After Mike left the area, other figures began to arrive.

They gathered near the place where Leviathan had fallen. The ice was shattered, the sea was disturbed, and the ground was covered in dark traces.

Several people stood silently, observing the battlefield.

"This was done by a necromancer," an old man said as he examined the marks on the ground.

The aura left behind was heavy. Traces of death magic covered the area. Mike's attack residue was there as well, but the lich's presence completely overwhelmed it. Dark curses still lingered on the ground, twisting the mana flow and confusing anyone trying to trace the fight properly.

"And a very powerful necromancer," another man in black robes added. His voice was low and serious.

One of the men turned toward a tall figure standing nearby. The pressure around him was strong—clearly a Rank 2 individual.

"Is this from your organization?" the man asked carefully.

The Rank 2 shook his head.

"No," he said. "This wasn't done by any necromancer under us."

The man nodded slowly.

"Find who did this," he ordered. "They might have obtained the elemental skill."

He paused, then added, "And stop them from spreading the news. If word gets out that this dungeon drops elemental skills, things will get messy."

The others nodded heavily.

The news that this dungeon could drop an Elemental Skill Book was a tightly guarded secret. They kept a close watch on anyone capable of slaying Leviathan. Every Rank 1 and Rank 2 party that entered the dungeon was secretly monitored to prevent them from learning about the elemental skill drop, in case it appeared after Leviathan's death.

But never in their wildest dreams did they imagine that Leviathan had been slain by a mere Rank 0 Knight—one who commanded two Mythical-ranked monsters.

Mike, on the other hand, is now fighting a Rank 0 Frost Cleaver Bear.

Many powerful presence passed by him, And Mike everytime felt them sensing him, his level and then just simply leave seeing he is juts Rank 0.

"I wonder why everyone's so agitated," Mike muttered as he casually fought Rank 0 bear covered in ice.

After killing it, he stored the body in his inventory and headed back to the safe zone.

Once there, he rented a room and lay down on the bed.

"I'll go out when they're not watching," he thought.

Soon after, he logged out and returned to his real body.

Opening his eyes in his room, Mike stretched and muttered, "Time to rank up."

He booked a training room, went there, sat down in the center, and opened the system interface.

[ Do you wish to submit the quest? ]

Mike pressed Yes.

[ Congratulations on completing the Rank-Up Quest ]

[ Based on your record, your performance rating is: SSS ]

[ Rewards ]

• All stats ×3

• Three Epic-rank class skills

• Three random skill upgrades

• Talent upgrade (if applicable)

• Potential Rank-Up (SSS-rating exclusive reward)

[ Your current stats have been multiplied by 3× ]

[ New Epic-Rank Class Skills Acquired ]

Knight's Judgment (Epic)

A devastating overhead strike that deals 1000% physical damage + 500% magical damage to a single target.

Unbreakable Will (Epic)

Grants temporary immunity to all debuffs and crowd control effects.

• Duration: 10 minutes

Banner of Valor (Epic)

Plants a banner that buffs all allies within range.

• Attack, Defense, and Morale +30%

• Duration: 1 minute

[ Skill Evolutions ]

Cut → Cleave

• Wider attack arc

• Damages armor

• Cuts through enemies

• Can hit multiple targets

Valor Surge → Heroic Valor

• Increases Attack, Defense, and Willpower by 100% for 1 minute.

• Additional scaling:

+1% bonus for each enemy 50 levels above the user within range

Shadow Grave → Shadow Domain

• Continues to house and heal undead within the user's shadow

• Creates a cursed zone where enemies are weakened

• Allows manipulation of shadows within the domain

[ Talent Upgrade ]

• You now have two permanent talent slots instead of one

• You can now use two talents at the same time instead of one.

• These can be both permanent talents, or one permanent and one temporary talent.

[ Potential Upgrade ]

• Potential Rank increased: F → E

• You now gain 2 unallocated stat points per level

[ Rank Advancement ]

• You are now Rank 1

• Level cap expanded to 200

[ All stored EXP has been consumed ]

[ Level Increased ]

[ Current Level: 157 ]

Mike closed his eyes as he felt the power rush through him. It was intoxicating, to say the least. For a moment, he felt like he was standing on clouds, as if the world itself had become unreal from the sudden surge of strength.

"The blogs were right… it really does feel like an orgasm," Mike chuckled, still riding the wave of euphoria.

Mike looked at the notifications again and grinned when he reached the Talent update.

"What perfect timing," he muttered.

It had been almost three weeks. In just two more days, his fourth week would arrive—and with it, his fourth gacha. Earlier, Midas Touch had been in a temporary slot, which meant he would have lost it—but now, he could move it into a permanent slot, just like Reversal Engine.

"And now I can use two of them together," Mike grinned.

Before, he could only use one talent at a time, with a 24-hour cooldown to switch between them. Now, he could equip two talents out of his three available ones.

The 24-hour cooldown to change talents was still there—but having two active at once was a massive upgrade.

"The new skills are great too," Mike mumbled, glancing at the Potential Rank Up notification.

"Now I have another way to rank up my potential," he nodded, noticing that his Knight class had reached E rank.

"I wonder how Lily is doing," he muttered. But before calling her, he moved Midas Touch into his second permanent slot.

"I should also get that skill from Emperor," he mumbled as he opened Emperor's stats and copied the Mythic Monarch Flame passive skill.

His Knight mount skill allowed him to copy one ability from his mounts. He had been holding off, unsure which skill he would need most—but now, mana is the priority, so he copied it.

Mythic Monarch Flame (Passive)

• Total Mana increased by 200%.

• All of the user's attacks now coated in Mythic Cerulean Fire, which deals burn and true damage(Ignores resistance).

• All attacks ignore 20% of the enemy's defense.

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