I Got an Ex-Class Omnipotent System - Chapter 160

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Chapter 160
160: Stream Reaper Pirate Crew (3)
Atavism—a term meaning reversion to a primitive state or ancestral characteristics. The word’s appearance in this moment might have seemed peculiar, yet Dohyun already knew of it and simply nodded, whereas Hanalin and Jiyuchan, unfamiliar with its precise meaning, felt their expressions stiffen slightly.
Though they didn’t know exactly what Atavism was, they understood that each mid-tier race possessed unique abilities, and they judged this to be one of them.
And their assessment was correct.
As Captain Kaelus shouted those words, the crew members grinned as though they’d been waiting for this moment, their auras shifting into something distinctly different from before.
Where moments ago their presence had been like smooth, well-woven fabric, now a rough, abrasive energy erupted forth like coarse sandpaper—savage and primal.
It was akin to the sensation of encountering a wild beast in nature.
As Hanalin and Jiyuchan raised their guard against such sharp, piercing energy, Dohyun spoke to them both.
“They’re coming.”
With Kaelus’s declaration of Atavism, Dohyun moved swiftly to launch an attack, but the Stream Reaper crew members had become mysteriously faster after the declaration, leaving him no opening to react.
Similarly, Jiyuchan and Hanalin tried to advance, but was it already too late? Strange sounds erupted from all directions in response to their movements.
Crack-crack-crack——!
Crack!
Crunch-crunch-crunch——!
Bodies twisted and bones contorted with sickening sounds, yet no screams of agony or pained groans accompanied the transformation.
Instead, alongside the sound of flesh warping came the sharp whistle of displaced air.
Whoooosh——!!!
A mere swing of the arm produced the sound of something massive tearing through the atmosphere, and a shadow entirely different from before descended upon Dohyun in an instant.
The moment Dohyun saw the descending shadow, he evaded, and Jiyuchan nearby hastily leaped away as well.
Then.
Boom-boom-boom——!!!
Crack-crack-crack——!!!
Rumble-rumble-rumble——!!!
Before the shadow struck the ground, Dohyun retreated further and dodged, causing a massive fissure to split the earth where he’d stood moments before, spreading outward in all directions.
The ground caved inward as though a meteor had fallen, creating a crater-like formation. As Dohyun bounded backward, he could finally see the identity of the descending shadow.
It was Barcas, who had been standing at the front, blocking Dohyun and Jiyuchan’s attacks until now.
Certainly, his durability and defensive capability had been considerable, but he’d never possessed such offensive power. Yet suddenly he wielded enough force to create such a massive crater. Moreover, he hadn’t even used a technique—it was pure, raw physical strength alone.
A significant transformation indeed. Yet Dohyun watched Barcas, who now stood in the center of the sunken earth, as though he’d anticipated this.
“…He’s nothing but a beast now.”
Jiyuchan, observing Barcas from beside him, spoke thus. Dohyun nodded in agreement.
Barcas had indeed become something entirely different. Where once he’d been a hybrid of beast and human, he now stood transformed into an almost perfect beast form, retaining humanity only in his bipedal stance. He let out a maniacal laugh and roared.
“Kahahaha! I’ll tear you to shreds!!!”
As Barcas’s maniacal laughter echoed, the surroundings trembled with a tingling sensation. Barcas’s transformation alone might not have drastically altered the battle’s dynamics, but he wasn’t the only one who had changed.
Shrieeek——!!!
Frost arrows, sharper and faster than before, fiercely froze the water as they hurtled toward Dohyun. He responded by igniting the Eternal Flame even more intensely, shattering the frost arrows.
Crack-crack-crack——!!
Even as he summoned the Eternal Flame, his hands froze momentarily—he could clearly feel the increased potency. But it wasn’t just the frost arrows. In the next instant, as Jiyuchan spun and swung his sword, Jerod burst forth from that direction, and Jerod’s twin blades sent Jiyuchan flying backward.
Boom——!!
Pushed back by the unexpectedly powerful twin blades, Jiyuchan’s brow furrowed deeply.
The power, speed, and concealment had all increased noticeably. Moreover, the instant Jiyuchan was pushed back and tried to regain his footing, a brilliant light erupted from beneath his feet.
Without so much as a clicking sound, the explosive trap detonated, and before Jiyuchan could mount any meaningful defense, a pillar of fire erupted skyward.
Boom———!
The explosion was so violent it didn’t merely shake the surrounding air—a column of flame rose like a blazing inferno. The ocean current that Hanalin had barely managed to withstand until now could no longer hold, and it crashed down upon her.
As dust swirled up from the impact of the current, it obscured the spot where Hanalin had been standing.
The entire battle had shifted with nothing more than a transformation.
Though the situation was precarious, I remained composed and unruffled.
Simultaneously, I observed the other members of the Stream Reaper Pirate Crew.
Like Barcas, they all bore far more intense bestial features now. As I genuinely marveled at the formidable power emanating from each of them, Kaelus, their captain, spoke with evident excitement.
“Now what can you do without your allies?”
It was clearly meant as provocation, but rather than falling for it and growing indignant, I simply smiled with amusement and looked toward Kaelus.
Even as I did, Kaelus sensed something amiss, and in that moment of suspicion as he glanced around, attacks came simultaneously from two directions.
One was a massive golden sword aura fired from within the cloud of black smoke where the explosion pillar had erupted, while a pristine frost beam pierced through the swirling dust and appeared before us.
Kaelus hastily condensed waves to block the frost beam, while Barcas stepped forward, attempting to cleave the golden sword aura with his axe.
Clang———!!
“Ugh!?”
But Barcas, who had stepped in to split the sword aura with his axe, was instead pushed back by it and sent flying.
A pale golden streak shot through the explosion cloud, and Jiyuchan swung his blade toward Barcas.
Once more, golden sword auras materialized in midair.
Golden Sword Second Technique: Wheel Dance
The Second Technique of the Golden Sword, Wheel Dance, unfolded.
Following the initial sword aura, Jiyuchan, gripping his blade, spun his body repeatedly and swung his sword, unleashing countless circular auras that rained down upon Barcas.
Barcas, momentarily startled by the barrage of sword auras, raised his twin axes and swung them to block, while Jerod saw this and rushed forward to aid him.
Similarly, Shira, the snow fox birdman, nocked frost arrows from behind and fired countless arrows to intercept the golden sword auras, but something crimson came flying toward those arrows.
That crimson flame-like something was me. I spun my body in midair, scattering my flames toward the pristine frost arrows that sought to intercept the golden sword auras.
Eternal Flame Extinguishing Technique Fourth Technique: Flame Wheel Strike
A wheel of flame materialized in midair, melting all the frost arrows, and seeing this, Shira ground his teeth.
His pride was wounded that his frost arrows had been melted by the flames of a mere inferior species like humans, but this was no time to nurse wounded pride and remain idle.
‘Damn it.’
He prepared more arrows to continue suppressing the enemy.
If things continued as they were, Barcas would soon find himself in dire straits under that barrage of golden sword auras. As Shira moved to help, he saw Jerod rushing forward with dual daggers in hand.
Shira decided he would handle me himself and locked eyes with Lian, who nodded in understanding.
Thus, Shira and Lian took me on, while Barcas and Jerod faced Jiyuchan, and they moved accordingly. In that moment, I moved while observing Shira.
At that instant, Shira felt something ominous, and just as he was about to nock a frost arrow, I spoke.
“That’s your ability?”
With those words, Shira’s status window appeared before my eyes.
『Shira』
『Trait: Frost Sniper [A]』
『Skills』
▶「Frost [B]」
…(Read more)
『Stats』
▶「Strength: 70」
▶「Agility: 89」
▶「Endurance: 83」
▶「Mana: 80」
※Leoparcan (Snow Leopard Birdman).
※Hunters killed: 232
[You can acquire 「Frost [B]」 for 『1000 AP』.]
[You have acquired 「Frost [B]」.]
Dohyun didn’t hesitate and paid 1000 AP, immediately obtaining Frost. The moment he locked eyes with Shira, who was attempting to generate frost arrows using Frost’s power, Shira froze—unable to move.
A new application of Analysis that Dohyun had recently learned.
[You nullify the skill 「Frost [B]」 with 『Analysis』.]
[『Shira』’s skill 「Frost [B]」 is nullified.]
As the frost arrow vanished without even forming, Shira panicked. Dohyun then created a frost bow and arrows in midair before him and spoke.
“Looking for this?”
With those words, he drew the bowstring of the frost bow he’d conjured and fired a frost arrow. Shira’s expression completely crumbled.
“H-how?”
He’d clearly tried to use his own ability, yet he couldn’t, and he couldn’t comprehend how Dohyun could wield his power. In that moment when Shira stood dazed, his mind completely shattered, Lian cried out from beside him, attempting to help her.
“Dodge, you idiot!”
With those words, Lian also used his ability to activate a trap mechanism and leap out to aid Shira. But the instant Lian locked eyes with Dohyun, his ability unfolded before Dohyun’s gaze.
『Lian』
『Trait: Jungle Sentinel [B]』
『Skills』
▶「Trap Summoning [B]」
…(Read more)
『Stats』
▶「Strength: 75」
▶「Agility: 86」
▶「Endurance: 79」
▶「Mana: 69」
※Leoparcan (Marble Cat Birdman).
※Hunters killed: 281
And then came another new application.
[You can acquire 「Trap Summoning [B]」 for 『1000 AP』.]
[You have acquired 「Trap Summoning [B]」.]
[You nullify the skill 「Trap Summoning [B]」 with 『Analysis』.]
[『Lian』’s skill 「Trap Summoning [B]」 is nullified.]
“W-what is this?”
As Lian stood bewildered, Dohyun spoke.
“Looking for this?”
Lian’s body trembled as he watched the Spring Trap he’d been summoning materialize in Dohyun’s grasp instead.
And he remembered.
The first words Dohyun had spoken upon seeing them.
“I told you, didn’t I? Hand over everything you’ve got.”

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