I Got an Ex-Class Omnipotent System - Chapter 161

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Chapter 161
161: Stream Reaper Pirate Crew (4)
Though I had boasted confidently, this was actually my first time using it in practice, so I couldn’t help but smile with relief. I had said that my Analysis would work, but experiencing it firsthand was far more surprising. Of course, this was only possible because the stat difference wasn’t too great.
Even now, it was honestly quite taxing.
‘The mana consumption is more than I expected.’
Shira and Lian kept attempting to use their skills, and I was neutralizing each one.
[Shira’s skill “Frost [B]” is being neutralized.]
[Lian’s skill “Trap Summoning [B]” is being neutralized.]
Conversely, I wielded the neutralized skills freely, pressing Shira and Lian relentlessly. I deployed traps from Trap Summoning toward them, forcing them to leap about and constraining their movements, then struck them with frost arrows that found their marks.
Though their physical abilities had skyrocketed through Atavism, as the saying goes, one doesn’t notice getting drenched by drizzle. That was exactly what was happening to Shira and Lian now.
As the frost arrows hitting them accumulated, their bodies gradually began to stiffen from the cold, and despite their enhanced physical abilities, their movements grew sluggish—even slower than before.
Since there was nothing those two could do against me at this point, I surveyed the broader battlefield to push forward.
Then.
‘Interesting.’
I could see Jiyuchan, Barcas, and Jerod fighting, and I felt that Jiyuchan too had grown dramatically compared to before.
His execution of footwork and swordplay had become noticeably more fluid and refined.
‘There are still things to refine, though.’
Having just used Analysis to embed martial arts directly into my body, allowing me to wield them like someone born in Hwadaejuk, Jiyuchan appeared lacking by comparison—but there was no denying that his talent was equally absurd.
In any case, Jiyuchan had grown considerably, holding his own well against two opponents with higher stats than his own.
No—he wasn’t merely holding his ground; he was gradually pushing them back.
“Damn it!”
“Cursed bastard!!!”
Jerod and Barcas, though frustrated, seemed to acknowledge Jiyuchan’s strength, no longer losing their composure as they carefully defended themselves to counter his attacks.
As I observed the two of them intently, Analysis inevitably analyzed them both.
『Barcas』
『Trait: Savage Warlord [B]』
『Skills』
▶「Bestial Burst [B]」
…(See more)
『Stats』
▶「Strength: 88」
▶「Agility: 79」
▶「Endurance: 86」
▶「Mana: 67」
※Leoparcan (Jaguar Birdman).
※Hunters killed: 217
※Physical stats increased by +15 each in Atavism state.
『Jerod』
『Trait: Silent Assassin [B]』
『Skills』
▶「Silence Zone [B]」
…(See more)
『Stats』
▶「Strength: 71」
▶「Agility: 86」
▶「Endurance: 79」
▶「Mana: 74」
※Leoparcan (black panther Birdman).
※Hunters killed: 291
※In atavism state, physical stats increased by +15 each.
And the moment Dohyun smirked after seeing both their abilities, Lian and Shira cried out desperately.
“Jerod!!”
“Barcas!! Flee!!”
Was this what the death cry of one who had lost everything sounded like? In that moment when Barcas and Jerod reacted to their frantic screams—desperate pleas for survival—and turned their gaze, their eyes unfortunately met Dohyun’s.
And then.
[You can acquire 「Primal Burst [B]」 with 『1000AP』.]
[You can acquire 「Silence Zone [B]」 with 『1000AP』.]
[「Primal Burst [B]」 has been acquired.]
[「Silence Zone [B]」 has been acquired.]
Through the 『Analysis』 visible only to Dohyun’s eyes, I obtained both of their abilities.
Sensing something amiss, Barcas and Jerod hastily attempted to activate their signature techniques, but Dohyun smirked and snapped his fingers.
Snap—!
Then text visible only to Dohyun’s eyes materialized.
[『Barcas』’s skill 「Primal Burst [B]」 is being negated.]
[『Jerod』’s skill 「Silence Zone [B]」 is being negated.]
As their techniques were inevitably canceled, Barcas and Jerod’s expressions hardened rapidly. And toward those two, Dohyun turned the newly acquired—or rather, stolen—skills against them.
Roooaaarrr——!!!
A primal roar erupted from behind Dohyun’s back, and an aura resembling a lion’s crest bloomed behind him. And that was not the end.
Silence Zone also unfurled from Dohyun’s fingertips, erasing all sound around him and rendering his form hazy. Barcas and Jerod’s eyes trembled violently at the sight of him in perfect concealment.
They had always been the ones stealing, but being robbed like this was indescribable. Watching those pirate crew members, Dohyun felt no inclination toward mercy, so he smirked and intensified the flames blooming in both his fists.
Though they could not hear it, Dohyun felt it vividly.
Compared to when I first learned them, the movements and power of all the techniques had increased.
‘Most satisfying.’
And before delivering the final blow.
Dohyun shifted his gaze slightly, seeking the most delicious morsel. After all, one always saves the best for last. Dohyun was no exception.
『Kaelus』
『Trait: Ether Leopard [A]』
『Skills』
▶「Ether Control [A]」
…(See more)
『Ability Stats』
▶「Strength: 72▶87」
▶「Agility: 81▶96」
▶「Endurance: 76▶91」
▶「Mana: 90」
※This is Kaelus (blue-striped Birdman).
※Hunters killed: 341
※Physical stats increased by +15 each due to Atavism state.
[You can acquire 「Ether Control[A]」 with 『3000AP』.]
[You have acquired 「Ether Control[A]」.]
Just as I was about to finish, an unexpected Analysis message appeared before me.
[「Ether Heart[S]」 is responding to the lower-tier skill 「Ether Control[A]」.]
[「Ether Heart[S]」 is attempting to absorb 「Ether Control[A]」.]
※Currently unable to raise S-rank without transcendence.
※Absorption will be automatically cancelled.
I tilted my head at the message I’d seen before.
I was about to fall into thought at the message saying I couldn’t raise S-rank without transcendence, but I quickly regained my focus.
‘I’m still in the middle of combat.’
I thought to concentrate on the battle first, and considered using the newly acquired Ether Control to neutralize Kaelus, but I shook my head after seeing Hanalin.
Though Jiyuchan and I had grown by leaps and bounds thanks to Baeryujin, Hanalin hadn’t been idle either, so I decided not to interfere unnecessarily.
Instead, I took on Jiyuchan and the other crew members with what seemed like amusement.
Well, now they were toothless tigers… or should I say leopards?
Either way, it was child’s play, so Jiyuchan and I faced them with the intention of testing out our newly acquired martial arts.
* * *
Hanalin could sense the consideration I was showing from a distance. That was because Kaelus felt the same thing Hanalin felt, and a chill ran down his spine.
“….”
“Shall we try again then?”
When Hanalin spoke in an icy tone, Kaelus could only glance at his own helplessness—unable to overwhelm her despite using Atavism—and at Dohyun, who had taken something from him.
Then, watching his crew members fall one by one, he closed his eyes tightly.
“…Is defeat inevitable?”
Though he had caused much damage through piracy and committed countless atrocities, he had never imagined the day would come when he’d be defeated by mere humans, yet here it was.
But as if it didn’t matter, Kaelus nodded and gathered his strength.
Wondering if he’d lost his mind, Hanalin tilted her head, and Kaelus, seeing her like that, spoke quietly.
“If I take you as a hostage, at least I can save my crew members.”
Was it a desperate gambit of one who had accepted defeat? Such resolve was visible, but Hanalin regarded Kaelus indifferently.
Then.
“I don’t understand why you act as if you’re searching for romance when all you do is piracy.”
She spoke bluntly. Her words were sharp as a blade, cold and scathing, but Kaelus didn’t care. Because what Hanalin said was the truth.
And.
“Let’s see if you can maintain that dignity to the very end.”
Since Kaelus had used Atavism, he genuinely believed Hanalin was no match for him, so he told her as much and unleashed his power with explosive force.
At this point, Kaelus could confidently say his physical abilities had reached the peak of C-rank, and he was certain of victory.
As he unleashed that overwhelming physical prowess, the ground where his feet struck erupted as if a shell had detonated.
Boom——!!!
Kaelus, who had struck the ground with such force that it caved inward, shot toward Hanalin with sonic speed, his claws wrapped in Ether extending long and sharp.
As those claws—honed to their cutting limit, capable of slicing through steel like tofu—flew toward Hanalin, she shook her head with disdain.
Overwhelming physical ability, certainly. But superior physicality alone was secondary to how well one wielded that body. And Hanalin was someone who sparred daily with two geniuses who pushed their physical limits to the extreme.
Because of this, Kaelus’s charge seemed laughably slow to her—barely worth a yawn.
Just before those brilliant, razor-sharp claws could be unleashed at Hanalin, an Upper Ground erupted from beneath, forcing his arm upward against his will.
Crash——!!
His trajectory disrupted by the mere low-tier magic of Upper Ground, his claws raked only empty air, failing to strike Hanalin. As his wide swing left his face completely exposed, Hanalin effortlessly fired magic directly at that unguarded visage.
Using Property Conversion, Hanalin crafted an impact spell from mana infused with her attribute magic.
But that impact spell was intertwined with an explosion spell, and the attribute-infused mana served as a buff magic, amplifying both impact and explosion into something far more devastating.
In that instant, Kaelus saw his vision turn pure white, and he felt his mind drowning in that same blinding white.
He had to dodge.
But how?
The moment that thought crossed his mind, the explosion detonated before his eyes, erupting toward his face and bleaching everything around him in blinding white light.
And then.
Boom———!!!
The compressed explosion painted the space around Kaelus in brilliant white, and his head, unable to withstand that compressed force, vanished without form.
His headless body was hurled backward by the blast, but Hanalin watched Kaelus without so much as blinking, muttering softly.
“That’s what you get for mouthing off without assessing your opponent properly.”

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