The Over-Break System

“Tobs, hold the other notifications about rewards for a moment; I will go over them inside my Tower.-

With that thought in his mind, Brance scooped up the golden snitch like Codex Core and teleported to the top of his [Radient Tower] to the Central Command Center.

A simple thought was all that was necessary for Brance to instantly make his way to the 5th floor of the Tower, and after arriving in the command room, he soon stood before the command column.

Stepping forward and placing his fingers into the small groovers on the command column’s dial, he spun it counterclockwise 180 degrees until it clicked two times and allowed him to push the dial into the column.

The dial soon clicked into place and revealed the housing for the Tower’s power source, which at this moment was empty. Placing the newly formed Mana Codex Core into the significantly larger housing, the runic patterns on both the Codex Core and the command column lit up in Tri-Color light as the housing doors closed. Next, the recessed dial automatically returned to normal with another two clicks as it positioned itself back to the starting spot.

Placing his palm back on the column, Brance brought up a series of monitors, one of which displayed all the different statistics necessary for the [Radient Tower] to run smoothly, such as Mana levels and the durability of the Tower.

At a glance, Brance could already tell that the Tower was running at 150% efficiency with the newly formed Mana Codex Core; even if it was only at Tier-0, its output outshined the previously constructed Pseudo-Codex.

Not to mention that now, the drain on Brance’s resources stats was so minimal that he could barely feel the slow ticking of his MP and STAM.

Seeing that everything was in order, Brance navigated to the fourth-floor artillery. After raising the Tower’s Tier with skill points, the fourth floor had undergone a drastic change. Not only did the damage output and actual weapons increase, but there were now three new options, two of which were hybrid floors with more than one type of weapon, and the last option was the new Spell Array attack option.

-Fourth Floor: Offensive Counter Measures. At Tier-3, this floor can be equipt with up to one of six preset artillery layouts.-

-Layout A: Six Tier-3.5 Mana Construct Cannons.-

-Fires, one Terra-Light Shell.-

-Damage: Static 12000 Points of Magic Dmg.-

-Cooldown: 4 minutes.-

-Charge Time: 45 seconds.-

-Layout B: Eight Tier-3.5 Mana Construct Ballista.-

-Fires, one Terra-Wind Javelin.-

-Damage: Static 10000 Points of Physical Dmg.-

-Cooldown: 2 minutes 30 seconds.-

-Charge Time: 25 seconds.-

-Layout C: Four Tier-3.5 Mana Construct Ballista and Three Tier-3.5 Mana Construct Cannons –

-Reference Above Data.-

-Layout D: Two Tier-4 Positron Cannons.-

-Fires, One Terra-Light-Wind Beam.-

-Damage: Static 125,000 Points of AOE DMG.-

-Cooldown: 25 minutes.-

-Charge Time: 10 minutes.-

-Damage varies depending on the Targets Tier and Defensive abilities.-

-Layout E: One Tier-4 Positron Cannon, Two Tier-3.5 Mana Construct Cannons, and Two Tier-3.5 Mana Construct Ballista.-

-Reference Above Data.-

-Layout F: One Tier-4 Offensive Spell Array.-

-Generates a Large Scale offensive array. This spell array can be controlled entirely from the Command Column and uses the elemental forces of nature as a weapon.-

-Damage: Static 15000 Points of AOE DMG Per Tick.-

-Cooldown: 1 hour.-

-Charge Time: 25 minutes.-

-Damage varies depending on the Targets Tier and Defensive abilities.-

-Requires a minimum of 65% of the available stored Tower Mana.

Brance initially struggled with which artillery layout would be the right one to use in the upcoming battle. Still, after seeing how powerful the newly upgraded Positron Cannon was, there was no doubt he needed it. History had proven that the Turning Point Opponents were all at least 2 Tiers stronger than Cynrik, so having an ultimate weapon was a must.

Still, although Two Positron Cannons would be nice, Brance felt it would be too large of a drain on his resources to use Layout D, so after some thought, he chose Layout E. In doing so, he had not only a single Positron Cannon but also two Mana Cannons and Two Ballista, allowing for Brance to hit his opponent with chip damage before dealing the final blow.

With this thought in mind, Brance lined up each artillery weapon side by side; since each of the guns was on a ring slide that encircled the entirety of the fourth floor, he had easy access to moving them from the Command Column.

If the need to move them arose, he could spin the weapons around and move them to any point on the fourth floor, allowing for a wide range of activities that could be completed with a simple thought.

When Brance was finally satisfied with the layout of the fourth floor, he moved down to the third, where all of the defensive protocols were in place. Like the Offensive Counter Measures, the Defensive Protocols had been significantly improved by increasing his skills Tier alongside the Tower’s new power source.

-Third Floor: Defensive Counter Measures. At Tier-3, this floor is equipt with four defensive protocols controlled by the Command Column.

-Protocol 1: Particle Barrier Generator.-

-Durability: 500,000 HP-

-Strength: Tier-4

-Cooldown: 3 hours once shattered.-

-Protocol 2: Mana Pulse Generator, which expels all the Mana stored on the second floor in the shape of a dome, forcing all nearby enemies away from the Tower.

-Charge Time: Three minutes.-

-Cooldown: Four hours.-

-Protocol 3: Camouflage Generator uses Light Mana to bend the light around the Tower so that the Tower disappears from view if the being is under Tier-5.-

-Charge Time: 1 minute.-

-Sustain Cost: Drains 2 percent of Available MP from the Tower’s Power Source.-

-Cooldown: 4 hours.-

-Protocol 4: Teleportation Station, the last resort meant to be used when the Tower is breached, and a hostile takeover is imminent. Allows for up to ten Allies to be teleported to a preselected location to safety. WARNING, BY USING THIS PROTOCOL, THE SELF-DESTRUCTION OF THE POWER SOURCE WILL BE TRIGGERED, EXPENDING ALL THE MANA AVAILABLE IN THE TOWER TO DEAL DAMAGE TO NEARBY ENEMIES.

-Charge time: 3 minutes.-

-Teleportation Distance is determined by how much Mana is input to the device by those who wish to leave. Those designated by the Tower Creator can activate it.-

Although most of the changes had to do with decreased charge and cooldown times, the Particle Barrier underwent a massive change. Before, when the Tower was at Tier-2.5, the only thing the Particle Barrier was good for was tanking two hits from a Peak Tier-3; however, now, it had the strength of a Tier-4 and an actual numerical value for its durability.

Nodding contently, Brance calmed his torrential thoughts and nerves and finally acknowledged the so-called rewards for crafting the Mana Codex Core.

“Ok, Tobs, release the flood gates on those reward notifications.” Preparing for the inevitable headache that came along with multiple glowing text boxes appearing simultaneously in his eyes, Brance massaged his temples.

-Having accomplished something beyond the scope of the many lifeforms in the universe, you are being rewarded.-

-By perfectly assimilating and fusing all three of your Affinities to create a new power source in the form of a Pseudo-Codex, before evolving it further into the first Mana Codex Core in eons, you have received the following rewards.

-Your Codex has increased in strength to Tier-3, Stage 5.-

-Since your Codex has reached Stage 5, you will receive a Bonus of 5k MP.-

-Your Mastery over Light Mana Particles has increased to Master.-

-Your Mastery over Terra Mana Particles has increased to Expert.-

-Your Mastery over Wind Mana Particles has increased to Expert.-

-Your Light Affinity has Grown to Tier-3-

-Your Terra Affinity has Grown to Tier-2.5-

-Your Wind Affinity has Grown to Tier-2.5-

-You have received 75 Points in all basic Stats.-

-You have received 60 Free Allocation Stat points.-

-You have received 100 Skill Points.-

-You have been awarded the Title “Core Creator”.-

-Core Creator: Increases MP regeneration by 25%.-

Exhaling shakily as his strength surged for the second time today, Brance raised his hand and distributed all 66 points evenly into his DEX, AGI, and MIND Stats, then examined his new build.

: STATS :

: HP 26,600/26,600 :

: Mana 18,480/18,480 :

: Stamina 13,300/13,300 :

: Stat Points- 0 :

: Skill Points- 190 :

: Strength-  935 :

: Dexterity- 777 :

: Agility- 777 :

: Intelligence- 935:

: Vitality-  935 :

: Mind-  777 :

: Will Power- 15:

: Gem Cutting:0 , XP 90/100 :

: Killing Intent- 348 – 4.5g :

: Affinity- :

:(SAG)Light-Tier-3 (Master): :Expand:

:(BG) Terra-Tier-2.5 (Expert): :Expand:

:(BG) Wind-Tier-2.5  (Expert): :Expand:

With three of his stats breaking through 900, Brance felt a sense of accomplishment as now he finally felt like he had an advantage over Cynrik. And while his brother was more of a powerhouse due to his skills, between his high stats and his [Radient Tower], Brance could proudly say he was vying for first place in the party rankings.

Flexing his muscles and arching his back, Brance no longer felt the need to hold off on starting his Turning Point, and his face turned expressionless.

“Tobs, I don’t suppose you can give me any hints on how to summon this asshat here, right?” Speaking as he placed his palm on the command column to pump Mana into the Codex Core, Brance’s mind went to the upcoming battle.

-The Spirit already knows you are here; it is a matter of just gaining its attention. I can not help you any further than this.-

“That’s fine, thank you, Tobs.” Already figuring the amount of help she could give him would be minimal at best, Brance still wanted to test the waters, and after some more thought, he straightened his back and closed his eyes before speaking in his mind.

‘Come on, you chicken shit bastard, you always talk so fucking much; why are you being quiet now? Let’s get this over with so I can kick you twelve ways to Sunday and get on with my life.’ Pulling a play from Cynrik’s playbook, Brance taunted the being who had lived in his head for years with a slew of vulgarities.

“Foolish boy, if you wish for death so badly, then I will repay your slanderous words tenfold.”

No sooner did the words enter Brance’s mind than did a powerful voice echo throughout the vast expanse of his SOC, the very same voice he had grown to hate over the years, followed by a string of notifications.

-A Third-party has been alerted to your presence and has broken into the Host’s SOC.-

-A third party is in control; any damage you take inside will affect your Soul Directly.-

-The Host is being forcefully dragged into a Turning Point Quest-

-Turning Point Quest: Challenge for Supremacy-

-Due to the influence of your Divine Blessings and your LightBringer Bloodline, you have lost control and are severely affected by it. A third party acting against you has stepped in during a point of weakness, and to leave, you must defeat this being in combat. If you die in battle, your Soul will collapse and be destroyed, allowing this third Party complete control of your body and replace your existence.-

-Defeat the LightBringer Spirit ????-

-Reward:???

-Penalty for failure: Soul Destruction-