Chapter 28 Part6 (1/2)
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It had been a week since Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's group had entered the magic training facility. They rested in between and were somehow able to clear the twentieth facility. They rested for almost an entire day and after they were completely ready, they entered the twenty-first facility and were struggling.
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo thought this facility was the equivalent of 10 high level dungeons, but he didn't make the judgment solely based on the number of monsters.
”Kratia, they're sp.a.w.ning behind you!”
”Keuk, what level magic did they plant here...!?”
”All of you come out since I'll burn you all! Fire Demon's eyes!”
He said this several time before, but each facility was going in a different direction than what the producer had intended. It wasn't just the quant.i.ty of monsters; it also took into account the reinforcement magic that was set up, as well as the magic traps.
A few subs.p.a.ces were overlapping, which caused the size of the facility to increase, and in the process of that expansion, the magic traps intensified due to the quant.i.ty of mana. What's worse, in the process of expanding, the sp.a.w.n locations became much worse for them.
[Activating reinforcement magic. Activating reinforcement magic.]
[Kuhaahk!]
”Ah, wait a sec. Is that...”
”This is crazy... Kratia, get back. I said get back!”
Moreover, the reinforcement magic was supposed to activate only if they failed in disarming the magic traps, but because the magic traps had changed, they activated on their own without them even touching them and continuously reinforced the monsters.
And if a few chances stacked up, then something would appear that they couldn't be happy about.
[Lv7 Metal Ape Chimera]
Like a level 7 elite monster suddenly appearing when there should only be level 6 monsters residing within this facility.
[Kuwaaaaaaaaaaaaah!]
”Ah, c.r.a.p. What the h.e.l.l is that!? What the h.e.l.l is a chimera?”
”If you go that way, you'll really die, Senior! Wait no, the right side. Kratia, disarm that trap over there!”
”I'm doing it... Clear!”
There was an art technique known as decalcomania. One would paint on the surface of a material that wouldn't absorb the pigment, and then it would either be folded in half, or one would get a new piece of paper and cover it; either way, the original art would be transferred intact.
”Clear! s.h.i.+n Woo!”
”Get back for now. I'll take it on, so get back!”
[Kuhwaaaaaaahk!]
Right now, the s.p.a.ce was expanding and was repeatedly combining. Soon, rule and order was lost, and everything was mixed up; at the end of this chaos, everything was completely recreated. That Chimera, which was created from countless monsters overlapping in the same s.p.a.ce, was the result of this chaos as well. If the Royal Magician Leader, Feotane Von Seldin's goal was to kill everyone inside, then he did a great job.
[Kiiiiiiiiiiiii!]
”T-There's no way we can beat it. How can we beat a level 7 elite? We'll die. There's no choice but to die.”
”Senior, please take care of the weak mobs. I'll take care of it.”
”You're level 6!”
Prince had fought bravely against the normal level 6 monsters without stopping, but once the elite level 7 monster, the Metal Ape Chimera appeared, she completely lost her will to fight.
However, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo dual wielded the Breath of the Lightning G.o.ds and grinned at her.
”You know that I'm no normal level 6.”
”Keut...”
It was frustrating, but Prince had to nod at that.
Just conquering this facility should be considered karma due to the hards.h.i.+ps they had to endure, and with her repeated, desperate struggles, Prince's skills had grown tremendously. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that she'd become a different person.
It was the same for Kratia as well. Her magic control became more exquisite day by day, and her Catalyst Magic, which changed the mana around her through her orb, took a major step forward. Above all, her maximum capacity of magic had definitely increased.
'However...'
But whenever her affable and meek junior entered the battlefield, he would sweep through his enemies like a typhoon... Lee s.h.i.+n Woo was beyond her understanding.
He had said that G.o.d had given him the ability to wrap powerful lightning around his body, so that was fine. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo was also a warrior who could gather a ton of mana, which could also be explained away by his trip to G.o.d's garden, so she could somewhat understand that.
But when she put all that together and looked at her own growth, she could say that the biggest problem was that Lee s.h.i.+n Woo far surpa.s.sed both her and Kratia. After they had rested and gone through the twentieth facility, she had pa.s.sed it off as a high rank skill, but now she was sure.
Whenever he went through a facility, he got a lot stronger!
'He's definitely gotten faster than when he was in the twentieth facility. He's definitely gotten stronger too, and his magic has increased as well. So much so that even a person that isn't proficient in close combat like me can tell...'
His growth rate was much faster than hers. How was that even possible? Did he buy a pile of medicine from the secret shop and take it all?
No, they were splitting the Perium equally between the three of them, so she was well aware that he couldn't come up with that much Perium. He'd probably leveled up his skills only once or twice, and their achievements should've been relatively the same. Then how!?
'Of course, stat growth differs between individuals. Differences do exist. However! Even so, it's still too fast! It's way too fast!'
How about Lloyd? He was a level 6 warrior that was on the cusp of being level 7. He was tough, and with a buff, he would be able to take on monsters without retreating; it made him feel like a truly reliable iron wall.
She felt a sense of ease whenever Lloyd would stand in front of her and protect her, and it made her feel like she wanted to stay like that forever.
But right now, she didn't even really remember what his abilities were like. Instead, her memories were replaced by a storm, a lightning storm that disintegrated everything in its path.
'Keuk, no way. If he and Lloyd were to fight one on one, Lloyd wouldn't lose. He definitely wouldn't!'
She arduously muttered, even though she wasn't really sure of her own words. Plus, even if Lloyd could beat Lee s.h.i.+n Woo right now, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo would definitely become stronger than him soon with his monstrous growth rate.
”Kratia, can you use that debuff you used last time?”
”It'll be a bit weaker than last time. ...But you're a lot stronger than last time, s.h.i.+n Woo.”
”And our opponents are a lot weaker than last time, too.”
”Hueut.”
While Prince was half panicking, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo and Kratia exchanged a few words, smiled, and turned around towards their enemy. Through the past week, he had continuously used these two skills and now that he knew they were compatible with each other, he instantly clad his body in both Lightning Shadow and Lightning Sprint.
[Kuwooooooooh!]
The Metal Ape Chimera was a level 7 elite that possessed a truly horrific form, as it was composed of different monsters, and it gained herculean strength, size, and armor once it hit level 7.
Plus, its intelligence must have improved as it leveled up as well; as it roared, it kept its guard up against Lee s.h.i.+n Woo and couldn't move easily. It should've approximated Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's strength, so it was the obvious move.
Somehow, my stats have increased by about 1,000.'
Prince didn't know how Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had grown so quickly, but the answer was obvious. He had used Bone Reinforcement!
Tens of thousands of level 6 monsters had appeared, so obviously, tens of thousands of bones would drop. Kratia, who knew about his situation, gave the bones to Lee s.h.i.+n Woo without him asking, and he told Prince that he had a lot of secret shop permits, so he'd sell them in her stead, so he received all the bones.
He kept half of them for Jin, but even so, there were more than 30,000 bones there. There was no way his stats wouldn't rise.
'This is a treasure trove. It wouldn't be this efficient, even if you combined 10, no 20 dungeons together. Plus, in such a short time... I have to thank the Royal Magician Leader if I meet him.'
From just the first facility, his stats had increased by 500, and with the second facility, his stats had increased by another 300. All of his skills leveled up as well, netting him another 100 plus stats, so the stat change was quite noticeable. Moreover, right now...