Looking at Crusch Lulu, who sat directly opposite with a vacant gaze.
After careful confirmation, there was indeed no related class on the panel. Lyle highly suspected that the other party simply hadn't mastered the skills of that class.
Naturally, she couldn't obtain Information about that class through skills.
Crusch Lulu was a "Lizardman Awakened Ancient Species," and the Dragon-related class she possessed should be a class power brought by her Bloodline.
He remembered that this class of hers was only at Rank 1; she likely didn't even know she possessed it herself.
Thinking of this.
Lyle simply stopped dwelling on this class. Looking at the experience bar, his gaze sharpened: "Time to increase my Rank."
With a single thought.
In an instant!
A massive amount of experience points poured into [Magic Swordsman] all at once. The Rank flickered and changed, reaching the maximum level in just a few breaths.
Lyle's whole body shook. The rapidly increasing mana and the surge of life aura caused an invisible pressure to permeate his surroundings.
Even the candles lit inside the wooden hut suddenly grew dim!
...
[ability sheet]
Talent: [Player]
Overall Rank: 36Lv
[experience bar: 25775/120000]
Skill Points: 67
...
[attribute sheet]
karma value: 51→23 [Neutral]
HP: 313→373 (29%)
MP: 128→188 (14%)
Physical Attack: 313→373 (29%)
Physical Defense: 248 (19%)
Agility: 213 (16%)
Magic Attack: 158→218 (17%)
Magic Defense: 188 (14%)
General Resistance: 255 (20%)
Speciality: 230 (18%)
Total: 176%
...
shang tu moon, October 16.
In the early morning, gentle sunlight spilled down.
Lyle stood outside the wooden hut, carefully sensing his increased power. A faint blue mana glow shimmered slightly across his body.
"As expected, mana manipulation has become much smoother."
Lyle raised his palm and activated the Mana Infusion ability, forcibly condensing a fist-sized ball of mana in his palm.
After controlling the ball of mana to bounce a few times in his palm and even changing its shape, he reabsorbed the mana back into his body.
"A Rank of 36Lv should be considered just stepping into the Domain of an 'Outlier' in this other world."
Lyle felt the mild, humid morning air, took a deep breath, and muttered with a serious expression, "I'm still a long way off."
This Rank was indeed among the strong for humans, but it was far from enough before the truly powerful beings of this other world.
"I didn't expect the karma value to drop by 28 points; I suppose that's a good thing." A light smile appeared on Lyle's face.
He had always felt that keeping Karma at "0" would allow him to completely avoid the effects of certain skills and magic related to karma value.
With Magic Swordsman raised to max level.
Lyle now had to start considering the planning of his class system for the next stage.
Originally, [Apostle of Disaster] was the second special class Lyle had considered from the beginning, besides [Valkyrie].
However, there was absolutely no reference for this class.
The only useful Information was the few classes Mare had exposed: "Forest Priest," "Advanced Forest Priest," "Nature's Vanguard," and "Forest Mage."
That's right; besides [Apostle of Disaster], there were only these four classes. They did seem to belong to one system, but they offered no help at all.
Among the several Floor Guardians of the Great Tomb.
Lyle didn't pay much attention to Mare at first because Mare didn't seem that strong and was a cross-dresser with the twisted hobby of being a trap.
But it wasn't until he saw in the light novel version that Zesshi Zetsumei attacked desperately yet couldn't even break Mare's defense that he suddenly began to take him seriously.
At that moment, Lyle suddenly discovered that among the several Floor Guardians of the Great Tomb, Mare's overall stats actually ranked second, only behind Shalltear.
This meant that the classes Mare hadn't shown were likely the key.
Thinking of this, Lyle couldn't help but feel a headache.
Whether using the data or the few exposed classes as a reference, without conditions like comparisons, even a basic deduction was impossible.
faith system classes like "Advanced Forest Priest" and "Nature's Vanguard" could likely only be obtained from the Elves living in the Ivansha Great Forest.
However!
That was the Elf King's territory, and the opponent's Rank and strength were at least at the level of Rank 70 or higher. Lyle going there now would be no different from seeking death.
The Elf King could even summon a Root Earth Elemental, which specialized in defense and reached 87Lv—even higher than his own Rank.
As long as there was no way to deal with the Root Earth Elemental, the probability of defeating the Elf King was non-existent.
"To obtain the special class [Apostle of Disaster], at this current stage..."
Lyle spoke softly to himself and shook his head.
Therefore, what he should consider now was using other high-tier classes as a transition, which in turn involved class construction.
"Forget it, I'll get that Lizardman Crucible magic item first."
Lyle simply suppressed the messy thoughts in his mind and turned his head toward the wooden hut:
"It's time to set off, Xiao Hei."
"Awoo." With a leap, the Ghost Hound jumped down from the wooden hut and came to Lyle's side, nuzzling his shoulder and wagging its tail.
Lyle flipped himself up and sat on the Ghost Hound's back. He had already learned more Information about the "Lizardman Crucible" magic item from Crusch Lulu.
It would be of great help to the Alchemy he currently mastered.
At the same time, he also looked into Information about the Twin Witches living deep in the Great Wetlands. Originally, he thought the Twin Witches had stolen this treasure from the Lizardmen after a war.
It turned out that wasn't the case at all.
According to Crusch Lulu, their treasure had been stolen secretly by the Twin Witches using some unknown means.
While it surprised Lyle slightly, he could also roughly infer that the Twin Witches' strength probably wasn't that high; otherwise, they wouldn't have resorted to stealing.
"The Twin Witches, huh? Their Rank is at most around Rank 20; dealing with them won't be difficult." Lyle reached out to grasp the bone chains on the Ghost Hound and gave them a tug backward.
The Upper Lake deep in the Great Wetlands had a relatively large number of dangerous magical beasts, but if even the Twin Witches were only at that Rank, then the so-called danger of the Upper Lake region was nothing to Lyle.
"It looks like it will be a relatively easy trip."
The Ghost Hound immediately began to run, moving out of the Dragon Fang Tribe.
As for Crusch Lulu.
She was currently resting quietly inside the Item Box. After all, she was a Lizardman who had awakened a Dragon Clan Bloodline; aside from anything else, her blood alone was precious enough.
He possessed Resurrection Magic; if there was a need for her later, as long as the corpse was well-preserved, he could just take it out and resurrect her.
The Ghost Hound ran out of the Dragon Fang Tribe. The previously large number of Lizardman corpses had now mostly disappeared.
Seeing this.
A hint of surprise flashed in Lyle's indifferent gaze. He hadn't expected the Lizardmen to actually dare to sneak back here.
He no longer had any interest in this group of Lizardmen.
He had already obtained the Four Great Treasures, magic, and classes; the remaining value of these Lizardmen was nothing more than providing him with a bit more experience.
The Ghost Hound ran across the Great Wetlands, following the flow of the river toward the north.
Relatively low shrubs and trees began to appear on the lush Great Wetlands. Perhaps due to being close to the Angelic Mountain Range, the air also became a bit cooler.
However, the overall sweltering and humid environment remained unchanged; instead, some swamp-like areas began to appear.
Buzz—
Swarms of black, thumb-sized flies and gnats began to appear in the surroundings.
Whoosh!
Lyle crushed a 3rd-tier "Angel Summoning" scroll. White light condensed, and the figure of a Flame Archangel appeared instantly.
With a swing of the Flame Archangel's Flame Sword, which burned with a holy aura, the swarms of flies around them were immediately dispersed.
As they continued deeper.
The environment also began to become more complex, with an increasing variety of bizarre plants and trees.
The Ghost Hound's pace slowed as it pricked up its ears, listening to the movements around them.
On the clear water surfaces of various sizes scattered throughout the swamp, ripples suddenly appeared!
Splat! Splat!
Several Marsh Sharks, their bodies covered in mud and emitting a foul stench, leapt out from the water beneath the ground, opening their bloody maws to bite toward Lyle's position.
Whoosh—
The Flame Archangel flapped its wings and flew above Lyle's head, its Flame Sword swinging and spinning rapidly.
The several Marsh Sharks that bit forward were easily sliced apart in mid-air by the Flame Sword, turning into severed limbs and shredded meat that rained down.
'Experience gained: 131'
...
'Experience gained: 137'
While the Flame Archangel was attacking these Marsh Sharks, a patch of seemingly unremarkable aquatic grass on the ground in front of the Ghost Hound suddenly moved.
Thick, hand-width leaves rapidly elongated like a suddenly opening mouth, surrounding the Ghost Hound and Lyle.
"There really are a lot of these bizarre magical beasts."
Lyle expressionlessly raised his arm and aimed at the aquatic grass:
"Magic Arrow!"
Three arrows shot out rapidly, easily piercing through the thick, extending leaves and hitting the core of the Strange Aquatic Grass.
The Strange Aquatic Grass shuddered, and its open leaves withered and turned yellow at a visible speed.
'Experience gained: 172'
Lyle continued forward on the Ghost Hound, encountering more and more bizarre magical beasts.