126 Altars Blessing (1/2)

Jun scoured the top of the hill after the sun set.

Since there was barely any light, he decided that their search is finally over.

Besides the monolith, there was nothing else of interest at the resting area.

There are moments when he hears someone laughing but he was sure that he was alone in the area. He examined the monolith and couldn't understand what is written on it. He did the most logical thing to do, after experiencing all this mystical events, and channeled energy into the monolith.

When the gray monolith started absorbing his energy, he finally felt relieved. Since the monolith was absorbing his energy, that means something should be happening soon. And that means that he didn't waste the whole day for nothing.

Just as before his energy hit a dangerously low level, the monolith shone and bursts out white energy that slowly surrounded him.

The white energy seeped into his pores and was absorbed into his body.

He could feel the warmth that once surrounded him, instantly circulating inside his body.

[Altar's Blessing]

[Description] You have received a blessing from the altar. Increase experience gain two-fold for three days. You can't receive another blessing for seven days.]

Jun felt satisfied since his reward was finally given to him. He felt more excited after learning of what he received. With this blessing he received, he quickly set his plans for the next few days.

Since the blessing lasted for three days and he wouldn't be able to receive it for the next four days, he planned to utilize the blessing to his maximum capability. The next few days would be a slaughter!

With his goal finally achieved, he happily made his way towards the first resting area.

In contrast with the hardships of climbing up, going down was as smooth as sliding down a slide. He breezed through it and quickly arrived near the resting area.

The group appeared sleeping but was actually training their senses using energy. Nik was the first to apply energy in sensing his surroundings. He just advced everyone to practice it if they liked.

Jun thought that they were sleeping since everyone's eyes were close, but felt weird since people have a hard time sleeping while sitting down. Besides, the ground is rough and its already getting dark, the mostquitoes and the cold should be getting into them.

Right as he stepped into the resting area, Nik opened his eyes and everyone else followed. Jun was still five meters away when that happened.

\”I thought you guys were sleeping.\” said Jun a he approached the group.

NIk stood up and stoicly explained what they were doing.

Jun listened attentively since the skill seemed useful. It was one of those hidden skills that doesn't register as a skill just like his Empowered Strike and he's newly learnt one, Reinforce.

Nik guided him on what to do and followed his every instruction.

He covered his whole body with a thin layer of energy and stabilized it. Then, he slowly made it expand outwards. He closed his eyes to ensure that he could really feel and learn how the skill works.

The skill consumed 1 energy per second as he stabilized the energy that covered his body. When he expanded the skill outwards, he saw a hazy vision of everyone staring at him in surprise. At the same time, he could feel his energy being drained twice than the usual rate.

He quickly stopped the skill and opened his eyes. He breathed deeply and shook his head. Since he was still on low energy, the skill learning process almost caused him to pass out. If he was to use this skill at its full potential, he could barely activate it for a minute.

He can't use all of his energy to this skill since he needs to use other skills while leaving some for reserves. Jun shook his head to express his current view of the skill.

\”This isn't that good. It drains energy too fast. We'll pass out if we use this in battle.\”

As he finished talking, he noticed that everyone was looking at him as if he was a monster.

\”What? Did I say something wrong?\”

Jun blinked his eyes as he looked at everyone confused at the situation.

\”Y-you did it, right?\” asked Nik.

\”What do you mean?\”

\”Y-you learned the skill right?\”

\”Yeah, I did. Why? Is there something wrong?\”

\”How did you do it? I mean, you learned it on your first try... how?\”

Nik appeared dejected since he took half an hour just to grasp the basics of the skill. Then another half of an hour to apply it and master it. He was actually the fastest one among the group and the second fastest took almost two hours to barely activate the skill.

He then narrated how long it took them to learn the skill and it made Jun frown.