The Soul System in the Apocalypse
Chapter 186: Quality of the Skill

Chapter 186: Quality of the Skill

"What kind of situation is this? I am able to instantly kill a level 9 bronze rank apocalyptic creature, but still, I am being instantly killed by a level one silver rank apocalyptic creature. How come I cannot understand this?" Henry could not help but question out loudly.

[It is true that your current power level is capable of defeating a level 9 Bronze rank apocalyptic creature instantly. But, it is not enough to be able to match with that of a level one silver rank apocalyptic creature.]

[Additionally, you have to understand that there is a great difference between the bronze rank and the silver rank. So, the chasm that exists between the two ranks is not easy to overcome.]

After the system’s explanation, although Henry could not understand fully about what the system was trying to imply, but what he understood was that, the current level of strength that he possessed was definitely not capable of matching a silver rank apocalyptic creature.

So, that implied that, perhaps if he was at the 7th or 8th level of the bronze rank, before utilizing the fusion skill, then, perhaps there was a chance that he would be capable of matching a silver rank apocalyptic creature.

But, that was something that had to wait. Because right now, Henry suddenly felt that his body had begun tearing apart. It was as if there was a large amount of force within his body that was intending to get out of his body, but it was being prevented by something.

Henry immediately understood that the effects of the fusion skill had already began taking place. But still, he could not understand why it had only taken a shorter time as compared to the time that he was facing against the clone.

As if the system understood what Henry was thinking, another system prompt appeared in front of him.

[Currently, the amount of energy inside here cannot be depleted. So, in order to make the host to understand that the side effects of using the skill that is way above your level has already begun taking place, it is simulated so that you can feel it physically.]

Henry understood. Normally, it should have been having an effect on his spirit and consciousness. But, since he could not lose his consciousness while inside here, then, the only way that he could understand the effects would be through physical pain.

Henry felt his body, and felt that although he had suddenly began feeling the pain, it was not that intense. Currently, it was as if there was a tickling sensation on his skin. Other than that, it was as if there was a small needle that was being used to punch several holes onto his skin. It was just that, this kind of pain was nothing to him.

Knowing that he did not have that much time, Henry decided to continue training. This time, he decided to face off against five level 9 bronze rank monsters. Since he could instantly kill a level 9 bronze rank monster, then, there was no need for him to continue fighting against one. Rather, since he was here to train, then, he had to face the challenge, feel it completely.

Five leopards appeared in front of him. Then, they went around and surrounded him. The moment that Henry thought about fighting, the five leopards moved simultaneously.

Since they had already reached the bronze rank, they of course possessed an element that they had affinity to. So, although they did not possess that many skills, each and every of the leopard that was attacking Henry at the time possessed a single skill that could attack from a distance.

An arrow that was made out of ice shot towards Henry. It was moving at an incredible speed, and even the chilling air that was surrounding the arrow was able to freeze the air, though it was not that visible.

Henry reacted swiftly. Using the sword that he was holding in his hand, he swung it, clashing against the ice arrow. At the same time, he released his fire element, easily negating the cold air that was trying to penetrate into his body.

It was not just a single arrow that was launched towards him, but, several of them. But, since Henry’s reaction speed was good, he was able to easily destroy all the arrows before they landed on him.

At the same time, he launched himself into the air before kicking towards one of the leopards that was approaching him, with its claws extended, ready to rip him apart.

Bang!

The leopard had already sensed the danger. It had tried shifting its body, but, since it was in the air, it was not capable of making any big movements. So, despite its efforts, Henry’s kick landed on its head.

The leopard’s body flew into the air, before landing heavily onto the ground. At the same time, the moment that he landed onto the ground, he used the sword that he was holding to destroy the other series of arrows that were launched towards him.

In this fight, Henry was restricting himself. He was not using his fire element, simply depending on the fire elements to negate the effects of the chilling air that was trying to penetrate his body. But, he was not using the elements to attack. Otherwise, he would have definitely completely dealt with these leopards.

With fast movements, Henry approached another leopard. The leopard had already realized that it was not capable of matching Henry directly, so, it tried to escape.

When Henry realized this, he threw the sword like a javelin towards the leopard. Due to his increase in strength after fusing together with Storm, the speed at which the sword was traveling in the air was so fast for the leopard to be able to escape.

Puchi!

The sword was directly lodged into the skull of the leopard. Since the leopard was moving at a high speed, after its head was pierced, it tumbled onto the ground before finally coming into a halt a few meters away.

The other leopards also attacked. They were trying to use the chance that Henry was just done attacking the other leopard in order to take him out. But, they had underestimated Henry.

Even without using the sword, Henry’s physical strength was not to be underestimated. So, the moment that the leopard launched towards him, with fast movements, he moved to the side, escaping the attack. At the same time, he used his fist to attack the leopard’s head.

Bang! Crack!

Surprisingly, the head of the leopard cracked as the leopard’s body was suddenly blown away.

Henry did not have a difficult time dealing with the leopards. Although he was holding himself back, but, he was just too strong. After all, even before he reached the sixth level of bronze rank, he was able to deal with a level 8 clone.

Additionally, this clone possessed great intelligence, as well as several skills. And although he was arrogant, but still, he was a formidable enemy. The leopards on the other hand were completely different. Although they possessed great instincts, they were not capable of escaping from here since they were supposed to fight against Henry.

Just after about 2 minutes, Henry had completely killed all the five leopards. At the same time as he was fighting, he made sure to keep an eye on his body. He had felt that the intensity of the pain that he was feeling was increasing as time went by.

This implied that the burden that was being placed on his body was increasing as time moved on.

Henry continued training, until he finally realized that the amount of pain that he was feeling had finally reached the limit of what he could tolerate. More than that, he would really wish that he was dead.

According to the estimation, it had taken him approximately 25 minutes to be able to reach this level. Any more than that, he would be overexerting himself, something that required a great amount of willpower.

It was not that Henry’s willpower was low. It was just that, what Henry wanted to know was the limit that he currently possessed when he utilized this skill. Since he had already realized that it seemed that the limit was 25 minutes, it was going to be better if he ended the skill at 20 minutes.

But all the same, he realized that the skill was going to have an impact on him as long as he used it, no matter how small. So, he had to make sure that he did not use the skill unless he had no choice.

’At what level am I supposed to be able to use this skill efficiently?’ Henry questioned.

[The host will be required to be able to reach the platinum rank, to be able to efficiently use the skill without suffering from any drawbacks. It is just that, the time limit will still remain to be the same no matter the power level, unless the skill is upgraded to another level.]

Henry: "???"

Henry could not help but be left speechless. After all, the platinum rank was around four levels away from him. There was still silver, gold, diamond, before finally reaching the platinum rank.

’Is there a way that I can utilize in order to enable me to utilize this skill without any drawbacks before reaching the platinum level?’ Henry questioned again. This was considered a trump card, and he had to look for a way that he was going to be able to improve it.

[It is possible. The host can upgrade the skill quality to the next level. It will not improve the star level of the skill, rather, the quality of the skill would be improved.]