Chapter 37 (1/2)
Chapter 37 – Come to Think of It, I’m a Hero (5)
In his past life, the hero had grown rapidly despite being severely handicapped by her environrown froreat chef assisted in her devlopment, it would have been impossible to do without her Innate Abilities
That’s rightThe hero had awakened to an Innate Ability called Acceleration at the age of 19The Acceleration skill could function as either a passive skill or an active skillIt sped up all her abilitiesThe sest benefit carowth
Her level up had been unusually fast until now thanks to a s herMoreover, the power of Acceleration allowed her to ician
Of course, if she used it as an active skill, it would consunificant amount of ManaHowever, it was the maximization of her basic movements, so it wouldn’t exhaust her
‘I knew she would awaken to it faster, since she was injected into live battles at an earlier age compared to her previous incarnationHowever, I never expected her to learn that particular ability at age 13……’
Artpe looked at Maetel who looked confusedHe mumbled to himself as he felt dumbfounded
Most in the human race didn’t possess an Innate abilityIt was the same for the Demon raceEven if one had the requirements needed to possess an Innate Ability, it was unknown as to when a person ht develop that Innate AbilityIt wouldn’t surprise anyone if it took several dozens of years for it to developIt wasn’t impossible for one to fail to develop one’s Innate Ability in one’s life time
However, once one’s Innate Ability akened, one would gain a power that was on a whole different levelOne would also grow at a pace that couldn’t be cos that left an indelible mark in history all had Innate AbilitiesEven when an Innate Ability looks useless, it had a special quality of overpowering other skills and Classes
“Innate ability……”
Maetel had heard Artpe’s explanation, but it see her head around itIt was to be expectedHer actions wasn’t so she had done consciouslyIt had resulted, because she had let her instincts take over her body
If she was asked to use the Acceleration ability again right now, she would be unable to use itOf course, the Innate Ability would continue to influence her since it had been awakenedHer level up pace would be faster than before…Artpe had a thoughtMaybe it would really take thened laughter at the thought
“Maetel, you don’t have to worry too h it”
“I understand, ArtpeAs expected, Artpe already has an Innate Ability? ······hue hueYou really are a”
It seeicianMaetel was finally able to bring herself to s all of this, ied at Artpe’s sleeve
“M… to say is……”
“Yes, I’m sorryThis was such an unexpected development that both of us became absent mindedWe’ll finish the Quest now”
Artpe shook off Aena’s hand, and he turned aroundBeyond the dead corpse of the blackin pain
“It hurts”
“Mommy·····”
The blackthem was dead, yet the children was unable to realize this factThe children were a hollow shell of thehts and sensesThey were being tormented by the pain
“You will be ok now, kidsWe’ll help you guys!”
“Sienna, Sienna!”
“It hurts It hurts!”
“I want to see my momMommy”
The communal space was a messHow many children were in this place?
The nu to the 3rd floor was insignificant compared to the number of children hereIf every child here beca’s army took control of the dom…
“The ith the De’s army will be hastened a little bit…”
They had put a lot of effort in turning the children into eonThe black ician beheaded by Maetel had spouted some nonsense about an experi to turn children into monsters
‘No, this isn’t the tihts’
Artpe took out the Obsidian of GreedAt that ed
There was the faint energy of curse in the air, and the wicked energy leaking out fro within the innocent children
All of it were changed into black smokeThis black s
“Koohk”
“Artpe!?”
Maetel had been overwhelht created by ArtpeHowever, she let out a screarip his headArtpe shook his head as if to tell her that she didn’t need to worry about him
He was using the obsidian against numerous children at onceEven if he was the possessor of the Read All Creation ability, he couldn’t escape the headache created by this act…Still, he’d rather endure the headache rather than see the hero’s heart crumble in this place
“You should comfort the childrenThere is a close connection between the curse and their emotions……If you speak to thehPlease do this for me”
“······I understand”
It was hard to tell if they were human or trash if seen frolected pileOne could tell that they weren’t given much food or waterIt was the perfect environment that would fuel the advance of the curse
“Sienna! Sienna, where are you!”
Aena kept calling out her dongsaeng’s nast the childrenIt see herArtpe didn’t have any reason to stop herHe fully understood what she was feeling right now
“You’ll be fine, childrenYou’ll all be fine now…You’ll be fine”
“Sienna······ Please!”
“AhOoh-ahhhhh·····”
It was almost like a miracle to themAt that moment, they heard a voice that htenIn thein pain, they definitely heard a voice that held consciousness!
“Artpe!”
There was a quick catch in her voice as Maetel let out a shout of joyAs if he had been waiting for thisher directions
“Let’s move him out towards the perimeter!More and more children will be freed from the hold of the curse!”
“Yes!”
Maetel let out tears of joy as she took the child to the perimeterIt wasn’t just that childShe separated the children in the throes of pain, so each child had soed and stroked the children
Her heart had been in a heightened state froe she feltHowever, her heart had now calmed downShe directed an endless amount of worry and sympathy towards the childrenWhen he saw this, Artpe let out a sigh of relief even though he was suffering from a headache
“Ah, ah-ooh-ooh?”
“I…I can see againWho are you, noona?”
“I want you to bear with me a little bit furtherYou’ll make a complete recovery soon!”
As ained consciousness as they were freed from the curseIt started with one childThe number increased to 10, 50…The expressions of the other children started to calm down
“A”
“Sienna!”
The nu consciousness went past 100, yet Aena hadn’t caught sight of her dongsaengAena calculated the date when she was capturedHer dongsaeng shouldn’t have been ast the slain monsters…
Artpe firmly bit his lips as he checked the status of the black obsidianThe obsidian had darkened to a point where it indicated that it had almost reached its limit
He knew there was a limit to how much it can store, but it had filled up too fastThis quest had been er in scale than he had expected it to be
Fortunately, Artpe had prepared for the worst, so he had a contingency plan in his back pocket
“Reinforcement”
In the process of seon with Maetel, he had acquired the Reinforcement skillThis wasn’t just a normal reinforcement skillThe skill allowed him to improve an Artifact at its foundationIn his previous life, Artpe wouldn’t have dare to drea such a skillIt was a Rank SSS skill!
This skill was in Artpe’s hands right now
He could see the structure of all iteh his Read All Creation ability, and now he had the Reinforcement skillHe could use Reinforcement on specific parts of an item, and it was possible for him to reinforce an item that was supposed to be impossible to reinforceBasically, it was a cheat
It was as he surthen the Obsidian of Greed with his Reinforcement skillIn a flash, half of Artpe’s enormous reservoir of Mana was consuhter than before, and it had increased in size
Once again the flow of energy within the space changedWhen the obsidian’s absorption rate was reinforced, the cursed Mana hidden within the body of the children couldn’t resist against the pull of the obsidian
“Ggoo-ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!”
“It hurtsIt hurts too much!”
Screams of pain erupted from various locationsHowever, the pain was proof that they were alive
The scream became shouts, and despair turned into joy