Chapter 35 (1/2)
Chapter 35 – Come to Think of It, I’m a Hero (3)
The Obsidian of Greed was originally an iteredient used whena more powerful curse
This was an ite they desperately wantedIt was representative of ic stones that couldn’t be made artificially
‘Moreover, this one is Rank AIt means it can store a lot of curses’
On the other hand, there was an obvious limitation to this item If an item or a Mana had the property of a curse, it would all be absorbed into the stoneHowever, it was hard to do anything significant when the curse was already active
A curse wasn’t like placing a load on a person’s shoulderA portion of a person’s skin, bones, esThese changes pere would become inextricably linked to one’s body
This hy if one was rash in extracting the cursed Mana, the innate Mana within the subject would go on a ra the subject
“If so…Come, AenaI’ll deal with you first”
“Y… yes!”
Of course, such limitations didn’t apply to Artpe, because he possessed a rare cheat ability called the Read All Creation ability!
If he concentrated, he could get a detailed information on the co cursed Mana froions be difficult for him!
“This ht hurt a little bitEndure it”
“W…what?What did I do······”
“Endure it”
“Ah, hoohk!?”
Artpe abruptly placed the Obsidian on Aena’s foreheadAfterwards, Aena’s body started to shakeThe townspeople who had been watching this sight ihtOf course, Artpe didn’t pay any attention to them
“I caught it”
He was able to pinpoint the part of her weak innate y of the curseAfter a precise extraction, he spoke to her
“Still, your erodibility was very low, so you didn’t suffer as much”
“E…erodibility······?”
Aena was shaking from the pain as she asked hiuess at what had happened, so her eyes opened wide
Yes, she was sure her body hadn’t felt normal
If one felt fine when one was being changed into a h a curse, that person would be the incredible one
“Monster…Modification Curse…?Thenand the other children of the town…”
“The children were rounded up by them, because of that reasonOf course, they are also the ones who placed the curse on you”
“Eeeeeeeek”
The girl bit her lips in angerA small smile appeared on Artpe’s lips when he saw thisPain usually transferred into eressed to a ed……
“All rightYou did very well”
“Ah”
Artpe stepped back when he saw a slightly darker light within the ObsidianHe checked her with his Read All Creation ability, and not an ounce of curse energy was left behindAena blinked her eyes in wonder
“My body feels lightI thought I had ry…”
“Did the unrest in your emotions lessen?”
“······yes”
Artpe impishly asked the question when it seehtly nodded her head in confirmationThe townspeople who had been behind her started to crowd forward
“W…e change into ician-nim?”
“I’m sorry, but could you perhaps heal us too…”
When it ca, they were quick to step forwardArtpe let out a bitter laugh as he shook his head
“You guys are fineIt seems the curse was placed on children, who hadn’t s”
“T…then hter…!?”
“Curse…A curse!”
“It’ll be fine if I’m able to find them quicklyYou shouldn’t worry about them this early in the process”
They had thought this was a sihtersHowever, a Modification Curse had been placed on them!The complexion of the townspeople immediately darkened
They were afraid of the sword carrying soldiersHowever, they were ic and cursesThese were in
“What shall we do,If my child turns into a monster, I……!”
“I beg of you!Please save my son!”
They were already very worried about their offsprings, but they found out there was a tiitated, and they ildIf the soldiers were in front of them, they would have tried to rip them into piecesMoreover, Maetel was also in a siitation
“Let’s go right now, Artpe!I don’t knohere the children of this tow is right now, but I’ at different locations!”
“It is as you sayWe don’t knohere they are, so do you really want to search the entire region?”
“Still, we have to do so!”
In truth, old stories and legends about heroes were rife with such scenarios
Some toould fall into crisis, and the hero would try to solve a probleedy occurred when ti emotional burdenHowever, the pain of this event would allow the hero to mature mentally
“However, we don’t need to mature mentally, so we can skip that step”
Heroes who busily ran around deserts and jungles, while crying or laughing, were old news to himArtpe couldn’t afford to waste his y like that
What was so fun about searching everywhere, because one didn’t know location where the Quest had to be carried out!He was a new breed of hero where he would finish the Quest as soon as he received it!
“Everyone get out of my way”
“YesYes, sir!”
Several dozen Mana Threads turned into several hundred as they extended out from ArtpeIn a flash, they exited the town to spread into the region
“Hoo-oooh······”
Artpe looked as if he was standing still while he had his eyes closedHowever, even those that didn’t know anything about Mana could feel a pressure coy, and the townspeople were unable toon, let out a sigh of relief
“If you had such a simple solution, you should have told me in the first place”
“Who said this was simple?”
He took out a Mana potion bottle, and he drank itHe focused on his control as he grumbled to hi in all directions, and the radius of the search increased steadilyIt increase to 500 meters, 1 kilometers, 2 kilometers and so on
In his past life, he was level 350, so this would have been easyHowever, it wasn’t easy at all right now!If it wasn’t for the Mana String spell that strengthened the Mana Thread to the extreme, it would have been iht when he learned it, but it was a very cheat-like spell
‘Wait a momentI could probably overlay my spell similarly to what Maetel did last time with her techniques……’
He wondered if his spell could be used in a more effective manner if he overlaid his perception skill on top of the Mana String
Artpe immediately put his theory into action, and of course, it ca successHe wondered if he was stealing and using Maetel’s talent for such a trivial matterHe had been afraid…However, if he was to be truthful about it, he was thankful for it