A Total Massacre (1)

After spending seven days absorbing the king-grade blood from the Grey Scale Cobra, Karsha confidently and strongly walked out of the cave. His transformation had added a layer of protection to his defense and strength.

Aside from his outward appearance, Karsha had undergone a significant internal transformation. His blood vessels had widened, allowing blood to flow more freely when channeling his energy.

"I have become much stronger than before. Let me use the last few days before the system activates to gather some items," he thought. With both his armor and now-hardened body protecting him, he was confident he could handle a Tier 6 monster without relying on the domain.

< Ding! You have successfully absorbed the Blood of the Grey Scale Cobra >

< +100 Stats points have been added to each attribute >

< Additionally, +200 points have been added to all attributes after successfully absorbing all the blood >

< Further details will be revealed when the system reactivates >

< Name: Karsha Damon >

< Age: 19 >

< Sex: Male >

< Race: Human >

< Class: Berserker Swordsman (Locked) >

< Title: None >

< Bloodline: Berserker Mutant Tiger (66%) >

< Realm: Master - Level 9 >

< STR: 670 / DEF: 700 / AGL: 610 / HEA: 720 / STA: 620 >

< Mana: 6000 >

< Exp: 2000/30000 >

Available Stats: 21,000

Available Exp: 803,000

< Technique >

[ Tiger strike ]

< Skills >

[Imitate: Passive / [Thrust: Passive] / [Berserker Fury: Passive] - Locked / [Red Eye Tiger (Tier 10): SSS]

"This will do. I'll stick to this section for now. When the system activates, I'll complete the breakthrough quest and then venture into the other sections to hunt down the pieces of the book while dealing with the old man's venoms.

Once I gather everything, I'll make my move against the ten overlords," Karsha muttered as he gazed deep into the forest. "Let's go kill some more snakes. Hando, I hope you have enough cash on you," he added, eager to sell the bodies of hundreds of snakes.

Karsha had amassed a large quantity of Tier 4 monsters and even a sizable pile of Tier 5 monsters. If he were to appear at the hunter guild right now, he would become the talk of the entire kingdom.

Ayarr, observing Karsha closely, couldn't help but be intrigued by his facial expressions. As a snake, concepts like gestures and expressions were relatively unfamiliar to her, so whenever Karsha displayed an expression, she made an effort to understand its meaning.

Despite her efforts, Ayarr found herself unable to understand anything. However, that didn't deter her from continuing to try, all the while keeping a watchful eye on Karsha as he finally stepped into the forest to farm for drops and experience points.

Karsha needed skill books to enhance his Red Eye Tiger skill and treasures that could aid him during his battle with the overlords. With a week already passed, he knew he had to make adequate preparations first.

Upon reaching the danger zone of the forest, Karsha unsheathed his sword and began searching for monsters to kill. It didn't take long for him to spot his first target.

Tapping into his Red Eye Tiger skill, he unleashed the lightning skill 'Lightning Strike.' The lightning bolt shot from his sword, instantly immobilizing the Tier 5 Grey Scale Cobra, which didn't have enough time to evade the attack.

The lightning strike didn't stop there. Once it immobilized the target, it started draining the monster's HP. The longer the lightning danced around its body, the higher the HP consumption.

Karsha, having witnessed the effect of the lightning strike, began strategizing how to use the skill more effectively. He knew using the ability in one-on-one combat would be a waste since a fast target could easily dodge each lightning bolt.

'What if I use this attack in the water domain? Wouldn't that be a sight to see?' he thought. Because the skills had been merged with the Red Eye Tiger, multiple abilities could be activated simultaneously. The combination of water and lightning would be devastating for monsters but advantageous for him. Karsha knew he had to test this idea.

He quickly disposed of the snake before moving deeper into the forest, ensuring he hadn't entered any calamity zones. Ten minutes later, he encountered another Tier 5 cobra. Since it was alone, he swiftly eliminated it before continuing his search.

He needed multiple targets to see if he could use the combined attack on them. If successful, he could further incorporate other skills, creating a new ability that would benefit from the Red Eye Tiger and the combined power of multiple different skills.

If he managed to merge different skills thanks to the Red Eye Tiger, he would not only create a powerful new skill, but each time he leveled up his mastery of the combined skill, the individual skills would also receive a boost.

"Hiss," Karsha, now deep in the danger zone of the forest, stopped in his tracks when he heard hissing sounds coming from multiple directions. An evil grin spread across his face as he spotted the first three targets.

They were all Tier 5 monsters, causing him to smile widely. He knew that selling one of those creatures would fetch him a substantial amount of spirit stones. Additionally, it was moments like these when he typically obtained valuable drops. Despite the three monsters standing in front of him and multiple targets encircling him, he still wore a happy smile.

'I hope this works,' he thought inwardly before activating the water domain, which instantly spread across the 200 meters around him. Without wasting any time, he activated the Lightning Strike. Initially, he expected the attacks to shoot forward randomly. However, the moment the lightning strike entered his sword, the hundreds of water swords hovering above him were immediately imbued with lightning.

Seeing this, Karsha's grin widened. The combined effect of water and lightning was visually stunning and incredibly powerful. Each lightning-charged water sword became a deadly projectile, capable of striking multiple enemies simultaneously. The Tier 5 monsters didn't stand a chance as the electrified water swords rained down upon them, immobilizing and draining their HP rapidly.

With the debuff effect active, the monsters didn't stand a chance. The moment the water swords landed on them, 25% of their stat points were drained. Additionally, since the swords were imbued with lightning, the electrical effect was triggered, further depleting their HP.

Initially, Karsha thought he would have to move to take down the immobilized targets. However, when the effect was triggered, he was shocked. Instead of the targets losing small amounts of HP, the effect intensified, and within 10 seconds, all ten monsters were drained of their HP and died.

'Does this mean I've already become this strong?' he wondered. While he understood that some of the effects came from the domain, he knew it shouldn't be that powerful. The only logical conclusion was that his newfound strength had significantly enhanced the lightning strike skill, meaning his attack power had increased dramatically.

Skills used within a domain are typically more powerful than when used outside of it, but the attack power he witnessed was beyond his expectations.

'I need to experiment with this before adding any new skills to it,' Karsha thought. As a soldier, he understood the importance of thoroughly understanding his weapons before using them in battle.

He walked toward the bodies and started inspecting them, looking for drops. However, after checking all ten bodies, he didn't find anything, so he stored them and continued moving further into the forest.

With his ability to instantly activate multiple skills, he began his massacre while experimenting with every variation of the Water Domain and Lightning Strike combination. He managed to come up with four variations.

The first variation was [Water Carpet]. He discovered that the swords could be dissolved by wetting the floor. With the lightning dancing on the surface, all targets within a 200-meter radius would receive a 25% debuff, and the intensifying lightning would take care of the rest.

The second variation was [Lightning Rain]. When the domain is active, the water swords turn into rain droplets imbued with lightning. There is no escaping or dodging this, as the entire domain would be filled with an endless rain of lightning and electricity.

The third variation was [Lightning Spear]. Using the domain, he could pinpoint the locations of his targets. Once pinpointed, he would directly tap into the lightning and create spears. Each spear carried 70% of his attack power, so with the debuff on the monsters, it only took a few seconds for them to succumb.

While his techniques might not kill a Tier 6 monster or even a Tier 5 mutant outright, Karsha knew he could render them immobile for a few seconds, giving him enough time to land a killing blow.

The last variation was the strongest but slightly dangerous. While the domain would instantly reduce the target's stats by 25%, if he managed to keep them in the domain for 20 seconds, he would receive a 25% buff. If he remained untouched for 60 seconds, he would gain an additional 60% buff.

With an 80% buff, he knew he could potentially kill multiple Tier 6 targets if he played his cards right. This last variation was called [Water Buff Delay].

All he had to do was keep the targets in the domain for 60 seconds. Once he got the 80% buff, he would be able to kill all his targets without needing to use any other skills.

With these four variations, he ventured further into the forest, leaving bodies in his wake. Ayarr, observing from afar, smiled beautifully when she saw Karsha killing her enemies.

The Purple Tail Anaconda hated all other snakes since they were the sole cause of death to her kin. So, seeing Karsha kill them without any reservations, she began to like him a little, though not enough to lose sight of her objective.

After killing over a hundred Tier 5 snakes and obtaining only three drops, Karsha finally encountered his first Tier 6 Cobra. "Human, you have some guts coming here," the snake spoke, to his surprise.

"I will make sure you suffer before taking you to my lord," the snake hissed as it dashed at Karsha, who wore an evil grin.

"I'd love to meet your lord," he replied before activating the water domain skill