Chapter 10 Part4 (1/2)
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Lee s.h.i.+n Woo used the bones they had collected on site and reinforced himself. Of course, level 1 bones were almost meaningless to him now, but he still repeatedly used Bone Reinforcement until he saw the phrase, [You have acquired all the experiences and memories that you could from x.x.x.]. He couldn't miss the opportunity to grow even a little bit more!
”Bone Reinforcement, Bone Reinforcement, Bone Reinforcement...”
”Ugh.”
Jin just got tired of seeing Lee s.h.i.+n Woo continuously use Bone Reinforcement in place without pause. It wasn't a joke when Lee s.h.i.+n Woo said that he could finish off 513 bones within 30 minutes. No, it was actually much worse.
In less than 1 second, he sorted out the bones he would absorb, then grabbed several of them at a time and activated Bone Reinforcement; it wasn't difficult for him to dispose of 100 bones within 1 minute.
”Bone Reinforcement... Oh, I'm done now.”
”You... Are you really human!?”
”Can't you see I'm a skeleton? You want a piece of me?”
As a result, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo absorbed close to three thousand bones and left behind about one thousand of them, as he couldn't acquire anymore memories, experiences, and abilities from them. It didn't even take an hour.
[Lee s.h.i.+n Woo]
[Dark Skeleton Avenger]
[Treasure Hunter and 1 other]
[Lv - 3 (Stat Effectiveness 125%)]
[Strength - 160 Agility - 169 Health - 164 Magic - 305]
[Pa.s.sive Skills - Invisible Heart Lv3, Acting Lv6, Beginner Avenger Lv8, Low Rank Bursting Thunder Lv7, Low Rank Mana Bone Lv6, Low Rank Stealth Lv6, Low rank Command Lv1, Low Rank Horseback Riding Lv4]
[Active Skills - Bone Reinforcement Lv4, Low Rank Combat Sprint Lv8, Low Rank Shriek of the Dead Lv5, Low Rank Regeneration Lv2, Low Rank Catapult Lv3, Low Rank Flames of Revenge Lv2, Beginner Power Slash Lv9, Low Rank Harden Lv3, Low Rank Self-Destruct Lv2, Sacrifice Lv1, Intermediate Acid Poison Spray Lv2]
[Resistances - Holy: MAX, Curse: MAX, Acid: Low Rank Lv8, Ice: Intermediate Lv1]
”Man, I'm short a couple of stats so I can't level up.”
”So your stats don't go up even if you absorb three thousand bones, huh...”
”No, it's the opposite. It's actually gone up this much.”
Amongst the four thousand monsters Lee s.h.i.+n Woo disposed of, there were basically no level 3 monsters. In other words, the absolute majority of the monsters were a lower level than him, so the fact that his stats rose by even this much was amazing. It was because Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had ignorantly pushed ahead with quant.i.ty over quality.
”What are you going to do with the rest? I'm telling you ahead of time, but it's impossible for me. I can't, no way.”
”You sure are cowardly. Don't worry, they all have a use.”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo took out a huge bag from his inventory, shoved the hundreds of level 1 bones into it, and stamped onto the bag with all his might. Seeing that, Jin was stunned and tackled him.
”Is it for stress relief?”
”No, it's for healing.”
He continued to stamp on the bag and nodded his head once he saw the contents within turn into a fine powder. Looking at the bag filled with fine bone powder, he felt like he was rich.
”For healing...?”
”Yeah. If you turn these into powder, all of the properties of the bones equalize, and though you become unable to acquire the memories or experiences within, the healing ability remains. Moreover, you can apply it to your entire body, so it's an advantage.”
”Ah.”
Jin had already experienced it, so he was well aware that Bone Reinforcement healed the portion of the body that it was applied to. In other words, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo was processing the remaining bones, which he couldn't obtain anymore experiences or memories from, and turning them into medicine! It was also advantageous in that he could conveniently store it into his inventory now.
”I have the Regeneration skill, so I don't really need it, but it should be important for you.”
”You're being so considerate I feel like I'll cry.”
”Now then, let's...”
The remaining 200 bones were level 2 undead bones; it felt like too much of a waste to turn them into powder, so he didn't.
But when he told Jin to use them, Jin responded that it'd be too much for him right now; therefore, he only had one other option.
It was none other than weapon reinforcement.
'Bone of Thunder Lasting is at +8 right now, and I only have one more level 3 weapon reinforcement permit. In order for it to reach +10 and be reborn as a level 4 weapon, one of the reinforcements have to succeed.'
He gave up on the level 1 bones and weapons as he didn't think it would have any chance of succeeding with them, but what about level 2 bones? Wouldn't there be at least a slight chance? Jin saw Lee s.h.i.+n Woo tremble as he grabbed a level 2 bone, and thought he looked like a gambling addict.
”...Bone Reinforcement.”
[Reinforcement has failed.]
[Reinforcement has failed.]
[Reinforcement has failed.]
The heap of bones they had acquired disappeared in an instant. He had already predicted that the probability of it working was low, but when he used up 100 bones in succession, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo was shocked. He belatedly felt regretful, as he thought that it would be better to just sell them at the secret shop.
”But since I've already started, I can't stop.”
”You look really dumb right now.”
”Bone Reinforcement! Bone Reinforcement...!”
[Reinforcement has failed.]
[Reinforcement has failed.]
[Reinforcement has failed.]
[The Bone Reinforcement skill has become Lv5! The success rate of weapon reinforcement has increased. When you use Bone Reinforcement on bone weapons, the effectiveness increases.]
”Good, Bone Reinforcement!”
”You don't have any more bones, though.”
”Oh...”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo looked around dejectedly, but Jin was right; there weren't any bones left. The 200 level 2 bones were completely gone now. The only result was that his Bone Reinforcement leveled up...
”It feels like if I just do it once more it would've worked!”
”That's something only gambling addicts say.”