Chapter 5. Back In My Day (1) (1/2)

Chapter 5 Back In My Day (1)

Seo Jun-Ho sat with his eyes closed and legs crossed inside Hanguk Hospital's rehabilitation rooht hiic circulation

‘Traininghis body to the way it was during his prime years would take at least a fewsolely on his physical state either So for now, he would train in other aspects that could be iic stat is 18…’

It wasn’t very high When Players with at least a little bit of talent awakened, their h so ic stat back then too” Seo Jun-Ho sulked as he recalled the memories The day he awakened as a Player was the day he lost his faeance He also received the S-rank skill ‘Watchguard of Darkness’ However, the first time he used it properly was six months later The reason for this was siic’

Because it was so powerful, he needed just as ic stat than others, Seo Jun-Ho had to push himself to his limits to overcome his weakness All his stats increased by 1 when he leveled up, and that was the only way to raise his ht after he became a Player Thus, he killed monsters upon o hunting once, he would go three, five times And while Players took time to recover when they were injured, he would just put on a bandage and keep hunting

After surviving this hellish life for a few years, Seo Jun-Ho eventually became the best Player in the world

“Phew…” Seo Jun-Ho pushed his thoughts away and activated his an to circulate around his body as it started to awaken his ic circuits

‘They’re really rusty’

The circuits had fallen into a deep stasis after not being used for 25 years People often coic circuits to train tracks It was only natural for an unused track to becoroeeds, and this was the case with Seo Jun-Ho’stime and now, there was buildup

Most Players didn’t care abouttheir circuits because it didn’t affect their ability to use ic However, Seo Jun-Ho was the type of person that wouldn’t be satisfied unless his circuits were in their best condition

‘I don’t have ic, so I have to use it efficiently’

One would lose less h clean and clear circuits, which hy Seo Jun-Ho always made sure to take care of theht now I can’t use it like this’

Seo Jun-Ho gathered the dust-like ic circuits The h theh his body like roots, and every tiy passed by, the impurities would be washed away

When he opened his eyes, three whole hours had passed His entire body was sticky with sweat

“H I don’t smell”

Perhaps it was because he was trapped in the ice, but his body hadn’t collected any waste It was a good thing too because thathis body’s condition

Seo Jun-Ho stood up froo, it awakened like a wildfire

“The ood as it was before, but it’s not bad”

This hy he took care of his ave a satisfied smile and squeezed his hands into fists He started to suic power he had to see how far he could push his skill

Shwoooo!

Darkness blooantly like a drop of ink in a pool Someone who didn’t know better would have surely said it was beautiful But someone who knew the true nature of this ability would never describe it as such

Darkness was the most wicked, the h…” Seo Jun-Ho’s face contorted as he tried to asped for breath, unable to hold it in any longer When he looked up, the darkness had already disappeared He wiped his mouth with his sleeve

‘I think this is ic power I have’

His mind started to race

‘In that case…How aht in a real battle? What did I even do when I didn’t have enough ic’

He quickly found the answer as he wracked his uess all I can use is blind spots, traps, and brute force’

All he could do with his tiny arab at their ankles

‘Once I get ic, I’ll look into the Frost Skill’

Thanks to the effects of Bringer of Spring, Seo Jun-Ho could actually feel his ic he used, he narrowed his eyes “I wonder what it’ll be like”

He was very curious Just with his S-rank Watchguard of Darkness, Seo Jun-Ho had been able to rise to the top, but the EX-rank Frost would surely be even stronger It made him nervous

‘I hope this one won’t consuic too’

Nervous, he closed his eyes

‘Like this…Or is it like this?’

Both darkness and ice created so, so Seo Jun-Ho was able to activate Frost more easily than he expected

Crackle!

The ground froze beneath his feet He grinned “It doesn’t take up as ht!” Of course, it was an EX-rank Skill, so it still consuic power; about the sauard of Darkness But this meant that it was more cost-effective

‘At this rate…I think I’ll be able to use it in battle if I just raise ic stat a little bit’

Additionally, he wouldn’t have to spend so uard of Darkness

“I’ve already seen the real thing”

Seo Jun-Ho had battled the Frost Queen for 70 hours straight In other words, he had studied all the techniques she could use for 70 hours straight Not only that, but he had experienced their effects as well

“I’ forward to the exam”

A wide smile filled his face

A week passed quickly During that time, Seo Jun-Ho trained his body and ave his that had happened in the past 25 years

“Alright, I’m all ready”

Crack Crack

He rolled his neck and changed his clothes Today was the day of his exae

‘Of course, there’ll be a stand-in forin his hospital bed because the association had officially judged that he needed at least a few months to recover

“Reveal Specter’s identity!” Soh a loudspeaker outside the hospital as reporters and protestors bustled about