Lucien was quite surprised by the abilities of his class.
Although he had only managed to observe two of them so far, he was able to counter Sera just by using their abilities.
Honestly, it seemed he had truly underestimated The Empty Throne, his unique class.
[Class: The Empty Throne (Unique)]
[Description: An empty seat of limitless possibility. The Empty Throne is a unique framework that allows you to awaken and maintain multiple classes simultaneously. With this class, you can unlock, merge, and manage many classes without conflict.]
[Abilities: Class Mimicry, Class Shift, Skill Imprint, Fusion]
> Current Available Classes: Devourer, Mage, Enchanter, Assassin
> Potential Classes: Beast Tamer, Brood King, Martyr, Merchant, Rogue
This was the description of the unique class he had received after the Awakening at the Genetic Rift Dungeon.
At first, although he believed his class had great potential, he mistakenly assumed that in its early stages, it was just that: potential.
At most, he had four different classes to exploit, but even that required 20% mana just to shift mid-combat, along with a 30-second cooldown.
But things didn’t seem to be that simple, because the moment he opened his class status panel, he was shocked.
[Class: Enchanter (D-Rank)]
> Class Bonus: +20 Charm, +20 Intelligence
> Class Skills: Bewitching Kiss, Serene Dominion, Spellbound Whisper
> A prolonged kiss laced with enchantment magic. Can plant romantic suggestion on the opposite sex, causing them to be temporarily loyal.
> Kiss duration must be at least 2 minutes. More effective on confused, insecure, or charmed targets.
> Success rate scales directly with your Charm value.
> Loyalty lasts up to 24 hours; it must be reapplied to extend the effect.
> Effect might get permanent if the victim truly accepts the suggestions.
> Cooldown: 2 minutes
[Warning: Effect may be nullified by anti-charm gear, mental immunity, or high Willpower/Intelligence]
> Create a 30-meter radius domain that can instantly calm down all enraged enemies, pacifying them for up to 30 seconds.
> Pacifying duration scales directly with your Charm value.
[Does not affect mentally immune targets.]
[Spellbound Whisper]:
> Instantly charm up to 3 targets for up to 120 seconds, regardless of gender, forcing them to aid or protect you.
> Duration and effect scales directly with your Intelligence points.
[Class: Devourer (B-Rank)]
> Class Bonus: +80 Constitution, +40 Strength, +40 Willpower
> Special Trait: Seed of Greed (Epic) – Allows assimilation of elemental or magical energy. Incompatible energy can be sealed temporarily.
> Class Skills: Devour, Gluttonous Core, Adaptive Form
> Can absorb foreign energy, magic, or matter into an inner void to neutralize effects or recycle later.
> Cannot digest higher-tier energy, but can suppress it temporarily with heavy strain.
> Stored energy can recover 30% Stamina/Mana
> Cooldown: 30 seconds
> Cost: Depends on the entity being devoured
[Warning: Excess energy beyond tolerance may cause backlash or internal instability.]
> Passive ability that allows your body to form a secondary mana/stamina reserve by processing absorbed matter or energy.
> Grants +20% bonus recovery speed for both mana and stamina, effective even in combat
> Active ability that allows you to temporarily shift into a form resembling a devoured enemy type (e.g., beast, undead, elemental).
> Can gain bonuses based on that enemy’s traits (e.g., wings, scales, enhanced speed).
> Cooldown: 30 minutes
One D-rank class and another B-rank. It wasn’t anything particularly impressive. At least, based on his knowledge from his previous life, it barely qualified as mid-tier.
But this world was different after all, and Lucien was certain the only reason Devourer had reached B-rank was because he had directly absorbed the Seed of Greed.
Not that it mattered much at the moment, though, as Lucien was currently busy kissing a girl who looked like she might burn him alive just for fun.
The moment he felt his body being engulfed by the Phoenix fire, he immediately activated the Devourer class, using Devour in conjunction with his Special Trait.
Fortunately, his class lived up to its name; it instantly pulled all the flames into the unknown void, keeping him completely unharmed.
But it also managed to expose his secret in the process.
He couldn’t let that happen. So the moment he saw Sera looking confused and shocked, he immediately changed his class, activated the Bewitching Kiss skill, and captured her mouth in a swift motion.
Eldest Princess Sera never imagined that one day she would be held in a man’s arms and kissed passionately in public.
Not once had it crossed her mind that someone would dare to do such a thing to her, forcefully, no less.
But here she was, in the arms of a man she barely knew, her lilac tongue being toyed with in complete abandon.
Her slim waist was grabbed without hesitation, recklessly, and without her permission.
This was the epitome of disrespect, something she could never tolerate.
Sera was so enraged and flushed with shame that her aura spiraled out of control. Her entire body began to glow a fiery crimson.
She was an unruly princess who had guarded her first kiss for so many years. And now it was gone, just like that?
’Screw the consequences. This guy is dead.’
Her eyes turned cold as she stiffly turned her head to glare at the frivolous man who was still enjoying her lips. His grip was so strong it was as if he were sucking on some heavenly fruit.
In anger, she was about to bite off his tongue when suddenly she froze the moment their eyes met.
’Why... why is he so handsome?’
The change in her thoughts and mood was so sudden that it was as if a switch had been pressed.
She didn’t know why, but her anger suddenly calmed down on its own. Her golden-amber eyes locked with his, so mesmerizing that she felt she had never seen anything like them before.
Unlike earlier, she felt that Lucien’s charm was off the charts.
’Why didn’t I notice them earlier?’
She had no idea she was already caught inside Lucien’s Serene Dominion.
Lucien, of course, had come fully prepared when he dared to kiss this girl. He knew that even a single mistake could mean death.
’Thank God her mental power isn’t that strong,’ he thought as he watched Sera’s overwhelming aura slowly settle down.
Just moments ago, he was certain he was done for. This girl was far too dangerous.
’It won’t last long!’
Lucien thought bitterly as he knew Serene Dominion could only pacify her for thirty seconds.
But this damn Bewitching Kiss needed two minutes to take full effect.
He could already tell that although Sera seemed mesmerized by his whopping forty-eight points of charm, it wasn’t enough. She was starting to notice something was off.
’Sigh... looks like I have no choice but to use those skills.’
Lucien glanced at the slowly recovering Sera and thought ruthlessly.
’Well, I can’t show such an unreasonable girl a pity, can I? If she wakes up, I am sure she will kill me.’
There wasn’t much time left to look for other methods. Since he had decided to control her his way and keep his abilities hidden, he was prepared to see it through to the end.
Without hesitation, Lucien swiftly activated his greatest arsenal, the two SSS-rank skills he had received from Lilith, draining his mental power rapidly.