Chapter 197: Regrouping

DISCLAIMER: This story is NOT MINE IN ANY WAY. That honor has gone to the gorgeous bastard Ryuugi. This has been pulled from his Spacebattles publishment at threads/rwby-the-gamer-the-games-we-play-disk-five.341621/. Anyway on with the present…err learn.

Regrouping

Raven Branwen

LV 173

These had been the phrases revealed on the Occasion display screen as Raven furrowed her forehead and pressed the settle for button, writing themselves subsequent to a pair of coloured barsher HP and MP. Whereas I might solely ever executed it a couple of instances, I may make events with folks of a better stage than me simply fantastic.

There simply wasn’t a lot level, typically talking. Expertise could not be divided equally until our ranges had been shut to at least one one other and by default, the one factor revealed about somebody that robust was their stage. Whereas that was helpful in its personal approach, ranges being a broad indicator of somebody’s normal capacity, the very fact remained that it was pretty unhelpful by itself. Whereas the distinction between two folks at stage one won’t be enormous, the distinction between those that have grown and developed was immense. From the main target of their stats to the character of their Semblance, these at excessive ranges grew in vastly completely different instructions and possessed their very own strengths and weaknesses, so boiling them right down to a quantity turned nearly ineffective. There could possibly be a warrior with a Semblance that granted inhuman energy and a Mud-user with the facility to create elaborate Glyphs and so they may each be the identical levelbut they weren’t the identical.

On the stage I used to be at now particularly, I just about ignored ranges totally, past noting whether or not or not I used to be in a position to see them. The data revealed by Observe was vastly extra essential that the numbers about their head, particularly since at three digits or extra, it would not be odd if an individual’s efficient energy may range by a couple of dozen ranges based mostly on the exact nature of their Semblance and the state of affairs. Understanding the specifics was a necessity, in circumstances like that.

Added to that, the reality was that whereas being a member of my occasion had its makes use of, it additionally had its limits. Even when they had been related to me in some style, it wasn’t as if they obtained my Semblance or something. As I might examined with Adam loads time in the past, they could not use talent books to be taught issues extra rapidly, nor did they achieve the flexibility to be taught skillsor somewhat, the flexibility to be taught expertise the way in which I did. If we had been all shut in stage, then we may see one another’s HP bars, however they did not achieve any of the opposite perceptive skills that got here with my Semblance, in order that they could not see names, titles, or ranges. They did not achieve the advantages of the Gamer’s Thoughts or Physique, both. Actually, all they obtained out of it was the flexibility to earn expertise by killing monsters.

Not that that wasn’t superb in its personal proper, after all. One of many benefits of my events was that when you obtained sufficient expertise whereas a member of 1, you’d stage up and get a handful of factors to distribute nonetheless you needed. In contrast to standard coaching, it did not matter what you’d been specializing in, so you would freely place factors in Intelligence, Knowledge, and even Luck, regardless of having executed nothing to enhance them straight. Provided that coaching such issues usually turned exceedingly tough because the stats obtained highereven for me, regardless of all the benefits I might leveraged to the taskthis was a godsend.

As well as, until they had been a member of my occasion, ranges weren’t tied to killing the Grimm in any respect and enhancing them depended totally on an individual’s personal abilityand from what little I might seen of Hunter graduates, their progress would often decelerate drastically across the time they’d completed attending faculties like Haven or Beacon. Not one of the graduates I might seen had ranges that strayed too removed from the upper finish of the scholar physique, which I suppose made sense; when you’d already spent years and years coaching your physique, mastered using your Semblance, completed sprucing your fight type, and had some precise expertise underneath your belt, it was unlikely to make any of the huge enhancements that could possibly be seen early on. Even then, whereas I might seen folks leap ahead 5 ranges in a single day in my quick time at Haven, that improve in ranges was in all probability from gaining a better understanding of find out how to use their Semblance or one thing and hadn’t been accompanied by any change of their stats.

Fortunately, in my case, enhancing ranges was a standardized technique of reaching quotas, with out something like bottlenecks and with assured rewards every time. Even when I did not make any random enhancements from sudden realizationsbeyond the pure good thing about no matter I got here up with, after all; my energy wasn’t truly tied to my stage, after allwhat beneficial properties I did make typically had extra worth to them, or a minimum of extra consistency. I might seen folks with stats far greater than their ranges would point out and likewise far decrease, however I knew for a reality the place I stood at any given time.

As at all times, I used to be grateful to my energy for that, amongst many different issues.

However nonetheless, what had Raven been consuming? Even conserving in thoughts that ranges had been nothing however a broad measure of energy, for her stage to be the higher a part of twice my mom and father’sI nonetheless could not Observe her to inform, however was it merely due to her Semblance or had she merely grown that robust on her personal in some way? I suppose that when you added up all my beneficial properties from coaching and divided them by the 5 factors per stage, I wasn’t too far-off from the purpose myselfand I used to be stronger than my stats indicated regardlessbut it was nonetheless very spectacular, though I might identified she needed to be about this robust, provided that I hadn’t been in a position to see her stage even after breaking the three digit barrier. Given what I knew about progress charges in addition to my ownshe will need to have been a minimum of three digits when she graduated from Beacon.

Or was she and exception in some way, like I used to be? Had she had another approach of rising this robust? If it wasn’t simply her Semblance, then it must be her expertise, however

And God, what about the remainder of her group? Cinder? Ozpin?

Regardless that it was only a quantity on a display screen, it was laborious to not discover the implications disheartening. It appeared I nonetheless had an extended, lengthy method to go.

“Did that do one thing?” Raven requested after a second, the display screen in entrance of her vanishing with none apparent adjustments from her perspective.

“Strive saying ‘Standing,'” I replied, cautious to not let my worries present.

“Standing,” Raven replied and began barely as a window appeared earlier than her eyes. She paused for a second when her eyebrows furrowed, contemplating it for a second. “Ah. That is?”

“Your standing display screen,” I replied, nodding. “Identical to in a sport. It’s best to have the ability to see the final particulars, a minimum of.”

Raven shot me an odd look.

“Are you able to not see it?” She requested.

“I can,” I replied, shaking my head barely as I spoke. “However I believed you would possibly like a second to go over it first.”

Effectively, whereas that sounded well mannered, there was additionally the truth that there wasn’t a lot level in snooping. Sadly, the standing screens my occasion system supplied weren’t as helpful or detailed as my ownprobably as a result of many of the choices I had merely weren’t related to them. As they did not have Inventories or expertise the way in which I did, these issues weren’t obtainable or displayed, nor was a variety of the opposite data that I may often see. It did not hassle exhibiting factor like their emotional states, backgrounds, or all the opposite stuff I discovered helpful as a voyeur, both, presumably as a result of they had been anticipated know. Honestly, it was actually nothing however a easy, streamlined window with their names, HP, MP, stats, factors, and the opposite primary stuff, together with the choice to enhance stats if factors had been obtainable to take action; the stuff that they might truly use, primarily.

Which meant that it wasn’t of a lot worth to me as a result of I had Observe, which displayed way more data and which was why every time Adam needed to see the small print of his stats, I often simply created illusory variations of no matter I may see utilizing it. Whereas I used to be curious to know what stats Raven had, they had been pretty far down the listing of issues I might wish to see on her standing web page, so it was laborious to get too excitedI knew higher than anybody how a lot your expertise and talents may play together with your states, in order that data was additionally of restricted use by itself; her Aura alone in all probability a minimum of doubled their efficient values. If I might been in a position to see her Standing in its entirety, I might in all probability have shamelessly taken a glance, nevertheless it wasn’t meant to be.

Raven contemplated that for a second earlier than nodding and I glanced over it as soon as. She was constructed equally to Adam, with a give attention to her bodily stats, although they had been a good bit greater than his and organized considerably otherwise, favoring Dexterity first, Stamina second, and Energy lastnot that any of them had been lower than 2 hundred. Each Intelligence and Knowledge had been pretty excessive as nicely, although her Luck was solely about equal to mine. All instructed, she had the very best stat whole I might ever seen on a human.

“It is fascinating,” Raven mused. “Definitely, it is handy to have such issues numbered. They’re correct, I assume?”

I nodded.

“Adam can testify to that,” I answered. “As long as you are a member of my occasion, every stage you achieve gives you 5 factors to distribute freely amongst your stats. Adam’s made a variety of enchancment recently, as I am positive you’ve got seen.”

“In order that’s why,” She replied, tilting her head. “Sure, I’ve seen that he is grow to be fairly a bit stronger and fasteramazingly so, although he is at all times been a reasonably fast examine in such issues. This is the reason? What a handy powerhow do you achieve ranges?”

“By defeating enemies,” I replied. “Adam and I hunt the Grimm close by at evening, once we’re not busy coaching different issues.”

“Partially,” I confirmed. “Honestly, we may have escaped from the Ananta whereas it was nonetheless recovering, however there was an excessive amount of of a danger that it’d flip in direction of Mistral, then or later. I could not take that danger any greater than I may with something close to the Kingdoms. A part of the explanation we’re right here is as a result of, although extraordinarily harmful, it is also distant sufficient that we will loosen up considerably. With the character of your energy particularly, we must always have the ability to withdraw at any time with out them following us in direction of civilization, although we’ll play it secure in the interim. But in addition, sure, you might be our security internet, to catch us when issues inevitably go awryat least in the interim. Early on particularly, I think issues will probably be somewhat contact and go, however later”

I shook my head.

“Is that alright with you?” I requested.

“It will not be the primary time I’ve performed this position,” She replied, inclining her head my approach. “And time is of the essence. I will be on guard.”

“Thanks,” I instructed her honestly, bowing my head extra deeply then she had as a gesture of respect. “Now, a couple of warningsand do not be stunned if I add to this randomly, given the place we’re. Initially, steer clear of the bushes.”

“The bushes?” Adam requested, glancing round us. Proper now, we had been standing in the course of what seemed like a forest, surrounded by darkish bushes with white blossoms. Adam paused for a second, squinted for a second, after which widened his eyes. “Are these?”

“Lotus Eaters,” I mentioned with a nod.

The Fruit of Insanity

LV 63

Lotus Eater

These had been the phrases that appeared over the branches of the closest tree and a better take a look at it revealed the reality behind them. Although it was disguised nicely, the delicate-looking petals of its blossoms had been in reality made from laborious bone spikes, giving freely its true nature. It was a Lotus Eater, a species of Grimm that took on the types of a wide range of completely different sorts of plants; nonetheless it seemed, although, what mattered was its true nature. From its open petals, which did in reality seem like lotus blossoms, wafted clouds of dust-like materialit’s ‘pollen.’ Although the bushes themselves had little fight capacity, those that inhaled their pollen would rapidly fall prey to its results.

The signs had been as horrible as they had been diversified and searching on the spores, I may see why. They’d drive their victims to insanity with hallucinations and toxins, actually attacking their mind from inside till they collapsed, sickened and mindless. Then, the bushes would drag them into their trunks whereas they had been nonetheless trapped inside their nightmares and digest them.

Slowly. Although they had been fortunately uncommon in different elements of the world, Vacuo had executed a number of research on them out of necessity, as there have been some locations north of it the place they might develop. After a expensive first encounter, they’d managed to destroy an infestation of the issues comparatively near the Kingdom, and when the Grimm had light, they left behind the corpses inside. Autopsies had agreed they’d all died of the identical thingstarvation.

“I am shielding us,” I mentioned. “However do not let your guard down. This is not precisely a spot to go on trip to.”

“Please,” Adam snorted. “You’d spend your holidays right here in a heartbeat, Jaune.”

I smiled at that, if not as brightly as I usually would possibly.

“Effectively,” I hedged. “Possibly. Simply observe my lead, okay?”

Having mentioned that, I took a second to shut my eyes. Sadly, returning to my horrific homeland was solely half one in all my magnificent technique for assembly the approaching deadlineand it wasn’t even the half I used to be most uncomfortable with. Taking a deep breath, I activated half two.

Venenum (Lively) LV1 EXP: 47.03%

An historical artwork using the rules of Alchemy. By way of the method of transmutation, it’s attainable to transform one’s physique and soul into baser supplies, however because of the requirement of 1’s very important fluids, few alchemists had been prepared to rework giant portions, particularly given the dangers concerned. As an alternative, many alchemists selected to transform small quantities of their blood into medicines, permitting them to revenue with out undue harmafter all, because of the course of occurring throughout the person’s physique, even fastidiously bleeding the outcomes out doesn’t assure the alchemist himself is not going to endure the medicines results. For that motive, poisons had been not often created, however this talent permits for the creation of any toxin or drugs which may be produced organically, restricted solely by the customers energy and talent. Masters of the artwork, nonetheless, are mentioned to have the ability to create far better issues.

10 HP and 10 MP per milliliter.

Instantly after utilizing Venenum, I began feeling unusual and knew that the blood I might transformed into poison was taking impact even earlier than the ache took maintain. I introduced up my HP and checked out it fastidiously, Semblance conserving my physique regular even when it ought to have been collapsing underneath the close to liter of poison I might stuffed my veins with. Instantly, a number of home windows appeared, notifying me of the enhancements to Poison Resistance, however even that wasn’t sufficient to maintain my HP from ticking down.

“Jaune?” Adam requested, concern filling his voice. He was shut sufficient to my stage to see my HP and the way rapidly it was dropping.

“Don’t fret about it,” I replied, nonetheless watching it fall. Solely when it was almost empty did I heal myself, fastidiously regulating my returning well being to insure it did not go too excessive and tried to maintain it regular.

This was the following step of my plan, making use of the talent I might obtained from the Ananta and which I hadn’t used a lot till now, due to the hazard concerned. Regardless of its huge energy, utilizing it carried sufficient danger that I had solely used it sparingly and by no means in battleand even then, I would not have even thought-about utilizing it in any respect with out Second Probability. Although I did not thoughts hurting myself a for the sake of coaching and did not care what occurred to my physique in typically, it was a bit completely different when my life was on the road.

However determined instances

Etz Hayim (Passive) LV1 EXP: 12.11%

The Tree of Life is what offers form to the mortal soul, defining it between the states of life and dying. By way of life, the soul is polished, the reality of oneself being slowly revealed by the fingers of timeand but, on the similar time, man is born to die. But dying, too, has its place and position, for if to reside is to be taught, then it awaits as the ultimate lesson. With this talent, the person might strategy, in small half, the reality of that thriller.

Improve all expertise beneficial properties by 200% whereas HP is beneath 1%.

Improve all expertise beneficial properties by a further 300% whereas just one HP stays.

Name for determined measures.