The Demon Lord Doesn't Have to Be Defeated
Chapter 5

Various Skills

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Various Skills

========== Heaven's Grace · Unique Skill. · Upon leveling up, all ability types are raised to their maximum values. · Upon leveling up, the amount of Skill Points gained is maximized. · The acquisition requirements for all skills are reduced to the minimum. · The upgrade requirements for all skills are reduced to the minimum. · Permanently effective and cannot be canceled by any means. ==========

There was no doubt that this entire situation had come about because of this skill.

"Whether it's being able to learn skills so easily, gaining so many Skill Points upon leveling up, or even raising skill levels so effortlessly, that's all because of this skill's effects, right?"

Is this really a cheat?

That was the only conclusion Shien could reach.

And if Heaven's Grace was already this powerful, what about Supreme God's Blessing?

Not to mention the Holy Sword. Shien had already experienced firsthand just how formidable that sword was.

Recalling the astonishing power that had surged into his body from the Holy Sword when he used it earlier, Shien had every reason to believe that he had been able to kill that Fierce Bird in a single strike entirely thanks to the sword.

If the Holy Sword's displayed effects were accurate, then the sword could not only weaken the damage Shien received and raise his skill levels, but also increase his own level. That must have been the source of that astonishing power.

Compared to those cheat-like abilities, the skills Shien had learned seemed completely ordinary instead.

Now, Shien could clearly see the effects of those skills.

========== Enemy Perception · Permanent Skill. · Detects targets possessing hostile intent. ========== Physical Resistance · Permanent Skill. · Applies Damage Weakening against physical attacks. ========== Evasion · Permanent Skill. · Enhances dodging ability. ========== Magic Resistance · Permanent Skill. · Applies Damage Weakening against magical attacks. ========== Two-Handed Sword · Permanent Skill. · Enhances technique and attack power when using Two-Handed Sword-type weapons. ========== God of War · Permanent Skill. · Upon entering a combat state, depending on the skill level, allows the user to instinctively display a certain degree of combat ability. · Grants a certain degree of control over the battlefield and the flow of battle. · Enhances combat intuition. · Enhances control over the body. ==========

Those were the effects of the six skills Shien had just acquired.

Every one of them was practical, simple, clear, and easy to understand, giving Shien the feeling of, Yes, this is what normal should be like.

In an environment like this, any skill capable of increasing his strength was incredibly valuable.

Therefore, Shien upgraded all six skills until they were maxed out.

The six skills consumed a total of sixty Skill Points.

But Shien felt it was worth it.

Because he could clearly feel that, as the skill levels rose, the effects of those skills had undergone earth-shaking changes as well.

For instance, even without the Holy Sword's amplification, Enemy Perception could detect enemies within a radius of one thousand meters.

The Two-Handed Sword skill had also given him more techniques and methods for wielding a two-handed sword, while increasing its attack power.

The same went for the other skills. Their effects had all improved, filling Shien with the confidence that if he had another chance, he might be able to deal with that Fierce Bird without even needing the Holy Sword's power.

Of course, killing that Fierce Bird so cleanly would be absolutely difficult without the Holy Sword.

Thinking that, Shien glanced at the Fierce Bird's corpse lying exposed in the wilderness. His head instinctively recoiled as though he were staring at some traumatic memory, and he nearly recalled that pungent, nauseating stench of blood.

"Let's get out of here first."

Shien stopped lingering and hurried away with the Holy Sword.

About half an hour later, new monsters appeared there. They seemed to have been drawn by the smell of blood and happily began devouring the Fierce Bird's corpse.

And so, Shien experienced his first battle in Another World and the first baptism of his life.

Thanks to that, Shien no longer dared to wander recklessly through this forest.

As the saying went, when it was time to be cautious, he had to be cautious. Shien had no intention of throwing away the second life he had so painstakingly obtained.

Thus, Shien undoubtedly became much more careful from then on.

If it had been before, Shien truly wouldn't have known what to do at this point.

If he entered the forest, he had no idea what monsters or wild beasts he might encounter.

If he chose to travel through open ground, monsters with excellent vision might spot him and attack.

Therefore, if it had been before, Shien would definitely have been deeply troubled, not knowing how to proceed.

Fortunately, because he had learned Enemy Perception, Shien could detect the many monsters over a wide area and avoid them.

Following the monster locations fed back by Enemy Perception, Shien wound his way through the forest and successfully avoided countless monsters.

In the end, Shien successfully got himself lost without even realizing it.

Come to think of it, that made sense, didn't it?

"After wandering around aimlessly like this, how could I possibly not get lost?"

Watching the sun about to set, Shien sat against a tree in the fading evening light and sighed bitterly.

"Looks like there's no way I'm getting out of this forest today."

To begin with, Shien wasn't familiar with the terrain here. He didn't know how to leave the forest, didn't even know how large the forest was, and could only stumble around like a headless fly.

At this rate, escaping the forest would be a miracle.

"Am I really going to get lost in this forest?"

That would kill him.

Even if monsters didn't attack him to death, he would starve to death.

If I just die again, maybe the Goddess will summon me again and give me a third life.

That thought inevitably surfaced in Shien's mind.

It showed just how powerless, even desperate, Shien felt about his current situation.

Isn't there some Teleportation skill or a skill that lets me fly for me to learn?

Indulging in such fantasies, Shien ultimately dusted himself off and stood up.

That said, Shien didn't actually intend to give up.

Even if he were going to give up, he had to struggle until the very end first.

"For now, I should figure out how to spend the night in this forest."

At the very least, he needed a relatively safe hiding place.

Otherwise, if he slept out in the open, anyone could tell that by tomorrow morning, he might be nothing more than a pile of bones.

"The sun's about to go down. I'd better move."

Using Enemy Perception to sense the monsters, Shien fixed his eyes on several of the reactions, gritted his teeth, and headed toward one of them.

There was no other choice. If he wanted to find a place to hide, then unless he relied on luck, it would be extremely difficult for a stranger to this area like Shien.

Since that was the case, Shien could only head toward the monsters that had remained motionless.

"A place where monsters keep dwelling and refuse to leave can't be all that bad, right?"

Since he was gambling on luck anyway, he might as well do so with a purpose. Perhaps that would help him achieve his goal faster.

With that thought in mind, Shien headed toward the monsters that had remained motionless.

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