Chapter 34: Breaking The Game - Part 2

' ': speaking to himself

" ": regular talks

[ ] : status and store related sections

<Fireball> :silent activation

<Fireball !!> : voiced activation

*...* : action

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< Ebonyflesh > ( The elder scrolls 5: Skyrim )

< Sun Breathing Technique > ( https://kimetsu-no-yaiba.fandom.com/wiki/Hinokami_Kagura )

< The Shining Fist Of Heavens > ( Legend of Northen Blade )

< Eyes Of Petrification >

< Dragon Bone Art >

< Shadow Travel >

< Vampire Touch >( The elder scrolls 5: Skyrim )

< Water Breathing >

< Regenerate >

< Command Zombie >

< Circle of protection > ( The elder scrolls 5: Skyrim )

< Mage armor >

< Bestow curse >

< Bless weapon >

< Ansatsuken > ( https://streetfighter.fandom.com/wiki/Ansatsuken )

< Sonic Scream >

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After greedily buying dozens of skills without consideration of tomorrow Arthur realized that most of the skills he bought are for himself and Ashena while Helen was staying silent and watching them devour skill books.

"Helen, are you sure? You don't want anything? "asked Arthur

" I think you forgot the fact that with the ability you have, you can turn some of your repetitive actions into skills and with party system I can do the same for myself " before and Helen explain herself full Arthur interrupts her and said

" and with you being... well possibly older than the world we in and the fact that you are coming from a higher dimensional reality than me means techniques you develop yourself or the ones you learned in that place are far better than the skills I hoped to buy in coming years and as long as you have enough energy to use them a single time you will possibly get the skill recorded in your system," said Arthur realizing his companion once a massively powerful being that his moral mind has no way of comprehended her might to its full extent. The things he bought are possibly similar to scraps compared to the mythical artifacts.

"Yes... that's true but you don't need to sulk over something like this. I already put all of my free stats points coming from this hunt and the ones from the slaver ship we destroyed into intelligence and after reaching 50 points in that stat a notification appeared on my screen saying that from now on I don't need to take mana from you to come out from your soul space...

What I'm trying to say is I can possibly create some of the skills from my past right now and I can just teach them to you to if you want or... I don't know if it's possible but if we can get our hands on empty books and a pen I can try to write a skill book myself. I mean I spent a lot of time training these techniques I know every single little detail about them. " said Helen trying to cheer up Arthur.

"Well... we deal with that part later but for now I got you guys a present," said Arthur and take 20 iron coins and 2 telekinesis skill books.

While you were in the dungeon I tried to find a way the improve our luck stats. I think even if it's just between ourselves, or maybe using some clones gambling is the best way to improve this stat so I prepared some game cards from thinned down iron but flipping coins will do the trick too, but when I realized flip the only if had hands and both with the coins and the card, it would be impossible for Ashena to do it from the start, so I add another small trick to the equation <Telekinesis>, with this Ashena can use this trick too and I believe when the telekinesis evolved into higher tiers we can do much more than little parlor tricks" said Arthur

While Arthur and Helen talking suddenly a coarse woman voice heard from their behind.

"I... will... not... burden...master... I... will... become... stronger..."

With his bonds through their souls, Arthur immediately recognized the owner of the voice without looking back.

"I'm sorry that you felt that way Ashena and let me tell you one thing, from the moment we met to until now there hasn't been a single moment I thought of you as a burden," said Arthur but before he continues Helen interrupt him.

"Ashena, how did you suddenly become able to talk?" asked Helen.

"I...copy...you...I...put...50...Intel...ligence...became...able...fight...without...masters...mana...then...50...to...wisdom...blue...thing...appear...said...I...can...talk...with...master..." said Ashena while trying to get used to her new ability.

"That's quite a... " before Helen can finish her sentence this time she gets interrupted by Arthur.

Arthur said "Come here girl " and gave a big hug to Ashena. While start petting the giant shadow wolf Arthur said "I already know Ashena was the smartest. You didn't need to push yourself to tried to make me happy. I already become the luckiest man in the multiverse when I get a loyal companion like you in the first place." and gets himself happy puppy noises followed by a reverse big hug from Ashena.

"What do you say, do you want to hunt zombies with me? Just two of us crashing those ugly things to dust. Just for a single dungeon, we can even stop caring about mana cost and you can show me your new skills or I can open an empty dungeon we play around with the darkness spells we got." said Arthur.

Ashena's voice was still a little coarse but it sounded like her voice filled with joy" We can... play... zombie crush... I want to... play... zombie crush... with master!!! "

"I think I get to the gist of it but what exactly is the zombie crush? " asked Arthur.

"Ashena and I were talking about your experiences from your first life while we were in the dungeon. I mentioned to her a game called candy crush that I saw in your memories. Ashena wanted to play that came but since we don't have cellphones we used zombie to replicate the game in the dungeon." said Helen

"That sounds like... whatever. Let's go play some zombie crush, and since we are doing something new anyways, let's try the new dungeon mod I got," said Arthur and he opened up zombie dungeon's Boss Mod, filled with legion zombies as basic cannon fodder.

(Author Note: I explain this in the comment part before but since most of you possibly missed it. There won't something like bestiality in this novel. Ashena won't get a human form and join the protagonist's weird harem(by the way there won't be a harem in this story ). Think of her like animal companions from avatar: the last air bender and legend of Korra (like appa and naga ) )