Martial Online.

"Excuse me, I need a place to think." Ambrose said and walked over to the balcony.

"Oh, okay." Bella said softly, and then turned her gaze back to her new hand. It still felt strange to see her hand back.

After closing the balcony door, Ambrose leaned on the handrail and stared out at the town, lost in thought.

'I wonder if Reinhardt can escape that place. I'll still tell Bella to leave for Amaterasu as soon as possible, but it doesn't matter if he escapes that strange land...

'Ugh, I hope he doesn't make out.' Ambrose sighed and looked over his shoulder to Bella, who was still seated on the bed.

'She almost died, didn't she?' He sighed and shook his head, feeling like his heart weighed a ton. 

'If Reinhardt's attack was one meter closer, she would've died.

'It truly changes the perception of things. I did save her from those goblins. It's way different from when I told that farmer and his family to escape.

'Saving someone from death truly is strange.'

With those deep thoughts, he turned his attention to the interface.

'The XP needed to level up is now crazy. It has had an explosive increase lately. I have acquired 10525 XP for my current level, but I need 14000 XP to level up. There are a few thousand left, but it seems that from now on, leveling up will be harder and way slower.'

As he looked at his stats, he entered into a state of deep concentration and thoughtfulness.

'First, Strength. I currently have 105 on it—I wonder what happens when it reaches 200. Does my physique change again?

'I don't really want to look like a bodybuilder...

'Well, I also cannot stop putting any points on it. Strength is my most valuable stat, and I haven't added anything to it lately.

'Since I have 100 stat points, I'll put 45 points on it.'

[STR: 105 -> 150]

'55 points left...' Ambrose touched his chin in deep thought, considering where to allocate the remaining points.

'Next one is Charm...' He looked over his shoulder at Bella, but then turned his gaze back to the town. 'I can put a few points on it.'

He then raised his hand and assigned a few points to the Charm.

[CHA: 45 -> 50]

'50 stat points remaining.'

After Charm, his gaze landed on the intelligence.

'This is a truly valuable stat as well. I have so many Mortal Style skills left to learn, and it takes me many hours to learn even one. I should add a few as well.'

[INT: 100 -> 110]

'40 stat points...' Ambrose frowned, as the next one was Luck.

It was one of the skills that he had ignored a great deal.

'From what I've learned, it indeed plays a significant role in getting better treasures and increasing the chance to avoid a lethal blow from any enemy.

'It would also reduce the chance of dropping one of my most valuable items when I die...'

He also wondered what would happen when Luck reached 100.

Since Intelligence, Strength and Dexterity had affected his real-life body somewhat, he wondered what Luck would do.

'Could it perhaps help me win the lottery?' Ambrose chuckled with a joking tone, but he was very interested in it.

After pondering for a moment, he decided to also add something to it.

[LUC: 20 -> 30]

'30 left...' Ambrose's gaze then turned to Agility.

It was another skill he had ignored for a while because he didn't feel like there was a need for him to focus on speed.

He wanted to focus on absolute strength, and to accomplish that, he needed every stat point possible, which might be wasted on Agility.

He now also had Nachbilder skill, which was footwork, but it already helped him greatly to cover his lack of agility.

'I should still add some to it. I also want this to reach 100 at one point.'

[AGI: 20 -> 40]

'10 left, and I have three stats left.' Ambrose sighed. 'Vitality, I don't need.'

His heart still hurt because it didn't heal his disease.

'Dexterity, don't need it now and then Stamina, I might as well assign the remaining stats on that.'

[STA: 60 -> 70]

And just like that, he had spent all of his stat points.

***

[Name: Ambrose]

[Level: 61]

[Class: Suicide Swordsman]

[Title: Revenger]

[XP: 10525/14000] 

[HP: 510/510]

[SP: 0]

[Silver: 0]

[STR: 150]

[CHA: 50]

[INT: 110]

[LUC: 30]

[AGI: 40]

[VIT: 100]

[DEX: 100]

[STA: 70]

***

Now, looking at his interface, Ambrose chuckled.

'It looks quite neat with zero at the end of each stat. I wonder if everyone else has the same.'

He closed the interface and then opened the inventory.

There was one way he wanted to test his new strength.

After reaching towards the inventory, he pulled out his menacing Red Sword.

"100kg." Ambrose murmured, and then the Red Sword's weight changed.

"Oho..." His veins bulged and danced around his muscles, but he was able to hold the sword relatively well.

'Those points on strength truly made me much stronger!' Ambrose laughed, as it made him certain of one thing.

After assigning stats to some of the stats after 100 mark, it affected the person more.

'It must be because of the limits of humanity, and I am nearing the limit of human physique. 

'At one point, humans will stop evolving; that's just how things are.

'However, with enough stat points, there really isn't any limit.'

Ambrose then began swinging the sword slowly but with great strength behind each swing.

Before, he was unable to swing the sword properly as the tip would always lean downwards towards the ground as he simply lacked strength.

However, now he could use the sword with great precision and control, even if the weight was already at its maximum.

'At this rate, 100kg wouldn't be enough.' He smiled and then stored it back in his inventory.

After closing his inventory, he leaned on the handrail and looked at Hightown, the buildings towering above him in the distance.

Without him, it would have been razed to the ground.

It made him feel a sense of accomplishment, even if he never got credit for it, which he expected to happen.

As he turned around and leaned his back against the handrail, he looked through the window at Bella, who had laid down on the bed with a book in one hand.

Her eyes seemed heavy with exhaustion, but a faint smile played on her lips.

She also touched her precious ruby pendant with her newly-grown hand.

Ambrose touched his ear, feeling the silver earrings that he had purchased from the merchant Sethelean.

'Right, I also had these.' As he touched the earring, he looked at Bella and wondered. 'I wonder if these had any effect or if Sethelean just scammed me outright.

'It should've made my opponents intimidated, which obviously didn't happen, at least in my eyes, but it should've also made opposite sex attracted. I'm not sure that happened either.

'What a waste of purchase, I assume.' He thought and then shook his head.

Choo—far in the distance, a steam locomotive's whistle blasted, echoing throughout the town.

'Oh, a steam locomotive.' Ambrose turned around and looked towards the cloud of smoke that was billowing out of the steam locomotive.

'Hmm, I suppose it is also time for me to leave. The steam locomotive might be able to take me to my next destination.

'However, I need money, which I don't have.' Ambrose then looked into the town and caressed his chin. 'I wonder if there is a way for me to gain some quick silver.'