5 Episode 5 - The Mark of an Awakener, Part I (1/2)

Chapter 2. The Mark of an Awakener, Part I

Translator: Khan

Editor: RED

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The second floor of the large supermarket, where a storm of blood and fury had finally passed, was quiet. The moment the tension was released, the fatigue came, and in the end, sleep followed. Some people slept without even knowing it, and some were so tired that they could not sleep, so they drank themselves unconscious.

By the time the large supermarket was filled with the sounds of sleeping people, Kim Tae-hoon was enjoying his coffee and the farthest from sleep. Savoring his coffee was really good. He breathed slowly through his nose after filling his mouth with lukewarm coffee, and he was different from those who simply drank coffee for the caffeine. It was his only hobby.

He always drank coffee before and after a fight. He prepared for the battle or organized the battle drinking coffee. It was not different now.

'Eight people, including survivors and dead, had a mark similar to that on my hand.' He immediately found those who had the same marks as himself after confirming the mark on his hand. He checked the back of their hands with a glance.

Including him, there was a total of nine: five men and four women, not found on young children, or on the elderly. Of course, there were not many things that could be sure, as there were still few samples.

'Some of them, not all of them, and the marks of Bang Hyun-wook's and my own are similar, but not the same.' This mark seemed to be as individual as fingerprints.

'If it's like a fingerprint, it's a mark that represents individual characteristics… But why does it happen to only some people, not all of them? Or is it an ominous sign? Is it an augmentation or a disease?'

It was Bang who solved the worries of Kim. Now, as if his body was cold, he wrapped up in his baseball jumper again, approached Kim cautiously, tapping his right hand with his left, and said, ”Big brother, I've got a picture!”

”What?”

”This is the stats, our stats!” Bang showed Kim a picture taken with his smartphone camera. The photo, which was taken with a screen-filled close-up of his hand, was accompanied by translucent characters that he had not seen before.

[Basic Abilities]

- Strength: 16

- Health: 13

[Special Abilities]

- Energy: D Rank

- Defense: F Rank

[Achieved Abilities]

- None

When Kim saw this, he did not say anything.

Snap! He took a shot of his hand with the camera, and immediately checked the picture.

[Basic Abilities]

- Strength: 19

- Health: 21

[Special Abilities]

- Energy: F Rank

- Mana: F Rank

- Telekinesis: A Rank

- Defense: F Rank

- Mana Resistance: F Rank

[Achieved Abilities]

- None

Bang, who confirmed Kim's ability, looked surprised. ”Big brother, are you a psychic? The level of the rank is different. A rank is the best rank, right?”

However, Kim did not respond to such a reaction. He immediately started thinking with his coffee in his mouth while savoring the fragrance.

'It's like a game system.' It was not hard to understand. It was a system of abilities that anyone could see in the game. The meaning of Strength and Health was not worth worrying about.

What he had to worry about was energy and Telekinesis, which were two kinds of abilities classified as special abilities.

'Is Energy like the chi of martial arts novels?' Given the circumstances, Energy was likely to be the same as the chi in martial arts novels.

Mana was not different. It would be the fuel needed to use Magic, or something like that.

Telekinesis was the easiest to understand. It was the most easily recognized psychic ability of novels, movies, and comics to the public.

'Do I have this Telekinesis?'

The problem was that he now had such an ability showing on his hand. He was able to make something clear.

'It can't be all true...' He had no ability to use Telekinesis.

'I've never had Telekinesis at A rank. I can't even guess what it is, or how powerful it is. Of course, it is a new ability.'

'The world has changed, and I have also changed.'

At the same time, as the world changed, monsters appeared, and humans sought to change to fight against them.