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Chapter 176: Black Bird (1)

Leaping forward with his sword in hand, Ethaniel swiftly slashed through the goblins that were in front of him. In the next moment, a black arrow shot silently from behind him, quickly moving past his face and into the goblin's head, thus turning one of the blue-black goblins into ash.

"...hah," Ethaniel uttered out in a disbelief tone as he swung his sword to the side, quickly slashing at the mobs around him. "For his damage to be this high... Just who is this guy?"

"Hey, Ethaniel? Your 3'o clock," a male's voice protruded out in the distance.

"...!" Upon hearing the voice of the man, Ethaniel quickly turned to the direction which he pointed out and soon held up his sword, successfully defending against the sudden pincer attack of the goblins.

"Be more self-aware," the voice once again stated out as multiple black arrows shot out into the distance and down to the goblins. "Just because it's easy doesn't mean you should be taking it easy. We're still in combat."

"Ahem..." Letting out a cough, Ethaniel soon wasted no time as he slashed at the sneaky goblins, quickly ending them. "I was just questioning the turn of events, alright? We're already done with the battle as it is and we're only clearing away the rest that came here late."

"They could've called for reinforcements for all we know," from the trees, a man with pitch-black hair and deep blue eyes landed down to the ground. "These goblins are quite known for their cowardly behaviour when they're near death after all."

"So you say," Ethaniel shrugged as he sheathed his sword soon after confirming that the enemies within the area had been cleared out. In the next moment, he turned towards Shinto who was making his way over to the two men. "Though, I guess I shouldn't have questioned that since it's quite obvious who was the one making thing's easier."

"Ahem... I did tell you that we had powerhouses," Shinto reasoned. "Though... I didn't expect for us to wrap up this battle so smoothly."

"Neither did I," the man stated. "It was only made easier because the goblins seem to be the weaker versions to that of the ones I know personally."

"Just what are these creatures anyways?" Ethaniel raised his brow in question. "Clearly not your normal spear dropping goblins for sure. But... Are they even goblins to begin with?"

"...it does say that they're goblins in the kill notification," Shinto muttered out as he scrutinized his status window. "But... Twilight?"

[ Twilight Goblin Swordsman has been defeated! ]

[ Twilight Goblin Cursemancer has been defeated! ]

[ Twilight Goblin... ]

[ Your level has risen to level 41! ]

[ Your level has risen to level 42! ]

[ Your Shadow Stat has risen by 1 ]

[ Your Divinity Stat has risen by 2 ]

[ You have obtained 20 stat points. ]

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"To be precise, they are of the Twilight race that often appears in an area with extremely dense curse energy," the man explained. "These guys, however, are of the weaker end of the race so, that means the curse energy within the area is only to the extent of a small amount."

"...I'm not following you," Ethaniel blankly stared at the man. He had never heard of the term 'curse energy'. "...the heck do you mean?"

"Ahem. I got ahead of myself there. I had forgotten that the newer generation had long forgotten about such facts," the man sighed. "But to put it simply, curse energy is, to say the least, an energy that's derived from 'evil'. The evil within the area, the more monsters of the Twilight race will appear."

"I see," Shinto nodded his head. He seemed to vaguely remember the term from what he had heard from the man due to the fact that he had helped out Hikari with her class quest. However, with the fact that he had never fought against many monsters that would be from the derived 'curse energy', he had forgotten about it. "If these guys are appearing due to the curse energy within the area... Then, there must be something going on?"

"Perhaps so," the man tilted his head. "However... That is not what we're here to accomplish is it not? Don't you have to rendezvous with your companions?"

"..." Shinto thought to himself as he soon scrutinized the details of the man who he had summoned.

[ Shadow Minion's Profile ]

Name: Blake (NPC)

Race: Shade's Race (Human Form)

Level: ???

Class: Shadow Raven

-Class Attribute-

*The Shadow of the Ravenone who offers themselves to serve the Shadow Diviner.

-When the class 'Shadow Raven' is partied together with the Shadow Diviner, certain bonuses will be attained: +10% Damage Mitigation of Magical Attacks / +12% Flight Speed / +15% Movement Speed (Effect only applies to the Shadow Raven when either the Shadow Diviner or themselves add the other to the party).

-Titles-

[Shadow of the Raven]

*STA +18 / AGI +15 / Insight +22 when in the near vicinity of the Shadow Diviner.

*Insight +12 / +10% Damage Mitigation of Physical Attacks when in the near vicinity of any of the Shadow Diviner's allies or servants (Effects does not stack).

-Stats-

HP: ??? | MP: ???

Strength: ??? | Stamina: ???

Intelligence: ??? | Agility: ???

Insight: ??? | Dexterity: ???

Stat Points: ???

*Until you're able to summon 'Blake' without a time limit, you're blocked from seeing his stats as he is still under the protection of the previous Shadow Diviner.

-Skills/Passives-

*[Preying Eyes]

*[Flightless Pursuit]

*[Midnight Scope]

*[Black-Winged Rave]

*[Double Shadow]

*[ ??? ]

*[ ??? ]

*[ ??? ]

*Until you're able to summon 'Blake' without a time limit, you're blocked from seeing certain abilities and passives as he is still under the protection of the previous Shadow Diviner.

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[ Preying Eyes Lv 2 ] [ 48 MP ] [ Cooldown: 1 Minute ]

With the eyes of the Raven, mark an enemy to be targeted. When the enemy receives damage from the marker, the enemy will receive 16% more damage (an Additional 21% if they're airborne).

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[ Flightless Pursuit Lv 2 ] [ 70 MP ] [ Cooldown: 1 Minute ]

Shooting out an arrow of pursuit to a target, the Shadow of the Raven forces his magic upon the arrow that constantly follows the enemy until they're hit, dealing 240% damage whilst revealing their location for 2s.

*Skill can only be used while in the Shadow Raven's [ Human Form ].

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[ Midnight Scope Lv 2 ] [ 60 MP ] [ Cooldown: 30 Seconds ]

With the Raven's Bow in hand, the Shadow of the Raven shoots out a black arrow onto an enemy, quickly dealing 200% damage to them. If the enemy is alone and not surrounded by any of its allies within a 3m radius, the damage is greatly increased to 350%.

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[ Black-Winged Rave Lv 1 ]

Under the guise of the Shade's Shadow, the Shadow Raven may transform into two beingsthe Serpent and the Raven form.  Upon switching forms for the 3rd time, the user cannot switch forms for the next hour.

*While the Shadow of the Raven is in [ Raven ] form, Damage Mitigation of Physical and Magical Attacks is increased by 5% whilst allowing the ability of flight with the wings of a raven.

*While the Shadow of the Raven is in [ Human ] form, accuracy and damage to lone enemies are increased by 10% and 20% respectively. Upon shooting out an arrow in this form, [ Double Shadow ]'s activation rate is increased by 5% per usage until it activates thus resetting it back to the original numbers.

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[ Double Shadow Lv 1 ]

Raven Form: Airborne Damage RES is increased by 15%

Human Form: Critical Chance is increased by 10%.

When shooting out an arrow or feather, 20% chance of creating a double effect that allows the Shadow of the Raven to hit the target as if they've attacked twice.

...

Upon reading through the details of his status and skills, he nodded his head. "If it's possible, could you fly up into the sky and check out the premise? It'd be much easier for us if we know the location of Frey and Raina and perhaps the slimes too."

"It is not a problem," Blake bowed slightly to Shinto as a fog of shadow soon enshrouded him. In the next moment, a black raven soon protruded out of the smoke and into the sky. "I'll be back in a bit."

Soon after Blake had left the area, Shinto suddenly felt a glare at him as he turned in the direction of it, quickly noting that Ethaniel had many questions that he wanted to ask him.

"He can transform into a crow just like that? No... Is it a Raven? Bah... They're the same thing," shaking his head, Ethaniel soon got to the point. "I'm assuming you summoned him just like Kon?"

"Yes I did," Shinto nodded his head.

"Hah... So you can summon Kon and that guy," Ethaniel blinked at him. "No wonder you said you had powerhouses..." Muttering out his comments, he soon clicked his tongue. "Then if so, why the hell didn't you summon him earlier when we were on the run from that damn horde?!"

"Cough... I just only recently had the ability summon them," Shinto coughed out slightly. "So... Yeah."

"Jeez. It would've been so perfect if you had this ability earlier," Ethaniel sighed through his teeth. "But whatever, at least you have it now than later where we might struggle more if this high levelled area bullshit continues to happen."

"Yeah... Better now than last minute," Shinto answered helplessly. "But I'm only able to summon them for three hours."

"Only three hours?" Ethaniel raised his brow. "That's..." As he was about to further press on the matter, the black raven that had flown out into the sky soon came down to the ground.

"Master, Ethaniel. I've found your companions, however..." Blake uttered out. "Thing's aren't looking good for them."