The First Legendary Beast Master novel Chapter 239

Chapter 239 Skillz

Choosing [Balanced Combatant] opened up an entire row of pictures representing new skills. Three from Attack, three from Defence, and one more that was the progression skill for the Balanced path.

That was the one that he checked first.

[10 Points] [Beast Space Upgrade] upgrades the mental spaces to match the needs of the beasts residing within.

Karl simply stared in annoyance at the description for a few long minutes. Was that why he got no guidance on how to advance his Beast Spaces? Because it was a skill that he could just learn?

No, there was no skill like that attached to the other two trees, they would still have to improve their own, but they would get many more beast skills in exchange. Quite a few more, as he quickly realized.

On the Defence side, he had the option for [Barrier] [Bestial Regeneration] and [Refresh]. All of those were skills to be used by the Beast Master on his team, and all of them were currently being provided, in some basic sense, by Thor's [Group Refreshing Lightning], so Karl turned to the offensive side.

2 Points [10 Points for Balance] [Haste] improves the speed of the target beast by 10 percent per Rank (30 percent at Ascended)

2 Points [10 Points for Balance] [Terrorize] improves the damage done by the target beast by 10 percent per Rank (30 percent for Ascended)

2 Points [10 Points for Balance] [Brutality] increases the size and strength of the target beast by 10 percent per Rank (30 percent for Ascended)

That points cost differential was completely, insanely unfair. The next rank also looked like it contained all sorts of actual attack abilities that he could grant his pets for a period of time, all of which could come in useful in the future, and Karl was tempted to pick [Terrorize] just to get to see the descriptions.

But the first that Karl wanted to spend some of his thirty remaining points on was [Beast Space Upgrade].

The three spaces quickly adjusted, changing the setting inside to be more elaborate and detailed than what Karl had created on his own, though the actual energy level didn't change much. It felt like it didn't actually improve the power level of the space, except for Rae's which adjusted up to better match her power.

So, he would still need to meditate to improve them, he just wouldn't have to worry about the bottlenecks anymore.

That was spectacular, but not as earth-shattering and overpowered as it had seemed at first.

Choosing that skill caused two new skills to appear as available above it in his skill tree.

50 Points [Evolution] Cause any bonded pet to evolve into a form one Rank Higher than when the skill is used. Usable once per beast, some materials may be required.

That one was out for now, he didn't have the points.

10 Points [Skill Master Rank 2] Usable only by those with the Skill Master Learned Ability. Allows learned skills to improve to one rank above the bonded partner's current Rank with practice.

Now that was the sort of ability that he couldn't turn down.

[Skill Master] Upgraded to Rank 2

[Skill Master Rank 3 Available] 100 Points. Allows all skills to evolve to a related skill one tier higher than their current tier with practice.

If Slash was Tier 1, while Rend and Shred were both considered Tier 2 abilities, as was Lacerate, improving any of those to Tier 3 would be devastating on the battlefield. Even [Refreshing Lightning], if it was improved by an entire Skill Tier, would be something fearsome. If it were improved by two Tiers, Thor might actually be unkillable at the same Rank.

But not only that, the way that the skill was worded made it sound like the potential was limitless. One Rank higher than the current Rank with practice. So, if they just kept training their skills, they might move up even further.

That left him with ten points, and a desire to know how to obtain more. Once he focused on the need for knowledge, he noticed a small circle with a question mark in it. Just what he needed, answers to common questions.

[Skill Points are awarded for quests, achievements and accomplishments. Each Rank improvement increases the maximum points range of the available awards.]

That made sense. The higher the risk, the higher the reward, and the more powerful you were, the stronger the skills you would need, so the larger the number of points that would be required.

That left him with ten points, and a conundrum. He could do as Rae was pleading, and use them for [Terrorize], or he could do as Thor was suggesting and use them for [Bestial Regeneration] Which would grant the target a rapid healing ability.

Both were good to have, but ultimately, they were still mostly working in a group, and they had basic recovery abilities. The most important part was being able to effectively deal with threats above their Rank. If they could eliminate them even a little faster, a lot of damage could be prevented from ever being taken.

So, the decision was a fairly clear victory. 10 points were spent on [Terrorize], which Karl found was an active skill, but with no specified time limit, so it could just be left active. He would find out the actual conditions when it deactivated for the first time, but even if he just had to activate it when he called them out, that would still be fine.