Villain in a Fantasy World; I Level Up by Conquering Villainesses-Chapter 93: The Witch
DING!
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[Snooping Tool utilized!]
Name: Lilith
Level: Lvl. 100 S Rank Fate Sovereign (Injured- Currently Level 76)
Class: Witch
Race: Vampire
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Julian was surprised.
Despite the fact that with his Qi Sight, he was able to observe and see the changes in her body and qi after eating the Primordial Blood Fruit, he didn’t think the fruit was potent enough to make her recover 2 levels immediately.
And this was despite the fact that he felt that the changes the Blood Fruit effected on Lilith’s body and qi were focused on another aspect rather than her recovery and regeneration.
His eyes gleamed. ’If I can find her enough Blood Fruits, even if they’re not Primordial Blood Fruits, I should be able to help her recover to full power in record time!’
Julian became excited, but then he frowned as he recalled something. ’According to her, the few Blood Trees alive are either in the depth of the Midnight Forest or at the peak of Dragon’s Tooth’.
’Both are dangerous regions for me’. He frowned again, then he remembered that he still had an active S Rank Sovereign under him.
’Should I give Sir Alfred a mission to go to the Midnight Forest and forcibly pluck a few Blood Fruits?’
’Do the tree even bear a lot of fruits?’
Ignoring the thoughts in his head, he focused on the rest of the notifications brought up by the Snooping Tool.
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[Racial Traits & Abilities:]
[1. Blood Hunger (Lvl. 1): Must feed on blood to maintain vitality.]
[2. Night Empowerment (Lvl. 10): Stats increase by 30% during night.]
[3. Undead Physiology (Lvl. 20): Immune to poison or disease.]
[4. Blood Memory (Lvl. 30): Absorb fragments of memory and skill from consumed blood.]
[5. Crimson Healing (Lvl. 40): Regenerate by drinking fresh blood.]
[6. Mist Form (Lvl. 50): Transform into vapor to evade damage.]
[7. Dominate Lesser Beings (Lvl. 70): Control low-will creatures through gaze.]
[8. Sanguine Ascension (Lvl. 90): Become a blood deity temporarily- a form that’s immune to mortality.]
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[Witch Class Skills:]
>Hex Spark; Witch’s Sense (Passive); Minor Hex; Sympathetic Link; Warding Charm; Misfortune Drift; Ritual Preparation (Passive); Pain Echo; Enhanced Willpower (Passive); Silencing Hex; Omen Reading (Passive); Stacked Hexes; Blood Sigil; Cursed Object Creation; Lingering Doom; Shared Link; Veil of the Hag; Puppet Curse; Death Omen; Ritual Interruption; Blood Offering; Ritual Sacrifice; Crimson Ascension (Passive); Heart Bind; Fate Pressure (Passive); Domain Expansion; Multi-Curse Sustain (Passive); Instant Ritual (Passive); Curse Immunity (Passive); Domain Overlap; Retroactive Hex; Conceptual Curse; Omni-Fate Domain; Annihilation of Fortune.
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[WEAKNESS: Sunlight and Holy Qi causes severe burning.]
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Though Julian already prepared himself mentally for it, when he saw 34 skills, he was still taken aback.
Despite being weakened and reduced to Level 76, as she was still inherently an S Rank Sovereign, Lilith had access to all her skills.
The only limitation was that skills exceeding her current level would have their efficacy and power reduced by 80%.
Still, this made her the strongest Level 70+ Awakened in the entire world.
Despite how cumbersome the 34 skills looked on the System screen, Julian was not lazy as he took his time to mentally click each one and expand it to see the explanation of the effects of the skills.
This was a learning opportunity to prepare himself for future battles against Awakened at the pinnacle of the Witch Class, and he was not going to procrastinate.
At Level 5, Awakened of the Witch Class unlock Hex Spark and Witch’s Sense which is a passive skill.
Hex Spark inflicts a minor curse on targets, causing clumsiness or discomfort, while Witch’s Sense enables a Witch to detect hostile intent, lies, or malice.
Seeing this explanation, Julian froze. ’Does this mean she knows when I lie to her that I’m thinking of her while I’m actually thinking of other things?’
Julian blushed. ’It’s illegal for a woman to have a skill like this!’
Despite his thoughts, he focused on the other skills.
At Level 10, after the first Class Awakening, they unlock Minor Hex, Sympathetic Link, and Warding Charm.
Minor Hex applies a low-level curse causing bad luck. Sympathetic Link establishes a weak connection using hair, blood, or belongings. When activated and used alongside hex or curses, Sympathetic Link increases curse lethality.
As for Warding Charm, when activated, it creates a small protective talisman that can act as a substitute and extra life for a Witch.
With a Warding Charm, a mere Level 10 Witch can survive 1 attack of an S Rank Sovereign!
At Level 15, they unlock Misfortune Drift and Ritual Preparation which is Passive. Misfortune Drift is a more sinister form of Minor Hex that causes enemies to suffer small accidents, while Ritual Preparation is a passive skill that enables a Witch to complete rituals with less time and materials.
At Level 20, they unlock Pain Echo and Enhanced Willpower, another Passive. Pain Echo partially reflects damage that’s dealt to a Witch back to the enemy.
Enhanced Willpower is self-explanatory.
At Level 25, they unlock Silencing Hex and Omen Reading, another Passive. Silencing Hex interferes with enemy spellcasting and skill activation, while Omen Reading gives a Witch a premonition or 7th sense for impending danger or death.
At Level 30, after the second Class Awakening, they unlock Stacked Hexes- Passive, Blood Sigil, and Cursed Object Creation.
Stacked Hexes enables a Witch to stack up to 3 curses simultaneously, Blood Sigil when activated enables a Witch to draw sigils to enhance power using her blood, while Cursed Object Creation bind curses to items.
Julian felt that the last skill truly fit the Witch narrative.
At Level 35, they unlock Lingering Doom and Shared Link. The former is the lingering resentment of a Witch after death and when activated enables a Witch’s curse to persist after death with 50% more power and efficacy, while Shared Link links damage and effects between targets.
At Level 45, they unlock Death Omen and Ritual Interruption. The former marks a target for inevitable misfortune, while Ritual Interruption is an advanced form of Silencing Hex that can lock a chosen enemy skill or spell for a period of time.
At Level 50, B Rank Witch Awakened known as Hex Queens unlock 3 Class Pathways: Hex Witch, Blood Witch, and Fate Witch.
Lilith is a Blood Witch.
At Level 50, she unlocked Blood Offering and Ritual Sacrifice. The former converts her HP into massive qi at a lopsided conversion rate in her favor, while Ritual Sacrifice enables a Witch to permanently boost her curses or recovery with a ritual medium.
At Level 60, she unlocked Crimson Ascension- Passive, and Heartbind.
With Crimson Ascension, the more blood a Blood Witch loses, the stronger they become because their physical powers and their skills improve with blood loss.
Heartbind when activated links an enemy life to your own.
It’s a curse of blood and fate showing the insidiousness of the Witch Class. With it, Witches never truly lose. You can defeat them, you can imprison them but you can’t kill them because if you do, with Heartbind, you’ll also die.
At Level 70, she unlocked Fate Pressure- Passive, her Domain Expansion, and Multi-Curse Sustain, another passive.
The Snooping Tool couldn’t explain her Domain Expansion, Julian had a hunch that he had to become Level 50 first before the System Function would upgrade enough to enable him see enemy Domain Expansions.
As for her Fate Pressure, it enables enemies to feel a sense of impending doom and terror in her presence.
Multi-Curse Sustain is an advanced form of Stacked Hexes, and it enables her to maintain numerous curses effortlessly and simultaneously.
At Level 80, she unlocked Instant Ritual and Curse Immunity which were both passive skills.
With Instant Ritual, a Level 80 A Rank Witch can perform rituals without preparation. This explained how Lilith was able to complete the ritual to harness the power of Councilor Wilkinson’s corpse without any prior preparation.
With Curse Immunity which is another passive skill, a Level 80 A Rank Witch can negate lower-rank curses automatically.
At Level 90, she unlocked Domain Overlap and Retroactive Hex.
Julian already knew about Domain Overlap, but Retroactive Hex is an insidious skill that enables a Witch to curse someone from the past.
This is a curse that dabbles into the concept of time.
For example, if a Witch was once your ally and you later become enemies, the Witch can use the link from your past to curse you, resulting in devastating and insidious effects and damage in the present.
The stronger the bond in the past, the more lethal the hex or curse.
Another example- in a battlefield, if a Witch can get close to an enemy before retreating. Even while retreating, she can curse the enemy from that connection of the past instantaneously.
The stronger the bond for example if the Witch touches the enemy before retreating, the more lethal the hex or curse.
The most insidious element of the skill is that it cannot be defended against or evaded unlike some other curses that can be evaded, it can only be resisted.
At Level 100, Lilith unlocked Conceptual Curse, Omni-Fate Domain, and Annihilation of Fortune.
All 3 skills were blank, Julian couldn’t see their explanations.
