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Chapter 666

Chapter 666: Chapter 62: Branding, Part Two Chapter 666: Chapter 62: Branding, Part Two Aiwass completed a full prayer for Lord of Scalefeather, calmly and honestly.

In gratitude to Lord of Scalefeather—God of Light Speed Payment, Generous God.

Afterward, he finally exhaled in relief.

Looking at Lily, who stood quietly at the end of the bed, Aiwass was moved and reached out towards her.

There was no need for a special chant, nor any materials.

The Blessing from Spirit Amber Celestial Marshal descended upon her instantly—

—Illumination·Soothing Blessing!

In an instant, Lily’s mind, which had been tired and stiff from getting up so abruptly, became crystal clear.

...

The cluttered thoughts and remnants of nightmares were dispelled immediately; she felt her thoughts so lucid that the entire world seemed brighter by it.

Subsequently, a light burst forth from within Lily’s body.

That radiant flash was fleeting but had granted Lily a treatment equivalent to the Illumination Art.

This was the evolved art of “Radiance”!

Generally, one can only bear a single Blessing.

When a new Blessing is received, it will replace the previous one...

This is because Blessings either come from different Celestial Marshals and Pillar Gods, or they are different gifts from the same Pillar God.

If a Priest’s Blessing falls on something inanimate, it can indeed last longer...

For example, sanctifying salt, water, or some accessories is much simpler than blessing people.

And the Blessing cast on people is easily disrupted by other Blessings.

Hence, although Priests all master the art of Blessing, only one long-lasting BUFF from a Priest can be applied when raiding.

For instance, giving a Melee Tank Profession “Strength” or “Bravery”—the former makes attack and defense higher the more health one has, helping tanks withstand significant damage; the latter increases basic attributes of strength, constitution, and resistance to fear, charm, and stun...

Although the latter isn’t very significant against BOSSes, it is quite useful against players.

Mages usually get “Soothing” or “Elevation,” while assassins and Hunters can only receive “Swiftness.” Priests choose between “Lifedrain” or “Bravery”—the former isn’t just actual life draining, but refers to the ability to steal life, hence the name borrowed from the racial trait of the Son of the Moon, just like “Vampire’s Touch,” which is used to replenish blood for Priests; the latter is to increase the health pool, to prevent the sudden death of healers.

It is fundamental knowledge to apply different, appropriate BUFFs for different professions—the benefits of 20% conditional activation and the significant dual attribute boosts in different categories, especially Swiftness—a 20% dual speed boost provides a considerable enhancement to the handling of Hunters and assassins.

With these BUFFs applied to a few teammates, the Priests’ missing damage output in the raid is compensated for.

When Aiwass first started playing this game, he was berated by an assassin teammate for applying the wrong BUFF throughout a dungeon.

He thought since assassins are a damage-dealing profession and being squishy they might easily die, he applied Strength to increase their damage output and prevent sudden death.

—Of course, it was mainly because this profession was rare and not highly regarded, so Aiwass wasn’t too familiar with it.

However, an assassin accustomed to the Swiftness Blessing found their rhythm completely disrupted, and even their alignment went off for a while.

In a fit of anger, they began to rant at Aiwass.

Since the Blessing ritual requires a ten-second channeling time, it generally must be initiated before combat, as casting a Blessing during battle is akin to letting the front line become vulnerable.

Although Aiwass retorted at the time—if the BUFF was wrong, why didn’t you say something at the time instead of after the battle started?

After the quarrel, Aiwass reflected and thought that it was indeed his fault.

Therefore, Aiwass seriously researched information on forums, studied extensively, and memorized the exhaustive situations for a Priest on how to apply BUFFs.

The reason why the Illuminator, despite healing far less, became a T0 profession, the darling of the version immediately after this job transfer was released...

is because it can apply three BUFFs to each person, and the casting time for BUFFs is only one second!

Thus, the fault tolerance, strength, and professional flexibility instantly increased—because Priests previously needed materials to cast Blessings.

Four o’clock, huh...

Putting the towel back, Aiwass muttered in his heart.

He didn’t know what time the ritual began, but it generally started around noon.

The ritual time compared to the real world was twenty-four to one.

That meant the ritual had been going on for about four days in reality.

That is, they hadn’t just jumped from shortly after the first day to the end of the third day.

They really went through all that time; it’s just that their consciousnesses were blurred.

Combining the benefits given by the Lord of Scalefeather, Aiwass roughly guessed the entire scenario.

...That is to say, when I’m in my promotion ritual, the Bear Celestial Marshal or His apostles will be able to sense me in the Dream Realm.

Thinking of this, Aiwass felt somewhat nervous.

Avalon doesn’t teach about the Bear Celestial Marshal, and furthermore, very few people are familiar with or believe in the Bear Celestial Marshal, so information about him isn’t plentiful now.

Aiwass only knew that three of the four great Angel Envoys that served the Bear Celestial Marshal when He was a Pillar God had run off, but he didn’t know if He had recruited any new Envoys.

If he were to advance again, it might be possible to encounter other Apostles.

Although they were probably not as powerful as Breaker of Sieges, it would be difficult for Aiwass to encounter another Pillar God like the Lord of Scalefeather, who was inherently setting a trap to betray her.

And moreover...

It’s even possible that next time, it will be the Bear Celestial Marshal himself.

Based on Aiwass’s understanding of the Bear Celestial Marshal, He was absolutely capable of doing such a thing.

With that thought, Aiwass tensed up inside.

——He clarified one thing:

Unless he figured out the situation in the Dream Realm or found other protection...

his Demon Scholar profession would not be promoted for now.

After all, he also didn’t know who the “invigilator” would be for the next promotion ritual.

If it were the Candle Master, the Silver-Crowned Dragon, the Gemini Mirror, or the Lord of Scalefeather, that would be best, as Aiwass had a good relationship with them.

Although he didn’t know the Hourglass, the entity was always involved with many affairs, and would certainly meddle if such things happened.

But as for Amber, Eternal Self, Great Sage, Serpent Father, and other more reclusive Pillar Gods who rarely got involved, it was entirely possible that they would just ignore it.

If caught by the Bear Celestial Marshal in the Dream Realm, that would be big trouble.

Even though the marks hadn’t stacked up to the full count...

“Hmm...?”

Just then, Aiwass suddenly felt a burning sensation in his chest.

He looked down to see that the fresh skin he had just shed and acquired...

in addition to the silver scales on the back of his hands, and the crystal snake scales on his right forearm, his chest had been marked by a new, fresh bear claw wound.

The wound was even clearer and deeper than before.

[You have obtained the trait: Authority – Brand of the Second]

[Authority – Brand of the Second: The Bear Celestial Marshal has swung down the claw of the future, declaring to end your life with such a strike.

This is the second brand, its number must not total seven——]

——Using “Essence of Erinyes” as a medium, the Bear Celestial Marshal’s understanding of Aiwass deepened!