Chapter 5 Part4 (1/2)
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Lee s.h.i.+n Woo supposed that the saying was true; misfortune and fortune come hand in hand.
[Beginner Acid Resistance has become Lv4. Resistance increases.]
”...”
His newly acquired skill, Acid Resistance, was truly amazing. Even though it was just at the Beginner stage, it blocked half the damage from the slimes' Acid Poison. Moreover, in the process, the skill proficiency increases as well!
But because half of the damage is blocked, there was a noticeable drop in the growth rate of his Regeneration skill proficiency. He had hoped that he'd be able to get the now level 9 Beginner Regeneration skill to the low rank level!
[Ggureureureuk!]
[Ggreureuk!]
[The slimes sprayed their weak Acid Poison, but Acid Resistance reduces the damage.]
”Hoo... it can't be helped. I have no choice but to use the rest of my mana.”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo, who was fine even after being covered by the slimes, checked his body and conclude that he'd be fine for about 10 minutes without using his Regeneration skill. Then, he thought about what he would do with his remaining mana. Since he had realized how important skills were, he had already made up his mind to train his skills as much as possible.
'The Shriek of the Dead is... No, if these guys fight amongst themselves, I won't be able to train my Regeneration and Acid Resistance. The Power Slash... isn't possible since I'd need a weapon.'
He realised all that was left was either Catapult, or Flames of Revenge, and thought about which one he should train; he soon made up his mind to train Flames of Revenge.
The reason was extremely simple. Catapult just launched a bone at an enemy, but conversely, if he trained Flames of Revenge, it would be usable in various areas.
'I can shoot it from a far distance and I can put it on my weapon. It also has a pursuit function, and does persistent damage... In other words, just by training this, my overall power will increase.'
But this skill's output wasn't satisfactory for the amount of mana used, so he hadn't had an opportunity to actively use it. The fact that it was only a beginner level 3 skill was proof of that.
The Treasure Eater had created such an enormous flame though... Perhaps it could be due to the disparity between their magic, or it could be because something changed as it was modified from Flames of Resentment to Flames of Revenge.
'In any case, the higher the level, the more effective it should be. Let's train the skill to at least see if that's true.'
Since he had acquired the Acid Resistance skill, the burden to his mana had reduced significantly; right now, it was absolutely possible for him to simultaneously train his Flames of Revenge. Even though it was against his will, d.a.m.n it!
”Kuuu...”
He definitely wanted to raise his Resistance skill to the low rank level, but... Lee s.h.i.+n Woo made an expression as though he was going to cry (though of course, there wasn't any change whatsoever on the outside), and created flames.
The slimes that violently attached themselves to him seemed to also be intimidated by the ma.s.s of black flames floating in the air, and were melted by the flames; their bodies shrunk gradually and soon, emitted a sound of gas leaking and were completely destroyed. Since they had died so quickly, he hadn't used much mana.
[You have acquired 12 Perium.]
[You have acquired 12 Perium.]
[You have acquired 12 Perium.]
[You have acquired a Slime's Core.]
”Huh!?”
However, there was an even more surprising reward. He had killed hundreds of slimes thus far, and it might've even reached the thousands, yet a reward he hadn't seen before had suddenly popped out!
”What is this...”
All he was sure about was that it wasn't a common item! Lee s.h.i.+n Woo collected the Slime's Core that emitted a dark light before the other slimes could eat it. At that moment, something happened.
[Through Bone Reinforcement, the monster's essence is being changed.]
[The Slime's Core has become the Slime Bone Core.]
'Huh...!?'
He was even more surprised than when he had first picked up the Slime's Core. He thought that Bone Reinforcement was only applicable to equipment, yet to think it worked on other items as well! No matter how he thought about it, the Slime's Core didn't seem similar to equipment.
If that's the case, then how...? Lee s.h.i.+n Woo stood still, and even if the slimes swarmed him, he didn't concern himself with them and checked the item's information.
[Slime Bone Core]
[A Slime is sensitive to fire. Although normal slimes just spread their mana across their bodies, if you encounter them and their bodies melt, their mana gathers in their body. If you hunt the Slimes in this situation, you will occasionally receive a core filled with their condensed mana.]
[It can be processed into equipment that contains the monster's power, or it can be processed into a medicine that permanently increases your physical abilities. By changing the cores into bone, those special characteristics and rarity are decidedly higher than normal cores.]
'Oh, Oooooooh...!'
It was nothing but dumb luck, but he felt really good. He felt like he couldn't receive anything from the slimes besides deteriorated bones and Perium, but to think there was this kind of twist waiting for him!
He could roughly guess why the core had changed into bone when he read the item explanation. Didn't it say a monster's core could be used as a material for equipment or potions? Just like how normal equipment is changed into bone, the cores that could be used as materials for equipment and potions are also naturally affected by Bone Reinforcement.
'It's turned out well. I won't be able to intake a skeleton's core with a normal method anyway.'
He didn't hide his excitement and used the Slime Bone Core as the target of Bone Reinforcement. Then, the message appeared.
[The Slime Bone Core works on the entire body. Would you like to proceed with Bone Reinforcement?]
”Yeah.”
[Reinforcing the entire body. Magic has increased by 1. Acquiring a portion of the Slime's memories and experiences.]