Then another flash.
[New Skill Acquired: Swamp Embrace]
You can summon swamp creatures, insects, or create quicksand to restrain enemies.
The ground under his feet pulsed faintly, as though something beneath the frozen staircase was responding to his mana.
Raito slowed his steps, looking at his hand as a green black mist curled around his fingers. "Swamp Embrace… bugs or quicksand, huh? That could be fun."
The cold wind howled around him. His heartbeat echoed in the silence.
Then the final notification appeared, bold, bright, and impossible to miss.
[LEVEL UP]
[User has reached Level 20.]
A surge of mana burst from his core. The staircase trembled. Ice cracked under his feet as an invisible force wave pulsed outward.
[All stats increased by +15.]
[Skill Limit Unlocked: Tier 2 Abilities Accessible.]
Raito exhaled slowly, a faint smirk forming on his lips.
"Level twenty, huh…?" he muttered. "Guess it's time for the real game to begin."
