Burren, who was sitting on the cave floor, raised his head.
Numerous marks of swordsmanship were engraved on the walls and ceiling of the cave. It was a sword mark left by heavy military prosecutors who entered this cave.
“It looks just like graffiti.”
There may have been sword marks from the first heavy military commander among them, but all I could see now were crooked marks like scribbles drawn with a pencil by a child.
However, that wasn’t a joke, it was a sign of serious sword training. The reason why the sword marks were left shaking was because the mana flow in this cave was slightly distorted.
‘So, there is no point in training here.’
I once heard from my second brother that there was no point in training here.
I didn’t pay much attention to it at the time, but now it’s clear to me. This meant that it would be difficult to achieve something even if you trained due to the discrepancy in mana that occurred in this cave. At best, it only increases your mental power a little.
The only thing I could do here was to endure a bit of headache and spend boring time in a place where it was difficult to practice properly.
“but… .”
Burren clenched his hand on the ground tightly.
“I can’t do that.”
Because my target is that monster.
Even after a week, the battle between Raon and Horaine could not be erased from my mind.
Horain is a genius who became the vice leader of the Lightning Troops at a young age. In order to catch up with Raon, who defeated such a strong player, we must not waste time here either.
It is clear that a person who has developed the swordsmanship that was thought to have already been perfected will continue to practice even in a place where the flow of mana is disrupted.
“Whoa.”
Burren took a breath, stood up, and drew his sword. His eyes lit up as he adopted a new swordsmanship stance that he had mastered during his year in the Levene Desert.
‘If this is completed, it will not be defeated by Raon’s sword.’
The martial arts of the Levyun Desert acquired through the survival test is a swordsmanship that goes beyond the simple concept of strength. If you learn it properly, it will become a sharp tooth that even Raon, who has reached the highest level of Expert, can sink into.
Whoa!
The desert wind dries up even the sand and kills it. The martial arts that contained the wind of death bloomed majestically in Buren’s hands.
***
Raon constantly rotated the ring of fire and did not move at all.
Is it because of the focus characteristic? As my thoughts narrowed, I gradually became accustomed to this distorted mana. Now I barely feel dizzy or out of breath.
‘That’s not the only good thing.’
The Ring of Fire achievement increased exponentially during this short period of time due to the effect of accepting and purifying fragmented and distorted mana, not ordinary mana.
Cheeeeee!
Not only were the five rings spinning perfectly, but a new ring was being created at the end.
-Hey you bastard!
As I tried to concentrate on forming the sixth ring, Lars’ irritated voice burst into my ears.
“ha… .”
Raon sighed and slowly opened his eyes. Lars, covered in blue cold, was grinding his teeth.
-What are you doing without eating or sleeping for three days?
“three days? “Has it been three days?”
-Yes! King Bon endured this hell by starving for three days. If you have a conscience, go out right now and offer up a meal in the annex!
“Get out of the way.”
I pushed away the lath that was trying to cling to me and unfolded the wrapping cloth next to me.
-That wrapping cloth… .
“why? “I want you to eat this sometime.”
-Even after hearing that, you ignored it until now!
“It’s more annoying than ignoring.”
I heard Lars making noise, but I continued to ignore it because he would make more of a fuss if I reacted.
“You are not the Lord of Wrath, but the Lord of Gluttony, right?”
-What nonsense!
“When a guy who claims to be a fan of gourmets asks to eat even this tasteless bread, it’s not because of the taste, but because he wants to be full.
-Bo, King Bon is a noble and angry monarch who loves the world of gourmets! Comparing yourself to that little rabbit! Apologize right away!
“It’s a rabbit… .”
Just as was called gomtaeng or jamtaeng, seemed to have a similar feel to a rabbit.
It was a quite unexpected nickname, not a wild boar, but a rabbit.
‘This is information too.’
As Lass is a talkative person, he reveals various important information without even realizing it. If you remember this now, it will be of great help someday.
Raon chuckled and picked up the Nadin bread. It was round like a full moon and brown like a ripe sweet potato. Although it looks delicious, the characteristic of this bread is that it is tasteless.
-hmm? It looks pretty delicious, right?
Perhaps because Lars had starved for three days, a stream of cold saliva flowed from his mouth when he saw the appearance of the bread.
“okay?”
I smiled and took a bite of Nadine bread. It was tough, like chewing on a bunch of rubber bands, and I couldn’t taste it at all. I laughed at the scent of my past life that I felt for the first time in a long time.
-Gurgling… .
I didn’t think Lass really had any taste at all. I guess I didn’t know that the texture of chewing rubber would be real, so I opened my mouth wide as if I was gagging.
-Hey, this is a sin! Sin against food! How can you eat something like this and laugh! You are clearly a demon!
I don’t know how many times I have heard the evil spirit from the devil.
“It’s worth eating.”
Raon chewed and swallowed every last piece of bread and patted his stomach. A feeling of fullness that fills you up in an instant. The taste wasn’t bad, but the filling effect was certain.
-Bread that is only meant to fill your stomach is a scary food. What kind of fear is this… .
Lars trembled as he looked at Nadine Bread. I’ve seen a lot of things so far, but this is the first time I’ve been so scared. I’m not sure if he’s a gourmet or a glutton, but I think he’s an idiot.
“hmm?”
After drinking water, I was about to use the ring of fire again when I heard the sound of two people’s footsteps from outside the cave. I felt anxious from the footsteps I heard.
“It’s finally coming.”
Raon used Glacia to lower the temperature of his left hand, making it a pale pink color as if it had frostbite.
Thanks to purifying the internal mana in my body with the ring of fire, I was able to use Auror for a short period of time.
As I braced myself and waited, two people’s faces suddenly appeared from around the corner. They were Commander Urek and Drill Instructor Lev.
“Huh! Yes, alive… .”
“Are you okay?”
The two people saw themselves sitting calmly and widened their eyes as if they had seen a ghost.
“Of course it’s okay.”
Raon smiled slightly and nodded, and the two people’s faces became paler, as if they had been painted with white paper.
“Ugh… .”
“Gwae, there’s no way it’s okay. There’s no way I can stay here and not feel the disgusting distortion of mana… .”
Lev, who was slowly approaching, frowned and clutched his chest. The distortion of mana rising from the cave made me feel sick.
“Lev. “Shut your mouth!”
Urek came forward, covering Lev’s mouth. He, too, seemed to have felt the distortion of his mana and bit his lip.
“Is it really no problem?”
“I’m a little nervous, but as Prosecutor Sieghardt, I have to endure this much.”
“Joe, just a little… .”
“hmm… .”
Lev bit his nails, and Urek was silent for a while, then forced himself to look calm and nodded.
“good night. “It’s been three days now, so try to get through the remaining 11 days.”
“All right. however… .”
Raon smiled slightly and faced the two people’s shaking pupils.
“Why did you come here? “It is a two-week penance, but coming to me like this will interfere with my training.”
“You cheeky!”
“… It is a confirmation procedure. “Because sometimes accidents happen inside the cave.”
Urek stopped Lev, who was rolling his eyes, and explained the situation.
“okay.”
Looking at the quivering lips, it was obvious that it was a lie. He smiled and nodded his head.
“Then would you please leave? “I have to continue that penance.”
“i get it. See you later then… .”
Urek, who was backing away while gritting his teeth, looked at his left hand and narrowed his eyes. His eyes lit up for just a moment, and then he took Lev, who was standing in a daze, and headed towards the exit.
‘also.’
Raon chuckled as he watched the shadows of the two people disappearing.
‘It was just as you said.’
Seeing those two visiting, it seems that the flow of mana in other caves is not distorted to this extent, as the self-proclaimed Gourmet Demon King said.
Urek tried to control his expression, but it was meaningless due to Lev’s embarrassed face. Those two were right in choosing this cave to fuck themselves.
But it actually helped.
This place he chose to torment himself turned out to be a great benefit. In just 3 days, my ring of fire grew more than if I trained for more than 3 months.
-for a moment! Was the reason you put cold air in your hand to deceive those guys?
‘okay.’
-Then why did you intentionally pretend to be sick when you sparred with that poor guy?
‘yes. With this, they will think I am weak to cold and will use it when attacking later.’
Actually the strongest cold.
Raon smiled coolly, recalling Urek’s expression.
-He’s crazy too. This guy really has his head turned… .
Lars stuck out his tongue, muttering that he was like a ghost.
‘You were amazing too. You felt that the mana distortion in the other caves here wasn’t that strong.
-Hmm! That is the greatness of this king. You can feel the energy not just from the cave next to you, but from places far away.
Lars perked up his ears as if amazed at the praise he had heard for the first time in a long time.
-If you feel grateful to the King, leave immediately. Go out and get Pineapple Girl’s Pie… .
“Then let’s start again.”
Raon sensed the two people leaving the cave and sat down again and closed his eyes.
-hey! hey! Raon!
Lars shook his head as if he was saying absolutely nothing, but Raon had already closed his eyes and was immersed in a ring of fire.
-I don’t like rubber bread anymore!
***
“W-what on earth is that guy?”
Lev shook his head as if he didn’t understand.
“The more sensitive you are to mana, the more difficult it is to withstand that cave. I don’t know how that guy, who is a top expert, can withstand it!”
He didn’t come out for three days, so I went in with the intention of getting rid of the body, but he was completely fine.
No, in fact, my complexion got better than before I went in.
“The expression on his face was also very relaxed.”
Urek bit his lip.
“As if they were mocking us.”
“Well, that’s… .”
“It’s not that he was okay, but his eyes were cool, as if he realized something. It seems he has adapted to the twisted mana. “Thanks to you, that damn bastard will become stronger.”
“S-sorry… .”
Lev bowed his head. He did something he wasn’t told to do, but it seemed like it actually helped Raon, so he had nothing to say.
“How about dragging them out now? If you make excuses… .”
“It’s meaningless. Because that damn doubt will turn into certainty.”
“Ugh!”
“Then why did you do such a useless thing!”
As Urek continued, Lev’s shoulders shrunk like a boiled octopus.
“Whoa… .”
Urek turned around and sighed as he looked at the first cave Raon entered.
‘I guess I touched it wrongly.’
From my experience so far, people like that should not be touched. If you have no choice but to touch it, you must definitely put an end to it.
‘But that doesn’t mean there is no harvest.’
I was convinced when I saw the pink hand I saw earlier. The injury to his hand, which was frozen in the cold of Horizon a week ago, has not yet recovered. Raon’s weakness was clearly cold.
‘I have one thing to tell you, Lord Jeon.’
Urek’s eyes sank as cold as ice.
***
After Urek and Lev returned, Raon never opened his eyes and operated the ring of fire.
Among the five rings that collide and intersect countless times, a small, thin ring was crafted like a glass bottle.
‘Just a little more slowly.’
When creating a new ring of fire, it must not collide with a previously completed ring. Therefore, as the number of rings increases, it becomes more difficult to create new rings.
‘Even if it’s slow, you have to go straight.’
Just like a cicada larva endures for nearly eight years to come up to the ground. A new ring of fire was formed very slowly, avoiding the five rings that interlocked like the gears of a clock.
I threw away all useless thoughts and devoted all my mind to spinning the existing ring of fire and creating a new ring of fire.
beginning and end.
The beginning and end of the ring of fire, which seemed like they would never touch each other for eternity, began to slowly approach each other.
‘Now is important.’
As the new ring of fire becomes longer, there is a high possibility that it will collide with the existing ring of fire.
Like a craftsman making pottery, he increased his concentration and refined a new ring of fire.
Chiiing!
The fifth ring of fire rotates violently and attaches itself to the new ring of fire. I barely avoided it by twisting the ring of fire finer than a hair.
Every time I escaped a crisis, my back became wet with cold sweat. You may not know it, but your whole body is probably covered in sweat right now.
But there was no time to feel that stickiness. One small mistake could not only destroy all the efforts made so far, but also result in internal injuries.
Ugh!
Just before the end of the ring of fire meets the end. A crisis comes once again. The first and third rings resonated, putting pressure on the new ring.
‘You have to let it go.’
The twisted mana was passed on to the new ring of fire. In a split second, the ring of fire curved and released its pressure.
‘now!’
A crisis is an opportunity.
The moment Raon was out of danger, he took in a large amount of mana and stretched out the beginning and end of the sixth ring of fire.
Cheeeeee!
A new ring, connected smoothly like a line drawn by a master with a single stroke, cut through the twisted mana and began to rotate.
Wooooow!
The heartbeat of the six rings of fire resonated, sending a huge shiver through my mind as if the sky had opened.
[A new has been created.]
[ [I have reached the level of 6 stars.]
[Two strands of the curse of bitter cold disappear.]
[You will be able to see and feel more.]
[The level of the soul increases.]
[All abilities increase by 5 points]
Raon clenched his fists as a shiver ran through his body. I couldn’t help but laugh at the shock-like joy.
Unfortunately, I didn’t reach master level, but I was sure that the huge wall blocking the curtain was almost half collapsed.
– Oh my!
Lars, who had been sulking and saying the bread was not tasty, opened his mouth when he saw the message.
-Bo, why do you act condescendingly as if you are giving something when everything is being taken away from the king? You damn system!
Lars ran wild, saying that even if he didn’t know anything else, the abilities were all his own.
However, when Raon opened his eyes, he did not see the message or Lass. He swallowed dryly, unable to take his eyes off the cave wall.
“Well, what is this…” .”
Graffiti-like sword marks spread throughout the cave. The old traces were flashing gold.
