Chapter 2071 – 2071. The Fallen Empire
[The game is terminated.]
Returning to reality, I checked my points as always.
[Sung Yu-jin
Level: 92
Strength: 130 Stamina: 130 Agility: 130 Intelligence: 130 Vitality: 130 Mana: 130]
[Available Points: 12,028]
Looking at the points, I couldn’t help but make an ambiguous expression. It was neither more nor less than I had expected.
‘I bought and used a skill cooldown reset ticket, so I guess it’s more than I thought.’
The reset ticket cost 2,000 points. I bought it twice in [Savior of the Academy] and once in the original, so I used a total of 5,000 points in one battle.
‘5,000 points in one battle. That’s not cost-effective.’
With 5,000 points, I could raise three of my stats. It was quite a waste to use it for cooldown resets.
Not only that, but there were many other places to use points.
‘Thinking about it again, 5,000 points in one battle is too much of a waste.’
5,000 points.
An elixir costs 15,000 points, and an absolute hypnosis sticker costs 3,000 points. Instead of using the reset ticket twice, it might have been more profitable to buy and use the absolute hypnosis sticker. Although, there was no guarantee that hypnosis would work.
‘There’s also the 1,000-point Fountain of Youth.’
[Fountain of Youth
Drinking it makes you 5 years younger.
Price: 1,000 points
※Caution
It has no effect on children under 8 years old.]
Depending on how it’s used, it could be an enormous weapon. Of course, it wasn’t something I needed right now. And there was one more item related to youth.
[Elixir of Youth
Drinking the Elixir of Youth returns your body to the age you desire. However, your mind does not return to the past.
Price: 10,000 points
※Caution
It is a one-time use item. Use it carefully.
Your physical abilities also return to that time. However, the game app is not affected.]
Fountain of Youth and Elixir of Youth.
Things that everyone would covet. Honestly, I didn’t know the difference between the two. I had never used them before.
‘Does the Fountain of Youth also return your mind 5 years into the past? That’s a bit much.’
I didn’t know since I had never used it. The Fountain of Youth didn’t even give detailed warnings. It was as if it was telling me to experiment myself.
‘Well, my Absolute Mind should be fine. No, before that, if it’s 5 years ago, it’s before I awakened the game app.’
I held back the urge to feed the Fountain of Youth to Han Ha-rin. I wanted to bang high school Han Ha-rin, but… I couldn’t feed her something unknown.
‘I should pick a random guy I don’t like later and experiment on him.’
I took a look at the random draw shop. Items that had appeared more than once in random draws or that I had obtained through quest rewards could be purchased again through this shop. More than 90% of the items sold were low-value and useless junk.
Still, there were some useful things. Information erasure, memory manipulation matches, absolute hypnosis stickers, 0.3 scale stickers, and so on.
‘When I actually try to buy something, it feels like a waste, so I can’t use it.’
Points can be obtained infinitely. But that also meant that I had to travel through the game world infinitely. Earning points required a certain amount of time and effort. I couldn’t use them carelessly.
After some deliberation, I chose one skill.
[Use 10,000 points to increase the level of Meteor Sword Lv.6?]
I was originally planning to raise the Leap skill, but raising the Leap skill didn’t seem like it would be of much help.
[Meteor Sword Lv. 7
Consumes mana and vitality to create a meteor sword and drop it to the ground.
The durability, size, and number of meteor swords are determined by the mana and vitality consumed.
‣Attribute Enchantment
You can enchant the meteor sword with an attribute depending on your mana attribute.
‣Trajectory Control
You can partially control the direction of the meteor sword.
‣Meteor Heavenly Sword
You can use the meteor sword.]
I raised the level of Meteor Sword as I pleased. And the remaining points were….
[Available Points: 2,028]
I decided to keep 2,000 points just in case.
‘Should I go try out the Meteor Sword?’
• • •
I moved to the personal training ground.
It was a training facility I had purchased from an A-rank hunter who had recently lost his right arm in a dungeon and decided to retire. The price was 31.5 billion. Everything in the facility was state-of-the-art. I didn’t have to worry about the walls or ceiling collapsing even if I used my abilities violently.
I glared at the scarecrow in the center of the training ground. An A-rank combat training scarecrow. The price was about 2 billion. It was durable enough to withstand attacks from A-rank hunters. It was a good item, but the price was outrageous. 2 billion was a slightly burdensome price even for an A-rank hunter.
‘Normally, A-rank hunters would train in dungeons.’
Training in low-level dungeons was the norm. But I had bought a state-of-the-art training facility, so I had to use it.
‘It’s also annoying to go to a dungeon. And I have to be conscious of other people’s eyes in a dungeon. If a pointless rumor spreads, it’s only a loss for me.’
Couldn’t I go to a closed dungeon? Of course, I could. But finding a closed dungeon that I could enter right away was also a hassle.
I looked at the training scarecrow and used Meteor Sword.
A meteor sword was created from the ceiling, which was over 6 meters high, and fell towards the scarecrow.
Bang!
A shockwave occurred with a loud noise. The shockwave was weak enough for even a C-rank hunter to withstand. The meteor sword exploded the moment it collided with the scarecrow, but the scarecrow stood there unharmed.
‘It can’t even make a scratch with a normal attack?’
I increased the number of meteor swords to 10. Ten meteor swords fell simultaneously. The shockwave was naturally larger, but the scarecrow was unharmed.
‘At this level, it won’t be able to inflict much damage on an A-rank hunter.’
I increased my concentration. I increased the size and power of the meteor sword. The mana consumption naturally increased.
Kwaaaang!
A larger shockwave than before occurred.
The scarecrow was unharmed. However, its body had turned red. It meant it had reached its limit. I replaced the scarecrow’s magic stone and continued training.
After training for several hours while drinking mana recovery potions, I was able to understand the characteristics of the Meteor Sword.
‘Let’s summarize. First of all, what I already knew was that the higher the meteor sword falls from, the greater its power. Outdoors. It needs to fall from a high place in the sky to reach its maximum power. The problem is the time it takes to fall. It falls quickly like a meteor… but an A-rank hunter can see it and dodge it.’
There were too many variables to use it openly in battle. I couldn’t think of any other clever methods either.
‘The answer might be to gain experience and increase proficiency. I should start using it more often from now on.’
The new characteristic of the Meteor Sword, Meteor Heavenly Sword, allowed me to hold and wield the meteor sword. The strength of the meteor sword was at the level of a typical mass-produced sword. When wielding the meteor sword directly, I could not use the attribute enchantment or trajectory control abilities.
‘There are also limitations on its shape and size. First of all, it can’t deviate from the shape of a sword, and it can’t be made smaller than a dagger. On the other hand, there seems to be no limit to how big it can get. If I have enough mana… I could drop a meteor sword the size of a building.’
Originally, the meteor sword would fall and explode, creating a shockwave. But thanks to the Meteor Heavenly Sword ability, I could control the explosion.
‘So, this is also possible.’
Click.
As I snapped my fingers, five meteor swords appeared in the air and rushed towards the scarecrow. The meteor swords, which should have exploded, were piercing the scarecrow’s body.
“Bang.”
The five meteor swords embedded in the scarecrow exploded simultaneously. But the explosive power was weaker than I expected. And the scarecrow was unharmed.
‘If I coat it with sword aura, it will become quite powerful. The problem is that there’s no way to coat a sword that I’m not holding with sword aura or sword energy.’
It was on a different level than just sending out sword aura. It would be easier to create the shape of a sword with pure sword energy.
‘Bluetooth sword aura? Is that even possible? Isn’t that like a Bluetooth shower?’
Still, it wasn’t hopeless. If the level of the Meteor Sword increased, Bluetooth sword aura might become possible. Maybe.
I focused on Meteor Sword training until evening.
Honestly, it might be better to focus on Lightning Heaven Style or swordsmanship than the Meteor Sword. But the Meteor Sword had its own kind of style.
‘I can’t resist the style.’
After the training, I moved to Han Ha-rin’s personal training ground nearby. Today was a day when Han Ha-rin didn’t go to a dungeon, so she would be at the training ground.
As expected, Han Ha-rin was training fiercely in the training ground. Small beads and water droplets floated in the air around her. A perfect zero-gravity state. The water droplets floating there were Han Ha-rin’s sweat.
Han Ha-rin reached her hand forward. A black sphere appeared. The things floating in the air were instantly sucked into the sphere and compressed. That was a small black hole.
I broke out in a cold sweat. Han Ha-rin’s ability utilization was now beyond the B-rank level. A-rank. And above average at that.
I knew she had talent. But I never dreamed she would have grown this much already. Last time I saw her, I was 100% confident of victory, but now I wasn’t so sure.
“When did you get here?”
Han Ha-rin asked with her arms crossed. The compressed and crushed beads in front of her fell to the floor.
“Just now.”
“How did you get in?”
“The password was the same as the house password.”
“…….”
Han Ha-rin narrowed her brows. I pretended not to notice and scanned her body up and down. It was a plain black training suit. But the curves of her large breasts and buttocks were not hidden.
“It’s bad manners to spy on someone else’s training. You know that much, don’t you?”
“What’s the big deal between us? More importantly, sis. How about a spar after a long time?”
Han Ha-rin stared at me for a moment before nodding.
“……Okay. I was wondering how much stronger I’ve become.”
“Let’s start lightly.”
Pajijijik!
I created blue lightning in my left hand and threw it at Han Ha-rin. Han Ha-rin didn’t even bat an eye. The lightning flew and fell to the ground. It was Han Ha-rin’s gravity manipulation.
‘Meteor Sword.’
Ten meteor swords appeared in the air at the same time and flew towards Han Ha-rin. Not a single meteor sword reached her. They all barely missed her body and crashed into the floor.
It wasn’t my mistake. There was no way I could miss Han Ha-rin, who was standing still at this distance.
‘The meteor swords were pulled to Han Ha-rin’s sides. Is it gravity?’
Bang!
The meteor swords exploded. The gravity barrier blocked the explosion without any problem. I broke out in a cold sweat.
‘There’s no answer with ranged attacks.’
The meteor swords and lightning couldn’t reach her due to gravity. No matter how many I threw, they would just crash to the ground.
I quickly made a decision and grabbed one meteor sword in my right hand and rushed towards Han Ha-rin.
