"Haaa... finally the party was over"
After getting tired of attending the welcome event, Oliver, Lumiere and Hyun return to the hotel. And for future plans, Oliver has warned Hyun to read the rundown.
"Mattress... I'm back!"
Hyun quickly threw himself onto the soft mattress. Immerse his face, relieve fatigue.
"Hey system, how about the absorption?" he turned to face the sky.
Thanks to the previous dungeon break incident, master level had increased to 275 from the original 271. The absorption process of 8 hunters has also been completed.
"Wait, 8? is Lumiere also a hunter?"
That's right, master. And Lumiere is the only hunter currently who has 2 different powers.
"What?! Isn't the requirement to gain strength to be 17?! and Lumiere looks the same age as Sera!"
It was because master had been affected by her power. Even everyone would see Lumiere as a little girl.
A surprised expression couldn't escape his face. "Then the power..."
That's right, it's illusion and telekinesis. The reason is likely because Lumiere has a dual personality.
"Dual personality?"
Hyun was pensive to hear it. 2 powers at once and both high level?
"Then.." Hyun was a little hesitant to continue his speech. "What about her real age...?"
Twenty-three, master.
"..."
Hyun shook his head, strongly. "No, no! I shouldn't have heard this!"
"Forget it!" he slapped on the cheek.
What does master want to know about her past?
Hyun's hand waved in the air where the system screen floated. "Shut up the system! such a thing should have been told by Lumiere herself!"
He let out a long sigh, "Come on, just give me the absorption information"
Well naïve master...
"Hey!"
Thanks to the absorption of 8 hunters, 2 SSR hunters and 6 UR hunters, master level increased to 311. And the master gets 3 active skills and 5 passive skills.
3 passive skills, namely, Fall, Take and Ice. This fall skill is almost the same as being out of control, but in this mode master will completely lose consciousness and will attack anyone who threatens. For skill takes, master can take 1 skill hunter or monster and use it. However, the skills taken are temporary. While the ice skill, just like the flame, master could cast an ice magic. This magic could be combined with flame skills, such as taking out flame and ice on two swords.
And for 5 passive skills, namely, Plants, Mind Realm, Poison, Ki and Momentum. Skill plants make masters during fighting in areas with many plants, able to continue to heal wounds. The speed of recovery depends on the number of plants around. Skill mind realm, visualizing real events in the mind. With this skill, master can simulate exercises or battles in the mind. And the results of the exercise will be immediately felt by the body. Poison skill, makes each attack master can inflict poison continuously. This poison will weaken stats such as speed, strength and endurance.
Skill Ki. Just like the rings, a dantian will appear in 3 places, namely, 2 cm below the navel, on the chest near the heart and between the eyebrows. The function of this dantian is to collect excess ki and can be used at any time without having to collect it again. Please note that each dantian is interconnected. Masters need to fully fill each dantian to make a breakthrough. And about breakthroughs, masters don't have to worry because the system will help.
Hyun opens his status window. Below mana, ki has been added along with an explanation of the level. He touched the dots that the system mentioned. And sure enough, there is a warmth that fills in it.
And the last skill, which is momentum, master can change the direction of a deadly attack in a short period of time and avoid serious injury. In addition, this skill is also strengthened which allows the master to issue an invisible shield to reflect physical attacks and magic. However, this unguarded shield has a limitation that if there is a very strong attack coming, the shield will be destroyed.
Now master, get off the mattress and sit in the lotus flower position. The system will guide the collection and usage of ki. Just do it like someone is meditating.
Hyun got off the bed and sat down to meditate on the floor. Close his eyes.
Ki is almost the same as aura. If the aura is the compacted mana, ki is the purified mana. First, flow the mana to the bloodstream. Then bind and purify it inside the blood cells. This process also cleans the dirt that clogs blood flow. Once purified, it accommodates everything in the dantian. The dantian that is below the abdomen is a prefix before filling in at the top to avoid injury such as insanity or death.
Warning, this process requires a greater focus than just condensing mana into an aura. For starters, try to master the contents of only one-third of the dantian.
As the system's instructions, Hyun began to circulate mana throughout his circulation. Everything went smoothly without any difficulty. But getting into the second stage, mana purification, the process becomes very difficult.
Unlike auras that only needed mana compaction within the body, mana purification required extremely high focus and precision. A mistake or loss of focus can result in death.
Even though Hyun's body had been strengthened to exceed the resistance of an upper rank hunter, Hyun's blood vessels would turn around and cause instant death.
In his experiments, Hyun actually fell into a high-level focus. His mind was far into every cell of his body. Fortunately, mana rings helped Hyun in the refining process. The heat from the flame becomes the catalyst and the cold from the ice becomes the coolant of the process.
10 minutes
30 minutes
1 hour
The sweat that contained his body dirt began to pour. In that 1 hour, Hyun's focus couldn't be lost in the slightest. And after a long and tiring process, the dantian in his stomach had been half filled. Much greater than the targeted expectations.
As soon as Hyun opened his eyes, he spewed out blackish blood. A sign that the dirt on his body has been completely cleansed.
A pungent smell filled his spacious room. "Ugh dirty and smelly..." He was holding onto his dirty clothes.
"I'd better take a shower first" Hyun moved up from his seat.
"Hm? Is it just my feelings or does my body feel lighter and stronger?"
It was the effect of mana purification and body impurity cleansing, master.
"Oh."
Hyun took the towel prepared by the hotel and hurried to take a shower. He turned on the shower and washed every inch of his body. After having enough of soap and shampoo, Hyun soaked in the jacuzzi in the next room.
The warmth pampered his mentally exhausted body. Not forgetting that Hyun also turned on the aromatherapy so that his soaking felt elite.
"Haa... very delicious... blurp blurp..."
Stomach sound.
"After training and soaking, isn't the next best thing food?"
He got out of the jacuzzi and put on a kimono towel and prepared a change of clothes that he carried in his suitcase. "Hm, it looks good" Hyun chose a casual black shirt with a caramel-colored collared cardigan as the lining. For his own pants, Hyun chose regular jeans of the same color as the top.
After getting dressed, Hyun went out to find food while walking through the city. As soon as he opened the door, Oliver was preparing to knock in front of him. To his right, stands Lumiere complete with her casual clothes wrapped in a warm jacket.
A glance at the system's words bothered him when he saw Lumiere. However, Hyun tried to be as usual and not offend Lumiere.
"Does Oliver nim also want to go out?" there, Oliver stood with the same model of clothes as Hyun and supplemented with a leather jacket.
"It just so happens that we are going to go looking for food..." Oliver looked at Hyun's clothes that seemed to be thin. "It's best to wear a thick jacket because it's very cold at night"
"Ah wait a minute..." Hyun went inside to grab a jacket.
"Good, let's go! I have reserved a restaurant for us," Oliver said as he walked with Lumiere.
On the way to the lobby, they pass Jean and his father, Frederick. They stopped and greeted each other. Both of them wore thick leather jackets and pants that seemed to be warm enough for the cold temperatures, With his golden hair and eyes, Jean greeted Hyun. "Have you prepared for tomorrow?"
Since Hyun hasn't had time to read the rundown, he just smiles and replies that everything is ready. Jean smiled and gave a thumbs up.
"You have also made a reservation at that famous restaurant?" asked Frederick confirmingly.
Oliver nodded.
"Hahaha, how about going together?" asked Frederick.
"Sounds good"
Finally they decided to go and eat together.