Translator: Atlas Studios
Editor: Atlas Studios
[Skill: Morph]
[Origin: Dota 2]
[Grade: Platinum]
[Magic Attribute: Universal]
[Morph Level 1: Morph a body and copy a creature’s appearance, weapon, and non-innate skill. You can switch back the body before the skill’s duration ends, but it will end earlier and you cannot switch to the morphed body again.]
[Consumes 200 MP. Casting distance is 10 meters. Cooldown is 1 hour. Lasts 15 minutes.]
[Note 1: An established shared magic contract has to be signed between the caster and the target about to be copied, and they need to have complete trust in each other. Any slight conflict will cause the copy to fail.]
[Note 2: Cannot copy innate skills.]
[Note 3: Only skills up to the gold grade can be copied based on the current skill level.]
[Note 4: After morphing, the primary attributes, HP, and MP will remain the same. Only the skills and appearance will change.]
[Note 5: The copied appearance and weapon artifact only have a visual effect.]
[Description: Morphling is an elemental being with the power of the ocean tides that is as erratic and changeable as the waves. It can transform time and time again in battle—one moment as an infantryman, one moment as an archer, one moment as a cavalryman. It is the master of all changes on the battlefield.]
[Remark: A crossdresser’s favorite. F*ck off, f*ggots!]
Morphling, also known as aquaman, was a late-stage hero with great potential in Dota 2.
Compared to this game, although Morph helped one inherit core arcana, there were obviously many changes in the details.
First and foremost was the target to be copied.
The enemy could be copied at the beginning of the game, and an ally could be copied after obtaining a scepter.
However, in reality, skills mastered by others, especially by enemies, obviously wouldn’t allow anyone to easily copy them.
Otherwise, this skill would have been able to go beyond the diamond grade.
The caster and the target to be copied had to first establish a contract with each other. Plus, it might be difficult to find a target with powerful skills that could be trusted.
Chen Gou was different, as his Battle Guardian was readily available!
All it took was his consent…
This was why Chen Gou believed that this skill would match True Summoning perfectly.
Besides, Morph could only copy skill and appearance.
Other than that, the three primary attributes, the weapons and equipment, and the HP and MP all remained unchanged.
There are pros and cons to this. When two forms share a life, their ability to survive declines…
However, my attributes are certainly higher than the Battle Guardian’s, which makes certain skills I use stronger than a Battle Guardian after morphing…
As he contemplated this, Chen Gou didn’t hesitate to choose Morph out of the three skills.
The fact that he had drawn this skill on the second draw could only be described as divine providence.
If he missed this chance, he had to be struck by lightning.
After Chen Gou made his choice, the system’s voice was unexpectedly heard.
“System notification: The host has broken through to Awakened Level 5. Some of the functions have been unlocked. After drawing skills each time, you can consume 1,000 Magic Origin Points to choose an additional skill besides the drawn skill.”
It was simple.
For example, Chen Gou could spend 1,000 Magic Origin Points to choose either Rocket Grab or Transcendent.
This was quite humane, lest one had no choice but to give up one of the two chosen skills that one liked.
Chen Gou was lost in thought on the spot.
He was thinking about whether to keep Rocket Grab.
Even though the grade of this skill was silver, it had a very powerful overall strength.
It could grab an enemy and save lives..
If it was unleashed on an ally, it would pull them to his side instantly and would be considered a displacement skill. It could definitely work miracles if used well.
Rocket Grab has a forced pulling effect, so what will happen when I morph and grab a target at the same time as the Radiant Dawn?
At that thought, Chen Gou felt ecstatic to get to work and exchanged the skill with clenched teeth.
According to the law of character conservation, the next few draws after drawing a platinum-grade skill would most likely be trash.
Rather than gambling on an uncertain future, it was better to know when to stop. After all, Rocket Grab was highly adaptable and could handle all kinds of complicated situations.
Two Skill Crystals automatically appeared in the storage space.
Chen Gou took them out and used the Morph crystal.
As a mysterious energy emerged in his body and then disappeared, Chen Gou could feel his body undergoing a kind of sublimation.
Rocket Grab was naturally available for the Radiant Dawn to learn.
After acquiring the second skill, the Battle Guardian still looked the same as the Radiant Dawn.
Chen Gou was relieved. Any normal man would wish to have a goddess-like subordinate instead of just a robot.
However, he clearly hadn’t considered his appearance after using Morph…
Chen Gou looked at his attribute panel.
[Name: Chen Gou]
[Age: 16]
[Identity: Apprentice Demon Hunter]
[Level: 6]
[EXP: 615/1,200]
[Strength: 11] (Additional ability due to breaking through the first limit: HP Resistance. When HP is less than 10%, all negative effects will be forcibly removed.)
[Agility: 4]
[Intelligence: 19] (Base Intelligence 11+Ancient Silver Cross 8) (Additional ability due to breaking through the first limit: MP Sublimation. Each Intelligence point corresponds to a 20-MP increase.)
[HP: 600]
[MP: 420]
[Unused Magic Origin Light: 3]
[Innate Skill: True Summoning]
[Skills of Battle Guardian Radiant Dawn: Solar Flare Level 1, Rocket Grab Level 1…]
[Ordinary Skill: Morph; active, platinum… ]
The biggest change, naturally, was the skills. One could say that both he and the Radiant Dawn had doubled their strength.
Then, there were the attributes.
His Strength and Intelligence had broken through the 10-point limit, and he had three unused Magic Origin Light points, which could be used to get six attribute points.
Chen Gou had actually planned to use these six attribute points on his Agility after he leveled up again and got the additional ability one obtained by breaking through the limit.
However, a realistic problem lay before him: He lacked MP!
Summoning the Radiant Dawn would consume 200 MP, and so would Morph, which totaled up to 400. He now only had 420 MP.
As a result, he would only be left with 20 MP. Even if he morphed into the Radiant Dawn, he would not have enough MP to release Solar Flare and Rocket Grab.
Solar Flare consumed 200 MP each time, and Rocket Grab used 100 MP.
This also meant that he needed to add at least 280 MP to be able to use all skills at once.
Without the extra 8 Intelligence points provided by the ancient cross necklace, he wouldn’t even be able to morph.
Before entering the Abyssal World, he had thought that the MP increase of the MP Sublimation was useless, but his MP still wasn’t enough right now.
“I’ve used three Magic Origin Light points on Intelligence, which only adds 120 MP. It’s still not enough. How can I increase my Intelligence or MP?”
It was hopeless to rely on leveling up in a short time, so he could only rely on some magical items.
A one-time potion like the Magic Origin Spring Water, which could increase his attributes permanently, or an artifact like the silver ancient cross necklace would do.
However, he couldn’t rush this. He probably could only have an exchange with other Awakeners.
He still had a silver-grade Attribute Borrowing Skill Crystal, which was a high-quality trade item.
The rest of the time, Chen Gou focused on manipulating the Radiant Dawn into practicing Rocket Grab in the study.
This skill was not as good as Solar Flare. It could not be mentally locked and released, and it required predetermination.
Without familiar mastery, he would not be able to grab a moving enemy during the release of the skill.
On the evening of the second day, just as Chen Gou felt that he had gotten better and initially mastered the knack of releasing Rocket Grab, a knock was heard on the door.
At the same time, Cardinal Paul’s voice could be heard saying, “Lord Holy Envoy, a gentleman named Quinlan wants to see you…”
Bang!
Before he could finish his words, the heavy and solid wooden door was pushed open.
A man in a black cloak strode in, and the entire study darkened as his tall figure entered…