'Add 40 attribute points into Intelligence!' Mako ordered the system.
[40 Attribute Points have been added to Intelligence]
[Intelligence has been increased to 50]
Mako could feel the cool soothing sensation around his brain which helped him relax a bit and took away some of the frustration that he was feeling because of his inability to think of a good solution to their situation and not wanting to admit that he was weak.
After getting soothed by the attribute points, Mako began thinking of a solution again with a refreshed mind.
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The beast on the outside had a huge grin hidden under his fuzz as it was able to see its Love ability slowly starting to enter all three of their minds and poisoning them into dropping down their guard and being manipulated by the things that they love most.
However, just as Mako used his attribute points to increase his intelligence and began to feel the cooling sensation, Mako's mind began to subconsciously repel the incoming waves of the Love ability.
The beast was angered by this as it had not come across a single that had been able to resist its love ability for so long and even be able to repel it.
The reason why the Love ability didn't have a huge effect on Mako was that he had been exposed to its aura so many times by his grandmother who used the ability for its intended purpose and healed Mako's pain and suffering that he had built up a tolerance for it at this point.
The beast still decided to stay patient and wait until all three of them were completely under its control as once they would completely submit to its Love ability, it would rip apart the things that it had made appear in front of them, the things they held dear right in front of their eyes causing the most agony inside their hearts.
The beast grew stronger and evolved as it drank the blood of the prey that it had under its influence and the blood filled with agony was the most nutritious and powerful and delicious blood the beast had ever tasted prompting it to seek out more of this kind of blood. This was the reason the beast was staying patient and waiting for its prey to be in the perfect state to eat.
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"Father? How... are you here?" Bill asked his father who had appeared in front of him while he had closed his eyes.
"I came here to see you, son! I came to see my son fight and bring honor to my name. You have fought so many battles, so bravely at that. You... have made... me... proud, my son." The image of Bill's father spoke with a smile as he addressed Bill who had still managed to not move a muscle despite the image of his father appearing right in front of him.
"Come on, son! Don't just stand there! Give your old man a hug!" William Johnson said he extended his arms openly towards Bill.
Bill couldn't believe it. This was everything that he had ever wanted in life. This was the one thing that he so craved from his early years and that was to win his father's approval and make him proud.
Failing to do such a simple task drove him towards doing things that he wasn't proud of himself and which resulted in breaking apart what little relationship he had with his father.
But now... his father was standing right in front of him with arms extended towards him, saying that he was PROUD of him!
Tears began to fall down Bill's face as he continued to stay still while looking at the image of his father who called his name softly and warmly, prompting him to leave his stance and come towards him.
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"Jackie! How the heck are you alive!?" Iris asked the boy that had appeared in front of her in complete shock.
"I didn't die that day, Iris. After everything was over and they found my body, they noticed that my heart was still beating and so they quickly transported me to the hospital where the Grand Healer was able to restore my health." The boy named Jackie said to Iris as he recalled the aftermath of a tragic event that had happened between the two of them.
Tears began to pour out from Iris' eyes as she couldn't believe what she was hearing and seeing.
"I saw your body inside the casket! I was there when they buried you! How?!" Iris said with tears now pouring out like dams opening after a long time.
"I know you must be confused, but I really didn't die at that time. I am here in front of you in the flesh, aren't I?" Jackie said as he approached Iris and grazed her cheek in order to console her.
Iris was still somehow maintaining her stance as she didn't move yet.
"Do you know the reason why I was able to survive all of that and find my way back to you?" Jackie asked Iris as he rubbed his thumb seductively over her lower lip.
"It's because I love you, Iris! I have loved you since the day we met, but I never had the courage to tell you directly, but I am not afraid anymore! I have gone through too much already and I don't want to wait anymore! I love you, Iris!" Jackie said as he proclaimed his love to Iris.
Iris was in so much shock that she could even process what Jackie had said to her. She just couldn't believe that after all this time she would get to see her best friend again, one that she assumed to be dead for a mistake that she made.
She had been waiting to hear those words come out of his lips for so long and now she had finally heard them.
"I love you too, Jackie! I too had a crush on you but I didn't have the courage to open up about my feeling and after that incident, I thought that I was too late and wouldn't get this chance ever again." Iris said while poorly attempting to stop her tears.
"Well, I guess we both got what we wanted in the end. Come on, stop standing like that and kiss me." Jackie said as he close his eyes and put his lips a bit forward, prompting Iris to move from her stance and give him a kiss.
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While Bill and Iris were both on the cusp of getting overwhelmed by the Puffclaw's Love ability, Mako had finally made a breakthrough in formulating a strategy as the increased intellect really helped him look at the situation from a completely different angle than before.
Up till now, Mako had been trying to think of a way to reliably defeat this beast with his current skill set ability while making sure that neither Bill, Iris, or the shelter get hit in the process.
However, he had finally come to a realization that his current skill set wouldn't be enough to accomplish all those things as there were too many variables at play and something could easily go wrong.
To combat this Mako began to check every single resource that he had available at this moment in order to get the most ideal outcome to this situation.
After seeing that nothing could be done from the things that he had on him, Mako began searching his system to see if he could use something that would get him where he want to go.
And after going through a couple of tabs, Mako decided to open up his inventory. He had opened his inventory much during the test because even though he had stored a lot of things inside it, such as food, pills, extra weapons, etc.
However, he couldn't use any of it as he had to first take out his inventory which would blow his cover and make everyone suspicious of him as everyone would know that he had some sort of secret special ability or tool that helped him store things that would make him a cheater.
Secondly, Mako purposefully didn't want to rely on things that he had stored inside the system as he wanted to prove his own strength by finishing this test on his own which was why he was hesitant to open the inventory tab.
He opened the tab and all the items he had stored inside began to display themselves one by one.
Mako stared at the items with hunger in his eyes because if he was able to somehow take these items out of inventory without alerting anyone, the Puffclaw would be a total piece of cake.
Like this High-Level Rejuvenating Pill that would totally be the best remedy for him at this moment...
[High Tier Rejuvenating Pill x 12]
[Take Out] ⓘ
[Sell] ⓘ
[Consume] ⓘ
Mako stared at the last prompt in the description of the High Tier Rejuvenating Pill full of anger, confusion, and shock.
'I could consume anything straight from the inventory!?' Mako screamed internally as he realized his own stupidity.
