Revenge of the Serpent

Chapter 17

"Eugene, your class is 'Beastman', right?" Theodore glanced behind him and used 'Gaze of Wisdom.'

<<Name: Eugene Brooks

HP: 370,000/370,000

Species: Awakened Human
Age: 23
Rank: B
Class: Beastman
Specialty: Heavy Weaponry. Brawling.

[Level of the attribute 'Gaze of Wisdom' is still too low to view the other informations.]>>

Eugene was surprised. "H—How did you know?"

No one was supposed to know of his real class, he'd especially kept it a secret for years even while being a slave to the Griffins.

"Let's just say that I know." Theodore replied, he was surprised to know Eugene's actual class too, since everyone's been told that he was a 'Berserker', which usually uses bare hands or large blades in battle, just like the 'Beastmen' class.

<<Class: Beastman

Lineage: Fighter
Type: Close Range
Specialty: Transformation

Description: A class which specializes in close quarter combat, a human that's awakened as a 'Fighter' will have the chance of becoming a 'Beastmen' under the right conditions. The Beastman Sub-Class is an extremely rare yet powerful class, allowing the human to transform into a mighty beast and utilizing its abilities. The Beastman is very similar to the Berserker class in which they both have immense strength and will often use heavy weaponry, however, Beastmen can only use their full potential when undergoing transformation from a special skill: 'Beast Transformation'.>>

Basically, Beastmen are the natural way of gaining the 'Beast Transformation' skill.

Merlin was naturally surprised about this as well. "Why did you keep it a secret? You could become famous with that skill!"

"Because I don't want to be famous! I heard that all Beastmen were kept in labs since it's a rare awakening" Eugene was flustered, the fear of being used as a test subject lingered as he spoke.

"Don't just start chatting now." Theodore hissed, causing the jaguar in front of him to flinch and took a step back. "Eugene, you take the front, Merlin, if it starts using its electricity, shoot it."

"Okay!" None of the two men had time to protest, Merlin took aim at the target but Eugene still seemed a little hesitant.

"I need time!" The brunet shouted as he prepared to use his skill.

Since Theodore had already suspected that 'Beast Transformation' would require some preparation, he knew he would need to hold out until Eugene was ready.

"Right." He tightened his muscles and sprung forward, startling the jaguar, who edged to the side, narrowly avoiding his fangs.

It was about to fire lightning from its body but Merlin stopped it for a split second as he let go of his knocked arrow, it landed on the jaguar’s right thigh, causing it to scream in pain.

Theodore didn’t waste this opportunity and adjusted his angle before launching himself at the beast again, this time, his attack connected and he managed to land a bite on its back.

“Grraor!” The jaguar struggled, trying to get itself out of Theo’s mouth.

[The Personal Attribute ‘Venom’ has been activated!]

[The Skill ‘Master of Poison’ has been activated!]

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[Error! The status effect ‘Poisoned’ has been dispelled by the Thunder Cat’s skill: ‘Battle of Beasts’!]