Chapter 75: Starlight Beast
Chapter 75: Starlight Beast
"W-What the fuck?" Cyrus' eyes popped out.
"That's one fucking cool beast!"
"Whose summon is that?"
Almond's Starlight Beast instantly captivated the platform. The beast's sleek, muscular body shimmered with a soft, stardust-like glow, and faint constellations pulsed subtly across its silver-blue coat. A flowing mane shifted between indigo and silver while intense, glowing silver eyes seemed to peer into every onlooker's soul as more and more people focused there and closed in towards this combat ring platform.
Everyone felt as if they felt a mysterious pull from the beast, unaware that it was the Starlight Beast's inherent trait.
[Starlight Beast]
- Rank: Silver
- Level: 10
- Quirk(s):
—> Starforged Core: This core pulses with starlight, allowing the beast to passively regenerate Mana over time and granting it resistance to physical and magical attacks. When its health drops below 30%, the core activates a Starforce Surge, temporarily increasing its Strength and Mana by 25% and surrounding it with a faint, protective aura of stardust that reduces incoming damage.
- Stats:
— Physical:
↳ [Strength: 70 | Health: 80 | Stamina: 70]
— Mental:
↳ [Mana: 80 | Focus: 70 | Perception: 70]
- Skills:
— Celestial Roar (A)
— Astral Claws (B)
— Starburst Leap (A)
— Moonlit Howl (B)
— Radiant Aura (C)
— Starlit Veil (B)
— Cosmic Pulse (S)
— Twilight Regeneration (B)
"Repel?" Ryker frowned.
"It seems to be based on attraction and repel," Sam muttered. "This means that the pulsing ring phenomenon...this is reminding me of some bosses in Starfall Basic."
"Yeah, that Star Magnet Minotaur, but it also has a visual effect of Starfall Lionking's Glitter Pulse, meaning there's more to this skill than just attraction and repel."
The third challenger arrived.
This time, each step within Cosmic Pulse's range suddenly formed tiny neon-colorful stones that struck the challenger along with a hard gravity pull toward the ground.
It was over in a jiffy.
"What the hell? How can Mona lose this fast?"
"Yeah, she's got two A-rank classes and is one of the best among this time's newbies."
"She didn't get the chance to display her arsenal of power. That beast's crazy skill is overwhelming them."
This time, the previous month's newbie arrived, who had ascended to the 2nd Floor and went past Silver level 10.
But the result remained the same.
Instant defeat.
Two more challenged Almond.
And then two more.
But Almond hadn't moved a single step from his position.
Suddenly, only the uproar and talk ensued while no one else came to challenge him, nor anyone shouted that they would go next.
The one who said he would go after Mona was also silent.
The audience was also increasing in size and the higher-ups were getting informed about the challenge, though it wasn't anything new, so it was just about relaying information.
However, that changed within the next ten minutes when one of the strongest Silver Level 30 Adventurers lost as well.
This person had reached level 2 in all Mana techniques, and level 6 in Strength Boost.
He managed to hurt Starlight Beast, but that's all.
Almond had to command Starlight to use three skills, and one fact still hadn't changed. He still didn't move from his initial position.
Nobody could get close to Almond nor manage to hit him from long-range.
Starlight Beast was like a ruthless protector, defeating opponents swiftly while protecting Almond on its own with Starlit Veil, a passive skill that works while Starlight Beast is spending its Mana—the effect of creating a mystical transparent silver curtain as a makeshift shield anywhere within its range.
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