Chapter 37 - Before the Storm (1) (1/2)

Before the Storm (1)

Individual practice gym, Aegis base.

There is a state-of-the-art virtual training machine capable of assuming a preferred location and conduct a mock light battle. It stood in the middle of the spacious interior of the gym.

It was a facility that most companies would only dream of. It’s hard to believe that it’s only for a single Aegis awakener’s use.

Il-hyun was inside the facility doing a simple exercise.

He was standing up and down continuously, trying to calm his stomach.

Ether was flowing inside his body.

It was from the numerous cores he consumed inside the research area.

Even they are relatively low-power E-rank cores; he had consumed numerous amounts.

It did not end there.

He had to get and also consume the ether from the last Gate B0 operation.

The core that was paid to him from the operation was a lot more than what he usually gets.

Hundreds of E-rank cores and several B-ranked ones filled his body, and he felt bloated.

“Oh, it would be a big deal if you overeat with ether,” he murmured.

He didn’t feel any abnormality in his body, but the feeling of being bloated while he exercised was not good.

There seems to be a limit to what his body could accept.

‘There’s a huge chunk of energy in my body…’

It was the highest amount of ether he had consumed so far, so he expected this.

Shortly thereafter, all the ethers circulating in the body were absorbed and digested.

“Hmm.”

Il-hyun looked down and opened his right palm.

He felt stronger than before.

After reaching the B-rank at a rapid pace, his growth somewhat felt slower and duller.

It was difficult to get the same feeling that he had when he first absorbed ether, but this time, he felt it again.

He felt the intense feeling of growth again.

Now is the time to test his abilities.

Quaddeuk!

When Il-hyun gestured lightly, the floor rose.

The concrete floor transformed into tree roots and danced around.

Il-hyun felt satisfied as he looked at it. He did it with less power than before, but the result looked more refined and stronger.

He then proceeded to summon continuously.

He summoned on a whim.

He made bears with ferocious roars, huge carnivorous plants, small animals like rabbits.

There was one thing in common – all the features of his summons are now more delicate that they cannot be distinguished from the real thing.

It was a far cry from the time he made crooked mice.

“I don’t know if I can start making humans…” he thought out loud.

Then he reached out into the air.

The empty air in front of him twisted, then a green light burst out.

A little fairy appeared!

It was so small in size that it couldn’t fill his palm, and it floated gracefully with two delicate wings on its back.

“What?!” Il-hyun exclaimed, surprised.

He had never summoned humanoid forms in the past. He had been trying, but it was the first time he was actually successful.

He simply stretched his arm without any expectation at all that he surprised himself when it worked.

Kiying Kiying.

The fairy whirled around one side with a strange sound.

Il-hyun was speechless, then he looked at the fairy closer and muttered to himself.

“I don’t think it has special abilities…”

He was happy he succeeded in summoning a humanoid, but it didn’t seem to have any special power or strong physical strength.

It was hard to expect a lot from such a small size.

“But it’s just my first time…”

He had summoned a humanoid for the first time, and it was not yet in perfect form.

The fairy was shimmering in front of his eyes, but it just had a vague shape of a fairy, with no clear details, unlike his other summons.

“I should practice this for a while.”

Il-hyun thought about the possibilities.

Humanoid summons would be most effective in fighting against monsters.