19 Cheaters Always Win

During the night, I trained my butt off once again. With so much time to work on myself, I was improving at a rapid pace. My physical stats and all my skills were growing alarmingly. Only my level was increasing slowly, but I didn't mind too much.

After preparing everything for grandma and telling her I will be leaving the house, I opened up a portal to Kamar-taj. It was a small and tiny one, just enough for me to peek what's going on.

The place I was looking at was the room in which I usually talked with the Ancient One. It seemed to be just as I remembered it.

"It is safe for you to come." I heard her say.

"Are you sure?" I asked.

"Yes, I am. We already handled the trouble here," The Ancient One said.

I enlarged the portal before stepping in.

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The Ancient One didn't know what to think when she saw William. He had definitely changed in the past week. Even with his clothes, she was able to see that his physique had improved. His posture was straighter, and he had confidence that wasn't there before.

Those were the outer changes, but what she sensed within him shocked her. There were many Masters of the Mystical Arts, but she was THE Master of the Mystical Arts. She wasn't the Sorcerer Supreme for no reason.

The Ancient One sense exactly how much energy William had within him, it was bubbling and ready to be used. It just didn't make sense how someone can grow so much in such a short time.

She had expected for him to come back more powerful, but this was too much. He was more than twice as strong as the day he left Kamar-Taj. She didn't even think he could be considered as an Apprentice Sorcerer anymore. William was already a full-fledged Sorcerer in her eyes.

The Ancient One then saw his eyes widen for just a second before he started looking at something only he can see.

She let out an almost tired sigh, already having an idea about what might've happened.

"Did you just gain something?"

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[Sorcerer: Grants 500 MP, 20% MP regen, and increased XP gain by 30% for all Magic related skills.]

Don't mind if I do. I replaced my title with the new one I just received, and I heard the Ancient One question me about it.

"Maybe~," I said with a grin, and she had a defeated look on her face. Take that! That's a win in my books.

"Soo... what happened here? I tried opening a portal, but it just exhausted all my mana."

"I'm not surprised," The Ancient One said. "One of the students here had the great idea of forming a contract with a Demon called Satannish, who has control over a pocket dimension close to Earth. The student was granted immense power, but was forced to make a ritual to transport Kamar-taj to Satannish's dimension."

"So, is that why you told me not to come here until today?"

"Yes."

"So, you knew that will happen, and yet you allowed it?"

"Yes."

What? That didn't make sense. If it were up to me, I would've stopped that from happening. I just had to ask. "Why?"

"No one got hurt in the process, and everyone got experience in dealing with Demons. I won't be here forever, and the students need to get experience in how to handle themselves in such situations," The Ancient One calmly answered me.

That somewhat made sense, but I would've still stopped that from happening.

"Well... okay. I'm just gonna go and grab my language books."

I did just that and picked three books. I underestimated myself. I literally devoured those books. My high mental stats plus my language skills made it incredibly easy for me to learn new languages. I understood everything the moment I read it as if I had known it all my life.

[Language has increased to 5.]

[Language...]

[Language has reached the maximum level and has evolved into Allspeak.]

Oh, this is new! Let's take a look.

[Allspeak(Passive) Lvl. Max: The ability of higher races and deities that allows them to speak and write all languages in existence.]

Holy shit! Does that make me a deity? I'm a God!

[Lying has increased to 19.]

Of course, you are going to disagree, bastard ability.

Wait... all languages? Does this also include programming languages? Oh... Oooh... I'm so much closer to making my suit!

While cackling like a madman, I swaggered up to the Ancient One.

"I learned ALL languages. Now, where are my skills books?" I asked.

I hadn't forgotten our deal with her. I wanted my skill books!

"All languages? That's a bold claim," The Ancient One said, and I smirked victoriously, knowing that's absolutely true.

She began asking me questions in any language she could think of to test my statement, and I answered every single one as if I was speaking my mother tongue.

In the end, the Ancient One had a defeated look on her face.

"You got another skill, didn't you?"

"I sure did," I said, my cocky grin never leaving my face.

"Some of the questions I asked you were in languages of beings that you should've never known. Haaaa, I supposed I did promise you," The Ancient One said, opened up a small portal, and a book fell out of it.

I consumed it without hesitation.

[Illusion Magic(Active) Lvl 1/100: Allows the user to create various types of illusions, the higher the skill, the more lifelike the illusions are.]

It was a good magic skill, and I can think of a few ways I can use it, but... I was expecting more.

"Is that it?" I asked.

"Yes," she said.

"But, our agreement was that you will give me Magic Books, not just a single book when I learn all languages here!" I was greedy, bite me.

"You are correct," she said and produced one more for me.

[Telekinesis(Active) Lvl. 1/100: The ability to move, manipulate, and control a multitude of people and objects with the mind without physically touching them.]

Ooohhh! I like this. It says that it can be used to move people! That means I can use it on myself and fly! I started giggling like a little kid before I looked at her again, expecting more.

"You are not getting any more skill books." Her words almost made me cry.

However, I then saw her open up more small portals with books dropping from them, and hope bloomed within me, which was instantly crushed as not a single one of them was a skill book.

"If you want to continue learning Magic, you will have to do it the old fashioned way," The Ancient One said with a victorious smile. She obviously knew she won this round. Stinky Ancient One.

"Are there any books on Elemental Magic?" I asked. Not only was Elemental Magic more flashy and cooler looking, but it would also help me out with my resistance skills.

"Elemental Magic is not a simple thing, One would need to..." The Ancient One began explaining to me with a smile until I interrupted her by making a fire in my hand.

The smile on her face twitched before she turned around and walked away. Take that, baldie! I win again!

"I strongly recommend you to read the book called "Dimensional and Universal Beings." You are growing way too fast, and chances are, you will encounter one of them or an item belonging to one. If you do, my advice is to come to seek my help on how to deal with it."

The Ancient One told me before she walked away. Her advice was sound, and I picked up the book she recommended me.

Dimensional and Universal Beings was an intriguing book and an eye-opener for me. There were so many powerful beings out there, and some of them were super close to Earth, having dimensional pockets near our planet.

Some of the Dimensional beings, like Dormammu, Satannish, Mephisto, Chthon, could quite literally pose as the Devil.

There are beings like the Celestials, who roam around the Universe and experiment on any living being they found. That was so disturbing. Have those Celestials visited Earth? Have they experimented on humans? That's an unpleasant thought.

Then there are beings like Death, Eternity, Infinity. I'm not sure if they can even be called beings since they are more like concepts.

The Phoenix Force was another interesting being. It's one of the most powerful beings in the entire Universe, representing life and all psionic energy. The Phoenix is known for selecting hosts, which is good to know. I will just make sure to never ever piss off one of its hosts.

After I finished with that book, I picked one about the Mirror Dimension. I wanted to know more about the place I use to train. I'm so glad I did that.

The first thing that happened was that my Create and Exit ID leveled up. When they passed 15, I got another new Dungeon, Ogres.

That was already pretty good since I got a new place to farm, but there was something else as well.

I got another version of my empty ID. Normally, it's just a replica of the real world, but nothing I do there carries over to the real world, nor can I see what's happening of the real world.

Empty ID 2.0 gives me the ability to view the real world from the mirror dimension. That's so freaking cool! My Create ID just turned into the perfect stealth skill!

And that's not all! Create ID got a very interesting quality that made me squeal like a little girl, Time freaking Dilation! It could currently reduce the time passed in the Mirror Dimension by 2x compared to the real world, but it was still freaking OP!

I am the best~ I am the best~

[Lying has increased to 20.]

Ah, shush you!

This was such a game-changer. Time Dilation plus Massage meant I can grind twice as much.

I picked up another book, but I got interrupted before I can begin reading it.

"William. Are you not going to attend the sparing sessions?" Mordo asked me.

"Mordo! My friend, my pal! I sure will be coming over." I stood up with a grin. He looked confused but didn't question me.

I did note that I was finally able to see his level.

[<Master of the Mystical Arts> Karl Mordo Lvl. 85]

So that meant I couldn't see the level of people that are 51 levels over mine. Good to know.

The two of us arrived at the sparring grounds and stood a distance apart from each other.

"You have been away for over a week. Let us see if you have stagnated during that time. Begin."

During his speech, he looked prepared for me to sneak attack him. I didn't and waited for him to finish. It will be a lot sweeter this way.

The second he was done, I cast, Spinning Mana Bullet, Eldritch Magic, and Pyrokinesis at the same time.

I will remember the look of shock and horror on his face as 27 Spinning Mana Bullets, 36 conjured weapons, and a massive ball of fire appeared in front of me.

"Shield of the Seraphim!" I heard him call out in panic as my spells descended upon him.

A large barrier formed around him, but I continued casting my spells and slowly breaking it down.

"I summon the Seven Rings of Raggadorr!" Mordo had to cast another spell to try and defend himself, but it didn't change much.

Mordo knew a lot more about Magic, more spells, and he was called a Master of the Mystical Arts for a reason. However, Sorcerers needed some time to prepare their spells. I didn't. I was a cheater that kept spamming over and over and over and over.

"Stop! I surrender!"

And victory goes to the cheater!

Mordo will certainly be prepared for my shenanigans from now on, and I won't get another easy win like this, but... I will savor this one for a looong time.

[Name: William Williamson

Mutant Power: The Gamer

Level: 35 Next Level: 98%

Title: Sorcerer]

[HP: 1050

MP: 3,563]

[Strength: 30 + 30

Vitality: 35 + 35

Dexterity: 39 + 39

Intelligence: 101 + 109.08

Wisdom: 101 + 109.08

Luck: 22]

[Stat Points: 8

Cash: $40 654.70]

[Skills:

Create ID(Active) Lvl. 17/100 (+3)

Exit ID(Active) Lvl. 17/100 (+3)

Eldritch Magic(Active) Lvl. 72/100 (+6)

Spinning Mana Bullet(Active) Lvl. 55/100 (+5)

Mana Strengthening(Active) Lvl. 75/100 (+3)

Massage (Active) Lvl. 16/100 (+2)

Pyrokinesis (Active) Lvl. 57/100 (+11)

Illusion Magic(Active) Lvl 1/100*

Telekinesis(Active) Lvl. 1/100*

Lying(Passive) Lvl. 20/50 (+2)

Martial Arts(Passive) Lvl. 50/100 (+8)

Allspeak(Passive) Lvl. Max*

Meditation(Passive/Active) Lvl. 54/100 (+6)

Weapon Mastery(Passive) Lvl. 34/100 (+6)

Parkour(Passive) Lvl. 32/100 (+8)

Fire Resistance(Passive) Lvl. 20/100 (+4)]