Darius checked and was left speechless. As it turned out, Gunner benefited from 500 points from his Royal Half-Giant blood. Giants were a physical/melee race only, with no magic capability whatsoever.
It should stand to reason that they would be extremely resilient against physical attacks and weak to magic and soul attacks, but that was also untrue!
Since Gaia had handcrafted the Giants, why should she have designed them with such a obvious weakness in the first place?
No, the thing Gaia had done, had been to completely crush all magical capabilities in Giants and spread it over their skin, giving them insane magical defense in exchange for never being able to cast.
A fair trade.
Another 500 points of magical defense stemmed from the awakening of Earth's Guardian. Not every Giant had awoken this bloodline skill, and those who did were so powerful that even the Gods could not eliminate their race.
100 points came from his Vanguard class. As an all-around tank class, it made sense that it would offer some Magical Defense.
100 points may seem meager compared to the 500 he had gained through other means, but it was grand when taking into account the criteria needed to have more than even 10 points of Willpower for the average bloke!
And then, a whopping 1200 points stemmed from his Anti-Mage Subclass, which was the biggest culprit for it all.
The class was the opposite of the Giant race. It had forsaken all offensive power and physical defense power for purely magical defense.
Hence, the increase was far greater compared to the others.
After understanding the cause for the high Willpower stat, Darius was left speechless.
Trying to regain his calm, he checked Gunner's new Vanguard class skill that he had received for becoming an Adept.
[Mana Ward - Level 1 Skill
Grade: Intermediate
Cost: None
Description: Create a tangible shield that resists magical damage from all directions. The amount of damage resisted per attack is 1%!]
Darius was not surprised. This was basically the magic version of Gunner's Energy Ward which he had acquired after becoming a Journeyman. After all, starting from the Adept stage, mages became more of a threat than physical fighters.
Darius smacked his lips and invested Gunner's SP carefully. Mana Ward was brought to level 40 first of all, and all his other skills were upgraded one by one.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt[Mana Ward - Level 40 Skill
Grade: Intermediate
Cost: None
Description: Create a tangible shield that resists magical damage from all directions. The amount of damage resisted per attack is 40%!]
[Engage - Level 41 Skill
Grade: Advanced
Cost: None
Description: As a Vanguard, you must be able to stand at the forefront of battle and pave the way for your allies. This skill aggroes all enemies within 7,600 (200) meters of the user.]
[Earthen Stomp - Level 41 Skill
Grade: Advanced
Cost: 1000 MP
Description: Possessing an affinity with the Earth element, channel its power into your legs as you destroy the area around you with a grand quake. This damages an area of 8,000 (210) meters around the user.]
[Earthen Punch - Level 41 Skill
Grade: Advanced
Cost: 1000 MP
Description: Possessing an affinity with the Earth element, channel its power into your fists as you deal more damage to armored or larger enemies. This skill deals 4,600% (900%) blunt damage.]
[Earthen Lariat - Level 41 Skill
Grade: Advanced
Cost: 1000 MP
Description: Channel great amounts of pure Earth Energy into your arms, rushing forward to strike your foes with a powerful lariat. This deals 2,986% (526%) earth damage.]
[Omega Blow - Level 41 Skill
Grade: Advanced
Cost: 1000 MP
Description: Concentrate Earth Element Energy into a ball, throwing it out in a compressed form to explode on impact. This deals 4,482% (792%) earth damage to a single target.]
[Eraser Cannon - Level 41 Skill
Grade: Advanced
Cost: 1000 MP
Description: Concentrate Earth Element Energy into a beam, blasting it out at any angle within 2000 (200) meters. This deals 5,976% (1,056%) earth damage.]
Gunner was well endowed in every sense of the word, his physical skills gaining great power. Even with Earth's Guardian, he could now lay down more than 5 times the hurt he could previously.
With Earth's Guardian, he could easily have beaten Beelzebub as they met him, when he was slightly injured. Gunner had a leftover amount of 23 SP which Darius left alone.
Gunner might acquire a better skill in the future that he may want to invest in, so it would come in handy then. Done with the large lad, Darius turned to the Elven Princess.
[Name: Xieliartorsobotar Staonroefuso
Race: Elf (Royal Blood)
Class: Cleric
Stage: Journeyman
Subclass: Divine Maiden
HP: 5,000/5,000
MP: 12,300/12,300
STA: 4,100/4,100
Level: 41
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmExp: 0/4,100
Strength: 65
Agility: 100
Endurance: 100
Intellect: 300
Willpower: 6700
Charisma: 100
Luck: 300
Physical Status: Healthy
Mental Status: Excited.
Affection: Friendly lvl max
AP: 0
SP: 15
Active: Divine Blessing - Lv.40, Divine Ward - Lv.40, Divine Summoning - Lv.25, Purify - Lv.19, Purge - Lv.40, Divine Restoration - Lv.40, Isolate Evil - Lv.40, High Cure - Lv.40, Super Heal - Lv. 40, Insect Soul Curse - Lv.1, Insect Blood Curse - Lv.1
Passive: Divine Sight - Lv.45, Light's Chosen - Lv.50, Pure Body - Lv.50, Pure Soul - Lv.50, Pure Spirit - Lv.50, Aura of Life - Lv.10, Spell Mastery - Lv.100, Spell Enhancement - Lv.100
Abilities: Explosive Strength (Basic), Super Instinct (Intermediate), Woman of Steel (Intermediate), Intermediate Psychomancy (Advanced), Metamorph (Intermediate), God's Chosen (Advanced).]
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Darius was even more flabbergasted now. First, Gunner had an absurdly high Willpower stat, now Xela had more than double his? What was the reason for this?
Upon checking, Darius was left unable to complain.
It turned out that the average High Elf had a natural Willpower of 300, yet Xela's Royal blood had blessed her with 500.
Then there was her Cleric class which gave her 200 points of Willpower and her Divine Maiden Subclass which gave her a whopping 3,000 points.
After all, her Subclass was what linked her to the Divine Concept of Life and the Divine Concept of Light, each of which offered 1,500 Willpower.
And because she was also linked to the Divine Concepts through the Supreme System, she was once again hit with 1,500 each from them.