Chapter 16 Part6 (1/2)
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[Lee s.h.i.+n Woo]
[Elemental Skeleton Joker]
[He who Conquers the Impossible; 2 other t.i.tles]
[Lv - 5 (Status effectiveness 170%)]
[Strength - 397 Agility - 376 Health - 372 Magic - 577]
[Pa.s.sive skills - Acting Lv11, Invisible Heart Lv3, Low Rank Avenger Lv2, Intermediate Bursting Thunder Lv1, Intermediate Mana Bone Lv1, Intermediate Shadow Sprint Lv1, Low Rank Command Lv8, Intermediate a.s.similation Lv1, Intermediate Combat Sense Lv4]
[Active skills - Disguise Lv1, Bone Reinforcement Lv6, Rule of Bone Lv4, Bone Armory Lv2, Low Rank shriek of the Dead Lv8, Low Rank Regeneration Lv7, Sacrifice Lv1]
[Elements - Low Rank Fire Lv4, Intermediate Acid Lv4, Intermediate Lightning Lv1]
[Resistances - Holy: MAX, Curses: MAX, Acid: Low Rank Lv9, Ice: Intermediate Lv2]
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo looked vacantly at his dazzling status and then asked Jin with a vacant voice.
”Jin, is your status effectiveness also 170%?”
”Yeah. It seems like that's the same for everyone.And when you get to level 6, it becomes 200%.”
”So the gradually increasing effectiveness increases even further, huh.”
He could outright say this. This world wasn't set up such that a lower leveled individual could beat a higher leveled individual. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo suddenly regarded him beating the level 5 Treasure Eater when he was still at level 3 as a miracle.
'Is it even possible to beat a level 6 opponent? You can only reach level 6 by acc.u.mulating 3,200 stats and the effectiveness of one's stats are even increased by another 30%... There's way too much of a difference.'
Even if he factored in Jin, who at least doubled his fighting strength, it was the same. He wasn't confident that he could defeat Kratia if they were far off from each other. Especially when he considered the power of the catalyst magic she'd cast just recently.
'Is Bursting Thunder and the reinforced elements my only shot? Those would increase the 'level' of my magic and if I were to add Rule of Bone to that, the 'level' of my physical abilities would increase as well; with that, I would be able to inflict an injury at the very least. The reason I was able to take down an Iron Golem in one shot was because of those two abilities.'
The power to overcome the handicap of levels; various skills were united as one, and evolved. In the end, these few skills had gotten to a level that could be called 'authorities'. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo could safely say that he was ahead of all the other heroes in this regard. He suddenly realized what a huge blessing it was that he acquired Bursting Thunder from defeating the Zombie Hero.
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo wanted to a.s.sess his strength as objectively as possible, and around the time he mulled over it, Kratia, who had been looking straight at him, seemed to be deliberating something and then said this, as if it were nothing.
”s.h.i.+n Woo, you should be able to reach level 7.”
”Stop complimenting me. Stop. It's frightening just thinking about it.”
No matter how hard he struggled, would he be able to scratch Guillotine Steelworker? If he rode atop Jin's back and charged at full speed with the Drake Horn Lance, he might be able to land a telling blow, but there's no guarantee that Guillotine Steelworker would just sit there and take it; plus, it would be his turn to attack after.
”No, you can do it because you realized what's important early on and kept refining yourself. I've never seen anyone who could harmonize their body and mana together so perfectly... Perhaps it might've been easier because your body's only made of bones.”
”You want to go?”
”I'm just happy that there's more for me to study since you leveled up.”
There was absolutely no lies in what she said. She was genuinely happy that Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had leveled up. It looked as though she just wanted to stay here and study his magic. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo spoke carefully, stopping her.
”There's something I need to do before that, so just stay put while looking at this.”
”Hmm? Oh.”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had thrown her the Limited order Bone Core. Many of its function had been released and changed due to Lee s.h.i.+n Woo, and there was a lock set up that allowed those he'd approved of to control the golems. Realizing this, Kratia's eyes opened wide.
”...Are you a genius?”
”You'll probably get something out of studying that. Then, I'll get going.”
”Where are you going anyway?”
Kratia wasn't the only one curious; Jin also looked curious and asked. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo briefly explained G.o.d's garden to them. Kratia was disgusted, and Jin sported an odd expression.
”Don't you want to meet her too?”
”I do, and I don't. ...It feels like I was too greedy, and nowadays it makes me think.”
That's right. That's because he had familiarized himself with karma. As he adapted and developed in this world, he became acutely aware of how childish he had been. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo could definitely agree with that sentiment.
But since he still wanted to give her an earful for not telling him about what was going to happen to him, he didn't really reply.
[Would you like to swap out 10 permits to G.o.d's secret shop for 1 permit to G.o.d's garden?]
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo knew he had 11 permits right now. In other words, even if he didn't acquire what he wanted from G.o.d's garden, he could go to the secret shop later if he wanted.
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo unhesitatingly nodded his head. Soon, a blinding light burst in the air, and a smallish light descended upon his head.
[You have acquired a permit to G.o.d's garden. Would you like to enter now? You may bring the contracted Jin Taylor with you.]
”Yeah.”
He didn't think the 'one plus one' rule would be applied here as well. In any case, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo thought it wouldn't be bad to take him along, so he looked back at Jin; Jin seemingly understood what Lee s.h.i.+n Woo was implying and nodded his head with a bitter expression. Kratia was examining the Limited Order Bone Core with great interest, and just lightly waved her hand at them.
”We're entering together.”
[You have used a permit to G.o.d's garden and are entering G.o.d's garden.]
Like when he entered G.o.d's secret shop, the surrounding landscape softly melted away. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo knew it was a senior level teleportation spell, a level he couldn't yet reach. It was a spell that transported one's consciousness into this s.p.a.ce, which was neither the underground nor surface.
”Ugh...”
First, his surroundings turned to white. Next, flowers he didn't even know the names of bloomed on the ground and emitted a refres.h.i.+ng scent. There was a gust of wind, as well as sunlight.