Chapter 20 Part3 (2/2)
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's Acid Resistance still wasn't at a level where it would prevent all of the trees' Acid Poison mist damage! He had no plans of going to the center of the forest until he reached his goal.
”Moreover, if you consider the fact that their Acid Poison becomes stronger the deeper you go, the boss fight at this end of this will...”
”Won't it have a high rank Acid Poison...?”
”Maybe.”
”Ugggggggh.”
Jin, who was already imagining that moment, silently screamed. This was much too harsh an environment for Jin, who had just reached Intermediate Acid Resistance.
”That's why we should keep training. We can't let the sacrifices of the Dryads and this forest go to waste!”
”I don't think anyone thinks they're sacrificing themselves for you...”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo crisply ignored Jin's muttering. His Acid Resistance was still only intermediate level 5. He didn't have any time to waste if he wanted to train his Acid Resistance to the point that he'd take no damage from acid!
[The Intermediate a.s.similation skill has become Lv4. Agility and Magic have increased by 5. Sensing the range of a.s.similation gradually increasing.]
Two weeks had pa.s.sed since they'd entered the forest. Now Lee s.h.i.+n Woo could endure the Acid Poison with only a helmet on.
The Acid Skull Full Helm possessed an option that increased the effectiveness of acid related skills by 20%, but that alone wouldn't be able to effectively protect Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's body from acid, and Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's body was still melting.
But because of that, that allowed him to train his Acid Resistance and Regeneration skills, so there was nothing better.
[The Intermediate Regeneration skill has become Lv2. Health and Magic have increased by 5. Regeneration speed increases.]
”Good, good. It's going smoothly. Rather, it feels like I still have some mana left over. I feel like I can melt a bit more...”
”I want to learn that Regeneration skill too...”
”If we meet a Rural Rat Queen later, let's have a talk with her then.”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo said, as he rubbed bone powder on the half dead Jin.
As he thought, that dungeon was an unusual and difficult dungeon. He'd found a few other rat dungeons after that, but he hadn't been able to find any other queens.
”It seems like we're still far off from going to the center since you still sound like you're dying.”
”Are you planning on training all of your resistances like this from now on?”
”Uh... If I can...?”
This was more efficient when compared to randomly hunting monsters and undead. In the process of training a variety of skills, not only do his stats increase, but his fundamentals improve as well.
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo wasn't a sick b.a.s.t.a.r.d who derived pleasure from the training itself, but he was the type that could endure the pain of training for the results.
”But using the defense zone is too easy now. I'm confident that they'll never break through my defense.”
”Then should we go further in now?”
”We can't, since our resistance training isn't finished yet. ...Fine, I guess I have no choice but to use this method.”
Whenever Lee s.h.i.+n Woo was about to try something new, Jin wouldn't be able to hide his unease. What the h.e.l.l was he attempting this time? How would it affect him? Jin was concerned and couldn't put up with it.
Suddenly, the Melting Bone Double Axe appeared in the air. It was different from the one Lee s.h.i.+n Woo wielded. That meant it was created through Bone Armory.
”You...?”
”I'm training Rule of Bone. It takes a lot of concentration to control the flying axe, so it'll become harder to use the defense zone.”
”...”
”In my home country, there's a saying that goes 'the hards.h.i.+ps of youth are invaluable'.”
”In my country, they say that 'hards.h.i.+p leads to success'... No, let's stop.”
As expected, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo made the right call. It was no joke controlling the axe midair with Rule of Bone while maintaining the defense zone with the other axe. He almost died a few times, but Lee s.h.i.+n Woo didn't give up on controlling the axe.
Ultimately, three more days pa.s.sed. Now he could maintain his defense zone with the axe in his hands whilst controlling the axe in the air; which cleaved through the trees and branches from afar. Then, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo summoned another axe and controlled both at once while maintaining his defense zone!
”Ah, it becomes so much easier when I use two axes to slice through the nearby trees. I should send these guys a bit farther.”
”You dumba.s.s!”
Jin screamed. It was business as normal, so Lee s.h.i.+n Woo didn't pay attention to him. Soon, the Rule of Bone skill leveled up and further increased his control. Though that just made Lee s.h.i.+n Woo attempt to do things that were even more difficult...
[The Bone Armory skill has become Lv5, and you can now maintain five pieces of equipment at one time. Health and Magic have increased by 5.]
Time pa.s.sed like that for a bit longer, and his Bone Armory skill finally leveled up. Because of his proficiency in the skill, he couldn't even imagine not being able to equip armor! However, the moment Lee s.h.i.+n Woo cheered at the skill level up, something else unexpected came with it.
[Your magic stat has surpa.s.sed 1,000! You have acquired the t.i.tle, 'One Loved by Mana'. Magic has increased by 10. Your body is reborn more magic friendly than before. There is high compatibility with your species, so Magic has further increased by 10.]
”Huh...?”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo muttered as he felt a slight change in his body that accompanied the message.
His magic stat had already surpa.s.sed 1,000; that in itself was surprising. But he could understand that, since most of his skills had a close connection with magic. However, he suddenly gained a t.i.tle and his body had undergone a change, so he didn't take this lightly.
'The chatting channel... I don't want to cause another uproar, so I'll have to ask Kratia about this later.'
When Kratia gained the private chat function, she would message him first, so he decided that he'd ask her then. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo nodded his head and continued hunting. He didn't see any signs of his training ending any time soon.
[1] T/N: This is more like a gasp, but English doesn't really have a good onomatopoeia for this.
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