adventurers in the sewers

Chapter 108 Lu An's Talents and Skills!

However, since the person was already dead, Louis had no intention of judging his lifestyle.

He began to examine Ruan's class-specific talents with great interest.

[Shadow Domination: Allows manipulation of darkness and shadows within a three-meter radius, including but not limited to solidifying them, shaping them, and infiltrating the shadows.]

[Note: Higher Dexterity translates to greater precision in shadow manipulation.]

This talent is clearly the key to Lu An's ability to walk on the void and use darkness to weave solid threads to sew and fill wounds.

After reading the description of the talent, Louis had to admit that although Ruan was arrogant, he was indeed capable.

His talent, awakened with the ability of a common class, is already comparable to that of many rare classes.

It is even more versatile and has better assassination capabilities.

Leaving aside future potential, in terms of combat strength alone, he should be no less than rare professionals of the same level.

Just by going through the effects of this talent in his mind, Louis came up with a multitude of uses for it.

Especially the part about walking on air.

Although it cannot compare to flying, among level 1 professionals who generally do not have the ability to fly, having air superiority already gives them an absolute advantage.

In addition, turning darkness into threads to set traps, and solidifying shadows into sharp, solid objects waiting for enemies to run into them, are all insidious and powerful abilities.

Alternatively, simply solidifying darkness into a shield for defense would also be a good option.

Of course, some of these ideas are difficult to realize given Louis's current level of dexterity.

For example, solidifying darkness into blades or shields is not currently possible.

His and Lu An's control during their lifetimes was only enough to turn the shadow into a tough but severable rope or thread. To make the shadow as strong and sharp as a steel plate would require a higher level of dexterity.

However, this is not a problem; you can do it once you become a level 2 professional.

From this perspective, the "Shadow Domination" ability has very high development potential and will not become outdated as the level increases.

After that, Louis began to study the skills he had acquired from Ruan.

【Bloodthirst (Perfect: 22/100): Focus on a single point and unleash a precise strike far exceeding your power limit.】

[Mana cost: 3 points.]

Duration: None

[Learning requirement: Maintain focus at 18 o'clock.]

【Ordinary Mask (Perfect: 54/100): Conceals one's power and magical aura, making one's presence appear ordinary.】

[Mana Consumption: Consumes a small amount of mana continuously.]

[Learning requirement: Intelligence 15 points.]

[Shadow Affinity (Perfect: 100/100): Provides an all-around attribute boost in the dark.]

[Mana Cost: None (Passive)]

[Learning Requirements: Possess talents relevant to the Assassin class.]

Without a doubt, these are three powerful level one skills, and through Ruan's diligent training, he has mastered them all to perfection.

Louis also discovered that these three level 1 skills all had different learning conditions.

Louis wasn't surprised. He knew from his apprenticeship that truly powerful skills were tailor-made for their respective professions, and those with insufficient stats weren't even qualified to learn them.

"Dena's Crimson Blade" is a good example; the hard requirement is that both Intelligence and Strength attributes must reach 12 points or more.

Don't be fooled by the seemingly low requirement; none of the three basic professions in the Warriors' Guild have any secondary attributes related to intelligence.

In other words, "Crimson Blade" is a skill that can only be learned by rare warrior classes whose primary or secondary attribute is Intelligence.

As for Louis himself?

The skills he learns don't require studying the learning requirements.

If a corpse can learn, he can learn too.

Furthermore, Louis discovered that the skills "Bloodthirst" and "Shadow Affinity" complemented his Shadow Sword Technique very well.

"Ordinary Mask" is a skill of the same type as "Affinity Disguise".

So Louis immediately activated the skill fusion, combining all these skills together.

The fusion of skills requires a certain amount of time for deduction.

During this time, Nora rushed over and began to examine Ruan's body with great interest.

Louis ignored her and focused entirely on working out the new skill.

Not long after, the two upgraded skills were released.

【Shadow Sword Technique (Level 1: 3/5): Vanish into the shadows, an invisible magical blade, enhanced by the ultimate assassin's swordsmanship, becomes invincible. Consumes 3 mana points to use, lasts 30 minutes.】

[Special Purpose Blood-Exploding Sword]: The power of the next sword strike is greatly increased; as long as the target is within the attack range, a near-guaranteed hit will be delivered. Exits Shadow Sword Technique state upon use.

[Note: Skill effects are enhanced across the board in dark environments, and all attributes are increased by 1 point.]

Skill Proficiency: Perfect (66/100)

【Ordinary Mask (Level 1: 2/5): Allows for customized affinity disguise upon activation.】

[This skill consumes 2 mana points when activated. It can be maintained for a long time with only a small amount of mana, provided it is not interfered with by external forces and the disguise is not actively broken.]

Skill Proficiency: (Perfect: 73/100)

After skill fusion, the improvement of Shadow Sword Technique goes without saying; it can be considered overpowered.

Louis secretly activated the Shadow Sword Technique. Putting aside the other added effects, the mere 1-point increase in all attributes was ridiculously powerful.

Even with maxed-out Dexterity and Concentration, the stats were increased by about 10%, roughly equivalent to a 19-20 point increase in attributes.

In other words, when all of Louis's attributes reach the maximum value of 20, once he activates Shadow Sword Technique, all of his attributes will exceed the limit of a level 1 professional by 10%.

As for the Affinity Disguise, although the skill description hasn't changed much, Louis can sense that his disguise can now fool more detection methods.

Since Louis preferred the name "Ordinary Mask," he changed the skill name as well.

His self-defined disguise didn't require a high degree of approachability; mediocrity was enough.

In addition, Louis also obtained quite a few level 0 skills from Ruan.

He doesn't need most of these skills, or there are superior alternatives.

However, Louis decided to keep the skills "Basic Assassination Techniques" and "Lightning Steps" as they were quite good.

Once they are upgraded to level 1 skills, they can be fused with Shadow Sword Technique.

Louis was very much looking forward to seeing just how powerful the Five-in-One Shadow Sword Technique would be.

Just then, Nora suddenly seemed to have discovered something and excitedly said, "Louis, come and see! We're rich!"

Upon hearing this, Louis quickly suppressed his thoughts and squatted down next to Nora.

Then Nora was seen carrying a bulging money bag, the opening of which was already open.

Inside the money bag were stacks of gleaming gold and silver coins.

"That Lu An guy is really rich; his purse is mostly filled with gold coins, with silver coins being only a minority!"

Nora clicked her tongue in admiration: "Those copper coins didn't even qualify for his wallet; he just tossed them into his pocket."

Louis smiled and said, "Then let's quickly count the money and divide it up."

Nora nodded vigorously and happily counted the coins.

Just then, Dina walked up to Louis. Although she was happy to have killed Ruan, she still asked a question with concern.

"Louis, this Ruan must be one of Alwyn's men, right?"

"Now that we've killed him, how are we going to explain this to him?"

Upon hearing this, Nora's hand, which was counting money, froze.

The atmosphere on the field fell into an eerie silence.

But after a moment, Louis calmly replied, "No need to explain anything. A mad dog, cornered and biting people, was killed by us. That's all."

"I will say this to Erihil's face."