Ranked Up!

[Will enter a weakened state for 20 minutes! ]

He slowly fell to the ground while clutching his body in pain as he read the last words shown by the System.

"Come on... System, the description is entirely wrong! It should be, 'will enter a painful state,' not the weakened state!" Ban complained while enduring the pain that was crawling around his body.

[Granted! Description changed!]

Upon reading the System's reply, Ban did not want to talk anymore, planning to just endure the pain in silence, afraid that he might suffer even more if he continued with his whining.

It would still be in another 25 minutes before the duration of the [Skill] Possession would end. Ban guessed that it would also only at that time will little Eva come out of his body.

He wondered if she was also experiencing the same pain at the moment, or not yet?

What should I eat for dinner?

Will I be able to return safely tonight?

Where am I right now again?

He was suddenly alerted by the sound produced by the System inside his brain while he was trying his best to scatter his thoughts to lessen the pain he was feeling.

After a few seconds, he finally focused his thoughts on the words that appeared in front of his eyes.

[ Mission: Hatch and train the Demon Ant Egg, successfully completed!

Hatch the Demon Ant Egg: Completed!

Train the creature inside the Egg and let it ascend one rank higher: Completed!

Reward: [Skill] Greed's passive effect unlocked, [Skill] Reinforce.

-Will be distributed upon the Host's confirmation.

Mission Instructions: Train the Demon Ant according to the method provided by the [Book of Techniques] All About Them!

-Incomplete!

Hidden Instructions: Let the Demon Ant dissolve the excess energy provided by the [Skill] Greed completely by letting it exercise its body!

-Completed

]

"What is happening?" A confused expression surfaces on Ban's face above that of pain.

He was bewildered as he did not expect that they would be able to complete the mission this way.

However, it was not the end as in the next moment, another row of words appeared, replacing the ones that have come before it.

[ Your Contracted Beast Eva(Demon Ant Queen) has successfully dissolved and absorbed the excess energy provided by the [Skill] Greed.

Your Contracted Beast Eva successfully Ranked Up.

From X-Mortal Rank to F-Apprentice Rank!

[Skills] Bite, Sensor, and Fluid Release have been acquired.

An evolution path has been opened.

Host, please prepare for the Contracted Beast's evolution!

]

Just as he thought it was already the end, another row of words suddenly materialized just as the former disappeared.

[Due to the Contracted Beast, Eva's [Title] First Mate's(Sky) effect, you have also Ranked Up!

[Beasts Title] As the first contracted beast by the Almighty Summoner, the first mate shall not exceed the summoner's strength.

Effects: If the Contracted Beast's Rank exceeded the Summoner, the Summoner's Rank shall ascend to match the current level of the contracted beasts!

]

As the row of words ended, Ban suddenly felt a refreshing feeling embrace his body.

A while later, the pain he was feeling due to the Possession's effect subsided completely. He also felt more stronger than before due to the elevation of his current rank.

"What kind of [Title] have such effects? Isn't this a sure way of cheating? Jeez… What am I even talking about, having the Almighty Summoner System itself was already the biggest cheat."

"How can a little more be of difference?" Ban felt embarrassed and could only giggle upon his own situation.

[You have Ranked Up!

From X-Mortal Rank to F-Apprentice Rank!

Due to Ranking Up, the rewards from the previous mission have already been distributed.

[Skill] Greed's cooldown has been shortened!

[Skill] Possession's cooldown has been shortened!

[Skill] Blood Contractor's description has been updated!

[Skill] Reinforce has been strengthened!

You have acquired an [Item] Dimensional Storage!

]

Ban felt dizzy upon reading the constant row of words provided by the System.

Nevertheless, he still felt happy as the contents of those rows of words was a way for him to see how he became stronger.

He checked the contents one by one starting the [Skill] Greed all the way to the new [Skill] Reinforce.

After Ranking Up, Greed's cooldown has been cut by two days. So, instead of a week-long cooldown, it was now updated to 5 days.

The current cooldown was now numbered at 4 days and a dozen or hours.

A new content was also added at the bottom of the [Skill] Greed's description.

[Passive: Absorber!

Automatically absorb the surrounding energy emitted by any race that you have killed to replenish your energy and heal your injury with a radius of 5 Meters.

]

"So it was this effect, huh!" Ban commented after seeing the newly added effect.

He already knew the ins and outs of the [Skill] Greed when the 'Transmigrator' injected it to him the first time he used it.

In fact, during that time, Ban has become speechless on how overpowered the [Skill] Greed is, that he even wondered how strong was the 'Transmigrator' in its previous life for them to have such a skill.

The matter of the 'Transmigrator's' death was also a big question for Ban to ponder on.

However, he did not let such thoughts cloud his mind as he knew that thinking of such things will only complicate his feelings.

Anyways, he already witnessed how strong the [Skill] is and he could not wait to unlock all of its effects in the future.

The passive effect Absorber, was only the start!

Before inspecting the other skills, Ban decided to get up first and walked towards the carcass of the Night Worm.

Now that Greed's passive effect has been added, he wanted to use this opportunity to try it for himself.

And the moment the Night Worm's body came in contact on the five-meter radius around him, Ban could see a visible dark line emitting from the corpse slowly diverging towards his body.

As the first thin line of black energy came in contact with his body, a cold and rejuvenating feeling suddenly shrouded his whole body.

"Ahhh! This is so amazing!" He moaned in delight as he sat near the corpse of the Night Worm,slowly absorbing the energy that was emitted from its lifeless carcass.

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