Swordsman's Regression: Reawakened as a Necromancer-Chapter 156: Innate Talents

⸢-400 Mana⸥

⸢-400 Constitution⸥

⸢-520 Charisma⸥

The rush of power erupted out of Percival’s core, bringing the world into a quick pause once again. The energy poured out of his hand and crashed into the Vampire Lord, tethering into its form.

The Vampire Lord tried to fight back, but with barely any HP left, it was powerless under Percival’s dominion.

He clamped hard on the Demon, crushing his resistance completely and closing his fist, he dragged the Vampire Lord straight into the center of his chest.

With that, the Encounter Zone returned to normal time.

Ding!

⸢You have Enslaved a Demon Boss, Vampire Lord (Lvl 110)⸥

⸢Demon Summons: 27⸥

⸢How audacious of you! Enslaving a leader of the Oldmother’s army will only attract her wrath. Be prepared!⸥

Percival read the notification with an expressionless gaze. He wondered if the Goddess of Creation was sensing him in that moment; if she could feel that her minions were being stolen from her.

Was that why the system was warning him?

Another Ding! sang in the Encounter Zone.

⸢You have defeated the Gate World Boss, Vampire Lord⸥

⸢Congratulations, you have leveled up!⸥

⸢Lvl 49 → Lvl 50⸥

⸢+600 Mana | + 700 Attack | + 1200 Defense | + 1000 Health⸥

⸢All Attributes Increased by 70⸥

⸢Rewards: +20 Skill Points | +6000 EXP | +10 Summon Space | +10000 Mana Coins⸥

Despite the influx of rewards and increase in points, Percival stood waiting, unbothered by them because he expected something more..

Where was it?

Ding!

The soft bell sound extinguished the rising fear in his heart.

⸢You have arrived at a new threshold⸥

⸢Please await your possible innate talent awakening⸥.

Percival took a deep breath, trying not to overthink his chances. He had been given a higher EXP cost to reach Lvl 50, that usually meant a guaranteed Innate Talent awakening.

A very powerful one at that.

"Hero Percival!" Lewis’s voice rang in the crypt. "We did it! By the gods, we absolutely freaking did it!"

Percival ignored his jubilation, focused on his screen as the Arcanist celebrated. "I can’t believe I’m alive after all of that! I am alive! ALIVE!!!"

Ding!

Percival’s heart jumped by the noise. He narrowed his eyes to read the words written on his screen.

⸢You have awakened two Innate Talents!⸥

His stone face broke into a grin; a small one, but still one that expressed his relief and glee without over-emoting as he might have done as Percy.

⸢You awakened a Swordsman Innate Talent: Battle Fever (Mythic)⸥

⸢Description: Instead of draining stamina, the stress of battle triggers a compounding surge of adrenaline and mana. While you are at your weakest when a fight begins, every consecutive second spent in active conflict—whether striking, blocking, or dodging—continuously increases your physical and magical parameters⸥

Percival raised a brow. His suspicions had been correct: he reawakened the same Innate Swordsman Talent he had in his last life.

Although he had been curious about what other Talent he could awaken for his Swordsman Class, he had fully wished to reawaken Battle Fever.

His entire combat style depended on that Innate Talent, it had built him in the past, turned him to a murderous machine for heroism.

But because his party members knew about it, they used it against him, attacking him viscously at the start of their battle.

Percival knew that could never happen now. He was weaker at the start of a battle in his last life, but in this life, he had his Necromancer Class. He was powerful at the very start and would only get even more powerful as the fight continued.

Nevertheless, the system wasn’t finished. There was one more Innate Talent to reveal.

Ding! 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

⸢You awakened a Necromancer Innate Talent: Legion Link (Mythic)⸥

⸢Description: You share an ultimate, unhindered link with your entire legion, whether Skeletons, Souls, or Demons. Through this bond, you can freely extract any Skill from your summons for your own personal use, or bestow your Skills, and the Skills of other summons, onto any member of your army. This allows you to create entities that defy all logic and Class restrictions, turning your entire legion into a limitless, interchangeable armory of power⸥.

Percival stared, reading the text like it was an entirely different language. An Innate Talent that allowed him to extract Skills from a Summon to himself, from himself to a Summon, and from a Summon to another Summon?

That was even more mind boggling that he had anticipated. This meant he could take the Vampire Lord’s telekinesis Skill, or his Time Warping Skills.

His eyes widened with another realization. He could give his Skeletons actual magical powers too.

Without hesitating, he headed to his Summons to test it.

⸢Soul Soldier: Mercius Seagrave (Lvl 132)⸥

⸢Class: Knight⸥

⸢Talent: Talent of Battle Supremacy - Legendary⸥

⸢Role: None⸥

⸢Skills: Shield Bash (E-Grade) / Iron Advance (D-Grade) /Judgment Strike (B-Grade) / Heavenfall (A-Grade) / Last Stand (S-Grade)...⸥

Percival tapped on the A-Grade Skill, ⸢Heavenfall⸥.

⸢Heavenfall: A mighty leap into the sky that unleashes the might of the heavens when descending, causing damage output of ×50 the casual output of the sword used⸥.

He saw the option below. ⸢Do you wish to copy and endow this Skill on yourself or another Summon?⸥

Percival selected himself.

Ding!

⸢You have temporarily acquired the Knight Skill: [Heavenfall]. Achieve full comprehension to permanently unlock this Skill. Failure to comprehend will result in Skill loss⸥.

Percival froze where he stood. Just like that? All it took was learning the Skill to permanently own it? Ideas relentlessly swam in his head; Skill combinations, Class Chimeras that would leave enemies bamboozled.

With this, he wasn’t only a Necromancer and a Swordsman. He could use the Skills of any Class he wanted, as long as he had an Undead Soldier for the occasion.

The road to complete security was evident now more than ever.

Satisfied, he inspected his profile status, curious to see where he was now after everything.

⸢Name: Percival Nightstar⸥

⸢Race: Human (Outworlder)⸥

⸢Class: Necromancer⸥

⸢Title: The Undead Creditor⸥

⸢Level: 50⸥

⸢Talent: Talent of Necromancy – Mythic⸥

⸢Experience: 307,540/320,499⸥

⸢Health: 29,050/32,550⸥

⸢Mana: 4,750/6,650⸥

⸢Defense: 2920⸥

⸢Attack: 5,100⸥

⸢Summon Space: 53/90⸥

⸢Attributes:⸥

⸢Strength: 1430/1,750⸥

⸢Agility: 1030/1280⸥

⸢Speed: 1000/1230⸥

⸢Constitution: 490/1300⸥

⸢Intelligence: 970/970⸥

⸢Dexterity: 815/1220⸥

⸢Luck: 700/745⸥

⸢Perception: 899/1060⸥

⸢Charisma: 685/1,720⸥

⸢Name: Percival Nightstar⸥

⸢Race: Human (Outworlder)⸥

⸢Class: Swordsman⸥

⸢Level: 150⸥

⸢Talent: Talent of Magical Swordsmanship - Special⸥

⸢Experience: 502,610/500,000⸥

⸢Health: 29,050/32,550⸥

⸢Mana: 001/5000⸥

⸢Defense: 4090⸥

⸢Attack: 7880⸥

⸢Skill points: 23⸥

⸢Mana Coins: 82,000⸥