ALL NOVEL Chapter 4
Episode 4 – Grave of the Young Mage (2)
While taking a break to get used to it, the magic stat increased by 1 to 3, but due to [Insensitivity to Mana], It was limited to barely perceiving the magical power.
It’s a bit disappointing that you still can’t handle magic, but you’ll be able to handle it once you absorb the essence shards you’ll get soon, so there’s no need to be impatient.
My skin still tingled and my head was a bit dizzy from the thick mana floating in the air, but I got used to it, so I have to move on.
Fortunately, if my memory is correct, the dungeon is over.
I brushed off the water on my buttocks and stood up.
It was still stuffy and dry, but it was quite unpleasant to see even my buttocks get wet.
Wanting to take this unpleasant feeling away from the earth golems, I strode forward.
Within a few minutes, an earth golem appeared.
As expected, the earth golem swung its arm as soon as it saw me.
Perhaps because of his increased agility, it was easier to dodge than before.
I lightly turned my body to avoid it at a close interval and immediately swung my sword to cut off my arm.
I was able to break the core without prolonging the battle with a fairly smooth additional hit, probably because of the results of my training.
After that, after destroying the two golems, I saw a room at the end of the sewer.
Dirty, but made of a decidedly different material than the rest, the room was quite foreign for a place in the sewers.
Carefully turning the doorknob, the door opens naturally as if it hadn’t been locked.
The interior of the room looked like a magician’s laboratory.
Erlenmeyer flasks and empty bottles that appear to have been used to handle various potions were scattered on the desk, and magic circles were drawn here and there.
The numerous bookshelves in the corner of the room were lined with thick magic-related books, and as soon as I pulled them out, the accumulated dust flew away.
“Ah, the dust…….”
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After choking for a long time because of the dust, I grabbed the bookshelf and pushed it aside.
Since it was only mentioned that there is a secret passage behind the bookshelf that leads to the place where the young wizard’s corpse is located in [Oeyoungdo], I was a little embarrassed as I did not know there were so many bookshelves.
In the end, I was able to find the secret passage only after pushing aside the last bookshelf.
The secret passage was a dark staircase that went down deeper underground.
After entering the brightly lit laboratory, I turned on the flashlight that I had turned off and went down slowly so as not to accidentally fall.
The stairs ended after going down for about five more minutes.
In the center of the secret lab at the end, fragments of shattered essence were floating in the air, and underneath it was the corpse of a young wizard sitting on a chair and stretching backwards.
After wishing the unfortunate mage peace of mind, he stretched out his hand toward the essence shard.
A message window popped up in front of his eyes as the essence shards touched his fingertips.
[‘Insensitivity to mana’ disappears when you come into contact with a mana-type being of a higher rank than you.]
“Finally!”
The [Insensitivity to mana] That I was fed up with disappeared.
I was cheering, and essence shards flew at high speed and seeped into my chest.
And the sensations that followed were quite unfamiliar and mysterious.
The shattered fragments began to regain, albeit imperfectly, the form of the essence before it was destroyed above my heart.
I know what to do now.
All I have to do is eat as much mana floating around in this dungeon as I can accept.
Now that [Insensitivity to Mana] Is gone, I think I know how to deal with mana naturally.
Receives mana floating in the air with the skin of the whole body, and builds up the mana that enters the body and is converted into magical power inside the incomplete essence.
The reason why the young wizard died without absorbing the essence was that the amount of mana contained in the essence was too great.
But my case is a little different.
Originally, the mana that should have been filled in the essence is spread evenly throughout the dungeon, while the cracked essence created above my heart is empty inside.
So, I can only absorb and stop the maximum amount of mana I can accept.
‘If I absorb all the mana here, my magic stat will be 30 right away… It’s better than dying.’
Mana spread in the air permeates the skin and moves toward the essence.
“Ugh… !”
Every time mana moves through your body, you feel the pain as if a new blood vessel is forming in the place of a hole in your body.
The mana that penetrated all the necessary paths began to fill the essence in an instant.
[Magic power has increased by 5.]
Starting with that.
[Magic power has increased by 1.]
[Magic power has increased by 1.]
[Magic power has increased by 1.]
[The condition has been fulfilled and the ‘Genius of Swordsmanship [S]’ Has blossomed.]
[The sub-attribute ‘Swordsmanship [B]’ Is integrated into ‘Swordsmanship [S].]
“This is it!”
I jumped in place and cheered.
Now you can enter the academy with peace of mind.
In an instant, the total magic stat increased by 8, [Insensitivity to mana] Disappeared, and [Swordsmanship Master] Bloomed.
But it didn’t end there.
“Huh?”
[‘Sharp Sense [A]’ Evolves under the influence of ‘Master of Swordsmanship [S]’!]
[The ‘sixth sense [S]’ Will bloom by fulfilling the conditions!]
[The ‘Master of Swordsmanship [S]’ Has the possibility of evolution.]
“Crazy!”
I never imagined that I would be able to get the [Sixth sense] Now.
“Why did you forget this?”
I opened the status window with a smile.
[Han Siwoo]
Gender : Male
Age : 20
Positive Traits: Master of swordsmanship [S], Hwanggwang Banjo [A], Brave Skin [B], Sixth Sense [S]
Negative Traits: None
Undeveloped Attribute: Will [A], ???
Strength 8
Strength 7
Agility 8
mana 11
Overall stats [D+]
The lowest magic power has risen to 11, and other than that, it seems that the overall stats have increased.
What makes me the happiest right now is not the fact that my [Swordsmanship master] Or [Sixth sense] Has blossomed.
???
I know what the name of that attribute is.
“Crazy, really.”
Because it is an attribute that the main character, Stia, has in the beginning of [Akanak Castle].
‘[Swordsword Castle].’
It’s not the short swordsman’s talent, it’s just the shortswordsman’s.
If I acquire [Sword Mastery], [Sixth Sense], And one more trait, these three traits combine to evolve into [Small Swordsman].
Without the [Small Swordsman], It is almost impossible to become a [Swordsman].
Even if you get a [Swordsword], You must fulfill certain conditions to evolve into a [Swordsman], And the conditions are different for each person.
“Isn’t it a dream for me to become a [Sword Saint] As long as I acquire that characteristic?”
I shook my head after thinking such a foolish thought.
“My purpose is to survive, not to fight the Demon King with the main characters.”
Don’t be greedy and show off. I need to be more modest.
Anyway, the last remaining attribute is not an attribute that can be obtained by eating hidden pieces.
‘Still, I think it would be nice to get the [Swordsword Castle] If possible.’
It’s a little disappointing.
[Magic power has increased by 1.]
[Your mana has reached its maximum level.]
“Nice!”
I succeeded in absorbing mana to the maximum level, but there was still one thing left that I hadn’t done.
Although it is said to maintain its normal shape by collecting broken essence fragments, it is still cracked and barely maintained.
If you relax even for a moment, the essence will lose its shape and explode.
Then I will die the same death as the young wizard sitting there.
“After….”
Cold sweat runs down your cheeks.
By moving the magic within the essence, the cracks in the essence were gradually filled up.
‘Slowly… slowly… ….’
The magical power of the filled part was slowly solidified to completely restore the essence.
“That’s it!”
Essence has been completely stabilized.
As I was about to get up and leave with a satisfied smile on my face, I stopped when I saw an object standing in the corner of the lab.
A sword with an unknown turquoise pattern on the blade.
It must have been an artifact created by a young wizard.
“Come to think of it, can I see item information in the status window?”
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Looking straight at the sword, I shouted the status window inwardly, and a translucent window came to mind.
[Sword of Speed]
Grade : C
An artifact that a young wizard made to show to his master, following his master whose hobby was making artifacts.
It was the best work of his life, but he couldn’t show it because his master died on the day the sword was completed.
Since then, this sword has been forgotten and left in the corner of the laboratory for a long time.
※It is stronger than most steel swords as it has been strengthened several times with magic.
※If you inject magical energy, acceleration magic is charged up to 3 times a day.
Reading the information, it seems to be a pretty good sword.
Since it was a sword made by a young wizard, I thought it would be hard and finished, but I didn’t expect it to be a magic sword engraved with acceleration magic.
But just in case, I uploaded the information about my sword.
[Mass-produced long sword]
Rating: E
It is an ordinary longsword.
I will probably use that sword from now on.
I grabbed the swift sword and was about to leave, then turned around and bowed twice toward the young wizard’s corpse before returning.
No matter how much it belongs to the dead, it stung me a little to take it without permission.
But the young wizard will understand with a broad heart.
‘Wouldn’t it be better for the living to use it than for the dead to keep holding it?’
It would be better for me to take it for a sword that has never been used since it was made.
I went home justifying myself like that.
It was a pleasant day with many unexpected harvests.
‘Now I have to go back and practice.’
It is said that there is a lot to gain, but the reality is that we are still lagging behind the freshmen who will be entering together.
You can’t miss training even on a day like this…….
By the time we left the sewer, it was already after sunset.
It seems that more time has passed than expected while inside.