Chapter 39: Unique Skill: Mirror
[The player has killed their first human,
Level up
Since this is your first human kill, the system will reward you with an extra level.
Level up
The player has reached level 6 and is now able to learn their first character skill... Unique skill: Mirror].
Reading the system message in front of him, Nova couldn't help but feel happier.
'It's another Unique Skill, ha ha ha,' Nova laughed at his good fortune, feeling happy as he read the message.
Unique abilities couldn't be seen twice in history, as it said, it was a once-in-a-lifetime ability, making Nova the only bearer of the Mirror Unique ability and also the Copycat.
'Just as I thought, the two sound similar,' Nova thought, feeling even happier.
Copycat's ability was already very powerful and versatile. What will Mirror be like? I could only find out.
[The system has added 10 stat points for leveling up twice, the player is free to choose what to add], the screen changed to another panel that was displayed in front of Nova's eyes, which he quickly read.
Remembering his stats as a level 4, Nova felt that his Intelligence and Mana were too high for his current level, so he didn't worry about them now.
Instead, his physical stats still seemed a bit low, although they were decent for his level and could even be considered good, but remembering the tanned man who had a great physique and physical condition, Nova immediately considered him a great opponent to beat in the challenge.
Just by observing his behavior, he already considered him a rival to beat, and it seemed that his great advantage was in his physique, so he did not hesitate any longer to improve it.
'System,' he mentally called out and then ordered. 'Increase my stats by 3 in Strength, 3 in Stamina, and 4 in Speed'.
[Ok, player], the system said, quickly carrying out the order.
At that moment, Nova sat back in his seat, hiding his body even more.
He already knew that by improving his physique, his body would again undergo some kind of transformation he would lose more kilos.
Mmm, everyone is looking at me,' Nova said mentally, assessing the current room.
All eyes were on him, others were judging him, some were curious, and some were amazed.
Nova could already guess that they were watching him, so he didn't concentrate on getting information about his new ability, but sat patiently and waited for the many stares to fade.
Soon, he was right, as several stopped looking at him and turned their attention to the ashes on the fat man's body.
Nova unconsciously turned his attention there as well, finding the black ashes of the body of the person he had killed.
Thanks to the "Calm" ability, he didn't feel anything he had enjoyed the sensation, which made him doubt himself.
'Am I a killer, do I like killing, have I always been this way, or is someone making me this way,' various thoughts raced through Nova's chaotic mind.
'Damn it...', cursing the guilt he felt now, he refused to look any further and looked away to another empty page.
Yes, he had enjoyed it, at first, but now that he thought about it, he was back to square one, back to the embarrassment.
Another message appeared in front of Nova: [The White Moon Earrings increase level 1 skill: Calm, as a defense mechanism for the wearer to be calmer.
At the same time as I read the message, his previously chaotic mind began to calm down at an amazing speed.
Not only that, he felt ecstatic when the changes in his body finally happened and he realized that he had lost several kilos again and was now considered a person of good weight for his height.
He could even feel his muscles already full of power; yet, Nova felt that he could improve his current physique even more.
*cough*
The sound of a cough caught everyone's attention, even Nova himself, who looked in the direction of the sound.
Lars was there, standing next to Sarl with his usual nonchalant demeanor.
"Ahem, I think it's time to start the first round of this challenge," Lars said, clearing his throat.
Hearing his words, the spectators seemed thrilled to see what would happen next.
After all, they had been surprised again and again in just a few minutes, so expecting more surprises was not crazy, but common sense.
Nova, hearing Lars' words, suddenly smiled to stare at the recruit, a woman who still had a look of horror on her face, and that horror turned into extreme fear when she saw Nova looking at her.
She didn't know what to say.
When she had seen the scene where Nova had practically wiped the man next to her out of existence, she already had a great respect and fear for Nova.
"The first fight will be Maria against Nova," Lars declared.
Hearing this, the body of the woman, Maria, trembled.
She could only say two words. "I surrender!" she said as loud as she could, still trembling and stuttering with fear.
Everyone could see Nova's intense stare at the woman, they could only sigh with understanding, as it seemed normal; surrendering was the smartest option now.
At least she could still become a member and would not have major injuries from the possible battle against Nova.
The two masked ones also nodded with understanding, they understood that Nova had already caused almost a trauma for her, and it proved that the woman was not such an experienced assassin.
So it counted for what Nova will move on to the final stage of the last challenge.
"Well, that just leaves Alex and Joseph as the only ones who will fight in this stage of the final challenge," Sarl stated, walking away from the platform.
Lars followed closely behind.
The woman, seeing that Nova wasn't going to do anything and that her surrender was successful, became thrilled and also went towards the seats to find a spot for the battle to begin.
Nova, on the other hand, nodded with satisfaction at Mary's words of surrender, then uttered the words he had not spoken for several hours now.
"Status."
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