Episode 146
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<Owned skills: Dokbo (毒步) – level 3 / Poisonous dance (毒霧) – level 1 / Sympathy (交感) – level 2 / Lion’s Roar (獅子吼) – Level 2 / Self-defense (護body strength) – level max>
The black ether level increased significantly due to consuming the monster cores in ‘Stairs of Hell’.
This means that usable strength and stamina, as well as healing power, have increased.
Recently, the level of ‘dokbo (毒步)’ has increased, reaching level 3.
However, even V1, which was thought to be able to explain anything, had limited information regarding poisoners.
In response to the question, ‘What has improved?’, they only repeated that V1 is meaningless unless the user learns it.
It is true that the speed became faster after Dokpo’s level increased.
But what can I say, it doesn’t seem like there is a dramatic change as the level increases.
Movement during combat.
Instant agility.
It is true that they are all a step forward compared to before, but it feels a bit disappointing to say that the level has risen based on this alone.
There was actually something else that changed that was noticeable.
‘Here we go again.’
foot.
The soles of my feet are gently itchy.
At first, I thought I was bitten by a mosquito while I was sleeping.
However, when I checked the soles of my feet, there were no other bite marks, and the irritation was less than when I was bitten by a mosquito.
Should I say that it feels like someone is brushing the soles of my feet here and there with a feather?
It wasn’t frequent, but that didn’t mean the symptoms went away.
I told my colleagues about this condition, and again, there was no benefit.
Bisu held his nose and treated me as a patient with malignant athlete’s foot, Kang Jeong-hyeon and Yuk Cheol-wan expressed their disapproval, and Maria quickly gave up, saying, ‘It’s impossible for me to recover if Hunter can’t recover.’
Even now that I returned to Korea, this feeling continued.
People often use the expression that they need to use their strength, but if they don’t, their body itches.
This guy(?) at my feet might also be in that state.
There were over a hundred reasons why I wanted to avoid sparring with Chen, but if there was one reason to do it, it was this symptom.
If you run until your feet sweat, what will happen?
“hey… … . “The air is nice.”
When moving out of the city center, there were several criteria for a new home.
It should be a quiet place to avoid public attention.
The area would be large enough to create a small garden, which was my sister’s wish.
Lastly, it should be a place with a wide open space where you can run around.
Because the power it already possessed was so enormous, the exterior walls of the building were likely to shatter with even the slightest amount of force.
I can’t go up the mountain behind me forever and summon the Red Viper.
Right now, in front of me, there is an empty lot the size of a small playground.
It was originally a space I had set aside for training alone, but today a customer came here too.
“Are you ready?”
Boom.
As soon as we arrive at the vacant lot, he activates his sword energy.
“By any chance, is your mother Korean?”
“no.”
“Originally, the ‘Palali, Ppalli’ culture is a unique characteristic of Koreans. “It seems like you have Korean blood mixed in your veins.”
“Then you are uncharacteristically laid-back for a Korean.”
“Because this is the season where the nights are longer than the days.”
“… … ?”
Chen ponders my words for a moment and smiles bitterly.
“We will stay up all night and spar. “Is this what you mean?”
“Honestly, I didn’t want to be bothered to come. But once you start, you have to see it through to the end. “Why are you scared?”
“What about fear? Rather, it is the sea I had hoped for.”
Jiing.
I took out the White Dream Blade from Pracell.
A little more than usual.
So, it seems like the sword energy of the Chen in front of me is at least equivalent.
‘Same yet different.’
Chen and I seemed similar, but there were also differences.
Also, it is not the ether operation method used by ordinary hunters.
It is also similar in that it is much more powerful than normal.
The difference would be the color of the blade and the components of the ether produced.
Is it because this is my first formal sparring with a sword?
Excitement and tension pass through my spine.
“Hwaap!”
As soon as he can see that Prasel is having a ‘white dream’, Chen jumps out of his seat and jumps into his chest.
Somehow it seems faster than when I first saw it.
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I gritted my teeth and took the knife from him, and when the ‘sword energy’ and ‘white dream’ collided, I heard a clanging sound that made my head hurt.
Kang!!!
* * *
There is a saying that a good month is recited every three years of a Seodang.
And it only took three hours for a genius named Chen to recite Pengyue.
“… … !”
“… … !”
Surprisingly, over the course of three hours, their blades clashed with each other only a few times.
I stayed still and used the ‘flashback’, and Chen was able to catch the move even though he was sweating.
dump.
Finally, exhausted, Chen falls to his knees and lowers his head.
The clothes my older sister gave me were already covered in sweat.
For an esper who uses telekinesis, it was no different than teaching water to a hunter who controls fire.
In normal cases, it is a process that is difficult to accomplish in just one day, or even if it takes a lifetime.
However, Chen worked hard to get his hands on ‘Fantasy Strike’, and reached a point where he could use a few moves in actual battle.
‘If you do it too much, that’s exactly what will happen.’
I turned and asked Chen, who was on the verge of exhaustion.
“Earlier, you said you were hoping for something, but what is this? “It’s a long way to go to brighten me up.”
“know… … there is.”
“Get some rest. “I will practice the movements you taught me.”
“thanks.”
“… … ?”
Did I hear wrong?
A heartfelt thank you flowed from Chen’s mouth.
Even bowing his head once.
As I blinked and stared, Chen slowly spoke.
“It’s definitely boring and useless to you…” … It must have been hours. But thanks to that, I was able to learn the concepts well.”
“ah. what… … .”
Actually, Chen should be thankful to me.
We created countless sums through ‘virtual confrontations’ through exchanges rather than ‘real confrontations’.
So much so that if people who don’t know the situation see it, they’ll think, ‘What are they doing just standing still?’
Naturally, in a fight of return, my side is overwhelmingly superior.
If he had shown off the skills I saw in the match, Chen would not have lasted even 3 seconds, not 3 hours.
But then the sparring had no meaning.
As if teaching a child how to walk, I developed the movements of the handshake step by step, and thanks to this, Chen was able to learn the skill with as little trial and error as possible.
In terms of time efficiency, it could be said to be the most valuable three hours of Chen’s life.
Of course, it was a time that had no particular meaning to me.
“They say blood can’t be deceived, and it seems like you have the kindness of a sister.”
‘They say it’s more of an interpretation than a dream… … .’
Chen looked at me with new eyes, and I just smiled bitterly in my heart.
Hey Chen.
The class just now wasn’t gentle or anything.
It’s just to make up for having to go down the ‘stairs of hell’ with my own words.
Later, when I learned the truth through Chairman Lee Sa-soon, I planned to bring up the current incident.
Are you sure you would use the Thunderbolt Sword against your benefactor(?) who taught you how to hit? haha.
“On the other hand, I’m sorry that I haven’t been of much help.”
“Oh, well. don’t mind.”
It wasn’t just a lot of fighting for three hours.
Chen needed a break every now and then, and every time, he showed me his sword dance.
And like Chen said, it didn’t help me much.
At first glance, ‘Geommu’ appears free-spirited, but hidden within it are insanely complex concepts and repetitive movements.
It is not a concept that can be developed the more you concentrate on feeling, like in the case of Hwan-gyeok.
Only when you realize a movement that has been repeated thousands or tens of thousands of times and the truth contained in that movement can it become completely yours.
To put it simply, it is a technology that is impossible for me.
That was all why Chen felt sorry for me.
One side is only gaining, and the other side is wasting time.
However, I have no intention of going back without any income.
Pot.
Deploy the level 3 solo attack at maximum output and repeat the leap.
Even though I was exhausted, the speed was fast enough for Chen to sometimes miss my movements.
‘It’s definitely gotten faster.’
The problem was that no matter how much I unfolded the dokbo, the itchiness in the soles of my feet did not go away.
Why?
That feeling was as if it was urging me to exert myself, saying, ‘More!’
It’s moving so fast, what more can I do?
The speed got faster and faster, but my heart became increasingly frustrated.
There is something lacking that cannot be resolved.
Take a step like this, take another step, and take another step before this foot touches… …
Stumbling.
Uddangtangtang.
“Wow sir… … .”
Chen mutters as he looks at me lying on the floor.
Even though I was far away, my sensitive hearing kindly identified words like ‘idiot’ and ‘idiot’.
“Ugh. “I almost scratched her elbow.”
“That’s how you lose your balance when you’re obsessed with power. You’re already fast enough… … .”
“That’s not it.”
“hmm?”
“I felt something strange. Do you think you can take one more step before your feet touch the ground?”
“What are you talking about.”
Chen scolds me with narrowed eyes.
“If you jump again before your feet touch the ground, how is that any different from running through the sky?”
“The sky… … Running?”
Tickling underfoot.
It was clearly an expression of regret over something that could not be taken.
What if the object is not the ground but the air?
“Why are you suddenly making such a serious face? “It was a joke.”
“no. You’re right.”
Leaving the confused Chen behind, he spread one ankle and tapped the ground with his toe.
It was like that when I first learned reading.
It was unsightly and round, but I quickly got the hang of it and was able to make it my own.
I hope this ‘level 3’ will be like that as well.
Green onions.
After jumping at a 45-degree angle, I focused on the feeling under my foot and stamped my opposite foot.
In normal cases, floundering in the air is normal.
However, I felt something distinct at one end of the sole of my foot.
A faint feeling that I had forgotten for a while.
The ether that coexists within my body and was delivered to me by the savior of life.
Cyril’s ether was changing into a special form beneath his feet.
Faba Park!
“?!”
Surprisingly, the foot that stamped with all its might stepped on something.
It was like making another leap in the air.
As Chen said, it has become possible to literally ‘run in the sky’… … !
“wow… … !!”
I wanted to scream a little more, but I couldn’t.
Since I had just learned the method, it felt like the energy under my feet would disappear even if I relaxed my concentration even a little.
What is certain is that I was still running through the sky.
I glanced down and saw that Chen’s face had shrunk to the size of a coin.
The mouth is so wide open that you can see all the teeth inside it.
Can you see it, Chen?
I’m running through the sky right now.
To be honest, I thought that I might no longer need the energy that Kirill had given me.
Because now I can use Dokbo just with my own ether.
However, as if laughing at my thoughts, Cyril’s ether, through its own movement, introduced me to a new ‘unique reading’.
thud.
Because it was so high up, it made quite a loud noise when it fell.
The impact is quite large and makes my feet tingle.
Next time, I’ll have to learn how to land.
“Phew… … . “It is a success.”
Until I reached the ground, caught my breath, and grinned.
Chen was still blinking with his mouth open.
