Chapter 153. Mana Devourer (1)
[Abstract Psychic Skill Option ⑤: Rapid Charge is activated.]
[Absorbs a large amount of mana from random targets around it.]
Kiyiyin!
Lloyd’s eyes closed.
Consciousness gradually faded away.
A change occurred in his heart.
The three-pronged circle surrounding the heart started.
slowly at first.
softly and quietly.
but slowly and quickly.
Fierce, ferocious, ferocious.
rotated at the limit speed. Crossed the limit. broke it
All restrictions are lifted.
All hesitation disappears.
I couldn’t distinguish the target.
It finally defined everything around it as one.
target to absorb.
Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
The three-pronged Circle howled.
Influencing those around him, he ran amok.
A radius of 7 meters centered on Lloyd.
A space with a total diameter of 14 meters was transformed into a ferocious whirlpool.
It began absorbing mana from everything that came into it.
Kwagwagwagwak!
Moisture on the ground dried up in an instant.
The ants in the ground and the unknown beetles.
The flying flies and dust mites that flew nearby.
As soon as you enter the range of rapid charge, all mana is taken away.
The flesh dried up, the blood drained, and the kernels crumbled.
Even the shells that had lost their kernels turned to powder.
Of course, the undead mastodon that was charging was no exception.
“Quo ow ow!”
The lead undead mastodon let out a wild roar.
Life was seeping in the blurry eyes staring at Lloyd.
But the moment you take the next step.
A change occurred in the eyes of the undead mastodon.
“…Quo-o-ok?”
Kyaaaaaaaaa!
The first part to enter the range of rapid charging was the head of the undead mastodon.
Among them, the eyeballs, which were relatively moist, shrank first.
“Quook!”
Perpuck!
Mana was quickly taken away and the moisture in the eyes was depleted.
The half-rotten eyeball dented and crumbled.
Soon, the mouth and ears twisted.
Kwajak! Kwajijik!
The inside of the body bubbling.
In an instant, mana was taken away and moisture disappeared.
The membranes of the cells that supported the decayed tissue were torn in an instant.
“Quag Og!”
Skin and muscle cracked.
Horn and ivory were ground to powder.
Joints and bone marrow were brittle and crumbled.
The body weighing 7 tons collapsed to the floor.
Finally, I couldn’t hold out any longer and took the final step.
The last evil spell left on the corpse by the Necromancer who created the undead Mastodon.
It was a corpse explosion.
Woowook Tuquahak-!
The body of the undead mastodon, twisting and crumbling, exploded violently.
It was less than five meters from where Lloyd was sitting.
Explosions and shockwaves bloom wildly.
There seemed to be no barriers to shield Lloyd from the flickering flames.
But no.
Lloyd was safe.
Even the explosive power of Corpse Explosion was absorbed.
Kiaaaaaaa-!
Lloyd’s mana circle roared even more fiercely.
It spun ravenously, revealing vile greed.
The flames that flew and spread towards us.
A shock wave that shook the air and was about to tear the whole body apart.
All of them were caught in the magic trick of rapid charging.
Even the explosion didn’t matter.
No, the magical explosion like a corpse explosion was rather an illusion.
It was because he presented him with a more amplified state of mana.
Kiyiing-!
Lloyd swallowed even the explosion in an instant.
A breathless message floated before his closed eyelids.
Ding dong!
[A large amount of mana is being absorbed through the quick charge skill.]
[The amount of mana absorbed is exceeding the limit of the mana heart.] [
The mana heart is forcibly expanded.]
[Skill experience gained.]
Kwadeuk Kwajit!
The mana that the Mastodon originally contained.
The aura of the undead planted there by the necromancer.
In addition, the explosive power of Corpse Explosion magic.
All of them were converted into mana.
In a short moment, I absorbed all of it.
Naturally, Lloyd’s mana heart was strained.
That shock became the basis for growth.
[The level of the Mana Heart skill has increased.]
Ding-dong!
If Lloyd had his eyes open.
If you can read the message.
A message that must have been heartily cheered came to mind.
[Skill Name: Mana Heart]
[Level: Sword Expert Lv 3]
[Physical Ability Improvement Rate: 340%]
[Owned skill only options: ① Shock Offset ② Invulnerability ③ Trance]
[RP required for next level up: 400]
[Currently owned RP: 2870]
“Cool look!”
It was such a rapid growth of mana heart.
Lloyd’s upper body trembled greatly in shock.
Meanwhile, the rest of the undead mastodon horde continued to charge more and more endlessly.
“Quo ow ow!”
Like the undead, they had almost no thinking power left.
Even if the colleague who was running ahead was deprived of mana by Lloyd and turned into powder, even if he caused a corpse explosion, he rushed without hesitation.
endlessly.
without stopping.
continuously in succession.
Mana was taken away one after another, and they became withered.
I couldn’t twist it, so it caused a corpse explosion.
It couldn’t exert any explosive power around it, and even that explosive power was absorbed intact.
“Cool! Kwook!”
A large amount of mana rippled.
Each time, Lloyd’s upper body shook as if he had met a typhoon.
It was a different kind of experience than when he absorbed King Alicia’s mana in the old capital.
‘Gauk kuk…!’
King Alicia’s mana was extremely pure.
Refined and compressed, it was extremely clean mana.
It was so easy to absorb.
Just because it’s too dense.
That’s why the capacity of Mana Heart was insufficient.
It was the kind of mana that could be digested enough by increasing the size of Mana Heart.
But now?
At that time, the situation was quite the opposite.
“Koo-up!”
Pipit-!
A cough that exhales violently.
Drops of blood gushed out of Lloyd’s mouth.
It was because the undead mastodon’s mana was so turbid, dirty, and rough.
“…How big!”
It was not the mana of a living creature.
It was the mana of a dead and rotting being.
It was unclean and corrupt mana that even received the protection of the wicked necromancer.
It was probably the dirtiest kind of mana in the world.
Of course, a serious blow was inflicted on the body that accepted it.
Deuk Deuk!
Even in the midst of a trance, Lloyd grinded his teeth.
I was in so much pain that I had goosebumps all over my body.
I barely endured the pain as my whole body twitched.
absorption was maintained.
As he absorbed the corrupted and unclean mana, every part of his body experienced indirect death.
rattle!
The heartbeat became irregular.
Ventricular fibrillation occurred.
My heart muscle twitched.
Myocardial infarction tightened my chest.
Then the muscles managed to regain their composure.
The same goes for breathing.
“Sweep…Cool!”
The bronchi that caused asthma narrowed in an instant.
Her breathing quickened, and reddish heat bloomed all over her face.
The alveoli in the lungs were necrotic, but were barely restored.
Such a phenomenon occurred throughout the body.
Ulcers formed inside the cramping stomach.
Gallstones were quickly formed in the gallbladder. obstructed the bile duct Bile regurgitated. Bile builds up in the liver. Bilirubin in bile accumulated in liver tissue.
Jaundice occurred. Liver tissue was destroyed in real time. Tissues are fibrotic. It was a symptom of rapidly developing liver cirrhosis.
Paralysis also occurred in the muscles. protein is destroyed.
Bone developed osteoporosis and arthritis.
blood is altered
lymph backflow.
Nervous tissue is cut off.
The cartilage has worn away.
As such, Lloyd’s body was half-dead in real time.
Then Lloyd’s body rebelled.
Activated Mana Heart to maximum.
It repairs damaged tissues and restores the body’s abnormalities.
destruction and regeneration.
death and resurrection.
The repetition, like hardening, unexpectedly gave Lloyd an opportunity to train.
“Big…big!”
The whole body convulsed like an aspen tree trembling.
Breathing hard to endure the pain.
Even in the middle of the trance, it was so painful.
I couldn’t tell you how uncomfortable it was.
However, the process itself became a training for him.
That is what bondi training is.
The ultimate purpose of training is not to become strong.
Neither developing nor progressing is the true purpose of cultivation.
The purpose of true practice is to face discomfort.
That’s why those who repeat mind training and ascetics who endure penance often accept the harsh process without hesitation.
Discomfort in my body.
A heart full of discomfort.
Discomfort in breathing, mind and memory.
As such, all the discomforts that entangle the body and mind.
Discovering discomfort through daily practice.
To face the discomfort faced like that.
Acknowledge the discomfort as it is.
Accept the acknowledged discomfort.
To finally embrace, embrace, and melt into mine.
Thus, repeating the journey to discover the next level of discomfort.
That is the purpose of true cultivation.
getting stronger.
to progress.
getting better.
All those results are only by-products obtained on the road toward the goal.
In that sense, today Lloyd was unexpectedly engaged in true training regardless of his intentions.
It was because I was placed in a series of extreme and radical discomforts that could not be found in precedent, and I repeatedly overcame them.
“Crow…100 million….”
Breathing like a moan.
He desperately embraced the pain in it.
If only he had been sane.
If only I was a little bit conscious.
It would have been absolutely impossible.
However, another skill option he had made this superhuman endurance possible.
Ding dong.
[Manaheart skill option ③: Trance is activated.]
[You fall into a state of trance for 60 seconds and focus blindly for one goal.] The
trance option was activated at the right time.
It was from then.
Lloyd’s expression softened.
Enduring the pain itself, he continued to charge rapidly.
Undead mana that is extremely unclean, turbid, and corrupt.
He accepted all the energy as it was and made it his own.
At the same time, his manahat was further expanded.
Ding dong!
[The level of the Mana Heart skill has increased.]
[Skill Name: Mana Heart]
[Level: Sword Expert Low Lv 4]
[Physical ability improvement rate: 360%]
[Owned skill-only options: ① Shock Offset ② Invincibility ③ Trance]
[Required RP for next level up: 450]
[Current RP: 2870]
The mana heart skill level rose in an instant.
It didn’t end there.
It was just the beginning of an unstoppable growth.
Messages appeared one after another before his tightly closed eyelids.
The level of the Mana Heart skill went up like a storm.
From level 4 to level 5.
Beyond level 5, to level 6 and 7.
8 Beyond the 9th level to the 10th level.
Finally, even the lower 10th level wall was overcome.
Ding dong!
[Skill grade up!]
[Skill name: Mana Heart]
[Level: Sword Expert Intermediate Lv 1]
[Physical ability improvement rate: 600%]
[Owned skill only options: ① Shock Offset ② Invulnerability ③ Trance]
[Next] RP required for level up: 800]
[The grade of the Mana Heart skill has risen to < Sword Expert Intermediate >.]
[Your Mana Heart has accepted and successfully digested extremely corrupted energy in a trance. This special experience grants a new exclusive option to the skill.]
[Skill exclusive option ④: Un…]
It was then.
Suddenly, a new urgent message came in.
The skill guide message was covered in an instant.
Ding dong!
[Shady Psychic Skill Option ⑤: The activation time of rapid charging has ended.]
Kiyi…!
The Mana Circle, which ran wild with an urgent message, calmed down.
The ferocious rotation of the momentum gradually softened.
The vicious and ravenous mana absorption has ended.
Woo woo woo.
The wind blew.
An absorption space with a radius of 7 meters that spread around Lloyd.
The wind blew away the dust piled up on the floor.
only 5 minutes.
In the meantime, dozens of undead mastodons that rushed at him and were stripped of their mana left only dust, which was crumbled and accumulated dust.
But behind that dust storm.
An ominous silhouette appeared.
“Quoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!”
There were still over a hundred undead mastodons left.
Because the canyon is narrow.
Because you can only run one at a time.
It was because it was not possible to absorb the entire group in a short time of 5 minutes.
“Quo-o-ok!”
Those who were not caught in the range of the ferocious rapid charging burned with murderous intent.
He charged at Lloyd, who was still sitting on the floor.
“Kuwoooohok-!”
thump thump thump!
The earth’s axis shook.
The 4-meter tall undead monsters attacked without hesitation.
Until then, Lloyd had just sat quietly.
There were no safeguards.
It seemed that he had no intention of getting up and running away.
It seemed so, at least until Lloyd slowly opened his eyes.
So it was.
“Podo-dong! Podo-dong!”
Podongi, who felt that the situation was turning out of the ordinary, moved.
I remembered Lloyd’s request to never approach me, but I couldn’t help it.
If this continues, Lloyd will be stepped on by the Mastodon.
I just thought I should stop that.
I ran without looking back and forth.
He passed Lloyd and attempted to headbutt the Mastodon.
no i was going to try
If Lloyd’s voice hadn’t been heard at that moment.
It would have rushed at over a hundred mastodons without hesitation.
“Ppodong, stop it.”
“…kiss?”
calm voice.
Podongi paused.
Suddenly, Lloyd opened his eyes.
He was just staring at the undead mastodon in front of him.
But it was a strange thing.
“Quo-o-ok?”
The rushing undead mastodon hastily stopped in place.
I just met Lloyd’s eyes.
As if struck by lightning.
Or it seemed that he was seized with boundless fear.
And that wasn’t all.
“…Queo oh ok!”
Starting with the leading mastodon, the entire group stopped charging.
At that moment, a new message appeared before Lloyd’s eyes.
[Mana Heart Skill Option ④: Undead Domination is activated.]
