My Skill Bar is Full of Monster Skills-Chapter 99 - 94: The Final Piece of the Puzzle

Half a month later.

In a forest about half a day’s carriage ride from Mill Town.

A young girl in a pale yellow priestess robe looked at the cave entrance in front of her with a hint of nervousness.

Soon, rhythmic footsteps came from the man-high cave, and when the sunlight illuminated the young face of the person emerging, the girl’s face also lit up with a smile, her eyes curving as she said:

"Finished so quickly?"

"Not even two minutes!"

"Mr. Raine, you’re getting more impressive by the day!"

Elise’s praise indeed provided great emotional value.

A smile involuntarily appeared on Raine’s face as well, and he said, "There were only about a dozen goblins inside."

Other than the faint frost on him, Raine was utterly clean, and both his Cold Steel Warhammer and Obsidian Shield shone brilliantly in the sunlight.

At this moment, his attire was somewhat odd; he wore a robe resembling that of a Mage Apprentice, yet in his hand, he held a hammer and shield.

This was because his Steel Horned Helmet and Chest Armor had been severely damaged before. The day after he returned, they were sent to the Furnace Workshop in Mill Town for repairs. They should be near completion by now.

"Mr. Raine, did you succeed?" Elise asked with an expectant expression.

"Just a little bit more," Raine shook his head and replied with a wry smile.

The small group of goblins in the cave, to be honest, posed no trouble for him at all. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

He searched for small goblin nests, not for the task’s reward, but rather to rapidly improve his mastery of Frost Spells without bloodline enhancement through actual combat.

’It’s been half a month continuously, and it always feels like it’s just a thin barrier away.’

With the enhancement of Frost Affinity Level 5, Raine’s insight into Ice Spells naturally advanced rapidly.

Indeed, after defeating a Mutated Ice Spirit last time, Raine acquired the—’Bloodline of Counter-attacking Ice Spirit’.

The prefix ’Counter-attacking’ kind of explains why the Ice Spirit had such an exceptionally special Reflection Spell.

As a special Ice Spirit with a Challenge Level of 5, it naturally provided Raine with significant bloodline talents and spell-like ability enhancements.

Firstly, there were three kinds of bloodline talents alone.

The first is Frost Affinity Level 5, effect: When you cast any Ice Spell, the power increases by fifty percent; when you learn any Ice Spell, the learning speed is doubled.

This made Raine completely understand why the Mutated Ice Spirit’s Ice Spell was so powerful.

’Increasing by fifty percent’ is enough to give the original Zero Level Spell Frozen Ray nearly First Level Spell power.

The second is Cold Resistance Level 5, effect: Your resistance to cold is greatly enhanced; any Ice Spell will deal fifty percent less damage to you, and any cold or extreme cold effects will be weakened by ninety percent.

Both Frost Affinity and Cold Resistance far surpass the third-level enhancements provided by Frost Blade Leopard.

The third is Ice Crystal Mind Level 2, effect: Intelligence +2, making you less susceptible to charm.

This is also the first bloodline talent Raine has encountered that boosts Intelligence attributes.

Of course, after actual tests, this Intelligence +2 effect mainly leans towards enhancing Spiritual Power rather than improving IQ.

The specific result is greatly increasing his spellcasting counts.

From initially being able to cast the First Level Spell Ice Blade Spell twice after acquiring the Frost Blade Leopard Bloodline, it has increased to casting it four to five times in a battle.

If only casting Frozen Ray, Raine estimates he could cast it twenty or thirty times.

Although comparing these three aspects with other monster bloodlines already seems quite formidable, in reality, the above three are not the strong points of the Mutated Ice Spirit Bloodline.

Because the Bloodline of Counter-attacking Ice Spirit boasts as many as six spell-like abilities.

A whole six!

First is the Frozen Ray, similar to the Cold-Enhanced Goblin.

Frozen Ray Lv1: Release a ray condensed from frost energy, if it hits, the target will suffer frost damage.

Next are Frost Armor Spell and Ice Blade Spell similar to the Frost Blade Leopard.

Frost Armor Spell Lv1, effect: A layer of frost armor will envelop your body surface, lasting for 30 minutes. Any enemy attacking you in close combat will suffer frost backlash.

(Note: Only one type of magic armor effect can exist at the same time.)

Ice Blade Lv1, effect: Release an ice blade towards the target in front, if it hits, the target will suffer cutting and frost damage.

This means, if the Frost Blade Leopard Bloodline didn’t have Dexterity Lv3, the Bloodline of Counter-attacking Ice Spirit could almost completely replace the Frost Blade Leopard Bloodline.

In this case, the Frost Blade Leopard Bloodline instead becomes the ’shortest-lived’ bloodline.

Lastly, there are three exclusive spells of the Counter-attacking Ice Spirit Bloodline:

One is the Second Level Spell equivalent Ice Ring Spell.

Ice Ring Spell Lv1, effect: Release an ice ring, attacking all targets within a 10-meter range. If it hits, the target will suffer frost damage and be frozen in place for 5 seconds.

(Note: The freezing time will vary based on the target’s resistance and constitution.)

This is a rare immobilization spell.

It’s also the move used by the Mutated Ice Spirit to collectively freeze Raine and the melee members of the Giant Blade Squad in place.

Raine remembers clearly, even though Schneider and the other two had the Zero Level Divine Art ’Resistance Enhancement’ boost of Paladins, they were still frozen in place for at least three seconds.

And in intense battles, three seconds can sometimes be catastrophic!

Because most spell chanting times are only two or three seconds, being frozen in place usually means taking a hit from a spell.

For Raine, it counts as acquiring a second control spell (the first being Spider Web Spell).

However, if counted as a group control spell, this is indeed the first.

The second is the Third Level Spell Snow Rainstorm.

Snow Rainstorm Lv1, effect: Designates a point within a 50-meter range as the center, releasing a fierce, bone-chilling rain mixed with snow with a diameter of about 30 meters. Meanwhile, the ground at that location will immediately form a smooth ice layer, thickening over time.

This move is the magic among the Rangers in the Giant Blade Squad.

If one runs slow, based on the frost spell intensity of the Mutated Ice Spirit, there’s a high probability of being frozen into an ice sculpture, even if Classes, you might be dead or heavily injured.

As for the Third Level Spell, Raine was impressed by this in Dorne City, as it’s recorded in the official Spell List.

Similarly, like Ice Blade Spell, this spell belongs to the Evocation school within Frost Spell, with few learners, especially since Snow Rainstorm is a Third Level Spell, and a normal mage would need to reach Classes Level 5 to master it.

From another perspective, Raine now has mastered a spell that only Level 5 Mage can command.

Sounds overpowered.

This is because, for Raine, Snow Rainstorm is a Monster Skill acquired from the Mutated Ice Spirit, not a conventional Third Level Spell.

Of course, even if Raine wants to cast it, it’s not that easy. Even under the support of Ice Crystal Mind, his entire spiritual power can only sustain one release.

The third and final one is equivalent to a Third Level Spell, Ice Crystal Mirror, the signature spell of the Counter-attacking Ice Spirit.

Ice Crystal Mirror Lv1, effect: Conjures an ice mirror, reflecting the front-facing Fifth Level or below single-target spell attack, only once.

(Note: Unable to reflect area-effect spells and special types such as Spiritual Energy.)

Just the keyword ’Fifth Level’ made Raine overjoyed, even though the requirement is ’single-target’, and excludes special cases, the power of this spell seemed worthy of the signature spell of the Mutated Ice Spirit.

Besides, Raine also surprisingly discovered.

Compared to the Third Level Spell Snow Rainstorm, the Ice Crystal Mirror was indeed the best for triggering the effect of that towering humanoid silhouette.

Though Snow Rainstorm can also trigger it, the effect is better with Ice Crystal Mirror, and Raine speculates that maybe the minimum threshold to trigger that silhouette is a Third Level Frost Spell.

To know, in the Mage Apprentice phase, mastering a First Level Spell is already quite impressive.

The remarkably talented ones have a chance to master Second Level.

As for him, it’s Third Level!

It’s still within the Frost Spell.

In these two weeks, aside from Ice Crystal Mirror and Snow Rainstorm, Raine has become familiar with and mastered all other Frost Spell.

Moreover, even the Second Level Spell Ice Ring Spell, he has mastered, and can cast without the support of the Bloodline of Counter-attacking Ice Spirit.

Progress is undeniably great.

Meanwhile.

The career path becomes clearer, if Raine wishes, he could assume the position of ’Frost Shield Guard’ at any time, the third silhouette on the left.

But the problem is, having the Bloodline of Counter-attacking Ice Spirit, Raine completely has the opportunity to trigger the tallest silhouette among those seven or eight.

As long as he masters either Ice Crystal Mirror or Snow Rainstorm, Raine is confident in triggering that tallest silhouette.

’Really looking forward to it!’

’What profession will it be?’

Since there’s a chance, he must strive to try it.

Therefore, these days, he has been trying various ways, striving to master either of these two spells.

And just now, he entered the goblin nest, having cast was Snow Rainstorm.

As for Ice Crystal Mirror....

It’s rare to have the opportunity to practice.

Because Ice Crystal Mirror has a major difficulty point, which is that it’s difficult to practice.

Being a continuous guidance type spell, it requires the dynamic adjustment of the reflection angle of Ice Crystal Mirror using spiritual power based on enemy spells.

But the problem is, among the low-level demons, finding a demon that can cast spells is not unlike finding a casting apprentice among low-level adventurers.

Even, the probability is even lower.

In these two weeks, Raine almost turned into a Goblin Slayer, yet he couldn’t find a single ’Cold-Enhanced Goblin’ among over a dozen small goblin groups.

Raine considered hiring a Mage Apprentice for sparring, but even if by luck finding one, he temporarily didn’t want the news of mastering such a rare spell to spread, keeping a trump card against threats from assassin organizations is better.

Thus, Raine originally planned to confine a mutated goblin, be it ’Cold Enhancement’ or ’Flame Enhancement’ alike, and then use it to diligently practice ’Ice Crystal Mirror’.

But the idea was full, reality was bony.

He couldn’t find a single mutated one.

’How about trying the large goblin nest?’

’The probability of appearing mutations in the large goblin nest is much higher.’

However, large goblin nests already have battle divisions, with goblins like archers or javelin throwers, and might even have Bear Goblins or Earth Goblins.

Even if his own safety isn’t much of a concern, he needs to consider Miss Elise’s safety alongside.

’In that case, it’s better to form a temporary squad.’

Having considered almost sufficiently, Raine tilted his head and asked, "Miss Elise, I’d like to recruit a few temporary members to complete the last piece of the advancement puzzle."