Here is chapter 79! Apologies for the late release.
Author: Xerenity
I Never Run Out of Mana Chapter 79
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79. Gain and Loss
“This can’t be!”
When I held the sword in my hand, my stats were increased by a ton.
A massive increase in strength. Most weapons were all about the strength stat.
On staffs, the mana stat would be attached to it.
However, this weapon here even had a special effect attached to it.
The sword had a bonus, and it was as following.
-Butcher’s Sword-
* Strength +2200
* 15% of overall strength increase
* Two handed
* Obtain 5% of stats from defeated foes
“… This is insane, but what’s up with the special effect…?”
The increase in strength from the Butcher’s Sword was insane.
It was as if I was holding onto 4 Banwol Jincheons.
Of course, I couldn’t gain additional stats even if I was holding onto more than two Banwol Jincheons in the first place.
The shape was small and short, and there wasn’t much weight to it.
‘To think that this is a two handed sword…’
It made me a little bit doubtful.
It was because most two handed weapons were giant, like the bastard swords or a claymore.
However, this weapon was barely the size of a traditional Yuggag-do. 1
Well, it would be wrong to determine everything by its size.
It would be probably a lot more comfortable than having to use both hands for the Banwol Jincheons.
The one thing I was doubtful was the special effect attached to it.
‘5% worth of stats from defeated foes.’
Since monsters did not have stats, this meant that the sword could only benefit from killing people.
The bonus stats could only be obtained by taking down other Awakened.
It really did its name justice.
In theory, taking down someone with 500 strength meant that I would gain 25 strength.
In retrospect, this was an amazing ability.
Tanks, magicians, assassins, warriors, healers.
The stats they invested in were all different from each other.
Magicians and healers, who mostly raised the mana stat, would have not much strength or stamina stats.
However, by absorbing the stats of warriors, whom mostly raise strength, stamina, and dexterity, I would be easily able to gain stats that would normally be difficult with leveling.
“This effect is a bit concerning.. but there are people out there that deserve having their stats stolen.”
The man who muttered to himself came to mind.
My guess was that he was probably Ghost.
Roaming around near me, he was most likely going be an annoyance soon.
Not only him, but his subordinates as well.
All of them would become my stats, flesh and blood for my growth.
You’re saying that I’ve become cruel after killing all of Noblesse and Joker?
That I’m treating human lives like ants?
No. Not at all.
Even a tame dog would growl at someone who tried to steal their food.
And in this case, it would be a dog vendor trying to put a collar on me.
It couldn’t be helped that I would be bearing my fangs and bite with all my might.
I calmed myself from the anger I felt when I thought about them, and turned my attention to the drops.
I had finished up to checking the armor and sword.
I was sure that these were some amazing goods.
Out of all the Awakened currently, there’s probably none that would wearing things like these.
Other than Awakeneds like Joker, the leaders of the radical faction.
The only thing left to check was the accessories.
The ring, necklace, and the bracelets were dropped neatly next to each other.
The accessories I was wearing consisted only of the skull ring that raised my strength by 20 and the Louver’s set.
However, the effect from the Louver’s set was useful in both combat and hunting.
The skull ring, on the other hand, I just couldn’t toss away because I had paid it with my own money to purchase it.
Out of all the artifacts I had, you could say that this was the one with the worst stats.
First, I checked the bracelet.
Rather than a bracelet, it was more akin to a wristguard.
You could say that it was a wristguard of 10cm or so that covered my arms fully?
The Eye of Insight informed me that it was something that raised my mana stat.
“Yep. Trash. Next.”
I tossed it immediately into the pile of bloodstones.
Out of all the stats it could increase, why did it have to raise the mana stat.
This wasn’t the first time either.
The equipment I’ve obtained from my constant hunting only raised the mana stat.
It would be odd to say that a person with the insane ability of possessing infinite mana is unlucky, but when it came to equipment, I really was.
My disappointment was brief. The necklace that dropped seemed pretty good.
It was the Necklace of Searching.
If I thought of someone I knew and used the necklace, it would reveal the location of the target.
However, if the target was inside of a dungeon or a portal, it wouldn’t be able to find them.
It was a one time use item, but I thought it wasn’t a bad gain.
The last thing I checked was the ring.
I was hoping that it would be something to replace my skull ring.
However, just by looking at the shape, I had a feeling that it wouldn’t be helpful for increasing my offensive capabilities.
If it wasn’t enough that the entire armor was red, now I had this flower ring.
I wasn’t sure of what flower it resembled, but it was the shape of a flower bud.
I checked the ring’s stat.
-Trade with the Reaper-
* Blooms when the wearer’s life expires.
* Obtain a new life.
* Limited to one time use per person.
“Jackpot.”
The sword and now the ring. It was a constant homerun.
Looking at the effect, one could say that it was a ring with the ability to resurrect.
The explanation said that it gave new life to one whose life had expired.
However, it could only be used once per person.
Well, even with this, it was plenty enough.
Regarding rings and bracelets, you could equip up to two.
That meant that even if you equipped everything you could get your hands on, only the effect from the first two equipped would be active.
I put the Trade with the Reaper ring in my pocket, and equipped the skull ring once more.
The owner for this ring wouldn’t be me, but my mother.
Even if she was being protected by Proof of Pledge skill, I saw firsthand of the offensive capabilities the radical faction possessed.
It wasn’t as if the equipment had a requirement to wear.
On top of that, mother was receiving the same stats as I, so she could definitely wear it, and it would show its ability at the worst situation possible.
“Whenever I meet a mimic, my bag overflows.”
The armor and the sword. And the countless bloodstones that poured out.
On top of that, Essences of Transcendence and Awakened essences.
I gathered up all the loot dropped from the level 34 mimic and left the dungeon.
****
Dark Lady, who heard that Joker was dead from Ghost, was in a state of half belief and half doubt.
The one with the strongest offensive capability in the radical faction was Joker.
On top of that, he was a man that never lost in a 1v1.
Raising one of her eyebrows, Dark Lady asked.
“Joker was defeated?”
“I’m sure of it. The Awakened association building in Yangpyeong. They fought in that abandoned building.”
“How would you know… Whatever, who are they?”
“Pfft. Not sure who it for sure yet. But one thing. I keep seeing this childlike boy.”
“A boy? Are you talking about a single person?”
“Yep. Oddly enough, there’s none I can see other than him.”
“That doesn’t make any sense. You’re saying that Joker was done in by a single boy? Is this the best of what your ability can do? If it’s an ability like that, you shouldn’t be here. It would be better if you left to start a fortune telling business. But if you keep saying nonsense like this, you’d be out of business very quickly.”
“Pfft! Dark Lady. Do you remember? Of the one that Joker had his eye on.”
“The one that took out the entire funding guild by himself?”
“Yes, yes! Joker had reported to Zekill that he cleanly eliminated him. From what I heard, he said something about infinite mana. I think he’s alive. What do you think? Isn’t this funny?”
“He, who had butchered the guild, killed Joker as well? Joker, who is the strongest in 1v1, by himself?”
“Oh! Oh! That’s correct!”
Dark Lady went into deep thought.
The inside of her head became complicated.
What made her fall into disarray was the death of Joker.
She thought that there was a tiny 1% chance of his death being true.
If he did die, she thought it would be subjugation at the hands of a very powerful group.
But Ghost was saying that he was defeated by a single person.
Joker, who had brute strength that Dark Lady couldn’t even face against.
Ghost looked at her furrowed face and spoke.
“What are you going to do?”
“…..”
“Are you going to report to Zekill? Or should we take care of it ourselves?”
“Us?”
“Of course us! There’s only two leaders left now.”
“I don’t think your fortune telling ability helps at all in combat. I’m going to report to Zekill right away. And I’ll only follow his orders.”
“You’re no fun.”
Ghost spoke while looking like a disappointed child.
Then, almost as if becoming a different person, Ghost spoke.
“I could… kill him….”
“What?”
“I could kill that kid.”
“You’re crazy. He even defeated Joker. He’s definitely stronger than what you could handle. I hope that you won’t do anything on your own, Ghost. If you died as well, it would be a huge disruption to the grand plan…”
“Hehe… I’ll kill him! I can take it!”
For a moment, he had let his sanity go.
Condensed mana began to crackle around him.
It was as if he didn’t know how to use it, but it was easy to tell just by looking how powerful the gathered mana was.
“Calm down, Ghost.”
Without realizing, Dark Lady was using her defensive skill.
After all, he was giving off that much of a killing intent.
Dark Lady was feeling fear akin to looking at a time bomb that she didn’t know when it would go off.
After the storm of mana he let out left, Ghost was calming down from his excitement, and his eyes were regaining their pupils.
She thought that the aberrant behavior was over, but then Ghost’s form began to shift madly, announcing another start to it.
From child to an ancient elder.
His form shifted from monsters to animals, demons to ghosts, filling up Dark Lady’s entire field of view.
The killing intent and fear felt was enough to call it a terrifying nightmare.
How much time has passed?
The killing intent that filled the air dissipated, and Ghost regained control of himself.
“Ha…. Ha….”
“….”
“Two days. Just two days is enough.”
“…..”
“Until then, it’s a secret! Okay?”
After saying that, Ghost went outside.
Dark Lady was still pressured from that unknown power.
With ragged breaths, she was shaking.
“M… Monster. He’s not human.”
She had been pushed back by Joker during the fight, but she still possessed more strength than what most Awakeneds could imagine.
But she, despite being that strong, felt this much fear.
This entire time, she was doubting Ghost’s ability.
After all, the man was questionable to the point as to wonder how he obtained the position of leader.
But in that short amount of time, she saw it clearly.
Someone that she couldn’t approach with her strength.
That he was an existence that didn’t exist in this world.
****
“Whew. I let my mind wander again. If I think about him, I get excited like this.”
Ghost had returned back to his home base in Gangwon-do.
He commanded all the underlings beneath him to gather in one spot.
Ghost never cared about his underlings.
He never commanded them or even had them work on the project, not even once.
However, with his first command, everyone had gathered with confused looks of disbelief.
In the place where everyone had gathered up, Ghost opened his mouth.
“Wow. There were that many of you? Everyone, do you wanna go hunting with me?”
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I Never Run Out of Mana Chapter 78
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I Never Run Out of Mana Chapter 78
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78. A Familiar Face
“We’ve received word that all four portal explosions in Yangpyeong have been suppressed. Here we have the vice head researcher of Korea’s Awakened association, Mr. Hwang Inung. Vice department head, if you will.”
“Yes. Nice to meet you. I am Hwang Inung.”
“Four portals exploded at the same time.”
“Yes.”
“But you say that the portals were suppressed faster than before? Even though there were four different places the portals exploded in.”
“Yes. We were able to stop them before any damage could be done with swift and accurate deployments, just like we prepared and practiced beforehand.”
“Yes. Thank you for all your hard work. But the continuous explosions occurring in Korea. What do you think is the reason behind them all?”
“We are still searching for the reason behind it. The global Awakened association is assisting us as well.”
“It’s been nearly one month since the first level 29 portal has exploded, but you’re telling us that the reason still hasn’t been discovered yet?”
“There are rumors going around that the portal explosions are artificial. What do you think about these accusations?”
“Yes. I have talked about that possibility through discussions. But I can say for sure that the chance of that being true is 0%.”
“Is that so. Is there any guesses as to why this is only occurring in Korea?”
“We’ll let the public know once the investigation is thoroughly completed.”
Jong Ho, Ho Jin, and I were focusing on the TV.
We felt anger rise in us after listening to such nonsense being said over the TV.
Ho Jin, who knew Hwang Inung, spoke up.
“Look at him, turning a blind eye till the very end. He’s probably doing exactly as the association president Choi Man Seo is telling him to do. Dirty rat…”
“Out of the 4, I suppressed 2 of them. And I guess they’re going to avoid the topic of the radical faction until the very end.”
“They were always like this. They take all the credit for themselves, and if anything goes wrong, they’re too busy pushing the blame elsewhere.”
“Glad that the level 34 dungeon and I weren’t discovered at least.”
“Hey. Min-Cheol. Don’t you think that it would be better to go to the level 34 dungeon in Yangpyeong for awhile? Even though they’re giving false reports like that, the Awakened who were deployed then would know the truth of how the two level 29 portals were taken care of in less than half an hour.”
“Of course. That’s why I asked you to find any other level 34 dungeons.”
“Ho Jin hyung-nim. About the other portal location I asked about. How did it go?”
“Hoho. I found one ahead of time. But the one downside is that it’s quite far away…”
“It’s okay. I’ll be using Warp anyways.”
“Ah. Of course. It’s around Paju DMZ.”
“Wow…. It’s quite far away. Please let me know of the exact location later.”
“Yes. Will do.”
“Where does hyung and mister hunt nowadays?”
“Where? The level 18 dungeon.”
“Yep.”
“Then should I put Healing Denial and Lower Resist in the ring as well?”
“Why? I don’t think we’ll need it? They melt with just one Meteor.”
“Ah… I guess… I did learn those two skills to clear that dungeon.”
“Ho ho. Thanks to Mr. Min-Cheol, we’re able to level up at an insane rate.”
“We’re only using our mana for defensive skills while swapping the ring between us. Since our mana recovers to full each time we level up, we’re able to continue hunting nonstop.”
“Good to hear. If you’re lucky, you can get the Louver set and Banwol Jincheon as well.”
“That’s right. I’m already level 150. Ho Jin hyung-nim is 147 or 148, I think.”
“It’s 148. I have to guard the house during weekends…”
“At the rate we’re going, it won’t be long before the three of us go out to beat up the radical faction.”
“Ho ho. That’s for another time. What happened to the man you met at the level 25 dungeon?”
“I haven’t been able to see him since.”
“Hm… There’s a high chance that the man you spoke of is Ghost.”
“I think so too. But you said that there’s no information regarding Ghost.”
“Yes. There’s no information at all, not even about his class or abilities.”
“If it comes down to it, it could be a tough fight.”
“Yes. I’ll try to find out more about it regarding that matter, so it would be wise to avoid him for now.”
“Yes. I’ll do that.”
“That was a good dinner. I’ll say my farewells to your mother and get going.”
“You’re going already?”
“Yes. Looks like I’ll have to go as well.”
****
[In the hunter break room located in the association headquarters…]
General Yoon Jong-sun and Lee Sang-Ho, even Shingeon who had participated in the portal explosion suppression were gathered.
The topic of the conversation was about who had stopped the level 29 portal explosion.
Lee Sang-Ho spoke first.
“Gramps. I think that a single person did this.”
“You’re saying that a single person stopped two level 29 portals? Sang-Ho…”
“Yep. There’s no evidence, and he or she left nothing that indicates any motives. If many people were involved, it would be difficult to accomplish that. Unless it’s an organization with perfect teamwork, of course.”
“Hm…”
“My intuition says that it’s a single person for sure. We’re call him A for convenience. Hye-won and Geon, go find out about this A.”
To Sang-Ho’s words, Shingeon’s brows furrowed as he spoke.
“Hey. Where are you telling us to go find out? There’s no evidence or any leads. We need at least a motive before we could move, you know? Are you telling us to grab random strangers to question?”
General Yoon Jong-sun became engrossed in deep thought.
Almost to the point where he could no longer hear the conversation between Lee Sang-Ho and Shingeon.
Then he spoke to himself.
“A single person who could have enough combat capabilities to defend against two portal explosions…”
The existence of Min-Cheol instantly came to mind.
Unlike his young looks, he was clearing a dungeon by himself with incredible strength.
But he was clearing the level 18 dungeon back then.
It was hard to believe that he was able to obtain such power in that short amount of time, enough to clear two level 29 portals so quickly.
“Hm.. There’s a limit to things….”
“What are you saying to yourself?”
“Don’t worry about it. Let’s keep up surveillance for now. If we didn’t have the help of A during this explosion crisis, it could’ve been a very difficult fight. Thus, A is currently a double-sided blade.”
“….”
“If A joins our side, it would be an incredible gain. But if A joins the radical faction…”
“No matter what, we have to get him first. Unless it’s a serious mission or duty, everyone focus on A.”
****
It’s been a week since I had headed for the level 34 dungeon in Paju that Ho Jin spoke of.
The location was the only thing different, as the monsters inside were the same.
The defective essences haven’t dropped yet.
It was the same with the artifacts as well.
“Unlike my expectations, they aren’t dropping at all.”
-CRASH!
The shock wave of Meteor they were returning back to me filled the entire dungeon.
While I was obtaining the drops after taking care of all the monsters, the exit that should have appeared in the center of the dungeon did not appear.
“Did a hidden boss appear?”
No.
If a hidden boss had appeared, an incredible Howling skill should have covered the field.
Turning on Eye of Insight, I looked around the dungeon to no avail.
“Oh yes! A mimic!”
I threw down the duffel bag and moved to the center of the dungeon.
Mimics could not be detected, not even by the Eye of Insight, and would only appeared after an attack hits him.
Almost as if painting the white dungeon floor, a sea of flames were formed with Meteors.
From one spot to the furthest range of the skill, a third of the dungeon was covered in flames.
Just as I was about to change my position.
-clatter
“Bingo!”
In my sights, a red dot appeared where the mimic was.
I was sure it was the mimic.
I immediately ran towards it and cast Bind.
A stone golem’s hand broke through the ground and grabbed it tightly.
It couldn’t move anywhere.
Pulling up my sleeves, I began to punch at it.
The mimic was different from the previous mimic I caught with Jong Ho though.
There was nothing different on the outside, but despite punching twice the amount as before, it still wasn’t opening.
Since it was from a level 34 dungeon, it was a lot stronger?
Just like that, the punching continued for awhile.
-rattle rattle
-click
“Whew… It’s very tenacious.”
The chest that was shut tight finally opened.
Almost as if exploding, it began to spew out items everywhere.
In comparison with the previous one, there were a lot more items.
Since there was a lot of time left before the end of the dungeon, I decided to check the drops from here.
I didn’t even look at the countless A ranking bloodstones.
The only thing I was looking at was the defective essences and the artifacts.
First, I moved the giant armor and the weapon to one corner.
Then I began to sort out the defective essences.
The Eye of Insight revealed to me that its real name was Essence of Transcendence.
Looking at the description, it allowed skills that were maxed level to transcend beyond.
I had obtained a total of three of them, as well as 3 Awakened Essences.
“Mana Shield? Meteor? Or perhaps Iceberg? Or should I choose Formless Sword Aura?”
Just by holding onto them, I was getting excited.
These skills already were displaying incredible amounts of attack power.
I couldn’t even guess how powerful they would become if they transcended.
My thoughts didn’t stay on that for long though.
I turned towards the sword and armor.
It didn’t feel like it would be better than what I obtained after killing Joker.
It was an armor that would reduce damage taken by 40%, as well as raising 300 points of every stat.
If something that was stronger than that existed, that would be akin to cheating.
The first thing I checked was the armor.
Unfortunately, it was an embarrassing color of red.
On the chest, there was a symbol that I did not understand.
I used Eye of Insight to check the armor.
-Thirst of Blood-
Strength +0
Mana +0
Dexterity +0
Stamina +0
*Stats can be distributed by defeating monsters.
*1 stat point for every 100 monsters.
“It sounds like something good, even though it’s weak right now…”
It wasn’t good enough to swap out with the armor I had currently.
However, I thought it would be a good fit for Jong Ho or Ho Jin, since they’re focusing on hunting right now.
In dungeons where tons of monsters appeared, it would become their stats.
They both were becoming a powerful force to reckon with now.
It was only right to get them equipment befitting of their strength.
The next thing I checked was the sword.
It was very inconvenient to have Banwol Jincheon returned to me every time something went down.
Holding the sword in my hand, all I could tell that it was a simple clean sword.
On top of that, it was incredibly small compared to Banwol Jinceon.
Frankly, it looked similar to Heugdo that I obtained from the blacksmith beforehand.
Checking the ability of the sword, I couldn’t help but swear.
“Holy shit! Is this possible?”
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I Never Run Out of Mana Chapter 77
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I Never Run Out of Mana Chapter 77
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77. Falling Into Confusion
I had hoped it wasn’t, but it was the same situation as when the level 29 portal exploded.
My cellphone was constantly ringing.
Even without checking the contents, I knew that it would be text messages regarding evacuation and asking for reinforcements.
However, I thought I should at least check the portal’s level and the location of it.
If it was occurring near my mother, I had to move.
“Ugh….”
Since my eyes had adjusted to the darkness of the abandoned mine shaft, I squinted due to the bright light of the smartphone screen.
However, that was only the beginning of my sour mood.
After confirming the information in the text, my face scrunched up further.
- Current Time 20:00
- Around Yangpyeong-gun Yongmun mountain level 29 portal explosion.
- Around Yangpyeong-gun Sori mountain level 29, 31 portal explosion.
- Around Yangpyeong-gun Jungwon mountain level 30 portal explosion.
* Any civilians living near, please evacuate to the nearest Awakened association building.
* Any Awakened nearby, please assemble to the designated location.
“Portal explosions in 4 places simultaneously? This is definitely unnatural. The radical faction… Are they finally making their move?”
The location of the level 34 dungeon I was at was the Jungmun mountain.
Since the tremor I felt was intense, the level 29 portal that was reported was probably nearby.
I immediately turned on the map application, and entered in the coordinates sent by the association in the GPS.
As I had predicted, it wasn’t far off.
Number 1 and 3. Using the Titan Boots and Blink, the distance would only take 10~20 minutes to cover.
It wouldn’t take long before the Awakened from the association and from the guilds would be arriving here in droves.
They probably were using drones already to do surveillance on the movement of the monsters.
The level 34 dungeon that Ho Jin informed me of was already known by the association.
After all, Ho Jin had learned of it by looking at their files.
They probably had left it alone because humankind wasn’t strong enough to conquer it, praying that it wouldn’t explode.
Unluckily, this location was near the explosion.
If it was found out that the entrance to the abandoned mine shaft had been opened, things would get annoying for sure.
“Whew….”
I sunk deep in thought for a brief moment.
Even if 1 or 2 portals exploded, they wouldn’t have much difficulty stopping it like before.
Despite the levels, it was in the range that humankind could stop.
However, the explosions had occurred in 4 different places at once.
On top of that, 3 of the portals needed Awakened magicians.
In a situation where they had to pool together manpower to reduce the casualties, they had to split.
“I’ll be moving quickly.”
I decided to suppress the portal explosion near me.
Was it because many casualties would occur for the association and guild?
Was it because it would be a huge threat to humankind?
No. I did feel something, but these reasons weren’t enough to move me.
I just wanted to break down the the tower the radical faction had raised with all their hard work, to show how pointless it was.
The radical faction. The project they’re so proud of.
Also I couldn’t stand any insects getting in the way of my premium dungeon I’m enjoying so much.
With condensed flame in my hand, I welded the metal entrance to the abandoned mine shaft cleanly and headed for the portal.
****
Hiding my form, I arrived near the portal that was in the process of exploding.
The purple light from the portal came into view.
I didn’t just rush in there, but instead used the rocks nearby as platforms to jump up into the air.
Before leaping, I picked up a stone out of the pile in my hand.
-WOOSH!
An intense sound of wind and friction against the air filled my ears.
I was able to see a bird’s eye view by jumping up into the sky and looking below.
Before arriving at the center, I used Eye of Insight to scan the portal and the surrounding area.
4 drones came into view, flying nearby the portal while recording footage.
I was also able to see a few gargoyles roaming about near the portal.
Thankfully, it didn’t seem as though any Awakened had arrived yet.
-Crack!
I broke apart the stone in my hand into a few pieces, then held them in each of my hands.
As my body fell downwards, I threw the stones towards the drones.
I needed them gone before I could topple the tower they raised with all that effort.
-Woosh!
-BOOM!
Even without holding any weapons, my strength was nearly 700.
The stones I threw flew like bullets, smashing through the drones.
The wind resistance didn’t impede me at all.
I just threw them towards the red dots, right on the mark.
Hit dead center, the drones fell to the ground, headless.
“Got rid of the spectators… Time to start with the few impatient ones that got out first.”
I’ve used skills only a few times outside of dungeons and battlegrounds.
Other than the time I first Awakened or to torture Jin, there had been none.
There was no reason to use Meteor and Iceberg to grab unwanted attention.
Even if the defenders haven’t arrived yet, the shock wave would alert them.
In both my hands, I condensed many A ranking Explosion and Holy Shock spells.
Taking my aim, I fired each shot into their chests.
“KURURU!”
“KWUAAH!”
Intense flames that would not extinguish burned at their chests, and each of them were howling Fear spells.
Thankfully, it didn’t seem as though there were any ranged mage gargoyles.
Flapping their bat-like wings, they swarmed towards me to attack.
Noticing how the Mana Shield shook quite a lot, it seemed that their attacks were quite powerful.
The moment they perfectly gathered around me as the center…
The area around me was bathed in a red glow.
Flames falling like a leaf in autumn, the main character behind it was Fire Shock.
Without any discernible pattern, the flames were enough to bathe their bodies.
On top of that…
It wasn’t enough that their bodies were burning away at the flames, holes began to form on their bodies.
It was the power of the level 200 Gravity Laser, as wide as an adult’s arm.
And since I decreased the area of effect, more beams of light were able to focus on them.
“KUWWEHHH!”
“KWUACK!”
“Definitely lasted longer than the lizardmen.”
They were cleanly obliterated.
Looking around, the area was lit ablaze due to the 15m of Fire Shock.
It seemed fierce enough to burn the entire mountainside.
Using Glacial Field to douse the flames, I looked at the portal.
The portal still shook, looking normal as usual despite letting monsters out at any given moment.
Instead of waiting for them, I decided to enter.
While I wait for this portal that could explode whenever, others could arrive.
If they wouldn’t come out, then I had to go in to kill them.
I heard recently from Ho Jin that they had used this method for defending against the level 25 portal explosion, so I didn’t hesitate in the slightest before walking towards the portal.
****
“Does that make any sense?”
“It’s the truth. Even leader Shingeon has confirmed it as well.”
“So you’re saying that 4 recording type drones all exploded suddenly.”
“Yes. That’s right.”
“And the portal was cleanly turned into a dungeon by the time of arrival.”
“Yes.”
“You little shit! Won’t you get it together? Do you think this is a level 1 or 2 portal? It’s a level 29 portal. A level 29!”
“…..”
“But you’re saying that it was perfectly cleared before the arrival of any defensive units? 20 minutes after the drones exploded to boot?”
“If you look at the field data here….”
“Give it to me! Shingeon, you delusional bastard!”
The man received the photos of the scene from the reporter.
The reporter was one of the squad members led by Shingeon that had been deployed to the scene of the level 29 portal explosion.
The man was very upset after hearing such a bogus report, but after looking at the picture, he couldn’t help but be surprised.
“….Th- This….”
The man’s name was Lee Sang-Ho.
He was one of the 3 reinforcements sent for Yoon Jong-sun at the battle by the seaside before.
Underneath commander Yoon Jong-sun was Lee Sang-Ho, Kim Hye-won 2 and Shingeon.
The four of them were the magician representatives of the association.
The magician battalion that Lee Sang-Ho was leading was currently taking care of the monsters nearby the level 29 portal at Sori mountain in preparation to enter.
Shingeon had already headed for the level 29 portal by Yongmun mountain, which had already become a dungeon.
Yoon Jong-sun and Kim Hye-won had headed to Jungwon mountain to stop the strongest portal of them all, the level 30 one.
Calming down, he asked the reporter.
“What are the chances that the explosion detector made an error?”
“That’s not the case. Looking at the debris in the area, we were able to recover one of the machine’s memory. We were able to confirm that gargoyles were pouring out of the portal.”
“Damn… This is crazy. You can’t confirm who it was?”
“Yes… No evidence was found nearby, and since the portal has already become a dungeon, we’d only sustain casualties by entering it now.”
It was then.
“Cool! Guy! There are many, but I will be~”
Sang-Ho’s phone began to ring.
The caller’s identity was Kim Hye-won.
Right now, she and Yoon Jong-sun should be locked in a fierce battle right now.
However, a phone call was being made from her.
‘Did she not arrive there yet?’ He thought so as he took the call.
“What, did you not arrive there yet?”
“No, we arrived.”
“Are you prepping beforehand? You need to focus on the fight.”
“That’s…”
“What is it? Tell me.”
“Did you receive the report from Shingeon?”
“Yeah. I just received it. I’m not sure what kind of crazies went all out, but they cleanly…”
“… It’s the same here.”
“What? What’s the sa-… Shit. What?”
“The level 30 portal also became a dungeon.”
“Holy shit! What’s going on!”
“For now, the commander left me here to wrap things up and is headed your way.”
“Was cleared 20 minutes after the drones exploded, the same as here? Any evidence? Any evidence at all?”
“Other than mudmen corpses lying around instead of gargoyles, the situation is the same.”
“Ha… This is ridiculous.”
Sang-Ho was blankly staring at the portal in front of him.
He couldn’t even begin to guess what group pulled off something like this.
Perhaps he should be thankful to these people.
To a certain degree, Sang-Ho felt that way.
However, this was a portal level that could be barely blocked with the deployment of an entire battalion.
If that many people had moved, at least a little bit of evidence should have remained, but…
“This was done by one person….”
Biting his lip, Sang-Ho let out a bit of monologue.
At that moment, one of the battalion members yelled.
“Leader! The nearby area has been cleared. Let’s enter!”
“Good work. I’ll take the lead.”
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76. Ghost Is Moving (2)
It’s been 3 days since I’ve headed to the level 25 dungeon.
I had Ho Jin return me one of the Banwol Jincheons and was holding onto it tightly.
It was because Jong Ho and Ho Jin were going to use Balrok ring to hunt, so they wouldn’t need the extra strength stat.
I felt that I had to get a sword to replace this soon.
This wasn’t the first time I gave and then took this back. Despite owning it, I kind of felt bad.
In the taxi that goes to the dungeon for the first time of the day, I could see a few familiar low level dungeons passing by.
The entrance to the dungeon was far emptier than usual.
It’s probably because a lot of schools were starting up again after the break.
Most of the Awakened were high schoolers, so dungeons below level 10 were always filled with Awakened my age.
There were a few that Awakened in their later years, but most would be forced to go to school without a choice.
Thinking about that, a feeling of superiority took over for a brief moment.
It’s been three days, but this Unknown Dungeon’s gate did not appear.
The Lich King dungeon and Door to Hell had opened after nearly two weeks, so it was too early to determine if this is the wrong method.
I was clearing this for the Unknown Dungeon, but the experience I was earning here couldn’t satisfy me.
After all, I had tasted 2 million experience every two kills in the level 34 dungeon.
It’s reasonable that I wouldn’t feel any excitement from the experience I’m earning now.
Another factor would be how much I’ve leveled up in a short time, and the experience required to level up increased to match that.
Out of theories for the formation of the gate I discussed with Jong Ho, I was hoping that the second theory of the Unknown Dungeon having a low chance to appear to be correct.
If the last theory of sacrificing a certain number of lives was true…
To have that many people enter the dungeon?
You could only get so far by promising to run people through the dungeon while hiding your identity.
But in the first place, how could I kill those innocent people.
On the other hand, I was stuck thinking how good it would have been if the battleground where I took out the Noblesse guild was a dungeon instead.
I had the all-purpose ID from Ho Jin and Mass Stealth Jutsu that made me invisible to all.
The association and the Awakened entering the level 25 dungeon would never know of my existence.
“Is today another swing and miss.”
Originally, I had only planned on investing 3 days to find the Unknown Dungeon.
But now, I had changed my mind.
By leveling up, I could become stronger by obtaining 5 stat points every level.
But if I grew a lot more than my current self, the time it would take to obtain those stats via level up would take longer.
On the other hand, say that I’ve obtained an amazing artifact.
For example, the Asura Twin Blades that Joker had.
It’s a weapon that gives you 200 more strength and dexterity points than Banwol Jincheon.
It was this strong, even though it was the lowest quality that could drop.
I would be able to obtain 80 levels’ worth of stats in one go.
The Unknown Dungeon was the answer for me.
It happened when I was about to head home after hunting.
A lone man was roaming about in front of the dungeon.
It wasn’t just today.
For several days, it appeared as though he was searching the area from the same spot repeatedly.
It didn’t seem as though he was looking for a party or was trying to hunt.
It wasn’t enough for me to become wary of him, but I also couldn’t just ignore his strange demeanor.
It happened while I was stealthed, passing him by.
I could hear his mumbling.
The spell Silent absorbed all the sound I made, but sounds from outside came just the same.
I couldn’t see his face due to the helmet he was wearing, but I could definitely make out the words he was saying.
“He’s…. here…. Little… boy…..”
His pupils were shaking like a leaf.
The movement of his body was awkward, almost as if he was uncomfortable.
I thought he had a disability of some kind, and tried to pass him with some form of consideration for him.
However, the words I heard next made me hesitate.
“Joker… dead… Little… boy…. Killed… him… Kuhaha!”
“Shit!”
I swore without realizing.
The man just mentioned Joker.
Perhaps it was me overreacting because I was too conscious of Joker.
But if you put together what he said, he said that Joker died due to a little boy.
It’s too much to be just a coincidence.
‘Is he from the radical faction? There shouldn’t be anyone who knows my identity other than Joker…’
I decided to inspect him some more.
It was to determine if he was just insane, or he was trying to find me after finding out my identity.
I was absolutely sure that he couldn’t see me.
He continued his monologue for a very long time.
All he said was what I’ve heard before, completely repeating himself.
Just like that, an hour had passed.
Nothing stranger occurred, so I thought I was being too sensitive and was about to leave.
Suddenly, he took in a deep breath and was violently shaking.
His eyes became focused, and his body steadied itself.
It was almost as if very talented actor had finished acting for the cameras.
Sniffling, the man spoke.
“Wow! It’s cold. I can definitely feel it… Strange?”
While saying that, his eyes met mine.
It was then!
“Pfft! Found you. Don’t stay hiding like that and come out!”
‘What? There’s nothing behind me. Was that for me? There’s no way I could be seen!’
I hurriedly check the location of where I left the Warp opened.
On top of that, I focused so that I wouldn’t miss any of his movements.
While looking at me, he continued to speak.
“Pfft! In the movies, if I say something like this, they come out. Guess I wasted my time.”
After making me worry like that, he looked around for the last time and went through the Warp.
I was sure that he was from the radical faction.
They say that a sad feeling regarding predictions are never wrong.
It looked as though he was urgently searching for me.
On top of that, the ability he carried didn’t seem to a joke.
Without any information, he was able to find out about Joker’s death and my location.
‘Damn it. I thought it finally became quiet….’
****
“Sir Zekill! All preparations have been made.”
“Good work, Dark Lady. I’ve heard that you’ve prepared 4 portals in total.”
“Yes, that’s correct. Two places for level 29, one level 30, and one level 31. This is how it’s been prepared.”
“Good… An hour after 20:00, blow them all up at the same time.”
“Yes!”
“Also, use association president Choi Man Seo to find the location of portals near level 40 and start operations there.”
“…..”
“Are you perhaps worried, Dark Lady?”
“N.. No, sir Zekill.”
“Our first goal is to get this nation expelled from the world wide organization for Awakened. The monsters from the explosions will be only a problem to take care of after. The damage that the association will take from trying to stop that will be a plus for us.”
“Yes. Understood. I’ll summon Choi Man Seo so that it can be prepared as soon as possible.”
“Good….”
Zekill took a sip of his tea.
He had a satisfied expression on his face, perhaps because he heard what he wanted to hear.
After that, he spoke to Ghost, who was seated next to Dark Lady.
“Ghost….”
“Yes.”
“I heard that you went to the level 25 dungeon location in Seodaemun. Is it true?”
“Hm… How did you find out? That’s right. I went.”
“What’s the reasoning. The reason for why you’ve been there for a couple days. Perhaps, it has to do with Joker….”
“Hey… Why would Joker be at the level 25 dungeon. I sensed someone with a decent ability, so I was thinking about recruiting him.”
“The current state isn’t like usual. You probably know already. Assist with Dark Lady’s project.”
“Yes.”
Almost like a child being lectured by their teacher, Ghost replied with a sad expression.
He was a man who couldn’t be figured out.
Drinking his tea once more, Zekill spoke with a serious expression.
“Joker…. No news of Joker yet?”
“Yes….”
“Guess the Unknown Dungeon is pretty fun? I can’t get a hold of him at all.”
Dark Lady was barely restraining herself at how Ghost was addressing her boss.
Ghost was addressing the overboss Zekill, the one she followed, in a way that was no way proper.
Dark Lady sharply glared at Ghost.
Figuring out the meaning behind her glare, he made a goofy face and nodded his head.
“Ghost. Do you also not sense Joker’s location?”
“Yes. It’s so silent, it makes me wonder if he’s really dead or not. It could be that he’s hiding from us on purpose too.”
“Insolence! Damn Joker… How goes with managing the group Joker used to lead?”
“Currently, the sub leader who has a secondary class is leading in his stead.”
“If he does not show up until the next portal explosion I’ve ordered, bring him here. It won’t be long until we get into business, so we can’t have him sit at the rank of temporary boss forever.”
“Yes. Understood.”
“Will you go?”
“I look forward to the chaos that will be arriving soon.”
Finishing his words, his form was hidden from view.
Dark Lady, who was left in the house office, asked.
“The words you’ve said last time to me. Is it true?”
“What? About eating together if you come to Gangwon? Of course! When? When will you come?”
Dark Lady quietly took out one of her weapons, a short sword.
After that, she asked the same question again.
Sensing the serious mood, Ghost spoke.
“Hm… Guess I can’t get out of this willy nilly.”
“…..”
“Joker is dead.”
****
Perhaps a bad omen or a good one, the man that searched for me in front of the dungeon could not be seen anymore.
Like a bug that enters one’s room and then disappears, the anxiety felt was far greater than relief.
It was because I wouldn’t know when it would pop out to surprise me.
After that, I continued to run the level 25 dungeon for two days, but the gate did not open.
If I didn’t know his identity, it may have been different. However, I could not waste any more time.
I temporarily put aside finding the Unknown Dungeon, and instead focused on my secondary plan, which was to obtain as much as benefit as I could from the level 34 dungeon.
It was for the defective essences and possible artifacts that could drop.
If there was one thing that worried me, it was that the man from before would suddenly come visit me out of nowhere again.
Just like how he appeared at the level 25 dungeon, he might do the same at the level 34 one.
If that happens, I’ll have to end him.
There’s no way that this could turn out well.
If I had definitive proof that he was from the radical faction when we first met, I would’ve ended him right then and there.
However, I only had a hunch right now.
I asked Ho Jin to find me another location with a level 34 dungeon since it could be dangerous to stay in the same spot.
Pushing aside pointless thoughts, I tried to head to the dungeon when it happened.
-crack. CRAACK!
“What the? Is this an earthquake?”
Even inside the abandoned mineshaft, the shaking was intense.
I thought of it as one of the recently common earthquakes, and continued to move once more.
-KURUHONG!
I was thinking, no, hoping that the rumbling was an earthquake.
However, it didn’t take long for me realize that it wasn’t one.
The sound I just heard now was Monster Fear.
Since this was a place that people didn’t live in, one could guess that it was the sound of wild animals, but I was sure that this was the howling of a monster.
“Did another portal explode?”
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I Never Run Out of Mana Chapter 76
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I Never Run Out of Mana Chapter 75
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75. Ghost Is Moving
One of the three leaders of the radical faction, Ghost, came in.
Dark Lady, who was in the middle of reading through a report on the dungeon explosion, was not pleased at Ghost’s visit.
Despite Ghost’s lack of interest in the internal power struggle of the radical faction, he was still one of the leaders that stood on the same level as Joker and herself.
There was always a possibility that he could turn with a hidden blade.
With a bright smile on his face, Ghost spoke.
“Hey… If you saw someone arriving, you should at least greet them, Dark Lady. What about Joker? You still haven’t found him?”
“…..”
“Where did he go? Our leader Joker? It amused me how he charged as if to kill if I made fun of him.”
“Ha… What’s your business?”
“Aren’t you curious? If he really did enter the Unknown Dungeon, or…although it would be impossible, but maybe he was killed by someone?”
“I asked what your business was, Ghost.”
“Cold as usual. No reason. It’s been awhile since we have seen each other in the meeting with Zekill, so I thought to drop by.”
“So you’re done with your business now?”
“Are you telling me to leave already? You’re being too harsh… Oh! Is that the report on the project?”
“…..”
With a playful expression, Ghost pointed the report on Dark Lady’s table.
To his action, Dark Lady frowned.
Giving a sharp glare at Ghost, Dark Lady began to gather the paperwork.
Looking at her actions, Ghost spoke.
“Pfft! Dark Lady, are you doing that because you think I’ll sneak a peek? You’re a lot cuter than you let on.”
She clenched her fists, clearly angered.
The killing intent around her seemed to become visible.
She did not enjoy Ghost’s carefree attitude.
Dark Lady spoke in an aggressive manner.
“I do not understand how… you are still able to hold onto the role of leader. I even doubted Zekill’s abilities. All thanks to you. I had doubted it when he placed a crazy clown like yourself on the seat of leadership.”
“Hm… Sometimes, I think so too. I’m not someone who’s good at climbing the ranks, so don’t hate me too much. And don’t you know I don’t have any interest in projects like that?”
“Is there anything you’re interested in?”
“Dunno. Wanna guess?”
“You aren’t interested in anything. Business, honor, and even Zekill and his subordinates. To be fair, your class and trait, and even your name is like a ghost, without a form. There’s no way I could understand.”
“Wow! What you said just now, were you that curious? If you want to know, come to Gangwon-do to play. Let’s talk over a meal. I’ll explain everything. How about it?”
“Can you cut it out with that modest act?”
“Heh heh.”
“Whew… Please get out of my sight. Unlike you, I’m not someone who is always idle.”
“Alright. Alright. I’ll leave quickly. But…..”
For a split second, Ghost’s face became serious.
Turning around, he spoke as held onto the door handle.
What he spoke, it could’ve been serious or a joke.
“Stop wasting Necklace of Searching. Joker is already dead.”
“Didn’t you understand me the first time? Stop joking around and get out!”
“Pfft. I’ll come back later to play. See you.”
“Crazy bastard….”
After leaving the room, Ghost muttered as if speaking to someone else.
His expression wasn’t really a smile or a frown, and wasn’t expressionless either.
He had a twisted expression, as if many emotions had been all crammed into one face.
His mad mutterings slowly became clearer and clearer.
“Joker… Dead…. Yangpyeong… Someone… Ha.. Pff-hahaha!”
****
“Hm… I’m not sure if this is the correct answer to your question, but a portal to another dimension had been opened before.”
“Are you sure it’s not the Lich King dungeon? The gate that forms next to the exit, I mean.”
Jong Ho, Ho Jin, and me.
The three of us were gathered at the office.
I had told them about the abilities behind the marble and the swords, and was asking about the Unknown Dungeon.
When I had obtained the highest ranking Lich King’s armor set, I remembered that a gate had formed next to the exit: the Door to Hell.
It was the 2nd boss room, where Lich Kings of all 7 ranks appeared.
It was possible that what Ho Jin was talking about was the Door to Hell.
Noticing the reason behind my question, Ho Jin spoke.
“Are you talking about the Door to Hell? That’s not it.”
“Oh… Then is it really the Unknown Dungeon.”
“I can’t say for sure, but would you care to listen?”
“Yes. We have to try to succeed. Please tell me.”
“Let’s do that then. This happened around 5 years after I joined the association, around 15 years ago.”
“Min-Cheol, doesn’t it feel like Jo Hin hyung-nim is reading us a bedtime story?”
“Pfft.”
“Hoho… It was the 25th anniversary since the portals began forming. The association went into a state of emergency. As it was every year, a portal that gains a growth ring would explode. You are probably aware of how the monsters that appeared after level 20 were on another level. The Awakened were given only a year. The growth you could achieve in that time was laughable….”
Swallowing down his spit, Ho Jin continued to speak.
“… Just like every year, the portal exploded without fail. Thankfully though, a single portal had exploded. It was a level 25 portal, where only physical attacks would work. 300 warriors and 100 healers in the association were deployed.”
“There were that many Awakened in the association back then?”
“Yes. Guilds had just started to form around that time.”
“Ah….”
“Continuing on. Out of the deployed Awakened… only a hundred returned after defeating the boss. Out of the 400, the survival rate was only 25%.”
“300 Awakened were killed….”
“At the time, the Awakened that were exiting the cleared portal couldn’t help but stop.”
“Why is that?”
“It was because two exits were formed.”
“Hm… From what you’ve said so far, it sounds like the Lich King dungeon.”
“Yes. That’s right. Just like with the Door to Hell, a gate that was shaped differently from the exit formed.”
“If that’s the case, is there anyone who went in there?”
“Yes. There was. The major at the time, Park Joon Sik, headed in.”
“Did he come back alive?”
“No. Sadly, he went missing.”
“He made a reckless choice.”
“Yes. He made all the survivors leave through the exit first. Since it was something he decided all on his own, no one knows what he really was thinking.”
“Hm.. So you’re saying that the Unknown Dungeon was the portal that opened back then?”
“Ah… Please think of it as a gate to another dimension had opened within the dungeon.”
After Ho Jin finished speaking, I sunk deep in thought.
It was to figure out the reason behind why the gate formed.
That lasted for a brief moment, as I opened my mouth while looking at Ho Jin.
“I can narrow the condition required for the portal to form into three possibilities.”
“Are we thinking the same thing?”
“Yes. Hyung too?”
“Yep. The first possibility is that the gate forms when a portal the leveled all the way from level 1 explodes. But there were a lot of portals that exploded from level 1 to 25. Since the gate only formed in the level 25 portal, it’s highly unlikely.”
“Correct. The second possibility is that there is a low rate of the gate opening in the level 25 portal.”
“That’s right. You really did study a bit before Awakening. O-gugu.” 3
“There’s one other possibility. The third one. The condition is that many people died….”
“Almost as if sacrifices of human life must be made in the dungeon, a certain number of lives must be lost before a portal could be formed. Is that what you’re saying?”
“The second and third possibility seems more likely.”
“Yes. I also think so too.”
“Min-Cheol. Did you say that you won’t become much stronger, even with level ups right now?”
“That’s right. The stamina and dexterity stats are important too, but you have far greater gains from artifacts.”
“Hm… How about you invest a couple of days?”
“In the level 25 the dungeon?”
“Yeah. Even with the low probability, it could open.”
“I have to start going to school again soon… Do you think I’ll have enough time?”
It was already 3 days before the school break would be over.
Even if I didn’t want to, I had to go, but I really wanted to avoid it.
It was then. Ho Jin spoke while having a smile that resembled that of Santa.
“Guess Jong Ho didn’t tell you yet.”
“Ah.. My mind’s been wandering all over the place. Totally forgot because of how excited I was for the Balrok ring, hyung-nim.”
“Huh? What is it?”
“Hohoho.. Mr. Min-Cheol. Even if the break is over, you don’t have to go to school.”
“Huh?”
“Yeah. You’ve been expelled! When school starts again, the people from the association will come to get you.”
“Did you drink again today? Are you going to say, ‘I want to put on the ring too!’ again?”
“Hey! Hey! I told you to forget about that!”
“How can I forget something like that?”
“Darn…”
“I took care of it. However, you can’t enter the dungeons right now with the ID that’s in your own name. Since you can use the ID that I gave you, there shouldn’t be any issues.”
“You aren’t the type to joke around like Jong Ho. Is it for real?”
“Yes. It’s the truth.”
“Hyung-nim didn’t work a long time at the association for nothing. Just like he said, all you have to do is be cautious on your use of the ID and get stronger.”
“Wow… This is amazing. Thank you, Mister.”
“Hoho. No need to thank me. Thanks to you, both Jong Ho and I are getting stronger.”
He didn’t go into detail about the method.
Ho Jin had somehow exempted me from a year of school I had to still finish.
It just came to me now, but it felt like waste that Ho Jin didn’t leave the association earlier to come to me.
“Hm.. For now, I’ll see if I can get anything else from the level 34 dungeon, and then head for the level 25 one. After seeing the weapon and marble that drops from the Unknown Dungeon, I can’t help but covet it.”
“Yeah, do just that. But how long are you going to save skills into that thing? It feels like an hour has passed… Isn’t it going to explode?”
“Ah.. That’s right. I need to make it a habit to save on it even while I talk.”
I took Balrok’s Treasure Storage that I’ve been unconsciously saving skills on off of my hand and handed it toJong Ho.
Since I poured in all of my attack skills in there, it won’t be long before Jong Ho and Ho Jin are able to grow at an incredible rate like I am.
It was possible that they would be faster.
Unlike me, who was leveling the skills while hunting, they would have access to maxed out skills.
Most monsters would melt before any retaliation can be made.
Ah! I totally forgot about the 2nd Awakening.
It wouldn’t be a stretch to call it the greatest achievement humankind can currently think of.
The items I would need from the level 34 dungeon were the artifact obtained after defeating the hidden boss and the defective essences.
Since I wasn’t able to get another one after Awakening the Eye of Insight a second time, I wasn’t able to scan it to find out the real name.
No matter. I was planning to use these essences to Awaken all the A+ to S ranking attacks and shield skills.
Since I gained a huge benefit from Awakening the skill a second time, it was highly likely that Awakening the other skills would draw out their hidden potentials as well.
The Unknown Dungeon. Defective essence. Powerful artifacts.
I didn’t have to go to school now, but my homework had increased.
Would it be more fitting to say that my greed increased?
“Then let’s go hunting.”
“Okay!”
“Let’s go!”
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