It's worth mentioning that due to Takeru's formidable defense, channeling lightning through his body imposed virtually no burden, as it couldn't breach his defenses.
Furthermore, Takeru discovered that manipulating the Adramelech primarily relied on Spirit.
With his Spirit, enhanced by talent and equipment, reaching 814, which far surpassed Budo's, developing and utilizing the Teigu's abilities was effortless for him.
This battlefield became Takeru's proving ground. Numerous lightning skills erupted, thunderous light ravaged the area, and enemies turned charred or even disintegrated into ash under the terrifying electrical onslaught.
An invasion force of over ten thousand was utterly routed by Takeru and the others in just half a day. Had the enemies not scattered and fled, annihilating them completely wouldn't have been difficult.
Soon, five more days passed. Amidst reluctant farewells, Takeru left the group, arriving alone at a deserted area, waiting in a secluded spot for the final countdown to end.
When the countdown reached zero, a glow enveloped Takeru's body, and he swiftly vanished.
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[Congratulations on completing the mission world. Beginning evaluation.]
[Main Mission 1: Survive for two months (Achieved)]
[Side Mission 1: Become a member of Night Raid (Achieved)]
[Side Mission 2: Become a member of the Jaegers (Achieved)]
[Side Mission 3: Prevent Night Raid's member deaths (Achieved)]
[Ultimate Hidden Mission: Overthrow the Empire's rule, establish a new empire (Achieved)]
…
[Enemies Eliminated: 2022. Rating increased! Danger Beasts Hunted: 488. Rating increased! Caused significant impact on the vast majority of this world's inhabitants. Rating greatly increased.]
[Evaluation complete. Congratulations on achieving the Supreme EX-Rank Rating. Rewards: EX-Rank Evaluation x1, 300,000 points, EX Rating Treasure Chest.]
[Would you like to open the EX Rating Treasure Chest now?]
[Congratulations on perfectly clearing this mission world. For the first perfect clear, you may bind this world using EX-Rank Evaluation x1, S Rank Evaluation x1, and 300,000 points. Bind?]
Reviewing the notifications, the one about binding the world caught Takeru's attention most.
"System, what are the benefits of binding a world?" Takeru promptly asked.
[Ding! Upon binding a world, it becomes your exclusive world. You can control its time flow rate, maximum 1:10 or 10:1! You can enter the world at any time and stay as long as desired. Manifestation of the world's items, equipment, and characters is unrestricted and doesn't require manifestation items, but manifestation still consumes points or evaluations.]
Hearing the system's explanation, Takeru was momentarily stunned. Binding essentially granted him a world's resources. The world of Akame ga Kill! was rich in resources, which Takeru didn't want to waste.
Most importantly, Takeru had been concerned about how to bring everyone out later. Now, that seemed less of a worry.
"System, bind this world!" After consideration, though reluctant to part with the newly acquired EX-Rank Evaluation and 300,000 points, and even having to use a previously obtained S-Rank Evaluation, Takeru believed a world's resources would more than compensate.
[Binding successful. Current remaining: S-Rank Evaluation x1! A-Rank Evaluation x2! B-Rank Evaluation x1! C-Rank Evaluation x1! Points: 51,800.]
Watching the newly acquired evaluations and points vanish, Takeru sighed, then focused on the EX Rating Treasure Chest, hoping to recoup some losses.
"Open the EX Rating Treasure Chest!" Without hesitation, Takeru gave the command.
[Ding! Congratulations on opening the EX Rating Treasure Chest. You have obtained 80,000 points. You have obtained 200 attribute points. You have obtained a High-Grade Character Manifestation Card. You have obtained an Ability Manifestation Scroll x1 (Limited to the current perfectly cleared world).]
[Congratulations on obtaining an Omniversal Ability Lottery chance. Congratulations on obtaining a Current World Equipment/Item Selection opportunity x1.]
Hearing the prompts, Takeru was momentarily taken aback, then quickly examined the obtained items.
[High-Grade Character Manifestation Card: Can manifest a character from a mission world to the main world as your ally. Can be summoned using points during subsequent mission worlds. Note: During manifestation, the character's individual attributes cannot exceed 800 points. Requires a favorability of 75 or higher towards the user. After manifestation, possesses absolute loyalty to the summoner.]
[Ability Manifestation Scroll: Transforms the ability of equipment or an item into your own ability. Currently available abilities: Shambhala's teleportation ability, Black Marlin's water control ability, Perfector's greatly enhanced finger dexterity, Adramelech's lightning control, Heavy Pressure's sonic attack ability.]
[Omniversal Ability Lottery chance: Randomly draws one ability from another world.]
[Equipment/Item Selection opportunity: Can freely select one piece of equipment or item from the current world. The selected item will not disappear from its original location.]
The initial items were fine, but the Ability Manifestation Scroll surprised Takeru. Reading the description clarified it: these were likely the abilities of the Teigus he possessed.
'If I chose Murasame, could he gain its one-hit-kill ability...?'
Takeru quickly dismissed the thought. Murasame seemed overpowered within the world of Akame ga Kill!, but Takeru knew his purification ability could counter its curse.
Such curse abilities were effective mainly in lower-tier worlds. With sufficient power, one could suppress the curse's spread.
Moreover, this ability seemed uncontrollable. Even an accidental scratch might inflict the lethal curse.
Considering other options, Shambhala's spatial ability seemed decent, but Takeru found it somewhat lacking. He didn't need frequent use, and keeping it in his item storage for when needed is more than enough.
Finally, Takeru's gaze settled on Adrammelech. Compared to Shambhala, he had used this Teigu more extensively.
Moreover, Teigus weren't indestructible, and Adrammelech was a cumbersome armor-type. Takeru didn't want his development efforts wasted due to the Teigu's damage.
The Ability Manifestation Scroll was perfectly timed. Takeru finally made his choice.
"System, use the Ability Manifestation Scroll to manifest Adrammelech's ability!"
[Ding! Usage successful. Teigu Thunder God's Rage: Adramelech is destroyed. Ability manifestation in progress.]
As the Reincarnation Space notified him, Takeru felt a unique energy rapidly integrating with his being. During the fusion, electrical sparks occasionally crackled around him.
An indeterminate amount of time later, Takeru opened his eyes, sensing he now possessed the ability to generate and control lightning.
Releasing lightning attacks consumed spiritual or physical energy.
"Roar of the Thunder Dragon!" Thinking this, Takeru unleashed one of his developed lightning skills into the void. Massive amounts of electricity gathered in his lungs, then erupted from his mouth as a tremendous lightning shockwave.
"Thunder Dragon!" Next, Takeru tested another skill. A massive, dragon-shaped entity composed of lightning materialized behind him.
With a thought, the colossal Thunder Dragon surged forward, impacting the void.
Since they were in a featureless space, aside from a massive explosion, Takeru couldn't gauge the exact damage.
After briefly sensing his energy consumption, which wasn't excessive, Takeru moved on, not wanting to waste time.
He then focused on the lottery chance and selection opportunity.
For the selection, many items appeared, but aside from Teigus, there were only ordinary firearms or armor, which Takeru disdained.
After browsing, Takeru decided to select Demon God Manifestation: Demon's Extract. This blood-type Teigu, once consumed, would fully merge with the user. As long as the body remained intact, the ability wouldn't vanish.
This Teigu also possessed a powerful hidden skill: Mahapdama.
Takeru believed that with greater Spirit and personal strength, he could unleash even more formidable power. At the very least, he doubted he'd be limited to one use per day like Esdeath.
Moreover, ice control offered numerous development possibilities and was an exceptionally potent ability.