All Stat Slayer - A.S.S Chapter 44 (part 1): Season 1: Preparation

Hyun-seok acquired two new skills this time. One is Power Control, and the other is Impact Control. However, Hyun-seok wasn’t as excited about them. The penalties caught his attention more than the descriptions.

3. Power Control (active) – Lv.1

A skill that allows the Slayer to adjust the attack power arbitrarily.

Applicable range: -5% to -10%

Duration: 660 seconds

Required MP: 120

Penalty: Inability to use weapons (applies simultaneously when activating/deactivating the skill.)

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Impact Control (active) – Lv.1

A skill that allows the Slayer to adjust the magnitude of applied recoil arbitrarily.

Applicable range: -5% to -10%

Duration: 660 seconds

Required MP: 120

Penalty: Inability to use armor (applies simultaneously when activating/deactivating the skill.)

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To be honest, he has no idea if these skills are good. It claims to allow the adjustment of attack power, but it’s only a decrease of 5% to 10%. As for Impact Control, it mentions reducing recoil, but…

‘For having accumulated recoil beyond the normal mode specifications… these skills seem too weak. And they only require 120 MP.’

That aside, the biggest problem is…

‘Why can’t I use weapons or armor with these skills? Why are the skills like this?’

Admittedly, Power Control might be useful in certain situations. Hyun-seok already possesses power exceeding the normal mode, and he rarely needs to utilize power beyond that. In fact, there have been cases where he couldn’t even land a blow due to excessively strong power, like during the PK with Hong Se-young. But now, it says that the attack power can be adjusted negatively. Currently, the adjustable range is around 10%.

‘However… it’s unlikely that there won’t be any penalties.’

Briefly, he felt a mix of astonishment and disappointment, but the disappointment didn’t last long.

‘When the skill level increases, it won’t only be limited to a 10% adjustment. It might become even weaker or have the potential to be adjusted positively. No doubt about it.’

Power Control was created due to repeated attacks on the turtle monster as a form of repetitive training. Considering the motivation behind the skill’s creation, he was confident that once the skill level increased, it would allow adjustment in the positive direction.

‘But no matter how positively I look at it, the inability to use weapons is fatal.’

The inability to use weapons was a significant penalty. Even though Hyun-seok rarely needs to use weapons, when facing monsters with high defense and recoil, like the turtle monster, having a weapon is advantageous. He just had that thought, but this skill appeared as if mocking it. Unable to use weapons. If an ordinary Slayer obtained such a skill, they might even consider suicide. Allowing the adjustment of attack power to the negative while penalizing weapon usage. If it were an ordinary Slayer and not Hyun-seok, this would be a trash skill that wouldn’t fit anywhere in their skillset.

Initially, he was about to curse due to the penalty of inability to use weapons, but upon careful consideration, it wasn’t merely a matter of cursing. In some cases, it might be better to engage in unarmed combat rather than using unfamiliar weapons. This thought was influenced by the new skill.

Impact Control. This skill could be considered a skill that provides resistance to recoil. Hyun-seok is heavily affected by recoil. His attack power is exceptionally high, dozens of times higher than the average Slayer. As a result, when facing monsters with strong recoil, he suffers significant damage from it. As mentioned before, the damage caused by recoil doesn’t lead to HP reduction. It mostly results in special effects such as stun or abnormal status, creating physical and mental fatigue.

Although high defense provides strong resistance against recoil, it didn’t seem like defense and “resistance against recoil” were directly proportional. From that perspective, this skill was quite fitting for Hyun-seok.

‘Except for the penalty of inability to use armor.’

Hyun-seok chuckled bitterly.

‘And also… Ah… No matter how I think about it, this skill that arose from accumulating recoil beyond the normal mode specifications is overly weak. Is there something hidden that I don’t know? There are even two question marks.’

Out of curiosity, he tried to activate the inventory and equip “Sea Support” but he received a notification that it couldn’t be equipped. It was an item that required a whopping 30 stats. From Hyun-seok’s perspective, 30 stats were somewhat valuable, but for ordinary Slayers, it would be an enormous amount.

“Jong-won is a one-shot damage dealer, so this isn’t necessary.”

For now, he decided to keep it in storage. After observing and evaluating the new skill, Hyun-seok refocused on the turtle monster. In the blink of an eye, his shield gauge had returned to 100%.

‘Such tremendous regeneration and shield power.’

Hyun-seok had to adjust his strength carefully. It wasn’t just about hitting hard. When facing a monster with strong recoil, finding the point where the attack power increases while the recoil decreases was the most efficient attack method.

‘Although it gets tedious, hard work is the best. When will I have such an opportunity again?’

He started grinding. Besides, it only required 120 MP. The delay time wasn’t too long, so he used the skill, deactivated it, used it again, and repeated the process to attack the turtle monster.

[Recognized as repetitive training.]

[The level of the skill Power Control has increased.]

[The level of the skill Impact Control has increased.]

For Hyun-seok, obtaining or leveling up skills through repetitive training was incredibly difficult. Most monsters were one-shot kills, which made it challenging. Hyun-seok felt somewhat excited about this unfamiliar experience.

At first, the levels increased rapidly. It was quick until level 4, but after that, it seemed to stall. Although he felt the fun and participated in the slaying little by little, he noticed that his shield gauge had depleted by around 30%.

Around 150 people gathered here—although the numbers had decreased—and they started to feel a glimmer of hope. It was frustrating before, thinking that no matter how much they attacked, it didn’t inflict damage. But now, it seemed that their attacks were finally effective as the turtle monster’s shield weakened.

“Great! Let’s keep it up!”

“The shield has already dropped by 30%. Our attacks are starting to work now.”

They were skilled individuals who were confident in their abilities, and the situation had been frustrating for them. No matter how much they attacked, the damage didn’t register. They rejoiced as the situation started to improve. Happiness is when your misconceptions are shattered.

Apart from that, Hyun-seok quietly continued grinding.

‘It’s slow to level up beyond level 4.’

As the level of Impact Control increased, the recoil intensity weakened. Thanks to that, he could make stronger attacks, and as the attacks grew stronger, larger recoil was returned, which further increased the skill level.

At this pace, it wouldn’t be long before he could break through the turtle monster’s shield. The monster’s shield was gradually weakening, while Hyun-seok’s attack power continued to grow stronger.

But then, at that moment, he received a message from the Union.
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