Chapter 297 Part3 (2/2)
”It's nothing. I'm fine.”
New information that he could absorb because of Bone Reinforcement's level up... it was a record of the countless battles that these monsters had fought within an artificially made subs.p.a.ce. They were born and grew up within that s.p.a.ce of boundless mana; he saw their ability to adapt to their environment, as well as their aspirations, and thirst for vengeance!
No, there was something beyond that. These monsters had been shackled in this mana zone, which had given them their strength on a silver platter, for dozens of years, and their fundamental knowledge of spatial magic flowed into him!
'By absorbing all three of their memories at the same time, I'm able to absorb dozens of years of their memories. This is ridiculous...'
Above all, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo felt the flowing mana that acc.u.mulated more and more over the years, and it felt as though that mana actually moved through his body. In the end, it felt as though the boundary between his body and the world had disappeared.
He couldn't describe that sensation. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo just wanted to focus on that feeling. His body began to float into the air and started to reconstruct itself. While he absorbed the memories, he was leveling up!
[You have undergone countless training and experiences, and have learned the basics to accepting and manipulating all the energy that exists in this world. Though you are still unskilled, each and every bone in your body breathes, and the resulting strength is nothing to scoff at.]
[You have become a level 7 Breathing Bone Joker.]
A Breathing Bone Joker. Did that mean a Joker whose bones breathed? He had gone from an Elemental Skeleton Joker, to a Powered Elemental Bone Joker and now, to a Breathing Bone Joker. The name was a joke, but he suddenly found that he liked it.
The term 'breathing' made it feel like he had even more potential now, as he was originally an ent.i.ty that couldn't breathe. It felt like his hopes and dreams had been realized. It felt like it was teaching him what direction he needed to go from now on.
”Guaaaah...!”
Of course, the changes that came about due to a level up were just beginning.
[The Element Absorption skill has become Lv7. Magic has increased by 50.]
[The Intermediate a.s.similation skill has become Lv8. Agility and Magic have increased by 10.]
[The High Rank Mana Bone skill has become Lv3. Magic has increased by 60. You understand how mana functions in s.p.a.ce, so you are now able to both control a portion of it and resist it. If someone tries to interfere with you with their magic, then you can use your magic to resist the effects.]
The skill that had been most affected by Bone Reinforcement was his Mana Bone skill. It was also the skill that was most affected by the 'breathing' part of his level up. After all, his bones wouldn't be able to breathe if he didn't have the Mana Bone skill!
That wasn't all. He now had extensive experience with spatial magic, so the Mana Bone skill overcame its previous limitations and increased its scope. It used the helplessness and frustration he felt while fighting Feotane Von Seldin as fuel to allow him to resist others' magic! Was that the reason that his Mana Bone skill had leveled up twice in such a short time after reaching the high rank level?
[The Bone Armory skill has become Lv9. Health and Magic have increased by 10. You can now summon eight pieces of equipment at a time. You can now replace any equipment mid-summon with another.]
[The Rule of Bone skill has become Lv10. All stats have increased by 10. If it is a bone you can control, or even if it isn't, you can control it and reinforce it.]
Rule of Bone and Bone Armory were affected quite significantly as well. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo could not only use his mana more extensively now, but his overall ability to control bone had increased.
He was especially surprised by Rule of Bone's level up. He could control bones that weren't even his and could reinforce them as well. It was proof that Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's scope of influence had increased.
[The High Rank Combat Sense skill has become Lv2. Agility has increased by 20. You can now more swiftly respond to any attacks using mana.]
[The Intermediate Regeneration skill has become Lv10 and has evolved to the high rank level! Health and Magic have increased by 20. In the case of a mana based attack, you can collect a portion of the mana and activate Regeneration.]
That wasn't all. It seemed like his other skills had been affected by his karma, as they leveled up as they pleased, and increased his stats as well. Whenever he leveled up, he felt like his body was boiling due to the dramatic changes in his stats (plus, there was the increased effectiveness of said stats).
But now that he could more naturally breathe mana, he was able to more naturally accept that change, and even though his body was seething, it felt as though he had just had a refres.h.i.+ng shower.
”Hooooo...”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo very naturally breathed out. Of course, he couldn't actually breathe, but his body followed his lead and absorbed a large quant.i.ty of mana, only expelling the mana that his bones couldn't withhold.
In the process, the ambient mana was affected by him, and strangely, began to change. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it was being influenced by him. It was like when he had blown up his lightning weapons to transform the surrounding mana into lightning. By continuing his breathing, the mana in the entire area would come under his control!
”An Archmage?”
”There's no way I'd become an Archmage.”
Kratia had immediately noticed Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's change (that came about due to his level up), and her eyes went wide. Then, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo grinned, shook his head, and checked his stats (which he hadn't done in a long time).
[Lee s.h.i.+n Woo]
[Breathing Bone Joker]
[Corps Destroyer; 10 others]
[Lv - 7 (Status effectiveness 250%)]
[Strength - 1,421, Agility - 1,331, Health - 1,383, Magic - 2,637]
[Pa.s.sive skills - Acting Lv16, Invisible Heart Lv4, Rebellion Lv4, High Rank Bursting Thunder Lv2, High Rank Mana Bone Lv3, Intermediate Shadow Horn Lv4, Intermediate Command Lv9, Intermediate a.s.similation Lv8, High Rank Combat Sense Lv2]
[Active skills - Disguise Lv6, Instigate Lv6, Bone Reinforcement Lv10, Rule of Bone Lv10, Bone Armory Lv9, High Rank Regeneration Lv1, Sacrifice Lv1, Emergency Evasion Lv6, Intermediate Horn Gigantification Lv3, Beginner Shadow Extension Lv4, High Rank Lightning Sprint Lv2, Lightning Shadow Lv4]
[Elements - Intermediate Fire Lv5, Intermediate Ice Lv5, High Rank Acid Lv2, High Rank Lightning Lv4, High Rank Darkness lv1, Absorption Lv7]
[Resistances - Holy: MAX, Darkness: MAX, Acid: High Rank Lv2, Ice: Intermediate Lv3, Fire: Intermediate Lv3, Lightning: High Rank Lv2]
Now he was finally at a pretty good level, with some respectable stats and skills. It was way too early to say that he was [complete], but... maybe this was the first step.
A new level 7 hero had been born in the Empire.
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