Chapter 14 Black Route (3) (1/2)
*Gulp*
Blood was continuously gushing out. Most of it was coming out from his mouth, but Yeon-woo tried his best to swallow it back.
His throat was burning with toxicity and the foul stench made him gag. Despite his disgust, Yeon-woo continued to drink the blood as he chewed on the heart that was much tougher than leather.
At that moment.
*Woosh*
The energy that the White Moss contained was wriggling inside his body. It was the Pure Essence(精氣) formed by the energy of the moon. This would act as a catalyst to filter out the heat and dregs and to blend the energies together.
*Crunch* *Crackle*
Yeon-woo’s body began to change little by little.
The broken bones knitted together. The torn muscles closed up. The patches of peeled skin were replaced with new skin. But it didn’t end there. His bones became much denser, his muscles tougher and his skin smoother. His physique was improving little by little.
[The Red O-Gong has been successfully slain. You have killed an enemy that would normally be impossible for you. Additional Karma will be provided.]
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[You have acquired 100 Karma.]
[Your Strength has increased by 7 points.]
[Your Dexterity has increased by 6 points.]
[Your Health has increased by 5 points.]
[Your body is experiencing slow changes]
[‘Physical Resistance’ skill proficiency has increased significantly. 7.2%]
[The heart of Red O-Gong has been ingested. It has synergized with the White Moss, revealing its hidden effects.]
[You have obtained a piece of ‘Flame Heart and Frost Crest’.]
[Current progress: 1.5%]
[Number of monsters hunted: 1]
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A long time passed before Yeon-woo came out of the Red O-Gong’s corpse. He was covered in blood, but he didn’t look tired anymore.
“Hoo.”
Yeon-woo sat back against the wall and gathered his breath. His injuries were all healed up, but he was still mentally fatigued.
“Well, I made it somehow.”
The feeling of a strange energy transforming his body little by little, even if it wasn’t his first time, it still felt foreign to him.
The feeling of freshness that came after the change made him think it was ironic.
Yeon-woo briefly looked at the Red O-Gong and spat out a piece of heart that was still left in his mouth.
‘The dungeon is full of monsters like this. What a dreadful place.’
Even if he was shaking his head in disbelief, his vision packed with messages made him feel better.
‘I managed to obtain ’Flame Heart and Frost Crest’.’
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It was the effect caused by the simultaneous consumption of White Moss and the heart of a fire property beast. It was a hidden piece that strengthened one’s skeleton and muscles.
The progress was only at 1.5%, but he was already starting to feel reinvigorated.
“I heard that the stronger the body becomes, the faster it’ll recover from fatigue. Well, that’s a relief.”
Yeon-woo summoned the status window to check his improved body.
[Player: Yeon-woo Cha]
Trait: Cold-blooded
Strength: 60 Dexterity: 65 Health: 62 Magic Power: 21
Skills: Draconic Eyes(3.1%), Sense Strengthening(17.8%), Foresight(0.0%), Physical Resistance(7.2%), Combat Will(3.2%)
‘I didn’t expect I’d gain more stats from killing Red O-Gong than from beating the boss room.’
Yeon-woo was stupefied by this thought and let out a hollow laughter.
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However, it was obvious that players would be given more stats according to the level of adversity they overcame, and the Black Route was remarkably dangerous.
But one thing was certain, his body was going through a steady change. Most of the stats were already over 60.
‘My low Magic Power is the only flaw, but what can I do about it?’
Yeon-woo frowned while looking at his Magic Power which was his highest attribute at first, but was now the lowest.
There was no way for him to put his Magic Power to use for now, so he had no choice but to sit on his hands.
Still, he couldn’t help but worry about the continuously increasing gap between Magic Power and his other attribute points.
‘I need to think of a way to feel mana as soon as possible.’
Thanks to Yul, he already had a firm understanding of the concept of mana. Therefore, the only thing he had to do now was to come up with a way to feel it.
‘The problem is how.’
In reality, unlike his younger brother who could be categorized as a natural genius, Yeon-woo’s achievements all came from being a hard worker. It had been like that since they were kids.
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Yeon-woo was different from his younger brother who did everything effortlessly. He often had to try over and over again to solve a problem, but he tried not to show the efforts he made, pretending he was doing fine.
Even when he was dispatched to Africa, initially he was so weak that he often caused his unit to receive collective punishment, but later on he managed to become part of the special task force.
Yeon-woo was used to pushing himself to the limit. He would slam himself against the walls of limitation again and again until it would finally break down. And when he encountered another wall, he would continue to hit it until it broke once again.
Things weren’t much different this time. Yeon-woo was well aware of the fact that he was the one furthest behind among the many players participating in the tutorial. That was why he only walked the hardest path, and that was how he achieved his outstanding growth.
Since he wasn’t talented, he had to find ways that best fit him based on his own judgement. Mana seemed to require the same approach.
He knew he had to keep trying to find a clue to handling mana. The problem was that there was no way to get to the clue.
At this rate, his Magic Power would most likely end up being a big dud in his status window.
But he couldn’t let that happen.
‘I can count on my skills for now, but there’s going to be a lot of situations where mana will come in handy. That’s bound to happen as long as I keep climbing higher.’
Mana allowed its users to do things that were physically impossible. It was the power that made so-called magic or unique skills possible.
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The Tower was a place full of supernaturalities, so he couldn’t just give up such power.
Above all, Yeon-woo had not yet completed his awakening.
Mana was essential to fully accept this power which originated from the Ancient Dragon Kalatus.