We walked further into the dungeon and the swamp just got deeper and deeper.
Cori spoke up.
"Troll, 50m to our left."
I turned and ran towards it immediately. 10 seconds later I was face to face with the creature. It was pretty much identical to the last troll we encountered.
I erupted into flames and turned on my inspect skill.
[Lv. 152]
I smirked and sprinted towards the troll. It awkwardly moved its long arms around and charged at me as well.
In one flaming strike I sliced the troll's head clean off. This time I made sure to leave fire residue behind.
The body of the troll fell to its knees and the flames of my attack burned brightly along the area where I cut. Just to be sure I lunged in for a final blow and sliced its body in two while releasing a large amount of fire magic inside the corpse.
Moments later the beast was burning to ash. I heard the ringing that confirmed this troll's demise.
[Level Up]
[Level Up]
I could see Cori and Talia running up behind me about 10m away. I did sprint off alone, maybe I should have waited.
The ashy corpse of the troll started to glow blue, I stepped back and saw that it was just a text box...
[Use Absorption]
Skill: Self Regeneration
[YES][NO]
I chose [YES] and stood there curiously over the ashy body as it disappeared. It let me use my skill this time?
The only explanation I can think of is that I landed the final hit. Maybe that's a hidden condition for my absorption skill. It makes sense.
I opened my status to check it out.
[Status Open]
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Name: Jay Soju
Level: 144
Hp: 725/725
Mp: 530/725
Strength: 347 [+125]
Speed: 412
Agility: 430
Defense: 310 [+124]
Mental Strength: 347 [+69]
Skills:
Absorption
Swordsmanship
Combat Magic [Fire Summoning]
Inspect [Special Grade]
Enemy Detection
Body Hardening[Special Grade]
Self Regeneration
Items Equipped:
Golden Wolf Ring [+20% Mental Strength]
Cyclops Eye Pendant [+40% Defense]
Stainless Steel Sword [+125 Strength]
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Cori and Talia arrived seconds later. I'm glad they didn't see me kill that troll, its a blessing in disguise that I'm so rash sometimes. I don't know if anyone else can see my absorption text. I've never tested it out, and today isn't the day to do so.
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Dungeon Diver: Stealing a Monster's Power
FantasyA story following a young hunter named Jay. He has grown up in a world where dungeons, monsters, and humans with leveling systems are a cultural norm. At the age of 20, he awakens a skill that allows him to steal the abilities of monsters. While oth...
