Chapter 225: Chapter 225 Support Abilities
When the question asking about their abilities arose, everyone in the circle was a bit hesitant to answer . After all, it was an awkward question due to it being quite personal . It was as if you're revealing your weakness to another person . However, at the same time, it should be a given to know your teammates' abilities .
Although, the main problem was that the school still didn't know about Quinn's ability . As for Peter, they assumed that he still had his duplication ability - The one that he most recently copied from someone else .
"I don't have an ability . " Quinn quickly answered all the while he lifted up his wristwatch to show Cia that he was a level one . After seeing this, she quickly ignored him and moved onto the next person .
Quinn was fine with this since this expedition would be quite different . The whole class would be travelling together for the orange portal expedition . Thus, he would have to hide his abilities to the rest of the class . Hiding them from one more person wouldn't hurt .
"I already know Layla's, and most people learnt about that pretty boy after the event with the second years in the assembly hall . That means I just need to know yours . " Cia said as she looked towards Peter .
Peter then gave Cia a rather uncordial glance, since he wasn't in a great mood . What annoyed him wasn't Cia's attitude towards him, but her disregard for Quinn, his master .
"I can show you first hand if you want," Peter said, raising his fist .
"Peter!" Quinn snapped, so Peter immediately put his fist down and went back to his master's side .
"What the hell was that all about?" Cia asked in bewilderment . She knew her teasing could piss off some people at times . Hence, because of this, she was usually quite cold at gauging people's snapping points and when to stop . Still, Peter's outburst seemed a little abrupt to her .
"Don't you think you should tell us your ability first before asking for hours?��� Vorden questioned .
"Well, my ability will be a little hard to explain, so why don't I just show you?" Cia looked at all the people in the group . At first, she would have tried using her ability against Peter . However, judging by how he acted, she didn't want to do that now .
Out of all the people in the group, there seemed to be one target that stood out as the weakest .
As Cia lifted her hand, smoke gradually appeared on top of her palms - The smoke was coloured in the shade of blue that the skies had . It started to form a certain shape - its body was similarly hued to the smoke . After a brief window, a pointed blade emerged on one end of the fully formed thin rod . The final product was a short spear, spanning half of Cia's height, made of animate smoke .
Without warning, she looked towards her target and threw the spear . It flew through the air and managed to hit Quinn dead in the chest . The spear had permeated his body, a part of it protruding on his back .
The others couldn't believe that Quinn had just been attacked right in front of their eyes .
"Quinn!" Layla shouted . "Are you okay?"
When the spear had made contact with Quinn, he felt no pain . Although he could feel the object piercing him, it didn't seem to have inflicted any physical damages - No bruises, scratches, or holes where blood could trickle .
Still and all, there was definitely an effect . Part of his energy felt like it was being absorbed by the weapon . It was a similar feeling of when he was out in the sun, only a lot weaker .
Finally, the notification sound was heard .
*Ding
[You have been affected by Spirit Spear]
[All stats have been reduced by 10 percent]
The sensation that Quinn had was just confirmed by the system message .
Peter was outraged, having the urge to lash out at Cia, but suddenly, he could feel an immense amount of pressure burning the side of his body - It was Quinn .
"What . . . did you do to me?!" Quinn said, his anger evident in his voice that became a bit deeper .
The others had never seen Quinn like this before, so they were stunned . Meanwhile, filled with rage, Quinn started to walk towards Cia . Right now, Quinn was unsure what Cia's skill was . All he knew was it had reduced his stats by ten percent .
If this was a permanent effect, then he would have lost a lot of hard work .
'Is this guy really a level one?' Cia thought as she looked into the anger that was swimming in Quinn's eyes . She wasn't sure if she imagined it or not, but she thought she could see the colour of his eyes slowly starting to turn red .
"Hey Quinn, relax . " Fex said as he jumped in between the two of them before Quinn could even act . He then leaned forward and whispered to Quinn, making sure his body and head was blocking Cia from seeing him .
"Quinn, your eyes, they're Red . You need to control your anger and calm down . " Fex advised .
However, as Quinn thought about how hard he had worked to gather those stat points and them going away just like that, his anger started to boil again .
[Spirit spear has worn off]
[Stats have returned to normal]
The spear that impaled his chest slowly dissipated into thin air and the energy seemed to return to his body . At the same time, his mind was suddenly cleared along with his anger .
"Hey, did you really think I would hurt you in front of all these teachers and students? It looks like I've joined a team of crazy people . " Cia complained .
"A support ability?" Vorden said .
Cia simply nodded as a response to Vorden's query .
The reason Vorden hadn't reacted the same way as the others were, was because he had seen this type of ability before .
"I'm guessing that it's the spirit drain ability . Am I correct?" Vorden inquired further . "It allows the user to form spirit weapons in their mind . When this spirit hits its target, it can either act as a buff or debuff . There are different types of spirit abilities . If this is spirit drain, then this acts a debuff on the user . I don't know the finer details about it though . "
"Thank you," Cia said . "I knew someone on the team would have a brain . Like he said, my ability when it hits, it is able to debuff the target for five seconds and then the effect wears off . The good thing about it is that the spears can also stack up . In that time frame, the more spears impaled into the target's body, the heavier the debuff . Because I'm only a level three though, the amount of time the spear lasts is only three seconds and the distance I can throw the spear is quite short . "
The others didn't want to admit it, but having Cia in the team would be a great addition . Support type abilities were greatly sought after . The problem was that they were also very unpopular .
Usually, support abilities required one to work with a team . Without them, they were pretty much useless . Cia's spears didn't inflict much damage to its target . It would only drain their energy and stats . Meaning, while she was using her spears, it would be best if someone else dealt with the target .
For this reason, many people tend to overlook this ability whenever they're about to pick, since it was hard to be defenceless in a battlefield . Although there were the plus sides, if one was to select a support ability, it meant that they would easily be able to join a faction in the future .
"Anyway, it looks like this group won't amount to much . " Cia uttered . " So why don't we just meet up on the day of the portal outing? There's no point training together within the two days left prior to the expedition . "
"But…" Ahead of arguing her case, Quinn interrupted Layla's speech .
"I agree . Why don't we all do our own thing before the portal outing? It's been a tiring week and I think some of us can do with some rest . " Quinn said .
Before the others could even say anything, Cia was already walking off . The assembly had ended and students were told that, until the portal outing, they would have the next two days off . This was to make up for the weekend that they would, most often than not, utilize to rest .
The idea was also to allow the students to focus on teamwork . It was a free period, still, the teachers encouraged the students to ask them for help and guidance .
Nevertheless, Quinn had his own ideas and plans ahead of the expedition .
While everyone was busy doing their own business, Quinn had arrived at the VR gaming room . With the Nano stick that had been given to him, he no longer needed to bug Logan . Accordingly, he headed to his room in order to use the private servers .
"Now, let's see what you got . "
[Tutorial video for skill Phantom hit has begun]
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