Chapter 5 Part3 (2/2)
If there was one more beneficial point, it was that his proficiency in barehanded combat was gradually increasing, something he hadn't had the time to study in-depth.
Of course, his fists couldn't match up to the force of his level 3 weapon, but he could unleash strikes with plenty of destructive force with his bone fists. Above all, he was attacking with both hands without resting one or the other, so his attack speed was incomparable to when he wielded a weapon.
'Bursting Thunder... it's not enough to call it an amazing technique.'
He wasn't just surprised by its destructive power and its speed. The more he used the skill, as well as the more his proficiency in said skill grew, the more he felt that his perspective during battle changed.
He thought about where he would need to attack for it to be the most effective, what timing and how he would retreat to get an opportunity; these thoughts rose up instinctually, and if he moved accordingly, his proficiency of the skill increased a ton. It was a skill that included all close combat techniques, and the meaning behind that certainly wasn't light.
'To think he died with such a frightening ability. That senior must've felt really frustrated.'
Even while he sympathized with his senior, he squashed the slimes without pause with both arms. The more he repeated unarmed combat, the more his body adapted to it, and despite his physical abilities not changing, he became able to move more nimbly. Naturally, his speed in hunting monsters also increased.
He was aware that he was hunting monsters much faster than before he had Bursting Thunder. Perhaps using this skill, which included barehanded combat, with various weapons, as well as various combat methods caused it to grow.
[You have acquired 12 Perium.]
[You have acquired 12 Perium.]
[You have acquired 12 Perium.]
[You have acquired a deteriorated Skeleton Soldier's arm bone.]
When about 30 minutes had pa.s.sed since being overwhelmed, the wave of slimes had lessened, and Lee s.h.i.+n Woo was able to see again. Even while hectically hitting the slimes, he stealthily surveyed his surroundings.
”Hoo, then how much... Ha. Haha.”
When he looked at the surrounding environment, he couldn't help but laugh. He had come into the dungeon full of hope and roughly an hour had pa.s.sed, yet he was still at the dungeon's entrance. Even though he killed so many slimes!
There were truly an outrageous number of monsters here, such that it was incomparable to the dungeons he had gone through before. If he combined the number of monsters he'd killed since coming to this world, it would probably still be less than the number he'd killed in this dungeon alone!
”This place is seriously no joke. Seriously...”
[Gureureureuk]
[Ggoreureuk!]
He shook his head and as if they were matching the rhythm of the muttering skeleton, the slimes cried out and attacked him. Rather than respond, he went with a precise one-two punch, cleanly squashed them, and grinned. He was satisfied that he had the proper form now, even barehanded.
[You have acquired 12 Perium.]
[You have acquired 12 Perium.]
'Then... then shall we wipe them all out?'
Starting from that moment, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo stopped being concerned about time, and only thought about squas.h.i.+ng his opponents with Bursting Thunder, and healing himself with Regeneration. He'd be the only one getting tired from counting the time.
[Gureureureureuk!]
[Ggureuk!]
[The Slime's weak Acid Poison is melting your body.]
[Beginner Regeneration has become Lv9.]
Compared to the Giant Zombie's Acid Poison that he'd been exposed to very briefly, the slimes' just itched, and because he kept using Regeneration continuously, he became unable to even feel the pain.
Now, the poison that the slimes emitted was like... yeah, it felt like a light sprinkling of rain, and made his bones feel a little better. If the other heroes knew what he was thinking, they would've clicked their tongues, pitying the newbie that had gone insane in an extreme situation.
[Ggureureuk!]
[Gguuah!]
[Kureuk!]
As he continued to extend his fists towards the unending waves of slimes, he eventually stopped thinking entirely.
It was certainly different from what's often called the elimination of the self, but after fighting while leaving his body to his instincts, his unnecessary, idle thoughts disappeared, and he only moved with the goal of destroying his enemies quickly and precisely. As he did so, his proficiency naturally had no choice but to rise rapidly.
He wondered how much time had pa.s.sed? Lee s.h.i.+n Woo only perceived the crisp trajectory of his fists. It felt as if he were executing the attack that only seemed possible within his mind. The bodies of the exploded slimes were everywhere, acting as proof of that result.
[Low Rank Bursting Thunder has become Lv4. Strength, Agility, and Magic increase by 2. It has become easier for you to handle a weapon, even if you have never wielded it before. The rate at which proficiency increases for combat related skills has increased.]
It was a splendid achievement that was incomparable to the growth of the Regeneration skill. Bursting Thunder, which was at the center of all his skills, wouldn't rise in proficiency before; yet, in only four days after getting to level 3, it had risen to level 4!
His stats had naturally increased, and the power of the skill had also increased dramatically. Now, the slimes that hadn't sustained a direct hit were affected, as a portion of their bodies burst. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo smiled faintly and started to move even faster.
[You have acquired 12 Perium.]
[You have acquired 12 Perium.]
”Nothing, again... Hm?”
But after he had cleaned up a clump of slimes in the blink of an eye, there was a bone in the center of them that caught his eye. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo grabbed it and immediately used Bone Reinforcement. Then...
[You have consumed a deteriorated Poison Zombie's finger bone to reinforce your finger bones. Magic has increased by 1. Absorbing a portion of the Poison Zombie's memories and experiences.]
[Guwahk... Poison, even with my poison...! - Nameless Poison Zombie]
”Huh?”
The moment he absorbed the experiences and memories within, he felt like something was different. It was definitely a memory of a zombie dying to a slime, but a countless number of slimes had attacked in order to kill this zombie.
Moreover, the zombie resisted until the bitter end. Whether a Poison Zombie's defense was high, or its level was high, he was, at the very least, sure that the Poison Zombie had met a heroic end, compared to the other monsters.
[Gureuk]
Then, a rude slime stuck onto his back and sprayed its Acid Poison. The moment Lee s.h.i.+n Woo went to strike it with his hand, a brief message appeared before him.
[You have learned Beginner Acid Resistance Lv1. You have become able to, albeit weakly, resist Acid Poison.]
[Resistance has been added to your status.]
”Huh...!?”
So that's how it was. The skill that he could obtain from the bones was none other than Acid Resistance! Now everything had become clear. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo exclaimed, filled with both awe and realization.
”d.a.m.n it, now I can't train my Regeneration skill!”
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