Chapter 12: Mature Skills Must Learn to Grow Stronger on Their Own! (Begging for Data!)

"There's such a good thing?"

Luo Chenyu had once thought that his "golden finger" only allowed skills to devour skills; he never expected it had this kind of function.

Sensing his soaring battle intent, it felt the same way?

And then it evolved?

He froze for a moment.

The familiar voice in his mind rang out again.

【Your skill 【Steel Shield】 has successfully evolved, skill effects enhanced, and the Frenzy state has been activated!】

As the prompt ended.

Luo Chenyu couldn't wait to open the skill panel and check the evolved skill.

【Steel Shield】: Mutated active skill, damage-absorbing shield, absorbs up to 12 times Constitution worth of damage, grants "Frenzy State" while active, after the shield disappears, increases Defense by 35% for 10 seconds.

Duration: 20S!

Cooldown: 10S!

Additional Effect: After the shield disappears, deals heavy strike damage to surrounding targets; if Strength exceeds the target's, a knockdown effect is guaranteed.

Frenzy State: All damage increased by 50%!

……

Good lord!

The damage absorption has been raised, and the Defense boost has also increased.

Most importantly, it's the simple and brutal Frenzy State.

A 50% damage boost can make even his normal attacks deal respectable damage.

As expected…

A mature skill can learn to grow stronger on its own!

"Not bad, not bad, keep up the good work in the future!"

【Prompt: Your skill 【Steel Shield】 has received your praise and is in a very pleasant mood!】

Luo Chenyu: "……"

In a pleasant mood, so why don't you keep evolving?

……

The Goblin Cave had extremely complex terrain; even though Luo Chenyu had the simple map provided by the school in his mind, he nearly lost his way.

Fortunately, the goblins behind had already been cleared out.

No need to retrace his steps.

He just had to charge straight toward wherever there were monsters.

Boom!!

Another shield bombardment, and Luo Chenyu's body flickered with a dazzling, gentle Bai Guang.

"Ding, level increased by 1, current level LV. 2!"

He leveled up!

【Luo Chenyu】

【Class: Defense Warrior (0th Awakening)】

【Level: LV. 2 (0.12%)】

【HP: 130】

【MP: 55】

【Strength: 12】

【Constitution: 13】

【Agility: 7】

【Spirit: 11】

【Skill: Steel Shield】

【Equipment: Novice Sword (Physical Attack Damage +2)】

【Strength: Tier 1】

……

Just as he imagined, a total of 7 attribute points gained.

This was the gap between ordinary classes and hidden classes; even the worst F-rank hidden class gains over 10 attribute points at 0th Awakening.

The higher the level and the more awakenings, the greater the attribute gap becomes.

This was also one of the reasons hidden class holders were so sought-after.

Actually, rare classes also had excellent level-up attributes; for example, the Luo family's Berserker gained a whopping 15 attribute points per level at the Novice Tier, already nearly approaching a B-rank hidden class.

It was hard to imagine how much Facing Ye Xingtong would gain per level.

To be fair.

Thinking of Ye Xingtong's S-rank hidden class, he was genuinely envious.

Of course, according to the school's saying.

There are no trash classes, only trash class holders.

"Next, clear out the monsters here and find the final BOSS to test!"

Luo Chenyu licked his dry lips and pressed on.

Boom!

Boom!

【Steel Shield】 — since its self-evolution, the explosion skill's effects have changed along with it, and the damage is now considerably higher.

Frenzied State also boosts the explosion's damage!

……