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Chapter 396 Math Resistance
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Chapter 396 Math Resistance
Ilea wasnt about to test the magic bypassing bonus of her newfound third tier against a Wyvern. The fuckers melted her skin even with a Heat Resistance at the end of the second tier.
Wait does that count?
She summoned one of the glass vials holding the poison from the eight layer. Are you magic damage?
The vial of course did not reply, as vials should.
ding You have been poisoned by Concentrated Rupture Liquid -100 Health per second for three minutes
Alright, now can I deactivate the resistance? Ilea tried to feel for the skill and something instantly clicked in her mind.
The notification changed.
ding You have been poisoned by Concentrated Rupture Liquid -208 Health per second for two minutes and fifty eight seconds
What? she exclaimed and checked her Poison Resistance.
Thats fucking twice the damage! she murmured to herself. Something felt off.
I should have asked how damaging the poison was to the others.
Ah, they wouldnt even want to drink it, she sighed.
Ilea searched through her necklace and found something else that could perhaps serve as a test.
The corrosive arrows the elf near Riverwatch had used right before she went to the Shadows Hand. She looked at them and found little of the green sheen remaining.
Eh, why the fuck not.
She jammed one of them into her unprotected arm and let the sizzling begin. Ilea counted five seconds and checked her health throughout the whole affair.
A frown on her face, she looked at the useless arrows. No change in her health was noticeable. Her natural recovery outdid the corrosion.
So how about I disable the resistance.
This time, something did happen. Her brows lifted high as she looked at the numbers change.
Twenty five no, twenty eight health per second, Ilea had no clue what that meant. With all her defenses, her natural health recovery and nothing else but a bunch of arrows and poison to test it, she simply sighed and put the rest of the arrows into her arm, finding the damage rise to a little over one hundred and ten health per second.
Ilea summoned her notebook and flipped the pages to the last notes on her health recovery. 0.1% base, plus 1% from my class now with Sentinel Core at 3rd lvl 10, thats 1.1 times 11.25.
It took her a while to figure out the math, finding her health recovery at an insane 12% per minute. A little more than that but Ilea really struggled without a calculator.
With 7410 current Health, that meant nearly nine hundred health per minute or around fifteen health per second. Last time it had apparently been at around thirteen.
Every level counts, she noted.
One alone dealt around twenty eight damage per second. Plus fifteen health per second meaning around forty three?
Adding two more arrows dealt an additional eighty six damage per second, quickly decreasing.
The exact numbers were hard to grasp. Ilea had the capacity to see and recognize the changes exactly but depending on where she stuck in the arrows and if she moved them, the damage changed of course.
Likely less than with a normal human, where an arrow to the throat would deal much more damage regardless.
Ileas body wasnt one single sludge either though, some parts more difficult to regenerate, meaning damage dealt would certainly not be static all over her body.
This is getting ridiculously technical , she moaned to herself but wanted to reach at least some form of conclusion.
So, this means that with my resistance, I can reduce forty three corrosion damage to less than fifteen. What about three? she asked herself and deactivated the newfound ability once more.
She ripped the arrows out, healed her arm completely and jabbed them back in.
Oh? Five seconds passed before she removed them once more.
You deal about twenty one damage per second, Ilea exclaimed proudly, holding the arrows up above her head.
So, she looked at the notebook again. 112 or so damage plus 15 health per second equals around 127 damage. 21 damage with the resistance skill active means its around 36 damage in total without my recovery.
She scribbled some more. Second tier level nine corrosion resistance equals a 71% damage reduction. What the fuck? Ilea closed the book and stood up. Poison vial in hand, she squinted at the little thing.
The arrows had lost their green glint, discarded in the cave.
Ill have to ask someone about this. Armor of Ash likely fucks this whole thing up anyway, affecting my resistances as well. Or its different because I applied the corrosion to my flesh and poison works differently?
At least I know that deactivating my resistance actually does something. Might just be that the poison is fucking powerful and thus only allows for a smaller reduction.
The new skill would help immensely with her resistance training, even turning these useless arrows into quite a chunk of damage.
I dont think I want to know what the Wyverns would do to me without Heat Resistance though. If it seventy percent on my corrosion, it could be in the same vein.
She was getting melted as it was. Plus, there was likely no way for her to level her Heat Resistance any further. For now at least.
Ilea cracked her neck and teleported out once more. There were beasts waiting for her still.
Ilea managed to kill two more Wyverns in the span of the next six hours. The newfound bonus to her ash let her tank more hits without major damage and noticeable reduced the time she needed to penetrate its defenses.
In the grand scheme of things however, the creatures still got through her armor just as much as she overwhelmed them in the end. Without her shredder tactic, she still failed to penetrate the hard scales.
ding The Azarinth Sentinel has reached lvl 322 Five stat points awarded
ding Kin of Ash has reached lvl 321 Five stat points awarded
All points were once more invested into Intelligence.
ding Sentinel Sphere reaches 3rd lvl 2
ding Azarinth Reversal reaches 3rd lvl 10
ding True Ash Creation reaches 3rd lvl 13
ding Avatar of Ash reaches 3rd lvl 2
Finding them within the mists proved to be quite difficult, their lack of corruption the main reason for that. Both of the creatures had been below level six hundred. Enough still, for a single level in each class.
It didnt exactly help that the layer expanded downward for several kilometers. Ilea had yet to find the actual ground level.
Only the tiniest percentile of rock formations actually expanded up to the top and above the mists, most of them ending within the sea of white.
Ilea could only follow the roars she heard from time to time but all she found were Tusk Bears and Wisp Ravens, the former ranging in the lower three hundreds and the latter even lower, below two hundred.
Neither was worth killing for the experience and neither did they show any corruption among them.
Not amongst the living ones that was.
Ilea did find dozens of once corrupted corpses, most of them burnt to a crisp. Only one of them had been a Wyvern. She even found a couple tentacles from corrupted tangled reapers that must have made their way down after being frenzied.
There was a chance that the corruption had sprung up in a higher up layer and the group had simply missed it. However unlikely that may have been, considering the lack of trail left behind by the expedition.
She returned from the hunt and landed once more on the plateau where the red church priest had resided.
Ilea hadnt met any of her group during her hunt but she assumed they had left quite some time ago.
One of them had remained.
Lucas had collected samples from all the plants in the area and was currently studying a fern like plant he had potted into a wooden container.
He turned her way when she entered the cavern. Oh mhm. What a smell! How often did your hair burn up? he smiled and shook his head, turning away from the plant as he grabbed his pipe from the gnarled wooden table.
I dont count. Probably lost about a hundred sets of bowels though. If that counts for anything, Ilea said, looking around.
They left. About two hours after you did, Lucas replied. And yes, I believe your survival counts for something. As well as your level. You have caught up to me. Congratulations.
Ilea smiled. Her Sentinel class was now one level higher than Lucas and his wood creator one.
She assumed the light magic one was his weaker class.
Theyre tough. Its fair to say that mana intrusion and my insane recovery allows for some wonders, Ilea commented and formed and ashen chair, sitting down as she stored her bone armor, cleaning herself with ash before she switched to more comfortable clothes.
Her armor moved back to just under her neck as she yawned.
Lucas had lit his pipe in the meantime, taking a puff as he watched her.
You still liked fighting back then? When you faced the Wyverns? she asked a moment later, summoning herself some food.
Lucas looked at the dish with his puppy eyes, not replying until her received one too.
I I did, he said, taking a bite and closing his eyes, savoring the taste.
Ravenhall you said. I should visit to eat this food, he murmured to himself. It was maybe ninety years ago. We did not enjoy it at least I didnt. I had my reasons and to attain power, it is a necessary evil. he explained.
And yet you chose a peaceful life now. Even though you agree that without fighting, killing. There is no way to attain power? Ilea asked.
Power is not necessary for a fulfilled life. A meaningful life, the man said as he leaned on his table.
I suppose it isnt, Ilea said, continuing to eat.
The elder seemed surprised at her response, one of his eyebrows quirking up slightly. You really like the challenge, dont you? Facing the most powerful monsters of nature. The blood and pain.
You dont have to point out that Im nuts, Ilea said.
You are not crazy. Your motivations merely differ from most. Perhaps it is for the best, that someone such as yourself should find their way to power... mhm, Lucas said.
Ill use it in the way I see fit, Ilea commented. More practical I got a skill that allows me to nullify my resistances. Wanted to test some stuff with you, if youre up for it.
Oh? Now that would come it spectacularly for someone like yourself! Hah, he exclaimed with a smile.
Exactly. Just hit me with a very weak spell. Light or wood magic, doesnt matter. I need both, Ilea said and switched out her shirt for her ashen bra.
Lucas lifted his hand, a beam of light burning into Ileas skin an instant later.
Hmm it does seem to work. This shouldnt hurt you much at all, the man said.
Well, it isnt. Crank it up a little. Ill let you know when it reaches significant damage, Ilea said. She still had all her other defenses and bonuses after all. Simply removing her resistance to an element simply meant the same potential damage as physical attacks.
I was wondering how resistances work exactly. My testing was confusing, she said after a while, the beam getting stronger with every passing second.
Hmm well for one, their level determines a reduction in damage. A percentage. This can vary greatly however, depending on what level the enemy skill used possesses. So, even if you have a high level light magic resistance, my spell being in the third tier will still do significant damage, the elder explained.
The bonuses, I believe it was around forty percent at level twenty and I think eighty at the end of the second tier. I personally dont have a resistance at that level but Ive tested plenty. If the progression continues to be linear, it will be eighty percent, he said.
So if I have a level twenty resistance and you hit me with a third tier spell, its not going to count for shit? Ilea asked.
That would be a difference of twenty or more levels. I believe the skill levels add or retract one percent respectively, depending if your resistance is higher or lower than the skill attacking you, the elder said.
One percent per level? So say my light resistance is level twenty, meaning a forty percent reduction. And your spell is in the third tier, at level one. That means my reduction is reduced by twenty percent? Leaving me with a twenty percent reduction? she surmised.
Twenty one. Because I have one level in the third tier. But yes, that is ultimately how it should work. It is difficult to test because there are so many factors playing into how health damage is calculated. Skills, armor, species as well as offensive properties of the attacker. Some might have an armor piercing bonus from a skill or deal more damage to especially flammable parts of your body like hair for example, Lucas explained.
Ilea noted the gist of it down.
Resistance level 20 = 40% reduction
Resistance 2nd level 20 = 80% reduction
1% up or down per skill level difference between attacker and defender
What about level one of a resistance? It should give only two percent if its linear, shouldnt it? Ilea asked.
I believe it is five actually. After level four, the progression is two percent per level, Lucas supplied.
And third tier skills? If its eighty percent already at the end of the second tier, could I reach complete immunity against an element? Ilea said.
Lucas chuckled and shrugged. I dont know. You are already in a place few people have reached. With level alone that is, mhm. Your resistances are a completely different beast. Perhaps you will be the first I know, to gain a third tier resistance. You tell me, after you manage that.
Ilea sighed. Well, for now Ill just get as many up to the end of the second tier. You can push more with your spell by the way.
That is as powerful as I can keep it, to not deplete my mana in a quick manner, mhm, the man said. Even without a resistance, it seems you can withstand my light magic.
The resistance is only at level nineteen, no worries, Ilea tried to reassure him. It did burn into her stomach much more quickly than before, about thirty eight percent more quickly.
So thats the base for resistance skills. How my Armor of Ash comes into play is still a mystery. It has a one thousand percent increase to resilience but I wouldnt be taking any damage if I had a four hundred percent resistance to light magic.
ding Light Magic Resistance reaches lvl 20
Ah, there we go. Level twenty, Ilea said with a smile.
The reduced resistance will allow you to train much faster, Lucas said. It appears you have gained another powerful boon to help you.
It did you know a great deal about combat skills for a pacifist, Ilea said, smirking at the old man.
He didnt reply.
You can add wood magic to the mix, if you would be so kind, she said a couple seconds later.
The man nodded, roots and wooden projectiles slamming into her mere moments later.
This time, the difference wasnt as noticeable, her wood magic resistance only being at level twelve. Still, the projectiles dug deeper into her skin than the last time they had done this.
Do you know anything about this? Ilea asked, the last word enhanced by her monster hunter skill.
Lucas blinked before he smiled. Took you long enough. Which one is it?
Which one? Theres more than one? she asked.
A general skill then thats rare. Well, I suppose everything is possible. A reward then, for fighting a Wyvern while alone? he said.
For fighting many beasts alone, much higher leveled ones too. Its called monster hunter, Ilea informed him.
Never heard of that one might be Verena has the same one. She likes to face challenges alone as well, he mused, taking his pipe from the table. His magic was still slashing into the healers stomach.
The elder. Yea, she seemed keen on fighting that colossal demon alone, Ilea said. She is alive, I heard.
Good to hear, Lucas said.
They trained in silence for a while, before Ilea glanced at his plants.
Found anything interesting? she asked.
He nodded. Yes and no. Most of it is rather mundane. At the same time it is extraordinary.
How so? Ilea said.
Because every single plant here. I have not seen any of them in my entire life, Lucas said. Not here in the north, not in the south, not in the Navali forest nor near the Isanna desert.
Could have developed in this dungeon, born of magic? Ilea suggested with a shrug.
Potentially. Even within dungeons however, there are similarities. Not here, he said.
Well, the Descent does seem to be quite special, Ilea said. Do I ever find dungeons that are not special. Even the Calys mine had a group of hidden necromancers inside.
It does. Which is why I will likely stay here. For a time at least, Lucas said.
What about your forest in Lisburg? Ilea said, cocking her head to the side.
He frowned at the mention. It has been difficult since that bloody Protector sent his lackeys. The Feynor won I suppose. They lost that battle but the city was lost nonetheless, he sighed.
Politics, Ilea said, giving him an empathetic smile.
The elder just nodded. I will return once they have dealt with that. Or as soon as Lisburg loses its value.
Could just stay here, maybe work for Hallowfort? You want to restore the north somewhat, dont you? I doubt it matters much where you start, Ilea said.
Years of work are just sitting in Lisburg. Mhm I will see what I find here, in this peculiar ruin, Lucas said.
Ilea tapped her cheek and smiled. You could work for me. Ill provide food and rare plants I find, she suggested.
Comments
Aapjuh
Ilea: Leaving me with a twenty percent reduction? Lucas: Twenty one. Because I have one level in the third tier. lucas should be saying '19', if T3 lvl1 subtracts another % from her, him saying 21 adds it in her favor. T3-1 is 21lvls higher then T1-20, 21 * 1% = 21% removed from ilea's 40% = 19%
I can see some nice comical uses of a shooting ability, particularly if people get a notification about it being from a powerful being.
I also immediately imagined her using it to get people that skill by swearing at them.
Tim Deral
Lol illea is just putting people into indentured servitude left and right haha, great chapter keep it going
Arcanes
Two points - 1. Lucas didn’t say which skill she has exactly. So we don’t know if it’s the same skill. 2. When Ilea was in Ravenhall after the first northern arc, it was mentioned that Verena came back above level 300, which means she only just recently evolved. How many levels above 300 we don’t know. She probably got powerful evolution choices because it was mention she likes to fight and presumably fight alone, so I guess she is at the upper end tier of strength. Only when and if she fights Ilea will we really know how strong she really is.
Todd Kloos
How strong is Verena? If Lucas knows she has the Monster Hunter skill then she must have already had it years or decades ago. Given that she is known to be someone who levels up fast, she has probably gotten a lot stronger since then.
PatronTurtle
Alright, so resistances mitigate magical damage in a scaling pattern depending level and criticality (hair burns better). But modifiers like Avatar of Ash making ash more dense adds a whole other layer on this. Is Ilea's ash mostly physical? Partial? Does the physical properties of the magic involved change the criticality?
Zerith
is it wrong I can't wait for her to start acting/Shouting like a Srill Sargent to her recruits? ... They need Vet levels... And she needs Monster Hunter Levels Win win, For the Grind!
sharkattack
Wyvern steaks
Todd Kloos
Actually, if the poison did 100 damage/second when she first encountered it and she has gained 2 levels of poison resistance since then, why does it still do 100 damage/second now? If it does 100 damage/second now it probably should have done 112 damage/second when she first encountered it.
Todd Kloos
So the corrosive arrows are 1st lvl 16 and the poison is 3rd lvl 1? That seems like a really low level for a skill used by an elf.
Findell
She is going to take the body of that level 600 for armour right?
Robert Mullins
It sounds like when she used it against the wyvern it was a taunt. I get the feeling it varies between taunt, paralyzing and maybe fear depending on intent.
Matt
I love this story. Hoping to learn the specifics of the monster hunter skill soon. Does it paralyze or is it more flexible? Does effect scale based on veteran level or just level of opponent?
Aapjuh
that would mean you'd have to specialise as theres a limited amount of resistances you can make 3rd tier unless if it was that 5-10~ resistances t2-20 unlocks leveling to the 3rd for all instaid of a point to put somewhere. the skill point system works because you have limited active and passive skill slots, general skills can be gained as many as you can i'd say the system should continue like that for general skills in the 3rd tier via unlock requirements.
Atlas Dwarf
I wonder if Avatar of Ash's resistance bypass still returns her more mana from Sentinel Core. I want to say it does given that the description specifically says magic damage and not the magic itself like in 3rd tier Sentinel Sphere. And man if only those Time and Gravity mages from the expedition weren't likely dead. At least it looks like she'll be able to get 2nd lvl 20 in Mist Magic and Death Magic Resistances in a reasonable amount of time now.
Atlas Dwarf
If she gets to pick the General Skills it'll 100% be Meditation and Heat Resistance first. The latter cause it also allows her Heart of Cinders to become hotter without damaging herself.
Rip Woodham
Azarinth Sentinel is her own. I believe it's already a unique class generated for her and not one that existed before (by The prefix). Ilea isn't just a destroyer, she's also a savior. Her actions and the prerequisites of the class make that clear. The 3rd tier of the Sphere and the Core were likely tailor made for her if the class was, since their name changed with it. With the 3rd tier of the Sphere Ilea can keep fighting while protecting allies by redirecting the damage to herself, growing the skill, her other skill levels (many level from just taking damage) and her resistances. It's perfect for her. I also just realized it probably works on mind magic and the like, awesome. As an aside, it's been getting to a point where grouping with others is only a burden for her (and for them?). I still would really rather her grind alone, but now she can get more out of it. She can also help people grow, like Elfie trying to level his mental resistances. While that sounds bad, she would have helped him anyway but how would that have been? Complete babysitting. Now she can do her own thing as long as he's in her sphere and benefit herself from mitigating his damage. I'm sure it also looks cool. ;) Oh, also! I'd like to point out how well her Core pairs with the Sphere. The Core lets her get mana from magic damage, and the Sphere lets her redirect magic damage to herself. A skill that may be suicide for anyone else, but not our mana battery healer. :-)
not replying until her received one too -> not replying until he received one too
I would think its something like have 5 tier 2-20 skills to enable a tier 3 general skill
Straven
Thank you for the chapter.
ShadeByTheSea
honestly her most used general skill is meditation, so if any skill reaches 3rd tier I kinda want to see that one.
Tribal2199
Math! My only weakness!
These chapters where very good. Glad to see her progressing again. Monster hunter is awesome. I think it would make sense for her to start leveling and trying to get several other general skills right? That way she can get her Tier 3 resistance.
tibbish
Much earlier in the story when she was still figuring out the basics it was a lil' number crunchy every so often too.
Garbled Sounds
I think it will have a prerequisite of having a certain number of general skills at 2-20, in addition to being lv350.
Thanks for the chapters. I think once she reached level three fifty it will enable 3rd general skills.
FusedBump96
Wow, I did not expect the number crunch from this chapter hahahaha. I enjoy that this story is more GameLit than LitRPG, but I know this chapter will be good for the numbers nerds out there :p. Keep up the good work!
Yaksher
Don't get too excited—she's still ridiculously durable, even without specific resistances, so it'll only help so much. But should be easier for the higher level resistances especially now.
Joshua Little
Thanks for the chapter.
tibbish
I'm wondering if she is eventually going to get a 3rd tier evolution that will allow her to 'store' damage dealt to her and then release it on command given she has now has 2 skills that allow her to greatly increase the damage done to herself If nothing else she'll now be able to lvl up her resistances in no time flat. Even with low lvl mages hitting her now.
Manamaw
I love me some breakfast reading :)
Knyko
Another minion for Ilea
Corwin Amber
'noticeable reduced the time' noticeable -> noticeably
Somerito
Thanks for the chapter. Ilea's Kin of Ash class really seems to be influenced by her personality and battle style, I mean come on, getting a third tier geared towards training resistances. Azarinth Sentinel on the other hand is still trying to push her into being more of a protector of the weak(sentinel) with her new 3rd tier sphere that lets her redirect damage away from her allies. I feel like for her next evolution her ash class will be a tailor made first of its kind class. I don't know when she can break free of the azarinth influence for her first class and truly make it her own.
MountainFox
To calculate and process through multiple headache inducing mathematical calculations without crying. Guess all the Intelligence stat upgrades did do something. 🤔
Disclancer
Whoop! Thanks for the breakfast reading ;) I wonder if Ilea should ask Lucas about the other general skills he knows off? Maybe a path to gaining something interesting herself and adding to her next ascension boons? Just a thought, Ilea often doesn't ask the same follow ups I would, a reflection of a different personality I suppose :D
Jacob
Whooo early release!! Thanks for the chapter
Rip Woodham
I was hoping you'd release tonight! :-D Now to make some tea to enjoy with the chapters....
