Meanwhile.
After ending the battle, Chen Ming opened his class panel.
Ever since entering the forest and killing the first mutated beast, he had been keeping an eye on the level of his [Spirit].
Skill levels rose gradually through combat and repeated use.
What Chen Ming cared about was how much the effects of [Spirit] increased as its level rose.
Take his C-rank skill, [Battle-Hardened], for example.
At level 0, it provided a 10% recovery attribute bonus...
Each subsequent skill level added another 1% to the bonus.
At lv.9, Battle-Hardened provided 19%!
After the battle with the level 9 Bone Demon had just ended, [Spirit] finally leveled up for the first time.
Chen Ming checked his panel and looked at his skill levels.
[Skills]: [C-rank-Hardened (lv.9)] [SSS-rank Defense (Max Level)] [Spirit (lv.1)] A passive, basic-attack-type ability-- Permanently elevates attack form to 'Annihilation Strike,' applying three effects: Enchantment Piercing Attack!
Chen Ming immediately examined the details.
[Annihilation]: Any attack that hits a target, regardless of its form, will inflict an additional 1.1% Spirit Power attack!
"The Spirit Power attack from the enchantment went up by 0.1%."
Chen Ming nodded to himself, then looked at the next two effects.
The Armor Piercing attribute hadn't changed at all.
That was to be expected. It was already at 100% Armor Piercing, so it couldn't go any higher.
[Annihilation Attack]: After dealing damage to any target with a single attack, increases your own attack damage by 100%, up to a maximum of 10100%!
"Whoa... one level-up gives me a 100% increase?!"
Chen Ming's eyes lit up, and he immediately grew excited.
At lv.1, it had already increased by 100%.
By that logic, each level-up would add another stack!
After all, skills leveled up faster than classes.
They didn't require experience; they only needed