chapter 42
Episode 42
After a while.
The warm aura that tickled his entire body disappeared.
Due to the rapidly improved physical ability, the whole body was full of vitality.
When I clenched my fist, I felt a force strong enough to crush a stone.
‘Does the spring water’s strengthening effect resume every time the Great Border is breached?’
I thought it would be the end now even when I reached the introductory stage and my physical abilities were strengthened.
No matter how hard you exercise, there is a limit to how much strength you can increase.
It was almost impossible to improve one’s senses, such as hearing and sight, several times over, even if it was just muscular strength.
However, Yong Chun-soo accomplished such a miraculous thing once again.
I checked the current status.
‘About thirteen mana.’
Thanks to his sensitive senses, he was able to accurately perceive changes in his body.
Just a moment ago, my physical ability was about 7 hp.
However, in an instant, about 6 mana increased.
Spring water’s strengthening ability progresses gradually.
Instead, the reinforcement ratio was about 50% of the total on the first day and continuously decreased by half from the second day.
‘It takes about a week to strengthen.’
After a week, you will have the ability to exercise at the level of 19 mana with only your physical ability.
This is the same level as when a master warrior uses mana as power.
If you add the 6 mana of mana that has increased as you reach the mastery, your athletic ability alone will overwhelm the master warrior.
‘But fighting a master warrior is crazy.’
The moment you cross the border, the output of mana itself changes.
This means that the enhancement rate of the equipment also increases.
Not only that, but master gyeong warriors have an absolute skill called external air expression.
Of course, my attack will not work against a master warrior who has manifested external energy, and on the contrary, even if I allow only one blow, my life will be endangered.
‘But is there any need to fight with danger?’
If the enemy has hard armor and sharp weapons, I have greater agility than the enemy.
It was enough to run away if you thought it was dangerous.
‘Anyway, the body continues to get stronger.’
Even before, my physical ability was out of specification.
But now, rather than being a human, he has the physical ability to be called a demon servant.
Like an ogre who can run 100 meters in seconds with a weight approaching several tons, I too have gone far beyond my biological limits.
Now that the physical check is over, it’s time to check the mana.
I got out of Yongcheon and sat cross-legged on a flat rock.
When the mana simbeop was operated, a huge amount of mana passed through the strong palace and poured into the sea.
When it was an introductory stage, it felt like steam-like mana soaked the sea, but now, like a heavy rain pouring down, thick mana flowed into the sea.
‘Awesome! At this rate, a year will be enough for me to reach the sixth rank.’
Breaking through the boundaries is like jumping over a high wall.
Achievement requires hard work as well as great talent.
But climbing the borderline was like running.
If you invest time and effort, achievement will come naturally.
It took me 1 year to reach the 3rd place.
It is natural for a normal person to take more time than that to reach the 6th tier.
This is because the mana concentration in the surroundings does not change even if the mana sensitivity increases.
As an analogy, my hands got bigger so I could pick up more things, but the number of things on the floor always stayed the same.
But I have a special ability that is different from others.
The sub-dimension is a space filled with mana 30 times more dense than in reality.
In a word, it was a situation where there was not enough hands, but there were overflowing things to grab.
I stopped using the mana psychic method to try one thing.
introductory period.
It was expected that if the mastery of the mana simbeop reached the extreme beyond maturity, it would rise to the proficiency.
Although the precedent has changed, I have strong confidence that I will be able to raise my mana simbeop’s proficiency to the extreme.
‘Let’s begin.’
Before re-engraving the mana simbeop, the previously engraved mana simbeop was removed.
Then, the mana that settled in Kihae hardened like a stone, and even the mana that had been naturally restored was immediately cut off.
As he calmed down his empty heart, he slowly began to draw Yorick’s mana psychic method, which he had now fully embodied, onto the image.
The first attempt failed predictably.
To increase the proficiency of the mana simbeop, the thickness of the engraving must be reduced to 1/10 of the original thickness.
The challenge to the extreme consumed more than 10 times more mental strength compared to the challenge to mature.
As much as I had to keep my mind sharp and firm, I was distracted by the unfamiliar situation.
About 10 times to try without giving in to failure.
Finally, I was able to draw the structure of mana simbeop on the image at once.
At that moment, I felt that the mana mental method was imprinted on the gihae and firmly established.
“Good!”
The moment the mastery of the mana simbeop reached its peak, admiration came out.
No matter how low-level mana is, not many people have raised their proficiency to an extreme level.
Raising the mastery of mana simbeop was not only important for mana talent, but also had a great mental impact.
Of course, having excellent mana sensitivity means that the soul is strong, so there was a high probability that the mind was trained that much.
However, the human mind is influenced not only by the soul but also by the body.
Thanks to spring water, I am always full of energy and don’t get tired easily.
That’s how strong he was in terms of mental fatigue compared to others.
When mana was operated, mana was transferred quickly and without waste compared to before.
My increase in mana simbeop’s proficiency is more than twice as high compared to others.
In the case of a general skilled warrior, mana consumption increases to enhance equipment as well as the body.
However, I, who is comparable to a master warrior only with my physical abilities, can only use mana to strengthen my equipment, so I have superior combat endurance compared to others.
As long as Jin had the equipment, he was confident that he could deal with dozens of people less than a master.
‘What is needed now is at least an intermediate mana skill.’
We have made some small achievements, but we still have a long way to go.
A situation where there is nothing more to be gained with Yorick’s mana sim method.
Advanced mana simbeop was required to challenge the master.
As Nick said, if Mana’s talent is the karma accumulated in the soul, then I don’t have that karma itself.
Even with the same skill level, when I increase my mana sensitivity by 1, those with talent will increase it several times that.
But I had the confidence to fight against such geniuses and overcome them.
If innate talent is considered, the ability to own a pocket watch is also my talent.
In the sub-dimension, I possessed an absolute talent far beyond genius.
‘As much as the body has been strengthened, the plan will need revision.’
Originally, he planned to hunt trolls alone after attaining proficiency.
However, as long as you have the power to overwhelm even against a group of ogres, there will be many changes in your future steps.
next day.
After the maintenance, the subjugation team started marching again.
As the goal of the operation was focused on reconnaissance, the method of marching was also different from before.
In the process, the magician’s true value was demonstrated.
If an introductory wizard simply ends up emitting magic, an experienced wizard can grant mana to others to increase their power.
The wizards strengthened the scouts’ magical powers and at the same time cast spells to hide their presence.
As soon as the reconnaissance team discovered monsters and monsters, they notified the subjugation team and helped them move to a safe route.
However, not all enemies can be avoided.
Every time that happened, the wizards generously sprinkled only talisman made of lower magic stones.
Lesser magic stones cost about 2 gold coins.
The price of a low-level talisman was 4 gold coins, twice his price.
However, wizards had no hesitation in using only talisman.
It was because all of them were munitions supported by the military.
During the march, Sister Eva came up to me and started talking.
Sister Eva said that she was very worried because she couldn’t see me during the battle with the monster.
I was relieved, thinking that I would have escaped well, but I asked why did I come back?
In order to alleviate my sister’s worries, I told her that I had ascended to the Master’s Sutra.
Then, my sister was surprised and rejoiced as if it were her own work.
four days later.
We finally entered the ogre habitat.
Another day later in the afternoon.
A mercenary who had gone on a reconnaissance came back in contemplation.
“Sir Hanli. There is a griffon ahead.”
“what!”
Hanli let go of his cynical attitude and was horrified.
‘Griffons are monsters that live in the deepest places of the world even in the northern part.’
Griffons are monsters with the upper body of an eagle and the lower body of a lion.
Based on the adult, the length of the body excluding the tail reached 8 meters, and the length of both wings spread exceeded 20 meters.
In terms of strength, Griffon, which surpassed higher-level monsters, were those who hunted ogres for fun.
The griffon’s beak, claws, and feathers are so strong that it is not easily cut even by a true silver sword reinforced by a master warrior.
Unless it was an external manifestation, it was not easy to inflict fatal wounds on them.
The leaders debated whether to continue reconnaissance or return as it was.
Eventually, at Han-ri’s strong insistence, he followed the scout to the place where the griffon was sighted.
When we arrived, the griffon was eating an ant the size of an adult forearm like a bug.
He let out a ferocious cry as if the ant crawling over his head was bothering him.
At that moment, the whole forest was enveloped in silence as if it had stopped moving.
I too was infested with instinctive fear, like a prey in front of a predator.
“Huh…”
At that time, someone in the subjugation party could not stand the fear and let out a moan.
At the same time, Griffin’s gaze turned toward the subjugation party.
When everyone was holding their breath.
Fortunately, he started to become absorbed in eating the ant monsters that covered the floor in black again.
Soon after, under Hanri’s direction, we quietly withdrew from there.
For about 10 minutes, no one in the subjugation party said a word.
The wizard finally opened his mouth with a trembling voice, assuming that the distance had increased.
“Sir Hanli. There is no time to delay. We must hurry back to Erita and tell them about it. Besides, what he was eating was definitely a swarm of monsterized ants. There must be only a small portion of them there.”
In the case of wasps, at most thousands of individuals live in colonies, whereas ants live in colonies of up to tens of thousands or more.
Then another wizard spoke.
“It may be a good thing that another monster has spread. It is a well-known fact that monsters of different species are hostile to each other. If a power war breaks out between wasp monsters and ant monsters, their movement to the south may stop. Looking at past records, It’s happened many times, so it’s possible.”
Then, Harry spoke in a worried voice.
“It’s fortunate if that happens, but the problem is the griffon. Why did a guy who should be around the heart come all the way down here? Besides, they don’t live in groups. To hunt them down safely, we need a master warrior wearing barding, but currently in Erita. There are only ten bardings. If a group of dozens of griffons attack us, it’s sure to be dangerous.”
Barding is a magical weapon that is treated as a strategic weapon.
In the process of making barding, the source of mana accumulated by the master mage is consumed.
Unless they were knights serving the king or high-ranking nobles, those who personally owned the barding were counted on their hands.
Another knight received Halli’s words.
“It seems that the monsters rapidly spread and moved south along with them. The monsters will be a delicious snack for Griffon. But if a power war breaks out between monsters, the movement south will stop. This should be high, Sir Halli. At this level, it seems that we have performed our duties to the fullest. The next thing to do is to return to Erita as soon as possible and report this to the lord.”
“Sir is right. This is not the time. We’d better leave immediately.”
Under the direction of Hanri, the punitive force returned to Erita in 10 days, reducing sleep and rest.
Erita was in an uproar with the news of the other punitive forces that had arrived earlier.