71 Leveling

Raised skill levels repeatedly.

No, this one keeps increasing, keeps increasing.

Settling down to level up—this is the first time since the initial homecoming, but back then I only raised the spider silk skill.

Honestly, I didn’t understand skills properly then.

Skill count has grown since then, and most importantly, the鉴定 skill has skyrocketed.

Naturally, efficient leveling is possible now.

Also, reviewing the skill list, selected obtainable skills, and experimented with actions likely to increase proficiency.

Result: acquired several skills.

Wow, the鉴定 skill is truly excellent.

Obtaining skills on purpose—this is outright cheating.

Also, set several traps for food acquisition.

A simple trap—just adhesive thread stuck to the floor. When a monster walks across it, they stick flat.

Left it undisturbed. After some time, checked the result.

The monster was caught perfectly.

Weak opponent. Dispatched it immediately.

Only then did the poison thread finally see use.

Poison application to thread—my strongest offensive technique, surpassing slashing thread.

Wrap it around an enemy's body, and poison inflicts gradual damage.

No—this is extraordinary.

Seriously extraordinary.

But will it even matter at the mid-tier level?

What an injustice.

At that moment, level-up occurred.

No “huh?” or anything.

I myself thought, “yes?”.

Just killed one weak monster. Level-up? That’s absurd.

Utterly shocking.

Probably due to the effect of Pride.

Leveling up from killing just one weak monster? How potent is that effect, anyway.

The monsters continued to fall into the traps without fail.

As a result, food supplies never ran low, and stamina remained unchanged.

Occasionally, signs of monsters escaping from the traps were found. That was acceptable.

I didn’t want to fight anything strong enough to break free from my sticky threads.

Thus, only safe monsters remained trapped, and I dispatched them efficiently.

My level rose significantly—quite satisfying.

In this manner, my current status now appears as follows.

『Small Poison Tactician LV5 Name: None

Status

HP: 83/83 (Green)

MP: 181/181 (Blue)

SP: 82/82 (Yellow)

Stamina: 82/82 (Red)

Average Attack: 92

Average Defense: 92

Average Magic: 135

Average Resistance: 168

Average Speed: 830

Skills

HP Auto-Recovery LV5 MP Recovery Speed LV3 MP Consumption Reduction LV2 SP Recovery Speed LV2 SP Consumption Reduction LV2 Break Enhancement LV1 Slash Enhancement LV1 Poison Enhancement LV2 Qi Combat Technique LV1 Qi Infusion LV2 Poisonous Attack LV3 Poison Synthesis LV7 Thread Talent LV3 Spider Silk LV9 Slash Thread LV6 Thread Manipulation LV8 Throwing LV6 3D Mobility LV3 Focus LV9 Prediction LV8 Parallel Thinking LV4 Computation Processing LV6 Accuracy LV7 Evasion LV3 Inspection LV8 Detection LV6 Stealth LV7 Abyss Heretic Magic LV3 Shadow Magic LV2 Poison Magic LV2 Abyss Magic LV10 Pride Gluttony LV7 Dark Vision LV10 Vision Expansion LV2 Break Resistance LV1 Blunt Resistance LV2 Slash Resistance LV3 Fire Resistance LV1 Poisonous Resistance LV2 Paralysis Resistance LV3 Petrification Resistance LV3 Acid Resistance LV4 Corrosion Resistance LV3 Stun Resistance LV2 Fear Resistance LV6 Heretic Resistance LV3 Pain Nullification Pain Reduction LV7 Vision Enhancement LV8 Hearing Enhancement LV8 Smell Enhancement LV7 Taste Enhancement LV4 Touch Enhancement LV6 Life LV7 Mana LV8 Explosive Speed LV7 Endurance LV7 Strength LV3 Durability LV3 Guardian Law LV3 Vedanta LV3 Taboo LV4 n% I = W

Skill Points: 180』

No, you've gotten stronger.

Really.

With stats like this, we could probably handle upper-tier monsters in a straight fight.

One thing I’ve noticed from the stats: it seems ability values can increase even outside of level-ups.

I ran to raise my skill level, and apparently my stats improved as a result.

Physical training increases strength—just like in the original world.

Here, having stats makes it easier to see how much we’ve grown.

As for stat increases on level-up, they’ve doubled compared to before.

You probably don’t understand what I’m saying—I didn’t either at first!

No, it’s Pride’s effect.

When speed increased by one level, it jumped by 42 points.

Of course I was shocked.

Pride’s growth modifier appears to double the total growth value, including modifiers from other skills.

Pride… just how powerful is this skill…?

Skill levels increased dramatically.

Look at the poison-related abilities.

Yes—notice how poison attack evolved into poison whip attack, and poison resistance into poison resistance?

This evolved at level ten.

I was impressed—there are skill evolutions, after all.

Effect is a direct upgrade of the original skill.

It should become the primary weapon at mid-tier levels. The fact that it evolved here is significant.

Huh?

Why is poison resistance increasing?

Because I inflicted poison threads on myself, obviously.

Otherwise, the skill level wouldn’t rise.

For the sake of skill level, a little pain is tolerable.

Everyone would do the same.

I did.

Huh? Only me?

That’s not true at all—

Perhaps.