Chapter 539 - 4 Heavenly Martial Body

[Heavenly Martial Body: A trait born with both Limitless Body and Mana Body. The ability is greatly increased compared to the original trait’s rank.]

Goosebumps started to rise. I thought I might have gotten a ridiculously overpowered Skill.

Five out of the eight basic traits were D-rank, so it seemed that Heavenly Martial Body became D-rank based on the overall assessment.

Since it said the ability would be greatly increased, I tested how much stronger I had become.

It definitely got stronger, but not as much as I had expected. Was it because it was still only D-rank?

’Now that I have space, let’s reacquire other magic types.’

Sleep was a Skill that only a very few fairies possessed, so I couldn’t get rid of it, and filled the other slots with Skills besides Water Magic.

[You have acquired the Skill Fire Magic(D).]

[You have acquired the Skill Wind Magic(D).]

[You have acquired the Skill Earth Magic(D).]

[Status Window]

Name: Terry

Race: Human

Age: 20

Class: Swordsman(E), Wind Magician(E)

Trait: Heavenly Martial Body(D)

Skills: Swordsmanship(D), Plunder(D), Pregnancy, Contraception, Climax Control

Plunder[1] Trait: Earth Magic(D), Skill: Earth Magic(E)

Plunder[2] Trait: Wind Magic(D), Skill: Wind Magic(E)

Plunder[3] Trait: Water Magic(D), Skill: Sleep(E)

Plunder[4] Trait: Fire Magic(D), Skill: Fire Magic(E)

Plunder[5] Trait: Lust(D), Skill: Subordination(E)

I wanted to see if any other special abilities would appear if I had five magics and spells, but unfortunately, there were no spirits of electricity nearby. The next day, I went looking for monsters to acquire traits.

This time it was a Mud Golem, which was similar to a slime in some ways. If a slime was closer to a pudding-like liquid, a Mud Golem was literally mud.

There was a brief crisis because I couldn’t cut it down in one go, and the sword got stuck in the mud due to its regeneration, but thanks to the powerful strength of Heavenly Martial Body, I was able to safely pull it out.

The Mud Golem charged at me with an angry expression, but in the end, it was just a bit annoying and no match for Terry.

[You have acquired the trait Regeneration(D).]

I went to catch Hobgoblins. They are evolved forms of Goblins and have a similar build to humans.

What made these guys more difficult was that, due to Goblin habits, they formed groups of at least 2-3. I was worried if I could take down a D-rank monster in one go.

I had become quite strong due to Heavenly Martial Body, but I wasn’t sure. I could win easily in a 1:1 fight, but if it became 2:1, the basic tactics would be completely different.

Focusing on one thing is worlds apart from focusing on two or more.

’Let’s do it anyway. If I surprise them, I can manage.’

I moved to the blind spot of the Hobgoblins and used Wind Cutter. Fortunately, it hit one of them and dealt quite a bit of damage. I decided that I could manage with this much and engaged in close combat. The Wind Magic enhanced by Heavenly Martial Body was quite excellent.

The casting speed and power were unbelievable for a Skill that Sylph had used. I wanted to take down the injured one first, but the healthy Hobgoblin charged at me first, so I had to deal with it first. The Hobgoblin’s club collided with my sword.

After two collisions, the club snapped in half. I approached the Hobgoblin, who was panicking because its weapon was broken, and cut it in two.

[You have acquired the trait Physical Strength(D).]

It was manageable to fight after making one of them near death with a surprise attack. If I fought like this, wouldn’t I be able to take down about 3-4 of them alone, barely? On the way back to the city, I found Thomas being harassed by a party composed of C-D ranks.

"Haha, isn’t that the eternal E-rank swordsman? How long are you going to hunt only here?"

"Isn’t it because you’re always here that other beginners can’t grow?!"

"That’s right! Don’t you think so too? Goblin Slayer? Keuhahahahaha."

At first glance, there were about 4-5 of them, so there was no way to help. I hid and watched them, trying to memorize their appearances. They were mocking Thomas by taking his sword and throwing it back and forth to each other.

"Hey, keep it moderate. There are patrols nearby."

"Kekeke, let’s definitely party together when you grow up next time. Although that will never happen."

The beginner hunting grounds were not far from the city entrance, so patrols occasionally wandered around, so they didn’t seem to escalate things even if they were mocking him.

I followed them. It’s not revenge. Thomas is a kind guy who treated me kindly even though he doesn’t have any abilities, but I would never fight those guys risking my life.

But I have the Subordination Skill, and once you’re under the Subordination Skill, you have no choice but to be absolutely obedient.

Those guys seemed quite useful, and in my standards, they were trash, so I decided to subordinate them and use them as I pleased.

’Well, not that I’m in a position to talk.’

I had been stealing all my life and even accidentally killed someone in the process.

Moreover, I even killed the owner of the Subordination Skill, who had nothing to do with me. I’m not in a position to criticize anyone, but so what? Terry decided to live as he pleased. The guys went into a bar.

"What should I do..."

I couldn’t go in looking shabby, so I was going to wait outside, but it seemed like it would take a long time, so I decided to move. There would be many restrictions on activities in this state.

I sold the magic stones and spirit stones I had collected and bought ordinary-looking clothes that commoners would wear, found an inn, washed my body, and changed my clothes. After washing cleanly, I looked at myself in the mirror.

"I’m above average at least, right? I’m not in the bottom tier at least!"

I headed to the bar where those guys had gone in, making the delusion that all men make. The group was still drinking heavily, but one person seemed to have gone home first.

If I came into the bar and didn’t order anything, it would seem strange, so I ordered 500cc of beer and sipped it while keeping an eye on them.

One of my former pickpocketing colleagues had recommended beer to me before, but it didn’t really suit my taste.

’Why do people drink this?’

"Hey Willy, we’re going in now."

"What do you mean going in? We should have one more drink, you bastard!"

"Drink moderately, you bastard. Kekeke."

’Tch, I’m exhausted, when are those guys going to stop drinking?’

Time passed, and two people got up first, leaving only the two most drunk guys, and they barely came out when the bar was almost closing.

’Alright, shall we start slowly? I need to get rewarded for making me wait, right?’

I quietly followed them. It was late at night, so it was deserted, but since it was the first time using the Skill, I decided to be a bit more careful and kept following them until there were no people at all.

On the way back, the two of them, exhausted from the alcohol, were sitting down to rest in a suitable place. I looked around and judged that there was no one around, so I approached them.

First, I approached them as if nothing was wrong and used the Subordination Skill as if asking how they were doing.

"Excuse me, are you okay? You seem very drunk."

[Subordination]

[Alfred did not resist Subordination.]

[Subordination successful.]

[You can select traits and Skills. Subordinated traits and Skills can be changed at any time.]

[You can adjust the experience ratio of the subordinated.]

’What is this? Experience ratio? Let’s change my ratio to 100 for now.’

It was also possible to set it to the opposite, 0:100. Since there was no need to increase their experience anyway, I changed it back to 100:0.

Even if they were subordinated, it didn’t seem to show any signs from another person’s point of view. The guy who was subordinated had his eyes roll back as if he was about to faint for a moment, but other than returning to his drunken state, there were no other symptoms, so if I used it discreetly even in a slightly crowded place, there would be no problem.

And I could also see their status window information as if I had used emotion, but I could see everything except their status and title.

The other guy next to him was also very drunk and spoke in a confrontational tone, bringing his face close to mine.

"Huh? Who are you? Kekkeu."

"Ah, it’s nothing. I just thought you seemed very drunk and wondered if you were okay."

I pretended to stop the guy who was coming closer and touched his body, using Subordination.

[Subordination successful.]

"Wha.. what did you just do, you bastard? Wanna die!? What did you do to me.. Kekkeu."

"Both of you shut up."

"Oob, Kekkeu."

They seemed like they were about to say something, but nothing came out of their mouths. They were very drunk, so they were dazed, but the command was fully conveyed, and they couldn’t say anything.

"This is the Subordination Skill... it’s terrifying!"

How does it compare to Plunder? Plunder is better, but Subordination also has its own advantages. Anyway, I had two such overpowered Skills, so I couldn’t stop being excited.