Chapter 32：1st Stage Augmented Realm (1/2)

Taking my mind off Erin, I continue at condensing Brute Energy.

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Taking in the condensed energy, it filled up my body from every corner. If a normal Brute Energy is in gaseous form, condensing it will turn it into a liquid. Then this liquid filled up every corner of my body. I have to fill it up before I can create an Augmented Skill.

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Slowly, from a few balls of condensed Brute Energy, it became a surge that it immediately flooded my body

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I overexerted myself last night until noon today. Now, I can feel myself getting exhausted again.

I shot another Psyche Boost to myself and it immediately refreshed my mind and enhanced my clarity.

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From my feet up to my waist, it's already filled up with condensed Brute Energy.

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From my waist up to my shoulders.

It's already 2 hours since I started. Erin already came back and was watching me. Doesn't she need to take a rest?

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Another hour has passed. The effect of Psyche Boost wore off resulting in this.

Because of my overexertion, I'm now close to collapsing.

But I have to persevere. Rest comes after this.

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Avelin also woke up and was now watching what's happening.

Am I making a commotion?

Ah. It doesn't matter anymore.

I concentrated to keep condensing the Brute Energy around me.

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Soon enough, I felt my body overflowing with Brute Energy.

The time to create the skill starts now.

I used what I read from the manual Erin showed me as a reference.

What she did on creating her Augmented Skill is to first visualize what she wanted. She thought of something that can let her sneak behind her enemy.

With that thought, her condensed Brute Energy took the form of a blanket.

Then that blanket formed from condensed Brute energy was enlarged and it started covering her whole body. When it settled, it activated her intended effect. The energy masked her presence.

The true form of her Shadow Concealment is just a blanket of condensed Brute Energy covering her whole body. Someone sensitive to the flow of energy can detect her but most of the time, it works for her. Even I couldn't detect her passively but if I exert my control over the inherent energy, it will be easy for me to spot her when she's using that Augmented Skill.

Now it's time for me to create mine.

What do I want? I'm already full of supporting skills. What I lack the most at this moment is a form of offensive power. I want something that can boost my attack. The Air Bullet is too weak. My swordsmanship isn't up to par yet. Then what is it that I have an excess but there's nothing to use at?

Of course, it is Brute Energy. Energy. I can control the energy of this world easily. If Erin shaped her condensed Brute Energy to a blanket to cover her and Avelin shaped it to become a wave of energy that can disrupt her target, I will be shaping this excessive Brute Energy into compressed balls of Energy that will explode on contact.

It can't be thrown but will be an added effect to my attacks. There are still restrictions at creating Augmented Skill. It should only have one purpose. I have to choose whether the balls can be thrown or not. If it is, it will just be some kind of range attack and I have chosen the latter, it will be like some sort of enhancement through my attacks.

Upon using it, a punch from me will have an added energy explosion upon contact.

If I stab or slash with my sword, its tip or the point of contact will immediately explode, obliterating the defense obstructing it, giving my sword a defenseless target or better, the explosion will hurt them.

With that image, the condensed Brute Energy gathered together and was compressed into small balls of explosive energy.

I felt it travelling to every corner of my body.

I stomped my feet and an explosion of energy happened before it landed to the ground. A small crater appeared and a print of my foot was left deep.

When that scene ended, my Augmented Skill was completed. The condensed Brute Energy occupying my body was absorbed by me. Strengthening every part that needs strengthening equally.

I succeeded!

Right at that moment, a system message rang out inside my mind.

[Advanced to 1st Stage Augmented Realm]

[Gained 3 Strength, 1.5 Endurance]

[Augmented Skill Created]

[Determine the Name of the Skill]

Let's see… Energy Ball?! Explosion Magic?! Void Magic?!

What the hell? Only now did I realize that my naming sense is this bad. But I have no choice now.

”Energy Explosion.”

[Ding! Created a new column. Augmented Skills]

[Listed Energy Explosion under Augmented Skills]

There. It's already listed. At least I don't need to shout it out to use the skill and it's dependent on my Brute Energy.

I have an inexhaustible source of that as long as I'm in this world.

”You went from the 5th stage Mortal Realm to 1st stage Augmented Realm in less than a day. If you're not a monster, what are you?”

Erin breathlessly muttered.

I thought she would be used to my unbelievable progress by now but yeah, I'm flipping their world view when I cultivated from Pre-mortal to Augmented Realm in a little more than one week.

”He already caught up.”