I Woke Up as the Villain

Chapter 108

Choi Yu-Seong mainly used the basic spear techniques—spinning(Lan), pushing(Na), and stabbing(Chal) techniques. However, his spear skills started to change. The basic techniques remained, but the steps from Wind Control were naturally combined with them. That was all that changed, but his attack moves became different from before. His spear was light as a feather.

Ecstatic, Choi Yu-Seong began to perform the spear skill by mixing the steps of Wind Control toward invisible opponents only visible in his imagination. Then, the spear’s blade splendidly decorated the empty space as if it were blooming buds.

Without knowing how much time had passed, Choi Yu-Seong swung the spear until he felt exhausted. Soaked with sweat, he collapsed and exhaled a rough breath. "Hhhhhhhh…!"

He was out of breath and felt dizzy, but he also felt refreshed.

‘I somehow got past a wall…!’

Not only did his rank get higher, but Yu-Seong’s skill in using his spear increased. It was as if the system wanted him to clearly recognize the fact because there were many messages popping up in front of his eyes.

- A Joke-loving Prankster looks at the growth of player Choi Yu-Seong with an interested eye. 500 karma points are sponsored.

- The Oldest Hunter values the player Choi Yu-Seong beautifully. 500 karma points are sponsored.

- Culann’s Hound is happier than anyone else with the improvement of the player Choi Yu-Seong’s spear skills. 1,500 karma points are sponsored!

- Special Skill, Spear Prodigy D → Spear Practioner D

Three gods supporting Choi Yu-Seong sent congratulatory gifts. Not only that, but the name of the Special skill had changed. In addition, a silver whirlwind wrapped around Choi Yu-Seong.

- The level has risen.

Without much thought, Choi Yu-Seong yelled out joyfully. It had been a while since his level had risen from training. He felt great satisfaction energizing his entire being. "YESSSSSSS-!"

Choi Yu-Seong, who was originally a nugatory villain who would originally be used and abandoned, was growing steadily and continuously.

***

Yu-Seong wanted to look up his upgraded skills in a comfortable state after he returned home, finished showering, and laid in bed. That way, he could freely express his joyfulness in bed. Like that, Choi Yu-Seong got comfortable and first checked his Spear Practioner skill.

『Spear Practioner D

Has a very good understanding and proficiency in pole weapons and spears.

Get the effect of the general skill – Cool-headed D – when using the spear.

Get the effect of the general skill – Stamina Reinforcement D – when using the spear. Duplicate is possible.

Get the effect of the general skill – Physical Strength Reinforcement D – when using the spear. Duplicate is possible.

Attack power increases when using the spear.

When learning techniques related to spear, the learning rate will be faster.

When acquiring skills related to spear, the starting point will be set at a rank one higher.』

There wasn’t a single aspect it was lacking; everything was just perfect.

“This one skill plays the role of at least three skills.”

In particular, in the case of Stamina Reinforcement and Physical Strength Reinforcement, Yu-Seong liked it even more since duplications were possible.

‘If this happens, my Stamina Reinforcement skill could actually be about D+ rank?’

An individual's overall ability sometimes made one perform better than the rank, but generally, there were limitations to a skill’s rank. Even if he had a duplicate effect, it was natural to think it would be impossible to go beyond C-rank.

‘Since I used to bench press 400kg...it's safe to say that I can do 500kg now.’?

Yu-Seong wanted to try it right away, but unfortunately, he had no realistic way to experiment with it.

'That’s because I can't bench press with a spear in one hand.’?

Of course, he did not want to accidentally be mortally wounded after bench pressing with a spear attached to his hand. Above all, he had his own evidence that his guess would be quite right.

‘In the original novel, it was mentioned that if there’s a ‘+’ added to the rank, the efficiency increases by an additional 50 percent.’?

The Stamina Reinforcement effect was also excellent. The longer the battle lasted, the more a player’s stamina levels would impact even their concentration. Choi Yu-Seong was certain that his stamina would definitely be very helpful in long-term combat. In fact, it was extremely pleasant that all of his skills’ growth was somewhat incidental.

‘The important thing is that, even though it doesn’t show up in the system skill window… My spear skills have improved.’

Yu-Seong’s basic spear skill had combined with his Wind Control skill. As a result, he was able to overcome a wall and exceed the limit. Thanks to that, he shook off the anxiety he had been feeling because of his stalled growth after being unable to train in the dungeons these days.

‘Even if I don’t raise my level, I’m in the process of growing, so let’s cheer up.’

For now, it looked a little slow, but all of these things would stack up and eventually form a castle. The strong people of this era must have also walked a similar path. Above all, the gods seemed to like Choi Yu-Seong’s growth quite a lot.

‘I got a figure of karma points that I've never received before.’?

The sum of karma points from the three gods was 2,500. This was more than the amount of 2,200 he had saved up, not to mention this amount would be a lot less if he hadn’t received karma points from the cheering gods as he fought against Geom-Gui during Chae Ye-Ryeong’s Re-Awakening.

‘Anyway, my new total is 4,700 karma points.’

The first thing that came to mind from this fairly large figure was the growth of special skills that had stagnated in the E-rank.

‘With this amount, I can improve two of my skills… But which skill should I choose?’

Choi Yu-Seong didn't contemplate for a long time.

‘I've already decided on one.’?

First, he chose to improve the Wind Control skill. It consumed about 2,500 karma points, but it was the best survival or escape skill among his skills. Moreover, since it was combined with his spear skills, it would now also be quite efficient for attacking.

‘So…I’ll consume the karma points for the Wind Control.’

When Yu-Seong made the decision, the writing of ‘Wind Control’ glowed golden as it floated on the window in front of him. Since then, the flames started at the bottom of the letter E and swallowed it up quickly. It soon turned into ashes and changed into a golden D.

‘Oh, the system interface cared about the visual effects.’

Yu-Seong’s exclamation about the unexpected flamboyance did not last long. He immediately checked the updated Wind Control skill’s stats and performance.

『Special Skills, Wind Control (D)

Fusion not possible.

Inheritance not possible.

At the end of 18 steps that flow like water, a dragon that catches the wind travels through the clouds. This is a skill that has been completely inherited.

You can only use seven out of eighteen steps due to the current low grade.

It is easier to dodge the opponent’s attacks.

You can kill some of your presence.

For seven steps after skill activation, you can instantly accelerate your movement.

Immediately after skill activation, you can instantly create a short illusion using five steps.

If you use an illusion 3 or more times in a row, re-use waiting time (30 minutes) will occur. 』

"Fu..." Choi Yu-Seong covered his mouth after he unknowingly cursed out loud. His Wind Control, which had been limited to five steps, increased to seven steps. There were three advantages to this.?

‘First of all, the danger due to the cut off of Wind Control when avoiding attacks could be held off a bit.’

In addition, the connection performance had improved when it came to attacking with the spear. Finally, the most important part was that Choi Yu-Seong could now use the five steps to make the illusion and still have two steps remaining. All skills had a very short delay before they were reactivated. However, since there was no such delay, both attacking and avoiding could be done flawlessly.

‘I think I can now catch rank 3 dungeon boss monsters by myself.’

Choi Yu-Seong's subjective judgment was that he could hunt rank 3 elite monsters alone if the conditions were stable. If it was a rank 4 dungeon, he could handle the weak monsters near the entrance. However, the situation was different now.

‘If it’s rank 3 elite monster, I may handle up to five of them. Also, I can now hunt the dungeon boss monster alone.’

Of course, Yu-Seong could do more than this if he took a risk.

‘If it’s rank 4 elite monsters….I may handle up to three of them. If I risk my life and am lucky enough, I might be able to hunt the raid rank boss monster.’

Generally, it was known that raid monsters, which were also known to be special within the rank 4 monsters, could be hunted by at least ten D-rank high-level hunters gathered with all different types of skills. That would be the only reasonable attempt.

Suddenly, Choi Yu-Seong thought that he would be able to hunt it alone. This was something that even Kim Do-Jin could only do if he risked his life and was lucky, but now, Yu-Seong thought it would be possible for him as well. Thinking about it in this way, he couldn’t help but realize again how great his improvement was.

‘Wait, no matter how many preconditions there are, did I just think that I could fight at a similar level as Kim Do-Jin?’

Did that even make sense?

In the original novel, Choi Yu-Seong was supposed to die after being used incompetently in this world. How could he be compared to Kim Do-Jin, the returnee of another world? If he thought about it differently, that meant with the premise of being lucky, there was a possibility of him beating Kim Do-Jin when he was D-rank.

‘I could beat the main character of the novel?’

Of course, he could be conceited. In addition, as his level went up, it would be harder to climb up the stairs, so someday, it might become difficult to even reach Kim Do-Jin’s toes in the end with how high he might rise.

However, in the comparative analysis that was drawn in his head right now, Choi Yu-Seong and Kim Do-Jin in the D-rank era were clearly at the same level. It was a sense that Yu-Seong had felt the other day, but this time it was clearly different.

‘If Kim Do-Jin was still a D-rank... then I would have wanted to give it a shot.’?

Of course, there was a way for Yu-Seong to compare with Do-Jin right away. For example, he could challenge the Orc War Chief Raid alone, which Kim Do-Jin hunted when he was D-rank.

‘If I break his record as I did in the Goblin Fortress…’

Wouldn't Kim Do-Jin be shocked silly? Clearing the simple dungeon and also hunting raid monsters were different. Choi Yu-Seong contemplated for a moment but soon shook his head.

‘Still, survival is the most important thing, not the desire to win.’?

Choi Yu-Seong was also a human being, so he felt his heart burning with passion. However, he gave up his thoughts immediately because he valued his life more than such feelings. Instead, he continued thinking about where to spend the remaining 2,200 karma points.

'I kept putting it off, but now I’ll have to decide.’?

Choi Yu-Seong jumped up from his seat and held a stick candy he had prepared in the room. "Summon Dimensional Merchant."

"Did you call me?!" said Ping Pong.

Choi Yu-Seong first handed a lollipop to Ping Pong, who appeared as if he had been waiting. He then said, "Mr. Ping Pong, it's finally time."

"What?" Ping Pong was holding the peeled stick candy with both hands and licking it with his pink tongue. He tilted his head and asked.

"I'll ask for a level-up of the dimensional bundle.”

Pingpong’s eyes glistened at Yu-Seong’s words, and jumped up from his seat. He shouted, "Oh-! That's a wise choice. But in a little while!"

He then licked the remaining lollipops and spoke in a dignified voice. "Let's put it off after eating all this great invention, lollipops. Choi Yu-Seong.”