Chapter 483 Still ignorant [2/2]
Exa's words make me think of my Aussie, Robyn. Her {Fate} {Carry}, like the others, revolved around a concept. Controlling gravity. But that was a stretch, since the other {Fates} naturally revolved around their domains. How was Australians different?
[I think a more concrete example is needed. My Lord, taking Lady Robyn as an example, unlike the other Sirens, her body is still that of a human. Even at the Phantom level, her physical abilities do not improve, but rather decrease.]
"What? What do you mean?"
[Reapers, as they shed their human identities, infuse their bodies with souls. This allows their bodies to slowly become stronger as their cells become more soul saturated. Only half of the Australian reapers have this ability].
"Why?"
[Australian Reapers who focus on spell type {Fates} will find their bodies slowly weakening as a sacrifice for their massive increase in ability. Those who specialize in physical abilities gain Fates that do not grant abilities but increase the ones they already possess.]
"But Robyn still fights as normal?"
[This is due to {Limitless}, Lady Robyn's body will eventually become the weakest of the Sirens due to the battle doctrine of her battlefront. In return, her {Fates} will be far superior to others.]
I couldn't really comment because I lacked the ability to even notice the difference. But {Crush} was far superior to {Fates} of the same level. I remember Robyn suddenly flattening hundreds of reapers at once. She had stamina problems at the time. I just thought it was because of the cost of {Crush}.
I need to confirm this with her as soon as possible. I originally classified her as an agility-based fighter, but she might become a spellcaster if Exa's words are true.
"Is the same true for Peter Vujicic?"
[Yes, my lord. Of the known combat records, Peter Vujicic is the only Revenant who does not have the active ability {Fates}. His fighting style revolves entirely around tyrannical physical prowess.]
"He's like a fucking barbarian! Well, it's not like I don't understand. Given their circumstances, the Australians must have had to squeeze power from every place imaginable."
It was similar to RPGs; each faction had its own strengths and weaknesses. I actually used something similar to the Australians. In [Overdrive], I basically converted all my unneeded abilities to boost the ones I wanted.
However, I was able to switch between my states, whereas the Australians seemed to be set on a certain path as they evolved. I wondered if the other battlefronts had something similar.
The next least populated battlefront was South America, if the Australians created their unique all-in mentality, what did they come up with?
"Exa, does South America also have a special combat doctrine?"
[Yes, my lord. Unlike the Australians, who decided to push themselves to the absolute limit, South America reinforces their numbers with summons instead].
"Summoning?"n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
[Yes, the concept would be similar to beast tamers. South America's {Fates} revolve around creating allies to supplement their ranks in battle. Lady Bella's {Code} fits this theme, as she is able to control machines.]
"This is a bit of a stretch. Bella cannot create her allies?"
[Indeed, she must first find machines to control. The Revenant of South America, His Majesty Simon Guevarra the Relentless, is a necromancer by all definitions. The Machiavelli, Dominic Maegester, was a Reaper who emigrated from South America; his mother was from Bolivia.]
This was eye-opening, so each battlefront as a whole enforced a particular fighting style due to their circumstances. Taking into account people's regrets, some were bound to be the same. However, with the presence of each continent's differences, even the same regret would manifest completely different {fates}.
'I see, much like how Bella had problems gathering her army, SA's Revenant, a Necromancer, and whatever Dominic was, both needed corpses or puppets.'
"Then can you summarize the specialties of the remaining battlefronts?"
[Certainly, my lord. One moment].
This was a good opportunity. Since I had to defend against Asia, South America, and Africa, if I knew in advance what they could bring to the table, I would be able to counteract it.
[Here you are, my lord, showing summaries]
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North America
Theme: Breaking Common Sense (Rule breakers)
Common combat style: Abilities that violate the rules of the world.
Revenant combat style: Power Conversion of Will (David Thomas)
Siren combat style: Space Manipulation (Lilly Browning)
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Europe
Theme: Astral Entity Integration (Spirit Possession)
Common combat style: Summoning spirits of fallen heroes or villains for spirit possession.
Revenant combat style: Possession by King Arthur (Clive Zanardi)
Siren combat style: Possession by Vela (Josephine Benelli)
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Africa
Theme: Adaptive Transformation (Soul Forms)
Common combat style: Shape Shifters | Transformations
Revenant combat Style: Transform into forces of nature (Hannibal Mandela)
Siren combat style: [Research Required] (Jasmine Denel)
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Asia
Theme: Ephemeral Power Amplification (Buffs)
Common combat style: Enchantments | Time-based ability increases.
Revenant combat style: Kill-based ability amplification (Li Wu Di)
Siren combat style: Stamina recovery through eating (Aki Miroku)
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Antarctica (North)
Theme: Sacrifice for power (Abilities gained through curses)
Common combat style: Permanent sacrifice gained for power.
Revenant combat style: Domain omnipotence (Domain imprisonment) (Erik Odinson)
Siren combat style: Physical Resilience | Kinetic Energy Manipulation (Increased pain sensitivity) (Liv Ivaldi)
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"..."
Just like the information about the battlefronts. The fighting styles of each continent were quite different. Most of them were styles I had already read about in manga and anime.
North America basically had no rules. Europe seemed to be spiritualists or shamans. Super Saiyans and furries would be what made up Africa. Asia was basically jacked up superheroes. Finally, you had the North, which were Edge Lords who used curses for power.
I had nothing but respect for them all, because no matter how they fought, these reapers were all that stood between Hellsgate and Earth. And since Exa included my girls in the explanations, it seems that everyone, but Jasmine was in line with their respective battlefront's fighting doctrines.
Lilly and I broke common sense when we defied the laws of physics with {Store} and {Rewind}.
Contrary to what Jo believed, she wasn't crazy, but was being haunted by a ghost named Vela.
Aki, who improved her memory, stamina, and killing ability with {Fates}, matched Asia's fighting style.
Similarly, Liv took her curse of greater pain in exchange for {Counter} and inhuman resilience.
I needed to fully understand how their development would be affected if I wanted to turn my harem into Revenants. While the information gave me a lot of insight, the information about the Revenants seemed very vague.
'Probably the most important thing I picked up was the enemies I would be facing in less than two months,' I concluded.
The African army would consist of shapeshifters.
South America, on the other hand, would have a large number of summoners.
And Asia would come at me with Enchanters and Reapers buffed to the max.
"It seems like the things to worry about are coming by the boatload," I complained in annoyance.
Just as I was about to digest the information, a chocolate-skinned woman came out, wiping her hair with a towel. Completely unlike her usual conservative demeanor, Jas didn't wrap herself in a towel and came out in the nude.
"Husband, are you still not going to join us?"
Her skin was still a little flushed and glistening from washing. Two pink nipples rose to the sky as her chest bounced. A magnificent ass completed the package as Jasmine approached me.
Of course, since I was still buck naked, my pole saluted in respect. Jas noticed my boner and smiled lewdly.
"Hmm...we just showered, so sex is off the table. But maybe you can make do with something else? My mouth maybe? Or maybe you want to use my thighs again?"
Although I was burdened with a lot of information, seeing my Wifey made me forget about my current problems. It didn't matter what I had to face. For the smiles of my harem. I just have to beat them all to the ground.
"Kya! Husband! Not so rough!"
With such thoughts in my mind, I accepted my Wifey's offer and allowed her to take care of me.