Kahn stared at the bodies and thought about who to absorb first. Both these classes were extremely useful for him. Because he often worked as a Swordsman and as an Assassin. So these bodies were like a godsend gift for him.
"Let keep the Semi-Saint Rank guy for later." said Kahn and put his hands on one of the peak Grandmaster assassins.
"Absorb."
Even with his 50% decrease in absorption speed for Synthesis Divine Ability, it still took him 25 minutes to completely absorb all the abilities.
[The host has acquired the following abilities :
Penetration (A Rank) (ACTIVE) :
Provides the host a 50% increase in attack damage while using Daggers.
Incapacitation (A Rank) (ACTIVE) :
Allows the host to temporary paralyze and blind a target for 10 seconds
Knockout (B Rank) (ACTIVE) :
Allows the host to stun and disorient a target for 15 seconds.
Hidden Step (B Rank) (ACTIVE) :
Allows the host to directly appear behind a target.
Mirage (A Rank) (ACTIVE) :
Allows the host to create a shadow copy of himself for 20 seconds with all the abilities.
Note : The Mirage will only possess 30% of the host's stats.]
"Not bad." said Kahn. Although these abilities were very good for a single target assassination, they were on par with some of his best abilities.
"System, show me the merged abilities."
[Following are the merged abilities & skills :
Subterfuge (A Rank) (ACTIVE) :
Allows the host to confuse a target's vision & sense of direction for 5 seconds.
Quick Blade (A Rank) (ACTIVE) (Upgradable) :
Allows the host to critically damage a target while ignoring 30% defense.
Shadow Swap (S Rank) (PASSIVE) (Upgradable) :
Allows the host to swap places with any target or subordinates under 5 Kilometers meter radius.
Note : The effective area will increase with the increase in the host's level and rank.
Shadow Strike (S Rank) (ACTIVE) :
Allows the host to directly appear behind any target using their shadow as a medium.
Doppelganger (S Rank) (ACTIVE) (Upgradable) :
Allows the host to create an identical copy of himself with all of the host's skills and abilities for 30 seconds. The range of this ability is 1 Kilometer.
The Doppelganger will share the mind connection and vision with the host.
Note : The Doppelganger will have 50% of the host's stats. The activation time will increase with the increase in host's Level and Rank.
In case the Doppelganger dies, it can be revived again after 1 Hour.] replied the system and listed out all of his newly gained abilities.
"You know what.. I'm just gonna sit this one out." spoke Kahn and sat on the bed in disbelief.
TOO FUCKING OP!!!
This was the first time Kahn had received so many S Rank skills & abilities. The new merged abilities basically made him a powerhouse and a top-grade assassin.
No different than the peak grandmaster assassins. It was as if he went from being a student to becoming the school's principal.
These new skills and abilities would let him even take out even peak grandmaster targets easily.
Subterfuge ability would completely play tricks on your sense of vision & direction. If Kahn attacked someone from the left, the person would think that he was attacking from the right. In crucial situations and life and death battles... This ability could help him kill the opponent by messing with their senses at the last moment.
Quick Blade was like dealing a fatal blow with 30% extra damage.
Shadow Swap.. Let's not talk about it so we can avoid copyright claims from a Shadow Sovereign.
Shadow Strike would be no different than simply killing your enemies from behind their back without even giving them time to react.
And the most OP of them all was the Doppelganger skill.
Anyone who ever played Devil May Cry games or read Reincarnation of the Strongest Sword God would know how busted and broken this skill was.
It was like having an extra Kahn fighting beside him. And he could even use this doppelganger to lure enemies to ambush, while fighting or even confusing the enemy when he dealt a deathblow. The possible combinations with this skill were simply too many.
This had given him rewards far more than he imagined. Kahn then tried to absorb the abilities from the other assassins but the system told him that all they had same skills.
It was like a school of assassins that trained and helped them acquire the same set of skills.
Kahn pulled the golden core out of the Assassin's heart, cleaned it with a water spell and ate it.
He sat in his usual meditation position and started absorbing the core. A green aura was emitted from his body as he tried to absorb the core. Just like Stragabor.. This was the residual consciousness of the Assassin. But unlike before, Kahn now had Hero of Darkness title. It didn't even take him 10 seconds to subdue and make this aura part of his own.
Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!
The sound of Leveling up was heard inside this head five times and it finally stopped.
Kahn already knew that it was already hard to level up. A Grandmaster's core raising him by 5 levels was already a great boost.
[Congratulations to the host for breaking through the Grandmaster Rank for Daggers and Assassin skills. The Mastery & Effectiveness for all Assassination skills and abilities increased by 50%.
Congratulations to the host for breaking through the Intermediate Grandmaster Rank.]
"Thank you." replied Kahn and then he gave it a thought.
What would happen if he used these bodies and cores to create a strong subordinate? And since it will have Evolution skill unlocked.. It'd be ideal to merge with his assassination buddy who would be resurrected in a couple of days.
Kahn took the bodies back in his space ring and moved next to Semi-Saint rank demonkin. His mouth was already drooling with the thought of abilities and skills he'd get from this powerhouse.
Kahn rubbed his hands like the dude in yellow suit meme & put them on the corpse of the clan head of the Volstov clan. But this time.. It took him whole 45 minutes just to absorb all the skills and abilities of this man who lorded over the noble factions of the entire Flavot city.
But after the system told him about the newly gained skills and abilities along with the merged skills.. Kahn stood stunned on the spot as if a ghost had possessed him.
He always thought that a Semi-Saint rank fighter would be stronger than a peak grandmaster rank fighter only in terms of stats and attributes but this... This was something he never expected even in his dreams. He looked at the half-dried corpse of the demonkin, then looked at the moon shining brightly outside the window and spoke.
"Is this what they call.... Suffering from Success?"