others from overhearing. (Are you going to upgrade your class?)

(To be honest, I'm already starting to get impatient. I already have my choice all lined up. But I don't know if it won't give me some stuff that could make me unconscious in the process, and I don't need a new class to deal with these guys.)

(So yes?)

Damn it.

(Yes.)