Chapter 74. Triple Circle (1)
Gurureuk! Tukkukukuku-!
A monster exploded.
The earthshaft rang.
Each time, the shadow of the moon cast from behind drew closer.
A gigantic silhouette rushing forward, covering the entire moonlight and night sky.
Giga Titan roared and ran.
Podongi ran in front of him.
He let out a weary breath.
He kicked the ground with his heavy legs.
However, the distance from the Giga Titan chasing after her was rapidly closing.
The roar and roar got closer and closer as Giga Titan’s gigantic legs moved in a row.
‘I don’t have much time.’
Lloyd glanced back.
3 minutes at most.
Even if you hit it really well, it’s about 5 minutes.
If I were to predict from the current situation, after that time passed, it was likely that Podongi would be captured by Giga Titan.
Of course, he and Xaviel would not be safe either.
Lloyd’s eyes widened.
‘Skill window. A shameful mental method.’
Opened the skill menu.
I chose the dark heart method.
Skill information popped up in front of me.
Ding dong.
[Shady Sim: Double Circle Lv 4]
[Mana Amplification Rate: 260%]
[Skill Only Options ① Energizer ② Latent Explosion ③ Sleep Mode]
[Required RP for next level up: 190]
[Currently owned RP: 1901]
‘Okay. ‘
It was a shameful mental method that invested quite a lot of RP in the anthill in the past.
That’s how I was able to grow up to level 1 of the Double Circle.
After that, in the process of making ice to fill the stone ice storage in the orc village, the level went up by 2.
After that, the training was repeated from time to time.
Thanks to that, the level of dark simbeop reached the 4th level of the double circle.
‘Whoa. I don’t want to run out of RP.’
Lloyd checked the remaining RP.
1901.
It seemed a little intermittent.
‘In the past, even if I had only 500 RP, I was able to grow rapidly, but now I can’t get enough of that.’
Now, the RP required to grow one level was 190.
Such RP consumption will increase like a snowball in the future.
‘I’ll have to try it first though. There is no other way now.’
Raising the dark simbeop to a triple circle.
For that purpose, Lloyd selected the menu under the skill window.
[Would you like to invest RP in the growth of the dark sim method?]
[YES / NO]
‘Of course, yes.’
There is no time for hesitation anyway.
He immediately nodded.
Ding dong!
[Skill level up!]
[Shady Sim: Double Circle Lv 5]
[Mana Amplification Rate: 280%]
[Required RP for next level up: 220]
[Current RP: 1711]
‘Hmm, this is tough.’
A lot of information pops up in front of your eyes.
Seeing that, Lloyd opened and closed his fists.
The number calculation went back and forth in my head.
‘After leveling up once, the RP required to level up has increased by 30. If I keep going at this pace, I think the RP will be a little short.’
I had a strong feeling.
Anyway, he was the one who decided that he needed to raise his shady mental method to the triple circle.
However, in order to raise it to triple circle, you need to upgrade one more step from level 10 of double circle.
The problem was that the RP seemed to be slightly lacking.
‘If the required RP really increases as expected…At the final stage, the RP may be less than 51.’
But now there was no way to check that in advance.
No, there was only one way.
It was to keep trying to level up the skill.
‘It’s a yard that started anyway. I can’t take it off anymore Whether it’s porridge or rice, let’s go!’
The situation is already between the two judges.
Having made up his mind, he poured a large amount of RP.
The level of the dark simbeop went up steadily.
Double circle from level 5 to level 6.
From level 7 to level 8.
From level 9 to level 10.
And the limit has arrived.
Ding dong.
[Skill level up!]
[Shady Sim: Double Circle Lv 10]
[Mana Boost: 380%]
[Required RP for next level up: 370]
[Current RP: 319]
“Tsk.”
I heard that the strong premonition won’t go wrong.
Lloyd clicked his tongue.
Again, the prediction was correct.
The calculations I had made in advance were correct.
‘Whoa. Is this a true story?’
The fact that it was true was the problem.
The resentment bloomed sop pong sop pong.
‘I’ve been collecting it so hard.’
It was a really thrifty RP like a miser.
I gathered it step by step, raising my affinity with Baron Xaviel and his wife.
He did a lot of construction work and accumulated achievements to earn a large amount of bonus RP.
Every time that happened, I felt the urge to use RP from time to time.
But I persevered.
Someday, it will come in handy when you really need it.
It is a valuable resource that will become your own secret weapon.
Just like pouring savings while looking at 10 years and 20 years.
Or like collecting coupon stickers for local Chinese restaurants.
It was really, really hard-collected RP.
‘But still, it’s not enough.’
I was sincerely sorry.
But now was not the time to struggle with resentment.
Kurreuk! Coo-goo-goo-!
The distance with Giga Titan had narrowed before I knew it.
On the other hand, Podongie’s running became slower than before.
It was because I was tired.
Something really needs to be done.
With the 10-level Double Circle’s sloppy mental method, it is neither porridge nor rice.
‘You have to raise it to the triple circle unconditionally. Then I can use blasting!’
The only possibility to pierce that Giga Titan’s shell.
conditions for realizing that possibility.
‘I need RP! right now!’
Lloyd’s brain tightened.
I thought of all possibilities.
finally came to a conclusion.
One of his hands was raised vigorously.
And it was whipped violently.
slap!
Lloyd’s palm slapped the fainting Xaviel on the cheek.
he exclaimed.
“Hey man! wake up!”
slap! slap!
hit in succession
I grabbed it by the collar and shook it.
“wake up! Open your eyes!”
slap! Clap!
hit and hit again
I only hit where I was hit.
Xaviel’s cheeks turned red.
After hitting him a few more times, Xaviel finally opened his eyes.
“Um….”
Xaviel frowned in pain.
He looked at me with slightly confused eyes.
“Lloyd…sir?”
sloppy voice.
Lloyd’s face widened.
A very happy and excited expression covered his face.
“Yes, it is me. Are you out of your mind?”
“Yeah a little…Big.”
“Don’t overdo it.”
Xaviel, who was forcibly trying to stand up, collapsed again.
He let out a heavy breath.
Lloyd quickly reached out.
He supported Xaviel and laid him down.
I patted the shoulder of the panting guy.
“You are very hurt.”
“But Lord Lloyd, I….”
“know. That you want to keep fighting.”
“Yes, right now….”
“no. rest.”
“Mr. Lloyd?”
“If you try to fight here, you will die. do you want to do that?”
“of course. A lot of people will get hurt if I don’t act.”
“You don’t care if I’m heartbroken?”
“…yes?”
Xaviel hesitated.
Lloyd laughed bitterly.
“If I lose you, I will be like an eagle with broken wings.”
“Mr. Lloyd?”
“To be honest, I don’t want to lose you. I don’t like your overdoing it or sacrificing yourself.”
“….”
“From now on, fight only for me.”
“But Lloyd-sama, now….”
“Leave it to me. I fight here.”
“Mr. Lloyd?”
“Do you believe me?”
“I am….”
“I asked if you believed me.”
“….”
Xaviel’s eyes looked up this way.
His eyes seemed to ask if the words were sincere.
Lloyd calmly accepted that gaze.
Instead of talking, he answered with a tightly closed mouth.
He nodded his head with serious eyes.
“Lord Lloyd….”
Will this side’s heart finally come through?
Xaviel’s anxious gaze calmed down.
The power that had been in my body was released.
I breathed out calmly.
“Then Lloyd-sama…I believe….”
“okay. rest.”
“Yes Lloyd….”
Squeak.
Xaviel’s eyes closed.
I let out a breath I had been holding back.
The tension was relieved and I passed out again.
At the same time, the long-awaited message appeared before Lloyd’s eyes.
Ding dong.
[Javiel Asrahan sincerely believes in your determination and is relieved.]
[Javiel Asrahan is deeply impressed by your willingness to fight for the cause.]
[Javiel Asrahan’s affinity for you has increased by +4 .]
[Current relationship with Xaviel Asrahan: +5]
[Acquired 72 RP by improving the visible relationship with the main character.]
[Currently owned RP: 391]
[Intimacy level with Xaviel Asrahan is < Everyday Others > has been upgraded to < Ordinary Interest >.]
[An additional 25 RP has been obtained as a bonus for increasing intimacy level.]
[Currently possessed RP: 416]
‘Good!’
Lloyd clenched his fists.
It was the success of the operation to extract RP on the spot, not to exploit it.
‘Whoa, it was so cheesy that I almost lost all my limbs.’
I eagerly woke Xaviel up.
He was barely conscious.
I didn’t have much time.
Before he passed out again, I squeezed out all the embarrassing comments.
As I spit out that comment, I desperately had to endure the nausea in my stomach. He endured the sensation of shrinking all the way up to the duodenal villi.
Still, it was worthwhile.
Xaviel was taken aback by this side’s hard-fought comment.
I left the word that I believed in this side and passed out fiercely (?).
Of course, his affinity for him increased.
‘Thanks to that, I got 97 RP.’
The final threshold to upgrade the Asurahan Simbeop to the triple stage.
The RP that fell short at that threshold.
It was more than enough to make up for it.
Lloyd opened the skill window.
I invested RP without hesitation.
The message I had been waiting for came to my mind.
Ding dong.
[Skill level up!]
‘This is it!’
Lloyd cheered inwardly.
It felt like I had finally crossed another threshold.
He quickly read the guidance message that floated before his eyes.
[The level of the Shady Simbeop has risen to < Triple >.]
[The existing skill options have been strengthened according to the increase in the skill level.] [
The Darkness Simbeop: Triple Circle Lv 1]
[Mana Amplification Rate: 500%]
[Skill Exclusive option ①: Energizer – Maximize the efficiency of the triple circle. When using optional features, you will be able to move without getting tired for 20 minutes. (Restriction: Can be used twice a day.)]
[Skill-only option ②: Latent Explosion (改) – Explodes the circle’s amplification performance to the limit. When using optional features, the mana amplification rate increases by 5x for 30 seconds. However, once the option is used, the user becomes exhausted and cannot use the dark sim method for a day. (Restriction: Can only be used once a day.)]
[Skill-only option ③: Sleep mode (改) – You can maintain the use of the dark sim method even in a state of extreme exhaustion. The mana amplification rate at this time is fixed at 25%.]
[Required RP for next level up: 500]
[
Current RP: 46]
Lloyd widened his eyes.
The mana amplification rate of Asurahan Simbeop jumped to 500%.
As if to prove it, a new ring was created around his heart.
Kiyiing-!
A third circle encircled the heart.
It began to rotate in resonance with the two existing circles.
The effect was astonishing.
cooong! Wow!
My heart beat stronger than ever before.
Blood rushed through the veins with a momentum incomparable to before.
And that wasn’t all.
Even breathing has changed.
Just taking in a handful of breaths involuntarily gave strength to the muscles.
I didn’t pay any attention to it, just breathing normally.
It was like inhaling steroids through the air in real time!
‘This is no joke.’
Is this the power of the triple circle?
Lloyd realized with his whole body the enormous difference of one level of the circle.
‘Moreover, options have grown.’
The existing three options have also been upgraded throughout.
Energizer activation time and frequency doubled.
The duration of the latent explosion has also been increased by 10 seconds. The amplification factor was boosted by a factor of 5.
The sleep mode was the same.
‘The emergency amplification rate has increased from 10 to 25 percent.’
15% difference in amplification rate that can be mobilized even after being exhausted.
That difference will be the difference between life and death at the moment of desperation.
Moreover, growth did not end there.
There was another piece of news that really surprised him.
Ding dong.
Another beep in my ears.
Immediately after that, a new message that I had never thought of appeared before my eyes.
[New skill options have been opened as the skill level increases.]
[Skill-only option ④: Circle Shift – Fixed by adjusting the RPM of each mana circle you have in the preset 6 stages (1-6 stages) This option will be of great help to beginners using blasting.]
‘What….’
An unexpected message.
New possibilities that you never expected.
Reading it, Lloyd’s eyes were stained with a premonition of victory.
