295. Sentinel

Salvos (Liberator of the Plaguelands)

Species: [Archdemon of Pride]

Subspecies: [Daeva Cambion] - Lvl. 130

Class: [Grand Mystic of the Nexeus] - Lvl. 94

General Skills:

[Advanced Mana Manipulation] - Lvl. 8

[Identification] - Lvl. 6

[Racial Skill: Universal Language Comprehension] - Lvl. 2

[Rest] - Lvl. 5

[Lesser Enhanced Wisdom] - Lvl. 6

[Title Skill: General Curse Resistance] - Lvl. 4

[Title Skill: Recall Skill] - Lvl. 1

[Racial Skill: Divine Essence of the Daeva Cambion] - Lvl. 1 (Maxed)

Stats:

[Available Stat Points: 0]

[Vitality]: 150 (+25) (+100)

[Strength]: 135 (+25) (+100)

[Endurance]: 150 (+25) (+3) (+100)

[Wisdom]: 265 (+25) (+10) (+100)

[Agility]: 320 (+25) (+5) (+100)

Skills:

[Available Skill Points: 15]

[Barrage of Cinders] - Lvl. 20 (Maxed)

[Demon’s Mark] - Lvl. 10

[Haste] - Lvl. 20 (Maxed)

[Intimidation] - Lvl. 10 (Maxed)

[Faux Limbs] - Lvl. 10

[Nebular Construct] - Lvl. 6

[Radiant Slash] - Lvl. 15 (Maxed)

[Salvo of Vanity] - Lvl. 15

[The Primordial Spark] - Lvl. 20 (Maxed)

[Wings of the Netherworld] - Lvl. 10 (Maxed)

[Passive - A Hunter’s Sense] - Lvl. 10 (Maxed)

[Passive - Blue Flames] - Lvl. 20 (Maxed)

[Passive - Weapon Mastery] - Lvl. 20 (Maxed)

[My Flame Shall Burn Until Eternity Ends] - Lvl. 1 (Maxed)

Secondary Skills:

[Available Secondary Skill Points: 20]

[Dimensional Pocket] - Lvl 5

[Mass Particulate Modification] - Lvl 10 (Maxed)

[Mystical Projection] - Lvl 15 (Maxed)

[Long Range Teleportation] - Lvl 20 (Maxed)

[Planar Navigation] - Lvl. 10 (Maxed)

[Scattering Displacement] - Lvl. 20 (Maxed)

[Warped Time] - Lvl 10

[Titles Available]

Title for Great Feats:

Requirements for three Titles have been met!

You now have eight Titles available!

I skimmed through the other Titles I had available. The ones I had yet to choose or discard. They were quite ordinary. Nothing special to look at. They gave minor Stat boosts, which I didn’t quite care about considering my current Title’s Skill and boost.

Titles:

(Unarith’s Fiend)

You have slain the High Zealot of Unarith—

…

(Defender of the Nexeus)

You have destroyed a corrupted piece of the world! It may only be a single piece, but it is more than many have done in dozens of millenia! In doing so, you’ve taken up the mantle of Dragons in protecting Nexeus from its doom!

+15 to [Vitality]

+15 to [Strength]

+15 to [Endurance]

+15 to [Wisdom]

+15 to [Agility]

The only one I paused at on the way to my new Titles was the Defender of the Nexeus. It still intrigued me, even now. But I didn’t think its pros outweighed the con of losing [Title Skill: Recall Skill]. It was one of the best Skills I had, currently.

I wondered if it could work on Grand Skills, too. Probably not.. Either way, I moved on and took a look at one of the three new Titles I’d been given.

The first… made my jaw drop.

(Secely’s Sentinel)

You have defended Secely against a myriad of threats both from the outside and from within! Whether it be a Demon that threatens to kill hundreds of millions, or an invasive Species of monster that came from far away, you have dedicated your abilities towards defending the last continent of the Nexeus! But while you may have fended off the corruption of the Endlands once, would you be able to repel it again when it draws nearer…?

+30 to [Vitality]

+30 to [Strength]

+30 to [Endurance]

+30 to [Wisdom]

+30 to [Agility]

Bonuses:

*You are more resilient to the corruption of the world!

*Your Grand Skills’ cooldown are reduced by 20%!

“What…?”

My eyes went wide. Centina glanced over at me, raising a brow.

“Is something wrong, Salvos?”

I had been sat on a rock by the beach, kicking my feet over the washing waves until I fully took in the last part of my Title. I quickly waved a hand off at the [Evolved Centinel].

“It’s nothing! Don’t worry about it!”

She frowned, but said nothing more.

I steadied myself, once again focusing on the offered Title. It gave me an additional 30 Stat Points to all of my Stats, which was already better than the Liberator of the Plaguelands.

Not only that, it had additional Bonuses which I’d never seen before.

Bonuses:

*You are more resilient to the corruption of the world!

*Your Grand Skills’ cooldown are reduced by 20%!

The first Bonus wasn’t anything amazing. I would say it was far too specific for me to even consider it. I wasn’t going to go around, ending the world’s corruption, right?

Right?

Well, regardless of whether I did that, I had the Breastplate of Alexander… even if it was broken right now. I could probably get it fixed somewhere. Added to the mix of my Grand Skills— I wasn’t too worried about dying to the corruption.

Maybe I’d think about it if I decided to venture to the fabled Endlands my Dad kept talking about. But, honestly, he was probably overexaggerating its dangers by a little bit.

Anyway, what caught my attention was the second Bonus. My Grand Skills’ cooldowns would be reduced by 20%. That was… good. Very good.

I wasn’t even sure when my [Divine Essence of the Daeva Cambion] would end, but I knew when it did, I’d be waiting for quite a while before I could use it again. A month, maybe. Or a few weeks, at the minimum.

Meanwhile, I was pretty sure I could only use my invincibility Grand Skill once every five days. The wait time for both my Grand Skills would be drastically reduced if I had chosen this Title.

The only problem was [Title Skill: Recall Skill]. Even then, I really considered it. I didn’t think any other Title would be as good as it was. Well, when I decided to take a look at the next first, I realized I was wrong.

(Genocider of Centinels)

You have killed over a million Centinels in an extremely short amount of time, indiscriminately targeting both young and old in your genocide! Having even brought down an [Ancient Centinel] on your own, you are now the bane of Centinelkind. Even the wrath of the Matriarch Centinel herself isn’t enough to put a halt to your senseless massacre.

+50 to [Strength]

+25 to [Vitality]

+25 to [Endurance]

+25 to [Agility]

+5 to [Wisdom]

Bonuses:

*You attract the wrath of Greater Centinels wherever you may go.

*You can command Lesser Centinels through sheer intimidation if there are no other Greater Centinels around.

“Um, what?”

This time, Willy was the one to perk up. He flitted over to me, curious.

“Ok?”

“Yep. I'm fine! Great, actually! It’s just…”

My eyes flickered. I thought about all the possibilities. I could have my own army of small Centinels! I was going to assume that Lesser Centinels meant everything from Level 40 and below— which meant they’d be distractions more than anything.

But if I was up against Belzu, that’d be very useful.

Actually, rather than making assumptions, I decided to ask Centina what Lesser Centinel was.

“A Lesser Centinel?”

She blinked.

“Those are Centinels who are below Level 70. Why?”

“Just wondering…”

Wait, actually, since Centina was a Greater Centinel, would she suddenly be mad at me if I chose this Title?

“Does that mean you are a Greater Centinel?”

“I’m an [Evolved Centinel]. I do not fall under either Greater or Lesser Centinel. I’m a Sapient Centinel.”

“Huh. Got it. Thank you!”

It was good that Centina wasn’t going to get mad at me. But I was still on the fence regarding this Title, especially due to its description.

I didn’t just kill the Centinels for no reason. It definitely wasn’t senseless. I was mostly defending myself against them after being forcefully thrusted into the Bloodied Gulf by my Dad.

So if anyone deserved that Title, it was Sal!

Yet, it also offered a pretty good Stat boost. Once again, even better than the Title I gained from killing the Lich. I was tempted to choose it, but I was averse due to the same reason as before— I’d lose [Title Skill: Recall Skill].

That was one of the most beneficial Skills I currently had in my repertoire. Was it worth removing that Skill? That was the question I had to wrestle with.

I mulled over it as I reached my last Title.

(The Devil’s Daughter)

You are the daughter of the Devil! He is a being that is dozens of millennia old. He has seen the fall of the old world, and lived through the beginning of the apocalypse. He has seen continents fall, watching callously as entire Species are driven into extinction. Yet, he has taken you as his student. And under his tutelage, you’ve earned more than just his interest— you’ve also earned his affection.

+10 to [Vitality]

+10 to [Strength]

+10 to [Endurance]

+10 to [Wisdom]

+10 to [Agility]

Bonuses:

*You get to keep your current Title and all its Bonuses and Skills.

“Huh.”

“Salvos say something?”

Kron looked up from chomping into a Centinel’s leg. I didn’t know when, but the [Krokodis] had somehow smuggled bits of Centinels with her to feast on because she liked the taste. I sighed.

“I did. But it, um…”

I trailed off. Shrugging, I gestured at a nearby thicket.

“I’m going to go over here to do something now.”

Obviously, I was going to choose this Title. There was no reason not to. I could already tell that my Dad would try to tease me about it, but I didn’t see any reason to be embarrassed about it.

In fact, I was pretty sure this Title’s description was far more embarrassing for him than it was for me. After all, it outright said that he was attached to me now, which I was sure he’d try to deny.

He was the Devil— he would claim he was intrigued by my actions and my progress, but not attached. Something about being around for a long time and how my existence was mere moments to him.

Now, there really was no consequence to accepting this Title if it meant I could stack it on top of my current Title. But the question remained— did I want to remain as the Liberator of the Plaguelands?

It’d be risky, removing [Recall Skill]. However, as I stood alone amongst the trees and tried to activate the Title Skill and use it on my Grand Skills, I knew it couldn’t work.

The Skill was only useful for Skills I’d lost. And while that was useful to a certain extent… I didn’t think it was worth the loss of potential from rejecting either Secely’s Sentinel or Genocider of Centinels.

It was a risk, but life was all about risks. What was more, it was one I was willing to take.

Now, I had to weigh the options I had. I liked both of the other Titles. I could see their uses— especially to aid me in my battle against Belzu. However, Genocider of Centinels, while quite useful, didn’t offer quite the Stat boost that I wanted.

And that tipped me over the edge towards Secely’s Sentinel. I could potentially live to regret my decision. Maybe [Recall Skill] would be useful later on in a situation where I needed it, but I didn’t have it. But I believed that with the advantages offered by Secely’s Sentinel and possibly even The Devil’s Daughter, it would make up for it entirely.

With my mind made up, I made the change.

Title Lost!

(Liberator of the Plaguelands)

[Vitality] +25

[Strength] +25

[Endurance] +25

[Wisdom] +25

[Agility] +25

General Skill [Title Skill: General Curse Resistance] Removed!

General Skill [Title Skill: Recall Skill] Removed!

Title Gained!

(Secely’s Sentinel)

+30 to [Vitality]

+30 to [Strength]

+30 to [Endurance]

+30 to [Wisdom]

+30 to [Agility]

Bonuses:

*You are more resilient to the corruption of the world!

*Your Grand Skills’ cooldown are reduced by 20%!

General Skill [Title Skill: Protection of the Sentinel] Obtained!

General Skill [Title Skill: Invoke Wrath] Obtained!

Title Gained!

(The Devil’s Daughter)

+10 to [Vitality]

+10 to [Strength]

+10 to [Endurance]

+10 to [Wisdom]

+10 to [Agility]

Bonuses:

*You get to keep your current Title and all its Bonuses and Skills.

General Skill [Title Skill: General Status Effect Resistance] Obtained!

General Skill [Title Skill: The Devil’s Grace] Obtained!