Child of Destiny

*Ding*

System: You have comprehended the true meaning of your Ascended Class, understanding its mysteries and profoundness.

*Ding*

System: Congratulations! You have awakened the Ancient Power hidden within your veins!

System: Congratulations! Through your understanding of your Ascended Class: Ancient Protector, you have evolved into a higher form of being.

*Ding*

System: Congratulations! You have become an Ascended Being!

System: Ascended Race: Sacred Neanderthals – an archaic human, who branched out from the lineage of Immortals and Giants, inheriting some of their abilities.

They had powerful physiques that greatly enhanced their natural talent for battle and hunting.

After awakening the power of the ancients, these archaic humans gained special abilities that they had inherited from their ancestors.

When condensing these powers, they became Divine Tattoos, which could greatly enhance their innate abilities and strengthen their already powerful physiques.

System: Divine Tattoos – innate powers that Sacred Neanderthals that they used to match those opponents that greatly surpassed their level.

Different types of Divine Tattoo possessed different kinds of abilities.

Each Divine Tattoo could be awakened through different situations and circumstances. So long as the conditions were met and the right materials were used, the Divine Tattoo could be formed.

*Ding*

System: Your (Default) innate Divine Tattoo is activated!

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‘Racial Ability: Divine Tattoo – Sacred Thunderbird Tattoo’

Swoosh!

Crackle! Crackle!

Owen did not have the time to check on the string of notifications that flashed through the corner of his eyes as he was too focused on the battle. But he could at least feel the overwhelming powers that were being awakened within his body, particularly the appearance of the golden bird made of lightning on his back.

As he sensed this power, he subconsciously used his unique mana manipulation technique.

‘Legendary Combat Technique: Divine Avatar’

Swoosh!

His mana manipulation technique was somewhat different from most of the apex experts as he focused his unique mana powers on his entire body rather than his weapons.

Boom!

His presence within the battle rose sharply alongside his aura that grew by several folds. The golden flow of aura moving upwards around his body also gain a hint of electricity as the Divine Tattoo mixed its powers with it.

With all the boost that he currently had, Owen felt that even the level of his concentration reached an unimaginable level.

However, due to the multiple special abilities and the combat state that he was in, the consumption of his concentration also reached a whole other level, which negated almost everything.

But at the very least, he was confident that he would be able to last against the Shadow Mountain Drake in front of him before he was mentally exhausted.

Bang!

Pushing the tail of the dungeon boss back, Owen quickly stepped forward before slamming his battle hammer down.

‘Class Fighting Style: Divine Smite’

Bang!

The moment when his battle hammer hit the ground, spiderweb cracks appeared on its surface before spreading in every direction.

Boom!

At the same time, a golden lightning fell from above and hit the spot where his hammer landed.

Not long after, the seemingly little spark in front of the humongous body of the dungeon boss suddenly grew larger and became a huge lightning pillar that swallowed the monster.

(-562,523)

Huge damage also appeared over the head of the dungeon boss, signifying that it was hurt by that attack.

In their entire battle, this was the first high damage that they had dealt to this monster boss, signifying that this attack was not just a simple attack.

Roar!

Enraged, the Shadow Mountain Drake suddenly raised one of its claws and slammed it down, trying to crush Owen with it.

Swoosh!

Shadowy flame also appeared on those claws, seemingly having the ability to burn even the space itself.

If something like this fell on Owen, then he would not only get crushed by it but would most likely be burned into nothing as well.

Bang!

While he was preparing to raise his shield and activate a defensive skill to block the blazing claws that were about to descend on him, the ground underneath his feet suddenly shook before swiftly shooting upwards.

The ground that he was standing on turned into a stone pillar that was trying to send him toward the incoming attack of the dungeon boss.

“Eh!?” he was slightly taken aback as even his senses that were being enhanced by the ‘Super Sensitivity’ innate trait did not notice the sudden development.

(-10,000), (-12,000), (-14,000), (-16,000), …

A series of damage appeared over his head as the heat coming from the blazing claws started to affect the space, much less him who was rapidly approaching it along with the stone platform underneath him.

Each tick of the damage was growing stronger as he got nearer to the shadowy flames covering those deadly claws.

He was preparing to face the incoming attack head-on while using one of his strongest defensive skills, but three totems suddenly appeared in the air around him and formed a magic circle after being connected by a string of mana.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

In the next instant, the magic circle summoned a dimensional rift that pulled him inside and sent him to a safe location.

Huahua had timely saved him with her spatial manipulation totems once again.

“I know that you are quite excited to test your current abilities because of the new powers that you suddenly acquired, but there is no need to rush it,” Cloe scolded him as she cast a series of heals on him to restore his health bar back to a healthy state. “That thing is not something that you can challenge alone even with the help of those powers.”

“Even though these new powers of yours are somewhat comparable to elemental possession, it still does not guarantee that you will win against it.”

“Even the others will be in deep through facing that monster by themselves even with their respective elemental possession, much less you, who have yet to fully master such powers.”

Being scolded, Owen could not help but scratch his head awkwardly and smile apologetically. “Sorry, about that. I just got carried away by my previous state.”

Due to the previous series of events, Owen was pulled out of the highly focused state that he was in earlier. But that did not mean that his sense became dull as it became much sharper instead due to the series of boosts that innate traits of his current race possessed.

His innate trait, the ‘Super Sensitivity’, already increased all his senses by a great margin, so the bonuses that he was getting from his racial traits further enhanced his overall battle capabilities.

Roar!

As he was being scolded, a roar from the distance suddenly reverberated in the entire boss room, attracting his attention.

Right after he cast his gaze in that direction, he saw that the three monster pets of Akailu were engaging in an intense battle against the dungeon boss alongside their master.

There were also the two giant skeleton soldiers of Chaotic Luck, who were trying to restrict the movements of the monster boss while the four were fighting.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

At the same time, the spells and skills of the mages and marksmen of the team were also landing constantly on the huge body of the Shadow Mountain Drake, steadily dealing damage.

“Commander Arielle, you can save the scolding for the latter. Let’s deal with this overgrown lizard first. I can’t hold much long against this dungeon boss,” complained Akailu after the monster threw his black bear pet into the ground right after sending the savage tiger with a tail whip.

Bang!

Owen smiled bitterly as he quickly stomped into the ground and kicked it to propel himself back to the dungeon boss.

Swoosh!

His burst speed was so fast that he reached the frontline almost in an instant and collided with the monster.

Bang!

The strong impact forced the dungeon boss to retreat a couple of steps and saved the horror wolf pet of Akailu, which the Shadow Mountain Drake was stepping on.

The dungeon boss shook its head a little for being dizzy due to the collision. It then turned at Owen and glared at him right after shaking off the dizziness before opening its mouth.

Roar!

A powerful shockwave was released with that roar, pushing those near it away.

But Owen remained standing on his spot steady while letting the strong gust of wind wash over his body.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Owen pointed his hammer at the dungeon boss in a provoking manner while saying. “Come!”

Roar!

Accepting the invitation, the Shadow Mountain Drake aggressively charged forward, planning to smash this arrogant human.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

As Owen watched the monster boss charge at him, a group of totems landed behind one after another before releasing warm pulsing lights to strengthen him.

Strengthening Totem, Agility Totem, Vitality Totem, Empowering Totem, and many other totems that were providing buffs to Owen were layered behind in a meticulous arrangement.

Boom!

Owen planted the rectangular shield in front of him and blocked the charging dungeon boss, preventing it from advancing any further.

A couple of meters pushed him, but Owen was still able to stabilize his footing not long after.

Grr!

The dungeon boss growled as it tried to push Owen further with its huge head that was pushing against a transparent wall in front of it.

Taking advantage of that pause, Owen used one of his special skills and summoned a huge manifestation of an armored warrior with the golden aura that he was releasing.

‘Ancient Protector Skill (Tier 2): Avatar of the Ancient God’

Boom!

Roar!

Sensing the ancient presence of the golden warrior in front of it, the Shadow Mountain Drake was further enraged and summoned the draconic powers that it had.

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Boom! Boom! Boom!

It did not take that look before the two giants started clashing against each other, wreaking havoc within the boss room.

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