I Start with 13 Hidden Traits Chapter-256

Ch-256. **Level 10**

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Hybrid Goblins.

They were monsters far too much for beginners who had only just awakened.

They were level 3, and the core objective of *“Survival”* was to defeat one hundred Hybrid Goblins that acted in groups.

Yet the moment the warp opened, there was a man who moved immediately.

“Alone?”

“Is he insane?”

People tightly clustered together, forming a wall.

They raised shields, leveled spears, and drew bowstrings from the rear.

A few of them already understood that when facing goblins, spreading out meant death.

Naturally, charging out alone was practically suicide.

“Looks like he doesn’t value his life.”

“Maintain formation! Trust me! Full survival is possible!”

Those who clicked their tongues soon looked away from the man.

Right now, reinforcing their defenses took priority.

However, once the time limit passed and *Hybrid Goblins* began pouring out of the warp, people had no choice but to look at him.

Kieeek!

Kaaak!

…Screams filled the air.

The moment they emerged from the warp, the Hybrid Goblins’ heads were severed—one after another.

Absurdly easily.

No special techniques, no elaborate movements.

Just extend a hand and cut.

Even in a society numb to taking lives, there wasn’t the slightest trace of mercy in the man’s strikes.

“What the hell is that…?”

“Is he hogging everything by himself?”

“Hey!”

Unable to hold back any longer, a muscular man wielding an axe stepped forward.

If they were that easy to kill, there was no reason he couldn’t do the same.

*All rewards are determined by ranking. If this keeps up, even killing one guarantees at least second place.*

He understood the fundamentals of Pangaenia.

He knew every trial came with rankings.

And that rewards were distributed according to those rankings.

*That guy’s dangerous. There’s no need to force a win against someone dangerous.*

The axe-wielding man smiled inwardly.

The current society—the current world—was ruled by the strong.

No matter how much one trained, a normal person could never defeat an awakened one.

When facing the strong, survival meant bowing first and yielding.

And to him, that man cleaving through Hybrid Goblins at the front was unmistakably the most dangerous type of human.

Better to let someone like that go first.

He had no intention of competing with such a person.

Second place was enough—

Enough to rule this place.

Kirek! Kirreuk!

Hybrid Goblins squeezed out through another warp.

They were about 1.3 meters tall.

Their skin was pitch black.

Slightly larger than he’d heard, but it shouldn’t be a problem.

“Die, you bastard!”

The man roared and brought his axe down—

With enough force to split the goblin from head to toe.

Clang!

Instead, his axe was knocked away as a heavy shock jolted his wrist.

*W-what?*

He couldn’t help but panic.

It felt like he’d struck steel rather than flesh.

But something was wrong.

*That guy was cutting them like paper…*

Wasn’t he?

If he’d known they were this tough, he wouldn’t have left formation.

More than anything—

*They said goblins have terrible defense!*

Weren’t goblins something even normal humans could handle if they tried?

That was his final thought.

Crunch!

In an instant, the goblin climbed onto him, opened its mouth, and swallowed his head whole.

…A truly grotesque sight.

Thud.

The headless body collapsed to the ground.

At the same time—

“Kyaaaah!”

“T-that thing is a goblin…?!”

Everyone screamed in terror.

Its mouth had grown large enough to swallow an adult man’s head in one bite.

Not an ordinary goblin, but a Hybrid Goblin.

This was the fate of someone who treated goblins born and raised in the Abyss by conventional standards.

This too was part of Fairy *Iris’s* intended design.

But—

—…How is that even possible?

The man who had first stepped forward with a sword.

He was different.

Between the iron-hard bones of the Hybrid Goblins, he precisely identified their weak points and severed their fragile necks.

Once you knew the weakness, they weren’t impossible opponents—but these people had only just awakened.

And they certainly had never faced Abyssal monsters before.

She had expected panic and confusion.

Kieek!

Kaaak!

Instead, it was the Hybrid Goblins who were being utterly destroyed.

—He should definitely be level 1…

Iris could see levels.

All the fairies on the Island of the Gods could.

The man’s level was unmistakably *1*.

Yet his movements were far beyond that.

No matter how easy it looked, a mere level 1 shouldn’t be able to decapitate a hundred Hybrid Goblins.

…It shouldn’t have been possible.

Kak!

With a final death cry, the last Hybrid Goblin fell.

Seeing that sight, Iris muttered without realizing it—

—This is seriously ridiculous…

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《The first day of ‘Survival’ has ended.》

《Out of 100,000 participants, 94,724 have survived.》

《Congratulations!》

《All survivors will receive a small amount of SP (Skill Points).》

《Additional SP will be awarded according to survival ranking.》

《Use SP to awaken talents. In the process, you may obtain special skills or classes.》

How long had it been since the last Hybrid Goblin fell?

As those messages appeared, everything came to an end.

*So that’s how it works.*

Thanks to this, I understood how the *Island of the Gods* operated.

I calmly organized what I’d learned.

First.

Park Hyunmyung and Randolph had been completely separated.

This phenomenon likely occurred during the process of not discarding me.

That was why the Island of the Gods didn’t recognize me as Randolph and allowed me to enter.

The Fairy Dragon failing to recognize me was probably for the same reason.

Second.

The moment I transform here, I’m expelled again.

My completed aura seems to have a negative effect on the Fairy Dragon’s growth.

I’d already experienced this once, so I needed to refrain from transforming into Randolph whenever possible.

Third.

Fairy Dragons grow by consuming the *time* of unawakened individuals.

They were rapidly growing by consuming the time of the 100,000 people who entered the Island of the Gods.

Fourth.

This island was still located in the Abyss.

Which was why Abyssal monsters were being summoned.

And finally—fifth.

…I awakened.

That realization genuinely startled me.

I had already awakened as Randolph in Pangaenia, yet now I had awakened separately as Park Hyunmyung.

Originally, players were not allowed to enter the Island of the Gods.

Even Randolph, the island’s owner, couldn’t enter.

So my entry and awakening were clearly unintended consequences.

But that wasn’t the only shocking thing.

*Status window.*

…Its contents were far from those of an ordinary awakened one.

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**<Status Window>**

**Name:** Park Hyunmyung

**<Stats>**
Level: 2
Strength: 30
Vitality: 28
Agility: 30
Intelligence: 28
Mana: 46

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Proof that I was completely separate from Randolph.

This was Park Hyunmyung’s status window—not Randolph’s.

And it started from level 1.

That alone was astonishing, but the real shock lay in the stats.

*I’m inheriting Randolph’s stats.*

I knew instantly.

This absurd growth rate was connected to Randolph.

And all of it was counted as *pure stats*.

*Even the bonus stats Randolph gained from equipment and stars are reflected.*

Insane.

If this was true, the advantage was beyond imagination.

And there was plenty of evidence to support it.

For example—

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**<Additional Stats>**
Natural Regeneration: 11,200%
Total EXP Gain Rate: 200%

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…Natural regeneration and EXP gain rate.

Both were abilities obtained through *Shedding*.

It was a shame that abilities like Curse Penetration weren’t present, but even so—this was more than enough.

I moved on to the next window.

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**<Special Traits>**

1. **Infinite Vessel** – Stat caps removed, and all side effects from stat cap removal negated
2. **Shedding** – Massive increase in natural regeneration, double EXP gain
3. **Heavenly Demon Divine Art** – Mana amplification effect
4. **Inheritance** – Inherits Randolph’s stats according to level
5. **Sharing** – Shares experience with Randolph (Current Randolph level and EXP: Lv. 9, 30%)

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Traits 1 and 2 were already reflected in the stats.

But traits 3 onward were shocking.

The Heavenly Demon Divine Art had transferred not to Randolph, but to me—Park Hyunmyung.

Meaning the *Heavenly Demon Dominion Step* activating against the hybrids hadn’t been my imagination.

And *Inheritance* and *Sharing*?

Randolph’s stats and experience were directly affecting me.

*Even proficiency remains unchanged.*

Proficiency—levels attained purely through experience.

But it wasn’t just proficiency.

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**<Proficiency>**
Bow Lv. 10 – Master level
Sword Lv. 32 – Sword Force Unlocked (Damage +60%)

**<Talents>**

【Health max】【Physique max】【Intelligence max】【Senses max】
【Swordsmanship max】【Shield max】【Spear max】【Axe max】【Dagger max】【Archery max】
【Light max】【Darkness max】【Air max】
【Origin Fire max】【Origin Water max】【Origin Earth max】【Origin Wind max】
【Void max】
【Art max】【Academics max】【Leadership max】【Observation max】

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Brrr!

My body trembled.

Even talents had carried over.

No matter how many times I looked, I was speechless.

A status window that could never be considered normal.

…It was several times better than even when I first created Randolph.

*Just as Randolph influences me, I also influence Randolph.*

Most of this status window was the direct result of my experiences as Randolph in Pangaenia.

But my current state also affected Randolph.

Perhaps the most important point of all—

*When my level increased, Randolph’s EXP rose by 10%.*

At first, I thought I was mistaken.

I assumed I’d misread it.

But the moment I leveled up after killing 100 Hybrid Goblins, the change occurred.

The EXP listed under Randolph in the Special Traits suddenly increased—

By a full 10%.

Proof that my level and experience were shared with Randolph.

One level of mine—Park Hyunmyung—counted as 10% of Randolph’s EXP.

In other words, if I reached level 9, Randolph would reach level 10.

*Level 10… I can reach it.*

Ah.

My fist clenched on its own.

Even all the rewards from clearing Main Quest 11 couldn’t compare to this joy.

The wall of level 10—a wall I thought impossible to climb.

I’d even believed it wouldn’t be strange to remain stuck at level 9 forever.

Yet I had finally found a way to break it.

At last, a path to level 10.

Reach level 10—and transcend!

…However.

All these miracles, this unprecedented joy and exhilaration—

Ultimately converged into this final window.

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**<Activated Hidden Traits>**

【Void】
【Dexterity】
【All Master】
【Weapon Master】
【Giant’s Anti-Magic】
【Druid’s Affinity with Nature】
【Iron-Blooded Sovereign’s Heart】
【Beast Lord】
【Golden Grace】
【Mutant】
【Glutton】
【Great Sage】
【Heavenly (Celestial)】